WCNR Brighten the Corners 2-13-18 Two For The Road
Hear the News at Noon weekdays at 12p with Kendall & Two For the Road with Jeff weeknights around 5:45pm – we recap the week’s worth of new tunes Tuesdays 10pm-midnight!
{all titles out now unless otherwise noted}
also see: Jeff’s 2018 favorites
Wednesday 2/7 News at Noon
- King Tuff–“Psycho Star”: Kyle Thomas AKA King Tuff self-produced this album but it was mixed by Shawn Everett (Alabama Shakes, War on Drugs). King Tuff is in DC on May 16th.
- Loma–“Relay Runner”: The debut self-titled album from the Shearwater and Cross Record collaboration is out February 16th and they’re in DC May 2nd.
- Kyle Craft–“Exile Rag”: His record Full Circle Nightmare was produced by Chris Funk of The Decemberists. Craft will be opening for Dr. Dog at The Jefferson on April 20th.
Wednesday 2/7 Two For The Road
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – “Middle America”/new single
The Breeders – “Joanne”/new Mike Nesmith cover
Thursday 2/8 News at Noon
- Parsonsfield–“Kick Out The Windows”: The first single from the new EP, We, our March 9th. They’re in DC on the 24th at Union Stage!
- *repeat repeat–“Mostly”: They’ll be at Bonnaroo, SXSW, Shakey Knees and more. The new album from the Nashville Trio, Floral Canyon, is out now.
- Frankie Cosmos–“Being Alive”: THe NYC based band’s new album, Vessel, is out March 30th and they’re in Richmond on May 11th and DC May 12th.
Thursday 2/8 Two For The Road
Naked Giants – “Everybody Thinks They Know (But No One Really Knows)”/Sluff (out 3/30)
Goat Girl – “The Man”/s/t (out 4/6)
Friday 2/9 News at Noon
- Brian Fallon–“If Your Prayers Don’t Get To Heaven”
- Brian Fallon–“My Name Is The Night (Color Me Black)”
- Brian Fallon–“See You On The Other Side”
Friday 2/9 Two For The Road
Absofacto – “Dissolve”/Thousand Peaces EP
Two Feet – “I Feel Like I’m Drowning”/newest single
Monday 2/12 News at Noo
- Palm–“Swimmer”: The Philly art-rock group’s second album, Rock Island, is out today.
- Death by Unga Bunga–“Soldier”: This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Norwegian band.
- James Bay–“Wild Love”: Catch him in DC on April 12th. Explaining his new sound he says that he did not want to be pegged as the “intimate acoustic guitar guy.”
Monday 2/12 Two For The Road
- Field Music–“Share A Pillow”: From the duo of David and Peter Brewis’s first new album in two years, Open Here.
- Shakey Graves–“Kids These Days”: The new record, Can’t Wake Up, drops May 4th and he’ll be in Charlottesville May 10th.
Tuesday 2/13 News at Noon
- At Face Value–“Cinderella”: Off of the Baltimore Band’s new EP, Ivy & Echo. They also have a full album coming later in the year.
- The Frights–“Valentine’s Sux”: The surf punk band of Marc Finn, Mikey Carnevale and Richard Dotson have been booked on Shaky Knees!
- Okkervil River–“Don’t Move Back To LA”: From the new record The Rainbow Rain, hitting the shelves on April 23rd.
Tuesday 2/13 Two For The Road
Dessa – “5 out of 6”/Chime (out 2/23)
Ash – “Buzzkill”/Islands (out 5/18)
