WCNR Brighten the Corners 3-27-18 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 3/21 News at Noon
- Okkervil River–“Pulled Up The Ribbon”: The video for this song is out now, the tour starts in May, and the new record In The Rainbow Rain is out April 27th.
- Mia Dyson–“Fool”: The debut single from the forthcoming album, If I Only Said So Far I Take It Back.
- River Matthews–“Sunshine”: The English singer songwriter is on Jamie Scott of Graffiti6’s label.
Wednesday 3/21 Two For The Road
Meiko – “Back in the Game”/new single
Snow Patrol – “Don’t Give In”/WILDNESS (out 5/25)
Thursday 3/22 News at Noon
- Speedy Ortiz–“Lean In When I Suffer”: The video takes place in a Pee Wee’s Playhouse type location and the song is about those people who “want props for their wokeness but don’t want to put in any actual work.” The new record Twerp Verse is out April 27th.
- August Greene–“Black Kennedy”: From the self-titled Amazon-released debut album. August Greene is a new supergroup of drummer/producer Karriem Riggins, 4-time Grammy winning producer/pianist Robert Glasper, and Academy/Golden Globe/Grammy award winning artist, activist, and actor, Common.
- Lana Del Rey–“You Must Love Me”: Lana covers Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice’s song from Evita which was originally recorded by Madonna. It is featured on Unmasked: The Platinum Collection, a hits collection that is out now along with Webber’s memoir.
Thursday 3/22 Two For The Road
- Wyton Marsalis Septet w/ Tedeschi & Trucks – “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free”/United We Swing: Best of The Jazz At Lincoln Center Galas (out 3/23)
- Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – “If You Ever Get To Houston”/Hummingbirds & Helicopters Vol. 1: A Benefit for South Texas (out 4/6)
Friday 3/23 News at Noon
- Phono Paradiso–“Serenade”: The band name is latin for Sound Paradise, The debut album, Eventually Dear, was recorded and written in a cabin outside of the Olympic National Park in Washington.
- Let’s Eat Grandma “Falling Into Me”: The sophomore album I’m All Ears is out June 29th. The song is about getting to know someone getting over their fears about feeling insecure.
- Kodaline–“Follow Your Fire”: My dudes did this really cool thing where they released the lyrics to this song before the actual song and had fans cover it before ever hearing it. Their third album comes out this year and then they’ll be touring and if they don’t come here I will cry.
Friday 3/23 Two For The Road
Ray LaMontagne – “Such a Simple Thing”/Part of the Light (out 5/18)
Jack White – “Over and Over and Over”/Boarding House Reach (out today)
Monday 3/26 News at Noon
- Durand Jones & The Indications–“Smile”: the Indiana-based band are on the bill for Bottlerock and Bonnaroo and the deluxe edition of their 2016 self-titled debut is out now.
- Preoccupations–“Disarray”: The Canadian post-punk outfit formed in 2012 under the name Viet Cong. Their latest release is called New Material, and you can catch them in DC on April 24th.
- Stella Donnelly–“Mechanical Bull”: Taken from the Australian/Welsh artist’s debut EP Thrush Metal, this song is dedicated to “people who work in hospitality and have to deal with customers, especially drunk ones, making objectifying comments.” It’s about when she worked in a bar.
Monday 3/26 Two For The Road
The Suffers – “Do Whatever”/new single
Playing For Change (Buddy Guy, Tom Morello, etc.) – “Skin Deep”/Listen To The Music (out 4/20)
Tuesday 3/27 News at Noon
Goat Girl – “Throw Me A Bone”/s/t (out 4/6)
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – “Shiggy”/Sparkle Hard (out 5/18)
Trampled By Turtles – “The Middle”/Life Is Good On The Open Road (out 5/4)
Tuesday 3/27 Two For The Road
Company of Thieves – “Treasure”/Better Together EP
Rainbow Kitten Surprise – “Fever Pitch”/How To: Friend, Love, Freefall (out 4/6)
