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News At Noon/Two For The Road 3/7-3/13/18

WCNR Brighten the Corners 3-13-18 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

And Kendall’s!

Wednesday 3/7 News at Noon

  • Current Swell–“When To Talk and When To Listen”
  • Pennywise–“Never Gonna Die”
  • The Amazing–“Rewind”

Wednesday 3/7 Two For The Road

Love – “Seven & Seven Is”/for Arthur Lee birthdate

Steve Earle – “Lungs”/for Townes Van Zandt birthdate

Thursday 3/8 News at Noon

  • Tom Grennen–“Found What I’ve Been Looking For”
  • Beach House–“Dive”
  • Yuno–“No Going Back”

Thursday 3/8 Two For The Road

Little Dragon – “Sway Daisy”/new single

The Kills – “List of Demands (Reparations)”/new Saul Williams cover

Friday 3/9 News at Noon

  • IDLES–“Well Done”
  • The Black Angels–“Half Believing”
  • Calpurnia–“Cityboy”

Friday 3/9 Two For The Road

 

Barrence Whitfield & The Savages – “Let’s Go To Mars”/Soul Flowers of Titan

Tom Misch (feat. De La Soul) – “It Runs Through Me”/Geography (out 4/6)

Monday 3/12 News At Noon

Bettye Lavette – “Political World”/Things Have Changed (out 3/30)

Parker Millsap – “Fine Line”/Other Arrangements (out 5/4)

Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear – “Childhood Goodbye”/new single

Monday 3/12 Two For The Road

Neko Case – “Hell-On”/title track (out 6/1)

Pearl Jam – “Can’t Deny Me”/new fanclub single

Tuesday 3/13 News At Noon

Vacationer – “Magnetism”/3rd album due this summer

Ry Cooder – “Shrinking Man”/The Prodigal Son (out 5/11)

Kacey Musgraves – “Slow Burn”/Golden Hour (out 3/30)

Tuesday 3/13 Two For The Road

Leon Bridges – “Bad Bad News”/2nd album out later this year

Gang of Youths – “The Heart Is A Muscle”/Go Farther in Lightness (out 3/16)

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