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News at Noon/Two For the Road 5/1-7/19

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}

Jeff’s 2019 favorites

Kendall’s 2019 Favorites

Wednesday 5/1 News At Noon

  • Weathers–“Problems”: LA band Weathers was founded in 2012 when Cameron Olsen and Cameron Boyer met at a Battle Of The Bands. Their debut record is called Kids In The Night.  
  • Body Type–“Stingray”: The first single from the band’s new release EP2 which drops on Friday. The video pays tribute to the news of Freckle, a stingray at the Sydney Aquarium, who gave birth despite having had no male contact for 9 years.
  • The National–“Hairpin Turns”: From the upcoming allvum I Am Easy To Find, out the 17th. The video came out today and is directed by Mike Mills who also directed the band’s new short film.

Wednesday 5/1 Two For The Road

Cautious Clay – “Sidewinder”/Table of Context EP

Bleached – “Hard To Kill”/new album 7/12

Thursday 5/2 News At Noon

  • Violent Femmes–“Hotel Last Resort”
  • The Blessing Business–“Satellites”
  • Banks–“Gimme”

Thursday 5/2 Two For The Road

Bastille – “Joy”/Doom Days (out 6/14)

Balthazar – “Fever”/Fever

Friday 5/3 News At Noon

  • Andy Frasco & The U.N.–“Find A Way”/Change Of Pace
  • Lauren Crosby–“You Don’t Need A Rose”/I Said Take Me To The Water (out 5/31)
  • Maps–“Surveil”/Colors. Reflect. Time. Loss. (out 5/10)

Friday 5/3 Two For The Road

Of Monsters & Men – “Alligator”/new single

Bad Religion – “Don’t Lose Your Head”/Age of Unreason (out today)

Monday 5/6 News At Noon

  • Restless Minds–“Flight”/Atlantic EP
  • Titus Andronicus–“Tumult Around The World”/An Obelisk (out 6/21)
  • Bad Religion–“Lose Your Head”/Age of Unreason

Monday 5/6 Two For the Road

Jessy Wilson – “Clap Your Hands”/Phase (came out Friday)

Japanese Breakfast – “Essentially”/new single for W Hotel series (sold-out show tonight in Cville)

Tuesday 5/7 News At Noon

  • The 1865–“Runaway Bride”/Don’t Tread On We!
  • The Gotobeds–“2:15″/Debt Begins At 30
  • Tacocat–“New World”/This Mess Is A Place

Tuesday 5/7 Two For the Road

The Nude Party – “Chevrolet Van”/s/t

Kishi Bashi – “F Delano”/Omoiyari (out 5/31)

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