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News At Noon/Two For The Road 5/16-22/18

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 2018 favorites:

Kendall’s 2018 Favorites

https://open.spotify.com/user/1210973329/playlist/1bJzsBde7eLqMIvuqJcCVg?si=j6L4eL9WSV69DRd-OPAe5g

 

Wednesday 5/16 News At Noon

  • Snail Mail–“Let’s Find Out”: The alter ego of Lindsey Jordan, her debut album, Lush, drops on June 8th and she has a world tour with dates TBA.
  • Baba Stiltz–“Maze”: Yes, that’s his real name. Stiltz is a Swedish DJ and his Showtime EP is available on June 8th. 
  • Gruff Rhys–“Limited Edition Heart”: The new track from his forthcoming 5th album, Babelsberg. Catch him in DC on October 11th. 

Wednesday 5/16 Two For The Road

Dinosaur Jr. – “Hold Unknown”/new one-off single, w/out Lou Barlow

Lou Barlow – “Love Intervene”/new ltd edition 7-inch single

Thursday 5/17 News at Noon

Now, Now – “MJ”/Saved (out tmrw)

Ash – “Annabel”/Islands (out tmrw)

DMA’s – “For Now”/title track

Thursday 5/17 Two For The Road

John Mayer – “New Light”/new single on his own label

Nine Inch Nails – “God Break Down The Door”/Bad Witch (out 6/22)

Friday 5/18 News at Noon

Aurora – “Queendom”/new single

Phantogram – “Someday”/new benefit single

William Prince – “Breathless”/Earthly Days

Friday 5/18 Two For The Road

GEMS – “Crippled Inside”/re-imagining Lennon’s Imagine for Turntable Kitchen

Sons of Bill w/ Molly Parden – “Easier”/Oh God Ma’am (out 6/29)

Monday 5/21 News at Noon

Passenger – “Hell or High Water”/new single

Christine and the Queens feat. Dam-Funk – “Girlfriend”/new single

Noah Gundersen – “Number One Hit Of The Summer”/new single

Monday 5/21 Two For The Road

Shannon Shaw – “Broke My Own”/Shannon In Nashville (out 6/8)

Dawn Landes – “What Will I Do”/Meet Me At The River (out 8/10)

Tuesday 5/22 News at Noon

Christine & The Queens–“Girlfriend” feat. Dam Funk

Valley Queen–“Supergiant”

Nine Inch Nails–“God Break Down The Door”

Tuesday 5/22 Two For The Road

Sam Lewis–“One And The Same”: The album Loversity drops on May 4th and is made up of 14 songs written and recorded over a year and a half. He’s in DC on June 12th and the Nashville artist has collaborated with The Wood Brothers, John Prine, and Kacey Musgraves. Before moving to Nashville he lived in Knoxville and worked full time at Walmart for a decade. The album title came to him while driving in Richmond.

Aloe Blacc–“Brooklyn In The Summer”: The debut single from his forthcoming album which is his first in half a decade.

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