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Kendall backstage at Bonnaroo with Shovels & Rope, 2019 Photo: 106.1 The Corner

News at Noon/Two For the Road 8/14-20/19

Hear the News at Noon weekdays at 12p & Two For the Road 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 8/14 News At Noon

Shovels & Rope – “I’m Comin’ Out”/By Blood

Catfish & The Bottlemen – “2all”/The Balance

Foy Vance – “Wind Blows Chloe”/To Memphis (out 9/6)

Wednesday 8/14 Two For The Road

  • Omni–“Sincerely Your”/Netowrker (out 11/1)
  • clipping.–“Nothing Is Safe”/There Existed An Addiction To Blood 

Thursday 8/15 News At Noon

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – “This Is The Place”/EP title track (out 9/27)

Chance The Rapper (feat. Death Cab for Cutie) – “Do You Remember”/The Big Day

Fastball – “The Help Machine”/title track (out 10/18)

Thursday 8/15 Two For The Road

  • Creedence Clearwater Revival – “The Night Time is the Right Time”/Live at Woodstock
  • Steve Lacy – “Playground”

Friday 8/16 News At Noon

Sleater-Kinney – “The Future Is Here”/The Center Won’t Hold (out today)

Madison Cunningham – “Pin It Down”/Who Are You Now (out today)

The Hold Steady – “Denver Haircut”/Thrashing Thru The Passion (out today)

Friday 8/16 Two For The Road

  • Sam Fender–“Will We Talk”/Hypersonic Missiles (out 9/13)
  • Elbow–“Dexter/Sinister”

Monday 8/19 News At Noon

Joseph Arthur – “Streetcar”/Come Back World (out 10/11)

Noah Gunderson – “Lose You”/Lover (out 8/23)

Marc Cohn w/ The Blind Boys of Alabama – “Work To Do”/title track

Monday 8/19 Two For The Road

  • Girl Band–“Going Norway”/The Talkies (out 9/27)
  • Cautious Clay–“Swim Home”/13 Reasons Why Season 3 OST

Tuesday 8/20 News At Noon

Devon Gilfillian – “Even Though It Hurts”/new single

Grace Potter – “Love is Love”/new single

Jeff Buckley – “Sky Blue Skin”/long sought-after demo (Grace 25th anniv + more out Friday 8/23)

Tuesday 8/20 Two For The Road

  • Kim Gordon–“Sketch Artist”/No Home Record (out 10/11)
  • Frankie Cosmos–“Wannago”/Close It Quietly (out 9/6)

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