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News At Noon/Two For The Road 08/16-22/17

WCNR Brighten the Corners 8-22-17 Two For The Road (Show 524)

(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}

Spotify playlists:

Brighten The Corners Jeff favorites 2017

Brighten The Corners Kendall faves 2017

Wednesday 8/16 News at Noon

Grizfolk–“In My Arms” Feat. Jamie N Commons–The band is currently based in LA but have roots in Sweden. This is their first single since 2016.

Io Echo–“Harm”: The band fronted by Ionna Gika has performed with New Order, Nine Inch Nails, Haim, Garbage, Florence + The Machine and more.

Allston Police–“No Good”: The Providence duo of Izaiah Yelle and Jimmy Coberly are out of Providence, Rhode Island.

Wednesday 8/16 Two For the Road

Linkin Park – “One More Light”/title track

Jonny Lang – “Stronger Together”/Signs (out 9/8)

Thursday 8/17 News at Noon

Happy Hollows–“Feel The Moon”: From the art rock duo’s third studio album, Concordia, out September 8th.

PLGRMS–“Crawling Back”: The Australian duo describe themselves simply as “music etc.”

The Barr Brothers–“It Came To Me”: the new record, Queen Of The Breakers, drops in October.

Thursday 8/17 Two For the Road

Corner Lounge session with Thomas Wynn & The Believers:

“Wade Waist Deep” & “My Eyes Won’t Be Open”

Friday 8/18 News at Noon

Real Estate–“Stained Glass”

Bastille–“Basket Case”/new version of Green Day tune

Brand New–“Desert”

Friday 8/18 Two For the Road

The Mynabirds – “Shouting At The Dark”/Be Here Now (out 8/25)

Protomartyr – “My Children”/Relatives In Descent (out 9/29)

Monday 8/21 News at Noon

David Barbe–“Dim Bulbs”

Cloakroom–“Seedless Star”

Jaws of Love.–“Jaws of Love”

Monday 8/21 Two For the Road

Joan Jett – “Love Is All Around”/new version of TV theme

The Preatures – “Girlhood”/title track

Tuesday 8/22 News at Noon

Widowspeak–“When I Tried”

The Safes–“Hometown”

Penny & Sparrow–“Double Heart”

Tuesday 8/22 Two For The Road

Car Seat Headrest – “War Is Coming (If You Want It)”/new single

Wilco – “All Lives, You Say?”/new benefit single

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