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News at Noon/Two For The Road 11/1-7/17

WCNR Brighten the Corners 11-7-17 Two For The Road (Show 535)

(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 11/1 News At Noon

  • Transviolet–“Astronaut”
  • Mansionair–“Astronaut (Something About Your Love)”
  • Deer Tick–“Sea Of Clouds”

Wednesday 11/1 Two For The Road

Jim James – “I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times”/Tribute To 2 (out 12/8)

Bishop Briggs – “Dream”/new single, opening for Alt-J tonight in Cville

Thursday 11/2 News At Noon

  • Buffy Sainte-Marie–“You Gotta Run (Spirit Of The Wind)”
  • Destroyer–“Tinseltown Swimming In Blood”
  • Shout Out Louds–“Porcelain”

Thursday 11/2 Two For The Road

Brian Fallon – “Forget Me Not”/new single

Blis. – “Take Me Home”/No One Loves You

Friday 11/3 News At Noon

  • Anna Burch–“2 Cool 2 Care”
  • Typhoon–“Rorschach”
  • Oil Boom–“Earful”

Friday 11/3 Two For The Road

Milky Chance – “Bad Things”/new single

Fever Ray – “To The Moon and Back”/new single

Monday 11/6 News At Noon

  • Midnight Mantics–“You For A Lifetime”
  • Awaken I Am–“Black Dreams”
  • Penguin Prison–“Turn It Up”

Monday 11/6 Two For The Road

Chris Stapleton – “Midnight Train To Memphis”/From A Room, Vol. 2 (out 12/1)

Drive-By Truckers – “The Perilous Night”/brand-new song + interview w/ Patterson Hood

Tuesday 11/7 News At Noon

  • Neil Young–“Already Great”
  • Ought–“These 3 Things”
  • MUNA–“Relief Next To Me” (Tegan & Sara cover)

Tuesday 11/7 Two For The Road

Martha High – “A Little Taste of Soul”/Tribute To My Soul Sisters (out 11/17)

The Rev. Shawn Amos – “2017”/…Breaks It Down (out 1/12/18)

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