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News at Noon/Two For the Road 11/15-21/17

WCNR Brighten the Corners 11-21-17 Two For The Road (Show 537)

(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 11/15 News At Noon

  • Sshh–“Jet Engines”
  • Kyle Craft–“Heartbreak Junky”
  • Quicksand–“Warm And Low”

Wednesday 11/15 Two For The Road

Stone Temple Pilots – “Meadow”/new single w/ new singer Jeff Gutt

The Levee Walkers – “All Things Fade Away”/new Seattle supergroup

Thursday 11/16 News At Noon

  • Teenage Wrist–“Swallow”
  • Alvvays–“Plimsoll Punks”
  • Big Thief–“Shark Smile”

Thursday 11/16 Two For The Road

 

The Oh Hellos – “Torches”/Notos EP (out 12/8)

Johnette Napolitano – “Crib Girl”/new single

 

Friday 11/17 News At Noon

  • MUNA–“Relief Next To Me”
  • Hayley Williams–“Nineteen”
  • Bleachers–“Burn Your Life Down”

Friday 11/17 Two For The Road

Bully Corner Lounge session! “Feel The Same,” “Either Way,” “Trying”

Monday 11/20 News At Noon

The Wind & The Wave – “Young Folks”/Peter Bjorn & John cover for Grey’s Anatomy

Widowspeak – “Harvest Moon”/new Neil Young cover

John Legend – “Woodstock”/Joni Mitchell cover for PBS Vietnam series

Monday 11/20 Two For The Road

Carla Bruni – “Miss You”/French Touch

Sigrid – “Everybody Knows”/Justice League soundtrack

Tuesday 11/21 News At Noon

Wallows – “Pulling Leaves Off Trees”/new single

Starcrawler – “I Love LA”/new album in Jan.

Tune-Yards – “Look At Your Hands”/new album in Jan.

 Tuesday 11/21 Two For The Road

Mansionair – “Astronaut (Something About Your Love)”/new single

Belle & Sebastian – “I’ll Be Your Pilot”/How To Solve Our Human Problems (3 EPs Dec/Jan/Feb)

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