WCNR Brighten the Corners 2-16-16 (show 447)
{all titles out now unless otherwise noted}
Spotify playlists:
Brighten The Corners Jeff favorites 2016
Brighten The Corners favorites 2015
Wednesday News At Noon Segment
-The Arcs–“Put A Flower In Your Pocket”: The latest single from Dan Auerbach’s other band.
-Cullen Omori–“Cinnamon”: New Misery is the solo debut from former member of The Smith Westerns, Cullen Omori.
-Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop–“Every Songbird Says”: Sam Beam (Iron & Wine) and Jesca Hoop have teamed up for Love Letter For Fire.
Wednesday 2/10 Two For The Road segment
Grant Lee Phillips – “Cry Cry”/The Narrows (out 3/18)
Oscar – “Sometimes”/Cut and Paste (out 5/13)
Thursday News At Noon Segment
-The 1975, “The Sound”: I Like It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of it is coming out on February 26th. They recently performed on Saturday Night Live.
-The Roosevelts–“Peaches”: The Nashville duo’s debut album, The Greatest Thing You’ll Ever Learn” comes out on March 18th. They played in Charlottesville last month.
-Wakey Wakey–“Golden”: The stage name of Michael Grubbs, a Richmond native who has played piano since the age of 5. His album Overactivist is out February 26th.
Thursday 2/11 Two For The Road segment
Nada Surf – “Cold To See Clear”/You Know Who You Are (out Mar. 4)
PJ Harvey – “The Wheel”/The Hope Six Demolition Project (out 4/15)
Friday News At Noon Segment
-ALO–“Not Old Yet”: Their new record Tangle of Time is out now. This song was written by bassist Steve Adams.
-Emmy The Great–“Part of Me”: Her album, Second Love is out on April 1st. She will be in DC on April 14th.
-Operators–“Cold Light”: Operators is the new band from Dan Boeckner of Divine Fits, Wolf Parade and The Handsome Furs. Their debut Blue Wave is out on April 1st.
Friday 2/12 Two For The Road segment
Holy White Hounds – “Switchblade”/Sparkle Sparkle (out 5/6)
White Denim – “Ha Ha Ha Ha (Yeah)”/Stiff (out 3/25) in Cville 4/19
Monday News At Noon Segment
-Darlingside–“White Horses”: Their new album, Birds Say, is out now. They will be at The Southern on April 29th.
-Greg Laswell–“A Lifetime Ago”: His new album, I Dodged A Bullet is out on March 4th. It was entirely written, performed and produced by Laswell with the exception of the cello.
-Penny & Sparrow–“Finery”: The Austin duo’s album Let A Lover Drown is out on March 11th and was produced by John Paul White (The Civil Wars) and Ben Turner (Alabama Shakes).
Monday 2/15 Two For The Road segment
Luther Dickinson (feat. Mavis Staples) – “Ain’t No Grave”/Blues & Ballads (in Cville 2/29)
Sinead O’Connor – “Trouble Will Soon Be Over”/God Don’t Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson (various artists; out 2/26)
Tuesday 2/16 Two For The Road segment
Britt Daniel – “I Me Mine”/George Fest: A Night To Celebrate…George Harrison (cd/dvd out 2/26)
Cheap Trick – “When I Wake Up Tomorrow”/Bang, Zoom, Crazy…Hello (out 4/1)
Tuesday News At Noon Segment
-Future Elevators–“Machine Maker”: Michael Shackelford hails from Birmingham, Alabama which is where he wrote this entire self-titled album. He played all of the instruments himself.
-OJR–“Numb”: Oliver John-Rogers is a Virginia native. His album is entitled Nashville Demos, and he is currently on tour with Rayland Baxter.
-Star & Micey–“Get ‘Em Next Time”: This is the title track to their forthcoming album which was produced by Mark Neill who produced The Black Key’s Brothers. It drops on March 11th.
