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/Jack Looney

News at Noon/Two For the Road 3/29-4/4/17

WCNR Brighten the Corners 4-4-17 Two For The Road (Show 504)

(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

Wednesday 3/29 News At Noon

Delta Rae–“A Long And Happy Life”

Robyn Hitchcock–“I Want To Tell You About What I Want”

The Sadies–“It’s Easy (Like Walking)”

Wednesday 3/29 Two For The Road

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – “Better Off”/The Tourist

High Waisted – “Trust”/On Ludlow (in Cville tonight)

Thursday 3/30 News At Noon

Fleet Foxes–“Third of May”

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit–“Hope The High Road”

Chuck Berry–“Big Boys”

Thursday 3/30 Two For The Road

Alt-J – “In Cold Blood”/Relaxer (out 6/2)

Dan Auerbach – “Shine On Me”/Waiting On A Song (out 6/2)

Friday  3/31 News At Noon

Matthew Logan Vasquez–“Same”

Bleachers–“Don’t Take The Money”

Goldfrapp–“Anymore”

Friday 3/31 Two For The Road

Weezer – “Feels Like Summer”/album tba

Overcoats – “Hold Me Close”/Young (4/21)

Monday 4/3 News At Noon

Blink-182–“Misery”

ZZ Ward–“Help Me Mama”

Strand of Oaks–“Rest of It”

Monday 4/3 Two For the Road

 

Aldous Harding–“Horizon”

Izo Fitzroy–“Here I Come”

Tuesday 4/4 News At Noon

Christopher Paul Stelling–“Destitute”

Saint Etienne–“Heather”

Public Service Broadcasting–“My Mine”

 

Tuesday 4/4 Two For the Road

Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness–“Don’t Speak For Me (Truth)”

Broken Social Scene–“Halfway Home”

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