WCNR Brighten the Corners 6-28-16 Two For The Road (Show 466)
{all titles out now unless otherwise noted}
Spotify playlists:
Brighten The Corners Jeff favorites 2016
Brighten The Corners favorites 2015
Wednesday 6/22 News at Noon
Adam Friedman Feat. Mike Posner–“Lemonade”: This song premiered on the Today Show this morning and is the theme song to the upcoming film, Rock Dog, starring Luke Wilson. Adam Friedman and Mike Posner are currently touring together and will be in Norfolk on July 19th.
Dinosaur Jr.–“Tiny”: Their latest album, Give A Glimpse of What Yer Not, is out in August and on September 9th they will also be in Norfolk,
Jonah Tolchin–“Thousand Mile Night”: The debut single as well as the title track from his latest album which drops in August.
Wednesday 6/22 Two For The Road
Nahko and Medicine For The People–“San Quentin”: From his third album, Hoka, which is out now. He refers to it as the soundtrack of a movement for a better planet. Nahko is one third Apache, one third Filipino, and one third Puerto Rican, but was adopted by a Caucasian family. He often channels his ancestry in his music and this song was inspired nu a visit to a an in prison. This man murdered Nahko’s father, who Nahko never got to meet. The song is about forgiving that man. He will be at Floyd Fest on July 29th.
My Morning Jacket–“One Big Holiday”: The remastered version of the 2003 song off the deluxe reissue of It Still Moves. They will be at Lock’n in August.
Thursday 6/23 News at Noon
Deaf Rhino–“Can’t Say It Ain’t True”: The New Jersey band formerly known as Easy Company have self-released their first LP as Deaf Rhino, Dirt, Rust, Chaos.
Jones–“Melt”: The debut single from the London solo artist.
L.A. Salami–“The City Nowadays”: L.A. Salami is the stage name of Lookman Adekunle Salami. The British artist released a video for this song last week.
Thursday 6/23 Two For The Road
7Horse–“One Week”: From their third record, Living In A Bitch of A World, out now.
Anthony D’Amato–“Rain On A Strange Roof”: He was in the Corner Lounge on Tuesday before his show at The Southern. The tune is from his fourth record overall and second on New West, Cold Snap.
Friday 6/24 News at Noon
Carl Broemel–“Sleepy Lagoon”: Also a member of My Morning Jacket and Ray LaMontagne’s touring band he recorded his solo album, 4th Of July in between tours and album sessions. It is due out in August.
Haley Bonar–“Kismet Kill”: Her new album, Impossible Dream, drops in August and was recorded on analog tape in Minnesota and mixed by Chris Coady who was worked with the likes of TV On The Radio, Beach House and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Bonar will be in DC on September 14th.
Simo–“Please”: The band is the namesake of its guitarist, J.D. Simo and recently opened for Blackberry Smoke at The Jefferson.
Friday 6/24 Two For The Road
Cleopold–“Not Coming Down”: The L.A. based Australian singer-songwriter’s debut EP, Attitude and Oxygen is out now.
White Denim–“Had 2 Know (Personal)”: The video for this tune is out now and you can catch them at Lock’n in August.
Monday 6/27 News at Noon
Charming Liars–“Soul”: The British rock trio are now based in L.A.
Honne–“Someone That Loves You”: The deabut album, Warm On A Cold Night, is out July 22nd.
The Life Electric–“Gone Gone Gone”: Boston band made up of former members of Gold Star Morning and Action Verbs.
Monday 6/27 Two For the Road
Wye Oak – “Watching the Waiting”/Tween (out 8/5)
NAF – “Door”/NAF (came out Friday)
Tuesday 6/28 News at Noon
The Front Bottoms–“2YL”: The Front Bottoms latest single from Back On Top, their fifth album over all but the first on a major lave.
Billy Talent–“Louder Than The DJ”: The Canadian rock band has been around since the 90s and their fifth album Afraid Of Heights drops on Friday.
Six60–“Don’t Forget Your Roots”: The five piece band out of New Zealand released their debut self-titled record on their own label, Massive Entertainment back in 2011 and it is just reaching the U.S. now.
Tuesday 6/28 Two For The Road
Bat For Lashes – “Sunday Love”/The Bride (out 7/1)
Sigur Ros – “Oveour”/new single unveiled today
