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News at Noon/Two For the Road 7/12-18/17

WCNR Brighten the Corners 7-18-17 Two For The Road (Show 519)

(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 7/12 News At Noon

Liars–“Cred Woes”

Gordi–“On My Side”

Deer Tick–“Jumpstarting”

Wednesday 7/12 Two For the Road

Ringo Starr – “Give More Love”/title track (out 9/15)

Van Morrison – “Bring It On Home To Me”/Sam Cooke cover on Roll With The Punches (out 9/22)

Thursday 7/13 News At Noon

Rachel Price–“Stop Signs”

Dan Croll–“Bad Boy”

Terence Ryan–“Nothing”

Thursday 7/13 Two For The Road

Vance Joy – “Lay It On Me”/new single

Nine Inch Nails – “Less Than”/Add Violence EP

Friday 7/14 News At Noon

Glass Animals–“Agnes”

The Struts–“One Night Only”

Jack Johnson–“My Mind Is For Sale”

Friday 7/14 Two For the Road

Prophets of Rage – “Living on the 110”/s/t (out 9/15)

Danger Mouse, Big Boi, Run The Jewels – “Chase Me”/Baby Driver soundtrack

Monday 7/17 News At Noon

Kevin Morby–“City Music”

Will Hoge–“Young As We’ll Ever Be”

Blank Range–“Opening Band”

Monday 7/17 Two For the Road

Billy Bragg – “The Sleep Of Reason”/Bridges Not Walls (out 11/3)

Jade Bird – “Cathedral”/Something American EP

Tuesday 7/18 News At Noon

Jimmy Lumpkin & The Revival–“Troubled Soul”

Soja–“Bad News”

Benjamin Booker–“Believe”

Tuesday 7/18 Two For the Road

Josh Ritter – “Showboat”/Gathering (due this fall)

Dean Lewis – “Waves”/Same Kind of Different EP

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