WCNR Brighten the Corners 8-30-16 Two For The Road (Show 475)
{all titles out now unless otherwise noted}
Spotify playlists:
Brighten The Corners Jeff favorites 2016
Brighten The Corners favorites 2015
Wednesday 8/24 News At Noon
Peter Wolf–“Peace Of Mind”: From his new record, A Cure For Loneliness. Catch him at Lock’n this weekend. He performs at 4:45 on Friday!
Jimmy Eat World–“Get It Right”: From their new album dropping on October 21st. It is as of yet untitled.
A Day To Remember–“Naivety”: Their sixth record, Bad Vibrations, is coming out next Friday. Frontman Jeremy McKinnon says that it is called Bad Vibrations because, “That is what I was feeling at the time. Stuck in a weird, high-stress mindset everyday”.
Wednesday 8/24 Two For The Road
Roosevelt – “Fever”/s/t (just came out Friday)
The Kin – “Weekend”/Amazon’s “Songs of Summer”
Thursday 8/25 News At Noon
Frightened Rabbit – “I Wish I Was Sober”/at The Jefferson in Sept.
Charles Bradley – “You Think I Don’t Know (But I Know)”/at Lockn’ this wknd
White Denim – “Had 2 Know (Personal)”/at Lockn’ this wknd
Thursday 8/25 Two For The Road
The Beat Bugs feat. Eddie Vedder – “Magical Mystery Tour”
The Beat Bugs feat. The Shins – “The Word”
both Beatles covers are from Music From the Netflix Original Series Beat Bugs: Season 1
Friday 8/26 News At Noon
Florence + The Machine – “Wish That You Were Here”/Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Tim Burton movie)
LOLO – “Boys of Summer”/Amazon’s “Songs of Summer”
Beach Slang – “Punks in a Disco Bar”/A Loud Bash of Teenage Feeling (out 9/23)
Friday 8/26 Two For The Road
Brandi Carlile – “God Only Knows”/Amazon’s “Songs of Summer”
Laura Gibson – “Sunny Afternoon”/Amazon’s “Songs of Summer”
Monday 8/29 News At Noon
Bon Iver–“33 “God””: From their upcoming third LP, 22, A Million, out September 23rd. They debuted the entire album earlier this month at the Eau Claire Music and Arts Fest in front man, Justin Vernon’s hometown of Eau Claire, WI. They’re playing select shows in the fall and will be announcing a worldwide tour soon.
Greensky Bluegrass–“Past My Prime”: Similar to Trampled By Turtles, Greensky Bluegrass built a name for themselves playing festivals. They’ve performed at Bonnaroo, Hang Out, Outside Lands, Austin City Limits and more. The new record, Shouted, Written Down and Quoted was produced by Steve Berlin (Los Lobos) and comes out September 23rd. It is their sixth album, all of which have been released independently on their label Big Blue Zoo Records. They’re playing Richmond on September 28th.
R.E.M.: “Radio Song” a previously unreleased version of the tune off of Out of Time, being re-issued after twenty-five years. The new release includes unreleased demos, rare live performances, videos on Blu Ray and more.
Monday 8/29 Two For The Road
Dwight Yoakam – “Purple Rain”/Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars… (out 9/23)
Sharon Van Etten – “Not Myself”/gun violence charity single
Tuesday 8/30 News At Noon
Bear’s Den–“Red Earth & Pouring Rain”:The London band’s title track to their sophomore effort which is out now. Their upcoming tour, including a date in DC on September 15th, is entirely sold out.
Gary Clark Jr.–“Take Me Down”: he played at Lockn’ this past weekend. This new song is from he soundtrack to the forthcoming movie Deepwater Horizon starring Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich and Kate Hudson. It is about the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. The film is set for a September release.
Red Hot Chili Peppers–“Go Robot”: From their eleventh album The Getaway, Produced by Danger Mouse. They started working on the album in 2014 but had to take a break because Flea broke his arm while snowboarding. Anthony Kiedis says that most of the songs are influence by a twenty-four year relationship that fell apart.
Tuesday 8/30 Two For The Road
Jimmy Eat – “Sure & Certain”/Integrity Blues (out 10/21)
Lisa Hannigan – “Fall”/At Swim
