Posted on November 15, 2018 by Ann Yao Zhang
Hope everyone is staying warm in this snowy weather! Catch up on the songs from today’s show here. Lots of new music this week, including the gorgeous single “Cast Away” from Ella Vos, who got her start on Soundcloud, and Sandro Cavazza & Lou Elliotte with their duet “Used To.”
St Lucia’s third studio album, Hyperion, is out now. The songs are as electric and synth-pop as ever, but also have a fresh, lyrically sophisticated optimism to them. “Walking Away,” featured on today’s show, “Last Dance,” and “Next to You,” all capture this fun yet ambitious sound.
Another recent release is Imagine Dragons’ Origins, their fourth album in six years. They’ve maintained that signature musical style – big percussion, big hooks, and big production – but there’s also a novel, introspective quality to some of the tracks. “Burn Out,” played on today’s show is one of those songs, as is “Birds,” another standout which manages to recall Coldplay’s Parachutes and A Rush of Blood to the Head days.
Soundcheck will be off for Thanksgiving next week. I hope everyone has a good holiday, and safe travels to all.
Ann
Posted on November 14, 2018 by x14x
Welcome back! Tonight we’re playing:
- Trouble—Cage The Elephant
- Under The Pressure—The War On Drugs
- Perth—Bon Iver
- Blue Ridge Mountains—Fleet Foxes
- San Luis—Gregory Alan Isakov
- La rivière—Bears Of Legend
- Birthplace—Novo Amor
- Ghost—Aquilo
- Girl—SYML
- Killer + The Sound—Phoebe Bridgers
- Slacks—St. South
- West Coast—Coconut Records
- Cleopatra—The Lumineers
Music shoutouts this week were to Robert DeLong’s EP, See You In The Future, and Grapetooth’s new album, Grapetooth.
Sonic Highways will be off the air next week for Thanksgiving; we hope you have a great holiday and we’ll see you back here on November 28!