Our Top Songs and Top 7 Albums of 2017

Top Songs of 2017 (in order of air play and not preference):
Thin - Aquilo
No Wrong - Bahamas
Faded Heart - BORNS
Always Ascending - Franz Ferdinanz
Saw You In A Dream - The Japanese House
I Saw You Close Your Eyes - Local Natives
Split Stones - Maggie Rogers
Dig Down - Muse
Everybody Warned You - NE-HI
Girl Like You - Toro y Moi
follow you - Zuli
June - Tigers Jaw
Feel It Still - Portugal. The Man
YOU - Morgan Saint
Promises - Day Wave
24/7 - The Neighbourhood
The Gold - Manchester Orchestra
Ran - Future Islands
As U Wave - HalfNoise
Total Entertainment Forever - Father John Misty
This Year - Beach Fossils
You & I - Colony House
Blossom - Milky Chance
Day I Die - The National
Los Ageless - St. Vincent
Love Me Like I'm Gone - Jaws of Love.
Sit Next to Me - Foster The People
Put Your Money on Me - Arcade Fire
If You Need To, Keep Time On Me - Fleet Foxes

*Honorable mention to Motion Sickness by Phoebe Bridgers. We planned to play it but did not have enough time for it.

Top 7 Albums of 2017:

7. Turn Out the Lights by Julien Baker
Songs played: Appointments, Turn Out the Lights
6.  No Shape by Perfume Genius
Songs played: Slip Away, Valley
5. All We Know Of Heaven, All We Need of Hell by Pvris
Songs played: Same Soul, Anyone Else
4. Landmark by Hippo Campus
Songs played: Epitaph, Tuesday
3. Plural by Electric Guest
Songs played: Dear To Me, Back For Me
2. After Laughter by Paramore
Songs played: Fake Happy, Told You So
1. I See You by The xx
Songs played: On Hold, Say Something Loving, I Dare You

Thank you to the promoters who introduced us to amazing music and setup interviews, giveaways, etc. in 2017! Thank you to all our listeners for tuning in and calling for requests! We look forward to 2018 😊

Our Christmas and Holiday 2017 Special

Christmas Time is Here - POP ETC
Jingle Bell Rock - Rogue Wave
Let It Snow - She & Him
Wonderful Christmastime - The Shins
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Punch Brothers
Blue Christmas - The Lumineers
last christmas - pronoun
Christmas Lights - Coldplay
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? - The Head and the Heart
Christmas Everyday - The Frights
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Phoebe Bridgers
Christmas Must Be Tonight - Bahamas
Boxing Day Blues (Revisited) - Courtney Barnett
Alone On Christmas Day - Phoenix
Christmas Will Break Your Heart - LCD Soundsystem
A Change At Christmas (Say It Isn't So) - The Flaming Lips
Lonely This Christmas - Los Campesinos!
All I Want For Christmas Is You - The Darcys
Sleigh Ride - fun.
Baby It's Cold Outside - Willie Nelson feat. Norah Jones
The Lights And Buzz - Jack's Mannequin
My Dear Acquaintance (A Happy New Year) - Regina Spektor
Merry Christmas, Here's to Many More - Relient K
Deck The Halls - R.E.M.
Boots - The Killers
Frosty the Snowman - Fiona Apple
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Ingrid Michaelson
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Sufjan Stevens
Carol Of The Bells - the bird and the bee
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Slow Club
Joy To The World - Seabird
Little Drummer Boy - The Dandy Warhols
Silent Night - Low
Feliz Navidad - We Shot The Moon
Horchata - Vampire Weekend
It's Christmas, But It's Not White Here... - Kishi Bashi
Santa Baby - Good Lovelies
Santa Claus Is Back In Town - My Morning Jacket
Merry Christmas Everybody - Oasis
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) - Tegan and Sara
A Great Big Sled - The Killers and Toni Halliday
Santa Stole My Lady - Fits and The Tantrums
Green Christmas - Barenaked Ladies
Away in a Manger - Bright Eyes
Is This Christmas? - The Wombats
Christmas - Rogue Wave
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Coldplay
We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Weezer

12.10.2017 Playlist

Aeroplane – Leon of Athens *

Growing Pains – Tura Lura

Black Willow – Loma *

LOVE. – Bad Wave *

Count To Five – Rhye *

Sweet Dreams – BORNS

Life Roung Here – Vera *

Last Wave – They Might Be Giants *

Blind Love – Awaken I Am *

Mouth Wide Open – ACE HARPER *

Revival – Deerhunter

Night Tides – Pearl Charles *

Peace Blossom Boogy – The Babe Rainbow

Hideaway – Geowulf *

Slightly All the Time – Garden City Movement *

Scary Love – The Neighbourhood *

The Gold (Acoustic) – Manchester Orchestra *

Los Ageless – St. Vincent

It’s Not There – Paperhaus

Always Ascending – Franz Ferninand

Dreams – Alice Boman

Audrey (Spending All My Time With You) – The Shacks *

Way with Words – Bahamas *

Unwind – Tim Atlas

Negative Space – Hookworms

Sleight of Hand – POP ETC

Continental Breakfast – Courtney Barnett and Kurt Ville

Daisy Chain – BLUSH

The Greatest Gift – Sufjan Stevens *

Hurricane – Wild Belle

Blue Christmas – The Lumineers

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – She & Him

Alone on Christmas Day – Phoenix

Sleigh Ride – fun.

What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve – The Head and the Heart

Boots – The Killers

Joy To The World – Seabird

All I Want For Christmas Is You – The Darcys

Tinseltown Swimming in Blood – Destroyer *

Proactive Evolution – WHY? *

In Your Beat – Django Django *

You – Teenage Wildlife *

Floating by (Mndsgn Remix) – Washed Out

Dark Times – Rad Horror *

Song Name - Artist/Band Name (*designates new music)

Indie/Alternative Holiday Music

12.03.2017 Playlist

Last Wave – They Might be Giants *

Over and Over – The Cactus Channel *

Unwind – Tim Atlas *

Secrets – GGOOLLDD *
*** Interview with Leo from The Chordaes ***

California – The Chordaes

Generation L(ost) – L.A. Salami *

Life Round Here – Vera *

amnesia – slenderbodies *

Ballad of the Dying Man – Father John Misty

Day I Die – The National

Put Your Money on Me – Arcade Fire

Andromeda – Gorillaz feat. DRAM

tonite – LCD Soundsystem

Die Young – Sylvan Esso

Pain – The War on the Drugs

Up All Night – Beck

Valley – Perfume Genius

PDA – Day Wave and Hazel English *

Fever Dream – Tangerine *

Chakra Daemon – Foreign Air *

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Phoebe Bridgers *

last christmas – pronoun

Wonderful Christmastime – The Shins

Christmas – Rouge Wave

A Change At Christmas (Say It Isn’t So) – The Flaming Lips

The Lights And Buzz – Jack’s Mannequin

Frosty the Snowman – Fiona Apple

Merry Christmas Everybody – Oasis

On Melancholy Hill – Gorillaz

Thin – Aquilo

Taxi’s Here – Tame Impala *

Spiders of Gomorrah – Belladonna *

Fight For Life – El Perro Del Mar *

No Job – Lady Legs *

premonition – HOLY *

Song Name - Artist/Band Name (* designates new music)
Grammy Nominated Music
Indie and Alternative Christmas Music

Grammy Nominations 2017

In light of the Grammy Nominations, we are playing the Indie and Alternative artists and bands who are nominated for a Grammy. They include the following categories.

1.     Alternative Music Album

a.     “Everything Now” by Arcade Fire

b.     “Humanz” by Gorillaz

c.     “American Dream” by LCD Soundsystem

d.     “Pure Comedy” by Father John Misty

e.     “Sleep Well Beast” by The National

2.     Rock Album

a.     “A Deeper Understanding” by the War on Drugs

3.     Engineered Album (Non-Classical)

a.     “No Shape” by Perfume Genius. Engineered by Shawn Everett, Joseph Lorge, and Patricia Sullivan.

4.     Music Video

a.     “Up All Night” by Beck. Laura Serra as video director, and Estorch and Oscar Romagose as video producers.

5.     Dance Recording

a.     “Andromeda” by Gorillaz featuring Dram

b.     “Tonite” by LCD Soundsystem

6.     Dance/Electric Album

a.     “What Now” by Sylvan Esso

Tune in tonight to hear them!