Tuesday, April 21
We celebrate the birthday of The Cure’s Robert Smith and hear music from Fiona Apple’s latest, Fetch The Bolt Cutters.
Wednesday, April 22
Hurry Up and Wait is the latest release from Minneapolis’ Soul Asylum. We’ll hear selections from that release as well as selections from Earth by EOB, the name under which Radiohead’s Ed O’ Brien performs.
Thursday, April 23
Hermitage is the latest release from acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith. We’ll hear music from that recording as well as songs from Namesake by Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon.
Friday, April 24
Years is the new album from country singer-songwriter John Anderson. The album was co-produced and co-written by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys. Listen for music from that release as well as songs from Sigma Oasis, the latest from Phish. Plus: An interview with Sparks co-founder Ron Mael.
Saturday, April 25
Released in 1980, Terminal Jive was the second release from the band Sparks to be produced by disco/electronic music legend Giorgio Moroder. It found the brothers Ron and Russell Mael experimenting with dance music and emerging with one of their most beloved albums. Listen for selections from that as well as music from The Dream Syndicate’s 1986 album Out of the Grey.
Monday, April 27
Look Long is the latest release from the Indigo Girls. We’ll hear music from that as well as the new self-titled release from Shelby Lynne.
