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Underground Charts 4/6

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date April 6, 2021

	Artist	Record	Label
1	DISCLOSURE	ENERGY	Capitol
2	GENESIS OWUSU	Smiling With No Teeth	House Anxiety/Ourness
3	KAMAIYAH	Before I Wake	Self-Released
4	DANIELA ANDRADE	“Puddles” [Single]	Crooked Lid
5	SK, THE NOVELIST	“Happy Belated // I’m Not Lonely Freestyle” [Single]	AVL Goat
6	PINK SIIFU AND FLY ANAKIN	FlySiifu’s	Lex
7	ZEBRA KATZ	Less Is Moor	ZFK
8	BABYXSOSA	“Everywhereigo” [Single]	1602599
9	JORDAN WARD	Valley Hopefuls	Live Help Live / Artium
10	PLANET GIZA	Don’t Throw Rocks At The Moon [EP]	Self-Released

Tags NACC Weekly Charts, WKNC 88.1, WKNC Underground

Chainsaw Charts 4/6

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date April 6, 2021

	Artist	Record	Label
1	CANNIBAL CORPSE	“Murderous Rampage” [Single]	Metal Blade
2	BORN OF OSIRIS	“White Nile” [Single]	Sumerian
3	ABOMINABLE PUTRIDITY	Parasitic Metamorphosis Manifestation	Inherited Suffering
4	SUFFERING HOUR	The Cyclic Reckoning	Profound Lore
5	ROB ZOMBIE	The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy	Nuclear Blast
6	BEARTOOTH	“Devastation” [Single]	Red Bull
7	CYTOTOXIN	Nuklearth	Unique Leader
8	WARDRUNA	Kvitravn	AISA
9	THERION	Leviathan	Nuclear Blast
10	BOUNDARIES	Your Receding Warmth	Unbeaten

Tags NACC Weekly Charts, WKNC 88.1, WKNC Chainsaw Rock

Podcasts

D-Town Brass

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date April 6, 2021

Learn more about D-Town Brass and Yung Mattro.

You can also view a video of this interview on YouTube.

Weekly Charts

Underground Charts 3/30

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date March 30, 2021

	Artist	Record	Label
1	AG COOK	7G	PC
2	MEZ	“Southside Mez” [Single]	Human Re Sources
3	MAC MILLER	Circles	Warner
4	KYLE	See You When I Am Famous!!!!!!!!!!!	Self-Released
5	654AR	“Sum Bout U (ft. FKA Twigs)” [Single]	Columbia
6	UNUSUAL DEMONT	“Amber” [Single]	Unusual Productions
7	GABRIELLE FINDLEY	Sugar	1065633
8	FAT TONY	Exotica	Carpark
9	MATT MARTIANS	The Last Party	3qtr
10	BRENT FAIYAZ	F*ck The World	Lost Kids

Tags Hip Hop, NACC Weekly Charts, Rap, WKNC 88.1, WKNC Underground

Weekly Charts

Daytime Charts 3/30

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date March 30, 2021

	Artist	Record	Label
1	JULIEN BAKER	Little Oblivions	Matador/Beggars Group
2	REALLY FROM	Really From	Topshelf
3	IAN SWEET	Show Me How You Disappear	Polyvinyl
4	TIGERS JAW	I Won’t Care How You Remember Me	Hopeless
5	ADULT MOM	Driver	Epitaph
6	ANTONIONI	Antonioni	Lauren
7	CHAD VANGAALEN	World’s Most Stressed Out Gardener	Sub Pop
8	CITRUS CLOUDS	Collider	Lolipop
9	SHYGIRL	ALIAS [EP]	Because
10	GRIMES	Miss Anthropocene (Rave Edition)	4AD
11	ALICIA CLARA	Outsider/Unusual	Hot Tramp
12	BEAU DEGA	Holy Cannoli	Self-Released
13	MYD	Moving Men Remixes [EP]	Because/Ed Banger
14	SMERZ	Believer	XL/Beggars Group
15	CASHINOVA	Big Dragon	Stophouse
16	MOLLY BURMAN	“Fool Me With Flattery” [Single]	Prolifica/PIAS
17	ARLO PARKS	Collapsed In Sunbeams	Transgressive/PIAS
18	BLU AND EXILE	Miles	Dirty Science
19	BUTCHER BROWN	#KingButch	Concord Jazz
20	NATIVESON 91	Come Back Down	Inner Tribe
21	PINK SIIFU AND FLY ANAKIN	FlySiifu’s	Lex
22	SMINO	She Already Decided	Self-Released
23	MISS GRIT	Impostor [EP]	Self-Released
24	MAGDALENA BAY	A Little Rhythm And A Wicked Feeling [EP]	Luminelle
25	JORDANA	Something To Say To You	Grand Jury
26	FRUIT BATS	The Pet Parade	Merge
27	RHYE	Home	Loma Vista
28	RON GALLO	PEACEMEAL	New West
29	RICO NASTY	Nightmare Vacation [Advance Tracks]	Sugar Trap
30	SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE	Entertainment, Death [Advance Tracks]	Saddle Creek

TOP ADDS

	Artist	Record	Label
1	COOL GHOULS	At George’s Zoo	Empty Cellar
2	XIU XIU	OH NO	Polyvinyl
3	ANTONIONI	Antonioni	Lauren
4	TUNE-YARDS	sketchy.	4AD/Beggars Group
5	NISA	Guilt Trip	Self-Released
6	BLANKETMAN	National Trust [EP]	PIAS
7	ALICE PHOEBE LOU	Glow	Self-Released
8	HAUNTED SHED	Faltering Light	Strolling Bones
9	SHOW ME THE BODY	Survive [EP]	Loma Vista
10	MANNEQUIN PUSSY	“Control” [Single]	Epitaph

Tags Indie, NACC Weekly Charts, WKNC 88.1, WKNC Daytime Rock

Weekly Charts

Chainsaw Charts 3/30

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date March 30, 2021

	Artist	Record	Label
1	CANNIBAL CORPSE	“Murderous Rampage” [Single]	Metal Blade
2	BORN OF OSIRIS	“White Nile” [Single]	Sumerian
3	ABOMINABLE PUTRIDITY	Parasitic Metamorphosis Manifestation	Inherited Suffering
4	SUFFERING HOUR	The Cyclic Reckoning	Profound Lore
5	ROB ZOMBIE	The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy	Nuclear Blast
6	BEARTOOTH	“Devastation” [Single]	Red Bull
7	CYTOTOXIN	Nuklearth	Unique Leader
8	WARDRUNA	Kvitravn	AISA
9	THERION	Leviathan	Nuclear Blast
10	BOUNDARIES	Your Receding Warmth	Unbeaten

Tags Metal, NACC Weekly Charts, WKNC 88.1, WKNC Chainsaw Rock

Weekly Charts

Afterhours Charts 3/23

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date March 23, 2021

	Artist	Record	Label
1	AVALANCHES, THE	We Will Always Love You	Astralwerks
2	CARIBOU	Suddenly Remixes	Merge
3	CRI	Juvenile	Anjunadeep
4	OVERMONO	Everything U Need [EP]	XL
5	ADRYIANO	100% AUTHENTIC VIP LOUNGE TRAXX [EP]	100% VIP APPROVED MATERIAL
6	YAEJI	What We Drew	XL/Beggars Group
7	BICEP	Isles	Ninja Tune
8	GALCHER LUSTWERK	Information (Redacted)	Ghostly International
9	FIT OF BODY	Punks Unavailable [EP]	2MR
10	BELLA BOO	Once Upon A Passion Remixes	Studio Barnhus

Tags NACC Weekly Charts, WKNC 88.1, WKNC Afterhours

Weekly Charts

Chainsaw Charts 3/23

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date March 23, 2021

	Artist	Record	Label
1	ROB ZOMBIE	The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy	Nuclear Blast
2	BORN OF OSIRIS	“White Nile” [Single]	Sumerian
3	ABOMINABLE PUTRIDITY	Parasitic Metamorphosis Manifestation	Inherited Suffering
4	SUFFERING HOUR	The Cyclic Reckoning	Profound Lore
5	ASPHYX	Necroceros	Century Media
6	BEARTOOTH	“Devastation” [Single]	Red Bull
7	CYTOTOXIN	Nuklearth	Unique Leader
8	WARDRUNA	Kvitravn	AISA
9	THERION	Leviathan	Nuclear Blast
10	BOUNDARIES	Your Receding Warmth	Unbeaten

Tags NACC Weekly Charts, WKNC 88.1, WKNC Chainsaw Rock

Weekly Charts

Daytime Charts 3/23

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date March 23, 2021

	Artist	Record	Label
1	JULIEN BAKER	Little Oblivions	Matador/Beggars Group
2	MISS GRIT	Impostor [EP]	Self-Released
3	CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH	New Fragility	CYHSY/Secretly
4	ADULT MOM	Driver	Epitaph
5	BLACK COUNTRY NEW ROAD	For The First Time	Ninja Tune
6	ARLO PARKS	Collapsed In Sunbeams	Transgressive/PIAS
7	FRUIT BATS	The Pet Parade	Merge
8	MOLLY BURMAN	“Fool Me With Flattery” [Single]	Prolifica/PIAS
9	SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE	Entertainment, Death [Advance Tracks]	Saddle Creek
10	AVALANCHES, THE	We Will Always Love You	Astralwerks
11	TIGERS JAW	I Won’t Care How You Remember Me	Hopeless
12	BLESSED	iii [EP]	Flemish Eye
13	BLU AND EXILE	Miles	Dirty Science
14	CASHINOVA	Big Dragon	Stophouse
15	CITRUS CLOUDS	Collider	Lolipop
16	FAT TONY	Exotica	Carpark
17	LAVA LA RUE	Butter-fly [EP]	Marathon
18	STEVE LACY	The Lo-Fis	L-M
19	ALICIA CLARA	Outsider/Unusual	Hot Tramp
20	ANTONIONI	Antonioni [Advance Tracks]	Lauren
21	BRENT FAIYAZ	“Gravity” feat. Tyler, The Creator [Single]	Lost Kids
22	DEZRON DOUGLAS AND BRANDEE YOUNGER	Force Majeure	International Anthem
23	DON TOLIVER	After Party	WMG Atlantic
24	GALCHER LUSTWERK	Information (Redacted)	Ghostly International
25	KELLY LEE OWENS	Inner Song	Smalltown Supersound
26	MATT MARTIANS	The Last Party	3qtr
27	SERENA ISIOMA	Sensitive [EP]	AWAL
28	SHYGIRL	ALIAS [EP]	Because
29	SMERZ	Believer	XL/Beggars Group
30	SMINO	She Already Decided	Self-Released

TOP ADDS

	Artist	Record	Label
1	REALLY FROM	Really From	Topshelf
2	DOOHICKEY CUBICLE	Don’t Fix Anything 😉	Self-Released
3	RON GALLO	PEACEMEAL	New West
4	CHAD VANGAALEN	World’s Most Stressed Out Gardener	Sub Pop
5	LO TALKER	A Comedy Of Errors	Arts & Crafts
6	ADULT BOOKS	Grecian Urn	Taxi Gauche
7	CRUMB	“Trophy” [Single]	Self-Released
8	SQUID	“Paddling” [Single]	Warp
9	PACKS	“Slivertongue” [Single]	Fire Talk
10	CONTROVERSIAL NEW SKINNY PILL, THE	“No Path Forward” b/w “Welcome 2 Your Show” [Single]	Guilt Ridden Pop

Tags NACC Weekly Charts, WKNC 88.1, WKNC Daytime Rock

New Album Review

Chemtrails Over the Country Club

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date March 23, 2021

ALBUM: “Chemtrails Over The Country Club” by Lana Del Rey
RELEASE YEAR: 2021
LABEL: Interscope
RATING /10: 10 – a country-folk dream
BEST TRACKS: “Tulsa Jesus Freak”, “Chemtrails Over The Country Club”, “Breaking Up Slowly (Feat. Nikki Lane)”
FCC: (none)

The Goddess of sadcore’s long awaited album is here. To announce the release, Lana Del Rey posted an extract on Instagram saying: “Until we meet again, I’ll be out there, running with the wolves.” If you listen to the album, her caption just makes sense: “Chemtrails Over The Country Club” is about Lana running away from California to the countryside and finding out she’s “Wild At Heart” in the process. She makes it very clear that she’s finally found her true self and that she’s not going to let stardom, the media or Los Angeles’ toxicity steal away her identity this time. It’s official: the dream pop queen has turned folk. This album is undoubtedly the result of her embracing both a wilderness and a vulnerability that only genres like 1960’s Americana and country-folk can reliably convey. The harmony between the guitar and the slow piano throughout the album makes for a very soothing record. Compared to the rest of her discography, which mostly depicts heartbreak and sorrow through a sad or glamorous prism, this album sounds like a timid ray of sunshine emerging from behind the clouds.

Let’s talk about the cover first. Lana’s tendency to get inspiration from the 60’s and 70’s is never a surprise to anyone, so her choosing an old school aesthetic for this album isn’t either. The photograph on the cover depicts a group of women around a table inside a country club, all wearing summer dresses and a cheerful smile on their faces. Lana is standing among them, though barely noticeable at first glance, and she’s smiling like never before. The last time Lana chose to use a black and white picture as a cover was in 2014 for “Ultraviolence” where she was standing alone, staring into the camera with a dreadful look in her eyes. I love the idea that Lana went from glamorizing her loneliness and despair to celebrating her newly found happiness surrounded by equally happy women — as if the path home to herself took finding pieces of herself in other people. Speaking of being surrounded by women, all the featurings on the album are female artists: Nashville singer Nikki Lane on the slow and heart-shattering country ballad “Breaking Up Slowly”, and Zella Day and Weyes Blood on the cover of Joni Mitchell’s “For Free”.

Now for the actual content of the album. The very first song, “White Dress”, really intrigued me when I listened to it for the first time. Her trying of new high-pitched vocal techniques when she’s always relied on her deep voice was definitely unexpected, but still very pleasant. Each album she releases fits into a completely new era and universe in my eyes, so I’m always open to being surprised. In this song, she reminisces her past life when “[She] was a waitress / Wearing a white dress” in her teenage years, not yet burdened by the crushing weight of celebrity — a recurring theme on the album. “The best ones lost their mind / So I’m not gonna change / I’ll stay the same”: these lines from “Dark But Just A Game” are pretty self-explanatory. As far as I’m concerned, I’m mostly going to listen to this song for the sensual aura of its verses, which are hypnotic and even strangely addictive, but that’s just my take on it.

Lana is now claiming to be “Wild At Heart”, and indeed, the album unveils a side of her persona that’s wild, sensual, free and craving adventure. She’s no longer tied to the glamour of the City of Angels but rather to the recklessness of the countryside. Throughout her discography, the New York-born singer went from idolizing the “West Coast”, to questioning if she really belonged in Los Angeles in her poetry book with “LA Who Am I To Love You”, to eventually wanting to move away from California as far as possible. That being said, the allusions to country culture and the Midwest throughout the record are all pretty obvious: her sharing of religious faith with her lover in “Tulsa Jesus Freak”, her love for living on the road in “Not All Who Wander Are Lost” and her leisure time at the country club in “Chemtrails Over The Country Club” are good examples.

In an interview she gave for Mojo, Lana stated that her new album was “more innocently emotional” than her previous records, and it would be hard to say otherwise. The fragile and bare emotions Lana had finally been comfortable writing about on both “Norman Fucking Rockwell!” — her last album — and “Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass” — her poetry book — seem to have helped her transcend the desperation she’d been drowning in for years now. She’s no longer holding onto toxic lovers but rather finally owning her side of the story in “Breaking Up Slowly”, my favorite song off the album: “It’s hard to be lonely, but it’s the right thing to do”. I was also glad to find songs on the album that actually portray loving and healthy romantic relationships. Lana has always been heavily criticized for “glamorizing abuse” or only singing about toxic relationships. While I never minded her writing about her own experiences and actually found comfort in her portrayal of heartbreak, lyrics like “You make me feel I’m invincible / Just like I wanted / No more candle in the wind” in “Yosemite” are very relieving to hear. The last thing I’ve noticed about her lyrics is how playful and carefree Lana seems to have become: sunny afternoons spent by the swimming pool, road trips in her old sports car, drinking whiskey and coke at the bar or teasing her love interest about his astrological sign — her new ranch Americana and roots persona seems to be having fun.

I could honestly keep writing about Lana’s music for days, but I’ll end this review here. I’m glad she’s finally found her “own version of America”, by leaving Los Angeles behind and being one with the countryside. As someone who’s been listening to her music for 10 years now, I’m glad she’s finally welcoming warmth, happiness and playfulness into her songwriting — without the underlying fear that often comes with being that vulnerable.

-Lise Nox

Tags chemtrails over the country club, lana del rey, lise nox, New Album Review, Pop