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Top Charts 5/27/25

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date May 29, 2025

Top Charts

	Artist	Record	Label
1	CLEOPATRICK	Fake Moon	Nowhere Special/Thirty Tigers
2	FEEBLE LITTLE HORSE	“This Is Real” [Single]	Saddle Creek
3	MEI SEMONES	Animaru	Bayonet
4	PINK MUST	Pink Must	15 love
5	APRIL MARCH	“Surfing Castafiore” [Single]	Bong Load
6	DISCUS	To Relate To	Sun-Rom
7	DOUBLE WISH	Deeper Ecstasy [EP]	Hit The North
8	FRANKIE COSMOS	“Vanity” [Single]	Sub Pop
9	GREER	Big Smile	Epitaph
10	LAEL NEALE	Altogether Stranger	Sub Pop
11	PANCHIKO	Ginkgo	Nettwerk
12	PHOEBE RINGS	“Fading Star” [Single]	Carpark
13	PICTORIA VARK	Nothing Sticks	Get Better
14	SAMANTHA CRAIN	Gumshoe	Real Kind
15	SASAMI	Blood On The Silver Screen	Domino
16	STEREOLAB	Instant Holograms On Metal Film	Warp/Duophonic
17	SUNBATHE	Myself To You	Time Release
18	WET	Two Lives	30SF
19	ADRIAN QUESADA	“Ojos Secos” feat. Cuco [Single]	ATO
20	ANGELICA GARCIA	Gemelo	Partisan
21	ATLAS	Zone Complex “Ideus” [EP]	Self-Released
22	BABE RAINBOW	Slipper Imp And Shakaerator	p(doom)/Virgin
23	CASINO HEARTS	A Walk In The Grass [EP]	Self-Released
24	COSINEVI	Tales From The Rainbowlands	Tree Critters
25	DAISY THE GREAT	“Ballerina” [Single]	S-Curve
26	DAUGHTER OF SWORDS	Alex	Psychic Hotline
27	DUSQK	Gaia/RAE	Self-Released
28	FENNEC	Nice Work Volume. 3 [EP]	Self-Released
29	GLARE	Sunset Funeral	Deathwish
30	GREAT GRANDPA	Patience, Moonbeam	Run For Cover

Top Adds

	Artist	Record	Label
1	WOMBO	“Danger in Fives” [Single]	Fire Talk
2	STEREOLAB	Instant Holograms On Metal Film	Warp/Duophonic
3	WEDNESDAY	“Elderberry Wine” [Single]	Dead Oceans
4	SEDONA	Getting Into Heaven	Kiss This
5	HOST FAMILY	Extended Play [EP]	Candlepin

Tags charts, college radio, daytime, local, NACC Weekly Charts, NC State, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Miscellaneous

The Importance of Variety

Post author By dj dragonfly
Post date May 26, 2025

Fleetwood Mac "Rumors" album on record player. Image by Sophia Dutton-Rodkin

What does it mean to have a diverse musical palate? Does it mean liking many artists in one genre? Many genres but few artists? Many similar genres? A few wildly different ones? As someone who loves exploring different genres, I don’t think there is a “right” answer.

Everyone is allowed to like whatever they like. There is no right or wrong answer to the question: What is good music?

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” – Margaret Wolff Hungerford.

A less literal paraphrase might be along the lines of: “Good music is in the heart of the listener.” Everyone has different upbringings and experiences and tastes. There might be some music that is objectively bad but if someone likes it there has to be a reason behind it. Maybe they are noticing something others aren’t.

Tags dj dragonfly, Music Variety, WKNC

Weekly Charts

Chainsaw Charts 5/20/25

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date May 23, 2025

	Artist	Record	Label
1	DEAFHEAVEN	Lonely People With Power	Roadrunner
2	THOU	Umbilical	Sacred Bones
3	SIDEREAN	Spilling the Astral Chalice	Edged Circle
4	COFFIN CURSE	The Continuous Nothing	Memento Mori
5	DEFEATED SANITY	“Accelerating The Rot” [Single]	Season Of Mist
6	DEMON BITCH	Master of the Games	Cruz del Sur
7	HIGH ON FIRE	Cometh The Storm	MNRK
8	MITOCHONDRION	Vitriseptome	Profound Lore
9	CANUT DE BON	no esperan por nadie	Sello Cototo
10	BLOOD INCANTATION	Absolute Elsewhere	Century Media

Tags charts, college radio, Metal, NACC Weekly Charts, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Music News and Interviews

After Dreamville: What’s Next for Raleigh?

Post author By slacker
Post date May 23, 2025

Promotional logo for Dreamville Festival.

The “end of an era” is what Atlanta-based rap duo EarthGang tweeted in reference to their performance at month’s Dreamville festival. Dreamville, held annually at Raleigh’s Dorothea Dix Park, has come to a close, at least in its current form. Considering this, many are wondering what is next for live music in the Triangle.

Tags dreamville, Festivals, live music, local, Raleigh, WKNC

Weekly Charts

Afterhours Charts 5/20/25

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date May 23, 2025

Afterhours Charts

	Artist	Record	Label
1	MISO EXTRA	Earcandy	Transgressive/PIAS
2	KATIE MCBRIDE	THE ANGELS ARE CALLING	Pyramid Blood
3	MAGITECH	Rootkit Vultures	Gimmedanger
4	YEULE	“Evangelic Girl Is A Gun” [Single]	Ninja Tune
5	NO JOY	“Bugland” [Single]	Hand Drawn Dracula
6	SALAMI ROSE JOE LOUIS	Lorings	Brainfeeder
7	SHENEVERHEXDMEBACK	Light_leavingmybody [EP]	Vapor Scape
8	GWENNYLOL	Blurry Sky	Vapor Scape
9	S4DUNICORN	system//selene [EP]	Vapor Scape
10	HARMFUL LOGIC	SOULGEMCOLLECTION (Deluxe)	MAD BREAKS

Afterhours Adds

	Artist	Record	Label
1	MISO EXTRA	Earcandy	Transgressive/PIAS
2	KATIE MCBRIDE	THE ANGELS ARE CALLING	Pyramid Blood
3	YEULE	“Evangelic Girl Is A Gun” [Single]	Ninja Tune
4	NO JOY	“Bugland” [Single]	Hand Drawn Dracula
5	SALAMI ROSE JOE LOUIS	Lorings	Brainfeeder

Tags charts, college radio, Electronic, NACC Weekly Charts, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Weekly Charts

Underground Charts 5/20/25

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date May 22, 2025

	Artist	Record	Label
1	DUCKWRTH	All American F*ckboy	Them Hellas
2	AJ TRACEY	“Crush” feat. Jorja Smith [Single]	Revenge
3	9LIVES	“UP FREESTYLE” feat. Odetari [Single]	Pulse/Concord
4	EDDIE CHACON	Lay Low	Stones Throw
5	FLY ANAKIN	(The) Forever Dream	Lex
6	JACOB BANKS	Yonder: Book I	Nobody
7	KUNA MAZE	Layers	Tru Thoughts
8	MICHI	Dirty Talk	Stones Throw
9	SAM AKPRO	Evenfall	Anti-
10	JESHI	Airbag Woke Me Up	Because

Tags charts, college radio, NACC Weekly Charts, Rap, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Miscellaneous

Playing Music with Animals

Post author By dj dragonfly
Post date May 22, 2025

12 week old puppy (Daphne) sleeping on lap of piano player. Image by Sophia Dutton-Rodkin

Any musician worth their salt could say with full confidence that practice is the cornerstone of success. Practice at home, in the dorms, in the practice rooms and even in between classes. While your roommates might think you’re strange, it doesn’t matter if you aren’t disturbing anyone. In my case, the one most affected by my practice would be my lovely lady, Daphne. She’s an Australian cattle dog mix and she both loves and hates when I play music.

Tags Animals, dj dragonfly, music

Weekly Charts

Jazz Charts 5/20/25

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date May 22, 2025

Jazz Charts

	Artist	Record	Label
1	BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET	Belonging	Blue Note
2	RACHEL THERRIEN	Mi Hogar II	Lulaworld
3	MAVIS PAN	Rising	Self-Released
4	CLARK TERRY QUARTET	In Orbit (Reissue)	Craft / Concord
5	FIEVEL IS GLAUQUE	Rong Weicknes	Fat Possum
6	IMMANUEL WILKINS	Blues Blood	Blue Note
7	TAKUYA KURODA	Everyday	PPK
8	RICHARD BARATTA	Looking Back	Savant
9	NALA SINEPHRO	Endlessness	Warp
10	NANAMI HARUTA	The Vibe	Origin

Jazz Adds

	Artist	Record	Label
1	BRANDON WOODY	For The Love Of It All	Blue Note
2	HYLDON AND ADRIAN YOUNGE	Hyldon JID023	Jazz Is Dead
3	GERALD CLAYTON	Ones & Twos	Blue Notes
4	JAMES ZITO	Zito’s Jump	Self-Released
5	TRIOLOGY	The Slow Road	Cellar
6	FERDI AND SOFIANE PAMART	“MONTREAUX PALACE” [Single]	Demain/PIAS
7	JOSE LUIZ MARTINS	Odyssey Mixtape	Origin
8	VINCE GUARALDI TRIO	Jazz Impressions Of A Boy Named Charlie Brown (Expanded Edition)	Concord

Tags charts, college radio, jazz, NACC Weekly Charts, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Weekly Charts

Top Charts 5/20/25

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date May 21, 2025

Top Charts

	Artist	Record	Label
1	APRIL MARCH	“Surfing Castafiore” [Single]	Bong Load
2	CLEOPATRICK	Fake Moon	Nowhere Special/Thirty Tigers
3	FOXWARREN	“Listen2me” [Single]	Anti-
4	FRANKIE COSMOS	“Vanity” [Single]	Sub Pop
5	GREER	Big Smile	Epitaph
6	HYPERBOREA32X	Lowkey [EP]	Self-Released
7	JADE BIRD	“Dreams” [Single]	Glassnote
8	JADE THE MOON	“Dirty John Type” [Single]	Self-Released
9	MAMALARKY	Hex Key	Epitaph
10	PANCHIKO	Ginkgo	Nettwerk
11	PINK MUST	Pink Must	15 love
12	SAMANTHA CRAIN	Gumshoe	Real Kind
13	SUNBATHE	Myself To You	Time Release
14	THE VON TRAPPS	“Go With Me” [Single]	Self-Released
15	ALCEST	Les Chants De L’Aurore	Nuclear Blast
16	ALLIE KENNY	“Soft Crash” [Single]	Self-Released
17	AMENRA	De Toorn & With Fang And Claw [EP]	Relapse
18	ANYA MARINA	Asteroid	Good Rope
19	BABY IN VAIN	Sea Glass	Escho
20	BEN KATZMANS DEGREASER	Tears On The Beach	BUFU
21	BOUDICCA’S BASS SERVICE	“Hiding” [Single]	Self-Released
22	CERAMIC ANIMAL	Cosmic Eraser	Self-Released
23	CEREMONY OF SILENCE	Halios	Willowtip
24	COFFIN CURSE	The Continuous Nothing	Memento Mori
25	DAISY THE GREAT	“Ballerina” [Single]	S-Curve
26	DEAR ROUGE	Lonesome High	Pheromone/Cadence
27	ENTREZ VOUS	Antenna Legs Hear Everything	Self-Released
28	FLAMINGOS IN THE TREE	As It Falls Into Place	Self-Released
29	GARBAGE	“There’s No Future In Optimism” [Single]	BMG
30	GLARE	Sunset Funeral	Deathwish

Top Adds

	Artist	Record	Label
1	SWIMMING BELL	Somnia	Perpetual Doom
2	AUNT KATRINA	“Peace of Mind” [Single]	Crafted Sounds
3	GRINGO STAR	Sweethearts	Gringo Star/Dizzybird
4	FLORRY	“Hey Baby” [Single]	Dear Life
5	FLORRY	“First It Was A Movie, Then It Was A Book” [Single]	Dear Life
6	SPILL TAB	ANGIE	Because
7	BUG CRUSH	Somehow I Go In Circles All The Time [EP]	Self-Released

Tags charts, college radio, daytime, NACC Weekly Charts, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Classic Album Review

A Shocking Blue Review: “At Home” (1969)

Post author By dj dragonfly
Post date May 20, 2025

"At Home" by Shocking Blue album cover

Personal Favorites:

“Love Machine”
“Venus”
“California Here I come”
“Poor Boy”
“Love Buzz”
“Hot Sand”
“Wild Wind”

Tags Album Review, dj dragonfly, Shocking Blue

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