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Play “Party 4 U”

Post author By esdallma
Post date May 10, 2025

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Mementos and cultural signposts, Charli XCX’s discography maps and envelopes previous and evolving cultural contexts, it was “it girl,” “Von Dutch” and “365” “party girl” last summer, now returning nostalgically to a more ghostly melody.

“Party 4 U” falls into a Gatsby-ian trope — a yearning for the specific observer and impact; performative vulnerability. She plays with interchangeability, evolution and tonal shift of ‘party for you’ to ‘party on you’ and the weight of unreciprocated devotion.

Tags Charli XCX, party 4 U

Weekly Charts

Chainsaw Charts 5/6/25

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date May 9, 2025

Chainsaw Charts

	Artist	Record	Label
1	CHAT PILE	Cool World	The Flenser
2	PHRENELITH	Ashen Womb	Dark Descent
3	GIGAN	Anomalous Abstractigate Infinitessimus	Willowtip
4	ABHORRATION	Demonolatry	Invictus
5	BLACK CURSE	Burning in Celestial Poison	Sepulchral Voice
6	DECEASED	Children of the Morgue	Hells Headbangers
7	DELIRANT	Thoughteater	Sentient Ruin
8	DEMON BITCH	Master of the Games	Cruz del Sur
9	HIGH ON FIRE	Cometh The Storm	MNRK
10	MAYHEMIC	Toba	Sepulcharal Voice

Chainsaw Adds

	Artist	Record	Label
1	MESSA	The Spin	Metal Blade

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

Weekly Charts

Afterhours Charts 5/6/25

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date May 9, 2025

Afterhours Charts

	Artist	Record	Label
1	MAGITECH	Rootkit Vultures	Gimmedanger
2	MOUSETRAPPING	I’VE ALWAYS HATED THE INTERNET	Self-Released
3	FULL BODY 2	infinity signature [EP]	Year0001
4	TAPEWORMS	Grand Voyage	Music_Website
5	DJ BEETLEBITCH	Acidtape2024 [EP]	Dirtbag
6	OUT THE BLUE	Acid Fog [EP]	Self-Released
7	1-800-BRKLYN!	The Upper Atmosphere / Elysium [EP]	BRN1NG BRA1N SOUND INDUSTRIES
8	KENTUCKY FRIED BITCH COLLECTION VOL. 3	VARIOUS ARTISTS	Cheapskape
9	SEXCORP.	Sexo, Violencia, Rio & Sao Paulo	Self-Released
10	TAYLOR ART	Falling Out Of Orbit	Self-Released

Afterhours Adds

	Artist	Record	Label
1	MAGITECH	Rootkit Vultures	Gimmedanger
2	MOUSETRAPPING	I’VE ALWAYS HATED THE INTERNET	Self-Released
3	FULL BODY 2	infinity signature [EP]	Year0001

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

Weekly Charts

Underground Charts 5/6/25

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date May 9, 2025

	Artist	Record	Label
1	JESHI	Airbag Woke Me Up	Because
2	PRO-TEENS, THE	MF Teen: Your Concernence In The Above Is Assumed	College Of Knowledge
3	JAE SKEESE	Ground Level	Drumwork/Equity
4	MICHI	Dirty Talk	Stones Throw
5	FLY ANAKIN	(The) Forever Dream	Lex
6	TOKIMONSTA	Eternal Reverie	Young Art
7	WRETCH 32	“Feels” [Single]	Self-Released
8	WAHID	THEY ALL GO MAD! [EP]	Innovative Leisure
9	KURIOUS	Majician	Rhymesayers/Metalface
10	LYRICS BORN	Goodbye, Sticky Rice	Mobile Home

Tags charts, college radio, Hip-Hop, NACC Weekly Charts, Rap, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Weekly Charts

Jazz Charts 5/6/25

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date May 8, 2025

	Artist	Record	Label
1	RICHARD BARATTA	Looking Back	Savant
2	RODNEY JORDAN	Memphis Blue	Baxter
3	DAVE ROBBINS BIG BAND	Happy Faces	Cellar
4	TAKUYA KURODA	Everyday	PPK
5	EMPRESS, THE	Square One	Cellar
6	BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET	Belonging	Blue Note
7	RACHEL THERRIEN	Mi Hogar II	Lulaworld
8	HIROMI	OUT THERE	Telarc/Concord Jazz
9	RODNEY WHITAKER	Mosaic: The Music Of Gregg Hill	Origin
10	NANAMI HARUTA	The Vibe	Origin

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

Weekly Charts

Top Charts 5/6/25

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date May 8, 2025

Top Charts

	Artist	Record	Label
1	DAISY THE GREAT	“Ballerina” [Single]	S-Curve
2	FOXWARREN	“Listen2me” [Single]	Anti-
3	STEREOLAB	“Aerial Troubles” [Single]	Warp
4	KICKBACK, THE	Hit Piece	Big Lie
5	CASINO HEARTS	A Walk In The Grass [EP]	Self-Released
6	GREAT GRANDPA	Patience, Moonbeam	Run For Cover
7	GREER	Big Smile	Epitaph
8	JADE BIRD	“Dreams” [Single]	Glassnote
9	JAPANESE BREAKFAST	For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)	Dead Oceans
10	LAEL NEALE	Altogether Stranger	Sub Pop
11	MAE MARTIN	I’m A TV	Casablanca/Republic
12	MAMALARKY	Hex Key	Epitaph
13	PANCHIKO	Ginkgo	Nettwerk
14	DISCUS	To Relate To	Sun-Rom
15	FEEBLE LITTLE HORSE	“This Is Real” [Single]	Saddle Creek
16	FRANKIE COSMOS	“Vanity” [Single]	Sub Pop
17	GLARE	Sunset Funeral	Deathwish
18	MOMMA	Welcome To My Blue Sky	Polyvinyl
19	PICTORIA VARK	Nothing Sticks	Get Better
20	PINK MUST	Pink Must	15 love
21	SASAMI	Blood On The Silver Screen	Domino
22	SUNBATHE	Myself To You	Time Release
23	BUG CLUB, THE	“Jealous Boy” [Single]	Sub Pop
24	MEDIUM, THE	Sports! [EP]	Earth Libraries
25	WET	Two Lives	30SF
26	AGRED	St. Vlntn’s	Self-Released
27	AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS	Cartoon Darkness	B2B
28	ANTHONY PEARS	“Let’s Dance” [Single]	AenT
29	BACCHAE	Next Time	Get Better
30	BATHE	Inside Voice(s)	MNRK

Top Adds

	Artist	Record	Label
1	MEI SEMONES	Animaru	Bayonet
2	SAMANTHA CRAIN	Gumshoe	Real Kind
3	INDIGO DE SOUZA	“Heartthrob” [Single]	Loma Vista/Concord
4	RILO KILEY	The Execution Of All Things	Saddle Creek
5	MAMALARKY	Hex Key	Epitaph
6	SAHARA GRIM	Fable	Self-Released
7	SUNFLOWER BEAN	Mortal Primetime	Lucky Number
8	MAIA FRIEDMAN	“In A Dream It Could Happen” [Single]	Last Gang

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

Concert Preview

Locals Only! for May

Post author By Emily Heiges
Post date May 8, 2025

applefield plays with 03popmachine at Neptunes for Locals Only! on May 8.

Another year, another Local’s Only! A collaboration between WKNC and Neptunes to show off and show up for local bands returns later on Thursday, May 8. Featuring two indie bands from right here in Raleigh, North Carolina, you’re not going to want to miss it. Let’s take a look at the bands.

Tags events, live music, local, Locals Only, WKNC

Weekly Charts

Chainsaw Charts 4/29/25

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date May 2, 2025

Chainsaw Charts

	Artist	Record	Label
1	OSTRACA	Eventualities [EP]	Persistent Vision
2	GOD COMPLEX	He Watches in Silence [EP]	SharpTone
3	DEAFHEAVEN	Lonely People With Power	Roadrunner
4	PHRENELITH	Ashen Womb	Dark Descent
5	DELIRANT	Thoughteater	Sentient Ruin
6	COCLEA X CANUT DE BON	No esperan por nadie	Self-Released
7	BLAZING TOMB	Singles From The Tomb [EP]	Creator-Destructor
8	DEFEATED SANITY	“Accelerating The Rot” [Single]	Season Of Mist
9	MITOCHONDRION	Vitriseptome	Profound Lore
10	ABHORRATION	Demonolatry	Invictus Invictus

Chainsaw Adds

	Artist	Record	Label
1	OSTRACA	Eventualities [EP]	Persistent Vision
2	MESSA	The Spin	Metal Blade

Tags charts, college radio, heavy, local, Metal, NACC Weekly Charts, NC State, Raleigh, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Weekly Charts

Afterhours Charts 4/29/25

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date May 2, 2025

"Grand Voyage" by Tapeworms

	Artist	Record	Label
1	TAPEWORMS	Grand Voyage	Music_Website
2	SEXCORP.	Sexo, Violencia, Rio & Sao Paulo	Self-Released
3	DJ BEETLEBITCH	Acidtape2024 [EP]	Dirtbag
4	OUT THE BLUE	Acid Fog [EP]	Self-Released
5	1-800-BRKLYN!	The Upper Atmosphere / Elysium [EP]	BRN1NG BRA1N SOUND INDUSTRIES
6	KENTUCKY FRIED BITCH COLLECTION VOL. 3	VARIOUS ARTISTS	Cheapskape
7	TAYLOR ART	Falling Out Of Orbit	Self-Released
8	TELEPATH CORP	テレパシーの	Geometric Lullaby
9	SUNFLWR	heard it in a dream	Unbelievably Spectacular
10	YEULE	“Skullcrusher” [Single]

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

Weekly Charts

Underground Charts 4/29/25

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date May 1, 2025

	Artist	Record	Label
1	DUCKWRTH	All American F*ckboy	Them Hellas
2	KUNA MAZE	Layers	Tru Thoughts
3	MICHI	Dirty Talk	Stones Throw
4	SAM AKPRO	Evenfall	Anti-
5	WIZ THE MC AND BEES AND HONEY	“Show Me Love” [Single]	Bamboo Artists
6	9LIVES	“UP FREESTYLE” feat. Odetari [Single]	Pulse/Concord
7	WAHID	THEY ALL GO MAD! [EP]	Innovative Leisure
8	FLY ANAKIN	(The) Forever Dream	Lex
9	JACOB BANKS	Yonder: Book I	Nobody
10	EDDIE CHACON	Lay Low

Tags charts, college radio, Hip-Hop, local, NACC Weekly Charts, Raleigh, Rap, WKNC, WKNC 88.1