Scandinavian Special

Some top fresh indie tracks, as well as great new songs coming off that Scandinavian ice flow. Zara Larsson is young pop princess whose music sounds like it came right off your summer playlist. Mans Zelmerlow was the Eurovision winner this year from Sweden. His wining song, Heroes, has a lot of potential for the US dance market, I think it is just a remix away from being a huge hit here. Seinabo Sey released her full album Pretend, its fantastic and full of deep vocals and strong song writing.

Lets Dance in the Rain

For those long rainy November days a mix of songs to get you off your couch and tapping your feet to - a mix of old and new. Dance the cloudy days away.

Electronica 101

Electronic music is a passion of mine, I wish I had the skills to make it, but i nevertheless enjoy listening to it. This playlist is an introduction to all the different kinds of electronic music I like:
trance, techno, trip hop, tropical house, indietronica, electro swing, and all different subgenera. I really want to highlight Mura Masa, a young 19 year old electronic producer from the UK. I think his music is really unique, when listening to his songs you can hear the emotional charge of his work and how personal it is to him. His music truly represents the cutting edge and the emergence of a new electronica sub-genre 'future'. I suggest checking out his albums they are both on Spotify.

Funky Reprieve

I love funk and RnB, I always try to have one radio show a semester entirely dedicated to the genre and as this was that show. Included in this playlist are a lot of old classics from those funky days gone by, as well as some 90s and early 00s RnB and a very special feature band on the playlist Ripe. Ripe is a dance pop funk outfit from Boston; they have played a gigs all over Boston and New England (even two gigs at Trinity College). They are great live act and they recently released a new album called "Hey Hello": it is the perfect album to let loose to and enjoy your night. Get ready to put your dancing shoes on.

Distraction Abstraction

This week I have tried to bring you guys a diverse collection of up and coming artists Botany, Myke Terry, and FAM. This is a very eclectic playlist with everything from singer/songwriter music to experimental hip hop and some modern soul. In some ways this playlist is a little distracted, but it will keep you on your toes as you move from genre to genre.

The Perfect Chilly Afternoon

This is the perfect playlist for a chilly afternoon, co-hosted with new DJ at WRTC Sophie Prince this playlist is entirely slow, pleasant, soft rock tunes. If you need a playlist for homework or curling up in a large chair with a warm blanket on a cold winter day - this is the playlist you have been waiting for.
Spotlight artists: Lo- Fang, Gabe Bondoc, and Kwabs.

TJ & OG Take The World!

This was a 3 hour show that TJ Lee and I covered during a long weekend at College. Our initial theme was all throwbacks, but with so much time to fill we expanded it a bit. This playlist is filled with middle school dance classics, sweet singer songwriter ballads, and the coolest new indie rock and electronica. I want to thank TJ for his fantastic DJ skills and for some of the best radio banter ever heard on WRTC.

October 6th Radio Show Playlist

This weeks playlist follows my typical pattern; I try to do more electronic pop in the beginning of the playlist, then slow it down in to some dark pop and singer song writer material, then leave you all with happy funky fresh vibes. Some of the artists to pay attention to in this playlist are: Little Comets, Lawrence Taylor, and Myke Terry. Enjoy!

Universe - Ardyn

Ardyn is the electro pop collaboration of British twins Rob and Kate Pearson. "Universe" is their debut single, it represents a very promising start for the new group. The slowly building track is dark, dreamy, and reminiscent of The XX or Låpsley. The delicately constructed song starts with almost hesitant guitars, but with the aid of Kate's clear voice blooms into a foot tapping triumph. If this single is anything to judge them by their EP will be a success.

Trust - Half Moon Run

Half Moon Run is an alt-pop band bringing their own dreamy chill vibes to the already packed genre. "Trust" is an ode to unrequited love and watching others be happy, this emotional subject is reflected in vocalist and band leader Devon Portalje's dark vocals. Solid drums and keyboard round out the sound of the single to make it more of a rock track then a some of their most recent singles which sound more like Alt-J or Fleet Foxes. Their sophomore album "Sun Leads Me On" is supposed to be released on October 23rd; it will be interesting to see if this rock sound is something they have developed in this release. Something about this track reminds me of "Awkward" by San Cisco, I can't quite put my finger on what though.

 

September 29th Marathon Show

This weeks playlist presents a variety sounds for your listening pleasure. A more relaxed and sedated playlist than last week, the focus of this playlist is on lyrically masterful songs. Some of the artists I wanted to draw attention to are: Aquilo (a pop soul duo from England who's remix of Marian Hill's "Human" is killer), Allen Stone (an incredible new artist whose strong voice and strong messages have been soaring up the indie charts), and Alabama Shakes. Alabama Shakes is a Grammy nominated blues rock group from the South, their sophomore album Sound and Color debuted at number one.

Automatic - AlunaGeorge, Zhu

"Automatic" is a collaboration from 2 well known names in the dance pop world AlunaGeorge for their work with Disclosure and DJ Snake and Zhu for his anthem "Faded"; which was nominated for a Grammy. Released earlier this month, "Automatic", combines early 2000s garage beats with RnB and jazz. Aluna's child like voice intoxicates the track as it goes from beat to beat; towards the end "Automatic" slows down to bring in a wailing saxophone at the end track. With such an organic ending its the perfect track to end your Saturday night with.

Ghost Of A Chance - RAC mix

Ghost of a Chance- RAC mix by Young & Sick

This remix is a fantastic rework of a very artistic track. The original track has a much more sultry and dreamy tone, with some hard electric chords and strange synth sections. I think the remix makes the track much more listenable to the general public. RAC brings it usual magic to the remix, having it be exactly that a remix or reimagining of the original song rather than just layering dance beats on the track. RAC changes many of the synths parts to guitar sounds which really brings the track into it's own.  This is a remix to play with your  friends as you enjoy the last of the summer weather, and we say goodbye to the fun electro pop which has been all over the billboards this summer, in favor of the doc martins and rock which come with the cooling weather.

September 22nd Marathon Radio Show

A new year, a new time slot.

The beginning of a new school year at Trinity College means a few things for the college radio station WRTC: training new student djs, changing schedules, and most importantly the fundraising marathon. The marathon runs for 2 weeks every year in early fall, it is the only time of year that we ask for any money from our listeners, and now, more than ever, we rely on their backing to keep us on the air doing what we do best.
This was the first time we have had students contribute to producing the marathon programing. I was pretty excited to get on the radio waves a little earlier than normal and try and raise some money. We managed to get a few callers to call in and make donations which I was very pleased about. 
With my playlist for this show I just wanted to ease into the radio year with some great music. The first half of the playlist is a lot of new songs I have been enjoying recently, the second half is some old favorites that I never get tired of.

April 17th 2015

The Wombats' new album Glitterbug

Artist/ Album/ Track

Chet Baker/ Chet Baker signs...../Old Devil Moon
Joywave/ How do you Feel/ Tongues
Verite/ Echo EP/ Weekend
Marian Hill/ Lips/ Got It
Years & Years/ Real/ Real
San Cisco/ Gracetown/ Get Magic
Odesza/ In Return/ All We Need
Odesza/ In Return/ Bloom
The Wombats/ Glitterbug/ Give Me A Try
The Wombats/ Glitterbug/ The English Summer
The Wombats/ Glitterbug/ Pink Lemonade
The Wombats/ Glitterbug/ Be Your Shadow
We Are Scientists/ Make It Easy Under The Sea
Erik Hassel/ No Words/ No Words
The Kooks/ Listen/ Around Town
The Kooks/ Listen/ Westside
Hoosiers/ The News From Nowhere/ Somewhere in the Distance
The Wombats/ Glitterbug/ Headspace
The Kooks/ Listen/ It Was London

April 10th 2015

Artist/ Album/ Track

Florence + The Machine/ Ship to Wreak/ Ship to Wreak
Mumford and Sons/ The Wolf/ the Wolf
Mumford and Sons/ Sigh No More/ The Cave
Bon Iver/ For Emma Forever ago/ Skinny Love
Mumford and Sons/ Live From Shepard's Bush Arena/ White blank Page
Of Monsters and Men/ Crystals/ Crystals
Florence + The Machine/ What Kind of Man/ What Kind of Man
Lykke Li/ I Follow Rivers (The Magician Remix)
Florence + The Machine/ St Jude/ St Jude
Florence + The Machine/ Ship to Wreak/ Ship to Wreak
MOTHXR/ Easy/ Easy
The Kooks/ Listen/ Bad Habit
Caitlyn Scarlett/ Jurassic Jukebox and Other Drugs/ Mary Jane
Hilary Duff/ Sparks/ Sparks
Lord Huron/ Fool For Love/ Fool For Love
The Head and The Heart/ The Head and The Heart/ Lost In My Mind
Lord Huron/ Strange Trails/ Until the Night Turns
Verite/ Echo EP/ Weekend

Here is the link to the spotify playlist
https://open.spotify.com/user/1245841760/playlist/43GVmeno6ZT5DZCt3YWlO3

April 3rd 2015

Animal Years

Artist/ Album/ Track

BiPolar Sunshine/ Drowning Butterflys/ Love More Worry Less
Highs/ Highs EP/ Caniibal Coast
ODESZA/ In Return/ Sundara
ODESZA/ In Return/ Memories That You Call
Step Rockets/ Kisser/ Kisser
Caitlyn Scarlett/ Jurassic Jukebox and Other Drugs/ Bad Love
Dead Times/ Every Moment/ Every Moment
Caitlyn Scarlett/ Jurassic Jukebox and Other Drugs/ Mary Jane
Sufjan Stevens/ Carrie & Lowell/ Eugene
John Legend/ Love in The Future/ Save the Night
John Legend/ Love in The Future/ The Beginning
Daniela Andrade/ Crazy In Love
SOHN/ Tremors/ Artifice
Michael Persall/ This & That EP/ Twice
MOTHXR/ Easy
Animal Years/ Sun Will Rise/ Forget What they're Telling You
Animal Years/ Sun Will Rise/ Meet Me

March 6th 2015

DANIELA

Artist/ Album/ Track

Lapsley/ Understudy/ Falling short
Johnny Swim/ Diamonds/ Home
Lapsley/ Understudy/ 8896
Daniela Andrade/ Crazy in Love
John Mayer/ XO/ XO
Hozier/ From Eden EP/ From Eden
Aloe Black/ I Need A Dollar/ I Need A Dollar
Flume, Chet Faker/ Lockjaw/ Drop The Game
Seinabo Sey/ For Madeline/ Hard Time
Tove Lo/ Queen of the Clouds/ Habits (Stay High)
The Soft White Sixties/ Get Right/ Lemon Squeezer
Pickwick/ Cant Talk Medicine/ Hacienda Motel
Young Rising Sons/ Young Rising Sons/ High
Magic Man/ Before the Waves/ Tonight
Wolf Gang/ Lay Your Love Down/ Lay Your Love Down
DANIELA/ Our Time/ Our Time
Glass Animals/ ZABA/ Pools
Aquilo/ Human (Marian Hill Remix)

February 27th 2015 Extra Long Show

The first part of this playlist is mainly acoustic covers and then it gets into what I normally play.

ARTIST/ ALBUM/ TRACK

Florence and the machine/ Lungs/ Dog Days are Over
Kina Grannis/ Elements/ Oh Father
Snow Patrol/ Eyes Open/ Chasing Cars
Gardiner Sisters/ Home/Dirty Paws
Us the Duo/ Shake It Off
The Civil Wars/ Between The Bars/ Billie Jean
Less is More. Cool Kids/Riptide
Kina Grannis/ Chandelier/ Chandelier
Adele/ 21/ Lovesong
the bird and the bee/ Interpreting the Masters vol.1/ Man-eater
Daniela Andrade/ Crazy in Love/ Crazy in Love
Megan & Liz/ Stereo Hears- single/ Stereo Hearts
Ellie Goulding/ Halcyon/ Hanging On
Work Drugs/ Misfits/ Rolling in the Deep
Crystal Castles/ II/ Not in Love feat. Robert Smith
Sade/ The Ultimate Collection/ Still in Love with you
Michael Paynter/ Money on You Tongue/ Roxanne
Chet Faker/ Digging in the Blogosphere/ No Diggity
Best Coast/ Just Tell Me That You Want Me : A Tribute dot Fleetwood Mac/ Rhiannon
Ellie Goulding/ Lights/ Your Song
Lo-Fang/ Blue Film/ You're the One That I Want
Norah Jones/ Feels Like Home/ Sunrise
Hozier/ Hozier/ Like Real People Do
John Legend/ Love in The Future/ Save The Night
Jill Scott/ Who is Jill Scott?/ Long Walk
Lauryn Hill/ The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill/ Doo Wop (That Thing)
James Blake/ James Blake/ Limit To Your Love
Sam Smith/ Int he Lonely Hour/ Like I Can
Hempus Nessvold/ Thinking out Loud/ Thinking Out Loud
James Blake/ James Blake/ The Wilhelm Scream
Rhiannon Giddens/ Tomorrow is My Turn/ Black Is the Color
Madeleine Peyroux/ Queer as Folk/ Dance Me To the End of Love
Rosenhill/ Mother/ Mother
Sylvan Esso/ Coffee/ Coffee
DANIELA/ Our Time/ Our Time
Kassandra/ Run/ Run

February 20th 2015 Ladies Choice

Great music by women

Artist/ Album/ Track

Adele/ 21/ Take It All 

Dolly Parton/ Jolene/ Jolene

Grace Weber/ The Refinery/ Perfect Stranger

Seinabo Sey/ For Madeline/ You

Miriam Bryant/ Dragon/ Dragon

Zara Larsson/ Undercover/ Carry You Home

Lennon & Maisey/ Boom Clap/ Boom Clap

Kina Granis/ Stairwells/ Valentine

Marian Hill/ Sway/ Wasted

Verite/ Echo EP/ Echo

Brooklynn/ Brooklynn/ Friends 

Lenachka/ Lenachka/ Go Slow

Verite/ Echo EP/ Heartbeat

Beyonce/ 4/ Run The World (Girls)

Beyonce/ I am.... Sasha Fierce/ Halo

Beyonce/ BEYONCE/ Super Power (feat. Frank Ocean)

Beyonce/ BEYONCE/ XO

Ella Eyre/ If I go/ If I go

Mary J. Blige/ The Breakthrough/ Be Without You

Ellie Goulding/ Halcyon Days/ Lights

February 13th 2015 - A Slightly Valentines Show

Song/ Artist/ Album

Neil Armstrong/ Strangled Darlings/ Boom Stomp King
Cosmic Love/ Florence+ The Machine/ Lungs
Kisser/ Step Rockets
If You Tried/ Step Rockets
Just a Kiss/ Lady Antebellum/ Just a Kiss
Id Rather Be With You/ Joshua Radin/ Simple Times
Missing You/ Dwntwn/ Dwntwn
What Kind of Man/ Florence+ The Machine/ What kind Of Man
Love Me Like You Do/ Ellie Goulding/ 50 Shades of Grey Soundtrack
Only Love Can Hurt Like This/ Paloma Faith/ A Perfect Contradiction
Human Again (Marian Hill Remix)/ Aquilo/ Human Again (Marian Hill Remix)
ID/ Kygo/ID
Lemon Squeezer/ The Soft White Sixties/ Get Right
Gold (Flume re-work) / Chet Faker/ Gold (Flume re-work)
Lips/ Marian Hill/ Lips/ Got It (single)
Like I Can/ Sam Smith/ In The Lonely Hour
Give Me Love/ Ed Sheeran/ +
I Fall in Love to Easily/ Chet Baker/ My Funny Valentine

Music in the soul can be heard by the universe - Lao Tzu

Happy Valentines Day

February 6th 2015

Track/ Artist/ Album

Uptown Funk/ Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars/ Uptown Funk
On & On/ Erkyah Badu/ Baduizm
Whiskey/ Marian Hill/ Play
Black Mambo/ Glass Animals/ ZABA
Our Own House/ Misterwives/
Knee Socks/ Arctic Monkeys/ AM
In The Morning/ Razorlight/ Razorlight
Pathetic/ Erik Hassle/ Somebody's Party
Cassanova/ Jaana/ Casssanova
Eternal Lie/ DANIELA/ Eternal Lie EP
Thinking Out Loud/ Hampus Nessvold/ Thinking Out Loud
Indian Summer/ Marlene/ Indian Summer EP
Don't Fear the Water/ Sirena/ Don't Fear The Water EP
Our Time/ DANIELA/ Our Time single
Used To Know/ Mikaela Coco/ Used To Know
Peter Bjorn & John/ Writers Block/ Young Folks
My Silver Lining/ First Aid Kit/ Stay Gold
The Gardener/ The Tallest Man On Earth/ Shallow Grave
Younger/ Seinabo Sey/ Younger
Pistols at Dawn/ Seinabo Sey/ For Madeline

January 30th 2015

Marian Hill was the focus artist of the week

Track/ Artist/ Album

Younger/ Seinabo Sey/ Younger EP
Pistols at Dawn/ Seinabo Sey/ For Madeline
Hot Damn / Ivy Levan/ Introducing the Dame
Lemon Squeezer/ The Soft White Sixties/ Get Right
Whiskey/ Marian Hill/ Play
Got It/ Marian Hill/ Got it
Your body is a Weapon/ The Wombats/ Your Body is a Weapon
Greek Tragedy/ The Wombats/ Greek Tragedy
City Lights/ The Soft White Sixties/ Get Right
Bad Habit/ The kooks/ Listen
Arabella/ Arctic Monkeys/ AM
Forgive & Forget/ The kooks/ Listen
Default/ Django Django/ Default
First Light/ Django Django/ First Light
Daffodils/ Mark Ronson/ Daffodils
Our Own House/ Misterwives/ Our Own House
Holiest/ Glass Animals / Gooey
One Time/
Marian Hill/ Play
Lips/ Marian Hill/ Lips
Human (Marian Hill remix)/ Aquilo/ Human (Marian Hill remix)