Left of the Dial on WQAQ.com

Today’s show was the first show back for the semester and featured a ton of new music! Here’s what you heard:

The Replacements – “Left of the Dial” (from Tim)
The Shins – “Sleeping Lessons” (from Wincing the Night Away)
Bloc Party – “Hunting for Witches” (from A Weekend in the City)
Modest Mouse – “We’ve Got Everything” (from We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank)
Arcade Fire – “No Cars Go” (from Neon Bible)
Deerhunter – “Spring Hall Convert” (from Cryptograms)
The Apples in Stereo – “Energy” (from New Magnetic Wonder)
LCD Soundsystem – “North American Scum” (from Sounds of Silver)
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – “La Costa Brava” (from Living With the Living)
Dinosaur Jr – “Almost Ready” (from Beyond)
Of Montreal – “Bunny Ain’t No Kind of Rider” (from Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?)

And today’s episode featured a bit of “bonus time” too! Here’s what you heard then:

Peter Bjorn and John – “Young Folks” (from Writer’s Block)
Sonic Youth – “Reena” (from Rather Ripped)
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – “Madonna of the Wasps” (from the Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the 80’s Underground box set)
X – “See How We Are” (from See How We Are)
Arcade Fire – “Intervention” (from Neon Bible)

Here’s a link to a recent Hartford Current article on some of the people bringing underground rock music to Connecticut. Also, check out the Arcade Fire next Saturday on Saturday Night Live!

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