Alternative New Music Discovery Picks
Top 5 Most Picked Songs
- Franz Ferdinand "Hooked" (Domino) (8)
- Sleep Token “Emergence” (RCA) (6)
- Julia Wolf "In My Room" (AWAL) (5)
- sombr "Back To Friends" (Warner) (4)
- Slow Joy “Gruesome” (Mick Music) (4)
Jeremy Pritchard
AUDACY-KBZT (ALT 94.9)/San Diego, CA
Brand Manager
1. almost monday “jupiter f/Jordana” (Hollywood)
2. Flipturn "Rodeo Clown" (Dualtone)
3. sombr "Back To Friends" (Warner)
John Allers
AUDACY-KITS (LIVE 105)/San Francisco, CA, KVIL (ALT 103.7)/Dallas, TX, KNRK (94/7 FM)/Portland, OR, KKDO (ALT 94.7)/Sacramento, CA
RVP/Programming
1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Spitting Off The Edge Of The World (feat. Perfume Genius)” (Secretly Canadian)”
2. Winona Fighter “You Look Like A Drunk Phoebe Bridgers” (Rise/BMG)
3. Michigander “I'll Be OK” (Totally Normal/Thirty Tigers)
Andy Hawk
AUDACY-KKDO (ALT 94.7)/Sacramento, CA, KVIL (ALT 103.7)/Dallas, TX
Regional Brand Manager
1. almost monday “jupiter f/Jordana” (Hollywood)
2. sombr “Back To Friends” (Warner)
3. Fontaines D.C. “It’s Amazing To Be Young” (XL Recordings/Beggars)
Bruce Rave
GO DEEP WITH BRUCE RAVE
Programmer/Host
1. Franz Ferdinand "Hooked" (Domino)
2. Deep Sea Diver "Billboard Heart" (Sub Pop)
3. Mehro “Lady Parts And Mannequins” (Heroine Music Group)
Dustin Carlson
KDKB (ALT AZ 93.3)/Phoenix, AZ
APD/MD
1. almost monday "jupiter f/Jordana" (Hollywood)
2. Franz Ferdinand "Hooked" (Domino)
3. somber "Back To Friends" (Warner)
Jason Squires
KFRR (NEW ROCK 104.1)/Fresno, CA
PD
1. Sleep Token “Emergence” (RCA)
2. Franz Ferdinand “Hooked” (Domino)
3. Papa Roach “Even If It Kills Me” (New Noize)
Aaron Axelsen
KITS (LIVE 105)/San Francisco, CA
Soundcheck
1. Sofi Tucker x Passion Pit "Sleepyhead 2025" (Primary Wave Music)
2. CIVIC "Chrome Dipped" (ATO)
3. Good Neighbours "Starry Eyed" (Capitol)
Sophia John
KIWR (89.7 THE RIVER)/Omaha, NE
PD
1. Fontaines D.C. “It’s Amazing To Be Young” (XL Recordings/Beggars)
2. Sleep Token “Emergence” (RCA)
3. The Ramona Flowers “Human” (Distiller / CO5)
Eddie Gutierrez
KJEE/Santa Barbara, CA
PD
1. Bad Suns “Communicating” (Epitaph)
2. Franz Ferdinand- Hooked” (Domino)
3. AWOLNATION “Barbarian” (Two Twenty Five/The Orchard)
Brian Garris
KJJZ-HD2 (ALT 101.5)/Palm Springs, CA
MD
1. Julia Wolf “In My Room” (AWAL)
2. Franz Ferdinand “Hooked” (Domino)
3. Sleep Token “Emergence” (RCA)
Dave Levora
KQCJ (PLANET 93.9)/Quad Cities, IA
PD
1. Glass Animals “Show Pony” (Republic)
2. Circa Waves “Let's Leave Together” ([PIAS]
3. Mehro “Lady Parts And Mannequins” (Heroine Music Group)
Kenny Wall
KXNA (THE X 104.9)/Fayetteville, AR
PD
1. The Kooks "Sunny Baby" (Lonely Cat/Virgin Music Group)
2. Sleep Token "Emergence" (RCA)
3. The Ramona Flowers "Human" (Distiller/CO5)
Chris Meadows
KZND (94/7 ALTERNATIVE)/Anchorage, AK
OM
1. The Ramona Flowers “Human” (Distiller / C05)
2. Julia Wolf “In My Room” (AWAL)
3. Lola Young “Messy” (Republic)
Mike "Pops" Popadines
Music Choice/MCAL
PD
1. ROLE MODEL "Sally, When The Wine Runs Out" (Interscope)
2. Japanese Breakfast "Picture Window" (Dead Oceans)
3. Men I Trust "I Come With Mud" (Independent)
Joe Arnold
PASSPORT APPROVED
MD/Syndication Director
1. SOFY "Front Seat Honey" (Chess Club)
2. Merci, Mercy "Cigarettes In The Dark" (Liberation)
3. SI EVOL "By The Sea" (Sony Music Sweden)
Joe D
WAQX (95X)/Syracuse, NY, WEDG (103.3 THE EDGE)/Buffalo, NY
Regional PD
1. sombr “Back To Friends” (Warner)
2. Julia Wolf “In My Room” (AWAL)
3. half-alive “automatic” (Virgin)
Harry Kozlowski
WBNH-LP (105-1)/Bedford-Manchester, NH
PD
1. Momma “I Want You (Fever)” (Polyvinyl)
2. Slow Joy "Gruesome" (Mick Music)
3. Franz Ferdinand "Hooked" (Domino)
Jeff Morad
WEQX/Albany, NY
PD
1. Frankie And The Witch Fingers "Economy" (RAS/Greenway)
2. Car Seat Headrest "Gethsemane" (Matador/Beggars)
3. Tunde Adebimpe "God Knows" (Sub Pop)
Eddie Ybarra
WFZZ (104.3 THE FUSE)/Green Bay, WI
MD
1. Slow Joy “Gruesome” (Mick Music)
2. Fontaines D.C. It’s Amazing To Be Young” (XL Recordings/Beggars)
3. Halsey “safeword” (Columbia)
Phil "PK" Kukawinski
WGHL (ALT 105.1)/Louisville, KY
PD
1. Sleep Token "Emergence" (RCA)
2. Volbeat “By A Monster's Hand" (Republic)
3. Poppy “The Cost Of Giving Up” (Sumerian)
Steve Craig
WNNX (99X)/Atlanta, GA
PD
1. Inhaler “Even Though” (Interscope)
2. Coheed And Cambria “Someone Who Can” (Columbia)
3. Suzanne Vega “Speaker’s Corner (Cooking Vinyl)
Brady Marks
WNWV (107.3 ALTERNATIVE CLEVELAND)/Cleveland, OH
PD
1. Momma "I Want You (Fever)" (Polyvinyl)
2. Julia Wolf "In My Room" (AWAL)
3. Franz Ferdinand "Hooked" (Domino)
Justin Cousart
WOKV-HD2 (X99.5)/Jacksonville, FL
Promotions & Activation Manager
1. Ripe “Try Not To Look” (Glassnote)
2. Slow Joy “Gruesome” (Mick Music)
3. Franz Ferdinand “Hooked” (Domino)
Miranda Daniels
WRIS (THE RESISTANCE 106.7)/Madison, MI
APD
1. Sleep Token “Emergence” (RCA)
2. Slow Joy “Gruesome” (Mick Music)
3. Julia Wolf “In Your Room” (AWAL)
Randy Slack
WRMR (MODERN ROCK 98.7)/Greenville, NC
PD
1. The Blue Stones "Come Apart" (New Weapon/Thirty Tigers)
2. Sleep Token "Emergence" (RCA)
3. Third Eye Blind "Like A Lullaby" (Mega Collider)