Alternative New Music Discovery Picks

Top 5 Most Picked Songs

Jeremy Pritchard
AUDACY-KBZT (ALT 94.9)/San Diego, CA
Brand Manager
1. The Paradox “Get The Message” (Hundred Days/Virgin)

2. Girl Tones "Blame" (Parallel Vision/Big Loud Rock)

3. MUSE “Unravelling” (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. Nation Of Language “Inept Apollo” (Sub Pop)

2. The Paradox “Get The Message” (Hundred Days/Virgin)

3. The Lumineers “A**hole (First We Ever Met”) (Dualtone)
Andy Hawk
AUDACY-KKDO (ALT 94.7)/Sacramento, CA, KVIL (ALT 103.7)/Dallas, TX
Regional Brand Manager
1. The Paradox “Get The Message” (Hundred Days/Virgin)

2. flipturn “Rodeo Clown” (Dualtone)

3. Nation of Language “Inept Apollo” (Sub Pop)
Brad Steiner
AUDACY-WINS-F2 (ALT 92.3)/New York, NY, WDZH (ALT 98.7)/Detroit, MI, WSFS (104.3 THE SHARK)/Miami, FL, WRXL (ALT 102.1)/Richmond, VA
Regional Brand Manager
1. The Paradox “Get The Message” (Hundred Days/Virgin)

2. Royel Otis “moody” (Ourness/Capitol/ICLG)

3. Mt. Joy “Lucy” (Bloom Field Records)
Bruce Rave
GO DEEP WITH BRUCE RAVE
Programmer/Host
1. David Byrne "Everybody Laughs" (Matador)

2. Pulp "Grown Ups" (Rough Trade)

3. Cardinals "Big Empty Heart" (So Young Records)
Amy Presley
KACV (FM 90)/Amarillo, TX
PD
1. Balu Brigada "Backseat" (Atlantic)

2. The Happy Fits "Everything You Do" (Diamond City)

3. Roe Kapara "Good Times" (Epitaph)
Dustin Carlson
KDKB (ALT AZ 93.3)/Phoenix, AZ
APD/MD
1. Twenty One Pilots "The Contract" (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic)

2. sombr "Undressed" (Warner)

3. Balu Brigada "Backseat" (Atlantic)
Jason Squires
KFRR (NEW ROCK 104.1)/Fresno, CA
PD
1. Twenty One Pilots “The Contract” (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic)

2. Three Days Grace “Apologies” (RCA)

3. Cameron Whitcomb “Bad Apple” (Atlantic)
Sophia John
KIWR (89.7 THE RIVER)/Omaha, NE
PD
1. honestav "The War Was With Myself" (Big Rebel / gamma.)

2. Twenty One Pilots "The Contract" (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic)

3. Ocean Alley "Love Balloon" (Ocean Alley)
Eddie Gutierrez
KJEE/Santa Barbara, CA
PD
1. Twenty One Pilots "The Contract" (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic)

2. Lord Huron "Nothing I Need" (Mercury/Republic)

3. Rubberbucket "Moving Without Touching" (Egghunt)
Brian Garris
KJJZ-HD2 (ALT 101.5)/Palm Springs, CA
MD
1. Twenty One Pilots “The Contract” (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic)

2. Balu Brigada “Backseat” (Atlantic)

3. Sleep Theory “Gravity” (Epitaph)
Dave Levora
KQCJ (PLANET 93.9)/Quad Cities, IA
PD
1. The Offspring "Looking Out For #1" (Concord)

2. The Lumineers "A**hole (First We Ever Met)" (Dualtone)

3. Twenty One Pilots "The Contract" (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic)
Kenny Wall
KXNA (THE X 104.9)/Fayetteville, AR
PD
1. The Offspring “Looking Out For #1” (Concord)

2. Muse “Unravelling” (Warner)

3. Lola Young “One Thing” (Republic)
Chris Meadows
KZND (94/7 ALTERNATIVE)/Anchorage, AK
OM
1. The All-American Rejects “Easy Come, Easy Go” (Slick Shoes)

2. Sleep Theory “Gravity” (Epitaph)

3. Mumford & The Sons “Caroline” (Glassnote)
Mike "Pops" Popadines
Music Choice/MCAL
PD
1. Muse "Unravelling" (Warner)

2. HAIM "All Over Me" (Columbia)

3. Cafuné "e-Asphyxiation" (Aurelians Club)
Joe Arnold
PASSPORT APPROVED
MD/Syndication Director
1. MASI MASI “The Rain” (Unsigned)

2. Sunday (1994) “Still Blue” (Arista)

3. Finn Wolfhard “Objection!” (AWAL)
Joe D
WAQX (95X)/Syracuse, NY, WEDG (103.3 THE EDGE)/Buffalo, NY
Regional PD
1. Twenty One Pilots “The Contract” (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic)

2. Cameron Whitcomb “Bad Apple” (Atlantic)

3. Lord Huron “NothIng I Need” (Mercury/Republic)
Harry Kozlowski
WBNH-LP (105-1)/Bedford-Manchester, NH
PD
1. Wolf Alice “Bloom Baby Bloom” (RCA)

2. Balu Brigada “Backseat” (Atlantic)

3. Wet Leg "CPR" (Domino)
Eddie Ybarra
WFZZ (104.3 THE FUSE)/Green Bay, WI
MD
1. Twenty One Pilots “The Contract” (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic)

2. Yellowcard “Better Days” (Better Noise Music)

3. The Black Keys “No Rain, No Flowers” (Warner)
Zack Skyler
WGBJ (ALT 102.3)/Ft. Wayne, IN
Programming Asst.
1. Lola Young “One Thing” (Republic)

2. Twenty One Pilots “The Contract” (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic)

3. King Falcon “Plastic Crown “(Mascot)
Phil "PK" Kukawinski
WGHL (ALT 105.1)/Louisville, KY
PD
1. Muse “Unravelling” (Warner)

2. Twenty One Pilots “The Contract” (Atlantic)

3. Three Days Grace “Apologies” (RCA)
Steve Craig
WNNX (99X)/Atlanta, GA
PD
1. Yellowcard "Better Days (Better Noise Music)

2. The Black Keys "No Rain, No Flowers" (Warner)

3. David Byrne "Everybody Laughs" (Matador)
Justin Cousart
WOKV-HD2 (X99.5)/Jacksonville, FL
Promotions & Activation Manager
1. Twenty One Pilots “The Contract” (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic)

2. Arrows in Action “Cheekbones” (Nettwerk)

3. Balu Brigada “Backseat” (Atlantic)
Miranda Daniels
WRIS (THE RESISTANCE 106.7)/Madison, MI
APD
1. Twenty One Pilots "The Contract" (Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic)

2. Lola Young “One Thing” (Republic)

3. The Black Keys "No Rain, No Flowers" (Warner)
Randy Slack
WRMR (MODERN ROCK 98.7)/Greenville, NC
PD
1. Malcolm Todd “Bleed f./OMAR OPOLLO” (Columbia)

2. The All-American Rejects “Easy Come, Easy Go” (Slick Shoes)

3. Yellowcard “Better Days” (Better Noise Music)
Jonah Griss-Bush
WRRV/Hudson Valley, NY
PD
1. The All-American Rejects “Easy Come, Easy Go” (Slick Shoes)

2. Balu Brigada “Backseat” (Atlantic)

3. Badflower “Paws” (Big Machine Rock)
Dustin Matthews
WWDC (DC101)/Washington, DC
PD
1. Slow Joy “Gruesome” (Mick Music)

2. Lola Young “One Thing” (Republic)

3. The All-American Rejects “Easy Come, Easy Go” (Slick Shoes)