Host Jeff McCord dives deep into the week’s bext new music, mixed in with musical milestones and a classic album tribute!
This week, new music from Stereolab, William “Bootsy” Collins, Fontaines D.C., Fly Anakin, Mess Esque, Car Seat Headrest, Shinyribs, Goon, Arcade Fire, Model/Actriz, Maria Somerville, Squid, Luke Stewart, Viagra Boys, Yeule, James McMurtry, Emma-Jean Thackray, Little Mazarn, Jenny Hval and many more, plus lots of musical milestones and a classic The undertones album tribute!
What’s Next 5.1.25 playlist
| Hour One | ||
| Σtella | Caravan | Adagio |
| Goon | Closer To | Dream 3 |
| Sleater-Kinney [rel 5.2.2000] | All Hands On The Bad One | All Hands On The Bad One |
| Emma-Jean Thackray | It’s Okay (ft. Kassa Overall) | Weirdo |
| Bootsy Collins | The JB’s Tribute Pastor P (f. Harry Mach) | Album of the Year #1 Funkateer |
| Pigbag [rel 5.1.1981] | Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag | single |
| Arcade Fire | Year of the Snake | Pink Elephant |
| Sharp Pins | You Don’t Live Here Anymore | Radio DDR |
| Johnny Cash [rel 5.1.1956] | I Walk the Line | single |
| Shinyribs | Leaving Time | Leaving Time |
| Stereolab | Melodie is Wound | Instant Holograms on Metal Film |
| Yo La Tengo [rel 5.2.1995] | Flying Lesson (Hot Chicken #1) | Electr-O-Pura |
| Maria Somerville | Garden | Luster |
| Hour Two | ||
| Great Grandpa | Ladybug | Patience, Moonbeam |
| Sweet Inpirations [rel 5.1.1967] | Why Am I Trated So Bad? | single |
| Little Mazarn | Mustang Island | Mustang Island |
| Car Seat Headrest | The Catastrophe (Good Luck With That, Man) | The Scholars |
| Pere Ubu [David Thomas died 4.23.25] | Final Solution | single |
| Fly Anakin | YOUGOTME! | (The) Forever Dream |
| Mess Esque | Armour Your Amor | Jay Marie, Comfort Me |
| Fontaines DC | Before You I Just Forget | Romance Expanded |
| The Undertones [classic album tribute] | Jimmy Jimmy | The Undertones [rel 5.1.1979] |
| The Undertones [classic album tribute] | Here Comes The Summer | The Undertones [rel 5.1.1979] |
| The Undertones [classic album tribute] | Get Over You | The Undertones [rel 5.1.1979] |
| The Undertones [classic album tribute] | Teenage Kicks | The Undertones [rel 5.1.1979] |
| Squid | The Hearth and Circle Round Fire | single |
| Silas Short | ILIKEU | Lushland |
| Hour Three | ||
| Link Wray [birthday 5.2.1929] | Rumble | single |
| Luke Stewart – Silt Remembrance Ensemble | Chain Gang | The Order |
| Jenny Hval | Lay Down | Iris Silver Mist |
| Nirvana [recording began 5.2.1991] | In Bloom | Nevermind |
| Model/Actriz | Diva | Pirouette |
| James McMurtry | The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy | The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy |
| Chuck Berry [signed with Chess 5.1.1955] | Around and Around | single |
| Indigo De Souza | Heartthrob | Precipice |
| Yeule | Evangelic Girl Is A Gun | Evangelic Girl Is A Gun |
| Human League [Jo Callis’ birthday 5.2.1951] | Don’t You Want Me | single |
| Viagra Boys | Uno II | Viagr Aboys |
| Wishy | Planet Popstar | Planet Popstar |
| Joy Division [last live show 5.2.1980] | Passover [live] | Closer |
| Gang of Four [in Austin 5.3.25] | Anthrax | Entertainment! |






