Our Album of the Week is Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations by The Vaccines.

Guest host Jill Riley plays new music from Porcupine, Dilly Dally Alley, Ka Lia Universe, and more. Playlist: https://www.thecurrent.org/playlist/the-current/2024-01-14

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear by artists playing at First Avenue’s Best New Bands 2023 show?

Originally from Minnesota, the Los Angeles based ill peach visited The Current studio to play songs from their debut album, ‘This Is Not An Exit,’ and to talk with host Ayisha Jaffer.

Bleachers will release their self-titled fourth album on March 8.

Boygenius take their acrophobic ballad to No. 1 and into the Chart Show Hall of Fame. Also joining the Chart Show Hall of Fame this week are Sleater-Kinney’s “Hell” and Raye’s “Worth It.”

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that express gratitude, gladness and appreciation do you want to hear?

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what cover versions of David Bowie songs, or songs by other artists covered by David Bowie, would you like to hear?

Fresh off of two sold-out shows at the Cloudland Theater in Minneapolis, Laura Jane Grace — together with her newlywed wife, Paris Campbell — visited The Current studio for a conversation with host Ayisha Jaffer about the upcoming album, ‘Hole In My Head.’

The Irish singer died on July 26, 2023, at the age of 56. A tribute concert for O'Connor and Irish artist Shane MacGowan is planned for March in New York.