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Hump day, Radio Friend. Am I right?

Care for a contemplative start? Late 80’s post-punk? Vintage alternative? Close things out with some dream pop and recent indie?

Yes! Absolutely, please & thank you!

Then tune in at 10 AM to WUTC 88.1 FM & HD1 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA and throughout the Tennessee Valley? Not in in the bosom of the Southeast? Stream it at wutc.org and in the WUTC App.

Playlists!

Track List!

Chord Drift with Paul Jorgensen WUTC 88.1 FM & HD1 — Chattanooga, TN | Tuesday, May 20, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET

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1. Raphaela Gromes & Julian Riem – New Day Will Rise

New Day Will Rise | Sony Classical | 2026 Classical / Neo-Classical Cello-Piano Duo | 3:01

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2. Akira Kosemura – Kawakami

Diary 2020-2022 | Schole Records | 2026 Classical / Ambient Piano Neo-Classical | 4:23

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3. Samuel Smith – The Art of Letting Go (feat. Julian Lage & Tiny Habits)

The Art of Letting Go | Compass Records | 2026 Folk / Americana Roots | 5:33

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4. Martin Brugger – Knees, Hands, Shoulders, Teeth

The Shell | Squama | 2026 Ambient / Lo-Fi Folk Electronic | 3:05

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5. Tasha, Jamila Woods & L’Rain – Spring

You Are Spring! | Bayonet Records | 2026 Alternative / Indie Pop Chamber Folk | 1:16

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6. Tasha – Clarion

You Are Spring! | Bayonet Records | 2026 Alternative / Indie Pop Indie Folk | 3:24

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7. Silvana Estrada & pablopablo – Antes De Ti

Antes De Ti | Sony Music | 2026 Alternative / Indie Pop Cantautor | 2:57

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8. Balming Tiger – Home

Gongbu | Balming Tiger / AWAL | 2026 Hip Hop / Alternative K-Pop Experimental Pop | 3:56

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9. Aldous Harding – Coats

Train on the Island | 4AD / Flying Nun | 2026 Indie Folk / Avant-Garde Folk Art Pop | 3:29

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10. Father John Misty – The Payoff

The Payoff | Sub Pop Records | 2026 Alternative / Psychedelic Folk Rock | 5:52

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11. Carla dal Forno – Under the Covers

Confession | Kallista Records | 2026 Alternative / Minimalist Dream Pop Post-Punk | 3:55

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12. Anna McLuckie – Winterlude

The Little Winters | Hudson Records | 2026 Folk / Nu-Folk Celtic Chamber Folk | 1:40

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13. Art of Noise – Peter Gunn (feat. Duane Eddy) (cover)

In Visible Silence | China Records / Chrysalis | 1986 Electronic / Avant-Pop Dance-Rock | 3:48, Originally by Henry Mancini (1958)

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14. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Peek-A-Boo

Peepshow (Remastered and Expanded) | Polydor / Geffen | 1988 Alternative Rock / Post-Punk Goth Rock | 3:13

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15. The Sugarcubes – Coldsweat

Life’s Too Good | One Little Indian / Elektra Records | 1988 Alternative Rock / Indie Rock Post-Punk | 3:16

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16. The Godfathers – Birth, School, Work, Death

Birth, School, Work, Death (Expanded Edition) | Epic Records | 1988 Rock / Alternative Rock Garage Rock | 4:09

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17. Morrissey – Suedehead (2011 Remaster)

Viva Hate (Remastered) | HMV / Sire Records | 1988 Alternative Rock / Indie Rock Jangle Pop | 3:56

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18. Peter Murphy – All Night Long

Love Hysteria | Beggars Banquet / RCA Records | 1988 Alternative Rock / Goth Rock Post-Punk | 5:45

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19. The Church – Under the Milky Way

Starfish (Deluxe Edition) | Mushroom / Arista Records | 1988 Alternative Rock / Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia | 4:58

🎟️ Live: June 20, 2026 at The Caverns, Pelham, TN

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20. New Order – Fine Time

Technique | Factory / Qwest Records | 1989 Electronic / Synth-Pop Acid House | 4:44

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21. The Replacements – I’ll Be You

Don’t Tell a Soul | Sire / Reprise Records | 1989 Alternative Rock / College Rock Indie Rock | 3:29

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22. Swapmeet – 2 C U

Mount Zero | Winspear | 2026 Indie Rock / Slowcore Jangle Pop | 2:19

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23. Eaves Wilder – Hurricane Girl

Little Miss Sunshine | Secretly Canadian | 2026 Alternative / Dream Pop Shoegaze | 4:09

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24. Nara’s Room – Lizzie mcguire

Tearless, thoughtless | Independent | 2026 Alternative / Bedroom Pop Slowcore | 4:20

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25. The Last Dinner Party – The Scythe

From The Pyre | Island Records | 2025 Alternative / Baroque Pop Art Rock | 4:45

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26. Black Country, New Road – Besties

Forever Howlong | Ninja Tune | 2025 Alternative Rock / Baroque Pop Chamber Folk | 3:37

🎟️ Live: October 4, 2026 at The Caverns, Pelham, TN

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27. Miss Grit – Tourist Mind

Under My Umbrella | Mute Artists Ltd. | 2026 Alternative / Electronic Alt-Rock Dream Pop | 4:47

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