FROM THE MDS WITH LOVE
Dear Darling DJs,
First: NEW RELEASES- This Week is A MUSICAL BONANZA. Genre Expanding and Sonically Delightful! But MOST IMPORTANTLY,EXTRA LONG!!!! FORTY TWO SONGS FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE… We are REALLY hoping it tides you over till the start of the Winter Program!
–HERE is this week’s set of new releases on Spotify
–HERE is this week’s set of new releases on Apple Music
– HERE is this week’s set of new releases on Qobuz
Second: MASTER PLAYLISTS
– HERE is the master playlist on Spotify
– HERE is the master playlist on Apple Music
– HERE is the master playlist on Qobuz (also on Studio A computer… please excuse the ones that are not on Qobuz!)
Second And a Half: Our Favorites!
– Linked HERE is a playlist of everything we’ve been LOVING! Constantly Updated!!
THIRD: What’s Happening in the World?
– Featured on this week’s set of new releases is Julian Lage’s single track, ‘Opal’, which is part of an album pending release in January 2026. We are SO CURRENT you get a sneak peek of the release BEFORE it is even out!!!
– Linked HERE is World Music Central’s BEST OF THE 2024-2025 SEASON in celebration of The Transglobal World Music Chart reaching its TENTH year!! Perusing this is bound to be enriching and auditorily delicious.
– SUPER EXCITED TO PUBLISH SOME NEWS FROM NEW YORK CITY (In collaboration with Dave Ruder from Gold Bolus Recordings (WESU 2005 Alum!)
NYC labels Strategy of Tension and Gold Bolus Recordings have come together again for their second joint benefit compilation. Mandatory Liberation Vol. 2 is a digital collection of 19 tracks offered in support of trans liberation. All proceeds from sales will go to GLITS, a Black, trans-led advocacy organization that combats systemic discrimination.
Mandatory Liberation Vol. 2
streaming here or download here with the code ht5n-jgef
released December 5th, 2025
BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE COMPILATION:
Among the notable tracks are the first released song from Crying Laughing, the Baltimore-based quintet featuring former members of Smoke Bellow. The compilation also includes new music by beloved Chicago avant-pop group Icy Demons, multi-instrumentalist Mikel Patrick Avery (of Natural Information Society), Los Angeles duo Sharpie Smile, as well as the UK duo of guitarist/vocalists Jack Cooper and Tara Cunningham of Modern Nature.
The full list of artists include Claire’s Lobotomy, Cool Whip, Crying Laughing, Giant Day, Icy Demons, Jack Cooper and Tara Cunningham, JARK, Jeff Tobias (remixed by Height Keech), Jeremy Gustin, Jess Tsang, Kristina Warren, Leni Kreienberg and Nathan Chamberlain, Maya Keren, Mikel Patrick Avery, Ryan Power, Sharpie Smile, soroke | voron, Tiers La Familia, tomboy margot, and Zosha Warpeha/Craig Schenker/nathan phillips
– Linked HERE is our AMAZING Radio Survivor Article!
Stella and I spent some time with Jennifer Waits while she was at the station and not only was she lovely, but the article is as well!! It is ALSO linked on our WESU blog page. Linked HERE.
– If you are in need of a COOL LISTEN: linked HERE is a remastered Bowie album from Oct. 24th of this year. Top tracks include ‘Rebel Never Gets Old’ Seventh Heaven Mix & ‘Rebel Never Gets Old’ Seventh Heaven Edit.
FOURTH: SOME SENTIMENT (From the MDs with LOVE)
–> Dinah’s
favorite TWO songs of the past 24h are ‘Chain of Flowers’ by Grinderman and ‘Sweet F.A.’ by Love and Rockets
–> Stella’s
favorite TWO songs of the past 24h are ‘Grounded’ by Pavement and ‘Do you wanna’ by Astrid Sonne
– If you review the Programming tab on the website and click ‘From the MDs’, linked HERE, you will find an updated archive of all of the emails sent by us this semester! Handy way to keep an eye on those bewitching new releases…..
– Man, it has been such a great semester MUSICALLY!!!! Great Shows all around and GREAT MUSIC just flowing out of every nook and cranny! Equally pleasurable has been the job of us MDs… it’s practically done itself!! We Love Love Love you and will be back in the Winter! Stay Cozy and Warm… Radio Dial tuned into WESU!
FREEFORM FOREVER, LOVE ALWAYS,
DJ Dynamo and DJ Steel
