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Pick of the Week

Graphic that depicts light shining out of a dark tunnel. The text reads: WERS 88.9 FM Pick of the Week: Billy Joel, "Turn The Lights Back On"

Pick of the Week: Billy Joel “Turn The Lights Back On”

February 19, 2024 Discover WERS, Pick of the Week

Graphics by Sarah Tarlin By Eden Unger, Staff Writer Billy Joel is one of those artists that people will look at you sideways for saying…

WERS 88.9 FM, Pick of the Week, Blu DeTiger. "Dangerous Game"

Pick of the Week: Blu DeTiger “Dangerous Game”

February 14, 2024 Discover WERS, Pick of the Week

“Blu DeTiger dazzles once again with her latest electro-pop gem, ‘Dangerous Game.’ The New York-based multi-instrumentalist delivers a vibrant and…”

Pick of the Week, "OMG," Suki Waterhouse, WERS 88.9 FM

Pick of the Week: Suki Waterhouse “OMG”

February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 Discover WERS, Pick of the Week

“It’s time for someone to update the music section on Suki Waterhouse’s Wikipedia page… The ultra-talented English actress and model is already proving her sophomore album will pack quite the punch…”

Norah Jones, Running, Pick of the Week, Visions, WERS 88.9 FM

Pick of the Week: Norah Jones “Running”

January 29, 2024January 28, 2024 Discover WERS, Pick of the Week

“Norah Jones’ newest single “Running” is certainly not your classic Jones ballad…”

Pick of the Week, The Smile, Wall of Eyes, Thom Yorke, Johnny Greenwood, Tom Skinner, WERS 88.9 FM

Pick of the Week: The Smile “Wall of Eyes”

December 11, 2023December 13, 2023 Discover WERS, Pick of the Week

“What do you get when you put together two of the founding members of Radiohead with a drummer who grew up on ’90s grunge and metal and cut his teeth into the London jazz scene?…”

Pick of the Week, Slow Pulp, Doubt, Yard, WERS 88.9 FM

Pick of the Week: Slow Pulp “Doubt”

December 4, 2023 Discover WERS, Pick of the Week

“Slow Pulp, a band that came together in Wisconsin and is now based out of Chicago, recently released their new album Yard for listener enjoyment…”

Northern Attitude, Noah Kahan, Hozier, Pick of the Week, WERS 88.9 FM

Pick of the Week: Noah Kahan and Hozier “Northern Attitude”

November 27, 2023November 28, 2023 Discover WERS, Pick of the Week

“On November 10th, “Northern Attitude” became Northern Lad-itude with the re-release of the song by Noah Kahan, featuring none other than Hozier…”

Vagabon, Lexicon, Pick of the Week, WERS 88.9 FM

Pick of the Week: Vagabon “Lexicon”

November 20, 2023 Discover WERS, Pick of the Week

“Vagabon’s new album, ‘Sorry I Haven’t Called,’ was the pick-me-up I desperately needed in the time of early sunsets and biting air…”

MGMT, Mother Nature, Loss of Life, Pick of the Week, WERS 88.9 FM

Pick of the Week: MGMT “Mother Nature”

November 13, 2023November 12, 2023 Discover WERS, Pick of the Week

“‘Mother Nature’ is the lead single for American psychedelic-rock duo MGMT’s upcoming fifth album, Loss of Life…”

Green Day, The American Dream is Killing Me, Pick of the Week, WERS 88.9 FM

Pick of the Week: Green Day “The American Dream is Killing Me”

November 6, 2023 Discover WERS, Pick of the Week

“They are loud, they are changing and they are back! Green Day returns as a trio of undead zombies with their latest single, ‘The American Dream is Killing Me…'”

Pick of the Week, Brittany Howard, "What Now," WERS 88.9 FM

Pick of the Week: Brittany Howard “What Now”

October 30, 2023 Discover WERS, Pick of the Week

“Brittany Howard refuses to remain stagnant. She searches and picks apart her struggles in an attempt to find…”

TORRES, "Collect," Pick of the Week, WERS 88.9 FM

Pick of the Week: TORRES “Collect”

October 22, 2023October 22, 2023 Discover WERS, Pick of the Week

“You’ll need to collect yourself after listening to TORRES newest song, ‘Collect.’ The single is set to be the sixth track on her sixth album, ‘What an enormous room…'”

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