Thursday, January 04, 2018

THE NEW 88.5 FM Announces LA's 2017 Top Albums Results

Phoebe Bridgers' 'Stranger in the Alps'
THE NEW 88.5 FM is a great radio station broadcasting here is Southern California so I am glad to share this timely news update. I discovered KCSN a few months ago and it is a terrific station. I just received a media release about the station's top 2017 albums; a number of these albums made my own favorites list, including Beck's Colors, U2's Songs Of Experience, the fantastic The xx LP I See You, Phoebe Bridgers' Stranger in the AlpsAimee Mann's Mentall Illness and the wonderful collaboration between Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie...



As 2018 kicks off, The New 88.5 FM has published their Los Angeles 2017 Top Albums Listener Poll results.  Led by The War On Drugs' A Deeper Understanding, the list is a mix of the station's commercial-free blend of rock, alternative, soul, blues and Americana.


The album cover for 'I See You' from the xx
The 2017 list is the first since The 88.5 FM signal expansion now covering Santa Clarita to San Clemente.  As of September 122017 the combined signal reach of KCSN-FM (California State University, Northridge) andKSBR-FM (Saddleback College in Mission Viejo) providesprogramming to a potential audience of 11.5 million listeners, a huge boost from the two stations' previous combined reach of 2 million.  The station is also streaming online at www.885fm.org.  


Prior to the expansion, KCSN has been a favorite among the music community with artists including Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Jackson Browne, Sting, Bonnie Raitt, Stephen Stills, Lucinda Williams, Sheryl Crow, Conor Oberst, Ryan Adams and Sarah McLachlan all playing benefit shows in support of their mission to provide quality music programming to the Los Angeles area. The station is home to on-air hosts Nic HarcourtGarrison West, Jim NelsonSky DanielsAJHarry ShearerRobert HilburnJed The Fish, and Kevin Bronson. It also broadcasts popular syndicated music shows such as World Cafe, Saturday With The Beatles, The Dylan Hour, The 80s Experience and Acoustic Cafe.

88.5 FM offers a 24-hour, commercial-free blend of rock, alternative, soul, blues and Americana. It features a wide range of artists such as U2, Bruce Springsteen, Jack White, Arcade Fire, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Alabama Shakes, The War On Drugs, The National, Sheryl Crow, Bob Marley, and David Bowie. The station's AAA programming is also available on KCSN and KSBR 88.5 HD1 channel, via the 88.5FM app, and online atwww.885FM.org.


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Artist

Album

1The War On DrugsA Deeper Understanding
2 BeckColors 
3 Jason Isbell & The 400 UnitThe Nashville Sound 
4 Ryan AdamsPrisoner 
5 The NationalSleep Well Beast 
6 Arcade FireEverything Now 
7 SpoonHot Thoughts 
8 U2Songs Of Experience 
9 Father John MistyPure Comedy 
10 Mondo CozmoPlastic Soul 
11 RadioheadOKNOTOK 
12 Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVieLindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie 
13 Dan AuerbachWaiting On A Song 
14 Courtney Barnett & Kurt VileLotta Sea Lice 
15 Portugal. The ManWoodstock 
16 Robert PlantCarry Fire 
17 Van MorrisonRoll With The Punches 
18 Steve Earle & The Dukes So You Wanna Be An Outlaw
19 Iron & WineBeast Epic 
20 Grizzly BearPainted Ruins 
21 The New PornographersWhiteout Conditions 
22 Yusuf/Cat StevensThe Laughing Apple 
23 Phoebe BridgersStranger In The Alps 
24 Son VoltNotes Of Blue 
25 Conor OberstSalutations 
26 Fleet FoxesCrack Up 
27 ElbowLittle Fictions 
28 Kings Of LeonWalls 
29 Chris StapletonFrom A Room, Vol. 2 
30 Sheryl CrowBe Myself 
31 Bon Iver22, A Million 
32 Liam GallagherAs You Were 
33 Jack JohnsonAll The Lights Above Too 
34 The XXI See You 
35 Gregg AllmanSouthern Blood 
36 John MayerThe Search For Everything 
37 St. VincentMassedution 
38 Benjamin BookerWitness 
39 ZZ WardThe Storm 
40 Alt JRelaxer 
41 Middle KidsMiddle Kids EP 
42 The Lone BellowWalk Into A Storm 
43 Manchester OrchestraA Black Mile To The Surface 
44 Broken Social SceneHug Of Thunder 
45 Noah GundersenWhite Noise 
46 Craig FinnWe All Want The Same Thing 
47 JapandroidsNear To The Wild Heart Of Life 
48 DispatchAmerica, Location 12 
49 Aimee MannMental Illness 
50 Noel Gallagher's High Flying BirdsWho Built The Moon? 

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