Brian Burns
Music Director / WUNC Music HostBrian Burns is the Music Director for WUNC Music, WUNC's AAA music discovery station. He has been working within the local music scene for over a decade. On the weekends you might see him DJing at various spots around the Triangle, or digging through boxes of records. He's also the host of King Street Soul on WHUP in Hillsborough, NC and a contributor to NPR Music. He graduated from UNC’s School of Information and Library Science with an MSLS in 2015.
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The first single from a new collaboration between songwriters Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee and Jess Williamson is a stunner of a breakup song, best played singing along at top volume.
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Crockett leans into his R&B influences for a punchy, horn-driven track that feels like a step forward.
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It's hard not to get caught up in the energy on either side of this song, which ultimately ends up reminding us: we're not alone.
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A Southern Hip Hop Primer By Christopher "Dasan Ahanu" Massenburg -
Black Pumas' co-founder teams up with iLe for a smoky, psychedelic ballad that celebrates Latin music traditions while also modernizing them.
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The powerful, synth-heavy track reflects on working through difficult emotions.
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The poet and saxophonist reminds us to step back and look hard at the things that are working against you.
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Late last May, Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood debuted The Smile, a new musical project with Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner.
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"Love Farewell'' is a heartbreaking song of love during war time that Jake Xerxes Fussell reinterprets and refreshes masterfully, over a haunting pedal steel.
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WUNC Music is excited to present the premiere of ‘Sunrise’ by Carrboro based singer-songwriter Josh Moore. It’s the title track of his forthcoming new album, which will be released on November 19.
