Here at 107.7 The Bronc, we strive to give our listeners the biggest hits and the best variety 24/7, 365 days a year.

A big part of that is being able to keep track of what’s charting week in and week out. That’s why the Music Director’s Playlist is always up to date with the newest music that’s being played on 107.7 The Bronc.

To contact our music director about any music you’d like to send in, email us at broncsmusicdirector@rider.edu. Or call the station during our office hours every Tuesday from 4:30 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST or every Thursday from 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST by calling 609-896-5369.

Meet the Directors below & check out what they’re spinnin’!

Parker’s Playlist

 
Blur – Bella Kay
i deserve better. – Bella Kay
Good Reason – Gracie Abrams
Dance, Dance – Fall Out Boy
Bad At Love – Halsey
After Party – Don Toliver
Bite My Hip – Bauhaus
Ugly and Rotten – Mckenna Grace
fun out of it – Johnny Orlando
Crystal Strawberry – Tory Lanez
 

Parker’s Deeper Look:

Parker is all over the place with music, but they tend to stick to the trends and whatever is coming out they will always give a try. Their taste in music varies from Pop rap to alternative rock, all the way to the world of groups of all different genres. They would say they have a “niche music taste” . Let’s see if that’s true. This week I have some recent finds mixed in with some old favorite liked songs. 

First up, Blur by Bella Kay. Her new album just came out a week or so ago and this is the opening track. It lures you in perfectly, I absolutely adore Bella Kay and her style of music. It’s so good. Her vocals are so raw and unique it’s addictive. The chorus of the song is so relatable and has a vibe that you can’t turn that volume button or dial down.  

More on Bella Kay, we have i deserve better. She has this ability to make the song sound exactly how it feels to be experiencing the exact emotion of the song, which could be yearning for Blur and healing for i deserve better. This track to be exact is heartbreaking to me because it tells the story of realizing that you do deserve better than that one person you couldn’t escape because you’re so forgiving. 

Good Reason by Gracie Abrams, oh my god her new album was so beautiful to listen to and I loved this song the most so far. It is a breakup song but I really am more focused on her vocals and the beat that just puts me in a trance makes me almost think it’s a love song. I love this song so much right now so it’s definitely on repeat. As I’m writing this i’m listening hard into the song and I guess it is a love song because it’s about two people who really loved each other and broke up for NO GOOD REASON. Ugh too good Gracie, too good. 

Okay recently I had the best hangout with my friend who introduced me to a bunch of classic emo and rock groups. One being Fall Out Boy and their song Dance, Dance. This song makes me wanna be in a mosh pit lowkey, so yes Dance, Dance. It’s really catchy and I can’t believe I never listened to them before. 

Bad At Love by Halsey, ugh I’ve been on my Halsey game again especially her older stuff. The song itself is a great pop song and the story is so real when you know you’ve been in failed relationships but lowkey the song gives a vibe that you finally find that one that makes you wanna not be “bad at love.” 

Okay vibe switch, After Party by Don Toliver. I’ve been quoting this song so much with the “Okay I pull up” it’s so funny but I quoted it so much i had to listen to it now it’s been on repeat…oops!

NEXT UP, my goth contribution to this week: Bite My Hip by Bauhaus. I love gothic music and I’m shocked there has not been more on these playlists. But, I love this one because the bridge it’s soooo cool and I love dancing to it.

Ugly and Rotten by McKenna Grace, this is a random pull but like she makes hella good music lately with those metal and rock undertones. I’m a sucker for alternative rock girls, we should know this by now. But yeah I’m definitely proud of McKenna’s growth in her music like this is a banger. 

These last two songs are some of my classic go to late night drive songs: fun out of it by Johnny Orlando and BENEE, and Crystal Strawberry by Tory Lanez. Like they both are just THAT song like i’m going 80 on that highway.

Natalie’s Playlist

Jump the Turnstile – Jordana, TV Girl

ii. The Rules of You – Boys Go To Jupiter

Molly in Room 105 – caleb emmar

Hang Me Like Jesus – CRAWLERS

Father – The Front Bottoms

Claw Machine – Sloppy Jane, Phoebe Bridgers

Velvet Ring – Big Thief

Once More to  See You – Mitski

rises the moon – liana flores

Natalie’s Deeper Look

For this week I decided to reflect on some current not fun experiences, and how every time it reaches September it feels like something drastically bad happens.
 
Since it’s September, I guess you could say that “Summer’s Over” (haha get it because that’s the name of the EP collab between Jordana and TV Girl), and my favorite song from this epic collab has got to be Jump the Turnstile. I just really love this song and how chill it it, while also being meaningful and mentioning how sometimes you just have to go for it.
 
As yall should know by now, I love Boys Go To Jupiter, and ii. The Rules of You comes from their most recent EP, now you’re a circle. As much as I love the crazy, fun big brass band, this song really makes me long for more acoustic sounding songs from them, and more appearances from their friends who play strings because this song is just beautiful. I highly reccomend listening to it, but probably only while you’re alone and emotionally prepared to go through a journey (it also wouldn’t hurt to have a therapist on speed dial).
 
Caleb emmar is the solo project of one of the members of Boys Go To Jupiter, Caleb Martin-Rosenthal, and when I say that every member of the band is extremely talented, I truly mean it. Caleb is the main pianist for BGTJ, but for this song he played both piano and guitar, sang, and wrote the whole thing himself which I think is crazy to think about. If you ever feel like there’s more to life besides a boring job and are looking to find the color in life again, maybe Molly in Room  105 can help push you on your way.
 
Another band that yall are probably getting familiar with, CRAWLERS is back this week, but with a more acoustic sound than their regular hard rock. I love CRAWLERS’ songwriting, and Hang Me Like Jesus really is their best songwriting, so you should definitely check out the lyrics.
 
Father by The Front Bottoms is a song that I really relate to, and in situations like mine it’s always great to scream out the first few lyrics to let off some steam.
 
I love I Saw The TV Glow so much, it’s one of my favorite movies, and the soundtrack is probably a huge reason why. I know most people are familiar with Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl from this film (although it’s a cover and I prefer the original by Broken Social Scene), but Claw Machine is a gut puncher that deserves its kudos. Truthfully, I was never that into Phoebe Bridgers until I saw this movie and this scene and decided to look up the song only to find out that Phoebe Bridgers was actually in the movie and started talking about it to one of my friends who is totally obsessed with Phoebe Bridgers and she reccomended some of her fave picks.
 
Big Thief is another great band, and Velvet Ring is just a beautiful song with even more beautiful lyrics.
 
I know Mitski is a go to for people’s “sad” playlists, but I love how she encapsulates all the interlocking feelings that go along with being sad, and her music is just so well written.
 
Whenever I think of mellow acoustic songs, rises the moon is always my go to, and is just such a pretty song.