BumbleBee Brunch Indie Playlist: January 16th, 2026

Kristen Eck
Jan 17
3 min read

Kristen Eck's Friday January 16th, 2026 BumbleBee Brunch indie playlist

HOUR ONE:

De La Soul - The Magic Number (1989) The Sophs - Goldstar (2026) The Cavedogs - Leave Me Alone (1990) Fever Dream - A Woman Is A Weapon Of Sass Destruction (2026) Juliana Hatfield - Fall Apart (2025) David Bowie - TVC15 (1976)

*** The Bee's Knees Song of the Week:

The Afghan Whigs - Fake Like (2025) Wisterio - Long Goodbyes (2024) XTC - War Dance (1992) Brett Ryder - Where I Belong (2025) Courtney Barnett - Stay In Your Lane (2025) Opus - Live Is Life (1984) Run The Jewels - Down (Ft. Joi) (2016) Lucy Rose - Scared Of Loving Wild Again (2026) Fishbone - Freddie's Dead (1988)

HOUR TWO:

The Clash - The Guns Of Brixton (1979) Adam Sherman Band - In The Shadows (2026) M|A|R|R|S - Pump Up The Volume (1988)

Drive Thru Facelift - Control (2026) Evan Olson - Quit Pushing Me Away (2025) The Black Keys - Strange Times (2008) Wet Leg - Pokemon (2025) Spirit Hotel - Perfume (2026) Offspring - Come Out And Play (1994) St. Vincent - Down (2021) Charing Cross - Destruction (2026) Cypress Hill - (Rock) Superstar (Ft. Chino Moreno & Everlast) (2000) Kathryn Joseph - Before (2025) Little Simz - Introvert (2021)

*** The Bee's Knees Song of the Week is the #1 song of the week in the BumbleBee Radio Top-10, as reported each Friday on Radio Indie Alliance. This week's song is "Fake Like" by The Afghan Whigs (covering Minneapolis artist Poliça)

The Bee's Knees Indie Song of the Week: The Afghan Whigs - Fake Like

Find-out more about the new release on the Afghan Whigs website and hear "Fake Like" on BumbleBee Radio.

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