Top 30 new albums for week ending May 4 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending May 4
The weekly chart reflects the diversity of programming on WRIR. In an average week, WRIR DJs play approximately 1,200 albums (and EPs and singles).
To make it on the list, an album must be released in the past year. Local bands and albums played by more than one DJ are given priority in the rankings.
Below the chart is a list of new albums added to the music library once that information has been compiled. Check back later if it’s not there yet
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speedy Ortiz | Twerp Verse | Carpark |
| 2 | Sarah Shook & the Disarmers | Years | Bloodshot |
| 3 | Sidi Toure | Toubalbero | Thrill Jockey |
| 4 | Goat Girl | Goat Girl | Rough Trade |
| 5 | Hop Along | Bark Your Head Off, Dog | Saddle Creek |
| 6 | Peach Kelli Pop | Which Witch – EP | Mint |
| 7 | The Voidz | Virtue | RCA Label |
| 8 | Camarão | The Imaginary Soundtrack to a Brazilian Western Movie: 1964-1974 | Analog Africa |
| 9 | Imarhan | Temet | City Slang |
| 10 | Olden Yolk | Olden Yolk | Trouble In Mind |
| 11 | Tune-Yards | I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life | 4AD |
| 12 | Forth Wanderers | Forth Wanderers | Sub Pop |
| 13 | La Luz | Floating Features | Hardly Art |
| 14 | Whyte Horses | Empty Words | CRC Music |
| 15 | Oneohtrix Point Never | Age Of | Warp |
| 16 | Ohbliv & Ben FM | Give it Uuup | PROBLEMATICA |
| 17 | Lucy Dacus | Historian | Matador |
| 18 | Opin | Drifters EP | Harding Street Assembly Lab |
| 19 | Piranha Rama | Beach Body – Single | Trrrash |
| 20 | Fly Anakin & Ohbliv | Backyard Boogie | Mutant Academy |
| 21 | Half Waif | Lavender | Cascine |
| 22 | Cut Worms | Hollow Ground | Jagjaguwar |
| 23 | Stimulator Jones | Exotic Worlds and Masterful Treasures | Stones Throw |
| 24 | Elohim | Elohim | BMG |
| 25 | Lord Huron | Vide Noir | Republic |
| 26 | Dr. Dog | Critical Equation | We Buy Gold / Thirty Tigers |
| 27 | The Beths | Warm Blood – EP | Carpark |
| 28 | King Tuff | The Other | Sub Pop |
| 29 | Prof | Pookie Baby | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| 30 | The Pandoras | Hey! It’s the Pandoras | Burger |
Anna C. May 5th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Goat Girl, Hop Along, Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, Sidi Toure, Speedy Ortiz
Monday Breakfast Blend – Women Art Revolution presents:
Monday Breakfast Blend: April 30, 2018
We made our fundraising goal and then some! Thank you for supporting the best radio station in Richmond.
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Anna C. Monday Breakfast Blend – Women Art Revolution April 30th, 2018
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: En Attendant Ana, Goat Girl, Hop Along, Peach Kelli Pop, Speedy Ortiz, Wye Oak
Top 30 new albums for week ending Apr 27 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Apr 27
The weekly chart reflects the diversity of programming on WRIR. In an average week, WRIR DJs play approximately 1,200 albums (and EPs and singles).
To make it on the list, an album must be released in the past year. Local bands and albums played by more than one DJ are given priority in the rankings.
Below the chart is a list of new albums added to the music library once that information has been compiled. Check back later if it’s not there yet
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hop Along | Bark Your Head Off, Dog | Saddle Creek |
| 2 | Lucy Dacus | Historian | Matador |
| 3 | Sarah Shook & the Disarmers | Years | Bloodshot |
| 4 | Giggly Boys | Tap Tap Tap on a Fragile Bowl – EP | This Ain’t Heaven Recording Concern |
| 5 | Tank and the Bangas | Smoke.Netflix.Chill. – Single | Verve |
| 6 | John Paul Keith | Heart Shaped Shadow (feat. Will Sexton) | Last Chance |
| 7 | Janelle Monáe | Dirty Computer | Bad Boy |
| 8 | Kadhja Bonet | Childqueen | Fat Possum |
| 9 | Fat Spirit | Nihilist Blues | self-released |
| 10 | Nicole Atkins | Goodnight Rhonda Lee | Single Lock (Red) |
| 11 | Smino | blkswn | Downtown JV |
| 12 | John Morand | Scott’s Addiction | Sound of Music |
| 13 | Kenneka Cook | Moonchild | American Paradox |
| 14 | Magnus Lush | Hell Is Real – EP | Trrrash |
| 15 | Opin | Drifters EP | Harding Street Assembly Lab |
| 16 | Thievery Corporation | Treasures from the Temple | ESL Music |
| 17 | Fiddlehead | Springtime and Blind | Run for Cover |
| 18 | Air Waves | Warrior | Western Vinyl |
| 19 | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Sex & Food | Jagjaguwar |
| 20 | Kitten Forever | Semi-Permanent | Rat Queen |
| 21 | En Attendant Ana | Lost and Found | Trouble In Mind |
| 22 | Haley Heynderickx | I Need to Start a Garden | Mama Bird |
| 23 | Abbe May | Fruit | Luxury Cat |
| 24 | Faustina Masigat | Faustina Masigat | Mama Bird |
| 25 | Alison Wonderland | Awake | Astralwerks |
| 26 | Wye Oak | The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs | Merge |
| 27 | Kississippi | Sunset Blush | Bug Crusher |
| 28 | Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics | State of All Things | self-released |
| 29 | Gizelle Smith | Ruthless Day | Jalapeno |
| 30 | Nihilist Cheerleader | Riot, Right? | Perfect Attendance |
Anna C. April 28th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Giggly Boys, Hop Along, Lucy Dacus, Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, Tank and the Bangas
Monday Breakfast Blend – Women Art Revolution presents:
Monday Breakfast Blend: April 23, 2018 — FUND DRIVE EDITION
You guys! We are so close to reaching our goal. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far. If you haven’t donated yet, please consider doing so.
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Anna C. Monday Breakfast Blend – Women Art Revolution April 23rd, 2018
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: En Attendant Ana, Gordi, Hop Along, Juliana Hatfield, Kadhja Bonet, This Is the Kit, Wye Oak
Top 30 new albums for week ending April 13 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending April 13
The weekly chart reflects the diversity of programming on WRIR. In an average week, WRIR DJs play approximately 1,200 albums (and EPs and singles).
To make it on the list, an album must be released in the past year. Local bands and albums played by more than one DJ are given priority in the rankings.
Below the chart is a list of new albums added to the music library once that information has been compiled. Check back later if it’s not there yet
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sword | Used Future | Razor & Tie |
| 2 | Hop Along | Bark Your Head Off, Dog | Saddle Creek |
| 3 | Blush Face | What Do You Want? | Trrrash |
| 4 | Droopies | Responsible People | self-released |
| 5 | The Wimps | Reel Whirl | Trrrash |
| 6 | Lucy Dacus | Historian | Matador |
| 7 | Eels | The Deconstruction | E Works |
| 8 | Frankie Cosmos | Vessel | Sub Pop |
| 9 | Shannon & the Clams | Onion | Easy Eye / Nonesuch |
| 10 | Goat Girl | Goat Girl | Rough Trade |
| 11 | Yo La Tengo | There’s a Riot Going On | Matador |
| 12 | Shopping | The Official Body | Fat Cat |
| 13 | Awon & Phoniks | The Actual Proof | Don’t Sleep |
| 14 | Erika Wennerstrom | Sweet Unknown | Partisan |
| 15 | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Sex & Food | Jagjaguwar |
| 16 | PRhyme | PRhyme 2 | PRhyme 2 |
| 17 | Dungen & Woods | Myths 003 | Mexican Summer |
| 18 | Juliana Hatfield | Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John | American Laundromat |
| 19 | Kali Uchis | Isolation | Virgin EMI |
| 20 | Hinds | I Don’t Run | Mom+Pop |
| 21 | Mind Over Mirrors | Bellowing Sun | Paradise of Bachelors |
| 22 | Grendel | Age of the Disposable Body | Metropolis |
| 23 | Kenneka Cook | Moonchild | American Paradox |
| 24 | Radio B | Jesus Never Wore a Suit | The Association Of Great Minds |
| 25 | Michael Millions | Hard to Be King | Purple Republic Music Group |
| 26 | Opin | Drifters EP | Harding Street Assembly Lab |
| 27 | The Aces | When My Heart Felt Volcanic | Red Bull |
| 28 | Dr. Octagon | Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation | Bulk / Caroline |
| 29 | Tom Misch | Geography | Beyond the Groove |
| 30 | Alison Wonderland | Awake | EMI |
Anna C. April 14th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Blush Face, Droopies, Hop Along, The Sword, The Wimps