top 30 new albums for Mar 15 presents:

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.

1 Yola Stand For Myself Easy Eye Sound
2 Wet Leg Wet Leg Domino
3 Sad Daddy Way up in the Hills Catfish Music
4 Cold Choir Velvet Surrender – EP Neck Seduction
5 David Guetta Trampoline (feat. Missy Elliot, Biá & Doecchi) – Single Parametric
6 Tiye Phoenix Stand On It (feat. Ruste Juxx) – Single self-released
7 Fly Anakin Frank Lex
8 Che Noir Food For Thought DMG
9 Gregor Barnett Don’t Go Throwing Roses in My Grave Epitaph
10 Bodega Broken Equipment What’s Your Rupture?
11 Atmosphere WORD? Rhymesayers
12 The Bug Club Pure Particles Bingo
13 illuminati hotties Let Me Do One More Snack Shack Tracks / Hopeless
14 La Luz La Luz Hardly Art
15 Afro-Zen Allstars The Buzz and the Bells AZA Music
16 Steve Poltz Stardust and Satellites Red House
17 Discrepants Midnight Sinner Cacophanous Revival
18 Frames Every Room Know Hope
19 Chief Cleopatra Luna – EP Park The Van
20 Letting Up Despite Great Faults IV self-released
21 The Weather Station How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars Fat Possum
22 Robert Glasper Black Radio III Loma Vista
23 Duquette Johnston The Social Animals Single Lock
24 Emily Wells Regards to the End This Is Meru
25 MAITA I Just Want to be Wild for You Kill Rock Stars
26 Frank Turner FTHC Polydor
27 Sunset Honor Unit Sunset Honor Unit – EP Marching Banana
28 Hunter Morris and Blue Blood Give In To Livin’ Super Canoe
29 Oyo Oyo Datawaslost
30 Gully Boys Favorite Son – EP Get Better

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    March 15th, 2022

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Metal Box presents:

Tonight at 11pm on WRIR LP 97.3FM Richmond Independent Radio www.wrir.org “METAL BOX” presents double feature… 1981 Sci-fi/horror movie score “GALAXY OF TERROR” composed by Barry Schrader and 2016 thriller/horror score “NEON DEMON” composed by Cliff Martinez. Also showcasing new music from electronic/industrial band MODEL M(CA), alternative/industrial artist JOSIE PACE (MI), electronic/future pop group SYRIAN (ITALY), darkwave latin duo/ebm/80s electro COLD CHOIR (NC) and chamber pop/electronic alternative artist UNWOMAN (CA). It’s a night of ELECTRIC SCI-FI ⚡⚡⚡ THRILLER HORROR!!! Industrial, heavy metal, goth, darkwave, punk, and horror score!!!

    Metal Box    March 3rd, 2022

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