Top 30 new albums for week ending May 24 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.
Rank |
Artist |
Album |
Label |
1 |
The Felice Brothers |
Undress |
Yep Roc |
2 |
Big Thief |
U.F.O.F. |
4AD |
3 |
Illiterate Light |
Sweet Beast – EP |
self-released |
4 |
Southern Avenue |
Keep On |
Concord |
5 |
Gothic Lizard |
Creeping Out of the Dark |
Cold Vision Inc. |
6 |
Durand Jones & The Indications |
American Love Call |
Dead Oceans |
7 |
Carlton Jumel Smith |
1634 Lexington Avenue (feat. Cold Diamond & Mink) |
Timmion |
8 |
Balkan Taksim |
Zalina – Single |
self-released |
9 |
Haybaby |
They Get There |
Tiny Engines |
10 |
Minor Poet |
The Good News – EP |
Sub Pop |
11 |
Benjamin Shepherd |
Hold the Line |
self-released |
12 |
FRENSHIP |
Vacation |
Counter |
13 |
Alex Lahey |
The Best of Luck Club |
Dead Oceans |
14 |
Cate Le Bon |
Reward |
Mexican Summer |
15 |
Model Zero |
Model Zero |
Slovenly |
16 |
Johnathan Rice |
The Long Game |
Mano Walker |
17 |
POW! |
Shift |
Castle Face |
18 |
Pottery |
No.1 |
Pod / Inertia |
19 |
Jamila Woods |
LEGACY! LEGACY! |
Jagjaguwar |
20 |
Nots |
3 |
Goner |
21 |
Drahla |
Useless Coordinates |
Captured Tracks |
22 |
Ona |
Full Moon, Heavy Light |
Hickman Holler |
23 |
Tacocat |
This Mess Is a Place |
Sub Pop |
24 |
Aldous Harding |
Designer |
4AD |
25 |
The Yawpers |
Human Question |
Bloodshot |
26 |
PUP |
Morbid Stuff |
Rise |
27 |
Damien Jurado |
In the Shape of a Storm |
Loose |
28 |
Patio |
Essentials |
Fire Talk |
29 |
Lee Fields & the Expressions |
It Rains Love |
Big Crown |
30 |
Orville Peck |
Pony |
Sub Pop |
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Anna C. 7 May 25th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Big Thief, GOTHIC LIZARD, Illiterate Light, Southern Avenue, The Felice Brothers
Metal Box presents:




“METAL BOX” presents score from fantasy/sci-fi movie “AEON FLUX”…plus showcasing brand new albums by ANGEL METRO (VA) dark synth-pop/synth-wave/witch house artist and THE GASPING (NC) electronic/experimental darkwave/post industrial. Also… showcasing VELVET VEGA (Italy) a darkwave/post-punk group, SINE (TX) alternative rock/electronic band…and MOTHERMARY (NY) darkwave/electro-pop group. It’s going to be a electric thriller night of killer women singers and synthy circuits on 🔥 fire!!! Friday morning 1am to 3am eastern standard time…The future is NOW!!! Or just a memory…
Yancy Lambert 214 January 18th, 2019
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: Aeonflux, Alovesine, Alternative music, Angel Metro, Dark music, Dark synthpop, Darkwave, Electronic, Electrorock, GOTHIC LIZARD, gothiclizard, industrial rock, Industrialmusic, Mothermarymusic, post-punk, RVA, Sine, synthpop, Synthwave, The gasping, Velvet vega, WRIR
Metal Box presents:
Tonight I will be playing 80’s and 90’s heavy metal music tonight!!! It’s going to be a killer wicked night of old school metal!!! HELLRAISER AND THE THING score music!!! Happy holidays!!!
Yancy Lambert 214 November 23rd, 2018
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: 80's heavy metal, 90's heavy metal, GOTHIC LIZARD, hard rock, Heavy metal, METAL BOX, music, Radioshow, RVA, SOUNDTRACKS, WRIR
Metal Box presents:
I’ll be playing a ton of Horror movie scores and lots of heavy metal, industrial, and goth music tonight!!!
Yancy Lambert 214 October 26th, 2018
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: 80's metal, goth, GOTHIC LIZARD, halloween, Heavy metal, HORROR, Horror movie scores, INDUSTRIAL, METALBOX, Music show, Punk, spooky, WRIR, Wrir rva
Metal Box presents:
TONIGHT I will be playing a bunch of Horror movie theme scores from different movies. I will also be playing a bunch of 80’s and 90’s heavy metal music!!! Let’s get spooky together and make it a fun night!!! 
Yancy Lambert 214 October 19th, 2018
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: 80's heavy metal, 90's heavy metal, Classic horror, fall fund drive, GOTHIC LIZARD, Halloween movie, Heavy metal, Hellraiser, Horror movie scores, John carpenter, METALBOX, SOUNDTRACKS, WRIR
Metal Box presents:
Tonight I will be playing score from new horror movie “HALLOWEEN” (2018) composed by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies. Also showcasing Chicago, IL industrial/goth electro solo artist I YA TOYAH, death metal/black metal band GRUESOME, Baltimore, MD darkwave/industrial rock band EGO LIKENESS and local RVA hard rock/heavy metal band HEWOLF. It’s going to be a killer wicked and stormy night of spooky music!!! Join me tonight for an early Halloween!!! HAHA!!!




Yancy Lambert 214 October 12th, 2018
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: black metal, Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies, Darkwave, death metal, EgoLikeness, Evil, Goth electro, GOTHIC LIZARD, Gruesome, Gruesomeband, halloween, Halloweenmovie2018, hard rock, Heavy metal, Hewolfband, HORROR, Horror score, industrial rock, Iyatoyah, John carpenter, METAL BOX, Music scores, October, RVA, rva local, Sleaze rock, SOUNDTRACKS, spooky, WRIR
Metal Box presents:
Tonight on METAL BOX, I will be playing score from action/anti-hero movie VENOM! Also showcasing metal/black metal band NECROSEXUAL(PA), Canadian black metal band IDOLATRY, dark pop duo band REMAINS TO BE SEEN(KS),and Alaskan goth/death rock duo band CLIFF AND IVY. Get ready for a killer wicked time!!! 1am to 3am eastern standard time! !!




Yancy Lambert 214 October 5th, 2018
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: black metal, cliffandivey, Dark electronic, Dark pop, death rock, goth, Goth rock, GOTHIC LIZARD, Heavy metal, Idolatryband, METAL BOX, music, Music scores, Musicworld, post-punk, Punk, Remains.to.be.seen, SOUNDTRACKS, Thenecrosexual, Thrash Metal, WRIR
Metal Box presents:
Tonight I am playing scores from fantasy movie LEGEND composed by Tangerine Dream and Jerry Goldsmith. ..plus Death Ship soundtrack and Showcasing dark electronic band HOT PINK SATAN(PA)and post-punk/dark pop/goth/shoegaze group AUTUMN(MN)…plus Gothic Cruise 2018 bands THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE, DIARY OF DREAMS, iVardensphere, STONEBURNER, and THE RAIN WITHIN!!! Going to be a dark and spooky night along with still heavy metal!
!!
Yancy Lambert 214 September 21st, 2018
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: Autumn-us, Dark electronic, Dark music, Darkwave, Diary of dreams, goth, GOTHIC LIZARD, Heavy metal, Hot pink satan, industrial rock, IVardensphere, METALBOX, Music scores, post-punk, Scores, SOUNDTRACKS, Stoneburner, Synthwave, The birthday massacre, The rain within, Tribal electronic, WRIR
Metal Box presents:
Tonight on “METAL BOX” I will be playing score from horror movie soundtrack Sleepwalkers composed by Nicholas Pike…along with showcasing local Virginia bands, Angel Metro and Widow Rings. Plus Goodnight Cairo, Street Fever and Panic Lift. Tonight is more of electro-industrial, goth rock, darkwave, post-punk, dark synthwave and heavy metal. Get ready for the cats to come running! !! 





Yancy Lambert 214 September 7th, 2018
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: 80's heavy metal, Angel Metro, Darkwave, electro industrial, Goodnight Cairo, goth, GOTHIC LIZARD, Heavy metal, METALBOX, Nicholas pike, Panic lift, post-punk, Radioshow, Sleepwalkersmovie, Stephen King, Street Fever, Street fever official, Widow rings, WRIR
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