Our Top 30 Albums of the Week

Check out what we're spinning over at WGTB. In case you missed some of our reviews, they are linked below!

1 NATIONAL High Violet
2 BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE Forgiveness Rock Record
3 SLEIGH BELLS Treats
4 CRYSTAL CASTLES Crystal Castles II
5 BLACK KEYS Brothers
6 VILLAGERS Becoming A Jackal
7 NEW PORNOGRAPHERS Together
8 DANGER MOUSE AND SPARKLEHORSE Dark Night Of The Soul
9 JEREMY JAY Splash
10 BORN RUFFIANS Say It
11 TAME IMPALA Innerspeaker
12 DEER TICK Black Dirt Sessions
13 MAPS AND ATLASES Perch Patchwork
14 SAGE FRANCIS Li(f)e
15 JANELLE MONAE The ArchAndroid
16 WOLF PARADE Expo 86
17 PETER WOLF CRIER Inter-Be
18 FOALS Total Life Forever
19 EMINEM Recovery
20 NINJASONIK Art School Girls
21 HANK WILLIAMS III Rebel Within
22 ARIEL PINK'S HAUNTED GRAFFITI Before Today
23 HOLY FUCK Latin
24 DAN SARTAIN Dan Sartain Lives
25 SHIMMIES To All Beloved Enemies
26 BROKEN BELLS Broken Bells
27 AVI BUFFALO Avi Buffalo
28 HOLD STEADY Heaven Is Whenever
29 PEGGY SUE Fossils And Other Phantoms
30 JAMIE LIDELL Compass

Our Top 30 Albums of the Week

 Below, our final weekly charts for the spring semester. Let us know what you think!

1    BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE    Forgiveness Rock Record    Arts And Crafts
2    DR. DOG    Shame, Shame    Anti
3    AVI BUFFALO    Avi Buffalo    SUB POP
4    TALLEST MAN ON EARTH    The Wild Hunt    Dead Oceans
5    PHOSPHORESCENT    Here's To Taking It Easy    Dead Oceans
6    RADIO DEPT.    Clinging To A Scheme    Labrador
7    KATE NASH    My Best Friend Is You    Interscope
8    HAPPY BIRTHDAY    Happy Birthday    Sub Pop
9    BROKEN BELLS    Broken Bells    Columbia
10    COMMUNIST DAUGHTER    Soundtrack To The End    Grain Belt
11    HOLD STEADY    Heaven Is Whenever    Vagrant
12    DUM DUM GIRLS    I Will Be    Sub Pop
13    INLETS    Inther Arbiter    Twosyllable
14    BOOKA SHADE    More!    Get Physical
15    WOODEN SHJIPS    Vol. 2    Sick Thirst
16    MATT POND PA    The Dark Leaves    Altitude
17    DAVID BYRNE AND FATBOY SLIM    Here Lies Love    Nonesuch
18    LIARS    Sisterworld    Mute
19    TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB    Tourist History    Glassnote
20    ONWARD, SOLDIERS    Ghosts In This Town    Winoca
21    MAR    Silence   
22    GORILLAZ    Plastic Beach    Virgin
23    THE FALL    Your Future Our Clutter    Domino
24    RERUNNER    On Three...   
25    DELOREAN    Subiza    True Panther Sounds
26    POLAROID FAME    We Live Your Life   
27    LOVE IS ALL    Two Thousand And Ten Injuries    Polyvinyl
28    FRIGHTENED RABBIT    The Winter Of Mixed Drinks    Fat Cat
29    SHE AND HIM    Volume Two    Merge
30    SALTEENS    Moths    Boompa!

Our Top 30 Albums of the Week

1    AVI BUFFALO    Avi Buffalo    SUB POP
2    DR. DOG    Shame, Shame    Anti
3    TALLEST MAN ON EARTH    The Wild Hunt    Dead Oceans
4    HAPPY BIRTHDAY    Happy Birthday    Sub Pop
5    DUM DUM GIRLS    I Will Be    Sub Pop
6    BROKEN BELLS    Broken Bells    Columbia
7    COMMUNIST DAUGHTER    Soundtrack To The End    Grain Belt
8    MATT POND PA    The Dark Leaves   
9    THE FALL    Your Future Our Clutter    Domino
10    WOODEN SHJIPS    Vol. 2    Sick Thirst
11    KATE NASH    My Best Friend Is You    Interscope
12    LIARS    Sisterworld    Mute
13    RADIO DEPT.    Clinging To A Scheme    Labrador
14    ALOHA    Home Acres    Polyvinyl
15    DAVID BYRNE AND FATBOY SLIM    Here Lies Love    Nonesuch
16    MAR    Silence   
17    DELOREAN    Subiza    True Panther Sounds
18    LOVE IS ALL    Two Thousand And Ten Injuries    Polyvinyl
19    GORILLAZ    Plastic Beach    Virgin
20    FRIGHTENED RABBIT    The Winter Of Mixed Drinks    Fat Cat
21    INLETS    Inther Arbiter    Twosyllable
22    TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB    Tourist History  
23    BENYARO    Good Day Better    Self-Released
27    FREE ENERGY    Stuck On Nothing    DFA-Astralwerks
25    RERUNNER    On Three...  
26    HOT CHIP    One Life Stand    Astralwerks
27    POLAROID FAME    We Live Your Life  
28    BOOKA SHADE    More!    Get Physical
29    SHE AND HIM    Volume Two    Merge
30    FANG ISLAND    Fang Island    Sargent House

More reviews coming soon!

Our Top 30 Albums of the Week

 Dr. Dog continues to charm us into the #1 spot this week, with the Tallest Man's gorgeous album shortly behind him. Notable adds include artist of the week Avi Buffalo, Two Door Cinema Club, and Inlets. And artist of the week Happy Birthday is slowly creeping up the charts... they have that thrilling "next-best-thing" vibe about them. Check out our reviews!


1    DR. DOG    Shame, Shame    Anti
2    TALLEST MAN ON EARTH    The Wild Hunt    Dead Oceans
3    SHE AND HIM    Volume Two    Merge
4    HAPPY BIRTHDAY    Happy Birthday    Sub Pop
5    DUM DUM GIRLS    I Will Be    Sub Pop
6    BROKEN BELLS    Broken Bells    Columbia
7    RIVER CITY EXTENSION    The Unmistakable Man    Xoxo
8    COMMUNIST DAUGHTER    Soundtrack To The End    Grain Belt
9    MATT POND PA    The Dark Leaves   
10    AVI BUFFALO    Avi Buffalo    SUB POP
11    LIARS    Sisterworld    Mute
12    ALOHA    Home Acres    Polyvinyl
13    FANG ISLAND    Fang Island    Sargent House
14    DAVID BYRNE AND FATBOY SLIM    Here Lies Love    Nonesuch
15    MAR    Silence   
16    LOVE IS ALL    Two Thousand And Ten Injuries    Polyvinyl
17    GORILLAZ    Plastic Beach    Virgin
18    FRIGHTENED RABBIT    The Winter Of Mixed Drinks    Fat Cat
19    INLETS    Inther Arbiter    Twosyllable
20    RUBY SUNS    Fight Softly    SUB POP
21    TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB    Tourist History   
22    BENYARO    Good Day Better    Self-Released
23    GOSPEL CLAWS    Gospel Claws [EP]    Common Wall
24    BOOKA SHADE    More!    Get Physical
25    RERUNNER    On Three...   
26    POLAROID FAME    We Live Your Life   
27    FREE ENERGY    Stuck On Nothing    DFA-Astralwerks
28    MGMT    Congratulations    Columbia
29    HOT CHIP    One Life Stand    Astralwerks
30    BIRD AND THE BEE    Interpreting The Masters Vol. 1: A Tribute To Daryl Hall And John Oates

Our Top 30 Albums of the Week

Here's what we're filling our ears with this week. Notable adds include Local Natives, White Hinterland, and the just-shoegazey-enough pop of Minneapolis-based Red Pens.

1    BEACH HOUSE    Teen Dream 

2    FOUR TET    There Is Love In You 

3    HOT CHIP    One Life Stand   

4    MUMFORD AND SONS    Sigh No More   

5    SPOON    Transference    

6    SHOUT OUT LOUDS    Our Ill Wills   

7    MIDLAKE    The Courage Of Others  

8    DINOSAUR FEATHERS    Fantasy Memorial   
9    LOCAL NATIVES    Gorilla Manor    

10    FICTIONIST    Lasting Echo   
11    ANIMAL KINGDOM    Signs And Wonders  

12    ALBUM LEAF    A Chorus Of Storytellers   

13    FILMS    Oh, Scorpio  

14    XIU XIU    Dear God, I Hate Myself    

15    MAGNETIC FIELDS    Realism  

16    RUBY SUNS    Fight Softly  
17    ASOBI SEKSU    Rewolf  

18    JULIAN CASABLANCAS    Phrazes For The Young 

19    TUNE YARDS    Bird Brains    

20    NINI AND BEN    The Reasons We Try    

21    DONORA     Donora    

22    RED PENS    Reasons  

23    CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG  

24    WHITE HINTERLAND     Kairos  

25    CORINNE BAILEY RAE    The Sea

26    YEASAYER    ODD BLOOD   

27    CHRIS RIFFLE    Introducing... 

28    ANIMAL COLLECTIVE    Fall Be Kind [EP] 

29    SURFER BLOOD    Astro Coast

30    VAMPIRE WEEKEND    Contra 

Our Top 30 Albums of the Week

Here's what WGTB DJs are spinning this week. Click the links for our album reviews from our Music Board team, and make sure to tune in to WGTB this week to catch some of these great tunes. Lots of these reviews will be posted later this week so keep checking back!

1 BEACH HOUSE Teen Dream
2 FOUR TET There Is Love In You
3 MUMFORD AND SONS Sigh No More
4 MAGNETIC FIELDS Realism
5 SPOON Transference
6 XX The Xx
7 HOT CHIP One Life Stand
8 KINGS OF CONVENIENCE Declaration Of Dependence
9 WATSON TWINS Talking To You, Talking To Me
10 FILMS Oh, Scorpio
11 JULIAN CASABLANCAS
12 SHOUT OUT LOUDS Our Ill Wills
13 CORINNE BAILEY RAE The Sea
14 MIDLAKE The Courage Of Others
15 VAMPIRE WEEKEND Contra
16 ANIMAL KINGDOM Signs And Wonders
17 ASOBI SEKSU Rewolf
18 ALBUM LEAF A Chorus Of Storytellers
19 FELILI The Moon
20 XIU XIU Dear God, I Hate Myself
21 TUNE YARDS Bird Brains
22 LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You
23 CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG IRM
24 YEASAYER ODD BLOOD
25 DEADMAU5 At Play Vol. 2
26 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Fall Be Kind [EP]
27 SURFER BLOOD Astro Coast
28 GIRLS Album
29 VIA AUDIO Animalore
30 REAL ESTATE Real Estate