WHRB :: Record Hospital

Review, Mechanical Canine

Mechanical Canine - Good Photography Review

A punchy and powerful album, showcasing an impressive blend of styles. Read More >
orgy, Online Orgy, The One Man Orgy, Masturbation, Femme

The One Man Orgy

If, at the end of the day, music is all about love, then there’s certainly a lot of self love to be explored. And, well, quarantine isn’t exactly hurting the prevalence of … dialing the rotary phone? (bet you’ve never even heard of that one). Its current relevance made us want to dig a little deeper into the ways that musicians have talked about or around the often-taboo issue, while ultimately producing a playlist that reflects our own sex-positivity. Read More >
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Record Hospital Hot 100 Orgy®

We are so excited to share our Record Hospital Hot 100 Orgy® with you! The songs that we’ve chosen are definitely not as popular as the songs on Billboard’s Hot 100 playlists, which is exactly why we decided to highlight them here. When we were on campus, Mika and Megan (the Music Directors for the Record Hospital) curated a Top 20 playlist — a collection of new releases and new additions to our physical Record Hospital library — and played it over the air every Monday from 10-11pm. Since we weren’t able to continue programming the Top 20, we decided to follow through on its mission by creating the Record Hospital Hot 100 Orgy®. Read More >
Folk, shoegaze, brooklyn, sxsw 2020, lightning bug

Firefly Chat: An Interview with Lightning Bug

It’s impossible to think of anything else in this pandemic, so it’s with regret that I inevitably place their music in the context of COVID-19: Lightning Bug’s music glows with quiet strength and hope during this tumultuous time. Read More >

DIY, Seattle, sxsw 2020, ings, lullabies

WHRB Interviews Seattle DIY Artist Ingrid Chiles

WHRB DJ Jess Eng chats with Ingrid Chiles (Ings) about the fallout of SXSW and COVID-19, love songs, haunted performance venues, and of course, her iconic yellow glasses.

Grace Carlson, Mika Simoncelli, Ezra Furman, Sex Education, Twelve Nudes

Ezra Furman’s “Intimacy”…

Punk rock sweetheart Ezra Furman has returned to her Somerville roots with a five week residency at ONCE Ballroom, entitled “Intimacy,” inviting her listeners to explore a night of soulful connection hard to

A.J.Cohn, Squirrel Flower, I Was Born Swimming, Streetlight Blues

Squirrel Flower Shares Sorrowful and Stunning…

WHRB DJ, A.J. Cohn, discusses the sorrow and beauty captured in Squirrel Flower’s single “Streetlight Blues” from her forthcoming album "I Was Born Swimming" dropping on January 31st.

Sofia Andrade, DREAMERS, Launch Fly Land, Nick Wold, Noah Covey

WHRB Sits Down with DREAMERS’ Nick Wold…

We thought of 10 billion band names and hated every single one, right? We were shocked that “Dreamers” had not really been done. I already had lots of lyrics about sleep and dreams and I was obsessed with tha