Amrap Chart Wrap: Flowertruck and Camp Cope top the community radio charts

Community radio shows a huge amount of support for Australian music, with almost 40% of music played coming from local artists. Taste-making presenters excel at giving airtime to an incredible spread of what Aussie artists have to offer. The Amrap Metro and Amrap Regional Charts provide insight into what’s getting airplay and attention on community radio each week. Here’s the lowdown on some tunes charting this week.

Flowertruck - ‘Enough For Now’ (#1 Amrap Metro) (pictured above)

Part early Talking Heads, part early Mental As Anything (a compliment), the Sydney band have taken the #1 spot on the Amrap Metro Chart after releasing their nifty debut album Mostly Sunny. Full of fizzing pop tunes that spring up with more good feelings than a parade of puppies, Flowertruck have been rubbing people up the right way at Radio Adelaide, Brisbane’s 4ZZZ and Melbourne’s 3RRR.

Sarah Mary Chadwick - ‘Sugar Still Melts In The Rain’ (#6 Amrap Metro)

Sarah Mary Chadwick has returned with another of her stark and idiosyncratic ballads that refuse to pull any punches but pull at the heartstrings with devastating effect. ‘Sugar Still Melts In The Rain’ is the title track from the former Batrider member’s upcoming fourth album since going solo. In thrall to her unique and raw songcraft are Tasmania’s Edge Radio, Peth’s 6RTR-FM and Sydney’s FBi Radio.  

HANDSOME - ‘Save Some Love’ (#7 Amrap Regional)

A recent signing to Remote Control’s Dot Dash label, HANDSOME is the latest project for Sydney’s much-loved Caitlin Park. Exploring modern pop and RnB under the HANDSOME moniker, the new single ‘Save Some Love’ is an aural group hug made huge with its awe-inducing gospel chorus. It’s a beautiful thing to be sure, and being felt at regional stations such as Victoria’s Mountain District Radio, NSW’s Highland FM and West Australia’s Heritage FM.

ARIG - ‘Mama Said’ (#5 Amrap Metro)

Brisbane based but born in Eritrea, ARIG’s second single ‘Mama Said’ is a dark and compelling tale set to chilling urban beats for a song that does not let go once taking hold. It’s a searing precursor to ARIG’s debut EP Attrition out soon and community stations like 4ZZZ in her Brisbane hometown are championing her uncompromising path.

The Little Lord Street Band - ‘Waking Up Next To You’ (#2 Amrap Regional)

There’s more than a whiff of barroom honky tonk vibes on Perth outfit The Little Lord Street Band’s new song ‘Waking Up Next To You’, a sweet singalong stunner that rolls along with gentle nods to Wilco and The Rolling Stones on the way. The Perth band are taking their country rock town to town across Australia through April and May, a tour that may well see them pop in to stations like West Australia’s West of the Avon where presenters are humming to their tune.

See the full Amrap Charts at www.airit.org.au.

The Amrap Charts show the top ten tracks ordered for airplay by community broadcasters through the Amrap’s AirIt music distribution service. Amrap is an initiative of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia which distributes new Australian music to community radio stations nationwide & empowers broadcasters to promote new Australian music on air & online.