Top 30 new albums for week ending Jan 5 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Jan 5
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 | St. Vincent | Masseduction | Loma Vista |
| 2 | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Soul of a Woman | Daptone |
| 3 | Bad Magic | Harsh Surrender | Bad Magic |
| 4 | Big Thief | Capacity | Saddle Creek |
| 5 | Phoebe Bridgers | Stranger in the Alps | Dead Oceans |
| 6 | Big Baby | Sour Patch – EP | EggHunt Records |
| 7 | 3Teeth | Shutdown.ɘxe | OMF Records |
| 8 | Juniore | Ouh là là | Sony Music |
| 9 | Kenneka Cook | Moonchild | American Paradox |
| 10 | Mavis Staples | If All I Was Was Black | Anti/Epitaph |
| 11 | Doll Baby | Hell Block – EP | EggHunt Records |
| 12 | Gumming | Gumming | self-released |
| 13 | HOMESHAKE | Fresh Air | Sinderlyn |
| 14 | Saw Black | Azalea Days | Crystal Pistol Records |
| 15 | Alvvays | Antisocialites | Polyvinyl |
| 16 | Jay-Z | 4:44 | Roc Nation |
| 17 | Night Idea | Riverless | Citrus City/Gigantic Noise |
| 18 | Lucy Dacus | Historian | Matador |
| 19 | Antiphons | Fine – EP | Citrus City/Gigantic Noise |
| 20 | HOLY | All These Worlds Are Yours | PNKSLM |
| 21 | Des Demonas | Des Demonas | In the Red |
| 22 | Sufjan Stevens | The Greatest Gift | Asthmatic Kitty |
| 23 | Slothrust | Show Me How You Want It to Be | Dangerbird Records |
| 24 | King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | Polygondwanaland | ATO |
| 25 | Fabolous & Jadakiss | Friday on Elm Street | Def Jam |
| 26 | John Maus | Screen Memories | Ribbon Music |
| 27 | Fever Ray | Plunge | Mute |
| 28 | Spinning Coin | Permo | Geographic / Domino |
| 29 | Luxembourg Signal | Blue Field | Shelflife |
| 30 | Amp Fiddler | Amp Dog Knights | Mahogani Music |
New Albums Added:
Bell’s Roar – We Carry Us (self-released)
Calhoun, Kohli – Take Me Away (self-released)
Cavemen, The – The Cavemen (Dirty Water)
Cook, Kenneka – Moonchild (American Paradox)
Darling West – While I Was Asleep (Jansen Plateproduksjon)
Das, Sankarshan – Our Sweet Lord (Turn on the World)
Dommengang – Love Jail (Thrill Jockey)
Fame-Beats, The – Don’t Tell No Lies b/w Watford Stomp (Daptone)
Fovea – Pencil Me In (Omad)
Goodfight – Florida Room (Baby Blue)
Grace Basement – Mississippi Nights (Avonmore)
High Divers, The – Chicora (True Blue / Beverly Martel)
HOLY – All These Worlds Are Yours (PNKSLM)
Kye, Joe – Migrants (self-released)
Little Mazarn – Little Mazarn (Self Sabotage)
Long Neck – Will This Do? (Tiny Engines)
Mimicking Birds – Layers of Us (Glacial Pace)
Partials – Glossolalia (True Blue / Beverly Martel)
PJ Sparkles – Neon (self-released)
Prids, The – Do I Look Like I’m In Love? (This-a-Way)
Remy – Remy (Carpark)
Rocky and The Chapter – They’re Not Supposed to Care About Us (Sniffling Indie Kids / Mint 400)
Selby, Abigail and Eric Selby – Gypsy Second (Soul Stew)
Spirit Award – Neverending (Union Zero)
True Marks – Still Remember… (self-released)
Various Artists – Dr. Demento Covered in Punk (Demented Punk)
Various Artists – Fabric 96: DVS1 (Fabric)
Wau Y Los Arrrghs!!! – El Mañanero b/w Maldita (Slovenly)
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Anna C. January 6th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Bad Magic, Big Thief, Phoebe Bridgers, Sharon Jones, St. Vincent, The Dap-Kings