top 30 new albums for Aug 17 presents:
top 30 new albums for Aug 17
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.
| 1 | Atmosphere | Word? | Rhymesayers |
| 2 | Prince | Welcome 2 America | Legacy |
| 3 | Cochemea | Vol. 2: Baca Sewa | Daptone |
| 4 | The Umbrellas | The Umbrellas | Slumberland |
| 5 | Lingua Ignota | Sinner Get Ready | Sargent House |
| 6 | Ledisi | Ledisi Sings Nina | BMG |
| 7 | Nas | King’s Disease II | Def Jam |
| 8 | Tyler, the Creator | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Columbia |
| 9 | gnawing | You Freak Me Out | Refresh |
| 10 | LJ & the Sleeze | Put Something Sleezy Between Your Legs – EP | Eight Ball Record$ |
| 11 | Book of Wyrms | Occult New Age | Desert |
| 12 | ohbliv | LewseJoints9 | self-released |
| 13 | Elizabeth Owens | Knock Knock | Grimalkin |
| 14 | Benét | Game Over! – EP | Bayonet |
| 15 | Dead Billionaires | Dead Billionaires EP | Clay Street |
| 16 | Gusher | Bleed Out | Gusher1312 |
| 17 | Gutterwall | Birds Aren’t Real | Etching Tin |
| 18 | koleżanka | place is | Bar/None |
| 19 | The Halluci Nation | One More Saturday Night | Radicalized |
| 20 | Brittany Howard | Jaime Reimagined | ATO / Fontana North |
| 21 | Peyton | PSA | Stones Throw |
| 22 | Evidence | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 23 | Molly Lewis | The Forgotten Edge – EP | Jagjaguwar |
| 24 | Toussaint Morrison | Social Science Club | Urban Home Companion |
| 25 | Hiatus Kaiyote | Mood Valiant | Brainfeeder |
| 26 | Lanterna | Hidden Drives | Badman |
| 27 | Amythyst Kiah | Wary + Strange | Rounder |
| 28 | Lightning Bug | A Color of the Sky | Fat Possum |
| 29 | Bachelor | Doomin’ Sun | Polyvinyl |
| 30 | Gruff Rhys | Seeking New Gods | Rough Trade |
Anna C. August 17th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Atmosphere, Cochemea, Lingua Ignota, Prince, The Umbrellas
Top 30 new albums for week ending Mar 29 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Mar 29
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 | Cochemea | All My Relations | Daptone |
| 2 | Molly Tuttle | When You’re Ready | Compass |
| 3 | Son Volt | Union | Transmit Sound |
| 4 | Mountain Man | Sings John Denver – Single | Nonesuch |
| 5 | Reed Foehl | Lucky Enough | Green Mountain |
| 6 | Mdou Moctar | Ilana (The Creator) | Sahel Sounds |
| 7 | Stella Donnelly | Beware of the Dogs | Secretly Canadian |
| 8 | Frank Migliorelli and The Dirt Nappers | The Things You Left Behind | Rave On |
| 9 | Apparat | LP5 | Mute |
| 10 | Ex Hex | It’s Real | Merge |
| 11 | The Currys | This Side of the Glass | The Currys |
| 12 | Carrie Newcomer | The Point of Arrival | Available Light |
| 13 | Sam Cassidy | Running Blind | self-released |
| 14 | Andy Statman | Monroe Bus | Shefa |
| 15 | These New Puritans | Inside the Rose | Infectious Music |
| 16 | Michael Braunfeld | Driver | Blind Justice Music |
| 17 | Ibibio Sound Machine | Doko Mien | Merge |
| 18 | Scott Thorn | Broken Horses – EP | Max Beep |
| 19 | The Coathangers | The Devil You Know | Suicide Squeeze |
| 20 | Dido | Still on My Mind | BMG |
| 21 | SASAMI | SASAMI | Domino |
| 22 | Joshua Davis | Live at the Robin | Joshua Davis |
| 23 | Meat Puppets | Dusty Notes | Megaforce |
| 24 | Victor Krummenacher | Blue Pacific | Veritas |
| 25 | Jetty Bones | – – EP | Take This To Heart |
| 26 | Helado Negro | This Is How You Smile | RVNG Intl. |
| 27 | Amanda Palmer | There Will Be No Intermission | 8ft. |
| 28 | Teen | Good Fruit | Carpark |
| 29 | Living Hour | Softer Faces | Kanine |
| 30 | Hand Habits | placeholder | Saddle Creek |
Anna C. March 30th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Cochemea, Molly Tuttle, Mountain Man, Reed Foehl, Son Volt