top 30 new albums for Jul 20 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jul 20
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 | Sault | Nine | Forever Living Originals |
| 2 | Mdou Moctar | Afrique Victime | Matador |
| 3 | Evidence | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | Courtney Barnett | Rae Street – Single | Mom + Pop |
| 5 | Vaudou Game | NOUSSIN | Hot Casa |
| 6 | Curtis Harding | I Won’t Let You Down – Single | Anti- |
| 7 | Lucy Dacus | Home Video | Matador |
| 8 | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Butterfly 3000 | self-released |
| 9 | gnawing | You Freak Me Out | Refresh |
| 10 | Reptile Tile | Drop the Lead – EP | Picky Choosie |
| 11 | ohbliv | Darktwaine’s Esoteric Jam | self-released |
| 12 | Tim Easton | You Don’t Really Know Me | Black Mesa |
| 13 | The Mountain Goats | Dark in Here | Merge |
| 14 | The Catenary Wires | Birling Gap | Skep Wax |
| 15 | Deap Vally | American Cockroach – EP | Cooking Vinyl |
| 16 | Dani and Lizzy | The Opening | 604 |
| 17 | Bill and the Belles | Happy Again | self-released |
| 18 | BLK JKS | Abantu / Before Humans | We Are Busy Bodies |
| 19 | Wombo | Keesh Mountain – EP | Fire Talk |
| 20 | The Mighty Mighty Bosstones | When God Was Great | Hellcat/Epitaph |
| 21 | Colleen | The Tunnel and the Clearing | P-VINE |
| 22 | Ducks Ltd. | Get Bleak | Carpark |
| 23 | Squid | Bright Green Field | Warp |
| 24 | Mother Nature and Boathouse | SZNZ | Closed Sessions |
| 25 | TV Priest | Uppers | Sub Pop |
| 26 | Janet Simpson | Safe Distance | Cornelius Chapel |
| 27 | Miss Grit | Impostor – EP | Miss Grit |
| 28 | Sincere Gifts | Ghost of America – EP | self-released |
| 29 | Fake Fruit | Fake Fruit | Rocks In Your Head |
| 30 | Roland Roberts | All About the Timing | self-released |
Anna C. July 20th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Courtney Barnett, Evidence, Mdou Moctar, Sault, Vaudou Game
Top 30 new albums for week ending Apr 12 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Apr 12
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 | Weyes Blood | Titanic Rising | Sub Pop |
| 2 | Book of Wyrms | Remythologizer | Twin Earth |
| 3 | Courtney Barnett | Everybody Here Hates You – Single | Mom+Pop |
| 4 | Eric Reed | Everybody Gets the Blues | Smoke Sessions |
| 5 | Ibibio Sound Machine | Doko Mien | Merge |
| 6 | Dexter Story | Bahir | Soundway |
| 7 | Minor Poet | The Good News – EP | Sub Pop |
| 8 | Inter Arma | Sulphur English | Relapse |
| 9 | Appalling | Inverted Realm | Redefining Darkness |
| 10 | Ash Wednesday | Futlility | self-released |
| 11 | Lobo Marino | @ Appalachian South Folklife Center | Lobo Marino |
| 12 | Scott Slay | The Rail | Bonfire |
| 13 | Partner | Saturday the 14th – EP | Father/Daughter |
| 14 | Shana Cleveland | Night of the Worm Moon | Hardly Art |
| 15 | Jim and Lynna Woolsey | Long Ago | Bonfire |
| 16 | Laura Stevenson | The Big Freeze | Don Giovanni |
| 17 | Sonny & The Sunsets | Hairdressers From Heaven | Rocks In Your Head |
| 18 | Orville Peck | Pony | Sub Pop |
| 19 | Nilüfer Yanya | Miss Universe | ATO |
| 20 | Ex Hex | It’s Real | Merge |
| 21 | Shlohmo | The End | Friends Of Friends |
| 22 | CHAI | Punk | Burger |
| 23 | X | Wild Gift (2019 Remaster) | Fat Possum |
| 24 | The Coathangers | The Devil You Know | Suicide Squeeze |
| 25 | Kiwi jr. | Football Money | Mint |
| 26 | Helado Negro | This Is How You Smile | RVNG Intl. |
| 27 | Yves Jarvis | The Same But By Different Means | Anti- |
| 28 | Living Hour | Softer Faces | Kanine / Fontana North |
| 29 | Matmos | Plastic Anniversary | Thrill Jockey |
| 30 | Flight of the Conchords | Live in London | Sub Pop |
Anna C. April 13th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Book of Wyrms, Courtney Barnett, Eric Reed, Ibibio Sound Machine, Weyes Blood
Top 30 new albums for week ending Jul 20 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Jul 20
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 | Bad Magic | What’s Wrong with My Eyes? | self-released |
| 2 | Natalie Prass | The Future and the Past | ATO |
| 3 | Hoax Hunters | Dormant – EP | Cherub |
| 4 | Fly Anakin & Ohbliv | Backyard Boogie | Mutant Academy |
| 5 | Courtney Barnett | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Mom+Pop |
| 6 | Mazzy Star | Still – EP | Rhymes of an Hour |
| 7 | Tower of Power | Soul Side of Town | Artistry Music |
| 8 | Shannon Shaw | Shannon In Nashville | Easy Eye Sound |
| 9 | Drake | Scorpion | Young Money Entertainment / Cash Money / Republic |
| 10 | Angelique Kidjo | Remain in Light | Kravenworks |
| 11 | Piranha Rama | Piranha Rama | Trrrash |
| 12 | Shannon & the Clams | Onion | Easy Eye Sound |
| 13 | Oliver The Crow | Oliver The Crow | OTC |
| 14 | Snail Mail | Lush | Matador |
| 15 | Teyana Taylor | K.T.S.E. | GOOD Music |
| 16 | 77:78 | Jellies | Heavenly |
| 17 | Mad Skillz | Im the DJ….And the Rapper | Big Kidz Ent |
| 18 | Peach Kelli Pop | Gentle Leader | Mint |
| 19 | Wimps | Garbage People | Kill Rock Stars |
| 20 | La Luz | Floating Features | Hardly Art |
| 21 | Saba | Care for Me | Saba Pivot |
| 22 | John Coltrane | Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album | Verve |
| 23 | The Jayhawks | Back Roads and Abandoned Motels | Legacy |
| 24 | Rodney Crowell | Acoustic Classics | RC1 |
| 25 | Young Scum | Young Scum | Citrus City |
| 26 | Dumb Waiter | Heck | JUJU |
| 27 | Manatree | Engines | self-released |
| 28 | Desert Altar | Desert Altar | self-released |
| 29 | Ty Segall & White Fence | Joy | Drag City |
| 30 | Prana Crafter | Enter The Stream | Sunrise Ocean Bender / Cardinal Fuzz |
Anna C. July 21st, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Bad Magic, Courtney Barnett, Fly Anakin, Hoax Hunters, Natalie Prass, ohbliv
Top 30 new albums for week ending May 11 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending May 11
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 | Frankie Cosmos | Vessel | Sub Pop |
| 2 | Courtney Barnett | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Mom+Pop |
| 3 | The Pandoras | Hey! It’s the Pandoras | Burger |
| 4 | Childish Gambino | This is America – Single | RCA |
| 5 | The Messthetics | The Messthetics | Discord |
| 6 | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | Tearing at the Seams | Stax |
| 7 | Guided By Voices | Space Gun | GBV, Inc. |
| 8 | Orquesta Akokán | Orquesta Akokán | Daptone |
| 9 | Dr. Octagon | Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation | Caroline |
| 10 | Kenneka Cook | Moonchild | American Paradox |
| 11 | MGMT | Little Dark Age | Columbia |
| 12 | Carpenter Brut | Leather Teeth | Caroline |
| 13 | Djeneba & Fousco | Kayeba Khasso | Lusafrica |
| 14 | Eternal Summers | Every Day It Feels Like I’m Dying… | Nevado |
| 15 | Hop Along | Bark Your Head Off, Dog | Saddle Creek |
| 16 | Love Roses | What Doesn’t Thrill You | self-released |
| 17 | Saw Black | Water Tower | Crystal Pistol |
| 18 | Buddha Council | True Love | Roots Musician |
| 19 | Natalie Prass | The Future and the Past | ATO |
| 20 | Andy Jenkins | Sweet Bunch | Liberator Music / Spacebomb |
| 21 | John Morand | Scott’s Addiction | Sound of Music |
| 22 | Radio B | Jesus Never Wore a Suit | The Association Of Great Minds |
| 23 | I Am the Liquor | Feed on My Sorrow – EP | self-released |
| 24 | Fly Anakin & Ohbliv | Backyard Boogie | Mutant Academy |
| 25 | Peace | Kindness is the New Rock and Roll | Ignition Ltd. |
| 26 | Amber Mark | Conexão – EP | PMR / Interscope |
| 27 | The Sea and Cake | Any Day | Thrill Jockey |
| 28 | Elke | Bad Metaphors – EP | Kobalt |
| 29 | Anemone | Baby Only You & I | Luminelle |
| 30 | Various artists | How to Talk to Girls at Parties [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] | Masterworks |
Anna C. May 12th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Childish Gambino, Courtney Barnett, Frankie Cosmos, The Messthetics, The Pandoras
Top 30 new albums for week ending Oct 27 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Oct 27
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
Anna C. October 28th, 2017
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Courtney Barnett, Guantanamo Baywatch, Kurt Vile, Long Arms, Spooky Cool, Washers