top 30 new albums for Nov 24 presents:

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 Various Artists Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987 Captured Tracks
2 Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids Shaman! Strut
3 Pig Pain is God Metropolis
4 This Is The Kit Off Off On Rough Trade
5 Nas King’s Disease Mass Appeal
6 Quintron & Miss Pussycat Goblin Alert Goner
7 Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin FlySiifu’s Lex
8 Kiwi jr. Cooler Returns Sub Pop
9 Grey Wulf Seeing, Vol. 1 self-released
10 Billy Bacci Band Paint on It MB
11 Armwood No Filter Through the Vortex – EP Baws Entertainment
12 Coy Pond Living In Hindsight self-released
13 Tim Barry Live 2018 Chunksaah
14 Trapcry Dangerous 1986
15 Aesop Rock Spirit World Field Guide Rhymesayers
16 TiƱa Positive Mental Health Music Speedy Wunderground
17 Molchat Doma Monument Sacred Bones
18 Camila Fuchs Kids Talk Sun felte
19 Late Night Special Halfway to Somewhere Full Time Pilot
20 Peter Lawlor A Pillow in the Sky self-released
21 Yukon Blonde Vindicator Dine Alone
22 Strung Like a Horse Whoa! Transoceanic
23 Atmosphere The Day Before Halloween Rhymesayers
24 iDKHOW RAZZMATAZZ Fearless
25 clipping. Visions of Bodies Being Burned Sub Pop
26 Susan Pepper The Prettiest Bird Ballad
27 Adrianne Lenker songs and instrumentals 4AD
28 Songhoy Blues Optimisme Fat Possum
29 The Mountain Goats Getting Into Knives Merge
30 ela minus acts of rebellion Domino

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    November 24th, 2020

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top 30 new albums for Aug 18 presents:

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 Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids Shaman! Strut
2 Keleketla! Keleketla! Ahead Of Our Time
3 Joey Bada$$ The Light Pack – Single Columbia
4 Yello Point Polydor
5 Blu & Exile Miles Fat Beats
6 Ganser Just Look At That Sky felte
7 Lance Bangs Whammy – EP Citrus City
8 Kendall Street Company The Nautical Aquatical – EP self-released
9 McKinley Dixon The House That Got Knocked Down – EP self-released
10 Trapcry Stay Up (Longer Deluxe) 1986
11 Strike Anywhere Nightmares of the West Fat Wreck Chords
12 Mon Chere Mon Chere – EP self-released
13 ohbliv LewseJoints Number 8 (b) self-released
14 Deau Eyes Let It Leave Egghunt
15 Spacebomb House Band IX: The Best Played Lands Spacebomb
16 Kill the Druid Impact – EP self-released
17 The Flavor Project Food for Thought Reeverb Entertainment
18 Big Baby Fizzy Cola – EP self-released
19 Addy Eclipse Topshelf
20 Eliza Juno Do Tree Lobsters Experience Love self-released
21 clwdwlkr & Dweeb Deep Waters DEEP WATERS MEDIA
22 Space Koi Brainwash Box self-released
23 Big No Big No Flux Editions
24 Tough Age Which Way Am I? Mint
25 Heathcote Hill The Stories We Are Told 311 Music
26 Jess Jocoy Such a Long Way self-released
27 Crack Cloud Pain Olympics Meat Machine
28 Julianna Barwick Healing Is a Miracle Ninja Tune
29 Dehd Flower of Devotion Fire Talk
30 Ted Russell Kamp Down In the Den PoMo

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    August 18th, 2020

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