top 30 new albums for Apr 25 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.

Rank Artist Album Label
1 Dom Flemons Traveling Wildfire Smithsonian Folkways
2 A Certain Ratio 1982 Mute
3 Fly Anakin Skinemaxxx (Side A) Lex
4 Magdalena Bay mini mix vol. 3 Luminelle
5 Rose City Band Garden Party Thrill Jockey
6 Fenne Lily Big Picture Dead Oceans
7 Lobby Boy Pure P.O.P. self-released
8 Severed Skies Dreamscapes self released
9 Dorthia Cottrell Death Folk Country Relapse
10 Blush Face Mirage Island – EP self-released
11 Spooky Cool Existential Pie Riot Daddy
12 The Hold Steady The Price of Progress Positive Jams
13 Deerhoof Miracle-Level Joyful Noise
14 Nickel Creek Celebrants Repair
15 Andrew Gabbard Cedar City Sweetheart Karma Chief
16 Death And Vanilla Flicker Fire
17 M83 Fantasy Mute
18 Robbie Fulks Bluegrass Vacation Compass
19 Professor Louie & The Crowmatix Rockin’ Legacy Vol. 1 Woodstock
20 Shana Cleveland Manzanita Hardly Art
21 David Haerle El Camino Sierra Edendale
22 Darling West Cosmos Jansen
23 Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy Canvas Linus Entertainment
24 Various Artists Penrose Flurry of 45s Penrose
25 Young Fathers Heavy Heavy Ninja Tune
26 Ibex Clone All Channels Clear Goner
27 Jonah Yano Portrait of a Dog Innovative Leisure
28 Piranha Rama Omniscient Cloud Cover Brokers Tip
29 Parricide Sentence Parricide Sentence – EP Death Eternal
30 Strawberry Moon Habitual Creatures Sockhead

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    April 25th, 2023

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