Top 30 new albums for week ending Nov 29 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Nov 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.
| 1 | Piranha Rama | You’ve Earned It | Trrrash |
| 2 | Sammi Lanzetta | Ceiling Mirror | 6131 |
| 3 | Sleepwalkers | Ages | Spacebomb |
| 4 | Carmen Souza | The Silver Messengers | Galileo Music |
| 5 | Josienne Clarke | In All Weather | Rough Trade |
| 6 | Bonnie “Prince” Billy | I Made a Place | Drag City |
| 7 | Jon Batiste | Chronology of a Dream (Live at the Village Vanguard) | Verve |
| 8 | Sudan Archives | Athena | Stones Throw |
| 9 | Various Artists | Too Late to Pray: Defiant Chicago Roots | Bloodshot |
| 10 | Fanfare | I Could Live Here, I Could Die Here – EP | Elevator Music |
| 11 | Future Projektor | Terma | self-released |
| 12 | Weekend Plans | State of Nine | Elephant Ear |
| 13 | Tyler Meacham | Property – EP | Damage Control |
| 14 | Petrichor | II | self-released |
| 15 | Gorrak | Gorrak | self-released |
| 16 | Camp Howard | Cañón | self-released |
| 17 | DJ Shadow | Our Pathetic Age | Mass Appeal |
| 18 | EmiSunshine and the Rain | Family Wars | Little Blackbird |
| 19 | Run River North | Monsters Calling Home, Vol. 2 | Nettwerk |
| 20 | Erin Anne | Tough Love | Carpark |
| 21 | Charly Bliss | Supermoon – EP | Barsuk |
| 22 | Dessa and the Minnesota Orchestra | Sound the Bells: Recorded Live at Orchestra Hall | Doomtree |
| 23 | FKA Twigs | MAGDALENE | Young Turks |
| 24 | Kae Astra | Fortune – EP | Modern Outsider |
| 25 | Ice Cream | Fed Up | Ice Cream |
| 26 | Fran | A Private Picture | Fire Talk |
| 27 | Basement Revolver | Wax and Digital – EP | Sonic Unyon |
| 28 | FEA | No Novelties | Blackheart |
| 29 | The Deer | Do No Harm | Keeled Scales |
| 30 | Nikki Jean | Beautiful Prison | Rhymesayers |
Anna C. November 30th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Carmen Souza, Josienne Clarke, Piranha Rama, Sammi Lanzetta, Sleepwalkers
Top 30 new albums for week ending Oct 5 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Oct 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 | Piranha Rama | Piranha Rama | Trrrash |
| 2 | Bad Magic | what’s wrong with my eyes? | self-released |
| 3 | Sleepwalkers | Wake Up – Single | Spacebomb |
| 4 | Kenneka Cook | Moonchild | American Paradox |
| 5 | Namebrand | Chatham Grove | Purple Republic / AGM |
| 6 | BADBADNOTGOOD & Little Dragon | Tried – Single | BADBADNOTGOOD Ltd. |
| 7 | Lala Lala | The Lamb | Sub Pop |
| 8 | Zark Company | Paperbacks | self-released |
| 9 | Marissa Nadler | For My Crimes | Sacred Bones |
| 10 | Molly Burch | First Flower | Captured Tracks |
| 11 | Windhand | Eternal Return | Relapse |
| 12 | Tirzah | Devotion | Domino |
| 13 | Lyla Foy | Bigger Brighter | self-released |
| 14 | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | An American Treasure | Reprise |
| 15 | Young Scum | Young Scum | Citrus City / Pretty Olivia |
| 16 | Recluse Racoon | Recluse Racoon | Citrus City |
| 17 | Midlife Pilot | Ready To Be That Way – EP | self-released |
| 18 | Unmaker | Firmament | self-released |
| 19 | Spooky Cool | Every Thing Ever – EP | Citrus City |
| 20 | Mekong Xpress & The Get Fresh Horns | Common Knowledge | EggHunt |
| 21 | Mudhoney | Digital Garbage | Sub Pop |
| 22 | Marbled Eye | Leisure | Digital Regress |
| 23 | José James | Lean on Me | Blue Note |
| 24 | Amber Arcades | European Heartbreak | Heavenly |
| 25 | Fucked Up | Dose Your Dreams | Merge |
| 26 | Adrianne Lenker | abysskiss | Saddle Creek |
| 27 | Emma Ruth Rundle | On Dark Horses | Sargent House |
| 28 | Christine and the Queens | Chris | Because Music |
| 29 | Miss World | Keeping Up With Miss World | PNKSLM |
| 30 | The Marcus King Band | Carolina Confessions | Fantasy |
Anna C. October 6th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Bad Magic, Kenneka Cook, Namebrand, Piranha Rama, Sleepwalkers