top 30 new albums for Mar 30 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 Middle Kids Today We’re the Greatest Domino
2 Gruff Rhys Seeking New Gods Rough Trade
3 Warpaint Paralysed (feat. Gang of Four) – Single Gill Music
4 Kasai Allstars Olooh, A War Dance For Peace – Single Crammed Discs
5 Sorry Cigarette Packet / Separate – Single Domino
6 Fleet Foxes Shore Anti-
7 Sneeze Number 4 – EP self-released
8 YUNGMORPHEUS & ewonee Thumbing Thru Foliage Bad Taste
9 Whitney & the Saying Goes Thoughts For Breakfast self-released
10 Enforced Kill Grid Century Media
11 Way, Shape, or Form Infinite Lives self-released
12 Matthew E. White & Lonnie Holley Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection Spacebomb
13 Castalia Blue Moon – EP self-released
14 Gusher Bleed Out self-released
15 Giant Big Talk The Third, LLC/Vintage Youth
16 Chad VanGaalen World’s Most Stressed Out Gardener Sub Pop
17 Teno Afrika Amapiano Selections Awesome Tapes From Africa
18 Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno Free Dirt
19 Really From Really From Topshelf
20 Landlady Landlady Landladyland
21 Graybill High Tide + Low Tide self-released
22 Genesis Owusu Smiling with No Teeth House Anxiety / Ourness
23 Lost Horizons In Quiet Moments Bella Union
24 Altın Gün Yol ATO
25 Mia Doi Todd Music Life City Zen
26 Mogwai As the Love Continues Temporary Residence
27 The Hold Steady Open Door Policy Positive Jams
28 TOLEDO Jockeys of Love – EP Telefono
29 The Notwist Vertigo Days Morr Music
30 Patricia Brennan Maquishti Valley of Search

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    March 30th, 2021

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Friday Clock Out presents:

A Hero's Death
Today, L.J. will be hosting! He’ll be focusing on music from 2020, including A Hero’s Death by Fontaines D.C.! (Congrats to Fontaines D.C. on beating the sophomore album curse, it’s good!)
#WRIR #IndependentRadio #FontainesDC #BebelGilberto #LidoPimienta #Longboat #Sorry #DougParkinson #Protomartyr #KingKrule #ThePsychedelicFurs #JehnnyBeth #fionaapple #perfumegenius #bccamplight

    Friday Clock Out    September 25th, 2020

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