top 30 new albums for Apr 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.

Rank Artist Album Label
1 Benjamin Shepherd This Was Supposed to Be Temporary self-released
2 boygenius the record Interscope
3 Wednesday Rat Saw God Dead Oceans
4 Pearla Oh Glistening Onion, The Nighttime Is Coming Spacebomb
5 Shana Cleveland Manzanita Hardly Art
6 Son Rompe Pera Chimborazo Aya
7 This Is the Kit Careful of Your Keepers Rough Trade
8 The Wilson Springs Hotel Old Thoughts and Memories self-released
9 gnawing Modern Survival Techniques Refresh
10 Honest Debts Can’t Be Trusted self-released
11 Strawberry Moon Habitual Creatures Sockhead
12 Heartworms A Comforting Notion – EP Speedy Wunderground / PIAS
13 Caroline Rose The Art of Forgetting New West
14 Los Bitchos Pah! City Slang
15 Tuelo Am/Fm – EP Minah Management
16 Kosaya Gora Kosogor 2MR
17 Genevieve Artadi Forever Forever Brainfeeder
18 Fever Ray Radical Romantics Mute
19 Screaming Females Desire Pathway Don Giovanni
20 Darling West Cosmos Jansen
21 Bunny Barnes It Goes Like It Goes Bunny Barnes
22 Hello Mary Hello Mary Frenchkiss
23 Clea Anaïs Circle Zero Moorworks
24 Hillary Susz Sexy as Loss – EP self-released
25 LANNDS Music for the Future Run For Cover
26 Adi Oasis Lotus Glow Unity
27 Jackie Mendoza Galaxia de Emociones ZZK
28 Jenn Howard Valiant Women Bathtub Music
29 Sam Casey More Songs About Weed and Toxic Relationships – EP The Confidence Emperors
30 Death Valley Girls Islands in the Sky Suicide Squeeze

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    April 18th, 2023

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Monday Breakfast Blend – Women Art Revolution presents:

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    Monday Breakfast Blend – Women Art Revolution    January 7th, 2019

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Monday Breakfast Blend – Women Art Revolution presents:

It’s the last Breakfast Blend of 2018! I’ve got the usual assortment of new releases to share, along with a few favorites from the past year mixed in.

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    Monday Breakfast Blend – Women Art Revolution    December 31st, 2018

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Top 30 new albums for week ending Nov 23 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 Shadow Age Shadow Age – EP Native of the North
2 Lina Symone Need That – Single self-released
3 Boygenius Boygenius – EP Matador
4 Barro Somos self-released
5 Angélique Kidjo Remain in Light Kravenworks
6 Vaudou Game Otodi Hot Casa
7 Kaleta & Super Yamba Band Mr. Diva / Hungry Man, Angry Man Yamba
8 Julia Holter Aviary Domino
9 Sports Bar Stranger in My Head Mister Falcon
10 Addy Rose Eyes – EP self-released
11 Unmaker Firmament self-released
12 Windhand Eternal Return Relapse
13 Guerilla Toss Twisted Crystal DFA
14 Black Masala Trains and Moonlight Destinies self-released
15 Kelly Pardekooper 50-Weight Leisure Time
16 Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers Bought to Rot Bloodshot
17 Charles Bradley Black Velvet Daptone
18 The Mountain Movers Pink Skies Trouble In Mind
19 The Bottle Rockets Bit Logic Bloodshot
20 Kero Kero Bonito Time ‘n’ Place Polyvinyl
21 Doe Paoro Soft Power Anti/Epitaph
22 Mr Twin Sister Salt Twin Group
23 Farao Pure-O Western Vinyl
24 Oh Pep! I Wasn’t Only Thinking About You… People Speak
25 Kurt Vile Bottle It In Matador
26 Miranda Winters Xobeci, What Grows Here? Carpark / Hostess
27 Abby Jasmine TRAP MOM Cinematic Music Group
28 Pill Soft Hell Mexican Summer
29 Miya Folick Premonitions Terrible
30 Nova Materia It Comes Crammed Discs

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    November 24th, 2018

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Monday Breakfast Blend – Women Art Revolution presents:

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    Monday Breakfast Blend – Women Art Revolution    November 19th, 2018

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Monday Breakfast Blend – Women Art Revolution presents:

I’ll be giving away a pair of tickets to see Wye Oak at The Broadberry this morning. Stay tuned for details.

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    Monday Breakfast Blend – Women Art Revolution    November 12th, 2018

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    Monday Breakfast Blend – Women Art Revolution    November 5th, 2018

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Top 30 new albums for week ending Aug 31 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 Spooky Cool Every Thing Ever – EP Citrus City
2 Blood Orange Negro Swan Domino
3 The War and Treaty Healing Tide Strong World Entertainment
4 Natalie Prass The Future and the Past ATO
5 Boygenius boygenius Matador
6 Shadow Age Shadow Age – EP Native Of The North
7 Pain in the Yeahs Dopamine Noir self-released
8 Cordovas That Santa Fe Channel ATO
9 Courtney Barnett Tell Me How You Really Feel Mom+Pop / Marathon / Milk!
10 Steve Barton Tall Tales and Alibis Sleepless Music
11 Shannon Shaw Shannon In Nashville Easy Eye Sound
12 OHMME Parts Joyful Noise
13 Neil & Liam Finn Lightsleeper Inertia / PIAS
14 Ty Segall & White Fence Joy Drag City
15 Wax Idols Happy Ending Etruscan Gold
16 The Beths Future Me Hates Me Carpark
17 Bill and the Belles Dreamsongs, Etc. Jalopy
18 The Band Of Heathens A Message from the People Revisited self-released
19 Young Scum Young Scum Citrus City
20 Prabir Trio Small Town Blues – EP self-released
21 Piranha Rama Piranha Rama Trrrash
22 Fly Anakin & Big Kahuna OG Life & Times of BigFly – EP Mutant Academy
23 Manatree Engines self-released
24 Steady Holiday Nobody’s Watching Barsuk
25 Interpol Marauder Matador
26 Idles Joy as an Act of Resistance. Partisan
27 Wild Nothing Indigo Captured Tracks
28 Benjamin Francis Leftwich I Am With You Dirty Hit
29 Honyock El Castillo Friendship Fever
30 Nothing Dance on the Blacktop Relapse

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    September 1st, 2018

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