Top 30 new albums for week ending Sep 7 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 Murder by Death The Other Shore Bloodshot
3 Manatree Engines self-released
4 Oh Sees Smote Reverser Castle Face
5 Ought Room Inside the World Merge
6 Saintseneca Pillar of Na Anti-
7 Orquesta Akokán Orquesta Akokán Daptone
8 Hozier Nina Cried Power – EP Universal-Island
9 Ava Luna Moon 2 Western Vinyl
10 Anna Calvi Hunter Domino
11 Amen Dunes Freedom Sacred Bones / Hostess
12 Swearin’ Fall into the Sun Merge
13 Colleen Green Casey’s Tape / Harmontown Loops Infinity Cat
14 Mitski Be the Cowboy Dead Oceans
15 Piranha Rama Piranha Rama Trrrash
16 Angel Metro Dark Days Bright Lights self-released
17 Widow Rings All the Angels Have Left – EP self-released
18 Young Scum Young Scum Citrus City
19 Fullscreen UltraZone – EP self-released
20 Natalie Prass The Future and the Past ATO
21 Andy Jenkins Sweet Bunch Liberator Music / Spacebomb
22 Manzara Hello My Name Is … Friend Nosy Pants
23 Toward Space Gently With a Chainsaw Cult 45
24 Elizabeth Owens Coming of Age self-released
25 Nur Black Appeal of the Void Purge Music
26 The Brutalists The Brutalists Cleopatra
27 Sumac Love in Shadow Thrill Jockey
28 Dead Now Dead Now Brutal Panda
29 Neil & Liam Finn Lightsleeper Inertia / PIAS
30 Beach Goons hoodratscumbags GRNDVW

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    September 8th, 2018

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Top 30 new albums for week ending 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

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    November 25th, 2017

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