top 30 new albums for Mar 28 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 Screaming Females Desire Pathway Don Giovanni
2 Sleaford Mods UK GRIM Rough Trade
3 Lana Del Rabies STREGA BEATA Gilgongo
4 Noah-O & Big No Richmond Brave Charged Up Entertainment
5 Yves Tumor Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) Warp
6 Che Noir Noir Or Never Big Ghost
7 H. Hawkline Milk For Flowers Heavenly
8 Depeche Mode Memento Mori Columbia
9 Shana Cleveland Manzanita Hardly Art
10 Death Valley Girls Islands in the Sky Suicide Squeeze
11 Okwy Osadebe & Highlife Soundmakers International Igbo Amaka Odogwu Entertainment / Palenque
12 Kahlee Gorilla Cali (feat. Bubu the Prince, Apollo & Half) – Single Bars Weekly
13 Meg Baird Furling Drag City
14 shame Food for Worms Dead Oceans
15 U.S. Girls Bless This Mess 4AD
16 Helen Nkume And Her Young Timers Band Hive Mind
17 silver biplanes A Moment in the Sun Where It’s At Is Where You Are
18 Eyelids A Colossal Waste Of Light Jealous Butcher
19 Ladytron Time’s Arrow Cooking Vinyl
20 Beyoncé RENAISSANCE Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia
21 Feist Multitudes Polydor
22 Ty Sorrell HomeGrown Quiet Year
23 Dumb Waiter Gauche Gists Ossein
24 Alvvays Blue Rev Secretly Canadian
25 Trash Rocket Rock & Roll Repeat self-released
26 Sheetrock Max Suite – EP Fred House
27 Ben FM False Modesty self-released
28 Just Us Lillys Not Far from the Tree self-released
29 Masorti Mirrors self-released
30 Maral Ground Groove Leaving

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    March 28th, 2023

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genre charts for Mar 28 presents:

AAA

Rank Artist Album Label
1 MEG BAIRD Furling Drag City
2 JUST US LILLYS Not Far From The Tree Self-Released
3 MASORTI Masorti Self-Released
4 ALEX MABEY The Waiting Room Self-Released
5 MARY MIDDLEFIELD Thank You Alexander Self-Released
6 JAKE YBARRA Something In The Water Charlotte Avenue
7 ROZI PLAIN Prize Memphis Industries
8 FRAN Leaving Fire Talk
9 CORNMAIZ STRINGBAND Fresh-Picked Kentucky Music Redbird
10 OAK HILL DRIFTERS The Iris Sessions [EP] Acorn Valley

Hip-Hop

Rank Artist Album Label
1 NOAH-O AND BIG NO Richmond Brave Charged Up Entertainment
2 CHE NOIR Noir Or Never Big Ghost
3 KAHLEE “Gorilla Cali” [Single] Bars Weekly
4 TY SORRELL HomeGrown Free Dirt
5 BEN FM False Modesty Self-Released
6 SKYZOO AND THE OTHER GUYS The Mind Of A Saint First Generation Rich
7 MURS AND WIARDON speak n spell Mid90s
8 REUBEN VINCENT Love Is War Jamla
9 METRO BOOMIN HEROES & VILLAINS Boominati
10 NEMESIS Art Dealer Extendo [EP] Self-Released

Loud

Rank Artist Album Label
1 GOROD The Orb Self-Released
2 CATTLE DECAPITATION “We Eat Our Young” [Single] Metal Blade
3 HAMMERHEDD Nonetheless Self-Released
4 STRIDER Midnight Zen Hexe
5 MELISSA II Urge
6 FLUB Dream Worlds The Artisan Era
7 LORD OF THE VOID Consvming The Trails Ov Light Self-Released
8 PARAMORPHEUS Acquiescence Self-Released
9 OSIAH Chronos [EP] Unique Leader
10 SUMMONING THE LICH “The Forest Feasts” [Single] Prosthetic

RPM

Rank Artist Album Label
1 LANA DEL RABIES Strega Beata Gilgongo
2 LADYTRON Time’s Arrow Cooking Vinyl
3 MARAL Ground Groove Leaving
4 WEVAL Remember Technicolour
5 FURNEY Other Soul Soul Deep Exclusives
6 DJ BLACK LOW Impumelelo Awesome Tapes From Africa
7 SIR E.U I Will Never Let You Go Unbecoming
8 SKRILLEX Don’t Get Too Close OWSLA/Atlantic
9 FATEN KANAAN Afterpoem Fire
10 MAGUGU X LE MOTEL Kindness Weakness [EP] Maloca

World

Rank Artist Album Label
1 SOLOMANE DOUMBIA Segou To Lagos Mieruba
2 SONA JOBARTEH Badinyaa Kymoo Africa Guild
3 MERIDIAN BROTHERS AND EL GRUPO RENACIMIENTO Meridian Brothers And El Grupo Renacimiento Ansonia
4 FRUKO Y SUS TESOS Fruko Power Vol. 1: Rarities & Deep Album Cuts 1970-1974 Vampisoul
5 DJ BLACK LOW Impumelelo Awesome Tapes From Africa
6 BALI GAMELAN SOUND Gong Kebyar, Vol. 1 Self-Released
7 DIANA BURCO “Mal Amores” [Single] Codiscos
8 MOREIRA CHONGUICA Sounds Of Peace Morestar Entertainment
9 MDOU MOCTAR Niger EP Vol 2 Matador
10 KALA JULA AND GANGBE BRASS BAND Asro Buda

    March 28th, 2023

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Top 30 new albums for Mar 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.

1 Mdou Moctar Ibitlan – Single Sahel Sounds
2 FM Skyline Liteware Crystal Pistol
3 Addy Eclipse Topshelf
4 Bashful Driving Low Risk
5 Big No Big No Flux Editions
6 Myrkur Folkesange Relapse
7 Waco Brothers Resist! Bloodshot
8 The Revenue Man 25 Years Behind self-released
9 Swamp Dogg Sorry You Couldn’t Make It Joyful Noise
10 Black Market Brass Undying Thirst Colemine
11 Trout Steak Revival The Light We Bring self-released
12 Ratboys Printer’s Devil Topshelf
13 Trip McCool Hang Me Out to Dry Thinking Dog
14 Kate Mills Each Bittersweet Drop self-released
15 Fiona Silver Hostage of Love self-released
16 BAMBARA Stray Wharf Cat
17 Kombilesa Mi Esa Palenkera self-released
18 Ladygod Trash Medium Bossy Lil’ Thing
19 Rose City Band Summerlong Thrill Jockey
20 The Birthday Massacre Diamonds Metropolis
21 Angelica Garcia Cha Cha Palace Spacebomb
22 Katie Pruitt Expectations Rounder
23 Grip Snubnose Stray Society / Human Re Sources
24 Shopping All or Nothing FatCat
25 Fat Tony Wake Up CARPARK
26 Atmosphere Whenever Rhymesayers
27 Ohbliv Spirit Medicine self-released
28 Curt Sydnor Deep End Shallow Out Of Your Head
29 I Ya Toyah Code Blue Reloaded self-released
30 Lutkie The Dominator Is Cuddled Inside Me – EP No Rent

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    March 31st, 2020

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Top 30 new albums for Feb 4 presents:

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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 En Attendant Ana Juillet Trouble In Mind
2 Big No Big No Flux Editions
3 Algiers There Is No Year Matador
4 Kids Techno The Harmony of Spheres Cherub
5 Wire Mind Hive pinkflag
6 Positive No Kyanite Little Black Cloud
7 Alice Boman Dream On PIAS
8 Thundercat Black Qualls (feat. Steve Lacy & Steve Arrington) [Single Version] – Single Brainfeeder
9 Seratones Power New West
10 Kaleta & Super Yamba Band Mèdaho Ubiquity
11 Räjäyttäjät III Räjä
12 Whyte Horses Hard Times CRC
13 Sensual World Feeling Wild Stupid Bag
14 Dozing Deadly to Pretend – EP self-released
15 Eddy Current Suppression Ring All In Good Time Castle Face
16 Order Wild Order self-released
17 3:33 Jaws Of A Wolf self-released
18 True Body Heavenly Rhythms for the Uninitiated Funeral Party
19 Trauma Lavern Album Announcement Fail Cold Rhymes
20 Sammi Lanzetta Ceiling Mirror 6131
21 Wolf Parade Thin Mind Sub Pop
22 Dubioza Kolektiv #fakenews Menart
23 Andy Shauf The Neon Skyline Arts & Crafts
24 Georgia Seeking Thrills Domino
25 Sarah Mary Chadwick Please Daddy Omnian
26 Termination Dust Growing Down Glacial Pace
27 Mr Elevator Goodbye, Blue Sky Castle Face
28 Holy Fuck Deleter Last Gang
29 Deserta Black Aura My Sun felte
30 The Weeklings 3 Jam

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    February 1st, 2020

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