top 200 albums of 2021 presents:
top 200 albums of 2021
In the past year, WRIR DJs played 52,000+ songs from 6,700+ albums, EPs, and singles released in 2021. These included 300+ recordings from local artists and bands. Below is a chart of the top 200 albums and EPs (local in bold).
Anna C. December 31st, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Book of Wyrms, Dry Cleaning, Goat Girl, Lucy Dacus, Mdou Moctar, PJ Sykes, Prabir Trio, Squid, The Notwist, Vaudou Game
top 30 new albums for Nov 30 presents:
top 30 new albums for Nov 30
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.
| 3 | Low | Hey What | Sub Pop |
| 4 | Atakora Manu | Omintiminim / Afro Highlife | BBE Africa |
| 5 | Dazy | MAXIMUMBLASTSUPERLOUD: The First 24 Songs | Convulse |
| 6 | Abby Huston | AH HA | EggHunt |
| 7 | Deau Eyes | When – Single | Tone Tree / American Paradox |
| 8 | Og Illa | Dribble Down in VA – Single | HLGNLIFE |
| 9 | Wet Leg | Chaise Longue – Single | Domino |
| 10 | Xiuhtezcatl, Esty & Jaiia Cerff | Canela – Single | Xochicuicatl |
| 11 | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass (50th Anniversary) [Super Deluxe] | Beatles Catalog Mkt |
| 12 | Adele | 30 | Columbia |
| 13 | Ben Butterworth | Purgatory Emporium | Walrus Party |
| 14 | Evan Elizabeth | Lifecycle of a Phoenix | self-released |
| 15 | Hotspit | Hotspit on Audiotree Live – EP | Audiotree |
| 16 | Lucy Dacus | Home Video | Matador |
| 17 | Doll Baby | Harmony Scar (acoustic demos) | self-released |
| 18 | Frames | Every Room | Know Hope |
| 19 | Butcher Brown | ENCORE – EP | Concord Jazz |
| 20 | Soluh! | Electrik Medicine | Satellite Syndicate |
| 21 | Angelica Garcia | Echo Eléctrico – EP | Spacebomb |
| 22 | Dark Waters | Dreams in Bottle Rockets – EP | Deadhorse |
| 23 | Jenny Buttafly Vazquez | Brujas Lament | self-released |
| 24 | Washers | Be Careful | Mr. Falcon |
| 25 | R4ND4ZZO | 4NDY | Our Dear Boy |
| 26 | Pip Blom | Welcome Break | Heavenly |
| 27 | Haviah Mighty | Stock Exchange | Mighty Gang |
| 28 | Mandy, Indiana | … EP | Fire Talk |
| 29 | makthaverskan | För Allting | Run For Cover |
| 30 | IDLES | CRAWLER | Partisan |
Anna C. November 30th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Atakora Manu, Book of Wyrms, Dazy, Dry Cleaning, Low
top 30 new albums for Jun 15 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jun 15
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 | Gruff Rhys | Seeking New Gods | Rough Trade |
| 2 | black midi | Cavalcade | Rough Trade |
| 3 | Clinic | Fine Dining – Single | Domino |
| 4 | Peter Rosenberg | Real Late | Real Late |
| 5 | Dry Cleaning | New Long Leg | 4AD |
| 6 | Prabir Trio | Haanji | self-released |
| 7 | Pj Sykes | Fuzz | Cherub |
| 8 | Book of Wyrms | Occult New Age | Desert |
| 9 | naomiisaac | letters from richmond | self-released |
| 10 | DarkTwaine_ | Esoteric Jam | self-released |
| 11 | Butcher Brown | ENCORE – EP | Concord Jazz |
| 12 | Reptile Tile | Drop the Lead – EP | Picky Choosie |
| 13 | Dust~ | Bravado – EP | self-released |
| 14 | MF Tomlinson | Strange Time | self-released |
| 15 | N0V3L | NON-FICTION | Flemish Eye |
| 16 | Japanese Breakfast | Jubilee | Dead Oceans |
| 17 | Night Beats | Outlaw R&B | Fuzz Club |
| 18 | Jenny Don’t And The Spurs | Fire on the Ridge | Fluff and Gravy |
| 19 | Tristen | Aquatic Flowers | Mama Bird |
| 20 | Robin Bienemann | Animal Communicator | self-released |
| 21 | CHAI | WINK | Sub Pop |
| 22 | Lula Wiles | Shame and Sedition | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 23 | Mannequin Pussy | Perfect – EP | Epitaph |
| 24 | Lord Huron | Long Lost | Republic |
| 25 | Sons of Raphael | Full-Throated Messianic Homage | Because |
| 26 | Fly Pan Am | Frontera | Constellation |
| 27 | AUDREY NUNA | a liquid breakfast | Arista |
| 28 | Kipp Stone | Faygo Baby | Closed Sessions |
| 29 | Pardoner | Came Down Different | Bar/None |
| 30 | Squid | Bright Green Field | Warp |
Anna C. June 15th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: black midi, Clinic, Dry Cleaning, Gruff Rhys, Peter Rosenberg
Friday Clock Out presents:
It’s bad luck if you’re the tree left at the edge of the motorway when they clear the forest for a motorway
El Jay Friday Clock Out May 21st, 2021
Posted In: Music, Music Shows
Tags: anne clark, bonnieprincebilly, cockney rebel, Dry Cleaning, lou rawls, mattsweeney, the leather nun
top 30 new albums for May 4 presents:
top 30 new albums for May 4
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 | Dry Cleaning | New Long Leg | 4AD |
| 2 | JP Harris’ Dreadful Wind and Rain | Don’t You Marry No Railroad Man | Free Dirt |
| 3 | Beth Snapp | Something to Prove – Single | self-released |
| 4 | Downhaul | Proof | Refresh |
| 5 | JuJu | Live at 131 Prince Street | Strut |
| 6 | Lucy Dacus | Home Video | Matador |
| 7 | PJ Sykes | Fuzz | Cherub |
| 8 | Mary Greer Mudiku | Black Love Alive Again | Black Fire |
| 9 | Charles Owens Trio | 10 Years | La Reserve |
| 10 | Sour Widows | Crossing Over – EP | Exploding In Sound |
| 11 | Luminous Kid | at the end of the dream | The Satchi Six |
| 12 | Raf Rundell | O.M. Days | Heavenly |
| 13 | Flock of Dimes | Head of Roses | Sub Pop |
| 14 | Michael Beach | Dream Violence | Goner |
| 15 | Denzel Curry x Kenny Beats | UNLOCKED 1.5 | Loma Vista |
| 16 | Genesis Owusu | Smiling with No Teeth | House Anxiety / Ourness |
| 17 | Cloud Nothings | The Shadow I Remember | Carpark |
| 18 | Brijean | Feelings | Ghostly International |
| 19 | Goat Girl | On All Fours | Rough Trade |
| 20 | Tele Novella | Merlynn Belle | Kill Rock Stars |
| 21 | The Weather Station | Ignorance | Fat Possum |
| 22 | Black Country, New Road | For the First Time | Ninja Tune |
| 23 | Cheekface | Emphatically No. | New Professor Music |
| 24 | Cassandra Jenkins | An Overview on Phenomenal Nature | Ba Da Bing! |
| 25 | Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio | I Told You So | Colemine |
| 26 | Cannibal Corpse | Violence Unimagined | Metal Blade |
| 27 | Rhiannon Giddens | They’re Calling Me Home (with Francesco Turrisi) | Nonesuch |
| 28 | Crypta | Echoes of the Soul | Napalm |
| 29 | Ayuune Sule | Putoo Katare Yire | Rebel Up |
| 30 | Jon Batiste | WE ARE | Verve |
Anna C. May 4th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Beth Snapp, Downhaul, Dry Cleaning, JP Harris, JuJu
top 30 new albums for Apr 13 presents:
top 30 new albums for Apr 13
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 | Dry Cleaning | New Long Leg | 4AD |
| 2 | Jon Batiste | WE ARE | Verve |
| 3 | Lucy Dacus | Thumbs – Single | Matador |
| 4 | Drug Store Romeos | The World Within Our Bedrooms | Fiction |
| 5 | Dinosaur Jr. | Sweep It Into Space | Jagjaguwar |
| 6 | Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders | Promises (feat. London Symphony Orchestra) | Luaka Bop |
| 7 | Goat Girl | On All Fours | Rough Trade |
| 8 | Various Artists | Griselda & BSF: Conflicted (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Griselda |
| 9 | Mogwai | As the Love Continues | Temporary Residence |
| 10 | Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin | $mokebreak | Lex |
| 11 | Illa Styles | Top Down Living | Monsta |
| 12 | Dazy | The Crowded Mind | self-released |
| 13 | Ohbliv | Rugged Tranquility Vols. 1 & 2 | Paxico |
| 14 | Book of Wyrms | Occult New Age | Desert |
| 15 | PJ Sykes | Fuzz | Cherub |
| 16 | Matthew E. White & Lonnie Holley | Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection | Spacebomb |
| 17 | Gusher | Bleed Out | Gusher1312 |
| 18 | Fruit Bats | The Pet Parade | Sub Pop |
| 19 | Flock of Dimes | Head of Roses | Sub Pop |
| 20 | Godspeed You! Black Emperor | G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END! | Constellation |
| 21 | Fake Fruit | Fake Fruit | Rocks In Your Head |
| 22 | Yeek | Valencia | AWAL |
| 23 | Tune-Yards | sketchy. | 4AD |
| 24 | Xiu Xiu | OH NO | Polyvinyl |
| 25 | Lo Talker | A Comedy Of Errors | Arts & Crafts México |
| 26 | Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno | Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno | Free Dirt |
| 27 | Corvair | Corvair | Paper Walls |
| 28 | Genesis Owusu | Smiling with No Teeth | House Anxiety / Ourness |
| 29 | Altın Gün | Yol | ATO |
| 30 | Menahan Street Band | The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band | Daptone |
Anna C. April 13th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Dinosaur Jr., Drug Store Romeos, Dry Cleaning, Jon Batiste, Lucy Dacus