top 30 new albums for Dec 14 presents:
top 30 new albums for Dec 14
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 | Prabir Trio | Haanji | self-released |
| 2 | The NRIs | Whispers & Noise – Single | Red Stapler |
| 3 | Colleen | The Tunnel and the Clearing | Thrill Jockey |
| 4 | DJ Harrison | Tales from the Old Dominion | Stones Throw |
| 5 | La Luz | La Luz | Hardly Art |
| 6 | Dead Billionaires | Dead Billionaires EP | Clay Street |
| 7 | Gustaf | Audio Drag for Ego Slobs | Royal Mountain |
| 8 | Deerhoof | Actually, You Can | Joyful Noise |
| 9 | Trey Burnart Hall | Songs I Can’t Sing Session #1 – EP | Vocal Rest |
| 10 | The Wimps | Pillow and Blankey | self-released |
| 11 | MEL MACHETE | Mel Machete – EP | self-released |
| 12 | Cassidy Snider & The Wranglers | Losing Lovers – EP | Vocal Rest |
| 13 | Sharpening | Keep It Real For Me | self-released |
| 14 | Sofia Lakis | Formula Front – EP | self-released |
| 15 | Outer World | Chapter 2 | Little Black Cloud |
| 16 | Various Artists | CH040: 20 Years of Cherub Records | Cherub |
| 17 | SUSTO | Time in the Sun | New West |
| 18 | Dummy | Mandatory Enjoyment | Trouble In Mind |
| 19 | Clinic | Fantasy Island | Domino |
| 20 | My Morning Jacket | My Morning Jacket | ATO |
| 21 | Jackson+Sellers | Breaking Point | Anti- / Epitaph |
| 22 | Bummer | Dead Horse | Thrill Jockey |
| 23 | Ducks Ltd. | Modern Fiction | Carpark |
| 24 | illuminati hotties | Let Me Do One More | Snack Shack Tracks / Hopeless |
| 25 | Amon Tobin | How Do You Live | Nomark |
| 26 | Cheekface | Emphatically Mo’ (b-sides) – EP | New Professor |
| 27 | Moor Mother | Black Encyclopedia of the Air | Anti- / Epitaph |
| 28 | Mini Trees | Always In Motion | Tugboat |
| 29 | Amyl and The Sniffers | Comfort To Me | ATO |
| 30 | The Bots | 2 Seater | Big Indie |
Anna C. December 14th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Colleen, DJ Harrison, La Luz, Prabir Trio, The NRIs
top 30 new albums for Nov 2 presents:
top 30 new albums for Nov 2
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 | Parquet Courts | Sympathy for Life | Rough Trade |
| 2 | Tonstartssbandht | Petunia | Mexican Summer |
| 3 | Vanishing Twin | Ookii Gekkou | Fire |
| 4 | La Luz | La Luz | Hardly Art |
| 5 | Helado Negro | Far In | 4AD |
| 6 | Ant The Symbol | Ant Hasn’t Heard of You, Either | Vintage Youth |
| 7 | Beex | The Early Years: 1979-1982 | Beach Impediment |
| 8 | Southern Energy Ensemble | Southern Energy | Strut |
| 9 | Evan Elizabeth | Lifecycle of a Phoenix | self-released |
| 10 | Matthew E. White | K Bay | Domino Recording Co |
| 11 | Charles Owens Trio | 10 Years | La Reserve |
| 12 | Buffalo Nichols | Buffalo Nichols | Fat Possum |
| 13 | Julia Shapiro | Zorked | Suicide Squeeze |
| 14 | Atmosphere | WORD? | Rhymesayers |
| 15 | illuminati hotties | Let Me Do One More | Snack Shack Tracks / Hopeless |
| 16 | Broken Baby | Late Stage Optimism | Poor Man |
| 17 | Various Artists | The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 18 | Men Without Hats | Again (Part 1) – EP | Sonic Envy |
| 19 | Colloboh | Entity Relation – EP | Leaving |
| 20 | Little Simz | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | AGE 101 |
| 21 | Béla Fleck | My Bluegrass Heart | Renew / BMG |
| 22 | Def3 & Late Night Radio | Weddings & Funerals | URBNET / Fontana North |
| 23 | Shannon & The Clams | Year Of The Spider | Easy Eye Sound |
| 24 | The Halluci Nation | One More Saturday Night | Radicalized |
| 25 | Evidence | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 26 | Hiatus Kaiyote | Mood Valiant | Brainfeeder |
| 27 | Squirrel Flower | Planet (i) | Full Time Hobby |
| 28 | Alessandro Cortini | SCURO CHIARO | Mute |
| 29 | Trace Mountains | HOUSE OF CONFUSION | Lame-O |
| 30 | Dummy | Mandatory Enjoyment | Trouble In Mind |
Anna C. November 2nd, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Helado Negro, La Luz, Parquet Courts, Tonstartssbandht, Vanishing Twin
top 30 new albums for Aug 10 presents:
top 30 new albums for Aug 10
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 | La Luz | In the Country – Single | Hardly Art |
| 2 | Castalia | Blue Moon – EP | self-released |
| 3 | Matthew E. White & Lonnie Holley | Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection | Spacebomb |
| 4 | Frames | Every Room | Know Hope |
| 5 | McKinley Dixon | For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 6 | Benét | Game Over! – EP | Bayonet |
| 7 | RAIC | Gestalt | Cacophonous Revival |
| 8 | Prabir Trio | Haanji | self-released |
| 9 | Doll Baby | Harmony Scar (acoustic demos) | self-released |
| 10 | Big Fundamental | Hyperbeam | Bad Gateway House |
| 11 | Flight Club | I’ve Been Kicked Out of Better Homes Than This – EP | Open Your Ears |
| 12 | Enforced | Kill Grid | Century Media |
| 13 | Tennishu | Maybe – EP | James Infinite |
| 14 | Mitchel Evan | Mitchel Evan | The Label Group |
| 15 | LJ & the Sleeze | Put Something Sleezy Between Your Legs – EP | Eight Ball Record$ |
| 16 | DJ Williams | Short Stories – EP | Projekt Music |
| 17 | Beex | The Early Years: 1979-1982 | Beach Impediment |
| 18 | Danja Mowf | Word of Mowf | Funtown/804 Flava |
| 19 | King Woman | Celestial Blues | Relapse |
| 20 | koleżanka | place is | Bar/None |
| 21 | Prince | Welcome 2 America | Legacy |
| 22 | Robin and Linda Williams | A Better Day a-Coming | self-released |
| 23 | Tyler, the Creator | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Columbia |
| 24 | Anika | Change | Sacred Bones |
| 25 | Brittany Howard | Jaime Reimagined | ATO / Fontana North |
| 26 | Atmosphere | Word? | Rhymesayers |
| 27 | Nigel Hall | Spiritual | Regime Music Group |
| 28 | Umphrey’s McGee | YOU WALKED UP SHAKING IN YOUR BOOTS BUT YOU STOOD TALL AND LEFT A RAGING BULL | Nothing Too Fancy |
| 29 | Snapped Ankles | Forest of Your Problems | The Leaf Label |
| 30 | The Go! Team | Get Up Sequences Part One | Memphis Industries |
Anna C. August 10th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Castalia, Frames, La Luz, Lonnie Holley, Matthew E. White, McKinley Dixon
Monday Breakfast Blend presents:
Monday Breakfast Blend: June 17, 2018
…and we’re back! Back to your regularly scheduled Monday morning programming, for at least a few more months. That is, unless something unexpected occurs. Thanks again to DJ Ginger for last week’s switcheroo!
You can read updates and get previews by liking this show on Facebook. Did you enjoy the show or want to listen to it again? You can find it in the archive player for the next two weeks.
Anna C. Monday Breakfast Blend June 18th, 2018
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: Beach House, Hinds, La Luz, Lithics, Lucius, Peach Kelli Pop, Speedy Ortiz
Monday Breakfast Blend presents:
Monday Breakfast Blend: June 4, 2018
Japanese Breakfast is playing at The Broadberry on Wednesday, and I have two tickets to give away to the show. Stay tuned for details on how to win them!
You can read updates and get previews by liking this show on Facebook. Did you enjoy the show or want to listen to it again? You can find it in the archive player for the next two weeks.
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Anna C. Monday Breakfast Blend June 4th, 2018
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: Eternal Summers, Japanese Breakfast, La Luz, Peach Kelli Pop, Speedy Ortiz
Monday Breakfast Blend presents:
Monday Breakfast Blend: May 21, 2018
St. Vincent is playing at the National on Wednesday, and I’ve got two tickets to give away. Keep your dial locked, your ears open, and your fingers ready to dial.
You can read updates and get previews by liking this show on Facebook. Did you enjoy the show or want to listen to it again? You can find it in the archive player for the next two weeks.
Anna C. Monday Breakfast Blend May 21st, 2018
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: Beach House, La Luz, Mitski, Niña Dioz, Speedy Ortiz, St. Vincent, Stef Chura
Top 30 new albums for week ending Mar 30 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Mar 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
Anna C. March 31st, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Doll Baby, Kenneka Cook, La Luz, Mavis Staples, Shannon & the Clams
Monday Breakfast Blend presents:
Monday Breakfast Blend: March 26, 2018
I’m here and on time this week. Yay!
Get updates and previews by liking this show on Facebook. Listen to the show again in the archive player for the next two weeks.
Anna C. Monday Breakfast Blend March 26th, 2018
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: La Luz, Lucy Dacus, Speedy Ortiz, The Breeders