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 Jun 1 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jun 1
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 | Squid | Bright Green Field | Warp |
| 2 | The Linda Lindas | Racist, Sexist Boy (Live at La Public Library) – Single | Epitaph |
| 3 | FACS | Present Tense | Trouble In Mind |
| 4 | Prabir Trio | Haanji | self-released |
| 5 | Mdou Moctar | Afrique Victime | Matador |
| 6 | Evidence | Unlearning, Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 7 | Colleen | The Tunnel and the Clearing | Thrill Jockey |
| 8 | U-Roy | Solid Gold | Trojan Jamaica |
| 9 | Go_A | SHUM – Single | ROCKSOULANA MUSIC |
| 10 | Mach-Hommy | Pray For Haiti | Griselda |
| 11 | Dry Cleaning | New Long Leg | 4AD |
| 12 | Navy Blue | Navy’s Reprise | self-released |
| 13 | John Hiatt & Jerry Douglas | Leftover Feelings | New West |
| 14 | Snapped Ankles | Forest of Your Problems | The Leaf Label |
| 15 | black midi | Cavalcade | Rough Trade |
| 16 | Sons Of Kemet | Black To The Future | Impulse! |
| 17 | CLAMM | Beseech Me | self-released |
| 18 | The Rabbit | These Past Years | self-released |
| 19 | Graymatter | The Fades | Scheme Team |
| 20 | Downhaul | Proof | Refresh |
| 21 | Lucy Dacus | Home Video | Matador |
| 22 | Gruff Rhys | Seeking New Gods | Rough Trade |
| 23 | Sons of Raphael | Full-Throated Messianic Homage | Because Music |
| 24 | St. Vincent | Daddy’s Home | Loma Vista |
| 25 | pardoner | Came Down Different | Bar/None |
| 26 | Fiddlehead | Between the Richness | Run For Cover |
| 27 | Remember Sports | Like a Stone | Father/Daughter |
| 28 | McKinley Dixon | For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 29 | TEKE::TEKE | Shirushi | Kill Rock Stars |
| 30 | Racquel Jones | IgnoRANT | Magnetic Moon |
Anna C. June 1st, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: FACS, Mdou Moctar, Prabir Trio, Squid, The Linda Lindas
top 30 new albums for May 11 presents:
top 30 new albums for May 11
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 | Squid | Bright Green Field | Warp |
| 2 | Evidence | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | Fruit Bats | The Pet Parade | Sub Pop |
| 4 | Dinosaur Jr. | Sweep It Into Space | Jagjaguwar |
| 5 | La Femme | Paradigmes | Disque Pointu |
| 6 | Cedric Burnside | I Be Trying | Single Lock |
| 7 | Teenage Fanclub | Endless Arcade | Merge |
| 8 | Corvair | Corvair | wiaiwya |
| 9 | black midi | Cavalcade | Rough Trade |
| 10 | Cheekface | We Need a Bigger Dumpster – Single | self-released |
| 11 | Elizabeth King & The Gospel Souls | Living in the Last Days | Bible & Tire |
| 12 | Way, Shape, or Form | Infinite Lives | Way, Shape, or Form |
| 13 | Lucy Dacus | Home Video | Matador |
| 14 | PJ Sykes | Fuzz | Cherub |
| 15 | Manchester Orchestra | The Million Masks Of God | Loma Vista |
| 16 | Metronomy | The English Riviera 10th Anniversary | Because |
| 17 | Grave Flowers Bongo Band | Strength of Spring | Castle Face |
| 18 | Eli West | Tapered Point of Stone | Tender and Mild |
| 19 | Jeff Rosenstock | SKA DREAM | Polyvinyl |
| 20 | Sour Widows | Crossing Over – EP | Exploding In Sound |
| 21 | Luminous Kid | at the end of the dream | The Satchi Six |
| 22 | Rochelle Jordan | Play with the Changes | Young Art |
| 23 | Field Music | Flat White Moon | Memphis Industries |
| 24 | Silver Synthetic | Silver Synthetic | Third Man |
| 25 | BROCKHAMPTON | ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE | Question Everything / RCA |
| 26 | Lou Barlow | Reason to Live | Joyful Noise |
| 27 | Judith Hill | Baby, I’m Hollywood! | Regime |
| 28 | Danny Burns | Hurricane – EP | Bonfirempany |
| 29 | Godspeed You! Black Emperor | G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END! | Constellation |
| 30 | Fake Fruit | Fake Fruit | Rocks In Your Head |
Anna C. May 11th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Dinosaur Jr., Evidence, Fruit Bats, La Femme, Squid