top 30 new albums for Jul 13 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 Lucy Dacus Home Video Matador
2 Hiatus Kaiyote Mood Valiant Brainfeeder
3 The Catenary Wires Birling Gap Shelflife
4 gnawing You Freak Me Out Refresh
5 Evidence Unlearning Vol. 1 Rhymesayers
6 Alessandro Cortini Scuro Chiaro Mute
7 La Femme Paradigmes Disque Pointu
8 Elizabeth Owens Oversoon – Single self-released
9 This Is the Kit Off Off Oddities Rough Trade
10 Book of Wyrms Occult New Age Desert
11 Sault Nine Forever Living Originals
12 Las Cafeteras La Sirena – Single self-released
13 Colin Phils Into the Darkness (feat. Miriam Martin) – Single Post.
14 Faye Webster I Know I’m Funny haha Secretly Canadian
15 Cedric Burnside I Be Trying Single Lock
16 Moh Alileche Humanity Is Falling Apart Flag Of Freedom Productions
17 L’Rain Fatigue Mexican Summer
18 Various Artists Color de Trópico Vol 2 (Compiled By El Dragón Criollo y El Palmas) El Palmas Music
19 black midi Cavalcade Rough Trade
20 Tyler, The Creator CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST Columbia
21 Sons Of Kemet Black To The Future Impulse!
22 Night Battles Year of No Days Snappy Little Numbers
23 The Practitioner Wrought self-released
24 Tiny Lights Tiny Lights self-released
25 Beex The Early Years: 1979-1982 Zero Degree
26 Bryan Hooten OCCIPITAL1 self-released
27 FRM3 Hi self-released
28 Prabir Trio Haanji self-released
29 Blake Layman Goodness, Littered self-released
30 McKinley Dixon For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her Spacebomb

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    July 13th, 2021

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top 30 new albums for Jun 29 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 The Catenary Wires Birling Gap Shelflife / Skep Wax
2 Mdou Moctar Afrique Victime Matador
3 Julian Lage Squint Blue Note
4 ohbliv Rugged Tranquility Volume 1 Fat Beats
5 Vaudou Game NOUSSIN Hot Casa
6 DMX Exodus Def Jam
7 Butcher Brown ENCORE – EP Concord Jazz
8 gnawing You Freak Me Out Refresh
9 The Narcotix Mommy Issues – EP The Narcotix
10 Matthew E. White K Bay Domino
11 Prabir Trio Haanji self-released
12 Dan Croll Grand Plan – Live Communion
13 McKinley Dixon For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her Spacebomb
14 Matthew E. White & Lonnie Holley Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection Spacebomb
15 Tron Javolta & Ty Sorrell Aliens & Cowboys – EP Tribe Ninety Five
16 EMERLD & Chill Select A Burst of Colour – EP Chill Select
17 Ngoma Zethu 7 Chapters of Mystery Bantu Entertainment Network
18 Charles Owens Trio 10 Years La Reserve
19 Amythyst Kiah Wary + Strange Rounder
20 K.C. Jones Queen of the in Between self-released
21 Half Moon Run Inwards & Onwards – EP Glassnote
22 Various Artists Dark Nights: Death Metal Soundtrack Loma Vista
23 Dani and Lizzy The Opening 604
24 Various Artists R&B Hipshakers Vol. 5: Rocks in Your Head VampiSoul
25 Bill and the Belles Happy Again Ditty Boom
26 Danny Elfman Big Mess Anti/Epitaph
27 Overcoats Used To Be Scared Of The Dark – EP Loma Vista
28 Sexy Pigeon Pastel Summer – EP Batshit and Robin
29 Japanese Breakfast Jubilee Dead Oceans
30 Gruff Rhys Seeking New Gods Rough Trade

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    June 29th, 2021

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