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 Feb 16 presents:
top 30 new albums for Feb 16
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 | Yasmin Williams | Urban Driftwood | Spinster |
| 2 | The Weather Station | Ignorance | Fat Possum |
| 3 | The Notwist | Vertigo Days | Morr Music |
| 4 | Johnny Ciggs | Paradise | Gritty City |
| 5 | Mickey Guyton | Bridges – EP | Capitol Nashville |
| 6 | Modal Citizan | Control, Alter, Deplete. | self-released |
| 7 | Butcher Brown | #KingButch | Concord Jazz |
| 8 | Tiffany Williams | I’ll Be Back Soon | self-released |
| 9 | Sun June | Somewhere | Run For Cover |
| 10 | Rupert Wates | Lamentations | self-released |
| 11 | The Staves | Good Woman | Atlantic UK |
| 12 | God Is an Astronaut | Ghost Tapes #10 | Napalm Handels GmbH |
| 13 | Goat Girl | On All Fours | Rough Trade |
| 14 | Cub Scout Bowling Pins | Heaven Beats Iowa – EP | GBV Inc |
| 15 | Greenlights Music | The Art Of Poise | Greenlights Music |
| 16 | Hilang Child | Every Mover | Bella Union |
| 17 | Roland Roberts | All About the Timing | self-released |
| 18 | Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams | Plastic Bouquet | New West |
| 19 | Cabaret Voltaire | Shadow of Fear | Mute |
| 20 | Shygirl | ALIAS | Because Music Ltd. |
| 21 | Negativland | The World Will Decide | Seeland |
| 22 | Heather Trost | Petrichor | Third Man |
| 23 | Adrianne Lenker | songs | 4AD |
| 24 | Various Artists | The Harry Smith B-Sides | Dust to Digital |
| 25 | Bartees Strange | Live Forever | Memory Music |
| 26 | Hen Ogledd | Free Humans | Weird World |
| 27 | Black Country, New Road | For the First Time | Ninja Tune |
| 28 | Theravada | Xenophon | 2000 ENT. |
| 29 | John Dwyer | Witch Egg (feat. Nick Murray, Brad Caulkins, Tom Dolas & Greg Coates) | Castle Face |
| 30 | Tribulation | Where the Gloom Becomes Sound | Metal Blade |
Anna C. February 16th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Johnny Ciggs, Mickey Guyton, The Notwist, The Weather Station, Yasmin Williams
top 30 new albums for Feb 2 presents:
top 30 new albums for Feb 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 | The Notwist | Vertigo Days | Morr Music |
| 2 | Shame | Drunk Tank Pink | Dead Oceans |
| 3 | Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca | N’dona Ponte | Mopiato Music |
| 4 | Cult of Luna | The Raging River | Red Creek |
| 5 | Willie Nelson | That’s Life | Legacy |
| 6 | Big Kahuna OG & Monday Night | Shark Report | SCHEME TEAM |
| 7 | Yung | Ongoing Dispute | PNKSLM |
| 8 | Goat Girl | On All Fours | Rough Trade |
| 9 | Julien Baker | Little Oblivions | Matador |
| 10 | Kiwi jr. | Cooler Returns | Fontana North |
| 11 | Anansy Cisse | Anoura | Riverboat |
| 12 | Raye Zaragoza | Woman in Color | Rebel River |
| 13 | Prop | Vintage Luggage | HLGNLIFE |
| 14 | Tamikrest | Tamotait | Glitterbeat |
| 15 | Star Feminine Band | Star Feminine Band | Born Bad |
| 16 | Here Lies Man | Ritual Divination | RidingEasy |
| 17 | Gumming | Overripe | Vinyl Conflict |
| 18 | The Budos Band | Long In The Tooth | Daptone |
| 19 | Afel Bocoum | Lindé | World Circuit |
| 20 | Kelly Lee Owens | Inner Song | Smalltown Supersound |
| 21 | Japanese Television | III – EP | Tip Top |
| 22 | Ruth Good | Haunt – EP | Citrus City |
| 23 | Lande Hekt | Going to Hell | Get Better |
| 24 | Shormey | God Bless Bob Ross: A Collection of Low Fidelity Recordings | self-released |
| 25 | Quintron & Miss Pussycat | Goblin Alert | Goner |
| 26 | Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin | FlySiifu’s | Lex |
| 27 | Deradoorian | Find the Sun | Anti/Epitaph |
| 28 | Old Man of the Woods | Dissolve – EP | self-released |
| 29 | Beautify Junkyards | Cosmorama | Ghost Box |
| 30 | Zonke Family | At the Studio | Lokalophon |
Anna C. February 2nd, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Cult of Luna, Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca, Shame, The Notwist, willie nelson