top 30 new albums for May 18 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 Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall The Marfa Tapes Vanner / RCA
2 Dinosaur Jr. Sweep It Into Space Jagjaguwar
3 The Weather Station Ignorance Fat Possum
4 McKinley Dixon For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her Spacebomb
5 The Coral Coral Island Modern Sky UK
6 Nottz Black Woman (feat. Rapsody, Ke Turner, Rah Digga & Nikki Grier) – Single Raw Koncept
7 Dazy The Crowded Mind self-released
8 Downhaul Proof Refresh
9 Tennishu Maybe James Infinite
10 Prabir Trio Haanji self-released
11 Flying Lotus Yasuke Warp
12 The Mighty Mighty Bosstones When God Was Great Hellcat / Epitaph
13 Will Stratton The Changing Wilderness Bella Union / PIAS
14 Eamonn McCormack Storyteller Bem
15 Tony Joe White Smoke From The Chimney Easy Eye Sound
16 Blue Cactus Stranger Again Sleepy Cat
17 Remember Sports Like a Stone Father/Daughter
18 Mark Collie Book of My Blues self-released
19 Manchester Orchestra The Million Masks Of God Loma Vista
20 Matt Sweeney & Bonnie “Prince” Billy Superwolves Drag City
21 Mark O’Connor Markology II OMAC
22 Cliff Eberhardt Knew Things Tin Pan Ally
23 Racquel Jones IgnoRANT Magnetic Moon
24 Bowerbirds Becalmyounglovers Psychic Hotline
25 Jeff Rosenstock SKA DREAM Polyvinyl
26 The Wallflowers Exit Wounds New West
27 Teenage Fanclub Endless Arcade Merge
28 BROCKHAMPTON ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE Question Everything / RCA
29 Lou Barlow Reason to Live Joyful Noise
30 La Femme Paradigmes Disque Pointu

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    May 18th, 2021

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top 30 new albums for Feb 16 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 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

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    February 16th, 2021

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