top 30 new albums for Sep 21 presents:
top 30 new albums for Sep 21
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 | Little Simz | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | AGE 101 |
| 2 | Wednesday | Twin Plagues | Orindal |
| 3 | Vanishing Twin | Ookii Gekkou | Fire |
| 4 | Beak> | Oh Know – Single | INVADA |
| 5 | Vaudou Game | NOUSSIN | Hot Casa |
| 6 | Béla Fleck | My Bluegrass Heart | BMG |
| 7 | The Way Down Wanderers | more like tomorrow | self-released |
| 8 | The Bevis Frond | Little Eden | Fire |
| 9 | Nas | King’s Disease II | Mass Appeal |
| 10 | Hotspit | CC – EP | avery magoruims wonder emporium |
| 11 | Various Artists | Cameroon Garage Funk | Analog Africa |
| 12 | Ten Pound Snail | Parlor Tricks | Poor Moose |
| 13 | Olamina | Intimately Yours(Love Letters To My Muse Vol.1) | LOVE CITY |
| 14 | FM Skyline | Illuminations | 100% Electronica |
| 15 | Big Fundamental | Hyperbeam | Bad Gateway House |
| 16 | McKinley Dixon | For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 17 | Frames | Every Room | Know Hope |
| 18 | Beeline | A Day Off is a Day Off | self-released |
| 19 | Mikrowaves | 20 Up 20 Down | Break Em Off |
| 20 | HOMESHAKE | Under the Weather | Dine Alone |
| 21 | Slothrust | Parallel Timeline | Dangerbird |
| 22 | Low | Hey What | Sub Pop |
| 23 | Common | A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2 | Loma Vista |
| 24 | Sierra Ferrell | Long Time Coming | Rounder |
| 25 | Def3 & Late Night Radio | Weddings & Funerals | URBNET / Fontana North |
| 26 | Watchhouse | Watchhouse | Thirty Tigers |
| 27 | SUUNS | The Witness | Joyful Noise |
| 28 | Finny McConnell | The Dark Streets of Love | True North |
| 29 | Jesse Brock | Streamliner | Sound Biscuit |
| 30 | Deafheaven | Infinite Granite | Sargent House |
Anna C. September 21st, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Beak>, Little Simz, Vanishing Twin, Vaudou Game, Wednesday
Top 30 new albums for week ending Jul 5 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Jul 5
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.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanishing Twin | The Age of Immunology | Fire |
| 2 | Oahu | Slow Waves & Simple Sounds | self-released |
| 3 | The Fat White Family | Serfs Up! | Domino |
| 4 | black midi | Schlagenheim | Rough Trade |
| 5 | Beak> | Life Goes On – EP | Temporary Residence |
| 6 | Crumb | Jinx | Crumb |
| 7 | French Vanilla | How Am I Not Myself? | Danger Collective |
| 8 | Dire Wolves | Grow Towards the Light | Beyond Beyond Is Beyond |
| 9 | Severed Skies | Dimensions | DSBP |
| 10 | Angel Metro | Dark Days Bright Lights | self-released |
| 11 | Analog Suspects | Transmission 001 | Charged Up Entertainment |
| 12 | The Purge | Rain | Purge Music |
| 13 | The Wimps | Plasma | self-released |
| 14 | Benjamin Shepherd | Hold the Line | self-released |
| 15 | Gothic Lizard | Creeping Out of the Dark | Cold Vision Inc. |
| 16 | Brijean | Walkie Talkie | Native Cat |
| 17 | Horse Jumper of Love | So Divine | Run For Cover |
| 18 | MANNEQUIN PUSSY | Patience | Epitaph |
| 19 | Gabrielle Marlena | Manners – EP | Breakstone |
| 20 | Hatchie | Keepsake | Double Double Whammy |
| 21 | Mattiel | Satis Factory | Heavenly |
| 22 | Julia Shapiro | Perfect Version | Hardly Art |
| 23 | jeanines | Jeanines | Slumberland |
| 24 | Jillian Rae | I Can’t Be the One You Want Me to Be | theDIYteam |
| 25 | Cat Clyde | Hunters Trance | Cinematic Music Group |
| 26 | Meernaa | Heart Hunger | Native Cat |
| 27 | Harlan | Harlan | House Arrest |
| 28 | Baroness | Gold & Grey | Sony |
| 29 | Bill Callahan | Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest | Drag City |
| 30 | Stef Chura | Midnight | Saddle Creek |
Anna C. July 6th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Beak>, black midi, Oahu, The Fat White Family, Vanishing Twin
Genre charts for week ending Jan 11 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Jan 11
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOHN PRINE | The Tree of Forgiveness | Oh Boy |
| 2 | KACEY MUSGRAVES | Golden Hour | Universal |
| 3 | DAVE ALVIN AND JIMMIE DALE GILMORE | Downey To Lubbock | Yep Roc |
| 4 | ADDY | Rose Eyes [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | JONATHAN VASSAR | Little Ease [EP] | Self-Released |
| 6 | JONATHAN BYRD AND THE PICKUP COWBOYS | Pickup Cowboys | Waterbug |
| 7 | MOUNTAIN MAN | Magic Ship | Nonesuch |
| 8 | LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE | Little Beast | Self-Released |
| 9 | MICHIGAN RATTLERS | Evergreen | Self-Released |
| 10 | MIKE FARRIS | Silver & Stone | Compass |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG KAHUNA OG | Kahuna Cartagena | Scheme Team |
| 2 | YUNG SUMS | Black Friday | Self-Released |
| 3 | FLY ANAKIN AND OHBLIV | Backyard Boogie | Mutant Academy |
| 4 | LINA SYMONE | “Need That” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 5 | BAD SEED X NOTTZ, THE | No Way In Hell | Crisis Center Collective |
| 6 | CUT CHEMIST | Die Cut | A Stable Sound |
| 7 | HECTOR GUERRA | Desde el Infierno | TheMusicJoint |
| 8 | JID | Dicaprio 2 | Dreamville/Interscope |
| 9 | NICKELUS F | Stuck | AGM |
| 10 | BENNY THE BUTCHER | Tana Talk 3 | Griselda |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNMAKER | Firmament | Self-Released |
| 2 | BODEGA | Endless Scroll | What’s Your Rupture? |
| 3 | WINDHAND | Eternal Return | Relapse |
| 4 | CIA, THE | The C.I.A. | In the Red |
| 5 | YATRA | Death Ritual | Grimoire |
| 6 | CURSIVE | Vitriola | 15 Passenger |
| 7 | MEWITHOUTYOU | [untitled] | Run For Cover |
| 8 | DEAFHEAVEN | Ordinary Corrupt Human Love | Anti-/Epitaph |
| 9 | YOB | Our Raw Heart | Relapse |
| 10 | NITA STRAUSS | Controlled Chaos | Sumerian |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEAK | >>> | Temporary Residence/Invada |
| 2 | MARIE DAVIDSON | So Right [EP] | Ninja Tune |
| 3 | GUI BORATTO | Pentagram | Kompakt |
| 4 | MARK PRICHARD | The Four Worlds | Warp |
| 5 | AISHA DEVI | DNA Feelings | Houndstooth |
| 6 | AMNESIA SCANNER | Another Life | PAN |
| 7 | GRUPO CONTROLE DIGITAL | A Festa É Nossa | Soundway/Phoenix Spink |
| 8 | GUDRUN GUT | Moment | Monika Enterprise |
| 9 | I YA TOYAH | Code Blue | Self-Released |
| 10 | RAIN WITHIN, THE | Atomic Eyes | Negative Gain |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAKTARIS, THE | Soul Explosion [Remastered] | Desco/Daptone |
| 2 | STEP FORWARD YOUTH | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Greensleeves |
| 3 | TARTIT | Amankor / The Exile | Riverboat |
| 4 | SALIF KEITA | Un Autre Blanc | Naive |
| 5 | JUANECO Y SU COMBO | El Gran Cacique | Infopesa |
| 6 | ALBOROSIE MEETS ROOTS RADICS | Dub For The Radicals | Greensleeves |
| 7 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | “Tell Me (Doko Mien)” [Single] | Merge |
| 8 | STEEL PULSE | “Stop You Coming And Come” [Single] | Rootfire Cooperative |
| 9 | STRICTLY THE BEST VOL. 58 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | VP |
| 10 | MAURICE LOUCA | Elephantine | Northern Spy |
Anna C. January 12th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Beak>, Big Kahuna OG, John Prine, The Daktaris, Unmaker
Genre charts for week ending Oct 12 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Oct 12
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHRIS SMITHER | Call Me Lucky | Signature Sounds |
| 2 | SAW BLACK | Water Tower | Crystal Pistol |
| 3 | HAZEL DICKENS AND ALICE GERRARD | Sing Me Back Home: The DC Tapes, 1965-1969 | Free Dirt |
| 4 | ZOE SPEAKS | Wings | Redbird |
| 5 | ADRIANNE LENKER | abysskiss | Saddle Creek |
| 6 | MARIACHI REYNA DE LOS ANGELES | Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 7 | MOUNTAIN MAN | Magic Ship | Nonesuch |
| 8 | STEVE FORBERT | The Magic Tree | Blue Rose |
| 9 | JOHN HIATT | The Eclipse Sessions [Advance Tracks] | New West |
| 10 | PRICE SISTERS, THE | A Heart Never Knows | Rebel |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROC MARCIANO | Behold a Dark Horse | Marci Enterprises |
| 2 | LINA SYMONE | “Need That” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 3 | FLY ANAKIN AND BIG KAHUNA OG | Life & Times of BigFly [EP] | Mutant Academy |
| 4 | NAMEBRAND | Chatham Grove | Purple Republic / AGM |
| 5 | BIG KAHUNA OG AND FLY ANAKIN | Big Fly 2 [EP] | Mutant Academy |
| 6 | SUDAN ARCHIVES | Sink [EP] | Stones Throw |
| 7 | BIGAL HARRISON | Bintage | Self-Released |
| 8 | ARMAND HAMMER | Parrafin | Backwoodz Studioz |
| 9 | ANT THE SYMBOL | The Motions | Gritty City |
| 10 | OHBLIV AND BEN FM | Give it Uuup | Problematica |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WINDHAND | Eternal Return | Relapse |
| 2 | FUCKED UP | Dose Your Dreams | Merge |
| 3 | EGO LIKENESS | Songs From A Dead City | Metropolis |
| 4 | GRUESOME | Twisted Prayers | Relapse |
| 5 | EMBRA | Abjection | Self-Released |
| 6 | GOTHIC LIZARD | Creeping Out of the Dark | Cold Vision |
| 7 | SOULFLY | Ritual | Nuclear Blast |
| 8 | PIG DESTROYER | Head Cage | Relapse |
| 9 | WITCHKISS | The Austere Curtains of Our Eyes | Argonauta |
| 10 | ONE EYED DOLL | Holier | Nebulost |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEAK> | >>> | Temporary Residence/Invada |
| 2 | LEONIE PERNET | Crave | InFine |
| 3 | LET’S EAT GRANDMA | I’m All Ears | Transgressive/PIAS |
| 4 | YVES TUMOR | Safe In The Hands Of Love | Warp |
| 5 | PATOIS COUNSELORS | Proper Release | Ever/Never |
| 6 | A CERTAIN RATIO | acr:set | Mute |
| 7 | ANA DA SILVA AND PHEW | Island | shouting out loud! |
| 8 | MOON HOOCH | Light It Up | Hornblow |
| 9 | LAUREL HALO | Raw Silk Uncut Wood | Latency |
| 10 | CAPITOL K | Goatherder | Faith & Industry |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUPERFONICOS | Suelta [EP] | Discos Fonicos |
| 2 | VISHTEN | Horizons | Productions Takashoun |
| 3 | PEREGOYO Y SU COMBO VACANA | Mi Buenaventura | Vampisoul |
| 4 | MICHI SARMIENTO Y SU COMBO BRAVO | Salsa Con Monte | Vampisoul |
| 5 | DOCTOR NATIVO | Guatemaya | Stonetree |
| 6 | DIALI CISSOKHO AND KAIRA BA | Routes | Twelve | Eight |
| 7 | GAYE SU AKYOL | Istikrarli Hayal Hakikattir | Glitterbeat |
| 8 | ANDRE SAMPAIO | Alagbe | Sony Brasil |
| 9 | RAM | RAM 7: August 1791 | Willibelle Publishing & Sales |
| 10 | DOCTEUR NICO | Dieu De La Guitare | Planet Ilunga |
Anna C. October 13th, 2018
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: Beak>, Chris Smither, Roc Marciano, Superfonicos, Windhand