top 30 new albums for Sep 22 presents:
top 30 new albums for Sep 22
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 | Nas | King’s Disease | Mass Appeal |
| 2 | Toots & The Maytals | Got To Be Tough | BMG |
| 3 | Butcher Brown | #KingButch | Concord Jazz |
| 4 | Colter Wall | Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs | La Honda |
| 5 | Marilyn Manson | We Are Chaos | Loma Vista |
| 6 | Mr. Bungle | The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo | Ipecac |
| 7 | Exploding Flowers | Stumbling Blocks | Smash It Up! |
| 8 | La Femme | Paradigme – Single | disque pointu |
| 9 | Nahawa Doumbia | Kanawa | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 10 | Sweeping Promises | Hunger for a Way Out | Feel It |
| 11 | Conway the Machine | From King To A GOD | Griselda |
| 12 | Felt | Felt 4 U | Rhymesayers |
| 13 | Gillian Welch & David Rawlings; SLO County Stumblers | All The Good Times | Acony |
| 14 | Ant The Symbol | Air | Gritty City |
| 15 | Koncept Jack$on | Thot Rap Chapter 2 | self-released |
| 16 | Rah Scrilla & Profound 79 | Sound Check – EP | Gritty City |
| 17 | Gumming | Overripe | Vinyl Conflict |
| 18 | DarkTwaine_ | L’enfants Sauvages | self released |
| 19 | Jrdarappr | Highway to Hell | Poverty |
| 20 | Addy | Eclipse | Topshelf |
| 21 | Jabee | This World Is So Fragile and Cruel I’m Glad I Got You | Grand Union Media |
| 22 | Orville Peck | Show Pony – EP | Columbia |
| 23 | Juni Ata | Saudade | Flying On Fire |
| 24 | Jaga Jazzist | Pyramid | Brainfeeder |
| 25 | Los Retros | Everlasting – EP | Stones Throw |
| 26 | Carolina Story | Dandelion | Black River Americana |
| 27 | Laurence-Anne | Accident – EP | Bonsound |
| 28 | Eyedress | Let’s Skip to the Wedding | Lex Records |
| 29 | Jason Molina | Eight Gates | Secretly Canadian |
| 30 | Girl Friday | Androgynous Mary | Hardly Art |
Anna C. September 22nd, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Butcher Brown, Colter Wall, Marilyn Manson, Nas, The Maytals, Toots
genre charts for Sep 22 presents:
genre charts for Sep 22
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLTER WALL | Wester Swing & Waltzes And Other Punchy Songs | La Honda |
| 2 | GILLIAN WELCH AND DAVID RAWLINGS | All The Good Times | Acony |
| 3 | ORVILLE PECK | Show Pony [EP] | Columbia |
| 4 | CAROLINA STORY | Dandelion | Black River |
| 5 | TED RUSSELL KAMP | Down In The Den | PoMo |
| 6 | GILLIAN WELCH | Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 1 | Acony |
| 7 | BIRDTHROWER | Birdthrower | Mad Bunny |
| 8 | JOHN POPS DENNIE | I’ve Got Something to Say | FreeStone |
| 9 | SEAN BURNS AND LOST COUNTRY | We Got A Lotta Truckin’ To Do | Stringbreakin’ |
| 10 | GREAT PEACOCK | Forever Worse Better | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAS | King’s Disease | Mass Appeal |
| 2 | CONWAY THE MACHINE | From King To A GOD | Griselda |
| 3 | FELT | Felt 4 U | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | ANT THE SYMBOL | Air | Gritty City |
| 5 | KONCEPT JACKSON | Thot Rap Chapter 2 | Self-Released |
| 6 | RAH SCRILLA AND PROFOUND 70 | SOUND CHECK [EP] | Gritty City |
| 7 | JRDARAPPR | Highway to Hell | Poverty |
| 8 | JABEE | This World Is So Fragile And Cruel I’m Glad I Got You | Grand Union |
| 9 | SA-ROC | The Sharecropper’s Daughter [Advance Tracks] | Rhymesayers |
| 10 | MOEMAW NAEDON | Dr. Deadhorse | Soul Slime |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MR BUNGLE | “Raping Your Mind” [Single] | Ipecac |
| 2 | FINNTROLL | Vredesvavd | Century Media |
| 3 | CYTOTOXIN | Nuklearth | Unique Leader |
| 4 | ZEAL AND ARDOR | Wake of a Nation | Self-Released |
| 5 | RINGS OF SATURN | Ultu Ulla (Instrumental) | Nuclear Blast |
| 6 | ALTER IDEM | Fragments of Consciousness [EP] | RealityFade |
| 7 | RUINS OF PERCEPTION | “Hollowfication (feat. Alan Grnja)” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 8 | CLAN OF XYMOX | Spider on the Wall | Trisol |
| 9 | DEAD SOULS RISING | Isadora | Self-Released |
| 10 | MARILYN MANSON | We Are Chaos | Loma Vista |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DARKTWAINE | L’enfants Sauvages | Self-Released |
| 2 | JAGA JAZZIST | Pyramid | Brainfeeder |
| 3 | KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH | The Mosaic Of Transformation | Ghostly |
| 4 | JULIANNA BARWICK | Healing Is A Miracle | Ninja Tune |
| 5 | KELEKETLA | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time |
| 6 | TOBACCO | Hot Wet & Sassy | Ghostly International |
| 7 | GHETTO KUMBE | Ghetto Kumbé | ZZK |
| 8 | SYANIDE | RHONDA (RIP) | Self-Released |
| 9 | MENSA DEATHSQUAD | Patient Zero | Gran Calavera |
| 10 | BOLDY JAMES AND STERLING TOLES | Manger on McNichols | Sector 7-G |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAHAWA DOUMBIA | Kanawa | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 2 | BUDOS BAND, THE | Long In The Tooth [Advance Tracks] | Daptone |
| 3 | PETE RODRIGUEZ | I Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi) | Fania/Craft/Concord |
| 4 | DZAMBO AGUSEVI ORCHESTRA | “Old Bazaar Groove (DJ Branski remix)” [Single] | Asphalt Tango |
| 5 | ALHOUSSEINI ANIVOLLA AND GIRUM MEZMUR | Afropentatonism | Piranha |
| 6 | SUPERFONICOS | “El Adios” [Single] | Hi-Fi |
| 7 | MESTIZO BEAT | Canoga Madness | California Soul |
| 8 | RAICES JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Raices Jazz Orchestra | Unity |
| 9 | MAFALDA MINNOZZI | Sensorial | MPI |
| 10 | A GUIDE TO THE BIRDSONG OF MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Shika Shika |
Anna C. September 22nd, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Colter Wall, DarkTwaine_, Mr. Bungle, Nahawa Doumbia, Nas
Genre charts for week ending Jan 25 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Jan 25
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLTER WALL | Songs Of The Plains | Thirty Tigers |
| 2 | DANNY BURNS | North Country | Self-Released |
| 3 | DANIEL ROMANO | Finally Free | You’ve Changed |
| 4 | MICHIGAN RATTLERS | Evergreen | Self-Released |
| 5 | HONEY DEWDROPS | Anyone Can See | Self-Released |
| 6 | AMY MCCARLEY | MECO | Self-Released |
| 7 | BLAKE MILLER AND THE OLD FASHIONED ACES | Quelle Belle Journee | Self-Released |
| 8 | DOM FLEMONS | Black Cowboys | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 9 | GRETCHEN PETERS | Dancing With The Beast | Curb |
| 10 | NEYLA PEKARAK | Rattlesnake | S-Curve |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAWN | New Breed | Local Action/Our Dawn |
| 2 | MALIBU KEN | Malibu Ken | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | JAMES BLAKE | Assume Form | Polydor |
| 4 | BAS | Milky Way | Dreamville |
| 5 | SANJI THE HEDGEHOG | Slump Garden | Self-Released |
| 6 | AYELLE | “Obvious” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | NONAME | “Song 31” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 8 | MADISON MCFERRIN | Finding Foundations: Vol II [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | ELI PAPERBOY REED | 99 Cent Dreams | Yep Roc |
| 10 | OHBLIV | Soulphonic | UKNOWY |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETRICHOR | II | Self-Released |
| 2 | UNMAKER | Firmament | Self-Released |
| 3 | FUCKED UP | Dose Your Dreams | Merge |
| 4 | BLOODYWOOD | “Endurant” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 5 | ROY BATTY | Roy Batty | Self-Released |
| 6 | SERQET | “Oleander” [Single] | Vinyl Conflict |
| 7 | DRAGONLORD | Dominion | Spinefarm |
| 8 | HATE ETERNAL | Upon Desolate Sands | Season Of Mist |
| 9 | NAGLFAR | Principium | Floga |
| 10 | MONSTROSITY | The Passage of Existence | Metal Blade |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOZEF VAN WISSEM AND JIM JARMUSCH | An Attempt to Draw Aside the Veil | Sacred Bones |
| 2 | COMET IS COMING, THE | Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery | Impulse! |
| 3 | KID KOALA | Music to Draw To: Io | Arts & Crafts |
| 4 | MATMOS | Plastic Anniversary | Thrill Jockey |
| 5 | GEORGE CLANTON | Slide | 100% Electronica |
| 6 | JOHANN JOHANNSSON | Mandy [OST] | INVADA |
| 7 | JAKOB SKOTT | Instrumentality | El Paraiso |
| 8 | BOOKA SHADE | “I Go, I Go (feat. Kaktus Einarsson)” [Single] | Blaufield |
| 9 | GESAFFELSTEIN AND THE WEEKEND | “Lost in the Fire” [Single] | Columbia |
| 10 | SHORMEY | “Cruise!” [Single] | Citrus City |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MDOU MOCTAR | “Kamane Tarhanin” [Single] | Sahel Sounds |
| 2 | BASSEKOU KOUYATE AND NGONI BA | Miri | OutHere |
| 3 | JUANECO Y SU COMBO | El Gran Cacique | Infopesa |
| 4 | VAUDOU GAME | Otodi | Hot Casa |
| 5 | SARAZINO | Mama Funny Day | Cumbancha |
| 6 | DUR DUR BAND | Dur Dur Band Of Somalia, Volume 1, Volume 2 | Analog Africa |
| 7 | ATERCIOPELADOS | Claroscura | Sony Colombia |
| 8 | DAKTARIS, THE | Soul Explosion [Remastered] | Desco/Daptone |
| 9 | SALIF KEITA | Un Autre Blanc | Naive |
| 10 | BABA COMMANDANT AND THE MANDINGO BAND | Siri Ba Kele | Sublime Frequencies |
Anna C. January 26th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Colter Wall, DAWN, Jim Jarmusch, Jozef Van Wissem, Mdou Moctar, Petrichor