top 30 new albums for Jun 14 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jun 14
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 | Wilco | Cruel Country | dBpm |
| 2 | Kevin Morby | This Is a Photograph | Dead Oceans |
| 3 | Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | Top Dawg |
| 4 | Deau Eyes | Legacies | Subflora |
| 5 | Tony Molina | In the Fade | Run For Cover / Summer Shade |
| 6 | Shuta Hasunuma & U-zhaan | Good News | Golden Harvest |
| 7 | Cola | Deep in View | Fire Talk |
| 8 | Quelle Chris | Deathfame | Mello |
| 9 | Mavis Staples & Levon Helm | Carry Me Home | Anti- |
| 10 | Peter Rowan | Calling You from My Mountain | Rebel |
| 11 | 50 Foot Wave | Black Pearl | Fire |
| 12 | The Smile | A Light for Attracting Attention | Self Help Tapes |
| 13 | Craig Finn | A Legacy of Rentals | Positive Jams |
| 14 | English Teacher | Polyawkward – EP | Nice Swan |
| 15 | Rough Age | Blank Eyes – EP | Rough Age |
| 16 | Colin Phils | Totokon – Single | self-released |
| 17 | Sean King | We’ll Cry About This Later | self-released |
| 18 | GWAR | The New Dark Ages | self-released |
| 19 | Cut the Architect’s Hand | The Eternity Box | Aunt Mary / New Dirt |
| 20 | Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves | Hurricane Clarice | Free Dirt |
| 21 | Ohbliv | CALEA Z. II | self-released |
| 22 | Rikki Rakki | Quarantine Sessions – EP | self-released |
| 23 | Brady Heck | Ain’t It Cruel – EP | Vocal Rest |
| 24 | Banditos | Right On | Egghunt |
| 25 | Andrew Bird | Inside Problems | Loma Vista / Concord |
| 26 | King Ropes | Super Natural | self-released |
| 27 | 700 Bliss | Nothing to Declare | Hyperdub |
| 28 | Stars | From Capelton Hill | Stars |
| 29 | Dehd | Blue Skies | Fat Possum |
| 30 | Porridge Radio | Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky | Secretly Canadian |
Anna C. June 14th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Deau Eyes, Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Morby, Tony Molina, Wilco
genre charts for Jun 14 presents:
genre charts for Jun 14
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETER ROWAN | Calling You From My Mountain | Rebel |
| 2 | ALLISON DE GROOT AND TATIANA HARGREAVES | Hurricane Clarice | Free Dirt |
| 3 | BRADY HECK | Ain’t It Cruel [EP] | Vocal Rest |
| 4 | BANDITOS | Right On | Egghunt |
| 5 | FELLOW PYNINS | Lady Mondegreen | Self-Released |
| 6 | JOHN DOE | Fables In A Foreign Land | Fat Possum |
| 7 | RACHEL SERMANNI | Swallow Me [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | DEER SCOUT | Woodpecker | Carpark |
| 9 | SLOCAN RAMBLERS, THE | Up the Hill and Through the Fog | Self-Released |
| 10 | PO’ RAMBLIN’ BOYS, THE | Never Slow Down | Smithsonian Folkways |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KENDRICK LAMAR | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | pgLang/Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope |
| 2 | QUELLE CHRIS | Deathfame | Mello |
| 3 | SEAN KING | We’ll Cry About This Later | Self-Released |
| 4 | OHBLIV | CALEA Z. II | Self-Released |
| 5 | NAPOLEON DA LEGEND AND GYVER HYPMAN | Versatilis Prolificus | TeamNDL |
| 6 | NAMIR BLADE | Metropolis | Self-Released |
| 7 | KROHME | Line Of Fire | The Spitslam |
| 8 | WILMA VRITRA | Grotto | Bad Taste |
| 9 | JACK HARLOW | Come Home The Kids Miss You | Generation Now/Atlantic |
| 10 | SEAN LINKS AND JAMIL HONESTY | Bolo Yeung [EP] | Lounge Boy/Black House |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GWAR | The New Dark Ages | Pit |
| 2 | CUT THE ARCHITECT’S HAND | The Eternity Box | Aunt Mary/New Dirt |
| 3 | DARK ALMORTE, THE | Lunacrium Thepsis | Unique Leader |
| 4 | KREATOR | Hate Uber Alles | Nuclear Blast |
| 5 | THIS IS OBLIVION | This is Oblivion | Silent Pendulum |
| 6 | KRISIUN | Mortem Solis | Century Media |
| 7 | ARONIOUS | Irkalla | The Artisan Era |
| 8 | SISSYFIT | Resist Sabotage Disrupt [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | FORCED DEPARTURE | “Overdriven” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | ARKHANA | “Awakening” [Single] | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHUTA HASUNUMA AND U-ZHAAN | Good News | Golden Harvest |
| 2 | 700 BLISS | Nothing To Declare | Hyperdub |
| 3 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Electricity | Merge |
| 4 | YASUAKI SHIMIZU | Kiren | Palto Flats |
| 5 | SIDEWALKS AND SKELETONS | Exorcism | Self-Released |
| 6 | JUNGLE | “Good Times” b/w “Problemz” [Single] | Caiola/AWAL |
| 7 | ELLEN ALLIEN | Ellen Allien [EP] | CHAMPIONSOUND |
| 8 | SWAYA | EXistence [EP] | PTP |
| 9 | LEEVISA | Koreography [EP] | Perpetual Care |
| 10 | POLYPHEMUS | “Rave Daemons” [Single] | Nehza |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUCIBELA | Amdjer | Lusafrica |
| 2 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Electricity | Merge |
| 3 | AFRODELIC | Dusunkun Hakili | Self-Released |
| 4 | ORIENTAL BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL BAND | Oku Ngwo – Di Ochi | Palenque |
| 5 | BKO | Djine Bora | Bongo Joe |
| 6 | JESUS PAGAN Y SU ORQUESTA | Salsa De La Mata ‘From The Roots’ | Peace & Rhythm |
| 7 | SALTPOND CITY BAND | Boko A Ko | Meet Me There |
| 8 | DA CRUZ | “Serpentes feat. Magugu” [Single] | Horus |
| 9 | LEYLA MCCALLA | Breaking The Thermometer | Anti- |
| 10 | BRASIL NOVO | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Musica Macondo |
Anna C. June 14th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: gwar, Kendrick Lamar, Lucibela, Peter Rowan, Shuta Hasunma, U-Zhaan
top 30 new albums for May 31 presents:
top 30 new albums for May 31
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 | Rikki Rakki | Quarantine Sessions – EP | self-released |
| 2 | Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | pgLang / Top Dawg / Aftermath / Interscope |
| 3 | Quelle Chris | Deathfame | Mello Music Group |
| 4 | Porridge Radio | Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To the Sky | Secretly Canadian |
| 5 | Noah-O | Trillipino – Single | Charged Up |
| 6 | Til Infinity. | ROOT + FLOW | self-released |
| 7 | Plunky | Juju Jazz Poetics | N.A.M.E. Brand |
| 8 | Allison De Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves | Hurricane Clarice | Free Dirt |
| 9 | Justin Golden | Hard Times and a Woman | self-released |
| 10 | Fly Anakin | Frank | Lex |
| 11 | Armagideon Time | Crime As Theatre | self-released |
| 12 | Rough Age | Blank Eyes – EP | self-released |
| 13 | Kevin Morby | This Is a Photograph | Dead Oceans |
| 14 | Mama’s Broke | Narrow Line | Free Dirt |
| 15 | They Hate Change | Finally, New | Jagjaguwar |
| 16 | Sister Cookie | In the Blue Corner | The Liquid Label |
| 17 | Leyla McCalla | Breaking the Thermometer | Anti- |
| 18 | Caroline Spence | True North | Rounder |
| 19 | Coco Méliès | Nothing Goes to Waste | Big in the Garden |
| 20 | Izaak Opatz | Extra Medium | Mama Bird |
| 21 | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Dirt Does Dylan | MRI |
| 22 | Grant-Lee Phillips | All That You Can Dream | Yep Roc |
| 23 | Congotronics International | Where’s the One? | Crammed Discs |
| 24 | Tamar Berk | Start at the End | self-released |
| 25 | Linqua Franqa | Bellringer | Ernest Jenning |
| 26 | Defcee & BoatHouse | For All Debts Public and Private | Closed Sessions |
| 27 | Calexico | El Mirador | City Slang |
| 28 | El Valerie | Tender Ardor | Mint 400 |
| 29 | Wallows | Tell Me That It’s Over | Atlantic |
| 30 | Tess Parks | And Those Who Were Seen Dancing | Fuzz Club |
Anna C. May 31st, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Kendrick Lamar, Noah-O, Porridge Radio, Quelle Chris, Rikki Rakki
genre charts for May 31 presents:
genre charts for May 31
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALLISON DE GROOT AND TATIANA HARGREAVES | Hurricane Clarice | Free Dirt |
| 2 | MAMA’S BROKE | Narrow Line | Free Dirt |
| 3 | CAROLINE SPENCE | True North | Rounder |
| 4 | COCO MELIES | Nothing Goes To Waste | Big In The Garden |
| 5 | IZAAK OPATZ | Extra Medium | Mama Bird |
| 6 | NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND | Dirt Does Dylan | MRI |
| 7 | GRANT LEE PHILLIPS | All That You Can Dream | Yep Roc |
| 8 | ROD PICOTT | Paper Hearts And Broken Arrows | Self-Released |
| 9 | STEVE FORBERT | Moving Through America | Blue Rose |
| 10 | BART MOORE | Graveyards, Wind And War | Blin Acres |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KENDRICK LAMAR | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | pgLang/Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope |
| 2 | QUELLE CHRIS | Deathfame | Mello |
| 3 | NOAH-O | “Trillipino” [Single] | Charged Up |
| 4 | TIL INFINITY | ROOT + FLOW [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | FLY ANAKIN | Frank | Lex |
| 6 | THEY HATE CHANGE | Finally, New | Jagjaguwar/Secretly Group |
| 7 | LINQUA FRANQA | Bellringer | Ernest Jenning |
| 8 | DEFCEE AND BOATHOUSE | For All Debts Public And Private | Closed Sessions |
| 9 | NAPOLEON DA LEGEND AND GYVER HYPMAN | Versatilis Prolificus | TeamNDL |
| 10 | MOPES | Unwound | Strange Famous |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BODY AND OAA, THE | Enemy Of Love | Thrill Jockey |
| 2 | DESTRUCTION | Diabolical | Napalm |
| 3 | GRAND OLD WRATH | Every Man for Himself | Artistfy |
| 4 | COSMIC PARADIGM | Apkallu | Self-Released |
| 5 | SOLUS EX INFERIS | Exogenesis [EP] | Self-Released |
| 6 | LORD OF HORNS | “Few Ever Survive the Night…” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | WIDOW RINGS | “Songs for the Hearse, Vol. 2” [Single] | Housefire |
| 8 | DEATH LOVES VERNONICA | Chemical | Cold Transmission |
| 9 | INANIMATE EXISTANCE | The Masquerade | The Artisan Era |
| 10 | UNALIGNED | Inner Dimensions | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MATTIE | Jupiter’s Purse [EP] | Leaving |
| 2 | LALALAR | Bi Cinnete Bakar | Bongo Joe |
| 3 | NIA ARCHIVES | Forbidden Feelingz [EP] | HIJINXX |
| 4 | DEATH’S DYNAMIC SHROUD | “Neon Memories” [Single] | 100% Electronica |
| 5 | GENG PTP | Slowness as the Vehicle IV | Self-Released |
| 6 | VITESSE X | Us Ephemeral | 100% Electronica |
| 7 | WTCHCRFT | The Ooga Booga [EP] | Sorry |
| 8 | SERPENTE | Dias da Aranha | Descrepant |
| 9 | SALAMANDA | “Overdose” [Single] | Human Pitch |
| 10 | BIANCA OBLIVION | “Sub Zero” [Single] | Magic City |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IDRISSA SOUMAORO ET L’ECLIPSE DE L’IJA | Le Tioko-Tioko | Mr Bongo |
| 2 | ALHAJI K. FRIMPONG | Abrabo | Hot Casa |
| 3 | ALPACAS COLLECTIVE | Seven Wisdoms Of Plutonia | Catalpas |
| 4 | MOKTAR GANIA AND GNAWA SOUL | Masterisé | Musjomusic/Nuits d’Afrique |
| 5 | NOORI AND HIS DORPA BAND | “Al Amal” [Single] | Ostinato |
| 6 | SOMI | Zenzile: The Reimagination Of Miriam Makeba | Salon Africana |
| 7 | CALEXICO | El Mirador | Anti- |
| 8 | KANDY GUIRA | Nagtaba | Vlad Production |
| 9 | FATOUMATA DIAWARA | Maliba | 3eme Bureau/Wagram |
| 10 | BONGO HOP, THE | La Napa [EP] | Sabrosounds |
Anna C. May 31st, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Allison de Groot, Idrissa Soumaoro Et L'Eclipse De L'Ija, Kendrick Lamar, Mattie, Tatiana Hargreaves
Handful Of Brains presents:
L.J. puts the “Oh for pete’s sake” in “Open Format”
LJ will be hosting Tony Jordan’s Handful of Brains this evening!
He’ll be putting the “Oh for pete’s sake” in “Open Format”…
He’ll be putting the “For the love of all things decent” in “Free Form”…
He’ll probably play some America apropos of nothing.
El Jay Handful Of Brains March 19th, 2019
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: america, Camen McRae, Eliza Soares, James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, Patsy Cline, Radiohead
Top 30 new albums for week ending April 28th presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending April 28th
Anna C. April 27th, 2017
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Charles Owens Quartet, Future, Kendrick Lamar, Oumou Sangaré, The Jesus and Mary Chain
Top 30 new albums for week ending April 21st presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending April 21st
Anna C. April 22nd, 2017
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Hurray for the Riff Raff, Kendrick Lamar, Mac DeMarco, Sacred Paws, The New Pornographers