top 30 new albums for Oct 4 presents:
top 30 new albums for Oct 4
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 | Dimestore Dolls | Wooly Mamas | self-released |
| 2 | Al-Qasar | Who Are We? | Glitterbeat |
| 3 | Radio B | Stop Looking For Noise (feat. Don Dubious) | The Association Of Great Minds |
| 4 | Björk | Fossora | Alda Music |
| 5 | Dali Muru & The Polyphonic Swarm | Dali Muru & The Polyphonic Swarm | Stroom TV |
| 6 | Butcher Brown | Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey | Concord Jazz |
| 7 | Wganda Kenya | Africa 5000 | Vampisoul |
| 8 | Future Projektor | The Kybalion | self-released |
| 9 | Piranha Rama | Omniscient Cloud Cover | Brokers Tip |
| 10 | City of Caterpillar | Mystic Sisters | Relapse |
| 11 | Drook | Life in Estates – EP | Brat Daddy |
| 12 | Deau Eyes | Legacies | Tone Tree Music / Subflora |
| 13 | Justin Golden | Hard Times and a Woman | Justin Golden Music |
| 14 | Ryan Kent | Dying Comes With Age | Rare Bird Books |
| 15 | Discrepants | Beginnings | Cacophanous Revival |
| 16 | Beex | Beex / L’Amour split | Zero Degree |
| 17 | Remote Control | Anaphylaxis EP | self-released |
| 18 | The Garden | Horseshit On Route 66 | self-released |
| 19 | Mo Troper | MTV | Lame-O |
| 20 | Nur-D | HVN | Fairplay Entertainment |
| 21 | Russian Circles | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 22 | Kamikaze Palm Tree | Mint Chip | Drag City |
| 23 | Danger Mouse & Black Thought | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 24 | Kimberly Morgan York | Keep On Goin’ | self-released |
| 25 | Alex the Astronaut | How to Grow a Sunflower Underwater | Nettwerk |
| 26 | Gwenno | Tresor | Heavenly |
| 27 | Kevin Morby | This Is a Photograph | Dead Oceans |
| 28 | Soccer Mommy | Sometimes, Forever | Loma Vista |
| 29 | beabadoobee | Beatopia | Dirty Hit |
| 30 | Camp Crush | Always? – EP | self-released |
Anna C. October 4th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Al-Qasar, Björk, Dali Muru & The Polyphonic Swarm, Dimestore Dolls, Radio B
genre charts for Oct 4 presents:
genre charts for Oct 4
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KIMBERLY MORGAN YORK | Keep On Goin’ | Self-Released |
| 2 | WILLI CARLISLE | Peculiar, Missouri | Free Dirt |
| 3 | BELLE CURVES, THE | Watershed | Silo/19th & 7th |
| 4 | PEARL DERRINGER | The Fool | Self-Released |
| 5 | MARISA ANDERSON | Still, Here | Thrill Jockey |
| 6 | BANDITOS | Right On | Egghunt |
| 7 | NEIGHBOR LADY | For The Birds | Park The Van |
| 8 | NAOMI ALLIGATOR | Double Knot | Carpark |
| 9 | JOSEPH DECOSIMO | The Aluminum Wonder | Self-Released |
| 10 | LOWEST PAIR, THE AND SMALL TOWN THERAPY | “Mt Rainier” [Single] | Delicata |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RADIO B | Stop Looking For Noise (feat. Don Dubious) | The Association Of Great Minds |
| 2 | DALI MURU AND THE POLYPHONIC SWARM | Dali Muru & The Polyphonic Swarm | Stroom TV |
| 3 | BUTCHER BROWN | Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey | Concord Jazz/Concord |
| 4 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 5 | SOL MESSIAH | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 6 | MEGA RAN AMD AMERIGO GAZAWAY | STRANGERS: Back To The Lab [EP] | RandomBeats/Soul Mates |
| 7 | DOECHII | she/her/black bitch [EP] | Top Dawg/Capitol |
| 8 | JESSE THE TREE | Pigeon Man | Strange Famous |
| 9 | TONE CHOP AND FROST GAMBLE | For The Crown [EP] | Self-Released |
| 10 | BANE CAPITAL AND KONCEPT JACKSON | Good Product | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FUTURE PROJEKTOR | The Kybalion | Self-Released |
| 2 | RUSSIAN CIRCLES | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 3 | OMOPHAGIA | Rebirth In Black | Unique Leader |
| 4 | FALLUJAH | Empyrean | Nuclear Blast |
| 5 | MISCREANCE | Convergence | Self-Released |
| 6 | DEFACE THE BEAUTY | Dawn of a New Creation | Self-Released |
| 7 | AENIMUS | “The Climb” [Single] | Nuclear Blast |
| 8 | FLUB | “Leaves of Gold” [Single] | The Artisan Era |
| 9 | SUBLATION | “Black Monday (feat. Dominik Winter)” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | ARCHAIC EPIDEMIC, THE | “Annihilation (feat. Ronnie Canizaro)” [Single] | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BJORK | Fossora | One Little Indian |
| 2 | ARP | New Pleasures | Mexican Summer |
| 3 | COMET IS COMING, THE | Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam | Impulse!/Verve |
| 4 | LALALAR | Bi Cinnete Bakar | Bongo Joe |
| 5 | NU GENEA | Bar Mediterraneo | Ng |
| 6 | RHABDOMANTIC ORCHESTRA | Almagre | Agogo |
| 7 | MOTIV | Gravity [EP] | Celsius |
| 8 | KIM DOEON | Damage | SoundSupply_Service |
| 9 | KADAPAT | KADAPAT | GORONG GORONG |
| 10 | PYTKO | Silent | Phantasy Sound |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ORCHESTRA FUEGO | Candela | Self-Released |
| 2 | REDDY AMISI | Bailo Canto | Casa Do Canto Entertainment |
| 3 | RIVERITA Y SU ORQUESTA NOCHE CALIENTE | Mi Linda Musica | Jibaro Productions |
| 4 | OLIVER NAYOKA | Oka Mmadu | Odogwu/Palenque |
| 5 | LOS PAO PAOS | Los Pao Paos | Devil In The Woods |
| 6 | AYAHUASCA VOL. 2: CUMBIAS PSICODELICAS PERUANAS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Repsychled |
| 7 | CROSSROADS KENYA – EAST AFRICAN BENGA AND RUMBA, 1980-1985 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | No Wahala Sounds |
| 8 | JOAO SELVA | Se Acabou [EP] | Underdog |
| 9 | SON ROMPE PERA AND GIL GUTIERREZ | “El Saleroso” b/w “Proteus” [Single] | Barbes |
| 10 | SONNY SINGH | Chardi Kala | Self-Released |
Anna C. October 4th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Björk, Future Projektor, Kimberly Morgan York, Orchestra Fuego, Radio B
Top 30 new albums for week ending Dec 6 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Dec 6
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.
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| 1 | Radio B | Kill the Dreamer, Vol. 1: New Independence | The Association Of Great Minds |
| 2 | Snoh Aalegra | -Ugh, those feels again | Artium |
| 3 | Kim Gordon | No Home Record | Matador |
| 4 | Jamila Woods | LEGACY! LEGACY! | Jagjaguwar |
| 5 | Juliana Hatfield | Juliana Hatfield Sings the Police | American Laundromat |
| 6 | Girl Ray | Girl | Moshi Moshi |
| 7 | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Ghosteen | Ghosteen Ltd |
| 8 | Whiskey Myers | Whiskey Myers | Wiggy Thump |
| 9 | TOY | Songs of Consumption | Tough Love |
| 10 | Tempers | Private Life | Dais |
| 11 | Onipa | Onipa / Makoma – Single | Strut |
| 12 | Lunacy | Age of Truth | Third Coming |
| 13 | The Who | WHO | Polydor |
| 14 | Various Artists | Too Late to Pray: Defiant Chicago Roots | Bloodshot |
| 15 | Various Artists | Country Music – A Film by Ken Burns (The Soundtrack) [Deluxe] | Sony |
| 16 | Billy Neptune | Summer Nights | Tricky Intersection |
| 17 | Mitchel Evan | Nostalgia (Side B) | self-released |
| 18 | SonikBuster | Lost In Greenpath | self-released |
| 19 | Gorrak | Gorrak | self-released |
| 20 | Sensual World | Feeling Wild | Stupid Bag |
| 21 | Sammi Lanzetta | Ceiling Mirror | 6131 |
| 22 | Illa Styles | A Quarter ‘Til a Mil | Monsta |
| 23 | DJ Shadow | Our Pathetic Age | Mello |
| 24 | Dessa and the Minnesota Orchestra | Sound the Bells: Recorded Live at Orchestra Hall | Doomtree |
| 25 | Brother Ali | Secrets & Escapes | Rhymesayers |
| 26 | FKA Twigs | MAGDALENE | Young Turks |
| 27 | Josienne Clarke | In All Weather | Rough Trade |
| 28 | Kae Astra | Fortune – EP | Modern Outsider |
| 29 | Ice Cream | Fed Up | self-released |
| 30 | Fran | A Private Picture | Fire Talk |
Anna C. December 7th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Jamila Woods, Juliana Hatfield, Kim Gordon, Radio B, Snoh Aalegra
Top 30 new albums for week ending Aug 30 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Aug 30
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 | Good Dog Nigel | The Implied Sunrise – EP | self-released |
| 2 | Monday Night | Rather Vindictive | AllWeNeed |
| 3 | Radio B | Kill the Dreamer, Vol. 1: New Independence | The Association Of Great Minds |
| 4 | Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble | Where Future Unfolds | International Anthem |
| 5 | Skyzoo & Pete Rock | Retropolitan | Mello Music Group |
| 6 | Little Brother | May the Lord Watch | self-released |
| 7 | Oh Sees | Face Stabber | Castle Face |
| 8 | Bryony Jarman-Pinto | Cage and Aviary | Tru Thoughts |
| 9 | Piranha Rama | You’ve Earned It | Trrrash |
| 10 | Stephanie | tangerine nightmare | self-released |
| 11 | Sycho Sid | Sunset Drive 2 | Mutant Academy |
| 12 | Danet Jackson | Planet Danet | Citrus City |
| 13 | Grebes | House Creature | Broken Circles |
| 14 | Tennishu | Heat Tape Vol. 3 | self-released |
| 15 | DJ Mentos | Fresh Air | self-released |
| 16 | Gothic Lizard | Creeping Out of the Dark | Cold Vision |
| 17 | Camp Howard | Cañón | Egghunt |
| 18 | Saw Black | Space Heater – EP | Crystal Pistol |
| 19 | Doctor Dukes | Eight Lives Down – EP | self-released |
| 20 | Shormey | Boogie Tape, Vol. 1 – EP | Citrus City |
| 21 | Shannon Lay | August | Sub Pop |
| 22 | Jay Som | Anak Ko | Polyvinyl |
| 23 | Becky Ninkovic | Woe | Paper Bag |
| 24 | Super Doppler | Super Doppler | self-released |
| 25 | Seratones | Power | New West |
| 26 | Lina Tullgren | Free Cell | Captured Tracks |
| 27 | Shura | forevher | Secretly Canadian |
| 28 | Lunch Duchess | Crying for Fun | Heavy Meadow |
| 29 | Shikoswe | Back in the Tall Grass | self-released |
| 30 | Black Belt Eagle Scout | At the Party with My Brown Friends | Saddle Creek |
Anna C. August 31st, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble, Good Dog Nigel, Monday Night, Pete Rock, Radio B, Skyzoo