top 30 new albums for Jan 25 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jan 25
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 | Holiday Ghosts | North Street Air | FatCat |
| 2 | Cate Le Bon | Pompeii | Mexican Summer |
| 3 | Bedouine | Waysides | Bedouine Music |
| 4 | The Umbrellas | The Umbrellas | Slumberland |
| 5 | Marissa Nadler | The Path of the Clouds | Bella Union |
| 6 | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | The Future | Stax |
| 7 | Beex | The Early Years: 1979-1982 | Beach Impediment |
| 8 | Roxy Girls | Roxy Girls Are in the Drink – EP | Moshi Moshi |
| 9 | The Exbats | Now Where Were We | Goner |
| 10 | Ducks Ltd. | Modern Fiction | Carpark |
| 11 | La Luz | La Luz | Hardly Art |
| 12 | Mary J. Blige | Good Morning Gorgeous – Single | 300 Entertainment |
| 13 | Black Country, New Road | For the first time | Ninja Tune |
| 14 | Aloa Input | Devil’s Diamond Memory Collection | Siluh |
| 15 | gnawing | You Freak Me Out | Refresh |
| 16 | Tinsley Ellis | Devil May Care | Alligator |
| 17 | Nell & The Flaming Lips | Where the Viaduct Looms | Bella Union |
| 18 | Rod Gator | For Louisiana | Blue Élan |
| 19 | Ana Egge | Between Us | StorySound |
| 20 | Catbells | Same As You – EP | SQFT |
| 21 | Ladyhawke | Time Flies | BMG |
| 22 | Robert Plant & Alison Krauss | Raise The Roof | Rounder |
| 23 | girlhouse | the second ep | Secret Road |
| 24 | David James Allen | The Architect | Garment District |
| 25 | Suntitle | In a Dream | Know Hope |
| 26 | Hush Club | Fingerprints & Stains | Full Send |
| 27 | Julia Daigle | Un singe sur l’épaule | Lisbon Lux |
| 28 | Curtis Harding | If Words Were Flowers | Anti- |
| 29 | Lizzie and the Makers | Dear Onda Wahl | self-released |
| 30 | Dummy | Mandatory Enjoyment | Trouble In Mind |
Anna C. January 25th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Bedouine, Cate Le Bon, Holiday Ghosts, Marissa Nadler, The Umbrellas
genre charts for Jan 25 presents:
genre charts for Jan 25
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEDOUINE | Waysides | Self-Released |
| 2 | ROD GATOR | For Louisiana | Blue Elan |
| 3 | ANA EGGE | Between Us | Story Sound |
| 4 | CATBELLS | Same As You [EP] | SQFT |
| 5 | ROBERT PLANT AND ALISON KRAUSS | Raise The Roof | Rounder/Concord |
| 6 | DAVID JAMES ALLEN | The Architect | Garment District |
| 7 | JAKE XERXES FUSSELL | Good And Green Again | Paradise Of Bachelors |
| 8 | JANET BATCH | You Be The Wolf | Jim Steve |
| 9 | MARGO CILKER | POHORYLLE | Fluff & Gravy |
| 10 | TEKLA WATERFIELD | New Skies | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATMOSPHERE | WORD? | Rhymesayers |
| 2 | DJ 2-TONE JONES | Contraband From India | Self-Released |
| 3 | SHABAAM SAHDEEQ AND NICK WIZ | Cabin Fever | Self-Released |
| 4 | BANE CAPITAL AND KONCEPT JACKSON | Good Product | Self-Released |
| 5 | GUNNA | DS4EVER | Young Stoner Life/300 Ent |
| 6 | HUBBS | Winston Zeddemoore | Self-Released |
| 7 | BLACKLIQ AND MOPES | Time Is The Price | Strange Famous |
| 8 | ISAIAH RASHAD | The House Is Burning | TDE/Warner |
| 9 | KHI INFINITE | Take What You Need | Artist Partner Group |
| 10 | EARL SWEATSHIRT | SICK! | Tan Cressida/Warner |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DARKTHRONE | Eternal Hails…… | Peaceville |
| 2 | OBSCURA | A Valediction | Nuclear Blast |
| 3 | MAYHEM | Atavistic Black Disorder Kommando [EP] | Century |
| 4 | MODAL CITIZAN | Idolatry [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | SHADOW OF INTENT | “Intensified Genocide” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | PEBBLES PALACE | Shockoe Sessions Live! | In Your Ear Studio |
| 7 | ARMAGEDDON DILDOS | Destruction | Alfa Matrix |
| 8 | FIRST AID 4 SOULS | Beyond the Galaxy (Rework Version) | Alfa Matrix |
| 9 | RECTOR SCANNER | Das Mädchen Aus Dem All – EP II [EP] | Alfa Matrix |
| 10 | MATRIXX: 20 YEARS OF ALFA MATRIX | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Alfa Matrix |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEDR LIVANSKIY | Liminal Soul | 2MR |
| 2 | E.VAX | E.VAX | Because |
| 3 | FLOATING POINTS, PHAROAH SANDERS AND THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | Promises | Luaka Bop |
| 4 | EL DRAGON CRIOLLO | Pase Lo Que Pase | El Palmas |
| 5 | LEONIE PERNET | Le Cirque de Consolation | CRYBABY/InFiné |
| 6 | DEAD COOL | “Until Death” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | JON HOPKINS | Music for Psychedelic Therapy | Domino |
| 8 | BYRON THE AQUARIUS | “Why Do You Love Me?” [Single] | SupportSystem |
| 9 | LADYTRON | “Tower of Glass (Danz CM Remix)” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | PEGGY GOU | “Nabi” [Single] | Gudu |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFRO-ZEN ALLSTARS | The Buzz And The Bells | AZA |
| 2 | JARVIS COCKER | Chansons D’ennui Top-Top | ABKCO |
| 3 | ALGO SALVAJE VOL. 3 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Munster |
| 4 | BACAO RHYTHM AND STEEL BAND | Expansions | Big Crown |
| 5 | YOHANN LE FERRAND | Yeko [EP] | Self-Released |
| 6 | LPT | Se Quema El Mundo | Self-Released |
| 7 | LOS BITCHOS | “Good To Go!” [Single] | City Slang |
| 8 | LOS POPS | No, No, No [EP] | Munster |
| 9 | ADRIAN QUESADA | Look At My Soul: The Latin Shade Of Texas Soul | Nacional |
| 10 | LOS CHAPILLACS | Lo Bueno, Lo Malo, Lo Feo Y Los Alarcosos Chapillacs | Vampisoul |
Anna C. January 25th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Afro-Zen Allstars, Atmosphere, Bedouine, Kedr Livanskiy
Genre charts for week ending Oct 11 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Oct 11
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEDOUINE | Bird Songs Of A Killjoy | Spacebomb |
| 2 | SINCERELY, IRIS | I’m Not the Same | Self-Released |
| 3 | KAREN AND HER SORROWS | Guaranteed Broken Heart | Self-Released |
| 4 | MONICA RIZZIO | Sunshine Is Free | Washashore |
| 5 | JUST AROUND THE BEND: SURVIVAL AND REVIVAL IN SOUTHERN BANJO STYLES – MIKE SEEGER’S LAST DOCUMENTARY | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 6 | MARIEE SIOUX | Grief in Exile | Night Bloom |
| 7 | SAFIA NOLIN | xX3m0 $0ng$ 2 $!nG @L0nG 2Xx [EP] | Bonsound |
| 8 | CRYS MATTHEWS | These Old Hands [EP] | NewSongs |
| 9 | PEARLA | Quilting And Other Activities | Egghunt |
| 10 | LIZZIE NO | Vanity | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMPA THE GREAT | The Return | Ninja Tune |
| 2 | DANNY BROWN | uknowhatimsayin¿ | Warp |
| 3 | GISTO | Self Made | Historical |
| 4 | COMMON | Let Love | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 5 | ATM | ATM [EP] | Mass Appeal |
| 6 | FLY ANAKIN | Holly Water | Fat Beats |
| 7 | FREDDIE GIBBS AND MADLIB | Bandana | Keep Cool/RCA/Madlib Invazion/ESGN |
| 8 | MIRTAW | Vandals | MXC |
| 9 | NAS | Lost Tapes, Vol 2. | Def Jam |
| 10 | KOOL KEITH | Keith | Mello |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EXKNIVES | Witches and Skindivers | Self-Released |
| 2 | APPALLING | Inverted Realm | Self-Released |
| 3 | MUNICIPAL WASTE | The Last Rager [EP] | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | GOST | Valedection | Century Media |
| 5 | DRUGS OF FAITH | Decay | Selfmadegod |
| 6 | RUSSIAN CIRCLES | Blood Year | Sargent House |
| 7 | SNOW BURIAL | Ostrava | Prosthetic |
| 8 | KMFDM | Paradise | Metropolis |
| 9 | VARICELLA | Even Deader | Machine Man |
| 10 | BLANK HELLSCAPE | Blank Hellscape | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SNAPPED ANKLES | Stunning Luxury | The Leaf |
| 2 | SEVERED SKIES | Dimensions | DSBP |
| 3 | CLIPPING | There Existed An Addiction To Blood | Sub Pop |
| 4 | TR/ST | The Destroyer -2 [Advance Tracks] | Grouch/House Arrest |
| 5 | MR KITTY | Ephemeral | Negative Gain |
| 6 | ROBERT BUSHINSKY | The Breakdown Lane | Self-Released |
| 7 | HYPNOLOVE | Plexus | Record Makers |
| 8 | DANKMUS | It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Blurst of Times. | Dankcrest Enterprises |
| 9 | SON STEP | Fossilillies | Grind Select |
| 10 | ALISON COTTON | The Girl I Left Behind Me [EP] | Clay Pipe |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE, THE | Aban | Stonetree |
| 2 | BUDOS BAND, THE | The Budos Band V | Daptone |
| 3 | Y LA BAMBA | Entre Los Dos [EP] | Tender Loving Empire |
| 4 | NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN AND PARTY | Live At WOMAD 1985 | Real World |
| 5 | HOPE MASIKE | The Exorcism Of A Spinster | WMN |
| 6 | ZENOBIA | Zenobia [EP] | Crammed |
| 7 | ALMA AFROBEAT ENSEMBLE | Monkey See, Monkey Do | Slow Walk |
| 8 | BLASSICS, THE | Togetherings | Odd Funk |
| 9 | LUKA PRODUCTIONS | Falaw | Sahel Sounds |
| 10 | RACHID TAHA | Je Suis Africaine | Believe |
Anna C. October 12th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Bedouine, ExKnives, Sampa the Great, Snapped Ankles, The Grarifuna Collective
Monday Breakfast Blend presents:
MMBB: October 7, 2019
Stay tuned to win tickets to see Bedouine at the Richmond Music Hall!
You can read updates and get previews by liking this show on Facebook. Did you enjoy the show or want to listen to it again? You can find it in the archive player for the next two weeks.
Anna C.’s playlist:
Anna C. Monday Breakfast Blend October 7th, 2019
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: Bat for Lashes, Bedouine, Joseph, Samantha Sidley, Sunny War, Y La Bamba
Monday Breakfast Blend presents:
MMBB: August 12, 2019
You can read updates and get previews by liking this show on Facebook. Did you enjoy the show or want to listen to it again? You can find it in the archive player for the next two weeks.
Anna C.’s playlist:
Anna C. Monday Breakfast Blend August 12th, 2019
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: Angie McMahon, Bedouine, Carrie Newcomer, Dude York, Ibibio Sound Machine, Priests, Pronoun, Sacred Paws, Sir Babygirl, Stef Chura
Top 30 new albums for week ending Jul 12 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Jul 12
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 | Bedouine | Bird Songs of a Killjoy | Spacebomb |
| 2 | Calexico and Iron & Wine | Years to Burn | Sub Pop |
| 3 | Mavis Staples | We Get By | Anti/Epitaph |
| 4 | Jesca Hoop | STONECHILD | Memphis Industries |
| 5 | Book of Wyrms | Spirit Drifter – Single | Twin Earth |
| 6 | Shana Cleveland | Night of the Worm Moon | Hardly Art |
| 7 | Mo’ Horizons | Music Sun Love | Agogo |
| 8 | French Vanilla | How Am I Not Myself? | Danger Collective |
| 9 | Pile | Green and Gray | Exploding In Sound |
| 10 | Lucy Dacus | Forever Half Mast – Single | Matador |
| 11 | Sleepwalkers | Ages | Spacebomb |
| 12 | ExKnives | Witches and Skindivers | self-released |
| 13 | Brother Rutherford | Tunneling | self-released |
| 14 | Super Doppler | Super Doppler | Sweet Brother |
| 15 | Houdan The Mystic | Star Charts | self-released |
| 16 | The Purge | Rain | self-released |
| 17 | Cut the Architect’s Hand | No Quarter for Cowards and Traitors | self-released |
| 18 | Hewolf | Lilith | self-released |
| 19 | I Am The Liquor | Escape From Planet Smoke | self-released |
| 20 | New Lions | End Story – EP | Nodderly |
| 21 | Hex Machine | Cave Painting | Minimum Underdrive |
| 22 | Bat | Axestasy – EP | Hells Headbangers |
| 23 | Jade Jackson | Wilderness | Anti- / Epitaph |
| 24 | Mal Blum | Pity Boy | Don Giovanni |
| 25 | Necking | Cut Your Teeth | Mint |
| 26 | METZ | Automat | Sub Pop |
| 27 | Hatchie | Keepsake | Heavenly |
| 28 | Quantic | Atlantic Oscillations | Tru Thoughts |
| 29 | Hackensaw Boys | A Fireproof House of Sunshine – EP | Free Dirt |
| 30 | black midi | Schlagenheim | Rough Trade |
Anna C. July 13th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Bedouine, Book of Wyrms, Calexico, Iron & Wine, Jesca Hoop, Mavis Staples
Genre charts for week ending Jul 12 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Jul 12
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEDOUINE | Bird Songs Of A Killjoy | Spacebomb |
| 2 | JESCA HOOP | STONECHILD | Memphis Industries |
| 3 | JADE JACKSON | Wilderness | Anti- |
| 4 | HACKENSAW BOYS | A Fireproof House Of Sunshine [EP] | Free Dirt |
| 5 | TIM O’BRIEN BAND | Tim O’Brien Band | Howdy Skies |
| 6 | REBECCA LOEBE | Give Up Your Ghosts | Blue Corn |
| 7 | ALDOUS HARDING | Designer | 4AD/Beggars |
| 8 | ALLISON DE GROOT AND TATIANA HARGREAVES | Allison De Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves | Free Dirt |
| 9 | LEWIS AND SPENCE | Big Bully | Self-Released |
| 10 | OLD SALT UNION | Where the Dogs Don’t Bite | Compass |
Hip-Hop
None this week.
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOK OF WYRMS | “Spirit Drifter” [Single] | Twin Earth |
| 2 | CUT THE ARCHITECT’S HAND | No Quarter for Cowards and Traitors | Self-Released |
| 3 | I AM THE LIQUOR | Escape From Planet Smoke | Self-Released |
| 4 | BAT | Axestasy [EP] | Hells Headbangers |
| 5 | ENFORCER | Zenith | Nuclear Blast |
| 6 | GRIEFLOSS | Griefloss | Self-Released |
| 7 | EARTH | Full Upon Her Burning Lips | Sargent House |
| 8 | BIG BRAVE | A Gaze Among Them | Southern Lord |
| 9 | SARCOFAGO | Crust [EP] | Greyhaze |
| 10 | PETRICHOR | II | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUANTIC | Atlantic Oscillations | Tru Thoughts |
| 2 | PLAID | Polymer | Warp |
| 3 | LEISURE | “Feeling Free” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 4 | COMET IS COMING, THE | Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery | Impulse! |
| 5 | BLANCK MASS | Animated Violence Mild | Sacred Bones |
| 6 | TIPPER | Forward Escape | Tippermusic |
| 7 | JULIE COKER | A Life in the Limelight: Lagos Disco & Itsekiri Highlife, 1976 – 1981 | Kalita |
| 8 | JB DUNCKEL | Mirages | Prototyp |
| 9 | MAGIC SWORD | Legend [EP] | Self-Released |
| 10 | ELDER ISLAND | Kape Fear [EP] | Self-Released |
World
none this week
Anna C. July 13th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Bedouine, Book of Wyrms, Quantic