top 30 new albums for Sep 27 presents:
top 30 new albums for Sep 27
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 | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | The Future | Stax |
| 2 | Béla Fleck | My Bluegrass Heart | Renew / BMG |
| 3 | Aborted | ManiaCult | Century Media |
| 4 | Levi Douthit | Lucky Pennies | Citrus City |
| 5 | Hard Copy | Hidden Beat – EP | Birds Again |
| 6 | Common | A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2 | Loma Vista |
| 7 | Gnawing | You Freak Me Out | Refresh |
| 8 | ShotClock | Side B – EP | self-released |
| 9 | Book of Wyrms | Occult New Age | Desert |
| 10 | The Ar-Kaics | Live in the Shit | DIG! |
| 11 | Matthew E. White | K Bay | Domino |
| 12 | Prabir Trio | Haanji | self-released |
| 13 | Benét | Game Over! – EP | Bayonet |
| 14 | Mikrowaves | 20 Up 20 Down | Break Em Off |
| 15 | Cleophus James | 1am | self-released |
| 16 | Jordan Rakei | What We Call Life | Ninja Tune |
| 17 | Smoke Bellow | Open For Business | Trouble In Mind |
| 18 | Exnovios | Un Nuevo Día | Munster |
| 19 | Blunt Bangs | Proper Smoker | Ernest Jenning |
| 20 | Low | Hey What | Sub Pop |
| 21 | Little Simz | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | AGE 101 |
| 22 | Bad Waitress | No Taste | Royal Mountain |
| 23 | Watchhouse | Watchhouse | Thirty Tigers |
| 24 | SUUNS | The Witness | Joyful Noise |
| 25 | Shannon & The Clams | Year Of The Spider | Easy Eye Sound |
| 26 | Eyedress | Mulholland Drive | Lex |
| 27 | Tropical Fuck Storm | Deep States | Joyful Noise |
| 28 | Durand Jones & The Indications | Private Space | Dead Oceans |
| 29 | Naia Izumi | A Residency in the Los Angeles Area | Masterworks |
| 30 | TORRES | Thirstier | Merge |
Anna C. October 2nd, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Aborted, Béla Fleck, Hard Copy, Levi Douthit, Nathaniel Rateliff, The Night Sweats
genre charts for Sep 27 presents:
genre charts for Sep 27
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BELA FLECK | My Bluegrass Heart | BMG |
| 2 | LEVI DOUTHIT | Lucky Pennies | Citrus City |
| 3 | WATCHHOUSE | Watchhouse | Thirty Tigers |
| 4 | ANA EGGE | Between Us | Story Sound |
| 5 | MATTHEW FOWLER | The Grief We Gave Our Mother | Signature Sounds |
| 6 | JAMES MCMURTRY | The Horses And The Hounds | New West |
| 7 | BILLY STRINGS | Renewal | Rounder |
| 8 | EDDIE BERMAN | Broken English | Nettwerk |
| 9 | LE REN | “I Already Love You” [Single] | Secretly Canadian |
| 10 | BONES OF JR JONES, THE | A Celebration | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LITTLE SIMZ | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | AGE 101 |
| 2 | JAMULE | SOLD | Life Is Pain |
| 3 | SMYTH KNIGHT | North Chesterfield: Graduation Edition | Kidz At Play |
| 4 | STIMULATOR JONES | Low Budget Environments Striving For Perfection | Stones Throw |
| 5 | AZ | Doe or Die II | Quiet Money |
| 6 | DEDIKATED BOYZ | D-BOYZ 4EVA | Self-Released |
| 7 | DAMU THE FUDGEMONK | Conversation Peace | Def Pressé |
| 8 | DRAKE | Certified Lover Boy | Ovo/Republic |
| 9 | ARIA LANELLE | “Ego Trip” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | SOLEMN BRIGHAM | “Dirty Whip” [Single] | Mello |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABORTED | ManiaCult | Century Media |
| 2 | SCATTERED STORM | Oblivion [EP] | Blood Blast |
| 3 | BORIS | No | Third Man |
| 4 | CARNIFEX | Graveside Confessions | Nuclear Blast |
| 5 | SIGNS OF THE SWARM | Absolvere | Unique Leader |
| 6 | FLESHBORE | Embers Gathering | Innerstrength |
| 7 | INFERI | Vile Genesis | The Artisan Era |
| 8 | EXODUS | “The Beatings Will Continue (Until Morale Improves)” [Single] | Nuclear Blast |
| 9 | ANIMALS AS LEADERS | “Monomyth” [Single] | Sumerian |
| 10 | CYNIC | “Mythical Serpents” [Single] | Season of Mist |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLIPPING | Wriggle Expanded | Sub Pop |
| 2 | ATOM TM | This Is Boring | NN |
| 3 | DRIFTMACHINE | Spume And Recollection | Umor Rex |
| 4 | JANET BEAT | Pioneering Knob Twiddler | Trunk |
| 5 | KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH AND EMILE MOSSERI | I Could Be Your Dog (Prequel) | Ghostly International |
| 6 | DEATH LOVES VERNONICA | Chemical | Cold Transmission |
| 7 | KAIDI TATHAM | An Insight To All Minds | First Word |
| 8 | DOMINGAE | Æ | Sacred Bones |
| 9 | LYRA PRAMUK | Delta | Bedroom Community |
| 10 | KLARA LEWIS AND PEDER MANNERFELT | KLMNOPQ | The Trilogy Tapes |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAGGY AND RAYVON | “Drive Me Insane” [Single] | Mr. Doo |
| 2 | LA MAMBANEGRA | Los Ultimos Buses De Colores | Tambora |
| 3 | SUSANA BACA | “Sorongo” [Single] | Real World |
| 4 | LES FILLES DE ILLIGHADAD | At Pioneer Works | Sahel Sounds |
| 5 | HAILU MERGIA AND THE WALIAS BAND | Tezeta | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 6 | META AND THE CORNERSTONES | Dia | Metarize |
| 7 | BOMBA ESTEREO | Deja | Sony Latin |
| 8 | KUTIMAN | “Guruji” [Single] | Siyal |
| 9 | SUPER BITON DE SEGOU | Afro Jazz Folk Collection Vol. 1 | Mieruba |
| 10 | SONIDO GALLO NEGRO | “Planet Claire” [Single] | Self-Released |
Anna C. September 27th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Aborted, Béla Fleck, Clipping, Little Simz, Shaggy and Rayvon
genre charts for Sep 21 presents:
genre charts for Sep 21
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BELA FLECK | My Bluegrass Heart | BMG |
| 2 | WAY DOWN WANDERERS, THE | More Like Tomorrow | Soundly |
| 3 | SIERRA FERRELL | Long Time Coming | Rounder/Concord |
| 4 | WATCHHOUSE | Watchhouse | Thirty Tigers |
| 5 | JESSE BROCK | Streamliner | Sound Biscuit |
| 6 | JOHN HURLBUT AND JORMA KAUKONEN | The River Flows Volume 2 | Culture Factory USA |
| 7 | CONNIE SMITH | The Cry Of The Heart | Fat Possum |
| 8 | FIVE MILE MOUNTAIN ROAD | Swingbilly Swagger | Self-Released |
| 9 | HORSENECKS, THE | Started Out In Town | Old Time Tiki Parlour |
| 10 | FRANK EVANS AND BEN PLOTNICK | Madison Archives | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LITTLE SIMZ | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | AGE 101 |
| 2 | NAS | King’s Disease II | Mass Appeal |
| 3 | MCKINLEY DIXON | For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 4 | COMMON | A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2 | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 5 | DEF3 AND LATE NIGHT RADIO | Weddings And Funerals [EP] | Urbnet |
| 6 | ATMOSPHERE | WORD? – Side A [EP] | Rhymesayers |
| 7 | TYLER THE CREATOR | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Columbia |
| 8 | MACH-HOMMY | Pray For Haiti | Griselda |
| 9 | MARCEY YATES AND XOBOI | Culxr House: Freedom Summer | Saddle Creek |
| 10 | VIC SPENCER | Legend Laws of Power | Old Fart Luggage |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIVERS OF NIHIL | The Work | Metal Blade |
| 2 | VULVODYNIA | Praenuntius Infiniti | Unique Leader |
| 3 | ABORTED | ManiaCult | Century Media |
| 4 | BROKEN GLASS SANCTUARY | A Kingdom Below | Self-Released |
| 5 | ANIMALS AS LEADERS | “Monomyth” [Single] | Sumerian |
| 6 | XENOSIS | “Prophetic Blight” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | SYNESTIA | “Oblivion (feat. Ben Duerr)” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 8 | DEVIANT PROCESS | “Homo Homini Deus” [Single] | Season of Mist |
| 9 | VITRIFIED ENTITY | “Hygroscopic, Soaring” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | ARCHSPIRE | “Bleed the Future” [Single] | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FM SKYLINE | Illuminations | 100% Electronica |
| 2 | SAINT ABDULLAH | To Live A La West Pt. 1 | Important/Cassauna |
| 3 | CLIPPING | Wriggle Expanded | Sub Pop |
| 4 | TOR | Oasis Sky | Eleuthera |
| 5 | EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY | Yellow | Movementt |
| 6 | AMON TOBIN | How Do You Live | Nomark |
| 7 | DEATH LOVES VERNONICA | Chemical | Cold Transmission |
| 8 | HUGH HARDIE | Dream in Green [EP] | Hospital |
| 9 | FRANK Y SUS INQUIETOS | “Resignate” [Single] | El Palmas |
| 10 | JON HOPKINS | “Sit Around the Fire” [Single] | Domino |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAMEROON GARAGE FUNK | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Analog Africa |
| 2 | FANFARE CIOCARLIA | It Wasn’t Hard To Love You | Asphalt Tango |
| 3 | SONIA AIMY | Reconnect | Slammin Media |
| 4 | ORQUESTA AKOKAN | “Mi Conga Es De Akokan” [Single] | Daptone |
| 5 | MINYO CRUSADERS | Live At Le Guess Who? | Mais Um |
| 6 | ZANZIBAR VOLUME 10 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Buda Musique |
| 7 | VAUDOU GAME | Noussin | Hot Casa |
| 8 | JOSEPH SPENCE | Encore: Unheard Recordings Of Bahamian Guitar And Singing | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 9 | FLORENCE ADOONI | “Mam Pe’ela Su’ure” [Single] | Philophon |
| 10 | 4 MARS | Super Somali Sounds From The Gulf Of Tadjoura | Ostinato |
Anna C. September 21st, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Béla Fleck, Cameroon Garage Funk, FM Skyline, Little Simz, Rivers of Nihil
genre charts for Sep 7 presents:
genre charts for Sep 7
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BELA FLECK | My Bluegrass Heart | BMG |
| 2 | JOE TROOP | Borrowed Time | Free Dirt |
| 3 | DAG | Pedestrian Life | Bedroom Suck |
| 4 | JAKE EDDY | Jake Eddy | Self-Released |
| 5 | JARED RABIN | Cold Rain And Snow | Self-Released |
| 6 | JOHN SHOWMAN, CHRIS COOLE, ADRIAN GROSS, SAM ALLISON, MARK KILANSKI | Adeline | Owl |
| 7 | TOM CARTER AND TOM SAUBER | Trade Your Headache For A Smile | The Old-Time Tiki Parlour |
| 8 | WILL OVERMAN | The Winemaker’s Daughter | Self-Released |
| 9 | NATHAN SALSBURG | Psalms | No Quarter |
| 10 | HAYDEN PEDIGO | “Letting Go” [Single] | Mexican Summer |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LLOYD BANKS | The Course of the Inevitable | Money By Any Means |
| 2 | NAS | King’s Disease II | Mass Appeal |
| 3 | KANYE WEST | Donda | Def Jam |
| 4 | TYLER THE CREATOR | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Columbia |
| 5 | FLY ANAKIN | Pixote | Mutant Academy |
| 6 | DEF3 AND LATE NIGHT RADIO | Weddings And Funerals [EP] | Urbnet |
| 7 | ATMOSPHERE | WORD? – Side A [EP] | Rhymesayers |
| 8 | EVIDENCE | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 9 | CONWAY THE MACHINE | La Maquina | Griselda/Drumwork/EMPIRE |
| 10 | OHBLIV | Rugged Tranquility Vols. 1 & 2 | Paxico |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JINJER | Wallflowers | Napalm |
| 2 | LAMB OF GOD | Lamb Of God [Deluxe Version] | Epic |
| 3 | ALICE COOPER | Detroit Stories | earMUSIC |
| 4 | POWERGLOVE | Video Game Metal | Self-Released |
| 5 | UNTIL I WAKE | Until I Wake [EP] | Fearless |
| 6 | GNOSIS | Pro Terra | Self-Released |
| 7 | MORDANT RAPTURE | Irreverent Opus [EP] | The Artisan Era |
| 8 | SUPREME CONCEPTION | Empires of the Mind [EP] | Grodhaisn Productions |
| 9 | INFERI | “Vile Genesis” [Single] | The Artisan Era |
| 10 | UNTIL I WAKE | “Nightmares” [Single] | Fearless |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HALLUCI NATION, THE | One More Saturday Night | Radicalized |
| 2 | FLY PAN AM | Frontera | Constellation |
| 3 | KONDI BAND | We Famous | Strut |
| 4 | DOLPHIN MIDWIVES | Body of Water | Beacon Sound |
| 5 | GRANDBROTHERS | All The Unknown | City Slang |
| 6 | JANET BEAT | Pioneering Knob Twiddler | Trunk |
| 7 | HUGH HARDIE | Dream in Green [EP] | Hospital |
| 8 | SHIPS IN THE NIGHT | “When I Was Found” [Single] | Cleopatra |
| 9 | GIANNI KOSTA AND DRAGONETTE | “Phantom” [Single] | Ego |
| 10 | MATTEI AND OMICH | Roots (Moon Rocket Remix) [feat. Ella] [EP] | Self-Released |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADRIAN QUESADA | Look At My Soul: The Latin Shade Of Texas Soul | Nacional |
| 2 | KADIALY KOUYATE | Aado | Naxos World |
| 3 | HAMDI BENANI, MEDHI HADDAB AND SPEED CARAVAN | Nuba Nova | Buda Musique |
| 4 | KANE MATHIS | Geminus | Nyaato |
| 5 | DANAKIL | Rien Ne Se Tait | Baco |
| 6 | NIL’S JAZZ ENSEMBLE | Nil’s Jazz Ensemble | Vampisoul |
| 7 | FADHILEE ITULYA | Shindu Shi | Naxos World |
| 8 | ELIDA ALMEIDA | Gerasonobu | LusAfrica |
| 9 | FAT FREDDY’S DROP | Wairunga | The Drop |
| 10 | CAMEROON GARAGE FUNK | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Analog Africa |
Anna C. September 7th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Adrian Quesada, Béla Fleck, Jinjer, Lloyd Banks, The Halluci Nation
Handful Of Brains presents:
Leftovers Again?
Tonight on Handful of Brains (Tuesday 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio), it’s leftover night! I’ve got songs leftover from the Halloween/Fund Drive & Election Night shows. See if you can tell which are which. I’ll play songs from Sweet Reaper, Béla Fleck, Little Feat, Grant Lee Buffalo, The James Hunter Six, Dumpstaphunk, Heartless Bastards, St. Paul and The Broken Bones, Gary Clark Jr, Arcade Fire & more!
Dial-in on your FM radio receiver at frequency 97.3 or on the Information Superhighway at https://www.wrir.org/.
(Photo: Steven Puetzer / Getty Images)
TonyJ42’s playlist:
TonyJ42 Handful Of Brains November 10th, 2020
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: Arcade Fire, Béla Fleck, Dumpstaphunk, Gary Clark Jr, Grant Lee Buffalo, Handful of Brains, Heartless Bastards, Leftovers Again, Little Feat, St. Paul and The Broken Bones, Sweet Reaper, The James Hunter Six