top 30 new albums for Aug 10 presents:
top 30 new albums for Aug 10
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 | La Luz | In the Country – Single | Hardly Art |
| 2 | Castalia | Blue Moon – EP | self-released |
| 3 | Matthew E. White & Lonnie Holley | Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection | Spacebomb |
| 4 | Frames | Every Room | Know Hope |
| 5 | McKinley Dixon | For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 6 | Benét | Game Over! – EP | Bayonet |
| 7 | RAIC | Gestalt | Cacophonous Revival |
| 8 | Prabir Trio | Haanji | self-released |
| 9 | Doll Baby | Harmony Scar (acoustic demos) | self-released |
| 10 | Big Fundamental | Hyperbeam | Bad Gateway House |
| 11 | Flight Club | I’ve Been Kicked Out of Better Homes Than This – EP | Open Your Ears |
| 12 | Enforced | Kill Grid | Century Media |
| 13 | Tennishu | Maybe – EP | James Infinite |
| 14 | Mitchel Evan | Mitchel Evan | The Label Group |
| 15 | LJ & the Sleeze | Put Something Sleezy Between Your Legs – EP | Eight Ball Record$ |
| 16 | DJ Williams | Short Stories – EP | Projekt Music |
| 17 | Beex | The Early Years: 1979-1982 | Beach Impediment |
| 18 | Danja Mowf | Word of Mowf | Funtown/804 Flava |
| 19 | King Woman | Celestial Blues | Relapse |
| 20 | koleżanka | place is | Bar/None |
| 21 | Prince | Welcome 2 America | Legacy |
| 22 | Robin and Linda Williams | A Better Day a-Coming | self-released |
| 23 | Tyler, the Creator | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Columbia |
| 24 | Anika | Change | Sacred Bones |
| 25 | Brittany Howard | Jaime Reimagined | ATO / Fontana North |
| 26 | Atmosphere | Word? | Rhymesayers |
| 27 | Nigel Hall | Spiritual | Regime Music Group |
| 28 | Umphrey’s McGee | YOU WALKED UP SHAKING IN YOUR BOOTS BUT YOU STOOD TALL AND LEFT A RAGING BULL | Nothing Too Fancy |
| 29 | Snapped Ankles | Forest of Your Problems | The Leaf Label |
| 30 | The Go! Team | Get Up Sequences Part One | Memphis Industries |
Anna C. August 10th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Castalia, Frames, La Luz, Lonnie Holley, Matthew E. White, McKinley Dixon
genre charts for Aug 10 presents:
genre charts for Aug 10
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CASTALIA | Blue Moon [EP] | Self-Released |
| 2 | MITCHEL EVAN | Mitchel Evan | Self-Released |
| 3 | ROBIN AND LINDA WILLIAMS | A Better Day A-Coming | Oakenwold |
| 4 | KEETON COFFMAN | Hard Times | Self-Released |
| 5 | ANYA HINKLE | Eden And Her Borderlands | Organic |
| 6 | PEACH AND QUIET | Just Beyond The Shine | Self-Released |
| 7 | DAN WHITAKER | One More Story Told | Self-Released |
| 8 | MATT BERRY | The Blue Elephant | Acid Jazz/PIAS |
| 9 | BRETT RATFLIFF | Whitesburg | June Appal |
| 10 | WILDFIRE | Quiet Country Town | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCKINLEY DIXON | For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 2 | DANJA MOWF | Word of Mowf | Funtown/804 Flava |
| 3 | TYLER THE CREATOR | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Columbia |
| 4 | ATMOSPHERE | WORD? – Side A [EP] | Rhymesayers |
| 5 | SANKOFA | Blktchp | Self-Released |
| 6 | MARCEY YATES AND XOBOI | Culxr House: Freedom Summer | Saddle Creek |
| 7 | MILLA THYME | Everything Has Its Thyme | Urbnet |
| 8 | SUPAMAN | Medicine Bundle | Good Medicine |
| 9 | IDK | USEEFORYOURSELF | Clue |
| 10 | TRU NYCE | Win In Doubt | Tru Fresh Digital |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENFORCED | Kill Grid | Century Media |
| 2 | KING WOMAN | Celestial Blues | Relapse |
| 3 | PANOPTICON | …And Again Into The Light | Bindrune |
| 4 | ALUSTRIUM | A Monument To Silence | Unique Leader |
| 5 | FRACTAL UNIVERSE | The Impassable | Metal Blade |
| 6 | COGNITIVE | Malevolent Thoughts Of A Hastened Extinction | Unique Leader |
| 7 | EBULLISM | The Cosmic Web [EP] | Nebula |
| 8 | RIVERS OF NIHIL | “Clean” [Single] | Metal Blade |
| 9 | CRADLE OF FILTH | “Crawling King Chaos” [Single] | Nuclear Blast |
| 10 | CHILIASM | Flesh Over Finite [EP] | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAIC | Gestalt | Cacophonous Revival |
| 2 | BRIJEAN | Feelings | Ghostly International |
| 3 | DAM FUNK | Above The Fray | Glydezone |
| 4 | DEAN BLUNT | Black Metal 2 | Rough Trade |
| 5 | MEXICAN DUBWISER | In Dub | Echo Beach |
| 6 | REYMOUR | Leviosa | Knekelhuis |
| 7 | LORAINE JAMES | Reflection | Hyperdub |
| 8 | DJ BLACK LOW | Uwami | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 9 | DJ MANNY | Signals in My Head | Planet Mu |
| 10 | OSH | Northern Lights [EP] | Moon Rack |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAUDOU GAME | Noussin | Hot Casa |
| 2 | OKUTE | Okuté | Chulo |
| 3 | MARCUS GAD MEETS TAMAL | “Tempo” [Single] | Easy Star |
| 4 | YEKO | “Yerna Fasse (feat Khaira Arby)” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 5 | HAMDI BENANI, MEDHI HADDAB AND SPEED CARAVAN | Nuba Nova | Buda Musique |
| 6 | HAILU MERGIA AND THE WALIAS BAND | Tezeta | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 7 | DERYA YILDIRIM AND GRUP SIMSEK | Dost 1 | Light In The Attic |
| 8 | NIL’S JAZZ ENSEMBLE | Nil’s Jazz Ensemble | Vampisoul |
| 9 | COCHEMEA | Vol. II Baca Sewa | Daptone |
| 10 | BALIMAYA PROJECT | Wolo So | Jazz Re:Freshed |
Anna C. August 10th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Castalia, Enforced, McKinley Dixon, RAIC, Vaudou Game
genre charts for Mar 30 presents:
genre charts for Mar 30
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CASTALIA | Blue Moon [EP] | Self-Released |
| 2 | VIVIAN LEVA AND RILEY CALCAGNO | Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno | Free Dirt |
| 3 | TOLEDO | Jockeys Of Love [EP] | Telefono |
| 4 | RAYE ZARAGOZA | Woman In Color | Self-Released |
| 5 | ORVILLE PECK | Show Pony [EP] | Columbia |
| 6 | SARAH JAROSZ | World On The Ground | Rounder |
| 7 | URBAN VILLAGE | Udondolo | No Format |
| 8 | PETER CASE | The Midnight Broadcast | Bandaloop |
| 9 | JOHN SMITH | The Fray | Commoner/Thirty Tigers |
| 10 | PASSENGER | Songs For The Drunk And Broken Hearted | Nettwerk |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SNEEZE | “Cyrax” [Single] | SneezeblessU |
| 2 | YUNGMORPHEUS AND EWONEE | Thumbing Thru Foliage | Bad Taste |
| 3 | GIANT | Big Talk | The Third, LLC/Vintage Youth |
| 4 | GENESIS OWUSU | Smiling With No Teeth | House Anxiety/Ourness |
| 5 | SA-ROC | The Sharecropper’s Daughter | Rhymesayers |
| 6 | STATIK SELEKTAH | The Balancing Act | Mass Appeal |
| 7 | NUMBER 2 | Rape Whistle | Ultra Beast United |
| 8 | JOHNNY CIGGS | Paradise | Gritty City |
| 9 | SENICA DA MISFIT | Masterpiece [EP] | Self-Released |
| 10 | ICEROCKS | Crossing The Rubicon | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENFORCED | Kill Grid | Century Media |
| 2 | NERVOSA | Perpetual Chaos | Napalm |
| 3 | SCALE AND FEATHER | “Antediluvian” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 4 | SECOND SON | Kampen Går Vidare | Gaphals |
| 5 | A CLOUD OF RAVENS | Another Kind of Midnight | Cleopatra |
| 6 | KILL SHELTER AND ANTIPOLE | “Burn Bright” [Single] | Depression |
| 7 | BIRTHDAY MASSACRE, THE | Diamonds | Metropolis |
| 8 | SKOLD | Dies Irae | Cleopatra |
| 9 | SEETHING AKIRA | Firepower | Self-Released |
| 10 | SYNAPSYCHE | Hate and Psyche [EP] | Alfa Matrix |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TENO AFRIKA | Amapiano Selections | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 2 | ELA MINUS | Acts Of Rebellion | Domino |
| 3 | DJ BLACK LOW | Uwami | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 4 | I YA TOYAH | Out Of Order [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | ELEKTROSTAUB | We Are Dreamers | Alfa Matrix |
| 6 | PIERCE WITH ARROW | Shatter | Dais |
| 7 | LORAINE JAMES | Reflection | Hyperdub |
| 8 | ABUL MOGARD | In Immobile Air | Ecstatic |
| 9 | JARGUNA | Anatèxis | Projekt:Archive |
| 10 | FM SKYLINE | JPEG Jamz | 100% Electronica |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CARAVELA | Orla | None More |
| 2 | BAIUCA AND LILAINA | “Luar” [Single] | Wonderwheel |
| 3 | COLOR DE TROPICO, VOL. 2 | VARIOUS ARTIST [Advance Tracks] | El Palmas |
| 4 | KASAI ALLSTARS | “Olooh, A War Dance For Peace” [Single] | Crammed Discs |
| 5 | PUPA CURLY | “Wake Up Mama (feat Aziatic & SupaG)” [Single] | Tuff Kruffy Entertainment |
| 6 | LITO BARRIENTOS Y SU ORQUESTA/LOS ROBBINS | “Cumbia En Do Menor/Patricia” [Single] | Vampisoul |
| 7 | LA PESADA | Tomate Y Alandette | Vampisoul |
| 8 | TENO AFRIKA | Amapiano Selections | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 9 | OMAR SOSA | An East African Journey | Ota |
| 10 | WAU WAU COLLECTIF | Yaral Sa Doom | Sahel Sounds-Sing A Song Fighter |
Anna C. March 30th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Caravela, Castalia, Enforced, Sneeze, Teno Afrika