Genre charts for Feb 18 presents:
Genre charts for Feb 18
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INNOCENCE MISSION, THE | See You Tomorrow | Self-Released |
| 2 | DRIVE BY TRUCKERS | The Unraveling | ATO |
| 3 | JOHN SURGE AND THE HAYMAKERS | Your Wonderful Life | Self-Released |
| 4 | TEDDY THOMPSON | Heartbreaker Please | Self-Released |
| 5 | LANKUM | The Livelong Day | Rough Trade/Beggars |
| 6 | ELIZA MEYER | Hello Stranger | Self-Released |
| 7 | BONNIE PRINCE BILLY | I Made A Place | Drag City |
| 8 | FRANK AND ALLIE LEE | Treat A Stranger Right | Bake Tone |
| 9 | MISS TESS | The Moon Is An Ashtray | Tone Tree |
| 10 | MATT WATROBA | The Far Si: The Si Kahn Funny Song Sing-Along Song Book | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DANNY BROWN | uknowhatimsayin¿ | Warp |
| 2 | FLY ANAKIN | At the End of the Day. | Mutant Academy |
| 3 | ATMOSPHERE | Whenever | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | DJ SHADOW | Our Pathetic Age | Mass Appeal |
| 5 | LEONARD SIMPSON DUO | LSD | Jakarta |
| 6 | HUS KINGPIN | End Of A Decade | Self-Released |
| 7 | THEOPHILIUS LONDON | Bebey | my bebey/independently popular. |
| 8 | VON PEA | City For Sale | HiPNOTT |
| 9 | LIL BABY | “Woah” [Single] | Qulaity Control |
| 10 | THA GOD FAHIM | Lost Kingz | Nature Sounds |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOST | Valedection | Century Media |
| 2 | HU, THE | The Gereg | Eleven Seven |
| 3 | PSYCHOTIC WALTZ | The God-Shaped Void | InsideOut |
| 4 | ODIOUS MORTEM | Synesthesia | WillowTip |
| 5 | GOD DETHRONED | Illuminati | Metal Blade |
| 6 | ARKA’N | Za Keli | AbsolutKemitCore |
| 7 | NILE | Vile Nilotic Rites | Nuclear Blast |
| 8 | OVERKILL | The Wings Of War | Nuclear Blast |
| 9 | CLOAK | The Burning Dawn | Season of Mist |
| 10 | TESTAMENT | Titans of Creation | Nuclear Blast |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SQUAREPUSHER | Be Up A Hello | Warp |
| 2 | HOLY FUCK | Deleter | Holy EF |
| 3 | NATURE | VOIX | Self-Released |
| 4 | SESHEN, THE | Take It All Away | Tru Thoughts |
| 5 | PAULASTRETCH | Shellbody | Self-Released |
| 6 | MONOLITHE NOIR | Moira | kowtow |
| 7 | SOFIA LAKIS | Diesel Hybrid | Self-Released |
| 8 | SHINEDOE | Feelings [EP] | Rekids |
| 9 | MISS FD | Keep Going | Quantum Release |
| 10 | ALAN FITZPATRICK AND PATRICE RUSHEN | “Haven’t You Heard” [Single] | Parlophone/Warner Bros. |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAVID WALTERS | Soleil Kreyol | Heavenly Sweetness |
| 2 | ANTIBALAS | Fu Chronicles | Daptone |
| 3 | LOS SHAINS | El Ritmo De Los Shains | Munster |
| 4 | LEVE LEVE: SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE SOUNDS (70S – 80S) | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Bongo Joe |
| 5 | ALEFA MADAGASCAR: SALEGY, SOUKOUS AND SOUL FROM THE RED ISLAND 1974-1984 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Strut |
| 6 | MARCOS VALLE | Cinzento | Deck |
| 7 | DALLAS | “Love From A Distance” [Single] | Rain Tree |
| 8 | ETRAN DE L’AIR | Music From Saharan WhatsApp 01 [EP] | Sahel Sounds |
| 9 | NIKANOR | Bajo El Sol | Rebel Up |
| 10 | EL WALI | Tiris | Sahel Sounds |
Anna C. February 18th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Danny Brown, DAvid Walters, Gost, Squarepusher, The Innocence Mission
What the Fontaine?! presents:
2019 in Review (L.J. hosts!)
Let’s start talking about the music of 2019! I’m going to touch on some of the highlights of my musical year!
El Jay’s playlist:
El Jay What the Fontaine?! December 20th, 2019
Posted In: Music, Music Shows
Tags: angel olson, Bat for Lashes, black midi, bon iver, Chelsea Wolfe, Chromatics, Clinic, Danny Brown, desert sessions, FKA twigs, Frank Ocean, Holly Herndon, James Blake, Kim Gordon, Lana Del Rey, matmos, nick cave, paul cauthen, Purple Mountains, rustin man, sandy alex g, Sharon Van Etten, Sudan Archives, vampire weekend, Wilco
Genre charts for week ending Nov 8 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Nov 8
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGS CONNOLLY | Wrong Again | Alive |
| 2 | TOO LATE TO PRAY: DEFIANT CHICAGO ROOTS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Bloodshot |
| 3 | KINKY FRIEDMAN | Resurrection | Echo Hill |
| 4 | KAREN AND THE SORROWS | Guaranteed Broken Heart | Ocean Born Mary |
| 5 | JONAH TOLCHIN | Fires For The Cold | Yep Roc |
| 6 | CLARA ENGEL | Where A City Once Drowned | Self-Released |
| 7 | ANNIE AND ROD CAPPS | When They Fall | Maynard |
| 8 | DALLAS MOORE | Tryin’ To Be A Blessing | Sol |
| 9 | JAKE LA BOTZ | They’re Coming For Me | Hi Style/Free Dirt |
| 10 | SON OF TOWN HALL | The Adventures Of Son Of Town Hall | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DANNY BROWN | uknowhatimsayin¿ | Warp |
| 2 | GISTO | Self Made | Historical |
| 3 | FLY ANAKIN | Holly Water | Fat Beats |
| 4 | SYCHO SID | We’re All Our Own Demons | Urban Waves |
| 5 | MIRTAW | Vandals | MXC |
| 6 | BLACK LIQUID AND BANDOLERO | The New Juice Crew Presents KnowTheLedge | Self-Released |
| 7 | MALLY | The Journey To A Smile | Self-Released |
| 8 | KOOL KEITH | Keith | Mello |
| 9 | NDEFRU AND OHBLIV | Foreign Local [EP] | Blue Ether Sound |
| 10 | BIGAL HARRISON | Bintage | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONOLORD | No Comfort | Relapse |
| 2 | NILE | Vile Nilotic Rites | Nuclear Blast |
| 3 | ALCEST | Spiritual Instinct | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | USA NAILS | Life Cinema | HEX |
| 5 | TOOL | Fear Inoculum | RCA |
| 6 | MORTIFERUM | Disgorged From Psychotic Depths | Profound Lore |
| 7 | HOWLING GIANT | The Space Between Worlds | Blues Funeral |
| 8 | NEGATIVLAND | True False | Seeland |
| 9 | KREBS | The Uncanny Parallel | Machine Man |
| 10 | BLACK LINE | Layers | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHROMATICS | Closer To Grey | Italians Do It Better |
| 2 | BLACK MARBLE | Bigger Than Life | Sacred Bones |
| 3 | RHI | The Pale Queen | Tru Thoughts |
| 4 | DAN DEACON | “Sat By A Tree” [Single] | Domino |
| 5 | AMON TOBIN | Long Stories | Nomark |
| 6 | PYE CORNER AUDIO | Hollow Earth | Ghost Box |
| 7 | KREIDLER | Flood | Bureau B |
| 8 | FIX | FIX | Killroom |
| 9 | SUSUMU YOKOTA | Cloud Hidden | Lo |
| 10 | MEXICO CITY BLONDES | Blush | Burger |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOS SHAINS | El Ritmo De Los Shains | Munster |
| 2 | KOKOLO AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA | 100 Fevers | Peace & Rhythm |
| 3 | KEITH AND TEX | Greatest Hits 1966-1970 | Rebel Sound |
| 4 | LONDON AFROBEAT COLLECTIVE | Humans | Self-Released |
| 5 | POUR ME A GROG | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Ostinato |
| 6 | LAKOU MIZIK | HaitiaNola | Cumbancha |
| 7 | RACHID TAHA | Je Suis Africaine | Believe |
| 8 | HOPE MASIKE | The Exorcism Of A Spinster | WMN |
| 9 | OUMAR KONATE | I Love You Inna | Clermont |
| 10 | CONJUNTO GUANTANAMO | “El Son Convidando” [Single] | Nganga |
Anna C. November 9th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Ags Connolly, Chromatics, Danny Brown, Los Shains, Monolord
Top 30 new albums for week ending Nov 1 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Nov 1
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 | Piranha Rama | You’ve Earned It | Trrrash |
| 2 | Common Holly | When I say to you Black Lightning | Barsuk / Solitaire |
| 3 | Mirtaw | Vandals | MXC |
| 4 | Danny Brown | uknowhatimsayin¿ | Warp |
| 5 | Alexa Rose | Medicine for Living | Big Legal Mess |
| 6 | Fly Anakin;Fly Anakin & Big Kahuna Og | Holly Water | Fat Beats |
| 7 | Karen & the Sorrows | Guaranteed Broken Heart | Ocean Born Mary Music |
| 8 | Easalio | Fly | July’s Prize / Purple Republic |
| 9 | Floating Points | Crush | Ninja Tune |
| 10 | Haybaby | They Get There | Tiny Engines |
| 11 | Stephanie | tangerine nightmare | self-released |
| 12 | The Wimps | Plasma | self-released |
| 13 | Toxic Moxie | Falkonia | self-released |
| 14 | Minor Poet | The Good News – EP | Sub Pop |
| 15 | NDEFRU | Foreign Local – EP | Blue Ether Sound |
| 16 | The Comet Is Coming | The Afterlife | Impulse! |
| 17 | Anna Meredith | Fibs | Black Prince Fury |
| 18 | Automatic | Signal | Stones Throw |
| 19 | Hovvdy | Heavy Lifter | Double Double Whammy |
| 20 | Miriam Clancy | Astronomy | Desert Road |
| 21 | Angel Olsen | All Mirrors | Jagjaguwar |
| 22 | Starcrawler | Devour You | Rough Trade |
| 23 | Dominic Sen | Visitor | Roll Call |
| 24 | Sylvia Black | Twilight Animals | self-released |
| 25 | Kim Gordon | No Home Record | Matador |
| 26 | Begonia | Fear | Rex Baby |
| 27 | Camp Howard | Cañón | Camp Howard |
| 28 | Marika Hackman | Any Human Friend (Acoustic EP) | Sub Pop |
| 29 | Rhi | The Pale Queen | Tru Thoughts |
| 30 | Boris | LOVE & EVOL | Third Man |
Anna C. November 2nd, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Alexa Rose, Common Holly, Danny Brown, Mirtaw, Piranha Rama
Top 30 new albums for week ending Oct 25 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Oct 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 | Danny Brown | uknowhatimsayin¿ | Warp |
| 2 | Haybaby | They Get There | Tiny Engines |
| 3 | Jumpstarted Plowhards | Round One | Recess |
| 4 | Wilco | Ode to Joy | dBpm |
| 5 | The Hecks | My Star | Trouble In Mind |
| 6 | Majjin Boo | Go Between | EggHunt |
| 7 | Mark Sultan | Filthy Rat – EP | Slovenly |
| 8 | Sensual World | Feeling Wild | Stupid Bag |
| 9 | Toxic Moxie | Falkonia | self-released |
| 10 | Frankie Cosmos | Close It Quietly | Sub Pop |
| 11 | Camp Howard | Cañón | self-released |
| 12 | Lana Del Rey | Season of the Witch – Single | Polydor |
| 13 | Piranha Rama | You’ve Earned It | Trrrash |
| 14 | Czardust | The Ra(w) Material | Fat Beats |
| 15 | NDEFRU | Foreign Local – EP | Blue Ether Sound |
| 16 | Lovenloops | Bev Lives On – EP | self-released |
| 17 | Caroline Polachek | PANG | Perpetual Novice |
| 18 | Vagabon | Vagabon | Nonesuch |
| 19 | Hovvdy | Heavy Lifter | Double Double Whammy |
| 20 | Big Thief | Two Hands | 4AD |
| 21 | Kim Gordon | No Home Record | Matador |
| 22 | Acid Arab | Jdid | Crammed Discs |
| 23 | Kacy & Clayton | Carrying On | New West |
| 24 | Lizanne Knott | Bones and Gravity | Good Dog Jake Music |
| 25 | Alexa Rose | Medicine for Living | Big Legal Mess |
| 26 | Sui Zhen | Losing, Linda | Dot Dash |
| 27 | Temples | Hot Motion | ATO |
| 28 | Snoh Aalegra | -Ugh, those feels again | Artium |
| 29 | Jonah Tolchin | Fires for the Cold | Yep Roc |
| 30 | Chastity Belt | Chastity Belt | Hardly Art |
Anna C. October 26th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Danny Brown, Haybaby, Jumpstarted Plowhards, The Hecks, Wilco
Genre charts for week ending Oct 25 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Oct 25
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KACY AND CLAYTON | Carrying On | New West |
| 2 | LIZANNE KNOTT | Bones And Gravity | Good Dog Jake |
| 3 | ALEXA ROSE | Medicine For Living | Big Legal Mess |
| 4 | JONAH TOLCHIN | Fires For The Cold | Yep Roc |
| 5 | EDDIE BERMAN | Frontiers | Nettwerk |
| 6 | CRYS MATTHEWS | These Old Hands [EP] | NewSongs |
| 7 | LIBBY KOCH | Redemption 10 | Berkalin |
| 8 | HIGHWOMEN, THE | The Highwomen | Elektra |
| 9 | HARD DRIVE | Random Access Mash | Self-Released |
| 10 | HELENE CRONIN | Old Ghosts & Lost Causes | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DANNY BROWN | uknowhatimsayin¿ | Warp |
| 2 | CZARDUST | The Ra(w) Material | Fat Beats |
| 3 | NDEFRU AND OHBLIV | Foreign Local [EP] | Blue Ether Sound |
| 4 | LOVENLOOPS | Bev Lives On [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | SNOH AALEGRA | -Ugh, Those Feels Again | Artium/AWAL |
| 6 | BIG KAHUNA OG | Holly Water | Fat BeatS |
| 7 | EKITI SOUND | Abeg No Vex | Crammed |
| 8 | ATM | ATM [EP] | Mass Appeal |
| 9 | SAMPA THE GREAT | The Return | Ninja Tune |
| 10 | CHANCE THE RAPPER | The Big Day | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CYNIC | Traced in Air – Remixed | Season Of Mist |
| 2 | ALCEST | Spiritual Instinct | Nuclear Blast |
| 3 | VOLBEAT | Rewind, Replay, Rebound | Vertigo Berlin |
| 4 | EQUIPOISE | Waking Divinity | Artisan Era |
| 5 | WELL, THE | Death And Consolation | RidingEasy |
| 6 | ALLEGAEON | Apoptosis | Metal Blade |
| 7 | TORCHE | Admission | Relapse |
| 8 | INFERI | The End of an Era (Rebirth) | The Artisan Era |
| 9 | KAMLATH | Stronger Than Frost | BadMoodMan |
| 10 | MELK | “Smashed Mouse” [Single] | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACID ARAB | Jdid | Crammed |
| 2 | SUI ZHEN | Losing, Linda | Cascine |
| 3 | FLYING LOTUS | Flamagra | Warp |
| 4 | AMON TOBIN | Long Stories | Nomark |
| 5 | CHROMATICS | Closer To Grey | Italians Do It Better |
| 6 | BOY HARSHER | Careful | Nude Club |
| 7 | 100 GECS | 1000 Gecs | Dog House |
| 8 | MORIS BLACK | The Irregularity of Being | Negative Gain |
| 9 | KANGDING RAY | Azores [EP] | Figure |
| 10 | DANKMUS | It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Blurst of Times. | Dankcrest Enterprises |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ORIENTALES DE PARAMONGA, LOS | Fiesta En Oriente | Infopesa |
| 2 | BUDOS BAND, THE | The Budos Band V | Daptone |
| 3 | Y LA BAMBA | Entre Los Dos [EP] | Tender Loving Empire |
| 4 | BONGO HOP, THE | Satingarona Pt. 2 | Underdog |
| 5 | POUR ME A GROG | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Ostinato |
| 6 | LAKOU MIZIK | HaitiaNola | Cumbancha |
| 7 | AFROINS, LOS | A Gozar Salsomanos | Vampisoul |
| 8 | HOPE MASIKE | The Exorcism Of A Spinster | WMN |
| 9 | RACHID TAHA | Je Suis Africaine | Believe |
| 10 | LONDON AFROBEAT COLLECTIVE | Humans | Self-Released |
Anna C. October 26th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Acid Arab, Cynic, Danny Brown, Kacy and Clayton, Los Orientales de Paramonga
Genre charts for week ending Oct 18 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Oct 18
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KACY AND CLAYTON | Carrying On | New West |
| 2 | ALEXA ROSE | Medicine For Living | Big Legal Mess |
| 3 | OUR NATIVE DAUGHTERS | Songs Of Our Native Daughters | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 4 | SAFIA NOLIN | xX3m0 $0ng$ 2 $!nG @L0nG 2Xx [EP] | Bonsound |
| 5 | CRYS MATTHEWS | These Old Hands [EP] | NewSongs |
| 6 | ALLISON DE GROOT AND TATIANA HARGREAVES | Allison De Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves | Free Dirt |
| 7 | STACI GRIESBACH | My Patsy Cline Songbook | Self-Released |
| 8 | DALE WATSON | Call Me Lucky | Compass |
| 9 | SINNER FRIENDS | Are Very Pleased To Meet You | Self-Released |
| 10 | DELLA MAE | The Butcher Shoppe [EP] | Rounder/Concord |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DANNY BROWN | uknowhatimsayin¿ | Warp |
| 2 | SAMPA THE GREAT | The Return | Ninja Tune |
| 3 | GISTO | Self Made | Historical |
| 4 | COMMON | Let Love | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 5 | ATM | ATM [EP] | Mass Appeal |
| 6 | ANT THE SYMBOL | The Motions | Gritty City |
| 7 | RAH SCRILLA | Pyrex Don | Gritty City |
| 8 | SYCHO SID | Madd Hats, Vol. 1 | Mutant Academy |
| 9 | TUAMIE | But You Don’t Hear Me Though | Mutant Academy |
| 10 | WESTSIDE GUNN | Fourth Rope | Griselda |
Loud
None this week.
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI ZHEN | Losing, Linda | Cascine |
| 2 | FIX | FIX | Killroom |
| 3 | THOM YORKE | Anima | XL/Beggars Group |
| 4 | MATMOS | Plastic Anniversary | Thrill Jockey |
| 5 | LAGARTIJEANDO | Jallalla | Wonderwheel |
| 6 | FLOATING POINTS | Crush [Advance Tracks] | Ninja Tune |
| 7 | CHROMATICS | Closer To Grey | Italians Do It Better |
| 8 | DE AMBASSADE | Duistre Kamers | Knekelhuis |
| 9 | DANKMUS | It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Blurst of Times. | Dankcrest Enterprises |
| 10 | MOONCHILD | Little Ghost | Tru Thoughts |
World
None this week.
Anna C. October 19th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Danny Brown, Kacy and Clayton, Sui Zhen