top 30 new albums for Feb 28 presents:
top 30 new albums for Feb 28
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 | De La Soul | 3 Feet High and Rising | AOI |
| 2 | Big Joanie | Back Home | Kill Rock Stars |
| 3 | silver biplanes | A Moment In the Sun | WIAIWYA |
| 4 | Flagboy Giz | I Got Indian In My Family | Injun Money |
| 5 | Troy | A Nigga Might’ve Cared Too Much | Poverty |
| 6 | Circle of Anything | Bumfuck Vol 2 (Instrumentals) | self-released |
| 7 | Merciful Zero | Merciful Zero | self-released |
| 8 | Beauty Czars | Matinee | self-released |
| 9 | MUDGEE | Grimejams | self-released |
| 10 | DJ Mordecai | Dust That Collected Beats, vol. 5 | self-released |
| 11 | Hernon | Anatomy | self-released |
| 12 | jaygrimoire | what have you done? (Side A) | self-released |
| 13 | Power Pants | Power Pants | Sockhead |
| 14 | Wreckage Glider | My Head Is A Hearse, My Heart Is Your House | self-released |
| 15 | koleżanka | Alone with the Sound the Mind Makes | Bar/None |
| 16 | Pile | All Fiction | Exploding In Sound |
| 17 | Kelela | Raven | Warp |
| 18 | Quasi | Breaking the Balls of History | Sub Pop |
| 19 | Black Belt Eagle Scout | The Land, The Water, The Sky | Saddle Creek |
| 20 | Wax Tailor | Fishing for Accidents | Lab’Oratoire |
| 21 | Young Fathers | Heavy Heavy | Ninja Tune |
| 22 | Fucked Up | One Day | Merge |
| 23 | Nosaj Thing | Continua | LuckyMe |
| 24 | The Murder Capital | Gigi’s Recovery | Human Season |
| 25 | Ladytron | Time’s Arrow | Cooking Vinyl |
| 26 | Elizabeth Moen | Wherever You Aren’t | self-released |
| 27 | Halo Maud | Pesnopoïka – EP | Heavenly |
| 28 | Gladie | Don’t Know What You’re In Until You’re Out | Plum |
| 29 | Greta Stanley | Real Love in Real Life | Double Drummer |
| 30 | Breanna Barbara | Nothin’ But Time | Fuzz Club |
Anna C. February 28th, 2023
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Big Joanie, De La Soul, Flagboy Giz, silver biplanes, Troy
genre charts for Feb 28 presents:
genre charts for Feb 28
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELIZABETH MOEN | Wherever You Aren’t | Self-Released |
| 2 | RUNNER | Like Dying Stars, We’re Reaching Out | Run For Cover |
| 3 | KRISTEN NOBLE | Lyrical Therapy | Self-Released |
| 4 | JULIE ODELL | Autumn Eve | Frenchkiss |
| 5 | HELENE CRONIN | Landmarks | Self-Released |
| 6 | BRIT TAYLOR | Kentucky Blue | Cut A Shine |
| 7 | TALL POPPY STRING BAND | Tall Poppy String Band | Self-Released |
| 8 | WILLIAM BECKMANN | Faded Memories | Highway 90 |
| 9 | PHILIP JAMES MURPHY JR | Wren In The Rain | Self-Released |
| 10 | MIGHTY POPLAR | Mighty Poplar | Free Dirt |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DE LA SOUL | 3 Feet High And Rising | AOI |
| 2 | FLAGBOY GIZ | I Got Indian In My Family | Self-Released |
| 3 | CIRCLE OF ANYTHING | Bumfuck Vol 2 (Instrumentals) | Self-Released |
| 4 | MUDGEE | Grimejams | Self-Released |
| 5 | DJ MORDECAI | Sir Snackums Files | Self-Released |
| 6 | HERNON | Anatomy | Self-Released |
| 7 | JAYGRIMOIRE | what have you done? (Side A) | Self-Released |
| 8 | WAX TAILOR | Fishing For Accidents | Lab’oratoire |
| 9 | BLACK STAR | No Fear Of Time | Luminary |
| 10 | FREDDIE GIBBS | $oul $old $eparately | ESGN |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DELAIN | Dark Waters | Napalm |
| 2 | TWILIGHT FORCE | At The Heart Of Wintervale | Nuclear Blast |
| 3 | LIGHTBRINGER OF SWEDEN, THE | The New World Order | Self-Released |
| 4 | GHOST | Impera | Concord/Loma Vista |
| 5 | AVANTASIA | A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society | Nuclear Blast |
| 6 | DIANNE VAN GIERSBERGEN | Soulward Bound | NC&W |
| 7 | DISTENTION | Nothing Comes from Death | The Artisan Era |
| 8 | SKYBLAZER | Infinity’s Wings | Elevate |
| 9 | MAGNUS KARLSSON’S FREE FALL | Hunt the Flame | Frontiers |
| 10 | DRAGONLAND | The Power Of The Nightstar | AFM |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOSAJ THING | Continua | LuckyMe |
| 2 | LADYTRON | Time’s Arrow | Cooking Vinyl |
| 3 | CONFIDENCE MAN | Re-Tilt [EP] | Heavenly/PIAS |
| 4 | MAYA KILLTRON | Persimmon | Never Dance Alone/Love Touch |
| 5 | TSHA | Capricorn Sun | Ninja Tune |
| 6 | SIR E.U | I Will Never Let You Go | Unbecoming |
| 7 | KHOTIN | Release Spirit | Ghostly International |
| 8 | FUJIYA AND MIYAGI | Slight Variations | Impossible Objects Of Desire |
| 9 | BEN MARC | Glass Effect | Innovative Leisure |
| 10 | KMRU | Epoch | Seil |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALA JULA AND GANGBE BRASS BAND | Asro | Buda |
| 2 | SOLOMANE DOUMBIA | Segou To Lagos | Mieruba |
| 3 | FENDIKA AND K-SANCHIS | Gojo | 121234 |
| 4 | PALENQUE RECORDS BEST OF PART 2: DESDE COLOMBIA HASTA NIGERIA – VIAJES TRANSATLANTICOS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Palenque |
| 5 | KING AYISOBA | Work Hard | Glitterbeat |
| 6 | POLOBI AND THE GWO KA MASTERS | Abri Cyclonique | Real World |
| 7 | MOUSSA TCHINGOU | Tamiditime [EP] | Sahel Sounds |
| 8 | SUNBORN | “Dancing In The Dusk” b/w “Mankind?” & “Night Sweats” [Single] | Tramp |
| 9 | ORCHESTRA GOLD | Medicine | Self-Released |
| 10 | MOONLIGHT BENJAMIN | Wayo – Cry Of Pain | Ma Case |
Anna C. February 28th, 2023
Posted In: Charts
Tags: De La Soul, Delain, Elizabeth Moen, Gangbe Brass Band, Kala Jula, Nosaj Thing
top 30 new album for Feb 21 presents:
top 30 new album for Feb 21
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 | BlackLiq & ohbliv | What Will It Take – EP | Man Bites Dog |
| 2 | Kelela | Raven | Warp |
| 3 | Young Fathers | Heavy Heavy | Ninja Tune |
| 4 | De La Soul | 3 Feet High and Rising | AOI |
| 5 | Monday Night & 3wayslim | Good Company | AllWeNeed |
| 6 | Troy | A Nigga Might’ve Cared Too Much | POVERTY LLC |
| 7 | Timothy Bailey & The Humans | Timothy Bailey & The Humans | self-released |
| 8 | Piranha Rama | Omniscient Cloud Cover | Brokers Tip |
| 9 | Strawberry Moon | Habitual Creatures | Sockhead |
| 10 | Hotspit | Memory of a Mirror Image – EP | self-released |
| 11 | Drook | Life in Estates – EP | Brat Daddy |
| 12 | Andy Shauf | Norm | Anti- |
| 13 | Black Belt Eagle Scout | The Land, The Water, The Sky | Saddle Creek |
| 14 | Guided By Voices | La La Land | Rockathon |
| 15 | Billy Nomates | CACTI | Invada |
| 16 | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms And Lava | self-released |
| 17 | Oneida | Success | Joyful Noise |
| 18 | Heaven For Real | Energy Bar | Mint |
| 19 | Butcher Brown | Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey | Concord Jazz |
| 20 | Braxton Cook | Black Mona Lisa – EP | Nettwerk |
| 21 | Why Bonnie | 90 In November | Keeled Scales |
| 22 | Keep | Happy In Here | Honey Suckle Sound |
| 23 | Pile | All Fiction | Exploding In Sound |
| 24 | Yo La Tengo | This Stupid World | Matador |
| 25 | Equipment Pointed Ankh | From Inside the House | Bruit Direct Disques |
| 26 | Lana Del Rey | Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Polydor |
| 27 | Caroline Polachek | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Perpetual Novice |
| 28 | U.S. Girls | Bless This Mess | 4AD |
| 29 | Andy’s Mints | 03 | self-released |
| 30 | Decimate Our Kind | Thrillingly Dead | self-released |
Anna C. February 21st, 2023
Posted In: Charts
Tags: 3wayslim, Blackliq, De La Soul, Kelela, Monday Night, ohbliv, Young Fathers
Journey Through the Crates presents:
A Tribute To Trugoy
A heartfelt tribute to Trugoy The Dove from De La Soul, pulled from the crates and deposited in your ears
efi4eye’s playlist:
Samazon Prime Journey Through the Crates February 18th, 2023
Posted In: Music, Music Shows
Tags: De La Soul, hip hop, Vinyl
top 30 new albums for Jan 31 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jan 31
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 | De La Soul | 3 Feet High and Rising | AOI |
| 2 | Deerhoof | Miracle-Level | Joyful Noise |
| 3 | BlackLiq & ohbliv | What Will It Take – EP | Man Bites Dog |
| 4 | Big Sty | Angels – Single | self-released |
| 5 | Monday Night & 3wayslim | Good Company | AllWeNeed |
| 6 | Nikki Lane | Denim & Diamonds | New West |
| 7 | Piranha Rama | Omniscient Cloud Cover | Brokers Tip |
| 8 | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Cool It Down | Secretly Canadian |
| 9 | Beyoncé | RENAISSANCE | Parkwood / Columbia |
| 10 | CK Johnson | Fire Under Water | Sir Johnson’s |
| 11 | DJ Mordecai | Sir Snackums Files | self-released |
| 12 | Dub T | Panopticon | self-released |
| 13 | IVRY_S ⇆ lith-512 | 〖LABELMAKER〗 | self-released |
| 14 | MUDGEE | Virgo Commercial | 521 Productions |
| 15 | Petrified Entity | B-Sides & Rarities | Infinite Mirror |
| 16 | Pyramid Mass | Monolith | Ossein |
| 17 | Thunderchief | Dekk Meg… | self-released |
| 18 | Dave Rowntree | Radio Songs | Cooking Vinyl |
| 19 | Ladytron | Time’s Arrow | Cooking Vinyl |
| 20 | We Are Scientists | Lobes | Masterswan |
| 21 | The Williams Brothers | Memories To Burn | Regional |
| 22 | Billy Nomates | CACTI | Invada UK |
| 23 | Circa Waves | Never Going Under | Lower Third |
| 24 | Oberon Rose | Purple, Blue & Crimson | ThouART |
| 25 | Germein | Good For a Girl | MGM |
| 26 | Jason Carter | Lowdown Hoedown | Fiddleman |
| 27 | Steve Louw | Thunder and Rain | BFD |
| 28 | Marlody | I’m Not Sure at All | Skep Wax |
| 29 | Ron Fetner | Down a Gravel Road | BayWater |
| 30 | Little Simz | NO THANK YOU | Forever Living Originals |
Anna C. January 31st, 2023
Posted In: Charts
Tags: 3wayslim, Big Sty, Blackliq, De La Soul, Deerhoof, Monday Night, ohbliv
genre charts for Jan 31 presents:
genre charts for Jan 31
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIKKI LANE | Denim & Diamonds | New West |
| 2 | WILLIAMS BROTHERS, THE | Memories To Burn | Regional |
| 3 | GERMEIN | Good For A Girl [EP] | MGM |
| 4 | JASON CARTER | Lowdown Hoedown | Fiddle Man |
| 5 | STEVE LOUW | Thunder And Rain | BFD |
| 6 | RON FETNER | Down A Gravel Road | BayWater |
| 7 | MEG BAIRD | Furling | Drag City |
| 8 | BROOKE ANNIBALE | Better By Now | Nettwerk |
| 9 | CHRISTIANA BENTON | Better Late Than Never | Self-Released |
| 10 | COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS | Loose Future | Fat Possum |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DE LA SOUL | “The Magic Number” [Single] | Chrysalis |
| 2 | BLACKLIQ AND OHBLIV | What Will It Take [EP] | Man Bites Dog |
| 3 | BIG STY | “Angels” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 4 | MONDAY NIGHT AND 3WAYSLIM | Good Company | AllWeNeed |
| 5 | CK JOHNSON | Fire Under Water | Sir Johnson’s |
| 6 | DJ MORDECAI | Sir Snackums Files | Self-Released |
| 7 | DUB T | Panopticon | Self-Released |
| 8 | MUDGEE | Virgo Commercial | 521 Productions |
| 9 | LITTLE SIMZ | NO THANK YOU | Forever Living Originals/AWAL |
| 10 | ODDISEE | To What End | Outer Note |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THUNDERCHIEF | Dekk Meg | Self-Released |
| 2 | RUSSIAN CIRCLES | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 3 | LORD OF THE VOID | Consvming The Trails Ov Light | Self-Released |
| 4 | PARAMORPHEUS | Acquiescence | Self-Released |
| 5 | ANTITHEUS | The Faults Of Our Kind | Self-Released |
| 6 | HAXPROCESS | The Caverns of Duat | Self-Released |
| 7 | SAGEN | Roots Of Proctor | Self-Released |
| 8 | STRIBORG | The Foreboding Silence | Self-Released |
| 9 | XEXYS | Gamera | Self-Released |
| 10 | COYOTE ALTAR | Crepuscular [EP] | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETRIFIED ENTITY | B-Sides & Rarities | Infinite Mirror |
| 2 | LADYTRON | Time’s Arrow | Cooking Vinyl |
| 3 | DISCREPANTS | Beginnings | Cacophanous Revival |
| 4 | BJORK | Fossora | One Little Independent |
| 5 | SWEATSON KLANK | Postcards | Friends Of Friends |
| 6 | QUBE | 2020 B Sides Part 1 | Self-Released |
| 7 | BENOIT PIOULARD AND JOGGING HOUSE | Communiqué | Self-Released |
| 8 | DANCE WITH THE DEAD | Driven to Madness | Self-Released |
| 9 | DIALECT | Advanced Myth | RVNG Intl. |
| 10 | JASCHA HAGEN | Songs For A Future Generation | Oathcreations |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOD SAMARITANS, THE | No Food Without Taste If By Hunger | Analog Africa |
| 2 | GRUPO KUAL | Konexiones | Discos Rolas |
| 3 | BILL CLINTON KALONJI | No Stress | Self-Released |
| 4 | LOS INVASORES DE PROGRESO | Selva Mia | Discos Fantastico |
| 5 | BAABA MAAL | “Agreement” [Single] | Marathon |
| 6 | DON LETTS | “Outta Sync” [Single] | Cooking Vinyl |
| 7 | MIGMAFRICA | Run Buffalo Run | Nikamo |
| 8 | INSOLITO UNIVERSO | Ese Puerte Existe [EP] | Olindo |
| 9 | ORCHESTRA GOLD | Medicine | Self-Released |
| 10 | FALLY IPUPA | Formule 7 | Elektra France |
Anna C. January 31st, 2023
Posted In: Charts
Tags: De La Soul, Nikki Lane, Petrified Entity, The Good Samaritans, Thunderchief