top 30 new albums for week ending Aug 25 presents:
top 30 new albums for week ending Aug 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 | Dehd | Flower of Devotion | Fire Talk |
| 2 | Zhé Aqueen | The Hypnomonic Album | Heye Vibez |
| 3 | Henny L.O. | Sages | Mutant Academy |
| 4 | Tykoon Tha Misfit | Model Citizen | self-released |
| 5 | Positive No | Kyanite | Little Black Cloud |
| 6 | Keep | Keep – EP | Citrus City |
| 7 | Inter Arma | Garbers Days Revisited | Relapse |
| 8 | Olamina & Awareness | Back to the Mission | LOVE CITY |
| 9 | Orville Peck | Show Pony – EP | Columbia |
| 10 | Cut Copy | Freeeze, Melt | Cutters |
| 11 | Fontaines D.C. | A Hero’s Death | Partisan / Fontana North |
| 12 | Kenny Roby | The Reservoir | Royal Potato Family |
| 13 | Exploding Flowers | Stumbling Blocks | self-released |
| 14 | Courtney Marie Andrews | Old Flowers | Fat Possum |
| 15 | Emma Swift | Blonde On The Tracks | Tiny Ghost |
| 16 | Woods | Strange to Explain | Woodsist |
| 17 | Phoebe Bridgers | Punisher | Dead Oceans |
| 18 | GUM | Out In The World | Spinning Top |
| 19 | LA Priest | GENE | Domino |
| 20 | OHMME | Fantasize Your Ghost | Joyful Noise |
| 21 | Moemaw Naedon | Dr. Deadhorse | Soul Slime |
| 22 | Dan Bern | Quarantine Me | Kababa Music |
| 23 | Deerhoof | Future Teenage Cave Artists | Joyful Noise |
| 24 | Melenas | Días Raros | Trouble In Mind |
| 25 | Man Man | Dream Hunting in the Valley of the In-Between | Sub Pop |
| 26 | Deante’ Hitchcock | BETTER | ByStorm Entertainment/RCA |
| 27 | Flat Worms | Antarctica | GOD? |
| 28 | Lilly Hiatt | Walking Proof | New West |
| 29 | U.S. Girls | Heavy Light | 4AD |
| 30 | King Krule | Man Alive! | True Panther Sounds |
Anna C. August 25th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Dehd, Henny L.O., Positive No, Tykoon Tha Misfit, Zhé Aqueen
genre charts for Aug 25 presents:
genre charts for Aug 25
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ORVILLE PECK | Show Pony [EP] | Columbia |
| 2 | KENNY ROBY | The Reservoir | Self-Released |
| 3 | COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS | Old Flowers | Fat Possum |
| 4 | EMMA SWIFT | Blonde On The Tracks | Self-Released |
| 5 | DAN BERN | Quarantine Me | Kababa |
| 6 | JOSHUA RAY WALKER | Glad You Made It | State Fair |
| 7 | HAILEY WHITTERS | The Dream | Pigasus |
| 8 | DAVID ALLAN COE | Texas Moon | HHO |
| 9 | LARA HOPE’S GOLD HOPE DUO | Songs in the Key of Quarantine | Self-Released |
| 10 | GREAT PEACOCK | Forever Worse Better | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HENNY LO | Sages | Mutant Academy |
| 2 | TYKOON THA MISFIT | Model Citizen | Self-Released |
| 3 | MOEMAW NAEDON | Dr. Deadhorse | Soul Slime |
| 4 | DEANTE HITCHCOCK | BETTER | RCA |
| 5 | SA-ROC | “Hand Of God” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
| 6 | SNEEZE | “Detached” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | MARLOWE | Marlowe 2 | Mello Group |
| 8 | SKINNYY HENDRIXX AND PT VELL | Case Closed [EP] | Smooth League Villains |
| 9 | PUBLIC ENEMY | “State Of The Union” [Single] | Enemy |
| 10 | EVIDENCE | “Unlearning” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INTER ARMA | Garbers Days Revisited | Relapse |
| 2 | INCANTATION | Sect of Vile Divinities | Relapse |
| 3 | OZZY OSBOURNE | Ordinary Man | Epic |
| 4 | NOVARIUM | Stain Of A Soul | Self-Released |
| 5 | HALF PAST DEAD | “The Evil That You Make” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | HALF PAST DEAD | “Show Me The Way” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | TACKS, THE | The Tacks [EP] | Dust Up! |
| 8 | STONEBURNER | Beauty Is Terror | Self-Released |
| 9 | LAMB OF GOD | Lamb Of God | Epic |
| 10 | IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT | Alphaville | Century Media |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUT COPY | Freeze, Melt | Cutters |
| 2 | MOOR JEWELRY | True Opera | Don Giovanni |
| 3 | OOIOO | Nijimusi | Thrill Jockey |
| 4 | GHETTO KUMBE | Ghetto Kumbé | ZZK |
| 5 | DJ OXI | Close the Doors [EP] | Self-Released |
| 6 | CLAMS CASINO | Instrumental Relics | Self-Released |
| 7 | ACID COCO | “Yo Bailo Sola” [Single] | El Palmas |
| 8 | POWER GLOVE | “Aeon” [Single] | NewRetroWave |
| 9 | JONK AND SPONK | “The Flow” [Single] | SJS |
| 10 | WORKING MEN’S CLUB | “Valleys” [Single] | Heavenly/PIAS |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A GUIDE TO THE BIRDSONG OF MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Shika Shika |
| 2 | EVA CORTES | Todas Las Voces | Blue Fern |
| 3 | SONGHOY BLUES | Optimisme [Advance Tracks] | Fat Possum |
| 4 | LA LOCURA DE MACHUCA 1975-1980 | VARIOUS ARTIST [Advance Tracks] | Analog Africa |
| 5 | CADENCE REVOLUTION: DISQUES DEBS INTERNATIONAL VOL. 2 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Strut |
| 6 | PETE RODRIGUEZ | I Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi) | Fania/Craft/Concord |
| 7 | ALHOUSSEINI ANIVOLLA AND GIRUM MEZMUR | Afropentatonism | Piranha |
| 8 | JUAN PINA CON LA REVELACION | Juan Pina Con La Revelacion | Vampisoul |
| 9 | GROUPE RTD | The Dancing Devils Of Djibouti | Ostinato |
| 10 | KEITH HUDSON | “Nuh Skin Up” [Single] | Greensleeves |
Anna C. August 25th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Birdsong, Cut Copy, Henny L.O., Inter Arma, Orville Peck
genre charts for Jun 23 presents:
genre charts for Jun 23
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEGENDARY INGRAMETTES, THE | Take a Look in the Book | Virginia Folklife |
| 2 | DOC WATSON AND GAITHER CARLTON | Doc Watson And Gaither Carlton | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 3 | WU FEI AND ABIGAIL WASHBURN | Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 4 | LAURA MARLING | Song For Our Daughter | Chrysalis/Partisan |
| 5 | SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE | Companion Rises | Drag City |
| 6 | JOHN CRAIGIE | Asterisk The Universe | Thirty Tigers |
| 7 | CARL ANDERSON | You Can Still Call Me Carl (Additional Content for the Algorithm) [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | CARMILLE YARBROUGH | The Iron Pot Cooker | Craft |
| 9 | GOLDMAN THIBODEAUX AND THE LAWTELL PLAYBOYS | La Danse a St. Ann’s | Nouveau Electric |
| 10 | KONRADSEN | Rodeo No. 5 [EP] | Cascine |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONDAY NIGHT AND HENNY LO | Battle Scar Decorated | AllWeNeed |
| 2 | RUN THE JEWELS | RTJ4 | Jewel Runners/RBC/BMG |
| 3 | LITTLE SIMZ | Drop 6 [EP] | AGE 101/AWAL |
| 4 | RJD2 | The Fun Ones | RJ’s Electrical Connections |
| 5 | ARMAND HAMMER | Shrines | Backwoodz Studioz |
| 6 | WESTSIDE GUNN | Pray for Paris | Griselda |
| 7 | YOUNG RJ AND MEGA RAN | 2HANDSUP | Ne’Astra |
| 8 | KEENYN OMARI | things take time… | Self-Released |
| 9 | MAASSAI | unsounded points of view | Self-Released |
| 10 | JANSPORT J | Soulfidelity | all attraction no chasin |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAGLFAR | Cerecloth | Century Media |
| 2 | LUCIFER | Lucifer III | Century Media |
| 3 | TESTAMENT | Titans Of Creation | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | MUSHROOMHEAD | A Wonderful Life | Napalm |
| 5 | INTER ARMA | Garbers Days Revisited | Relapse |
| 6 | LAMB OF GOD | Lamb Of God | Epic |
| 7 | ORANSSI PAZUZU | Mestarin Kynsi | Nuclear Blast |
| 8 | ADZES | No One Wants To Speak About It | Self-Released |
| 9 | CONCEPTION | State Of Deception | Self-Released |
| 10 | ENSIFERUM | “Rum, Women, Victory” [Single] | Metal Blade |
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RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FM SKYLINE | Liteware | Crystal Pistol |
| 2 | ADULT | Perception Is/As/Of Deception | Dais |
| 3 | ZILLA WITH HER EYES SHUT | Zilla With Her Eyes Shut | Accidental |
| 4 | QUALCHAN | The Book of Sleep | Self-Released |
| 5 | PEAT BOGS | Rings to Grow Into | Self-Released |
| 6 | DASU | Nakakapagpabagabag | Self-Released |
| 7 | FREE SLOPE | Isolation Drone I and II | Self-Released |
| 8 | ACEMOMO | EP2 [EP] | HAUS of ALTR |
| 9 | LIZ DURETTE | Delight | Feeding Tube |
| 10 | MECHATOK | Defective Holiday OST | Yegorka |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GROUPE RTD | The Dancing Devils Of Djibouti | Ostinato |
| 2 | POIRIER | Soft Power | Wonderwheel |
| 3 | MICHAEL MENDEZ | “Love TKO” [Single] | Purple Lion |
| 4 | CHALO CORREIA | “Kudihohola / Chercher Crioula” [Single] | Matasuna |
| 5 | BELLA BLAIR | “Gimmie A Light” [Single] | Frankie |
| 6 | ALBOROSIE | “Unprecedented Time” [Single] | VP |
| 7 | INNA DE YARD | “Skylarking (feat Horace Andy)” [Single] | Chapter Two / Wagram |
| 8 | SANTROFI | Alewa | Out Here |
| 9 | DAVID WALTERS | Soleil Kreyol | Heavenly Sweetness |
| 10 | JONAZ | “Cangrejita” [Single] | Self-Released |
Anna C. June 23rd, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: FM Skyline, Groupe RTD, Henny L.O., Monday Night, Naglfar, The Legendary Ingramettes