top 30 new albums for Oct 6 presents:
top 30 new albums for Oct 6
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 | Little Simz | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | AGE 101 |
| 2 | Amythyst Kiah | Wary + Strange | Rounder |
| 3 | Sideline | Ups, Downs and No Name Towns | Mountain Home |
| 4 | You Am I | The Lives of Others | self-released |
| 5 | BadBadNotGood | Talk Memory | XL |
| 6 | Balsam Range | Moxie and Mettle | Mountain Home |
| 7 | Sierra Ferrell | Long Time Coming | Rounder |
| 8 | TV Priest | Lifesize – Single | Sub Pop |
| 9 | Kenyattah Black | Humble Yet Effective | EarTight Etc |
| 10 | Flock of Dimes | Head of Roses | Sub Pop |
| 11 | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Georgia Blue | Southeastern |
| 12 | PJ Sykes | Fuzz | Cherub |
| 13 | Clinic | Fantasy Island | Domino |
| 14 | Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band | Expansions | Big Crown |
| 15 | Anya Hinkle | Eden and Her Borderlands | Organic |
| 16 | Shaggy & Rayvon | Doo Run Riddim | Mr. Doo Music |
| 17 | AZ | Doe or Die II | Quiet Money |
| 18 | Moor Mother | Black Encyclopedia of the Air | Anti/Epitaph |
| 19 | Birdtalker | Birdtalker | Antifragile Music |
| 20 | Washers | Be Careful | self-released |
| 21 | gnawing | You Freak Me Out | Refresh |
| 22 | Beex | The Early Years: 1979-1982 | Beach Impediment |
| 23 | Erik Larson | Siste Latter | self-released |
| 24 | FM Skyline | Illuminations | 100% Electronica |
| 25 | Prabir Trio | Haanji | self-released |
| 26 | Dead Billionaires | Dead Billionaires EP | Clay Street |
| 27 | Injury Reserve | By the Time I Get to Phoenix | self-released |
| 28 | Mommyheads | Age of Isolation | self-released |
| 29 | Adia Victoria | A Southern Gothic | Atlantic |
| 30 | Tekla Waterfield | New Skies | self-released |
Anna C. October 6th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Amythyst Kiah, BadBadNotGood, Little Simz, Sideline, You Am I
genre charts for Oct 6 presents:
genre charts for Oct 6
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIDELINE | Ups’Downs And No Name Towns | Mountain Home |
| 2 | BALSAM RANGE | Moxie and Mettle | Mountain Home |
| 3 | SIERRA FERRELL | Long Time Coming | Rounder/Concord |
| 4 | FLOCK OF DIMES | Head Of Roses | Sub Pop |
| 5 | JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT | “Driver 8” feat. John Paul White [Single] | Southeastern/Thirty Tigers |
| 6 | ANYA HINKLE | Eden And Her Borderlands | Organic |
| 7 | BIRDTALKER | Birdtalker | AntiFragile |
| 8 | TEKLA WATERFIELD | New Skies | Self-Released |
| 9 | WATCHHOUSE | Watchhouse | Thirty Tigers |
| 10 | LULA WILES | Shame & Sedition | Smithsonian Folkways |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LITTLE SIMZ | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | AGE 101 |
| 2 | KENYATTAH BLACK FEATURING PLANET ASIA, KILLAH PRIEST, AND SKANKS THE RAP MARTYR | “Project Funeral” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 3 | AZ | Doe or Die II | Quiet Money |
| 4 | MOOR MOTHER | Black Encyclopedia Of The Air | Anti- |
| 5 | INJURY RESERVE | By The Time I Get To Phoenix | Self-Released |
| 6 | ATMOSPHERE | WORD? – Side A [EP] | Rhymesayers |
| 7 | FLY ANAKIN | Pixote | Mutant Academy |
| 8 | MOZZY | Untreated Trauma | EMPIRE |
| 9 | ISAIAH RASHAD | The House Is Burning | TDE/Warner |
| 10 | KHRYSIS | The Hour Of Khrysis | Jamla |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ERIK LARSON | Siste Latter | Self-Released |
| 2 | MODAL CITIZAN | Idolatry [EP] | Self-Released |
| 3 | CARRION | “Revenant” [Single] | Brutal Resonance |
| 4 | CONVERGE AND CHELSEA WOLFE | “Blood Moon” [Single] | Deathwish |
| 5 | YVETTE | How the Garden Grows | Western Vinyl |
| 6 | SLOTHRUST | Parallel Timeline | Dangerbird |
| 7 | BRNDA | Do You Like Salt? | Crafted Sounds |
| 8 | GUSHER | Bleed Out | Self-Released |
| 9 | END YOU | Aimless Dread | Pax Aeternum |
| 10 | BAD ANXIETY | DEMONSTRATION | Earth Girl Tapes |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FM SKYLINE | Illuminations | 100% Electronica |
| 2 | EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY | Yellow | Movementt |
| 3 | KONDI BAND | We Famous | Strut |
| 4 | JANA RUSH | Painful Enlightenment | Planet Mu |
| 5 | KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH AND EMILE MOSSERI | I Could Be Your Dog (Prequel) | Ghostly International |
| 6 | HUGH HARDIE | Dream in Green [EP] | Hospital |
| 7 | ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER | Magic Oneohtrix Point Never | Warp |
| 8 | SALLY SHAPIRO | “Fading Away” [Single] | Italians Do It Better |
| 9 | KOMRADS | The Wolf | Negative Gain Productions |
| 10 | BLACK MARBLE | “Preoccupation” [Single] | Sacred Bones |
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. October 6th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Erik Larson, FM Skyline, Little Simz, Sideline
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
top 30 new albums for Sep 21 presents:
top 30 new albums for Sep 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.
| 1 | Little Simz | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | AGE 101 |
| 2 | Wednesday | Twin Plagues | Orindal |
| 3 | Vanishing Twin | Ookii Gekkou | Fire |
| 4 | Beak> | Oh Know – Single | INVADA |
| 5 | Vaudou Game | NOUSSIN | Hot Casa |
| 6 | Béla Fleck | My Bluegrass Heart | BMG |
| 7 | The Way Down Wanderers | more like tomorrow | self-released |
| 8 | The Bevis Frond | Little Eden | Fire |
| 9 | Nas | King’s Disease II | Mass Appeal |
| 10 | Hotspit | CC – EP | avery magoruims wonder emporium |
| 11 | Various Artists | Cameroon Garage Funk | Analog Africa |
| 12 | Ten Pound Snail | Parlor Tricks | Poor Moose |
| 13 | Olamina | Intimately Yours(Love Letters To My Muse Vol.1) | LOVE CITY |
| 14 | FM Skyline | Illuminations | 100% Electronica |
| 15 | Big Fundamental | Hyperbeam | Bad Gateway House |
| 16 | McKinley Dixon | For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 17 | Frames | Every Room | Know Hope |
| 18 | Beeline | A Day Off is a Day Off | self-released |
| 19 | Mikrowaves | 20 Up 20 Down | Break Em Off |
| 20 | HOMESHAKE | Under the Weather | Dine Alone |
| 21 | Slothrust | Parallel Timeline | Dangerbird |
| 22 | Low | Hey What | Sub Pop |
| 23 | Common | A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2 | Loma Vista |
| 24 | Sierra Ferrell | Long Time Coming | Rounder |
| 25 | Def3 & Late Night Radio | Weddings & Funerals | URBNET / Fontana North |
| 26 | Watchhouse | Watchhouse | Thirty Tigers |
| 27 | SUUNS | The Witness | Joyful Noise |
| 28 | Finny McConnell | The Dark Streets of Love | True North |
| 29 | Jesse Brock | Streamliner | Sound Biscuit |
| 30 | Deafheaven | Infinite Granite | Sargent House |
Anna C. September 21st, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Beak>, Little Simz, Vanishing Twin, Vaudou Game, Wednesday
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
Monday Breakfast Blend presents:
MMBB: May 13, 2019
You can read updates and get previews by liking this show on Facebook. Did you enjoy the show or want to listen to it again? You can find it in the archive player for the next two weeks.
Anna C.’s playlist:
Anna C. Monday Breakfast Blend May 13th, 2019
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: Brutus, Combo Chimbita, Ex Hex, Four Eyes, Ibibio Sound Machine, Jackie Mendoza, L7, Little Simz, Priests, Shana Cleveland, SOAK, Stef Chura, TacocaT
Monday Breakfast Blend presents:
MMBB: April 29, 2019
You can read updates and get previews by liking this show on Facebook. Did you enjoy the show or want to listen to it again? You can find it in the archive player for the next two weeks.
Anna C.’s playlist:
Anna C. Monday Breakfast Blend April 29th, 2019
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: Brutus, Courtney Marie Andrews, Ex Hex, Ibibio Sound Machine, Jayda G, Jenny Lewis, Laura Stevenson, Little Simz, Partner, Priests, Shana Cleveland, Weyes Blood