top 200 albums of 2021 presents:
top 200 albums of 2021
In the past year, WRIR DJs played 52,000+ songs from 6,700+ albums, EPs, and singles released in 2021. These included 300+ recordings from local artists and bands. Below is a chart of the top 200 albums and EPs (local in bold).
Anna C. December 31st, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Book of Wyrms, Dry Cleaning, Goat Girl, Lucy Dacus, Mdou Moctar, PJ Sykes, Prabir Trio, Squid, The Notwist, Vaudou Game
top 30 new albums for Jul 20 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jul 20
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 | Sault | Nine | Forever Living Originals |
| 2 | Mdou Moctar | Afrique Victime | Matador |
| 3 | Evidence | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | Courtney Barnett | Rae Street – Single | Mom + Pop |
| 5 | Vaudou Game | NOUSSIN | Hot Casa |
| 6 | Curtis Harding | I Won’t Let You Down – Single | Anti- |
| 7 | Lucy Dacus | Home Video | Matador |
| 8 | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Butterfly 3000 | self-released |
| 9 | gnawing | You Freak Me Out | Refresh |
| 10 | Reptile Tile | Drop the Lead – EP | Picky Choosie |
| 11 | ohbliv | Darktwaine’s Esoteric Jam | self-released |
| 12 | Tim Easton | You Don’t Really Know Me | Black Mesa |
| 13 | The Mountain Goats | Dark in Here | Merge |
| 14 | The Catenary Wires | Birling Gap | Skep Wax |
| 15 | Deap Vally | American Cockroach – EP | Cooking Vinyl |
| 16 | Dani and Lizzy | The Opening | 604 |
| 17 | Bill and the Belles | Happy Again | self-released |
| 18 | BLK JKS | Abantu / Before Humans | We Are Busy Bodies |
| 19 | Wombo | Keesh Mountain – EP | Fire Talk |
| 20 | The Mighty Mighty Bosstones | When God Was Great | Hellcat/Epitaph |
| 21 | Colleen | The Tunnel and the Clearing | P-VINE |
| 22 | Ducks Ltd. | Get Bleak | Carpark |
| 23 | Squid | Bright Green Field | Warp |
| 24 | Mother Nature and Boathouse | SZNZ | Closed Sessions |
| 25 | TV Priest | Uppers | Sub Pop |
| 26 | Janet Simpson | Safe Distance | Cornelius Chapel |
| 27 | Miss Grit | Impostor – EP | Miss Grit |
| 28 | Sincere Gifts | Ghost of America – EP | self-released |
| 29 | Fake Fruit | Fake Fruit | Rocks In Your Head |
| 30 | Roland Roberts | All About the Timing | self-released |
Anna C. July 20th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Courtney Barnett, Evidence, Mdou Moctar, Sault, Vaudou Game
top 30 new albums for Jun 29 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jun 29
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 | The Catenary Wires | Birling Gap | Shelflife / Skep Wax |
| 2 | Mdou Moctar | Afrique Victime | Matador |
| 3 | Julian Lage | Squint | Blue Note |
| 4 | ohbliv | Rugged Tranquility Volume 1 | Fat Beats |
| 5 | Vaudou Game | NOUSSIN | Hot Casa |
| 6 | DMX | Exodus | Def Jam |
| 7 | Butcher Brown | ENCORE – EP | Concord Jazz |
| 8 | gnawing | You Freak Me Out | Refresh |
| 9 | The Narcotix | Mommy Issues – EP | The Narcotix |
| 10 | Matthew E. White | K Bay | Domino |
| 11 | Prabir Trio | Haanji | self-released |
| 12 | Dan Croll | Grand Plan – Live | Communion |
| 13 | McKinley Dixon | For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 14 | Matthew E. White & Lonnie Holley | Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection | Spacebomb |
| 15 | Tron Javolta & Ty Sorrell | Aliens & Cowboys – EP | Tribe Ninety Five |
| 16 | EMERLD & Chill Select | A Burst of Colour – EP | Chill Select |
| 17 | Ngoma Zethu | 7 Chapters of Mystery | Bantu Entertainment Network |
| 18 | Charles Owens Trio | 10 Years | La Reserve |
| 19 | Amythyst Kiah | Wary + Strange | Rounder |
| 20 | K.C. Jones | Queen of the in Between | self-released |
| 21 | Half Moon Run | Inwards & Onwards – EP | Glassnote |
| 22 | Various Artists | Dark Nights: Death Metal Soundtrack | Loma Vista |
| 23 | Dani and Lizzy | The Opening | 604 |
| 24 | Various Artists | R&B Hipshakers Vol. 5: Rocks in Your Head | VampiSoul |
| 25 | Bill and the Belles | Happy Again | Ditty Boom |
| 26 | Danny Elfman | Big Mess | Anti/Epitaph |
| 27 | Overcoats | Used To Be Scared Of The Dark – EP | Loma Vista |
| 28 | Sexy Pigeon | Pastel Summer – EP | Batshit and Robin |
| 29 | Japanese Breakfast | Jubilee | Dead Oceans |
| 30 | Gruff Rhys | Seeking New Gods | Rough Trade |
Anna C. June 29th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Julian Lage, Mdou Moctar, ohbliv, The Catenary Wires, Vaudou Game
genre charts for Jun 15 presents:
genre charts for Jun 15
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF TOMLINSON | Strange Time | Self-Released |
| 2 | JENNY DON’T AND THE SPURS | Fire On The Ridge | Fluff & Gravy |
| 3 | TRISTEN | Aquatic Flowers | Mama Bird |
| 4 | ROBIN BIENEMANN | Animal Communicator | Self-Released |
| 5 | LULA WILES | Shame & Sedition | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 6 | GRAHAM SHARP | Truer Picture | Yep Roc |
| 7 | SHANNON BIELSKI AND MOONLIGHT DRIVE | Tennessee Heart | Patuxent |
| 8 | FIVE MILE MOUNTAIN ROAD | Swingbilly Swagger | Self-Released |
| 9 | SKULLCRUSHER | Storm In Summer [EP] | Secretly Canadian |
| 10 | JP HARRIS’ DREADFUL WIND AND RAIN | Don’t You Marry No Railroad Man | Free Dirt |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETER ROSENBERG | Real Late | Real Late |
| 2 | KIPP STONE | Faygo Baby [EP] | Closed Sessions |
| 3 | MOTHER NATURE AND BOATHOUSE | SZNZ | Closed Sessions |
| 4 | RACQUEL JONES | IgnoRANT | Magnetic Moon |
| 5 | MCKINLEY DIXON | For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 6 | SA-ROC | The Sharecropper’s Daughter (Deluxe Edition) | Rhymesayers |
| 7 | BENNY THE BUTCHER | The Plugs I Met 2 | Black Soprano Family |
| 8 | CADENCE WEAPON | Parallel World | eOne |
| 9 | SUPAMAN | Illuminatives | Good Medicine |
| 10 | CONWAY THE MACHINE | La Maquina | Griselda/Drumwork/EMPIRE |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOK OF WYRMS | Occult New Age | Self-Released |
| 2 | KNOLL | Interstice | Sludgelord |
| 3 | GENGHIS TRON | Dream Weapon | Relapse |
| 4 | CANVAS SOLARIS | Chromosphere | Divebomb |
| 5 | VIOLET COLD | Empire of Love | La Petite Mort Prod. |
| 6 | LOST SYMPHONY | Chapter III | XOFF |
| 7 | TRAITRS | The Sick, Tired & Ill [EP] | Freakwave / Schurbert |
| 8 | INSECT MACHINE, THE | “Haunted” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 9 | CLIFF AND IVY | Bring Us The Night [EP] | Self-Released |
| 10 | AMMO | “Rose + Crown” [Single] | Mourning Sun |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DARKTWAINE | Esoteric Jam | Self-Released |
| 2 | DUST | Bravado [EP] | Self-Released |
| 3 | FLY PAN AM | Frontera | Constellation |
| 4 | COLLEEN | The Tunnel And The Clearing | Thrill Jockey |
| 5 | DAWN RICHARD | Second Line | Merge |
| 6 | BRIJEAN | Feelings | Ghostly International |
| 7 | FOUNDATIONS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | DEEWEE/Because |
| 8 | FLOATING POINTS, PHAROAH SANDERS AND THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | Promises | Luaka Bop |
| 9 | DJ BLACK LOW | Uwami | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 10 | HALLUCI NATION, THE | One More Saturday Night | Self-Released |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MDOU MOCTAR | Afrique Victime | Matador/Beggars Group |
| 2 | VAUDOU GAME | Noussin | Hot Casa |
| 3 | OKUTE | Okuté | Chulo |
| 4 | EDO FUNK EXPLOSION VOL 1 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Analog Africa |
| 5 | CONKARAH | “Papaya (Sick Wit It Crew mix)” [Single] | BMG |
| 6 | META AND THE CORNERSTONES | “Breeze” [Single] | Nat Geo |
| 7 | DOBET GNAHORE | Couleur | Cumbancha |
| 8 | KASAI ALLSTARS | Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No Sound | Crammed |
| 9 | AYUNNE SULE | Putoo Katare Yire | Rebel Up |
| 10 | STAR LOVERS | Boafo Ne Nyame | Hot Casa |
Anna C. June 15th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Book of Wyrms, DarkTwaine_, Mdou Moctar, MF Tomlinson, Peter Rosenberg
top 30 new albums for Jun 8 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jun 8
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 | Peter Rosenberg | Real Late | Real Late |
| 2 | Mdou Moctar | Afrique Victime | Matador |
| 3 | J. Cole | The Off-Season | Interscope |
| 4 | Mach-Hommy | Pray For Haiti | Griselda |
| 5 | Night Beats | Outlaw R&B | Fuzz Club |
| 6 | Vic Spencer | Legend Laws of Power | Old Fart Luggage |
| 7 | Curtis Harding | Hopeful – Single | Anti- |
| 8 | Blush Face | Had To – Single | self-released |
| 9 | Rome Streetz & Ankhlejohn | Genesis 1:27 | Rare Skrilla |
| 10 | PJ Sykes | Fuzz | Cherub |
| 11 | McKinley Dixon | For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 12 | gnawing | You Freak Me Out | Refresh |
| 13 | The Haverchucks | The Haverchucks | self-released |
| 14 | Dazy | The Crowded Mind | Very Loud Sounds |
| 15 | Southern Energy Ensemble & Black Fire | Southern Energy | Strut |
| 16 | Downhaul | Proof | Refresh |
| 17 | Enforced | Kill Grid | Century Media |
| 18 | Cult Classic | Blade Brown | Renaissance |
| 19 | Talk Me Off | Abyss – EP | Smartpunk |
| 20 | Bachelor | Doomin’ Sun | Lucky Number |
| 21 | Will Stratton | The Changing Wilderness | Bella Union |
| 22 | Robert Finley | Sharecropper’s Son | Easy Eye Sound |
| 23 | Dawn Richard | Second Line | Merge |
| 24 | Lord Huron | Long Lost | Whispering Pines / Republic |
| 25 | Squid | Bright Green Field | Warp |
| 26 | Lula Wiles | Shame and Sedition | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 27 | FACS | Present Tense | Trouble In Mind |
| 28 | Kipp Stone | Faygo Baby | Closed Sessions |
| 29 | Carsie Blanton | Love & Rage | self-released |
| 30 | TEKE::TEKE | Shirushi | Kill Rock Stars |
Anna C. June 8th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: J. Cole, Mach-Hommy, Mdou Moctar, Night Beats, Peter Rosenberg
top 30 new albums for Jun 1 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jun 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 | Squid | Bright Green Field | Warp |
| 2 | The Linda Lindas | Racist, Sexist Boy (Live at La Public Library) – Single | Epitaph |
| 3 | FACS | Present Tense | Trouble In Mind |
| 4 | Prabir Trio | Haanji | self-released |
| 5 | Mdou Moctar | Afrique Victime | Matador |
| 6 | Evidence | Unlearning, Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 7 | Colleen | The Tunnel and the Clearing | Thrill Jockey |
| 8 | U-Roy | Solid Gold | Trojan Jamaica |
| 9 | Go_A | SHUM – Single | ROCKSOULANA MUSIC |
| 10 | Mach-Hommy | Pray For Haiti | Griselda |
| 11 | Dry Cleaning | New Long Leg | 4AD |
| 12 | Navy Blue | Navy’s Reprise | self-released |
| 13 | John Hiatt & Jerry Douglas | Leftover Feelings | New West |
| 14 | Snapped Ankles | Forest of Your Problems | The Leaf Label |
| 15 | black midi | Cavalcade | Rough Trade |
| 16 | Sons Of Kemet | Black To The Future | Impulse! |
| 17 | CLAMM | Beseech Me | self-released |
| 18 | The Rabbit | These Past Years | self-released |
| 19 | Graymatter | The Fades | Scheme Team |
| 20 | Downhaul | Proof | Refresh |
| 21 | Lucy Dacus | Home Video | Matador |
| 22 | Gruff Rhys | Seeking New Gods | Rough Trade |
| 23 | Sons of Raphael | Full-Throated Messianic Homage | Because Music |
| 24 | St. Vincent | Daddy’s Home | Loma Vista |
| 25 | pardoner | Came Down Different | Bar/None |
| 26 | Fiddlehead | Between the Richness | Run For Cover |
| 27 | Remember Sports | Like a Stone | Father/Daughter |
| 28 | McKinley Dixon | For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 29 | TEKE::TEKE | Shirushi | Kill Rock Stars |
| 30 | Racquel Jones | IgnoRANT | Magnetic Moon |
Anna C. June 1st, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: FACS, Mdou Moctar, Prabir Trio, Squid, The Linda Lindas
genre charts for Jun 1 presents:
genre charts for Jun 1
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOHN HIATT WITH THE JERRY DOUGLAS BAND | Leftover Feelings | New West |
| 2 | MARK O’CONNOR | Markology II | OMAC |
| 3 | BROTHER BROTHERS, THE | Calla Lily | Compass |
| 4 | PAUL WELLER | Fat Pop | Polydor |
| 5 | STEPHEN FLATT | Cumberland Bones | Self-Released |
| 6 | LOWLAND HUM | So Low | Tone Tree |
| 7 | NIGHTTIME | Turning Wheel [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | SHANNON LAY | “Rare To Wake” [Single] | Sub Pop |
| 9 | ABIGAIL LAPELL | “Fortunate Son” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | RACHEL SERMANNI | “Travelled” [Single] | Jellygirl |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EVIDENCE | Unlearning, Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 2 | MACH-HOMMY | Pray For Haiti | Griselda |
| 3 | NAVY BLUE | Navy’s Reprise | Self-Released |
| 4 | GRAYMATTER | The Fades | Scheme Team |
| 5 | MCKINLEY DIXON | For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 6 | RACQUEL JONES | IgnoRANT | Magnetic Moon |
| 7 | LUSHLIFE | Redamancy [EP] | Fortune Tellers |
| 8 | BENNY THE BUTCHER AND 38 SPESH | Trust The Sopranos | Trust |
| 9 | AKAI SOLO | True Sky | Break All/Freedom Sounds |
| 10 | BENEFICENCE AND CONFIDENCE | Stellar Mind | Ill Adrenaline |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KNOLL | Interstice | Sludgelord |
| 2 | FUATH | II | Season Of Mist |
| 3 | PAYSAGE D’HIVER | Geister | Kunsthall Produktionen |
| 4 | FORHIST | FORHIST | Debemur Morti |
| 5 | CANVAS SOLARIS | Chromosphere | Divebomb |
| 6 | SPECTRAL WOUND | A Diabolical Thirst | Profound Lore |
| 7 | DEMISER | Through the Gate Eternal | Boris |
| 8 | MORDRED | The Dark Parade | M-Theory Audio |
| 9 | KOLDOVSTVO | Ni Tsarya, Ni Boga | Extraconscious |
| 10 | BOSSK | Migration | Death Wish |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLLEEN | The Tunnel And The Clearing | Thrill Jockey |
| 2 | GO_A | “SHUM” [Single] | ROCKSOULANA |
| 3 | YU SU | Yellow River Blue | Bie |
| 4 | LORAINE JAMES | Reflection | Hyperdub |
| 5 | BAIUCA | Embruxo | Raso Estudio |
| 6 | DUSTIN ZAHN | The Shock Doctrine | Enemy |
| 7 | DJ MANNY | Signals in My Head | Planet Mu |
| 8 | BELA | Guidelines | Editions Appaerent |
| 9 | SARAH LOUISE | Earth Bow | Self-Released |
| 10 | PRAKTIKA | Benkadi | Blanc Manioc |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MDOU MOCTAR | Afrique Victime | Matador/Beggars Group |
| 2 | MOH ALILECHE | Humanity Is Falling Apart | Flag Of Freedom Productions |
| 3 | DOBET GNAHORE | Couleur | Cumbancha |
| 4 | MACKA B | “My Father’s People” [Single] | Before Zero |
| 5 | PHIRPO Y SUS CARIBES | “Comencemos (Let’s Start)/Mi Moooto” [Single] | Matasuna |
| 6 | COLOR DE TROPICO, VOL. 2 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | El Palmas |
| 7 | FLOR DE TOLOACHE | “Florecita Rockera” [Single] | Criteria |
| 8 | NATIK AWAYEZ | Manbarani | Sublime Frequencies |
| 9 | INNOV GNAWA | Lila | Daptone |
| 10 | KHALAB AND M’BERRA ENSEMBLE | M’berra | Real World |
Anna C. June 1st, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Colleen, Evidence, John Hiatt, Knoll, Mdou Moctar, The Jerry Douglas Band
genre charts for May 25 presents:
genre charts for May 25
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NATIK AWAYEZ | Manbarani | Sublime Frequencies |
| 2 | CASTALIA | Blue Moon [EP] | Self-Released |
| 3 | FIVE MILE MOUNTAIN ROAD | Swingbilly Swagger | Self-Released |
| 4 | DANNY BURNS | Hurricane [EP] | Bonfire |
| 5 | FLOCK OF DIMES | Head Of Roses | Sub Pop |
| 6 | CHRIS PIERCE | American Silence | Self-Released |
| 7 | JP HARRIS’ DREADFUL WIND AND RAIN | Don’t You Marry No Railroad Man | Free Dirt |
| 8 | JOHN CRAIGIE | Asterisk The Universe | Thirty Tigers |
| 9 | LADY MAISERY | Mayday | Self-Released |
| 10 | CLEM SNIDE AND EEF BARZELAY | “I Can’t Make You Love Me” [Single] | Zahpwee |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCKINLEY DIXON | For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 2 | LUSHLIFE | Redamancy [EP] | Fortune Tellers |
| 3 | ALCHEMIST, THE | This Thing Of Ours [EP] | ALC |
| 4 | DRAKE | Scary Hours 2 [EP] | Ovo/Republic |
| 5 | DJ MUGGS AND FLEE LORD | Rammellzee | Soul Assassins |
| 6 | CONWAY THE MACHINE | La Maquina | Griselda/Drumwork/EMPIRE |
| 7 | ARMAND HAMMER AND THE ALCHEMIST | Haram | Backwoodz |
| 8 | ICEROCKS | Crossing The Rubicon | Self-Released |
| 9 | PINK SIIFU AND FLY ANAKIN | $mokebreak | Lex |
| 10 | EVIDENCE | “Pardon Me” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CANNIBAL CORPSE | Violence Unimagined | Metal Blade |
| 2 | EMPYRIUM | Über den Sternen | Prophecy Productions |
| 3 | MORBIFIC | Ominous Seep of Putridity | Self-Released |
| 4 | STORTREGN | Impermanence | The Artisan Era |
| 5 | FORELUNAR | Forlorn in Despair | Self-Released |
| 6 | VALDAUDR | Drapsdalen | Soulseller |
| 7 | SOLSTICE | Casting the Die | Emanzipation Producitons |
| 8 | AT THE GATES | “Spectre Of Extinction” [Single] | Century Media |
| 9 | CURSE MACKEY | Submerge | Negative Gain Productions |
| 10 | KIRLIAN CAMERA | Cold Pills (Scarlet Gate of Toxic Daybreak) | Dependent |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GUTTERWALL | After The Fall | Etching Tin |
| 2 | COLLEEN | “Hidden In The Current” [Single] | Thrill Jockey |
| 3 | ROCHELLE JORDAN | Play With The Changes | Young Art |
| 4 | YU SU | Yellow River Blue | Bie |
| 5 | DNTEL | The Seas Trees See | Morr |
| 6 | GARY NUMAN | Intruder [Advance Tracks] | BMG |
| 7 | BEAUTIFY JUNKYARDS | Cosmorama | Ghost Box |
| 8 | UNKNOWN ME | Bishintai | Not Not Fun |
| 9 | BARA HARI | Dark New Day | Re:mission Entertainment |
| 10 | MOTH EFFECT | Hovering | Cue Dot |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MDOU MOCTAR | Afrique Victime | Matador/Beggars Group |
| 2 | COLOR DE TROPICO, VOL. 2 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | El Palmas |
| 3 | U-ROY | “Man Next Door (feat Santigold)” [Single] | Trojan Jamaica/BMG |
| 4 | BAIUCA | Embruxo | Raso Estudio |
| 5 | NATIK AWAYEZ | Manbarani | Sublime Frequencies |
| 6 | INNOV GNAWA | Lila | Daptone |
| 7 | MARIA RAQUEL Y SUS MARAVILLAS | “El Tiempo Se Acabo” [Single] | Chulo |
| 8 | AYUUNE SULE | Putoo Katare Tire | Rebel Up |
| 9 | STRAIGHT FROM THE DECKS 2 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Pura Vida Sounds/Heavenly Sweetness |
| 10 | DOBET GNAHORE | Couleur [Advance Tracks] | Cumbancha |
Anna C. May 25th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Cannibal Corpse, Gutterwall, McKinley Dixon, Mdou Moctar, Natik Awayez
Top 30 new albums for Mar 31 presents:
Top 30 new albums for Mar 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.
| 1 | Mdou Moctar | Ibitlan – Single | Sahel Sounds |
| 2 | FM Skyline | Liteware | Crystal Pistol |
| 3 | Addy | Eclipse | Topshelf |
| 4 | Bashful | Driving | Low Risk |
| 5 | Big No | Big No | Flux Editions |
| 6 | Myrkur | Folkesange | Relapse |
| 7 | Waco Brothers | Resist! | Bloodshot |
| 8 | The Revenue Man | 25 Years Behind | self-released |
| 9 | Swamp Dogg | Sorry You Couldn’t Make It | Joyful Noise |
| 10 | Black Market Brass | Undying Thirst | Colemine |
| 11 | Trout Steak Revival | The Light We Bring | self-released |
| 12 | Ratboys | Printer’s Devil | Topshelf |
| 13 | Trip McCool | Hang Me Out to Dry | Thinking Dog |
| 14 | Kate Mills | Each Bittersweet Drop | self-released |
| 15 | Fiona Silver | Hostage of Love | self-released |
| 16 | BAMBARA | Stray | Wharf Cat |
| 17 | Kombilesa Mi | Esa Palenkera | self-released |
| 18 | Ladygod | Trash Medium | Bossy Lil’ Thing |
| 19 | Rose City Band | Summerlong | Thrill Jockey |
| 20 | The Birthday Massacre | Diamonds | Metropolis |
| 21 | Angelica Garcia | Cha Cha Palace | Spacebomb |
| 22 | Katie Pruitt | Expectations | Rounder |
| 23 | Grip | Snubnose | Stray Society / Human Re Sources |
| 24 | Shopping | All or Nothing | FatCat |
| 25 | Fat Tony | Wake Up | CARPARK |
| 26 | Atmosphere | Whenever | Rhymesayers |
| 27 | Ohbliv | Spirit Medicine | self-released |
| 28 | Curt Sydnor | Deep End Shallow | Out Of Your Head |
| 29 | I Ya Toyah | Code Blue Reloaded | self-released |
| 30 | Lutkie | The Dominator Is Cuddled Inside Me – EP | No Rent |
Anna C. March 31st, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Addy, Bashful, Big No, FM Skyline, Mdou Moctar
Genre charts for Mar 31 presents:
Genre charts for Mar 31
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROSE CITY BAND | Summerlong | Thrill Jockey |
| 2 | WACO BROTHERS | Resist! | Bloodshot |
| 3 | KATIE PRUITT | Expectations | Rounder/Concord |
| 4 | TROUT STEAK REVIVAL | The Light We Bring | Tsrecords |
| 5 | SWAMP DOGG | Sorry You Couldn’t Make It | Joyful Noise |
| 6 | REVENUE MAN, THE | 25 Years Behind | Self-Released |
| 7 | CARRIE NEWCOMER | The Point Of Arrival | Available Light |
| 8 | TUI | Pretty Little Mister | Self-Released |
| 9 | AARON JONAH LEWIS | Mozart Of The Banjo | Tiki Parlour |
| 10 | SALT HOUSE | Huam | Hudson |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRIP | Snubnose | Stray Society |
| 2 | ATMOSPHERE | Whenever | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | OHBLIV | Spirit Medicine | Self-Released |
| 4 | RYAN CARAVEO | Butterfly Boy | Paradise Forever |
| 5 | DWYNELL ROLAND X TRAVIS GORMAN | Weird Captions | Self-Released |
| 6 | RODDY RICCH | Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial | Columbia |
| 7 | JUSTIS BRATT | Justified [EP] | Hollywood Starstruck |
| 8 | MEDHANE | Full Circle [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | ATM | ATM [EP] | Mass Appeal |
| 10 | PHOTOSYNTHESIZERS | Apollogy | Self-Released |
Loud
None this week.
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FM SKYLINE | Liteware | Crystal Pistol |
| 2 | I YA TOYAH | Code Blue Reloaded | Self-Released |
| 3 | LADYGOD | Trash Medium | Bossy Lil’ Thing |
| 4 | ONIPA | We No Be Machine | Strut |
| 5 | YATTA | Wahala | PTP |
| 6 | SLIKBACK | Tomo | Hakuna Kuala |
| 7 | SARAH DAVACHI | Pale Bloom | Superior Viaduct |
| 8 | JOYFULTALK | A Separation Of Being | Constellation |
| 9 | BENOIT PIOULARD | Avocationals | Beacon Sound |
| 10 | CAMP BLOOD | Camp Blood [EP] | Disposable America |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MDOU MOCTAR | “Ibitlan” b/w “Tiknass (Sunbone)” [Single] | Sahel Sounds |
| 2 | DZAMBO AGUSEVI ORCHESTRA | Brasses For The Masses | Asphalt Tango |
| 3 | BETO JAMAICA | Rey De Mi Folklor: Vallenato Y Cumbia Colombiana | OM Producciones |
| 4 | BAMBA WASSOULOU GROOVE | Dankele | Lusafrica |
| 5 | AFROINS, LOS | Goza La Salsa | Vampisoul |
| 6 | ANTIBALAS | Fu Chronicles | Daptone |
| 7 | DUBIOZA KOLEKTIV | #fakenews | Menart |
| 8 | BATUNGA AND THE SUBPRIMES | “Gates Of Ouantou” [Single] | Matasuna |
| 9 | KOKOLO AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA | 100 Fevers | Peace & Rhythm |
| 10 | LAKOU MIZIK | HaitiaNola | Cumbancha |
Anna C. March 31st, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: FM Skyline, Grip, Mdou Moctar, Rose City Band