top 30 new albums for Nov 24 presents:
top 30 new albums for Nov 24
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 | Various Artists | Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987 | Captured Tracks |
| 2 | Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids | Shaman! | Strut |
| 3 | Pig | Pain is God | Metropolis |
| 4 | This Is The Kit | Off Off On | Rough Trade |
| 5 | Nas | King’s Disease | Mass Appeal |
| 6 | Quintron & Miss Pussycat | Goblin Alert | Goner |
| 7 | Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin | FlySiifu’s | Lex |
| 8 | Kiwi jr. | Cooler Returns | Sub Pop |
| 9 | Grey Wulf | Seeing, Vol. 1 | self-released |
| 10 | Billy Bacci Band | Paint on It | MB |
| 11 | Armwood | No Filter Through the Vortex – EP | Baws Entertainment |
| 12 | Coy Pond | Living In Hindsight | self-released |
| 13 | Tim Barry | Live 2018 | Chunksaah |
| 14 | Trapcry | Dangerous | 1986 |
| 15 | Aesop Rock | Spirit World Field Guide | Rhymesayers |
| 16 | Tiña | Positive Mental Health Music | Speedy Wunderground |
| 17 | Molchat Doma | Monument | Sacred Bones |
| 18 | Camila Fuchs | Kids Talk Sun | felte |
| 19 | Late Night Special | Halfway to Somewhere | Full Time Pilot |
| 20 | Peter Lawlor | A Pillow in the Sky | self-released |
| 21 | Yukon Blonde | Vindicator | Dine Alone |
| 22 | Strung Like a Horse | Whoa! | Transoceanic |
| 23 | Atmosphere | The Day Before Halloween | Rhymesayers |
| 24 | iDKHOW | RAZZMATAZZ | Fearless |
| 25 | clipping. | Visions of Bodies Being Burned | Sub Pop |
| 26 | Susan Pepper | The Prettiest Bird | Ballad |
| 27 | Adrianne Lenker | songs and instrumentals | 4AD |
| 28 | Songhoy Blues | Optimisme | Fat Possum |
| 29 | The Mountain Goats | Getting Into Knives | Merge |
| 30 | ela minus | acts of rebellion | Domino |
Anna C. 7 November 24th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Idris Ackamoor, Nas, Pig, Strum & Thrum, The Pyramids, This Is the Kit
genre charts for Nov 24 presents:
genre charts for Nov 24
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THIS IS THE KIT | Off Off On | Rough Trade/Beggars |
| 2 | TIM BARRY | Live 2018 | Chunksaah |
| 3 | PETER LAWLOR | A Pillow In The Sky | Self-Released |
| 4 | STRUNG LIKE A HORSE | WHOA! | Transoceanic |
| 5 | SUSAN PEPPER | Prettiest Bird | Self-Released |
| 6 | DOC AND MERLE WATSON | Songs Doc Didn’t Sing | Fli |
| 7 | DZAMBO AGUSEVI ORCHESTRA | Brasses For The Masses | Asphalt Tango |
| 8 | JUSTIN FARREN | Pretty Free | Self-Released |
| 9 | KRISTI FLAGG | Brave New View | Self-Released |
| 10 | HOLY RIVER | Courage | Earth Folk Collective |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAS | King’s Disease | Mass Appeal |
| 2 | PINK SIIFU AND FLY ANAKIN | FlySiifu’s | Lex |
| 3 | AESOP ROCK | Spirit World Field Guide | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | ATMOSPHERE | The Day Before Halloween | Rhymesayers |
| 5 | SA-ROC | The Sharecropper’s Daughter | Rhymesayers |
| 6 | KOSHA DILLZ | Nobody Cares Except You | Rapperfriends |
| 7 | MARQUES MARTIN | Brave And Afraid | Operator |
| 8 | OPEN MIKE EAGLE | Anime, Trauma And Divorce | Auto Reverse |
| 9 | WESTSIDE GUNN | Pray for Paris | Griselda |
| 10 | BENNY THE BUTCHER | Burden Of Proof | Griselda/EMPIRE |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FATES WARNING | Long Day Good Night | Metal Blade |
| 2 | MACABRE | Carnival Of Killers | Nuclear Blast |
| 3 | INSIDIOUS DISEASE | After Death | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | VANATH | The Art of Decay | Self-Released |
| 5 | PILLORY | Scourge upon Humanity | Unique Leader |
| 6 | INTERVALS | Circadian | Sheet Happens |
| 7 | OZZY OSBOURNE | Blizzard of Ozz (40th Anniversary Expanded Edition) | Epic/Legacy |
| 8 | ASTRAL BLACK | “Twilight” [Single] | Astral Unltd |
| 9 | WEDNESDAY 13 | “Devil Inside” [Single] | Nuclear Blast |
| 10 | PIG | Pain is God | Metropolis |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GREY WULF | Seeing, Vol. 1 | Self-Released |
| 2 | CAMILA FUCHS | Kids Talk Sun | Felte |
| 3 | CLIPPING | Visions Of Bodies Being Burned | Sub Pop |
| 4 | ELA MINUS | Acts Of Rebellion | Domino |
| 5 | WORKING MEN’S CLUB | Working Men’s Club | Heavenly/PIAS |
| 6 | BIBIO | Sleep On The Wing | Warp |
| 7 | ROISIN MURPHY | Róisín Machine | Skint/BMG |
| 8 | KELLY LEE OWENS | Inner Song | Smalltown Supersound |
| 9 | BRONSON | BRONSON | Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune |
| 10 | SUFJAN STEVENS | The Ascension | Asthmatic Kitty |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAWULI DECKER | “Lololi-Lomko” [Single] | Matasuna |
| 2 | KOKOROKO | “Baba Ayoola” [Single] | Brownswood |
| 3 | BOUNALY | Music From Saharan WhatsApp 10 [EP] | Sahel Sound |
| 4 | ABELARDO CARBOBO Y SU CONJUNTO | Guana Tangula | Vampisoul |
| 5 | BOSQ | Y Su Descarga Internacional | Bacalao |
| 6 | MODOU TOURE | Touki | ARC |
| 7 | MONKEY MARC | Vital Sound | Digikillaz/DubShot |
| 8 | LEYLA MCCALLA | Vari-Colored Songs: A Tribute To Langston Hughes | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 9 | JUANA MOLINA | ANRMAL (Live In Mexico) | Crammed |
| 10 | SONGHOY BLUES | Optimisme | Fat Possum |
Anna C. 7 November 24th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Fates Warning, Grey Wulf, Mawuli Decker, Nas, This Is the Kit
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 | IDLES | Ultra Mono | Partisan / Liberator Music |
| 2 | Butcher Brown | #KingButch | Concord Jazz |
| 3 | Sufjan Stevens | The Ascension | Asthmatic Kitty |
| 4 | Action Bronson | Only For Dolphins | Loma Vista |
| 5 | Nas | King’s Disease | Mass Appeal |
| 6 | Bill Callahan | Gold Record | Drag City |
| 7 | SUUNS | FICTION – EP | Joyful Noise / Secret City |
| 8 | Cabbage | Amanita Pantherina | Brassica |
| 9 | Naked Pictures | W I D E | self-released |
| 10 | Fly Anakin | The 8’s (2015-2018) | Mutant Academy |
| 11 | ShotClock | Side A – EP | self-released |
| 12 | Opin | Media & Memory | WarHen |
| 13 | Positive No | Kyanite | Little Black Cloud |
| 14 | Ruth Good | Haunt – EP | Citrus City |
| 15 | Outer World | Fixed Like A Painting | self-released |
| 16 | Talk Me Off | Cursed | Smartpunk |
| 17 | Radio B. | All Art Ain’t Pretty | The Association Of Great Minds |
| 18 | Red Sammy | That Raging Heart | Red Sammy |
| 19 | Ric Robertson | Strange World – EP | Free Dirt |
| 20 | Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon | Noon | Megaplum / ATO |
| 21 | The Mommyheads | New Kings of Pop | Fanfar! |
| 22 | Telco | My Name Is Not Kaiser – EP | telco |
| 23 | Alex Rasmussen | Make It Real – EP | Lovely Ruckus |
| 24 | Lomelda | Hannah | Double Double Whammy |
| 25 | Josiah Johnson | Every Feeling on a Loop | Anti- / Epitaph |
| 26 | Marques Martin | Brave & Afraid | Operator |
| 27 | Hey, King! | Be Still – EP | Anti- / Epitaph |
| 28 | The Wilderness | Until Tomorrow | self-released |
| 29 | Jabee | This World Is So Fragile and Cruel I’m Glad I Got You | Grand Union Media |
| 30 | The Milwaukees | The Calling | Mint 400 |
Anna C. 7 October 6th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Action Bronson, Butcher Brown, Idles, Nas, Sufjan Stevens
top 30 new albums for Sep 22 presents:
top 30 new albums for Sep 22
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 | Nas | King’s Disease | Mass Appeal |
| 2 | Toots & The Maytals | Got To Be Tough | BMG |
| 3 | Butcher Brown | #KingButch | Concord Jazz |
| 4 | Colter Wall | Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs | La Honda |
| 5 | Marilyn Manson | We Are Chaos | Loma Vista |
| 6 | Mr. Bungle | The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo | Ipecac |
| 7 | Exploding Flowers | Stumbling Blocks | Smash It Up! |
| 8 | La Femme | Paradigme – Single | disque pointu |
| 9 | Nahawa Doumbia | Kanawa | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 10 | Sweeping Promises | Hunger for a Way Out | Feel It |
| 11 | Conway the Machine | From King To A GOD | Griselda |
| 12 | Felt | Felt 4 U | Rhymesayers |
| 13 | Gillian Welch & David Rawlings; SLO County Stumblers | All The Good Times | Acony |
| 14 | Ant The Symbol | Air | Gritty City |
| 15 | Koncept Jack$on | Thot Rap Chapter 2 | self-released |
| 16 | Rah Scrilla & Profound 79 | Sound Check – EP | Gritty City |
| 17 | Gumming | Overripe | Vinyl Conflict |
| 18 | DarkTwaine_ | L’enfants Sauvages | self released |
| 19 | Jrdarappr | Highway to Hell | Poverty |
| 20 | Addy | Eclipse | Topshelf |
| 21 | Jabee | This World Is So Fragile and Cruel I’m Glad I Got You | Grand Union Media |
| 22 | Orville Peck | Show Pony – EP | Columbia |
| 23 | Juni Ata | Saudade | Flying On Fire |
| 24 | Jaga Jazzist | Pyramid | Brainfeeder |
| 25 | Los Retros | Everlasting – EP | Stones Throw |
| 26 | Carolina Story | Dandelion | Black River Americana |
| 27 | Laurence-Anne | Accident – EP | Bonsound |
| 28 | Eyedress | Let’s Skip to the Wedding | Lex Records |
| 29 | Jason Molina | Eight Gates | Secretly Canadian |
| 30 | Girl Friday | Androgynous Mary | Hardly Art |
Anna C. 7 September 22nd, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Butcher Brown, Colter Wall, Marilyn Manson, Nas, The Maytals, Toots
genre charts for Sep 22 presents:
genre charts for Sep 22
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLTER WALL | Wester Swing & Waltzes And Other Punchy Songs | La Honda |
| 2 | GILLIAN WELCH AND DAVID RAWLINGS | All The Good Times | Acony |
| 3 | ORVILLE PECK | Show Pony [EP] | Columbia |
| 4 | CAROLINA STORY | Dandelion | Black River |
| 5 | TED RUSSELL KAMP | Down In The Den | PoMo |
| 6 | GILLIAN WELCH | Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 1 | Acony |
| 7 | BIRDTHROWER | Birdthrower | Mad Bunny |
| 8 | JOHN POPS DENNIE | I’ve Got Something to Say | FreeStone |
| 9 | SEAN BURNS AND LOST COUNTRY | We Got A Lotta Truckin’ To Do | Stringbreakin’ |
| 10 | GREAT PEACOCK | Forever Worse Better | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAS | King’s Disease | Mass Appeal |
| 2 | CONWAY THE MACHINE | From King To A GOD | Griselda |
| 3 | FELT | Felt 4 U | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | ANT THE SYMBOL | Air | Gritty City |
| 5 | KONCEPT JACKSON | Thot Rap Chapter 2 | Self-Released |
| 6 | RAH SCRILLA AND PROFOUND 70 | SOUND CHECK [EP] | Gritty City |
| 7 | JRDARAPPR | Highway to Hell | Poverty |
| 8 | JABEE | This World Is So Fragile And Cruel I’m Glad I Got You | Grand Union |
| 9 | SA-ROC | The Sharecropper’s Daughter [Advance Tracks] | Rhymesayers |
| 10 | MOEMAW NAEDON | Dr. Deadhorse | Soul Slime |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MR BUNGLE | “Raping Your Mind” [Single] | Ipecac |
| 2 | FINNTROLL | Vredesvavd | Century Media |
| 3 | CYTOTOXIN | Nuklearth | Unique Leader |
| 4 | ZEAL AND ARDOR | Wake of a Nation | Self-Released |
| 5 | RINGS OF SATURN | Ultu Ulla (Instrumental) | Nuclear Blast |
| 6 | ALTER IDEM | Fragments of Consciousness [EP] | RealityFade |
| 7 | RUINS OF PERCEPTION | “Hollowfication (feat. Alan Grnja)” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 8 | CLAN OF XYMOX | Spider on the Wall | Trisol |
| 9 | DEAD SOULS RISING | Isadora | Self-Released |
| 10 | MARILYN MANSON | We Are Chaos | Loma Vista |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DARKTWAINE | L’enfants Sauvages | Self-Released |
| 2 | JAGA JAZZIST | Pyramid | Brainfeeder |
| 3 | KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH | The Mosaic Of Transformation | Ghostly |
| 4 | JULIANNA BARWICK | Healing Is A Miracle | Ninja Tune |
| 5 | KELEKETLA | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time |
| 6 | TOBACCO | Hot Wet & Sassy | Ghostly International |
| 7 | GHETTO KUMBE | Ghetto Kumbé | ZZK |
| 8 | SYANIDE | RHONDA (RIP) | Self-Released |
| 9 | MENSA DEATHSQUAD | Patient Zero | Gran Calavera |
| 10 | BOLDY JAMES AND STERLING TOLES | Manger on McNichols | Sector 7-G |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAHAWA DOUMBIA | Kanawa | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 2 | BUDOS BAND, THE | Long In The Tooth [Advance Tracks] | Daptone |
| 3 | PETE RODRIGUEZ | I Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi) | Fania/Craft/Concord |
| 4 | DZAMBO AGUSEVI ORCHESTRA | “Old Bazaar Groove (DJ Branski remix)” [Single] | Asphalt Tango |
| 5 | ALHOUSSEINI ANIVOLLA AND GIRUM MEZMUR | Afropentatonism | Piranha |
| 6 | SUPERFONICOS | “El Adios” [Single] | Hi-Fi |
| 7 | MESTIZO BEAT | Canoga Madness | California Soul |
| 8 | RAICES JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Raices Jazz Orchestra | Unity |
| 9 | MAFALDA MINNOZZI | Sensorial | MPI |
| 10 | A GUIDE TO THE BIRDSONG OF MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Shika Shika |
Anna C. 7 September 22nd, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Colter Wall, DarkTwaine_, Mr. Bungle, Nahawa Doumbia, Nas
top 30 new albums for Sep 15 presents:
top 30 new albums for Sep 15
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 | Nas | King’s Disease | Mass Appeal |
| 2 | Don Bryant | You Make Me Feel | Fat Possum |
| 3 | Koncept Jack$on | Thot Rap, Chapter 2 | self-released |
| 4 | Nubya Garcia | SOURCE | Concord Jazz |
| 5 | The Psychedelic Furs | Made Of Rain | Cooking Vinyl |
| 6 | Lomelda | Hannah | Double Double Whammy |
| 7 | Bill Callahan | Gold Record | Drag City |
| 8 | Dumb Waiter | Tsk | JUJU |
| 9 | Iochroma | The Hideous Triumphs Of Form And Function | self-released |
| 10 | Opin | Media & Memory | WarHen |
| 11 | Positive No | Kyanite | Little Black Cloud |
| 12 | Fly Anakin | At the End of the Day. | Mutant Academy |
| 13 | JUJU | African Rhythms 1970-1982 | Strut |
| 14 | Thanya Iyer | Kind | Topshelf |
| 15 | Fantastic Negrito | Have You Lost Your Mind yet? | Cooking Vinyl |
| 16 | Bryony Jarman-Pinto | Fish Factory Sessions – EP | Tru Thoughts |
| 17 | Blu & Exile | Miles | Fat Beats |
| 18 | Sargeant X Comrade | Magic Radio | Black Buffalo |
| 19 | Jake Blount | Spider Tales | Free Dirt |
| 20 | Phoebe Bridgers | Punisher | Dead Oceans |
| 21 | Ángela Muñoz | Introspection | Linear Labs |
| 22 | Moemaw Naedon | Dr. Deadhorse | Soul Slime |
| 23 | Doc Watson & Gaither Carlton | Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 24 | Christian Lee Hutson | Beginners | Anti- / Epitaph |
| 25 | Chicano Batman | Invisible People | ATO / Fontana North |
| 26 | lindsay | ASMR Love Letters – EP | Wildefolk |
| 27 | Thundercat | It Is What It Is | Brainfeeder |
| 28 | Tame Impala | The Slow Rush | Interscope |
| 29 | Shadow Show | Silhouettes | RAS / Greenway |
| 30 | Vusi Mahlasela | Shebeen Queen | ATO |
Anna C. 7 September 15th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Don Bryant, Koncept Jack$on, Nas, Nubya Garcia, The Psychedelic Furs
top 30 new albums for Sep 8 presents:
top 30 new albums for Sep 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 | Nas | King’s Disease | Mass Appeal |
| 2 | Tough Age | Which Way Am I? | Mint |
| 3 | Cherry Pickles | The Juice That’s Worth the Squeeze | PNKSLM |
| 4 | Mourn | Self Worth | Captured Tracks |
| 5 | Crack Cloud | Pain Olympics | Meat Machine |
| 6 | RVG | Feral | Fire |
| 7 | Fontaines D.C. | A Hero’s Death | Partisan / Fontana North |
| 8 | ohbliv | LewseJoints Number 10 (b) | self-released |
| 9 | Deau Eyes | Let It Leave | Egghunt |
| 10 | Keep | Keep – EP | Citrus City |
| 11 | Inter Arma | Garbers Days Revisited | Relapse |
| 12 | Richmond Avant Improv Collective (RAIC) | Chance Operations | Blight |
| 13 | Fly Anakin | At the End of the Day. | Mutant Academy |
| 14 | Eyedress | Let’s Skip to the Wedding | Lex |
| 15 | Ganser | Just Look At That Sky | felte |
| 16 | Fantastic Negrito | Have You Lost Your Mind yet? | Blackball Universe / Cooking Vinyl |
| 17 | Sneaks | Happy Birthday | Merge |
| 18 | Laurence-Anne | Accident – EP | Bonsound |
| 19 | Protomartyr | Ultimate Success Today | Domino |
| 20 | Blu & Exile | Miles | Fat Beats |
| 21 | Zombi | 2020 | Relapse |
| 22 | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Sideways to New Italy | Ivy League |
| 23 | Run The Jewels | RTJ4 | BMG |
| 24 | No Age | Goons Be Gone | Drag City |
| 25 | OHMME | Fantasize Your Ghost | Joyful Noise |
| 26 | Little Simz | Drop 6 – EP | AGE 101 |
| 27 | Moemaw Naedon | Dr. Deadhorse | Soul Slime |
| 28 | Nation of Language | Introduction, Presence | self-released |
| 29 | Deante’ Hitchcock | BETTER | RCA |
| 30 | lindsay | ASMR Love Letters | Wildefolk |
Anna C. 7 September 8th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Cherry Pickles, Crack Cloud, MOURN, Nas, Tough Age
genre charts for Sep 8 presents:
genre charts for Sep 8
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAYHAWKS, THE | Xoxo | Sham/Thirty Tigers |
| 2 | RAYE ZARAGOZA | Woman In Color [Advance Tracks] | Art Menius |
| 3 | JEREMY IVEY | The Dream And The Dreamer | Anti- |
| 4 | HEIDI NEWFIELD | The Barly Sessions Vol 1 | Self-Released |
| 5 | BILLY SIMARD | Secret | ki-keek |
| 6 | WOOD AND WIRE | No Matter Where It Goes From Here | Self-Released |
| 7 | CHICKS, THE | Gaslighter | Columbia |
| 8 | ISAAC HOSKINS | Sell the Farm | Self-Released |
| 9 | BRENNEN LEIGH | Prairie Love Letter | Self-Released |
| 10 | MAPLE RUN BAND | Maple Run Band | Back Pasture |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAS | King’s Disease | Mass Appeal |
| 2 | OHBLIV | LewseJoints Number 10 (b) | Self-Released |
| 3 | FLY ANAKIN | At the End of the Day. | Mutant Academy |
| 4 | SNEAKS | Happy Birthday | Merge |
| 5 | BLU AND EXILE | Miles | Dirty Science |
| 6 | RUN THE JEWELS | RTJ4 | Jewel Runners/RBC/BMG |
| 7 | LITTLE SIMZ | Drop 6 [EP] | AGE 101/AWAL |
| 8 | MOEMAW NAEDON | Dr. Deadhorse | Soul Slime |
| 9 | DEANTE HITCHCOCK | BETTER | RCA |
| 10 | SA-ROC | The Sharecropper’s Daughter [Advance Tracks] | Rhymesayers |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INTER ARMA | Garbers Days Revisited | Relapse |
| 2 | NAPALM DEATH | Thrones Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism [Advance Tracks] | Century Media |
| 3 | INFERI | Of Sunless Realms [EP] | The Artisan Era |
| 4 | CYTOTOXIN | Nuklearth | Unique Leader |
| 5 | HEISENBERG | E.P. Yo [EP] | Self-Released |
| 6 | VICIOUS RUMORS | Celebration Decay | SPV |
| 7 | PIG DESTROYER | The Octagonal Stairway | Relapse |
| 8 | WITHIN DESTRUCTION | Yōkai | Ultra Heavy |
| 9 | GOREPOT | Things Asians Do When They’re Done with Homework | Self-Released |
| 10 | OLIVIA NEUTERED JOHN | Gorewhore | Blackened Death |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YVES TUMOR | Heaven To A Tortured Mind | Warp |
| 2 | WORKING MEN’S CLUB | “A. A. A. A.” [Single] | Heavenly/PIAS |
| 3 | POWERMAN 5000 | The Noble Rot | Cleopatra |
| 4 | SUFJAN STEVENS | The Ascension [Advance Tracks] | Asthmatic Kitty |
| 5 | KATE NV | Room For The Moon | RVNG Intl |
| 6 | MORT GARSON | Mother Earth’s Plantasia [Reissue] | Sacred Bones |
| 7 | TWO FINGERS | Fight! Fight! Fight! | Nomark |
| 8 | FALLE NIOKE AND GHOST CULTURE | Youkounkoun [EP] | PRAH |
| 9 | RENEGADE CONNECTION | Politicians Protesters & Thieves | The Sound of Sinners |
| 10 | ANTHILIAWATERS | Barcelona [EP] | Isophlux |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QWANQWA | Volume 3 | Self-Released |
| 2 | FALLE NIOKE AND GHOST CULTURE | Youkounkoun [EP] | PRAH |
| 3 | LOS MOCOSOS | All Grown Up | Hip Spanic |
| 4 | ACID COCO | “El Amor De Mis Amores” [Single] | El Palmas |
| 5 | NOHE AND SUS SANTOS | Tempestad | Self-Released |
| 6 | COLAH COLAH AND PEACE DEVELOPMENT CREW | “Steady Meddi!” [Single] | Boomrush Productions |
| 7 | KABAKA PYRAMID | “Nice Up The Dance” [Single] | VP |
| 8 | SONE | “Overcome” [Single] | Sone Ministries |
| 9 | FORSHPIL | Tsvey | Self-Released |
| 10 | MATEUS ALELUIA | Olorum | Selo Sesc |
Anna C. 7 September 8th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Inter Arma, Nas, The Jayhawks, Yves Tumor
top 30 new albums for Sep 1 presents:
top 30 new albums for Sep 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 | Nas | King’s Disease | Mass Appeal |
| 2 | Death Valley Girls | Under the Spell of Joy | Suicide Squeeze |
| 3 | Sa-Roc | The Sharecropper’s Daughter | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | Matmos | The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form | Thrill Jockey |
| 5 | Mary Lattimore | Silver Ladders | Ghostly International |
| 6 | Julianna Barwick | Healing Is a Miracle | Ninja Tune |
| 7 | Sneaks | Happy Birthday | Merge |
| 8 | The Flavor Project | Food for Thought | Reeverb Entertainment |
| 9 | Melenas | Días Raros | Trouble In Mind |
| 10 | Big Sty | Believe in Yourself – Single | self-released |
| 11 | Noveller | Arrow | Ba Da Bing! |
| 12 | Trapcry | Stay Up (Longer Deluxe) | 1986 |
| 13 | Rah Scrilla & Profound 79 | Sound Check – EP | Gritty City |
| 14 | Strike Anywhere | Nightmares of the West | Pure Noise |
| 15 | Deau Eyes | Let It Leave | Egghunt |
| 16 | Angelica Garcia | Cha Cha Palace | Spacebomb |
| 17 | Butcher Brown | #KingButch – Single | Concord Jazz |
| 18 | Various Artists | Soul Love Now: The Black Fire Records Story, 1975-1993 | Strut |
| 19 | Madeline Kenney | Sucker’s Lunch | Carpark |
| 20 | The Psychedelic Furs | Made Of Rain | Cooking Vinyl |
| 21 | Holy Hive | Float Back To You | Big Crown |
| 22 | Exploding Flowers | Stumbling Blocks | Smash It Up! |
| 23 | Hum | Inlet | Earth Analog |
| 24 | Illuminati Hotties | FREE I.H: This Is Not the One You’ve Been Waiting for | self-released |
| 25 | Pottery | Welcome to Bobby’s Motel | Partisan |
| 26 | Moemaw Naedon | Dr. Deadhorse | Soul Slime |
| 27 | Sports Team | Deep Down Happy | Bright Antenna |
| 28 | Jim White & Marisa Anderson | The Quickening | Thrill Jockey |
| 29 | Moses Sumney | græ | Jagjaguwar |
| 30 | lindsay | ASMR Love Letters – EP | Wildefolk |
Anna C. 7 September 1st, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Death Valley Girls, Mary Lattimore, matmos, Nas, Sa-Roc
genre charts for Sep 1 presents:
genre charts for Sep 1
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLY HIVE | Float Back To You | Big Crown |
| 2 | ORVILLE PECK | Show Pony [EP] | Columbia |
| 3 | JAYHAWKS, THE | Xoxo | Sham/Thirty Tigers |
| 4 | SARAH JAROSZ | World On The Ground | Rounder |
| 5 | DAIQURI QUEENS | The Daiquri Queens | Self-Released |
| 6 | LE REN | Morning & Meloncholia [EP] | Secretly Canadian/Secretly Group |
| 7 | BILL CALLAHAN | Gold Record [Advance Tracks] | Drag City |
| 8 | BROTHERS OSBORNE | Skeletons | EMI |
| 9 | LULUC | Passerby | Sub Pop |
| 10 | VICTORIA BAILEY | Jesus, Red Wine & Patsy Cline | Rock Ridge |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAS | King’s Disease | Mass Appeal |
| 2 | SA-ROC | The Sharecropper’s Daughter [Advance Tracks] | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | SNEAKS | Happy Birthday | Merge |
| 4 | BIG STY | “Believe In Yourself” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 5 | RAH SCRILLA AND PROFOUND 70 | SOUND CHECK [EP] | Gritty City |
| 6 | MOEMAW NAEDON | Dr. Deadhorse | Soul Slime |
| 7 | BOLDY JAMES | The Versace Tape | Griselda |
| 8 | DAVE EAST | Karma 3 | Def Jam |
| 9 | FELT | Felt 4 U | Rhymesayers |
| 10 | CONWAY THE MACHINE | Lulu | ALC / EMPIRE |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WITHIN DESTRUCTION | Yōkai | Ultra Heavy |
| 2 | INGESTED | Where Only Gods May Tread | Unique Leader |
| 3 | TESTAMENT | Titans Of Creation | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | INCANTATION | Sect Of Vile Divinities | Relapse |
| 5 | CYTOTOXIN | Nuklearth | Unique Leader |
| 6 | VICIOUS RUMORS | Celebration Decay | SPV |
| 7 | PIG DESTROYER | The Octagonal Stairway | Relapse |
| 8 | NAPALM DEATH | “Backlash Just Because” [Single] | Century Media |
| 9 | GOREPOT | Things Asians Do When They’re Done with Homework | Self-Released |
| 10 | OLIVIA NEUTERED JOHN | Gorewhore | Blackened Death |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MATMOS | The Consuming Flame | Thrill Jockey |
| 2 | MARY LATTIMORE | Silver Ladders | Ghostly International |
| 3 | JULIANNA BARWICK | Healing Is A Miracle | Ninja Tune |
| 4 | GREEN HOUSE | Six Songs From Invisible Gardens [EP] | Leaving |
| 5 | KELEKETLA | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time |
| 6 | ROBERT HAIGH | Black Sarabande | Unseen Worlds |
| 7 | DANNY BLU | The Pale Horse | Self-Released |
| 8 | MARK RENNER | Seaworthy Vessels are in Short Supply | The Gate International |
| 9 | TENDERLONIOUS | Quarantena | 22a |
| 10 | IN AETERNAM VALE | La chair et les os [EP] | Zone |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QWANQWA | Volume 3 | Self-Released |
| 2 | FALLE NIOKE AND GHOST CULTURE | Youkounkoun [EP] | PRAH |
| 3 | LOS MOCOSOS | All Grown Up | Hip Spanic |
| 4 | ACID COCO | “El Amor De Mis Amores” [Single] | El Palmas |
| 5 | NOHE AND SUS SANTOS | Tempestad | Self-Released |
| 6 | COLAH COLAH AND PEACE DEVELOPMENT CREW | “Steady Meddi!” [Single] | Boomrush Productions |
| 7 | KABAKA PYRAMID | “Nice Up The Dance” [Single] | VP |
| 8 | SONE | “Overcome” [Single] | Sone Ministries |
| 9 | FORSHPIL | Tsvey | Self-Released |
| 10 | MATEUS ALELUIA | Olorum | Selo Sesc |
Anna C. 7 September 1st, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Holy Hive, matmos, Nas, Qwanqwa, Within Destruction