genre charts for Jul 26 presents:
genre charts for Jul 26
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROLAND ROBERTS | So It Goes | Happy Life |
| 2 | WILLI CARLISLE | Peculiar, Missouri | Free Dirt |
| 3 | RANDY PALMER | Deeper Water | Self-Released |
| 4 | BELLE CURVES, THE | Watershed | Silo/19th & 7th |
| 5 | BURNING HELL, THE | Garbage Island | You’ve Changed |
| 6 | TAMI NEILSON | Kingmaker | Outside |
| 7 | WYATT EASTERLING | From Where I Stand | Self-Released |
| 8 | GRAIN HOPPERS, THE | Driving Evil Spirits Crazy | Who Are These Guys |
| 9 | JULIEN BAKER | B-Sides [EP] | Matador/Beggars |
| 10 | FLORENCE DORE | Highways & Rocketships | Propeller Sound |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OHBLIV | LewseJoints Eleven | Self-Released |
| 2 | MOOR MOTHER | Jazz Codes | Anti- |
| 3 | J ROCC | A Wonderful Letter | Stones Throw |
| 4 | KENDRICK LAMAR | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | pgLang/Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope |
| 5 | SENOR KAOS AND ILLUSTRATE | Kings Of Vice Vol. 2 | Ultra Beast United |
| 6 | BOLDY JAMES AND REAL BAD MAN | Killing Nothing | Real Bad Man |
| 7 | PUSHA T | It’s Almost Dry | Getting Out Our Dreams |
| 8 | ELUCID | I Told Bessie | Backwoodz Studioz |
| 9 | BANE CAPITAL AND KONCEPT JACKSON | Good Product | Self-Released |
| 10 | HOOK | From, Hook | GC |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRUHL | Sanguine Nihilism | Self-Released |
| 2 | ORGANECTOMY | Nail Below Nail | Unique Leader |
| 3 | SADIST | Firescorched | Agonia |
| 4 | DEVIL MASTER | Ecstasies Of Never Ending Night | Relapse |
| 5 | DEATHFUCKINGCUNT | Decadent Perversity | Transcending Obscurity |
| 6 | ANDROMIDA | Wrath of the Vanguard | Self-Released |
| 7 | FINAL SUMMON | Paralyzed Reality | Self-Released |
| 8 | CKRAFT | Epic Discordant Vision | Self-Released |
| 9 | EMULSIFIED | Apocalypse | Inherited Suffering |
| 10 | PSYCROPTIC | “Rend Asunder” [Single] | Prosthetic |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROADCAST | Mother Is The Milky Way | Warp |
| 2 | YASUAKI SHIMIZU | Kiren | Palto Flats |
| 3 | KATIE ALICE GREER | Barbarism | FourFour |
| 4 | SALAMANDA | ashbalkum | Human Pitch |
| 5 | RHABDOMANTIC ORCHESTRA | Almagre | Agogo |
| 6 | ROBERTA | The Brooklyn Ave Sessions | Worldship |
| 7 | KAYENNE RAIN | Rain Fall Down | NDATL |
| 8 | KYLE HALL | Phi [EP] | Forget The Clock |
| 9 | F1NG3RS | Lost Levels | Self-Released |
| 10 | JWORDS | brainecho | Self-Released |
Anna C. July 26th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Broadcast, Kruhl, ohbliv, Roland Roberts
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 29 presents:
genre charts for Jun 29
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BILL AND THE BELLES | Happy Again | Ditty Boom |
| 2 | VIVIAN LEVA AND RILEY CALCAGNO | Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno | Free Dirt |
| 3 | JAMES MCMURTRY | The Horses And The Hounds | New West |
| 4 | TOM JONES | Surrounded By Time | S-Curve |
| 5 | FRANK EVANS AND BEN PLOTNICK | Madison Archives | Self-Released |
| 6 | WATCHHOUSE | “Beautiful Flowers” [Single] | Tiptoe Tiger |
| 7 | BETA RADIO | Year of Love | Nettwerk |
| 8 | RISING APPALACHIA | The Lost Mystique of Being in the Know | Self-Released |
| 9 | RACHEL SERMANNI | Swallow Me [EP] | Self-Released |
| 10 | FRANCIS LUNG | Miracle | Memphis Industries |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OHBLIV | Rugged Tranquility Vols. 1 & 2 | Paxico |
| 2 | DMX | Exodus | Def Jam |
| 3 | MCKINLEY DIXON | For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 4 | TRON JAVOLTA AND TY SORRELL | Aliens & Cowboys [EP] | Tribe Ninety Five |
| 5 | EMERLD AND CHILL SELECT | A Burst of Colour [EP] | Chill Select |
| 6 | GENESIS OWUSU | Smiling With No Teeth | House Anxiety/Ourness |
| 7 | RACQUEL JONES | IgnoRANT | Magnetic Moon |
| 8 | KIPP STONE | Faygo Baby [EP] | Closed Sessions |
| 9 | LEONARD SUMNER | Thunderbird | Broken Reel |
| 10 | PETER ROSENBERG | Real Late | Real Late |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AT THE GATES | A Nightmare Of Being | Century Media |
| 2 | MACHINE HEAD | Arrows In Words From The Sky [EP] | Nuclear Blast |
| 3 | THIS ENDING | Needles of Rust | Black Lion |
| 4 | COGNITIVE | “To Feed the Worms” [Single] | Unique Leader |
| 5 | DARKTHRONE | Eternal Hails…… | Peaceville |
| 6 | MAYHEM | Atavistic Black Disorder / Kommando [EP] | Century Media |
| 7 | LORNA SHORE | “…And I Return to Nothingness” [Single] | Century Media |
| 8 | AMON AMARTH | “Masters of War” [Single] | VICTORIOUS |
| 9 | WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM | “Mountain Magick” [Single] | Relapse |
| 10 | DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL SOUNDTRACK | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Loma Vista |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GREEN HOUSE | Music For Living Spaces | Leaving |
| 2 | BRIJEAN | Feelings | Ghostly International |
| 3 | DJ BLACK LOW | Uwami | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 4 | FLOATING POINTS, PHAROAH SANDERS AND THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | Promises | Luaka Bop |
| 5 | REYMOUR | Leviosa | Knekelhuis |
| 6 | IGLOOGHOST | Lei Line Eon | Supernature |
| 7 | NATACHA ATLAS | The Inner & the Outer | Self-Released |
| 8 | SLIKBACK | SHOTOTSU | Self-Released |
| 9 | CHARMAINE LEE | KNVF | Erratum Musical |
| 10 | SOFI TUKKER + AMADOU AND MARIAM | “Mon Cheri” [Single] | Red Hot |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAMDI BENANI, MEDHI HADDAB AND SPEED CARAVAN | Nuba Nova | Buda Musique |
| 2 | LAS CAFETERAS | “La Sirena” [Single] | ONErpm |
| 3 | ZANZIBAR VOLUME 10 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Buda Musique |
| 4 | VAUDOU GAME | Noussin | Hot Casa |
| 5 | MOH ALILECHE | Humanity Is Falling Apart | Flag Of Freedom Productions |
| 6 | MDOU MOCTAR | Afrique Victime | Matador/Beggars Group |
| 7 | COLOR DE TROPICO, VOL. 2 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | El Palmas |
| 8 | NATIK AWAYEZ | Manbarani | Sublime Frequencies |
| 9 | INNOV GNAWA | Lila | Daptone |
| 10 | JUPITER AND OKWESS | Na Kozonga | Everloving |
Anna C. June 29th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: At the Gates, Bill and the Belles, Green-House, Hamdi Benani, Mehdi Haddab, ohbliv, Speed Caravan
top 30 new albums for Oct 20 presents:
top 30 new albums for Oct 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 | BlackLiq x Ohbliv | The Best – Single | No Other Way |
| 2 | Butcher Brown | #KingButch | Concord Jazz |
| 3 | Westside Gunn | Who Made the Sunshine? | Griselda |
| 4 | Sa-Roc | The Sharecropper’s Daughter | Rhymesayers |
| 5 | Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca | N’Dona Pointe | Mopiato |
| 6 | Deerhoof | Love-Lore | Joyful Noise |
| 7 | The Budos Band | Long in the Tooth | Daptone |
| 8 | Calvin Presents | Here. (feat. Sam Reed) – Single | self-released |
| 9 | Bill Callahan | Gold Record | Drag City |
| 10 | Landshapes | Contact | Bella Union |
| 11 | Iochroma | The Hideous Triumphs of Form and Function | self-released |
| 12 | Trapcry | Stay Up (Longer Deluxe) | 1986 |
| 13 | GULL | Relative Stranger | self-released |
| 14 | Opin | Media & Memory | WarHen |
| 15 | LJ & the Sleeze | Keepin’ it Sleezy | self-released |
| 16 | FM Skyline | JPEG Jamz | 100% Electronica |
| 17 | Deli Rowe | Girl on the Beat, Vol. 1 | Liberated Soul |
| 18 | Outer World | Fixed Like A Painting | self-released |
| 19 | Noah Page | ABBA: a thing I made you | self-released |
| 20 | Red Rum Club | The Hollow of Humdrum | Modern Sky UK |
| 21 | Low Cut Connie | Private Lives | Contender |
| 22 | Optic Sink | Optic Sink | Goner |
| 23 | Cut Worms | Nobody Lives Here Anymore | Jagjaguwar |
| 24 | Kosha Dillz | Nobody Cares Except You | Rapperfriends |
| 25 | Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche | I Can Still Hear You | StorySound |
| 26 | Quintron & Miss Pussycat | Goblin Alert | Goner |
| 27 | Sylvan Esso | Free Love | Loma Vista |
| 28 | Hen Ogledd | Free Humans | Weird World |
| 29 | Night Club | Die Die Lullaby | Gato Blanco |
| 30 | Future Islands | As Long As You Are | 4AD |
Anna C. October 20th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Black Liquid, Butcher Brown, Makina Loca, ohbliv, Ricardo Lemvo, Sa-Roc, Westside Gunn
genre charts for Oct 20 presents:
genre charts for Oct 20
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BILL CALLAHAN | Gold Record | Drag City |
| 2 | OPIN | Media & Memory | WarHen |
| 3 | SUZZY ROCHE AND LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE | I Can Still Hear You | Storysound |
| 4 | JAKE BLOUNT | Spider Tales | Free Dirt |
| 5 | CAROLINA STORY | Dandelion | Black River |
| 6 | GILLIAN WELCH | Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 2 | Acony |
| 7 | DANA GAVANSKI | Yesterday Is Gone | Flemish Eye |
| 8 | JENSEN SISTERS | Yellow Frames | Self-Released |
| 9 | DON AMERO | The Next Chapter | MDM |
| 10 | JOHN MICHAEL FERRARI | Be the Smile on Your Face | Pepper Jay Productions |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLACKLIQ X OHBLIV | “The Best” [Single] | No Other Way |
| 2 | WESTSIDE GUNN | Who Made The Sunshine? | Griselda |
| 3 | SA-ROC | The Sharecropper’s Daughter | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | KOSHA DILLZ | Nobody Cares Except You | Rapperfriends |
| 5 | JABEE | This World Is So Fragile And Cruel I’m Glad I Got You | Grand Union |
| 6 | ACTION BRONSON | Only For Dolphins | Loma Vista |
| 7 | BLU AND EXILE | Miles | Dirty Science |
| 8 | MARQUES MARTIN | Brave And Afraid | Operator |
| 9 | CLIPPING | Visions Of Bodies Being Burned [Advance Tracks] | Sub Pop |
| 10 | NAS | King’s Disease | Mass Appeal |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FM SKYLINE | JPEG Jamz | 100% Electronica |
| 2 | NIGHT CLUB | Die Die Lullaby | Gato Blanco/AWAL |
| 3 | BIBIO | Sleep On The Wing | Warp |
| 4 | KELLY LEE OWENS | Inner Song | Smalltown Supersound |
| 5 | JULIANNA BARWICK | Healing Is A Miracle | Ninja Tune |
| 6 | POWERMAN 5000 | The Noble Rot | Cleopatra |
| 7 | MARY LATTIMORE | Silver Ladders | Ghostly International |
| 8 | ELIZA JUNO | Do Tree Lobsters Experience Love | Self-Released |
| 9 | COM TRUISE | In Decay, Too | Ghostly International |
| 10 | CAMILA FUCHS | Kids Talk Sun | felte |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUKAMBO PRESENTS GLOBAL AFROBEAT MOVEMENT | VARIOUS ARTISTS | NYP |
| 2 | RICARDO LEMVO AND MAKINA LOCA | N’Dona Ponte | Mopiato |
| 3 | LEYLA MCCALLA | “Mesi Bondye” [Single] | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 4 | HIP HOP HOODIOS | “Mexican Miller (The Stephen Miller Song)” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 5 | CLINT EASTWOOD AND GENERAL SAINT | “Stop That Train/Talk About Run” [Single] | Greensleeves |
| 6 | LOS MOCOSOS | All Grown Up | Hip Spanic |
| 7 | ANDAL SUKABE | Music From Saharan WhatsApp 07 [EP] | Sahel Sounds |
| 8 | NOBLEZZA | “Coletera” [Single] | Codiscos |
| 9 | JUAN PINA CON LA REVELACION | Juan Pina Con La Revelacion | Vampisoul |
| 10 | BUDOS BAND, THE | Long In The Tooth | Daptone |
Anna C. October 20th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Bill Callahan, Black Liquid, FM Skyline, ohbliv
top 30 new albums for May 12 presents:
top 30 new albums for May 12
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 | Moor Jewelry | True Opera | self-released |
| 2 | Flat Worms | Antarctica | GOD? |
| 3 | Protomartyr | Ultimate Success Today | Domino |
| 4 | ohbliv | Spirit Medicine B Sides | self-released |
| 5 | Low Cut Connie | Private Lives – Single | Contender |
| 6 | Westside Gunn | Pray for Paris | Griselda |
| 7 | Control Top | One Good Day – Single | Get Better |
| 8 | Positive No | Kyanite | Little Black Cloud |
| 9 | No Age | Goons Be Gone | Drag City |
| 10 | Lucinda Williams | Good Souls Better Angels | Highway 20 |
| 11 | Deerhoof | Future Teenage Cave Artists | Joyful Noise |
| 12 | Fiona Apple | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Epic |
| 13 | RVG | Feral | Fire |
| 14 | Big No | Big No | Flux Editions |
| 15 | Deau Eyes | Let It Leave | Egghunt |
| 16 | Cysthen | Home(s) | self-released |
| 17 | True Body | Heavenly Rhythms for the Uninitiated | Funeral Party |
| 18 | Angelica Garcia | Cha Cha Palace | Spacebomb |
| 19 | The Legendary Ingramettes | Take a Look in the Book | self-released |
| 20 | Haybaby | Stay Home | Drunk Dial |
| 21 | Rah Scrilla & Profound 79 | Sound Check – EP | Gritty City |
| 22 | Kyle Davis | Make It Count | self-released |
| 23 | FM Skyline | Liteware | Crystal Pistol |
| 24 | Keep | Keep – EP | Citrus City |
| 25 | Addy | Eclipse | Topshelf |
| 26 | Bashful | Driving | Low Risk |
| 27 | Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes | What Kinda Music | Beyond The Groove / Blue Note |
| 28 | Kenny Mason | Angelic Hoodrat | self-released |
| 29 | RJD2 | The Fun Ones | RJ’s Electrical Connections |
| 30 | ADULT. | Perception Is/as/of Deception | Dais |
Anna C. May 12th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Flat Worms, Low Cut Connie, Moor Jewelry, ohbliv, Protomartyr
genre charts for May 12 presents:
genre charts for May 12
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INNOCENCE MISSION, THE | See You Tomorrow | Self-Released |
| 2 | TICA DOUGLAS | Lo | Self-Released |
| 3 | LOWEST PAIR, THE | The Perfect Plan | Delicata |
| 4 | JOANNE SHENANDOAH | Shenandoah Country | Self-Released |
| 5 | AMERICAN AQUARIUM | Me + Mine (Lamentations) | New West |
| 6 | ROSE COUSINS | Bravado | Outside |
| 7 | GRETCHEN PETERS | The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs Of Mickey Newbury | Scarlet Letter |
| 8 | BRENT COBB | The World Is Ending | Thirty Tigers |
| 9 | EILEN JEWELL | “A Satisfied Mind” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | KYLE DAVIS | Make It Count | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OHBLIV | Spirit Medicine B Sides | Self-Released |
| 2 | WESTSIDE GUNN | Pray for Paris | Griselda |
| 3 | RAH SCRILLA AND PROFOUND 70 | SOUND CHECK [EP] | Gritty City |
| 4 | KENNY MASON | Angelic Hoodrat | Self-Released |
| 5 | RJD2 | The Fun Ones | RJ’s Electrical Connections |
| 6 | JACK HARLOW | Sweet Action | Generation Now/Atlantic |
| 7 | AESOP ROCK | Music From The Game Freedom Finger | Rhymesayers |
| 8 | PROFESSIONALS, THE | The Professionals | Madlib Invasion |
| 9 | SCOOPKID | ScoopKid | Satellite Syndicate |
| 10 | STOVE GOD COOKS | Reasonable Drought | Self-Released |
Loud
None this week.
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOOR JEWELRY | True Opera (feat. Moor Mother & Mental Jewelry) | Self-Released |
| 2 | CYSTHEN | Home(s) | Self-Released |
| 3 | FM SKYLINE | Liteware | Crystal Pistol |
| 4 | ADULT | Perception Is/As/Of Deception | Dais |
| 5 | THIEVERY CORPORATION | Symphonik | ESL |
| 6 | HOUSES OF HEAVEN | Silent Places | Felte |
| 7 | HAMERKOP | Remote | Drag City |
| 8 | YVES TUMOR | Heaven To A Tortured Mind | Warp |
| 9 | MOBY | All Visible Objects [Advance Tracks] | Mute |
| 10 | JOYFULTALK | A Separation Of Being | Constellation |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DZAMBO AGUSEVI ORCHESTRA | Brasses For The Masses | Asphalt Tango |
| 2 | BAMBA WASSOULOU GROOVE | Dankele | Lusafrica |
| 3 | THIEVERY CORPORATION | Symphonik | ESL |
| 4 | JEICH OULD BALDU | Music From Saharan WhatsApp 03 [EP] | Sahel Sounds |
| 5 | SILVERY BOYS, THE | The Silvery Boys | Vampisoul |
| 6 | LAKOU MIZIK | HaitiaNola | Cumbancha |
| 7 | ALBOROSIE | “Unprecedented Time” [Single] | VP |
| 8 | SANTROFI | Alewa | Out Here |
| 9 | BETO JAMAICA | Rey De Mi Folklor: Vallenato Y Cumbia Colombiana | OM Producciones |
| 10 | EVRITIKI ZYGIA | Ormenion | Teranga Beat |
Anna C. May 12th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Dzambo Agusevi Orchestra, Moor Jewelry, ohbliv, The Innocence Mission
Top 30 new albums for week ending May 31 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending May 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 | Positive No | Teenage Waistline – Single | Dromedary |
| 2 | Cate Le Bon | Reward | Mexican Summer |
| 3 | Mavis Staples | We Get By | Anti- / Epitaph |
| 4 | Holly Herndon | PROTO | 4AD |
| 5 | ohbliv | Give Thanks | Fat Beats |
| 6 | FONTAINES D.C. | Dogrel | Partisan / Fontana North |
| 7 | Black Mountain | Destroyer | Jagjaguwar |
| 8 | Analog Suspects | Transmission 001 | Charged Up Entertainment LLC |
| 9 | Minor Poet | The Good News – EP | Sub Pop |
| 10 | Moniker | Private Prophet – EP | Good Eye |
| 11 | Benjamin Shepherd | Hold the Line | self-released |
| 12 | Luray | Dig | self-released |
| 13 | Lovenloops | Bev Lives On – EP | self-released |
| 14 | Sebadoh | Act Surprised | Dangerbird |
| 15 | Faye Webster | Atlanta Millionaires Club | Secretly Canadian |
| 16 | Rose City Band | Rose City Band | Jean Sandwich |
| 17 | Jackie Cohen | Zagg | Spacebomb LLC |
| 18 | Lydia Ainsworth | Phantom Forest | Zombie Cat |
| 19 | Pottery | No.1 | Partisan |
| 20 | beabadoobee | Loveworm – EP | Dirty Hit / Hostess |
| 21 | Jamila Woods | LEGACY! LEGACY! | Jagjaguwar |
| 22 | Dressy Bessy | Fast Faster Disaster | Yep Roc |
| 23 | Kelly Hunt | Even the Sparrow | Rare Bird |
| 24 | Haviah Mighty | 13th Floor | Haviah Mighty |
| 25 | Esperanza Spalding | 12 Little Spells | Concord |
| 26 | Fauvely | This is What the Living Do – EP | Diversion |
| 27 | ALASKALASKA | The Dots | Marathon Artists |
| 28 | An Horse | Modern Air | Lame-O |
| 29 | Lauren Crosby | I Said Take Me to the Water | self-released |
| 30 | Barrie | Happy to Be Here | Winspear |
Anna C. June 1st, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Cate Le Bon, Holly Herndon, Mavis Staples, ohbliv, Positive No
Genre charts for week ending May 31 presents:
Genre charts for week ending May 31
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANNA TIVEL | The Question | Fluff & Gravy |
| 2 | SARAH EIDE | Dreams On Hold | Self-Released |
| 3 | ALLISON DE GROOT AND TATIANA HARGREAVES | Allison De Groot And Tatiana Hargreaves | Free Dirt |
| 4 | JAKE XERXES FUSSELL | Out of Sight | Paradise of Bachelors |
| 5 | TIM O’BRIEN BAND | Tim O’Brien Band | Howdy Skies |
| 6 | ARCADIAN WILD, THE | Finch In the Pantry | Antifragile |
| 7 | WATERBOYS, THE | Where the Action Is | Traffic |
| 8 | AUSTIN PLAINE | Stratford | Blaster |
| 9 | MARIEE SIOUX | Grief in Exile | Night Bloom |
| 10 | TOW’RS | Tow’rs on Audiotree Live [EP] | Audiotree |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OHBLIV | Give Thanks | Fat Beats |
| 2 | ANALOG SUSPECTS | Transmission 001 | Self-Released |
| 3 | HAVIAH MIGHTY | 13th Floor | Self-Released |
| 4 | LITTLE SIMZ | GREY Area | AGE 101/AWAL |
| 5 | KONCEPT JACKSON | Thot RAP, Chapter 1 | Self-Released |
| 6 | YOUNG FLEXICO | The New Flexico Album | Flextopia/Green and Gold Global |
| 7 | YOUR OLD DROOG | It Wasn’t Even Close | Self-Released |
| 8 | FLY ANAKIN AND TUAMIE | Emergency Raps Vol. 4 | Mutant Academy |
| 9 | OPIOID ERA, THE | The Opioid Era | Self-Released |
| 10 | DIAMOND D | The Diam Piece 2 | Dymond Mine |
Loud
none this week
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLLY HERNDON | Proto | 4AD |
| 2 | LYDIA AINSWORTH | Phantom Forest | Self-Released |
| 3 | ALASKALASKA | The Dots | Marathon Artists |
| 4 | SPELLLING | Mazy Fly | Sacred Bones |
| 5 | CHEMICAL BROTHERS, THE | No Geography | Virgin |
| 6 | COMET IS COMING, THE | Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery | Impulse! |
| 7 | TRENTEMOLLER | “Sleeper” [Single] | In My Room |
| 8 | MODESELEKTOR | Who Else | Monkeytown |
| 9 | BLAINE TODD | Every Road is a Good Road | Debacle |
| 10 | SIMULATION | Death’s Head Speaks | Hausu Mountain |
World
none this week
Anna C. June 1st, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Anna Tivel, Holly Herndon, ohbliv
Genre charts for week ending May 17 presents:
Genre charts for week ending May 17
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOBO MARINO | At Appalachian South Folklife Center | Self-Released |
| 2 | MATT KIVEL | Last Night In America | Cascine |
| 3 | ANGELO DE AUGUSTINE | Tomb | Asthmatic Kitty |
| 4 | ALLISON DE GROOT AND TATIANA HARGREAVES | Allison De Groot And Tatiana Hargreaves | Free Dirt |
| 5 | ANNA TIVEL | The Question | Fluff & Gravy |
| 6 | LAURA STEVENSON | The Big Freeze | Don Giovanni |
| 7 | TINY RUINS | Olympic Girls | Milk! |
| 8 | OLD MAN LUEDEKE | Easy Money | Self-Released |
| 9 | DAVID ALLRED | The Cell | Erased Tapes |
| 10 | ASKEW SISTERS, THE | Enclosure | Oakmere |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OHBLIV | Give Thanks | Fat Beats |
| 2 | MONDAY NIGHT | Scomaha, Vol. 1 | AllWeNeed |
| 3 | LITTLE SIMZ | GREY Area | AGE 101/AWAL |
| 4 | AEON | Vesper Hymns | OfOne |
| 5 | DIAMOND D | The Diam Piece 2 | Dymond Mine |
| 6 | OPIOID ERA, THE | The Opioid Era | Self-Released |
| 7 | YOUR OLD DROOG | It Wasn’t Even Close | Self-Released |
| 8 | LEGION, THE | Three the Bronx Way | Fat Beats |
| 9 | SOL DEVELOPMENT | The SOL of Black Folk | SOL DVLPMNT |
| 10 | YOUNG FLEXICO | The New Flexico Album | Flextopia/Green and Gold Global |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TORCHE | “Slide” [Single] | Relapse |
| 2 | HEX MACHINE | Cave Painting | Self-Released |
| 3 | HARD CHARGER | Vol 4: Take The Guff And Suffer | D7I |
| 4 | CHILDREN OF BODOM | Hexed | Nuclear Blast |
| 5 | DEAD TO A DYING WORLD | Elegy | Profound Lore |
| 6 | PINKISH BLACK | Concept Unification | Relapse |
| 7 | SKOLD | Never Is Now | Cleopatra |
| 8 | BIG BRAVE | A Gaze Among Them | (RED) Southern Lord |
| 9 | UNMAKER | Firmament | Self-Released |
| 10 | ANGEL METRO | Dark Days Bright Lights | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIBIO | Ribbons | Warp |
| 2 | COMET IS COMING, THE | Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery | Impulse! |
| 3 | EVE MARET | No More Running | Banana Tapes |
| 4 | LAUGHING EYE | Laughing Eye | Höga Nord |
| 5 | STEREOLAB | Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements | Duophonic |
| 6 | ARMEN RA | Theremin Amerique: The American Songbook | Self-Released |
| 7 | PLAID | Polymer | Warp |
| 8 | FRANK LOCRASTO | Lost Dispatch | The Royal Potato Family |
| 9 | SOLVEIG MATTHILDUR | Constantly In Love | Artoffact |
| 10 | HERMITUDE | Every Day [EP] | Nettwerk |
World
none this week
Anna C. May 18th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Bibio, Lobo Marino, ohbliv, Torche