top 30 new albums for Nov 8 presents:
top 30 new albums for Nov 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 | Homeboy Sandman | Still Champion | Mello |
| 2 | Book of Wyrms | Sodapop Glacier – Single | Desert |
| 3 | Marlowe | Marlowe 3 | Mello |
| 4 | Ribbon Stage | Hit With the Most | Perennial / K |
| 5 | Quelle Chris | Deathfame | Mello |
| 6 | Nosaj Thing | Continua | LuckyMe |
| 7 | Danger Mouse & Black Thought | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 8 | Alvvays | Blue Rev | Polyvinyl |
| 9 | Tuamie | I Should Shoot You | self-released |
| 10 | Clacks | Tempesto | self-released |
| 11 | Billy Capricorn | [Backlog 003] | Citrus City |
| 12 | Mudgee | Voyage Tunes | self-released |
| 13 | Monday Night & Heather Grey | Soon You’ll Understand | self-released |
| 14 | Fields of Few | Polar Vessels | Triplicate |
| 15 | Big Kahuna Og & Graymatter | METAL GEAR SOLID (Catastrophic Inventions 2) | Scheme Team |
| 16 | Flip Barrison | Intuition EP | Hot Bars |
| 17 | Time Rival | Wheels – EP | Triplicate |
| 18 | The Practitioner | Sabbath Hawks | self-released |
| 19 | Jack Royale | PEACE | self-released |
| 20 | Strawberry Moon | Habitual Creatures | Sockhead |
| 21 | Dumb Waiter | Gauche Gists | Ossein |
| 22 | Summer Starved | Come Back | self-released |
| 23 | Peter’s Jacket | (First, Light) | self-released |
| 24 | Junior Boys | Waiting Game | City Slang |
| 25 | Drugdealer | Hiding in Plain Sight | Mexican Summer |
| 26 | Babehoven | Light Moving Time | Double Double Whammy |
| 27 | Dazy | OUTOFBODY | Lame-O |
| 28 | Louis Cole | Quality Over Opinion | Brainfeeder |
| 29 | Alela Diane | Looking Glass | Soundly |
| 30 | Lucrecia Dalt | ¡Ay! | RVNG Intl. |
Anna C. November 8th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Book of Wyrms, Homeboy Sandman, Marlowe, Quelle Chris, Ribbon Stage
top 30 new albums for Jul 12 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jul 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 | Quelle Chris | Deathfame | Mello Music Group |
| 2 | Spooky Cool | Time Will Tell – Single | self-released |
| 3 | Beyoncé | Break My Soul – Single | Parkwood Entertainment |
| 4 | NO BS! Brass | Undying | self-released |
| 5 | Ms. Jaylin Brown | Take it Easy – EP | self-released |
| 6 | Halfcast | Return | Neck Beard |
| 7 | Deau Eyes | Legacies | Tone Tree Music / Subflora |
| 8 | Justin Golden | Hard Times and a Woman | self-released |
| 9 | Dumb Waiter | Gauche Gists | Ossein |
| 10 | Ryan Kent | Dying Comes With Age | Rare Bird Lit |
| 11 | Naima Bock | Giant Palm | Sub Pop |
| 12 | Petrol Girls | Baby | Hassle |
| 13 | J.Rocc | A Wonderful Letter | Stones Throw |
| 14 | The Slocan Ramblers | Up the Hill and Through the Fog | self-released |
| 15 | Fashion Club | Scrutiny | felte |
| 16 | Brian Jackson | This Is Brian Jackson | BBE Music |
| 17 | Tanika Charles | Papillon de Nuit: The Night Butterfly | Record Kicks |
| 18 | Ibibio Sound Machine | Electricity | Merge |
| 19 | Nilüfer Yanya | PAINLESS | ATO / Fontana North |
| 20 | Fly Anakin | Frank | Lex |
| 21 | Caroline No | Caroline No | Grapefruit |
| 22 | Pale Blue Eyes | Souvenirs | Full Time Hobby |
| 23 | Mick Trouble | It’s Mick Troubles Second LP | Emotional Response |
| 24 | Jack Harlow | Come Home The Kids Miss You | Generation Now/Atlantic |
| 25 | Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | pgLang/Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope |
| 26 | Danger Mouse & Black Thought | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 27 | Noori & His Dorpa Band | Beja Power! Electric Soul & Brass from Sudan’s Red Sea Coast | Ostinato |
| 28 | Strawberry Moon | Control – Single | Bobo Studios |
| 29 | Lil Baby | In A Minute – Single | Quality Control Music/Motown |
| 30 | ODESZA | The Last Goodbye (feat. Bettye LaVette) – Single | Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune |
Anna C. July 12th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Beyoncé, Ms Jaylin Brown, NO BS! Brass, Quelle Chris, Spooky Cool
genre charts for Jul 12 presents:
genre charts for Jul 12
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MS JAYLIN BROWN | Take It Easy [EP] | Self-Released |
| 2 | NAIMA BOCK | Giant Palm | Sub Pop |
| 3 | SLOCAN RAMBLERS, THE | Up The Hill And Through The Fog | Self-Released |
| 4 | PHARIS AND JASON ROMERO | Tell ‘Em You Were Gold | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 5 | ANAIS MITCHELL | Anais Mitchell | BMG |
| 6 | ANNIE HAMILTON | The Future Is Here But It Feels Kinda Like The Past | PIAS |
| 7 | MAPACHE | Roscoe’s Dream | Innovative Leisure |
| 8 | BANDITOS | Right On | Egghunt |
| 9 | MAMA’S BROKE | Narrow Line | Free Dirt |
| 10 | TOMBERLIN | i don’t know who needs to hear this… | Saddle Creek |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUELLE CHRIS | DEATHFAME | Mello |
| 2 | J ROCC | A Wonderful Letter | Stones Throw |
| 3 | FLY ANAKIN | Frank | Lex |
| 4 | JACK HARLOW | Come Home The Kids Miss You | Generation Now/Atlantic |
| 5 | KENDRICK LAMAR | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | pgLang/Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope |
| 6 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | “Because” feat. Joey Bada$$, Russ, & Dylan Cartlidge [Single] | BMG |
| 7 | LIL BABY | “In A Minute” [Single] | Quality Control |
| 8 | MOPES | Unwound | Strange Famous |
| 9 | DEFCEE AND BOATHOUSE | For All Debts Public And Private | Closed Sessions |
| 10 | MATHEMATIK | No Division Vol. 2 | Urbnet |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GWAR | The New Dark Ages | Pit |
| 2 | CULT OF LUNA | The Long Road North | Metal Blade |
| 3 | ABSENT IN BODY | Plague God | Relapse |
| 4 | MESHUGGAH | Immutable | Atomic Fire |
| 5 | DECAPITATED | Cancer Culture | Nuclear Blast |
| 6 | ORATORY | “Capitulation Genuflect” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | VISCERA | “Sungazer” [Single] | Unique Leader |
| 8 | ZENITH PASSAGE, THE | “Synaptic Deprivation” [Single] | Unique Leader |
| 9 | HALO EFFECT, THE | Days Of The Lost | Nuclear Blast |
| 10 | HIEROPHANT | Greasy Exudate | Intumescence |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Electricity | Merge |
| 2 | ODESZA | “The Last Goodbye” feat. Bettye LaVette [Single] | Ninja Tune |
| 3 | ROYKSOPP | Profound Mysteries | Dog Triumph/PIAS |
| 4 | HAAI | Baby, We’re Ascending | Mute |
| 5 | MARIA CHIARA ARGIRO | Forest City | Innovative Leisure |
| 6 | JULMUD | Tuqoos | Bilna’es |
| 7 | IDK | Simple. | Clue No Clue LLC |
| 8 | TANGERINE DREAM | Raum | Eastgate |
| 9 | COURTESY | “Night Journeys II” [Single] | Kulør |
| 10 | FKA TWIGS | “Killer” [Single] | Young/Atlantic |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOOTHSAYERS | “Last Days” [Single] | Red Earth |
| 2 | NOORI AND HIS DORPA BAND | Beja Power! Electric Soul & Brass From Sudan’s Red Sea Coast | Ostinato |
| 3 | TIKEN JAH FAKOLY | “Ou Est-Ce Que Tu Vas?” [Single] | Chapter Two/Wagram |
| 4 | LOS CALVOS | Estos Son Los Calvos | El Palmas |
| 5 | DERYA YILDIRIM AND GRUP SIMSEK | “Bal” [Single] | Bongo Joe/Catapulte |
| 6 | PEDRO LIMA | Recordar E Vivir: Antogolia Vol. 1 | Bongo Joe |
| 7 | BKO | Djine Bora | Bongo Joe |
| 8 | MADALISTO BAND | Musakayike | Bongo Joe |
| 9 | SOMI | Zenzile: The Reimagination Of Miriam Makeba | Salon Africana |
| 10 | SATELLITES | Satellites | Batov |
Anna C. July 12th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: gwar, Ibibio Sound Machine, Ms Jaylin Brown, Quelle Chris
genre charts for Jun 28 presents:
genre charts for Jun 28
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALLISON DE GROOT AND TATIANA HARGREAVES | Hurricane Clarice | Free Dirt |
| 2 | MAMA’S BROKE | Narrow Line | Free Dirt |
| 3 | TOMBERLIN | i don’t know who needs to hear this… | Saddle Creek |
| 4 | IZAAK OPATZ | Extra Medium | Mama Bird |
| 5 | PHARIS AND JASON ROMERO | Tell ‘Em You Were Gold | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 6 | PATTY GRIFFIN | Tape | PGM |
| 7 | ABIGAIL LAPELL | Stolen Time | Outside |
| 8 | COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS | “Satellite” [Single] | Fat Possum |
| 9 | ISKWE AND TOM WILSON | Stir the Ashes [EP] | Self-Released |
| 10 | LADY DAN | “Not In Love” [Single] | Earth Libraries |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUELLE CHRIS | Deathfame | Mello |
| 2 | MOSIAHADE | SUNNY DAYS STUCK INSIDE! | Self-Released |
| 3 | DOOF | DØØFUS CAN’T READ | Self-Released |
| 4 | LINQUA FRANQA | Bellringer | Ernest Jenning |
| 5 | DEFCEE AND BOATHOUSE | For All Debts Public And Private | Closed Sessions |
| 6 | J ROCC | A Wonderful Letter | Stones Throw |
| 7 | MOPES | Unwound | Strange Famous |
| 8 | SANKOFA | Legacy Materials | Self-Released |
| 9 | ELUCID | I Told Bessie | Backwoodz Studioz |
| 10 | KROHME | Cursed Earth | Man Bites Dog |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOREPTION | Jord | Unique Leader |
| 2 | ORIGIN | Chaosmos | Nuclear Blast |
| 3 | SJAKAL | Sea of God | Self-Released |
| 4 | ARKAIK | The Labyrinth of the Hungry Ghosts | The Artisan Era |
| 5 | SOUL REBORN | Black Tear In a River of Blood | Self-Released |
| 6 | FIRST DEGREE MURDER | Anomalous Hallucinations | Reality Fade |
| 7 | RAMMSTEIN | Zeit | Vertigo/Capitol |
| 8 | IRRENOID | “Contragyric” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 9 | EXECRATED | “To Those Who are Lost” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | MEGADETH | “We’ll Be Back” [Single] | Universal |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 700 BLISS | Nothing To Declare | Hyperdub |
| 2 | ROYKSOPP | Profound Mysteries | Dog Triumph/PIAS |
| 3 | CHARLOTTE ADIGERY AND BOLIS PUPUL | Topical Dancer | DEEWEE/Because |
| 4 | CONFIDENCE MAN | TILT | Heavenly/PIAS |
| 5 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Electricity | Merge |
| 6 | LEEVISA | Koreography [EP] | Perpetual Care |
| 7 | X/O | Chaos Butterfly | Precious Metals |
| 8 | FLYING LOTUS | “The Room” b/w “You Don’t Know” [Single] | Warp |
| 9 | FKA TWIGS | “Killer” [Single] | Young/Atlantic |
| 10 | 33EMYBW AND GOOOOOSE | Trans-Aeon Express | SVBKVLT |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOOTHSAYERS | “Last Days” [Single] | Red Earth |
| 2 | NOORI AND HIS DORPA BAND | Beja Power! Electric Soul & Brass From Sudan’s Red Sea Coast | Ostinato |
| 3 | TIKEN JAH FAKOLY | “Ou Est-Ce Que Tu Vas?” [Single] | Chapter Two/Wagram |
| 4 | LOS CALVOS | Estos Son Los Calvos | El Palmas |
| 5 | DERYA YILDIRIM AND GRUP SIMSEK | “Bal” [Single] | Bongo Joe/Catapulte |
| 6 | PEDRO LIMA | Recordar E Vivir: Antogolia Vol. 1 | Bongo Joe |
| 7 | BKO | Djine Bora | Bongo Joe |
| 8 | MADALISTO BAND | Musakayike | Bongo Joe |
| 9 | SOMI | Zenzile: The Reimagination Of Miriam Makeba | Salon Africana |
| 10 | SATELLITES | Satellites | Batov |
Anna C. June 28th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: 700 Bliss, Allison de Groot, Quelle Chris, Soothsayers, Soreption, Tatiana Hargreaves
top 30 new albums for May 31 presents:
top 30 new albums for 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.
| 1 | Rikki Rakki | Quarantine Sessions – EP | self-released |
| 2 | Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | pgLang / Top Dawg / Aftermath / Interscope |
| 3 | Quelle Chris | Deathfame | Mello Music Group |
| 4 | Porridge Radio | Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To the Sky | Secretly Canadian |
| 5 | Noah-O | Trillipino – Single | Charged Up |
| 6 | Til Infinity. | ROOT + FLOW | self-released |
| 7 | Plunky | Juju Jazz Poetics | N.A.M.E. Brand |
| 8 | Allison De Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves | Hurricane Clarice | Free Dirt |
| 9 | Justin Golden | Hard Times and a Woman | self-released |
| 10 | Fly Anakin | Frank | Lex |
| 11 | Armagideon Time | Crime As Theatre | self-released |
| 12 | Rough Age | Blank Eyes – EP | self-released |
| 13 | Kevin Morby | This Is a Photograph | Dead Oceans |
| 14 | Mama’s Broke | Narrow Line | Free Dirt |
| 15 | They Hate Change | Finally, New | Jagjaguwar |
| 16 | Sister Cookie | In the Blue Corner | The Liquid Label |
| 17 | Leyla McCalla | Breaking the Thermometer | Anti- |
| 18 | Caroline Spence | True North | Rounder |
| 19 | Coco Méliès | Nothing Goes to Waste | Big in the Garden |
| 20 | Izaak Opatz | Extra Medium | Mama Bird |
| 21 | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Dirt Does Dylan | MRI |
| 22 | Grant-Lee Phillips | All That You Can Dream | Yep Roc |
| 23 | Congotronics International | Where’s the One? | Crammed Discs |
| 24 | Tamar Berk | Start at the End | self-released |
| 25 | Linqua Franqa | Bellringer | Ernest Jenning |
| 26 | Defcee & BoatHouse | For All Debts Public and Private | Closed Sessions |
| 27 | Calexico | El Mirador | City Slang |
| 28 | El Valerie | Tender Ardor | Mint 400 |
| 29 | Wallows | Tell Me That It’s Over | Atlantic |
| 30 | Tess Parks | And Those Who Were Seen Dancing | Fuzz Club |
Anna C. May 31st, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Kendrick Lamar, Noah-O, Porridge Radio, Quelle Chris, Rikki Rakki