genre charts for Oct 12 presents:
genre charts for Oct 12
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SALLY ROSE | Tread Light | Self-Released |
| 2 | ANA EGGE | Between Us | Story Sound |
| 3 | LAURA LOVE | Uppity | Octoroon Biography |
| 4 | JACKSON GRIMM | Sober Again | Vault |
| 5 | BILLY STRINGS | Renewal | Rounder |
| 6 | NTH POWER, THE | Reverence | B.O.C. |
| 7 | BOB SCHNEIDER | In a Roomful of Blood with a Sleeping Tiger | Shockorama |
| 8 | ANGELICA GARCIA | Echo Electrico [EP] | Spacebomb |
| 9 | WENDY EISENBERG | “Analogies” [Single] | Dear Life |
| 10 | JACKSON AND SELLERS | “The Devils Is An Angel” [Single] | Anti- |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOLDY JAMES AND THE ALCHEMIST | Bo Jackson | ALC/Boldy James |
| 2 | BIG STY | “That’s How I Feel” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 3 | FLY ANAKIN | Pixote | Mutant Academy |
| 4 | LITTLE SIMZ | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | AGE 101 |
| 5 | TYLER THE CREATOR | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Columbia |
| 6 | EVIDENCE | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 7 | BLACKLIQ AND MOPES | Time Is The Price | Strange Famous |
| 8 | BENNY THE BUTCHER | The Plugs I Met 2 | Black Soprano Family |
| 9 | KUF KNOTZ AND CHRISTINE ELISE | Ké Myōōnėdé (Community) | Hightide |
| 10 | SANKOFA | The Floodgates | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KING WOMAN | Celestial Blues | Relapse |
| 2 | GENGHIS TRON | Dream Weapon | Relapse |
| 3 | THUMOS | Nothing Further Beyond [EP] | Snow Wolf |
| 4 | ABORTED | ManiaCult | Century Media |
| 5 | OBSCURA | A Valediction | Nuclear Blast |
| 6 | MORTEM OBSCURAM | “A Fallen Kingdom” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY | “Far From Heaven” [Single] | Human Warfare |
| 8 | FIRST FRAGMENT | “La Veuve et Le Martyr” [Single] | Unique Leader |
| 9 | INHUMAN CONDITION | Rat God | Self-Released |
| 10 | INOCULATION | Celestial Putridity | Maggot Stomp |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MACHINEDRUM | Psyconia [EP] | Ninja Tune |
| 2 | PARK HYE JIN | Before I Die | Ninja Tune |
| 3 | ARUSHI JAIN | Under The Lilac Sky | Leaving |
| 4 | REYMOUR | Leviosa | Knekelhuis |
| 5 | HOWIE LEE | Birdy Island | Mais Um |
| 6 | BOYS NOIZE | +/- | Liberator |
| 7 | WILLIAM TYLER AND LUKE SCHNEIDER | Understand [EP] | Leaving |
| 8 | MINDY MENG WANG AND TIM SHIEL | Nervous Energy [EP] | In Exile |
| 9 | SNEAKER PIMPS | Squaring the Circle | UNFALL |
| 10 | TOMAGA | Intimate Immensity | Hands in the Dark |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAJ WEEKES | Pause | Jatta |
| 2 | JOSE GONZALEZ | Local Valley | Mute |
| 3 | BACAO RHYTHM AND STEEL BAND | Expansions | Big Crown |
| 4 | MONEY CHICHA | Chicha Summit | Vampisoul |
| 5 | PAHUA | “El Traketeo” [Single] | Nacional |
| 6 | LOS CHAPILLACS | Lo Bueno, Lo Malo, Lo Feo Y Los Alarcosos Chapillacs | Vampisoul |
| 7 | MERIDIAN BROTHERS AND CONJUNTO MEDIA LUNA | Paz En La Tierra | Bongo Joe |
| 8 | FRENTE CUMBIERO | Cera Perdida | Biche |
| 9 | KEITH HUDSON | Flesh Of My Skin, Blood Of My Blood | VP |
| 10 | BOMBA ESTEREO | Deja | Sony Latin |
Anna C. October 12th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Boldy James, King Woman, Machinedrum, Sally Rose, Taj Weekes, The Alchemist
top 30 new albums for Aug 24 presents:
top 30 new albums for Aug 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 | Vaudou Game | Noussin | Hot Casa |
| 2 | Yola | Stand For Myself | Easy Eye Sound |
| 3 | Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band | Expansions | Big Crown |
| 4 | Dobet Gnahoré | Couleur | Cumbancha |
| 5 | Sally Rose | Tread Light | self-released |
| 6 | Prabir Trio | Haanji | self-released |
| 7 | Hotspit | CC – EP | self-released |
| 8 | Wednesday | Twin Plagues | Orindal |
| 9 | Lingua Ignota | Sinner Get Ready | Sargent House |
| 10 | Dot Allison | Heart-Shaped Scars | SA |
| 11 | Lee DeWyze | Ghost Stories | Mavelle |
| 12 | Son Volt | Electro Melodier | Transmit Sound |
| 13 | The Halluci Nation | One More Saturday Night | Radicalized |
| 14 | Chris Haise Band | Half of All of Nothing | self-released |
| 15 | King Woman | Celestial Blues | Relapse |
| 16 | LUMP | Animal | Chrysalis |
| 17 | Atmosphere | Word? | Rhymesayers |
| 18 | Upper Wilds | Venus | Thrill Jockey |
| 19 | Piroshka | Love Drips and Gathers | Bella Union |
| 20 | Joseph Spence | Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 21 | Anika | Change | Sacred Bones |
| 22 | Yves Tumor | The Asymptotical World – EP | Warp |
| 23 | Martin Sexton | 2020 Vision – EP | Kitchen Table |
| 24 | Evidence | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 25 | Museum Of Love | Life of Mammals | Skint |
| 26 | Snapped Ankles | Forest of Your Problems | The Leaf Label |
| 27 | The Catenary Wires | Birling Gap | Shelflife |
| 28 | Various Artists | R&B Hipshakers Vol. 5: Rocks in Your Head | Vampisoul |
| 29 | Livingmore | Take Me | Nomad Eel |
| 30 | Tristen | Aquatic Flowers | Mama Bird |
Anna C. August 24th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, Dobet Gnahore, Sally Rose, Vaudou Game, Yola
genre charts for Aug 24 presents:
genre charts for Aug 24
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SALLY ROSE | Tread Light | Self-Released |
| 2 | DOT ALLISON | Heart-Shaped Scars | SA |
| 3 | LEE DEWYZE | Ghost Stories | Mavelle/InGrooves |
| 4 | SON VOLT | Electro Melodier | Transmit Sound/Thirty Tigers |
| 5 | MARTIN SEXTON | 2020 Vision | Kitchen Table |
| 6 | TRISTEN | Aquatic Flowers | Mama Bird |
| 7 | TREVOR TCHIR | Sun & Moon | Self-Released |
| 8 | JOSHUA BURNSIDE AND LAURA QUIRKE | In the Half-light [EP] | Attic Thing |
| 9 | AOIFE O’DONOVAN | “More Than We Know” [Single] | Yep Roc |
| 10 | ANA EGGE | “Wait a Minute” [Single] | StorySound |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATMOSPHERE | WORD? – Side A [EP] | Rhymesayers |
| 2 | EVIDENCE | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | DEF3 AND LATE NIGHT RADIO | Weddings And Funerals [EP] | Urbnet |
| 4 | ISAIAH RASHAD | The House Is Burning | TDE/Warner |
| 5 | DOGFUCK | No. | Self-Released |
| 6 | NAS | King’s Disease II | Mass Appeal |
| 7 | FROST GAMBLE | I Missed My Bus | Self-Released |
| 8 | POP SMOKE | Faith | Republic |
| 9 | MILLA THYME | Everything Has Its Thyme | Urbnet |
| 10 | MARCEY YATES AND XOBOI | Culxr House: Freedom Summer | Saddle Creek |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KING WOMAN | Celestial Blues | Relapse |
| 2 | WORMWITCH | Wolf Hex | Prosthetic |
| 3 | WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM | Primordial Arcana | Relapse |
| 4 | MORK | Katerdralen | Peaceville |
| 5 | NAZXUL | Irkalla | Seance |
| 6 | DARKTHRONE | Eternal Hails…… | Peaceville |
| 7 | FEAR FACTORY | Aggression Continuum | Nuclear Blast |
| 8 | MANNVEIRA | Vitahringur | Dark Descent |
| 9 | MYRHOLT | Sjelebot | Self-Released |
| 10 | FELLED | The Intimate Earth | Transcending Obscurity |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HALLUCI NATION, THE | One More Saturday Night | Radicalized |
| 2 | GLUME | The Internet | Italians Do It Better |
| 3 | ALEX SOMERS | Siblings 2 | Krunk |
| 4 | TROPICAL GEOMETRY | Luck Mountain | Same Difference |
| 5 | BOW EVER DOWN | Let It Burn | Audio SIC |
| 6 | DAM FUNK | Above The Fray | Glydezone |
| 7 | HAYATO HIOKI | Swallowing Smoke | Self-Released |
| 8 | JANA RUSH | Painful Enlightenment | Planet Mu |
| 9 | FELINTO | Futuro Antigo Perpetuo | Bokeh Versions |
| 10 | JUNYA TOKUDA | Anemic Cinema | Remodel |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEN HARPER AND ZIGGY MARLEY | “Spin It Faster” [Single] | Mad Bunny |
| 2 | VAUDOU GAME | Noussin | Hot Casa |
| 3 | JAGUAR | Madremonte | El Palmas |
| 4 | CARWYN ELLIS AND RIO 18 | “Ola” [Single] | Legere |
| 5 | KEVIN FLOREZ AND CAPTAIN PLANET | “Borracho Bailando Champeta” [Single] | Bastard Jazz |
| 6 | KENYA EUGENE | “Bun It” [Single] | SOA Group |
| 7 | FRENTE CUMBIERO | Cera Perdida | Biche |
| 8 | MONOSWEZI | Shanu | Riverboat |
| 9 | TAJ WEEKES | Pause | Jatta |
| 10 | JOSEPH SPENCE | Encore: Unheard Recordings Of Bahamian Guitar And Singing | Smithsonian Folkways |
Anna C. August 24th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Atmosphere, Ben Harper, King Woman, Sally Rose, The Halluci Nation, Ziggy Marley
top 30 new albums for Apr 20 presents:
top 30 new albums for Apr 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 | Reymour | Leviosa | Knekelhuis |
| 2 | Armand Hammer & the Alchemist | Haram | Backwoodz Studioz |
| 3 | Godspeed You! Black Emperor | G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END! | Constellation |
| 4 | Les Filles de Illighadad | At Pioneer Works | Sahel Sounds |
| 5 | Sally Rose | Tread Light | self released |
| 6 | J. Clyde Morris | Stereo | self-released |
| 7 | DJ Williams | Short Stories – EP | Projekt Music |
| 8 | Downhaul | Proof | Refresh |
| 9 | Way, Shape, or Form | Infinite Lives | self-released |
| 10 | Lucy Dacus | Home Video | Matador |
| 11 | Terminal Bliss | Brute Err/ata | Relapse |
| 12 | Matthew E. White & Lonnie Holley | Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection | Spacebomb |
| 13 | Gusher | Bleed Out | self-released |
| 14 | Emily Kinney | The Supporting Character | Jullian |
| 15 | Yaya Bey | The Things I Can’t Take With Me – EP | Big Dada |
| 16 | Death from Above 1979 | Is 4 Lovers | Everything Eleven Inc. |
| 17 | Hey, King! | Hey, King! | Anti/Epitaph |
| 18 | Michael Beach | Dream Violence | Goner |
| 19 | Cool Ghouls | At George’s Zoo | Empty Cellar |
| 20 | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | L.W. | KGLW |
| 21 | Genesis Owusu | Smiling with No Teeth | House Anxiety / Ourness |
| 22 | Nightshift | Zöe | Trouble In Mind |
| 23 | Julien Baker | Little Oblivions | Matador |
| 24 | Catherine Britt | Home Truths | Beverley Hillbilly |
| 25 | Adrian Younge | The American Negro | Jazz Is Dead |
| 26 | Janet Simpson | Safe Distance | Cornelius Chapel |
| 27 | Psychedelic Porn Crumpets | SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound | What Reality |
| 28 | Sincere Gifts | Ghost of America – EP | Sincere Gifts |
| 29 | The Notwist | Vertigo Days | Morr Music |
| 30 | Goat Girl | On All Fours | Rough Trade |
Anna C. April 20th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Armand Hammer, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Les Filles de Illighadad, Reymour, Sally Rose, The Alchemist
genre charts for Apr 20 presents:
genre charts for Apr 20
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SALLY ROSE | Tread Light | Self-Released |
| 2 | CATHERINE BRITT | Home Truths | Beverley Hillbilly |
| 3 | JANET SIMPSON | Safe Distance | Cornelius Chapel |
| 4 | GARY LOURIS | Jump For Joy | Sham |
| 5 | ESTHER ROSE | How Many Times | Father/Daughter |
| 6 | HARDENED AND TEMPERED | Hold The Line | Self-Released |
| 7 | FRETLAND | Could Have Loved You [Advance Tracks] | Self-Released |
| 8 | GARRISON STARR | Girl I Used To Be | Self-Released |
| 9 | SAMANTHA CRAIN | I Guess We Live Here Now [Advance Tracks] | Self-Released |
| 10 | CLARA MANN | Consolations [EP] | Sad Club |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARMAND HAMMER AND THE ALCHEMIST | Haram | Backwoodz |
| 2 | GENESIS OWUSU | Smiling With No Teeth | House Anxiety/Ourness |
| 3 | PINK SIIFU AND FLY ANAKIN | $mokebreak | Lex |
| 4 | TRU NYCE | Win In Doubt | Tru Fresh Digital |
| 5 | NUMBER 2 | Rape Whistle | Ultra Beast United |
| 6 | ICEROCKS | Crossing The Rubicon | Self-Released |
| 7 | BIG FLOWERS | Big Smile | Self-Released |
| 8 | SENICA DA MISFIT | Masterpiece [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | POOKIE | Dinka Girl [EP] | Self-Released |
| 10 | VINO LA MANO | Without Conscience [EP] | Black Soprano Family |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TERMINAL BLISS | Brute Err/ata | Relapse |
| 2 | GRAVESEND | Methods Of Human Disposal | 20 Buck Spin |
| 3 | MOONSPELL | Hermitage | Napalm |
| 4 | PAYSAGE D’HIVER | Geister | Kunsthall Produktionen |
| 5 | VICTORY OVER THE SUN | “Nowherer” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | KOLDOVSTVO | “I” [Single] | Babylon Doom Cult |
| 7 | SKOLD | Dies Irae | Cleopatra |
| 8 | NANCY DOWNS, THE | THE NANCY DOWNS | Self-Released |
| 9 | SERAPHIM SHOCK | The Fairmount Chronicles, Chapter One [EP] | Brother My Brother |
| 10 | MANDRAGORA SCREAM | The Deathly Hallows | Lunatic Asylum |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REYMOUR | Leviosa | Knekelhuis |
| 2 | ALEX SOMERS | Siblings | Krunk |
| 3 | FLOATING POINTS, PHAROAH SANDERS AND THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | Promises | Luaka Bop |
| 4 | I YA TOYAH | Out Of Order [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | ANDY STOTT | Never the Right Time | Modern Love |
| 6 | NYX AND GAZELLE TWIN | Deep England | NYX Collective |
| 7 | MONTPARNASSE MUSIQUE | “Panter” [Single] | Six Degrees |
| 8 | FM SKYLINE | “Dream Machine” [Single] | 100% Electronica |
| 9 | VISION, THE | Down (feat. Dames Brown) [EP] | Defected |
| 10 | ANDY BELL | The Indica Gallery | Sonic Cathedral |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOSE CARLOS SCHWARZ AND LE COBIANA DJAZZ | Lua Ki Di Nos | Hot Mule |
| 2 | AYUUNA SULE | “Don’t Be Lazy” [Single] | Rebel Up |
| 3 | DELGRES | 0.166666666666667 | Pias |
| 4 | LOS MUTABLES | “Pasos En La Luna/Suspenso En El Espacio” [Single] | Munster |
| 5 | LOS MASTER PLUS | “Buena Vida” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | STRAIGHT FROM THE DECKS 2 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Pura Vida Sounds/Heavenly Sweetness |
| 7 | AFROSOUND | La Danza De Los Mirlos | Vampisoul |
| 8 | NATION BEAT | The Royal Chase | Self-Released |
| 9 | THE BOYS FROM NAIROBI: BENGA AND RUMBA FROM 1980S KENYA | VARIOUS ARTISTS | No Wahala Sounds |
| 10 | ALOSTMEN | Kologo | Strut |
Anna C. April 20th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Armand Hammer, José Carlos Schwarz, Le Cobiana Djazz, Reymour, Sally Rose, Terminal Bliss
genre charts for Apr 6 presents:
genre charts for Apr 6
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SALLY ROSE | Tread Light | Self-Released |
| 2 | AARON LEE TASJAN | Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan! | New West |
| 3 | VALERIE JUNE | The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers | Fantasy/Concord |
| 4 | JOHNNY IRONSIGHTS | Murder Mountain | Self-Released |
| 5 | JUSTIN MOSES | Fall Like Rain | Mountain Fever |
| 6 | BRAD LEFTWICH AND LINDA HIGGINBOTHAM | At Home In The Parlour | Old Time Tiki Parlour |
| 7 | CHRISTOPHER MARK JONES | Looking for the Light | Self-Released |
| 8 | LAEL NEALE | Acquainted With Night | Sub Pop |
| 9 | WILLIE DUNN | Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology | Rough Trade |
| 10 | TERRY KLEIN | “A Year Gone To The Dogs” [Single] | Broken Jukebox |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ICEROCKS | Crossing The Rubicon | Self-Released |
| 2 | NUMBER 2 | Rape Whistle | Ultra Beast United |
| 3 | SENICA DA MISFIT | Masterpiece [EP] | Self-Released |
| 4 | GRISELDA AND BSF: CONFLICTED (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Griselda |
| 5 | PINK SIIFU AND FLY ANAKIN | $mokebreak | Lex |
| 6 | THERAVADA | Xenophon | 2000 ENT. |
| 7 | KEV BROWN AND J SCIENIDE | Stray From the Pack | Fat Beats |
| 8 | DJ MUGGS AND FLEE LORD | Rammellzee | Soul Assassins |
| 9 | GIANT | Big Talk | The Third, LLC/Vintage Youth |
| 10 | ANTI-LILLY AND THE OTHER GUYS | “Stay Down” [Single] | Hipnott |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENFORCED | Kill Grid | Century Media |
| 2 | EMMA RUTH RUNDLE AND THOU | The Helm Of Sorrow [EP] | Sacred Bones |
| 3 | EVILE | Hell Unleashed | Self-Released |
| 4 | DIVIDE AND DISSOLVE | Gas Lit | Invada |
| 5 | GENGHIS TRON | Dream Weapon | Relapse |
| 6 | LEBENSNACHT | The Realm Beyond | Naturmacht Productions |
| 7 | YAUTJA | The Lurch | Relapse |
| 8 | DIVERGENCE | Shifting Realms [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | ALUSTRIUM | A Monument to Silence | Unique Leader |
| 10 | AUGUST BURNS RED | “Westworld” [Single] | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRIJEAN | Feelings | Ghostly International |
| 2 | I YA TOYAH | Out Of Order [EP] | Self-Released |
| 3 | BAIUCA AND LILAINA | “Luar” [Single] | Wonderwheel |
| 4 | TOWA TEI | LP | Mach |
| 5 | CONSOLIDATED | We’re Already There | The End Of |
| 6 | ANDY STOTT | Never the Right Time | Modern Love |
| 7 | NEON BUNNY | KOSMOS | Native Code |
| 8 | EMMACULATE | “Feel Alright” [Single] | Djoon Experience |
| 9 | ALEX SOMERS | Siblings | Krunk |
| 10 | LORE | “Deadly Sessions (Live)” [Single] | Into Bliss |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DELGRES | 4:00 AM | Pias |
| 2 | EDO FUNK EXPLOSION VOL 1 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Analog Africa |
| 3 | LOS MUTABLES | “Pasos En La Luna/Suspenso En El Espacio” [Single] | Munster |
| 4 | STRAIGHT FROM THE DECKS 2 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Pura Vida Sounds/Heavenly Sweetness |
| 5 | MUITO KABALLA POWER ENSEMBLE | “Mamari” [Single] | Rebel Up |
| 6 | AMPEX, THE | The Ampex | Munster |
| 7 | JOAO SELVA | Navegar | Underdog |
| 8 | LOS TEDDY’S | Doce Psicoexitos | Munster |
| 9 | JUPITER AND OKWESS | Na Kozonga [Advance Tracks] | Everloving |
| 10 | CHRISTINE SALEM | Mersi | Blue Fanal |
Anna C. April 6th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Brijean, Delgres, Enforced, Icerocks, Sally Rose
top 30 new albums for Feb 23 presents:
top 30 new albums for Feb 23
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 | Chemtrails | The Peculiar Smell of the Inevitable | PNKSLM |
| 2 | Hum | Inlet | Earth Analog |
| 3 | Ruth Good | Haunt – EP | Citrus City |
| 4 | Sally Rose | Tread Light | self-released |
| 5 | zara | dustmites | self-released |
| 6 | Spacebomb House Band | X: Kernel Eternal | Spacebomb |
| 7 | Naked Pictures | W I D E | Cheap Cuts |
| 8 | Lonely Rooms | Until We Have To | Fuzzycat |
| 9 | ShotClock | Side A – EP | Say-10 |
| 10 | Alex Jonestown Massacre | Run-On Death Sentence | Hail Peyton |
| 11 | Loud Night | Mindnumbing Pleasure | Vinyl Conflict |
| 12 | Coy Pond | Living In Hindsight | self-released |
| 13 | Butcher Brown | #KingButch | Concord Jazz |
| 14 | Claud | Super Monster | Saddest Factory |
| 15 | Bodies of Water | Is This What It’s Like | Thousand Tongues |
| 16 | Rupert Wates | Lamentations | self-released |
| 17 | The Notwist | Vertigo Days | Morr Music |
| 18 | Cub Scout Bowling Pins | Heaven Beats Iowa – EP | GBV Inc |
| 19 | Kiwi Jr. | Cooler Returns | Sub Pop |
| 20 | shame | Drunk Tank Pink | Dead Oceans |
| 21 | Pom Poko | Cheater | Bella Union |
| 22 | Greenlights Music | The Art Of Poise | Greenlights Music |
| 23 | Sleaford Mods | Spare Ribs | Rough Trade |
| 24 | Viagra Boys | Welfare Jazz | YEAR0001 |
| 25 | Guided By Voices | Styles We Paid For | GBV Inc |
| 26 | The Bats | Foothills | Flying Nun |
| 27 | Shygirl | ALIAS | Because Music |
| 28 | Adrianne Lenker | songs | 4AD |
| 29 | ela minus | acts of rebellion | Domino |
| 30 | Yo La Tengo | Sleepless Night – EP | Matador |
Anna C. February 23rd, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Chemtrails, Hum, Ruth Good, Sally Rose, Zara
genre charts for Feb 23 presents:
genre charts for Feb 23
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SALLY ROSE | Tread Light | Self-Released |
| 2 | LONELY ROOMS | Until We Have To | Fuzzycat |
| 3 | RUPERT WATES | Lamentations | Self-Released |
| 4 | JAMES YORKSTON AND THE SECOND HAND ORCHESTRA | The Wide, Wide River | Domino |
| 5 | MATT SWEENEY AND BONNIE PRINCE BILLY | Superwolves [Advance Tracks] | Drag City |
| 6 | STEVE TILSTON | Such Times | World Network |
| 7 | CHARLEY CROCKETT | Welcome To The Hard Times | Thirty Tigers |
| 8 | KONRADSEN | Rodeo No. 5 [EP] | Cascine |
| 9 | SARAH SISKIND | Modern Appalachia | Red Request |
| 10 | TYLER CHILDERS | Long Violent History | RCA |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEV BROWN AND J SCIENIDE | Stray From the Pack | Self-Released |
| 2 | T STAR | Still Growing | Self-Released |
| 3 | SLEEP SINATRA | ROUTES | Self-Released |
| 4 | GUTTA BABY | Remain Solid | Gutta Baby |
| 5 | JOHNNY CIGGS | Paradise | Gritty City |
| 6 | KEENYN OMARI | A.N.M.R. [3.0] | Self-Released |
| 7 | FREE RADICALS | White Power Outage, Vol. 1 | Self-Released |
| 8 | PROP | Vintage Luggage | HLGNLIFE |
| 9 | SAHTYRE | The Roaring | Below System |
| 10 | POP SMOKE | Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon | Republic |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEMON KING | The Final Tyranny | The Artisan Era |
| 2 | CRYPTIC SHIFT | Visitations From Enceladus | Blood Harvest |
| 3 | ARONIOUS | Persipacity | The Artesian Era |
| 4 | SPECTRUM OF DELUSION | Neoconception | The Artisan Era |
| 5 | SYMBOLIK | Emergence | The Artisan Era |
| 6 | HOBOKNIFE | Wig of Flies | Self-Released |
| 7 | BRAND OF SACRIFICE | Lifeblood | Self-Released |
| 8 | VULVODYNIA AND ACRANIA | Vulvocrania: Societal Lobotomisation [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | RINGS OF SATURN | Embryonic Anomaly | Nuclear Blast |
| 10 | ALICE COOPER | Detroit Stories | earMUSIC |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZARA | Dustmites | Self-Released |
| 2 | SHYGIRL | ALIAS [EP] | Because |
| 3 | ELA MINUS | Acts Of Rebellion | Domino |
| 4 | MADLIB | Sound Ancestors | Madlib Invazion |
| 5 | WOBBLY | Monitress | Hausu Mountain |
| 6 | CERRONE | DNA | Because |
| 7 | ORIELLES, THE | Disco Volador | Heavenly/PIAS |
| 8 | BEAUTIFY JUNKYARDS | Cosmorama | Ghost Box |
| 9 | SQUAREPUSHER | Be Up A Hello | Warp |
| 10 | JEN KUTLER | Sonified Physiological Indicators Of Empathy | Cacophonous Revival |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADMAS | Sons Of Ethiopia | Frederiksberg |
| 2 | DOM LA NENA | Tempo | Six Degrees |
| 3 | ELIDA ALMEIDA | Gerasonobu | LusAfrica |
| 4 | FREE RADICALS | White Power Outage, Vol. 1 | Self-Released |
| 5 | NKUMBA SYSTEM | Bailao Duro | Prado |
| 6 | FLORENCE ADOONI | “Mam Pe’ela Su’ure” [Single] | Philophon |
| 7 | BUYEPONGO VS. QUITAPENAS | “Cantarito/Inspiracion” [Single] | Peace & Rhythm |
| 8 | FEMI KUTI | Stop The Hate | Partisan |
| 9 | JOAO SELVA | Navegar | Underdog |
| 10 | ANANSY CISSE | Anoura | Riverboat |
Anna C. February 23rd, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Admas, Demon King, J Scienide, Kev Brown, Sally Rose, Zara