genre charts for Aug 31 presents:
genre charts for Aug 31
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SON VOLT | Electro Melodier | Transmit Sound/Thirty Tigers |
| 2 | DAVID POTTS-DUPRE | Vladimir And Irene | Self-Released |
| 3 | TREVOR TCHIR | Sun & Moon | Self-Released |
| 4 | STURGILL SIMPSON | The Ballad Of Dood And Juanita | Hill Top Mountain |
| 5 | JIM LAUDERDALE | Hope | Yep Roc |
| 6 | JOHNNY CASH:FOREVER WORDS EXPANDED | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Legacy |
| 7 | NEWTON FAULKNER | “Four Leaf Clover” b/w “World Away” [Single] | Battenberg |
| 8 | BACKYARD TIRE FIRE | “Alejandro Escovedo” [Single] | Black Dirt/Royal Potato Family |
| 9 | DARLINGSIDE | “Keep Coming Home (feat. The Distantly Social Orchestra)” [Single] | More Doug/Thirty Tigers |
| 10 | BEDOUINE | “The Wave” [Single] | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCKINLEY DIXON | For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 2 | ATMOSPHERE | WORD? – Side A [EP] | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | TYLER THE CREATOR | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Columbia |
| 4 | EVIDENCE | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 5 | KARMAH | Richmond State of Mind [EP] | Self-Released |
| 6 | DEF3 AND LATE NIGHT RADIO | Weddings And Funerals [EP] | Urbnet |
| 7 | ISAIAH RASHAD | The House Is Burning | TDE/Warner |
| 8 | MAL DEVISA | Wisdom Teeth | Self-Released |
| 9 | STIMULATOR JONES | Peaceful | Stones Throw |
| 10 | THEORY HAZIT | “Y’all Still Ain’t Washin’ Y’all Hands” [Single] | WetWork |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM | Primordial Arcana | Relapse |
| 2 | ABORTED | ManiaCult | Century Media |
| 3 | BIG BRAVE | Vital [EP] | Southern Lord |
| 4 | UNDERDARK | Our Bodies Burned Bright on Re-Entry | Self-Released |
| 5 | HUMAN IMPACT | Ep01 [EP] | Ipecac |
| 6 | JASON BIELER AND THE BARON VON BIELSKI ORCHESTRA | Songs for the Apocalypse | Frontiers |
| 7 | MILDREDA | I Was Never Really There | Dependent |
| 8 | KPT | Obliterate [EP] | GIVE/TAKE |
| 9 | MONSTER MAGNET | A Better Dystopia | Napalm |
| 10 | ALEXIS MARSHALL | House Of Lull . House Of When | Sargent House |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HALLUCI NATION, THE | One More Saturday Night | Radicalized |
| 2 | EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY | Yellow | Movementt |
| 3 | KONDI BAND | We Famous | Strut |
| 4 | JANA RUSH | Painful Enlightenment | Planet Mu |
| 5 | CLAIRE ROUSAY | A Softer Focus | American Dreams |
| 6 | KOMRADS | The Wolf | Negative Gain Productions |
| 7 | JARGUNA AND RYUZEN | Kitsune | Projekt |
| 8 | PRIKU FEAT. DINU | “ENDZ042” [Single] | Eastenderz |
| 9 | BIKINI DEATH RACE | “Refrigerator” [Single] | Negative Gain Productions |
| 10 | BLACK MARBLE | “Somewhere” [Single] | Sacred Bones |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MERIDIAN BROTHERS AND CONJUNTO MEDIA LUNA | Paz En La Tierra | Bongo Joe |
| 2 | A ESPECTACULAR CHARANGA DA FRANCA | “Nao Para (Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” [Single] | Mais Um |
| 3 | ORQUESTA AKOKAN | “Mi Congo Es De Akokan” [Single] | Daptone |
| 4 | LES FILLES DE ILLIGHADAD | At Pioneer Works | Sahel Sounds |
| 5 | MDOU MOCTAR | Afrique Victime | Matador/Beggars Group |
| 6 | SUSANA BACA | “La Herida Oscura” [Single] | Real World |
| 7 | LOS SIDERAL’S | “Virgines Del Sol/Dongoh” [Single] | Munster |
| 8 | COCHEMEA | Vol. II Baca Sewa | Daptone |
| 9 | RECORD KICKS AFRO SIDES, VOL. 2 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Record Kicks |
| 10 | ACHOLI MACHON | Sons Of South Sudan [EP] | Good Deeds |
Anna C. August 31st, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Conjunto Media Luna, McKinley Dixon, Meridian Brothers, Son Volt, The Halluci Nation, Wolves in the Throne Room
Top 30 new albums for week ending Apr 5 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Apr 5
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 | Karen O + Danger Mouse | Lux Prima | 30th Century |
| 2 | Molly Tuttle | When You’re Ready | Compass |
| 3 | Son Volt | Union | Transmit Sound |
| 4 | Weyes Blood | Titanic Rising | Sub Pop |
| 5 | Lambchop | This (Is What I Wanted To Tell You) | Merge |
| 6 | Carrie Newcomer | The Point of Arrival | Available Light |
| 7 | Kevin Deal | The Long Road Home | Kevin Deal |
| 8 | The Coathangers | The Devil You Know | Suicide Squeeze |
| 9 | The Fat White Family | Serfs Up! | Domino |
| 10 | Orville Peck | Pony | Sub Pop |
| 11 | Marissa Nadler | Poison / If We Make It Through the Summer – Single | KRO |
| 12 | Iron & Wine | Our Endless Numbered Days (Deluxe Edition) | Sub Pop |
| 13 | Andrew Bird | My Finest Work Yet | Loma Vista |
| 14 | Andy Statman | Monroe Bus | Shefa |
| 15 | Robert Forster | Inferno | Tapete |
| 16 | Namebrand | Grace | Purple Republic/AGM |
| 17 | Teen | Good Fruit | Carpark |
| 18 | Alex Chilton | From Memphis to New Orleans | Bar/None |
| 19 | The Telescopes | Exploding Head Syndrome | Tapete |
| 20 | Ibibio Sound Machine | Doko Mien | Merge |
| 21 | Mekons | Deserted | Glitterbeat |
| 22 | Chris Cohen | Chris Cohen | Captured Tracks |
| 23 | Stella Donnelly | Beware of the Dogs | Secretly Canadian |
| 24 | Better Oblivion Community Center | Better Oblivion Community Center | Dead Oceans |
| 25 | White Denim | Side Effects | City Slang |
| 26 | Jenny Lewis | On the Line | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | Sara Trunzo | Dirigo Attitude | self-released |
| 28 | Ex Hex | It’s Real | Merge |
| 29 | Strand of Oaks | Eraserland | Dead Oceans |
| 30 | Grupo Fantasma | American Music: Volume 7 | Blue Corn Music |
Anna C. April 6th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Danger Mouse, karen O, Lambchop, Molly Tuttle, Son Volt, Weyes Blood
Top 30 new albums for week ending Mar 29 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Mar 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.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cochemea | All My Relations | Daptone |
| 2 | Molly Tuttle | When You’re Ready | Compass |
| 3 | Son Volt | Union | Transmit Sound |
| 4 | Mountain Man | Sings John Denver – Single | Nonesuch |
| 5 | Reed Foehl | Lucky Enough | Green Mountain |
| 6 | Mdou Moctar | Ilana (The Creator) | Sahel Sounds |
| 7 | Stella Donnelly | Beware of the Dogs | Secretly Canadian |
| 8 | Frank Migliorelli and The Dirt Nappers | The Things You Left Behind | Rave On |
| 9 | Apparat | LP5 | Mute |
| 10 | Ex Hex | It’s Real | Merge |
| 11 | The Currys | This Side of the Glass | The Currys |
| 12 | Carrie Newcomer | The Point of Arrival | Available Light |
| 13 | Sam Cassidy | Running Blind | self-released |
| 14 | Andy Statman | Monroe Bus | Shefa |
| 15 | These New Puritans | Inside the Rose | Infectious Music |
| 16 | Michael Braunfeld | Driver | Blind Justice Music |
| 17 | Ibibio Sound Machine | Doko Mien | Merge |
| 18 | Scott Thorn | Broken Horses – EP | Max Beep |
| 19 | The Coathangers | The Devil You Know | Suicide Squeeze |
| 20 | Dido | Still on My Mind | BMG |
| 21 | SASAMI | SASAMI | Domino |
| 22 | Joshua Davis | Live at the Robin | Joshua Davis |
| 23 | Meat Puppets | Dusty Notes | Megaforce |
| 24 | Victor Krummenacher | Blue Pacific | Veritas |
| 25 | Jetty Bones | – – EP | Take This To Heart |
| 26 | Helado Negro | This Is How You Smile | RVNG Intl. |
| 27 | Amanda Palmer | There Will Be No Intermission | 8ft. |
| 28 | Teen | Good Fruit | Carpark |
| 29 | Living Hour | Softer Faces | Kanine |
| 30 | Hand Habits | placeholder | Saddle Creek |
Anna C. March 30th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Cochemea, Molly Tuttle, Mountain Man, Reed Foehl, Son Volt