top 30 new albums for Apr 12 presents:
top 30 new albums for Apr 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 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Domino |
| 2 | Denzel Curry | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Loma Vista |
| 3 | Widow Rings | Songs for the Hearse, Vol. 2 – Single | Housefire |
| 4 | The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys | Never Slow Down | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 5 | Los Bitchos | Let the Festivities Begin! | City Slang |
| 6 | Just Mustard | Heart Under | Partisan / Liberator Music |
| 7 | Mary J. Blige | Good Morning Gorgeous | 300 Entertainment |
| 8 | Fly Anakin | Frank | Lex |
| 9 | Guerilla Toss | Famously Alive | Sub Pop |
| 10 | Ibibio Sound Machine | Electricity | Merge |
| 11 | Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway | Crooked Tree | Nonesuch |
| 12 | Cliff and Ivy | Bloody Ghost – Single | House of Extreme Darkness |
| 13 | Shawnis and the Shimmers | Wasteland | Adang |
| 14 | Cut the Architect’s Hand | The Eternity Box | Aunt Mary / New Dirt |
| 15 | 3:33 | Moon Maniac – EP | self-released |
| 16 | Prayer Group | Michael Dose | self-released |
| 17 | A New Dawn Fades | I See the Nightbirds (Deluxe Reissue) | Cherub |
| 18 | Chris Ratterree | Established in 1971 | self-released |
| 19 | Ant The Symbol | Ant’s Addition | Vintage Youth |
| 20 | Ed Schrader’s Music Beat | Nightclub Daydreaming | Carpark |
| 21 | Anand Wilder | I Don’t Know My Words | Last Gang |
| 22 | Kilo Kish | AMERICAN GURL | Kisha Soundscapes + Audio |
| 23 | Jamie McLean Band | Paradise Found | Harmonized |
| 24 | Freakons | Freakons | Fluff and Gravy |
| 25 | Widowspeak | The Jacket | Captured Tracks |
| 26 | BODEGA | Broken Equipment | What’s Your Rupture? |
| 27 | Jeremy Ivey | Invisible Pictures | Anti/Epitaph |
| 28 | Whiskey West | Freight Train Mama | Whiskey West |
| 29 | Ceramic Animal | Sweet Unknown | Easy Eye Sound |
| 30 | The Birthday Massacre | Fascination | Metropolis |
Anna C. April 12th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Denzel Curry, Los Bitchos, The Po' Ramblin' Boys, wet leg, Widow rings
genre charts for Apr 12 presents:
genre charts for Apr 12
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PO’ RAMBLIN’ BOYS, THE | Never Slow Down | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 2 | FREAKONS | Freakons | Fluff And Gravy |
| 3 | JEREMY IVEY | Invisible Pictures | Anti- |
| 4 | WHISKEY WEST | Freight Train Mama | Self-Released |
| 5 | CARSON MCHONE | Still Life | Merge |
| 6 | STEVE POLTZ | Stardust And Satellites | Red House |
| 7 | JUDY COLLINS | Spellbound | Cleopatra |
| 8 | KIERAN KANE AND RAYNA GELLERT | The Flowers That Bloom In Spring | Dead Reckoning |
| 9 | MASON JENNINGS | Real Heart | Loosegroove |
| 10 | WILD RIVERS | Sidelines | Nettwerk |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DENZEL CURRY | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 2 | FLY ANAKIN | Frank | Lex |
| 3 | ANT THE SYMBOL | Ant’s Addition | Vintage Youth |
| 4 | ELZHI | Zhigeist | Nature Sounds |
| 5 | MOPES | Unwound | Strange Famous |
| 6 | BENNY THE BUTCHER | Tana Talk 4 | Griselda/EMPIRE |
| 7 | SKWEEKY WATAFAWLS | Pretty Hell | Gritty City |
| 8 | PHIFE DAWG | Forever | Smokin’ Needles/AWAL |
| 9 | CUBBIEBEAR AND SEEZ MICS | Even In Death | Strange Famous |
| 10 | COOL KIDS, THE | Before Shit Got Weird | Sounds Like Fun |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUT THE ARCHITECT’S HAND | The Eternity Box | Aunt Mary/New Dirt |
| 2 | MANEATING ORCHID | Hive Mind | Self-Released |
| 3 | THUMOS | Nothing Further Beyond [EP] | Snow Wolf |
| 4 | MEDDDLER | Upsurge [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | NORDGEIST | Frostwinter | Kunsthall Produktionen |
| 6 | TERMINAL BLISS | Brute Errata | Relapse |
| 7 | KING WOMAN | Celestial Blues | Relapse |
| 8 | WE BUTTER THE BREAD WITH BUTTER | Das Album | AFM |
| 9 | ARKAZA | “Shadows” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | VONAMOR | VONAMOR | Time To Kill |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Electricity | Merge |
| 2 | KILO KISH | American Gurl | Kisha/Independent |
| 3 | ALICE GLASS | PREY//IV | Eating Glass |
| 4 | ADULT | Becoming Undone | Dais |
| 5 | PICTISH TRAIL | Island Family | Bella Union |
| 6 | BLUE STATES | World Contact Day | Memphis Industries |
| 7 | MAX COOPER | Unspoken Words | Mesh |
| 8 | MICHAEL STEARNS | Planetary Unfolding (2022 Remaster) | Projekt |
| 9 | GOLDEN BUG | Piscolabis | La belle |
| 10 | YASUAKI SHIMIZU | Kiren | Palto Flats |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFRICA NEGRA | Antologia Vol. 1 | Bongo Joe |
| 2 | LESPRI KA: NEW DIRECTIONS IN GWOKA MUSIC FROM GUADELOUPE 1981-2010 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Time Capsule-Seance Centre |
| 3 | PAPE NZIENGUI | Kadi Yombo | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 4 | LA PAMBELE | La Pambele | Names You Can Trust |
| 5 | LE SUPER DJATA BAND DU MALI | En Super Forme, Vol. 1 | Numero Group |
| 6 | DOGO DU TOGO | “Soke Wo (Sol Power All-Stars remix)” [Single] | Sol Power Sound |
| 7 | ORCHESTRE MASSAKO | Orchestre Massako [EP] | Analog Africa |
| 8 | BIO RITMO | “Piraguero/Asia Minor” [Single] | Merge |
| 9 | VIVIANO TORRES AND ANE SWING | Joyas Champetuas De Todos Los Tiempos | Palenque |
| 10 | OUMOU SANGARE | “Samara” [Single] | World Circuit |
Anna C. April 12th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Africa Negra, Cut the Architect's Hand, Denzel Curry, Ibibio Sound Machine, The Po' Ramblin' Boys