Top 30 new albums for week ending Nov 15 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Nov 15
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 | Crumb | Jinx | Crumb |
| 2 | Piranha Rama | You’ve Earned It | Trrrash |
| 3 | Theravada | Xennis Rodman | 2000 Entertainment |
| 4 | Tacocat | This Mess Is a Place | Sub Pop |
| 5 | Automatic | Signal | Stones Throw |
| 6 | Doudou Copa | Loin des Barreaux | Diamond Prod |
| 7 | Angelica Garcia | Jícama (Edit) – Single | Spacebomb |
| 8 | Grebes | House Creature | Broken Circles |
| 9 | Quelle Chris | Guns | Mello Music Group |
| 10 | Juana Molina | Forfun – EP | Crammed Discs |
| 11 | Ibibio Sound Machine | Doko Mien | Merge |
| 12 | Smoke Fairies | Darkness Brings the Wonders Home | Year Seven |
| 13 | Coco Montoya | Coming in Hot | Alligator |
| 14 | Lucy Dacus | 2019 | Matador |
| 15 | The Purge | Honesty | self-released |
| 16 | Voarm | Voarm | self-released |
| 17 | Mirtaw | Vandals | MXC |
| 18 | Inter Arma | Sulphur English | Relapse |
| 19 | Locobeach | Psychedelic Disco Cumbia | Dorsal Fin |
| 20 | Illiterate Light | Illiterate Light | Atlantic |
| 21 | Copperhead | Gazing in the Dark | PTP |
| 22 | Toxic Moxie | Falkonia | self-released |
| 23 | Dharma Bombs | Enjoy the View | Dharma Bombs |
| 24 | Sammi Lanzetta | Ceiling Mirror | 6131 |
| 25 | Camp Howard | Cañón | self-released |
| 26 | Russian Circles | Blood Year | Sargent House |
| 27 | Sleepwalkers | Ages | Spacebomb |
| 28 | NO BS! Brass | A Decade of Noise | self-released |
| 29 | Various Artists | Too Late to Pray: Defiant Chicago Roots | Bloodshot |
| 30 | Landon Elliott | Domino | American Paradox |
Anna C. November 16th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Automatic, Crumb, Piranha Rama, TacocaT, Theravada
Genre charts for week ending Nov 15 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Nov 15
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHARMA BOMBS | Enjoy The View | Self-Released |
| 2 | LANDON ELLIOTT | Domino | American Paradox |
| 3 | VETIVER | Up On High | Mama Bird |
| 4 | KELLER WILLIAMS AND THE KEELS | Speed | Self-Released |
| 5 | CRYS MATTHEWS | These Old Hands [EP] | NewSongs |
| 6 | HACKENSAW BOYS | A Fireproof House Of Sunshine [EP] | Free Dirt |
| 7 | MILK CARTON KIDS, THE | The Only Ones [EP] | Thirty Tigers |
| 8 | KAREN AND THE SORROWS | Guaranteed Broken Heart | Ocean Born Mary |
| 9 | SONGS FROM THE ROAD BAND | Waiting On A Ride | LDT |
| 10 | LONESOME RIVER BAND | Outside Looking In | Crossroads |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THERAVADA | Xennis Rodman | 2000 Entertainment |
| 2 | MIRTAW | Vandals | MXC |
| 3 | DANNY BROWN | uknowhatimsayin¿ | Warp |
| 4 | ETO AND SUPERIOR | Long Story Short | Below System |
| 5 | RAS KASS | Soul On Ice 2 | Mello |
| 6 | APOLLO BROWN | Sincerely, Detroit | Mellow |
| 7 | MUSTARD | Perfect Ten | Ten Summers |
| 8 | MISSY ELLIOTT | Iconology | Atlantic |
| 9 | JUSTIS BRATT | Justified [EP] | Hollywood Starstruck |
| 10 | FREDDIE GIBBS AND MADLIB | Bandana | Keep Cool/RCA/Madlib Invazion/ESGN |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VOARM | Voarm | Self-Released |
| 2 | RUSSIAN CIRCLES | Blood Year | Sargent House |
| 3 | FULL OF HELL | Weeping Choir | Relapse |
| 4 | ALCEST | Spiritual Instinct | Nuclear Blast |
| 5 | DEVIL MASTER | Satan Spits On Children Of Light | Relapse |
| 6 | CLOUD RAT | Pollinator | Artoffact |
| 7 | BELZEBUBS | Pantheon Of The Nightside Gods | Century Media |
| 8 | SKOLD | Never Is Now | Cleopatra |
| 9 | CROWHURST | III | Prophecy |
| 10 | GAAHLS WYRD | GastiR – Ghosts Invited | Season Of Mist |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RHI | The Pale Queen | Tru Thoughts |
| 2 | JUNGLE | Back To Mine | Back To Mine |
| 3 | DJ HARAM | Grace [EP] | Hyperdub |
| 4 | EARPRINT | Easy Listening | Endectromorph |
| 5 | HELM | Chemical Flowers | PAN |
| 6 | EMILY KING | Change Of Scenery: Remixes [EP] | ATO |
| 7 | LAFAWNDAH | Ancestor Boy | Concordia |
| 8 | NIVHEK | “After Its Own Death” b/w “Walking In A Spiral Towards The House” [Single] | Yellow Electric |
| 9 | MATMOS | Plastic Anniversary | Thrill Jockey |
| 10 | FELICIA ATKINSON | The Flower And The Vessel | Shelter Press |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JUANA MOLINA | Forfun [EP] | Crammed |
| 2 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Doko Mien | Merge |
| 3 | LOCOBEACH | Psychedelic Disco Cumbia | Dorsal Fin/Peace & Rhythm |
| 4 | ADNAN OTHMAN | Bershukor: A Retrospective Of Hits By A Malaysian Pop Yeh Yeh Legend | Sublime Frequencies |
| 5 | KALETA AND SUPER YAMBA BAND | Medaho | Ubiquity |
| 6 | PHONOSONICS FEAT LEROY SIBBLES | “Me And Mrs. Jones” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN AND PARTY | Live At WOMAD 1985 | Real World |
| 8 | LOS SHAINS | El Ritmo De Los Shains | Munster |
| 9 | RACHID TAHA | Je Suis Africaine | Believe |
| 10 | DOWN IN JAMAICA: 40 YEARS OF VP RECORDS | VARIOUS ARTIST [Advance Tracks] | VP |
Anna C. November 16th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Dharma Bombs, Juana Molina, Rhi, Theravada, Voarm
Genre charts for week ending Sep 20 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Sep 20
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESTHER ROSE | You Made It This Far | Father/Daughter |
| 2 | LIZZIE NO | Vanity | Self-Released |
| 3 | HOLY ROLLER | Holy Roller | Self-Released |
| 4 | JUSTIN PETER KINKEL-SCHUSTER | Take Heart, Take Care | Big Legal Mess |
| 5 | OTTOMAN TURKS | Ottoman Turks | State Fair |
| 6 | FANNY GRACE | Don’t Want It All | Self-Released |
| 7 | LUBA DVORAK | American Sin | Starr Street |
| 8 | EILEN JEWELL | Gypsy | Signature Sounds |
| 9 | TERRI HENDRIX | Talk To A Human: Project 5.3 | Wilory |
| 10 | BEN WINSHIP | Acorns | Snake River |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THERAVADA | Xennis Rodman | 2000 Entertainment |
| 2 | SYCHO SID | Sunset Drive 2 | Mutant Academy |
| 3 | KONCEPT JACKSON | Newport 1000s | Self-Released |
| 4 | ALCHEMIST | Yacht Rock 2 | Self-Released |
| 5 | SAMPA THE GREAT | The Return | Ninja Tune |
| 6 | NAS | Lost Tapes, Vol 2. | Def Jam |
| 7 | SKYZOO AND PETE ROCK | Retropolitan | Mello |
| 8 | RADIO B | Kill The Dreamer Vol 1: New Independence | The Association Of Great Minds |
| 9 | GHOSTFACE KILLAH | Ghostface Killahs | Now Generation |
| 10 | MISTER AND CURT CATARACT | Approaching Land | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PELICAN | Nighttime Stories | Southern Lord |
| 2 | GHOST | “Seven Inches of Satanic Panic” [Single] | Metal Blade |
| 3 | CULT OF LUNA | A Dawn to Fear | Metal Blade |
| 4 | RUSSIAN CIRCLES | Blood Year | Sargent House |
| 5 | USA NAILS | Life Cinema | HEX |
| 6 | CEREBRAL ROT | Odious Descent Into Decay | 20 Buck Spin |
| 7 | DARKTHRONE | Old Star | Peaceville |
| 8 | BOOK OF WYRMS | Remythologizer | Twin Earth |
| 9 | FUTUREPROJEKTOR | TERMA | Self-Released |
| 10 | OUTSIDER | When Love Dies | Flatspot |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MORT GARSON | Mother Earth’s Plantasia [Reissue] | Sacred Bones |
| 2 | 100 GECS | 1000 Gecs | Dog House |
| 3 | STEVE HAUSCHILDT | Nonlin | Ghostly International |
| 4 | TORRAINE FUTURUM | Miles from Heaven | Self-Released |
| 5 | HERON AND CRANE | Firesides | Hibernator Gigs |
| 6 | DANKMUS | It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Blurst of Times. | Dankcrest Enterprises |
| 7 | JONAS MUNK AND NICKLAS SORENSEN | Always Already Here | El Paraiso |
| 8 | CLARK | Kiri Variations | Throttle |
| 9 | KH | “Only Human” [Single] | Ministry Of Sound |
| 10 | JODY REYNOLDS | “Fire of Love” [Single] | Infinite Soundtracks / Night Drop |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RACHID TAHA | Je Suis Africaine | Believe |
| 2 | EARLY CONGO MUSIC 1946-1962: FIRST RUMBA TO THE REAL RUMBA | VARIOUS ARTISTS | El Sur |
| 3 | VITTO MEIRELLES | Da Hora | Cooking Vinyl |
| 4 | LUCIBELA | Laco Umbilical | LusAfrica |
| 5 | AFROINS, LOS | A Gozar Salsomanos | Vampisoul |
| 6 | KALETA AND SUPER YAMBA BAND | Medaho | Ubiquity |
| 7 | OTAVA YO | Do You Love | ARC |
| 8 | TINARIWEN | Amadjar | Anti- |
| 9 | AGGROLITES, THE | Reggae Now! | Pirates Press |
| 10 | GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE, THE | Aban | Stonetree |
Anna C. September 21st, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Esther Rose, Mort Garson, Pelican, Rachid Taha, Theravada