Top 30 new albums for the week ending Nov 2 presents:
Top 30 new albums for the week ending Nov 2
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 | Cat Power | Wanderer | Domino |
| 2 | Manzara | Hello My Name Is … Friend | Nosy Pants |
| 3 | Unmaker | Firmament | self-released |
| 4 | The Bevis Frond | We’re Your Friends, Man | Fire |
| 5 | Mirah | Understanding | Absolute Magnitude |
| 6 | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Mandy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Lakeshore |
| 7 | Mountain Man | Magic Ship | Nonesuch |
| 8 | Lucinda Slim & the Lawmen | Lucinda Slim & the Lawmen | Haggis |
| 9 | Death Valley Girls | Darkness Rains | Suicide Squeeze |
| 10 | Various artists | Bad Reputation (Music from the Original Motion Picture) | Blackheart |
| 11 | Adrianne Lenker | abysskiss | Saddle Creek |
| 12 | Museum District | I Like It EP | self-released |
| 13 | Midlife Pilot | Ready To Be That Way – EP | self-released |
| 14 | Spooky Cool | Every Thing Ever – EP | Citrus City |
| 15 | Oneness of Juju | African Rhythms | Strut |
| 16 | Pill | Soft Hell | Mexican Summer |
| 17 | Antarctigo Vespucci | Love in the Time of E-Mail | Polyvinyl |
| 18 | Oh Pep! | I Wasn’t Only Thinking About You… | ATO |
| 19 | Boygenius | boygenius – EP | Matador |
| 20 | Julia Holter | Aviary | Domino |
| 21 | Yoko Ono | WARZONE | Chimera |
| 22 | Warm Drag | Warm Drag | In the Red |
| 23 | Bicicletas Por La Paz | Surfeando Un Cometa | self-released |
| 24 | Cloud Nothings | Last Building Burning | Carpark |
| 25 | The Ar-Kaics | In This Time | Wick / Daptone |
| 26 | Surfbort | Friendship Music | Cult / Fat Possum |
| 27 | Dean Wareham and Cheval Sombre | Dean Wareham Vs. Cheval Sombre | Double Feature |
| 28 | Mountain Movers | Pink Skies | Trouble in Mind |
| 29 | Connan Mockasin | Jassbusters | Mexican Summer |
| 30 | The Bottle Rockets | Bit Logic | Bloodshot |
Anna C. November 3rd, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Cat Power, Manzara, Mirah, The Bevis Frond, Unmaker
Genre charts for two weeks ending Oct 26 presents:
Genre charts for two weeks ending Oct 26
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOUNTAIN MAN | Magic Ship | Nonesuch |
| 2 | ADRIANNE LENKER | abysskiss | Saddle Creek |
| 3 | AMY RAY | Holler | Compass |
| 4 | ANNA ST LOUIS | If Only There Was A River | Woodsist |
| 5 | CONNER YOUNGBLOOD | Cheyenne | Counter |
| 6 | MICHIGAN RATTLERS | Evergreen | Self-Released |
| 7 | SALIM NOURALLAH | Somewhere South of Sane | Palo Santo |
| 8 | TILLERS, THE | The Tillers | Self-Released |
| 9 | EPILOGUE: A TRIBUTE TO JOHN DUFFEY | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 10 | VOICES OF MISSISSIPPI ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS DOCUMENTED BY WILLIAM FERRIS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Dust to Digital |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG KAHUNA OG | Weapon OX | Mutant Academy |
| 2 | NAMEBRAND | Chatham Grove | Purple Republic / AGM |
| 3 | BIG KAHUNA OG AND FLY ANAKIN | Big Fly 2 [EP] | Mutant Academy |
| 4 | SCHEME TEAM | Big Bluntz DVD | Mutant Academy |
| 5 | GORILLAZ | The Now Now | Parlophone/Warner Bros. |
| 6 | PUSHA T | Daytona | Def Jam |
| 7 | BIGAL HARRISON | Bintage | Self-Released |
| 8 | RADIO B | Jesus Never Wore A Suit | The Association Of Great Minds |
| 9 | LINA SYMONE | “Need That” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | SKUZZII | Veronica’s Apartment | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNMAKER | Firmament | Self-Released |
| 2 | WINDHAND | Eternal Return | Relapse |
| 3 | DRUGLORD | New Day Dying | Sludgelord |
| 4 | LISTLESS | Listless [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | NINE INCH NAILS | Bad Witch | The Null Corporation/Capitol |
| 6 | THIN LIPS | Chosen Family | Lame-O |
| 7 | GOTHIC LIZARD | Creeping Out of the Dark | Cold Vision |
| 8 | AWAKEN CTHULHU | “Rise” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 9 | UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS | Wasteland | Rise Above |
| 10 | WOLFHEART | Constellation Of The Black Light | Napalm |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANCHA VIA CIRCUITO | Bienaventuranza | Wonderwheel |
| 2 | LEONIE PERNET | Crave | InFine |
| 3 | MATTHEW DEAR | Bunny | Ghostly |
| 4 | OURI | We Share Our Blood | Ghostly/Make It Rain |
| 5 | ARP | Zebra | Mexican Summer |
| 6 | ESSAIE PAS | New Path | DFA |
| 7 | JON HASSEL | Listening To Pictures | NDEYA |
| 8 | RAMZI | Phobiza “Amor Fati”: Vol. 3 | FATi |
| 9 | THOMAS FEHLMANN | Los Lagos | Kompakt |
| 10 | THOM YORKE | Suspiria | XL |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANDRE SAMPAIO | Alagbe | Sony Brasil |
| 2 | ANGELIQUE KIDJO | Remain In Light | Kraven Works |
| 3 | BABA COMMANDANT AND THE MANDINGO BAND | Siri Ba Kele | Self-Released |
| 4 | DANIEL KAHN AND THE PAINTED BIRD | The Butcher’s Share | Oriente Musik |
| 5 | KALETA AND SUPER YAMBA BAND | “Mr. Diva / Hungry Man, Angry Man” [Single] | Yamba |
| 6 | NEWPOLI | Mediterraneo | Self-Released |
| 7 | AFRO CUBAN ALL STARS | A Toda Cuba Le Gusta | World Circuit |
| 8 | ALBA GRIOT ENSEMBLE | The Darkness Between The Leaves | Riverboat |
| 9 | BLACK MASALA | Trains And Moonlight Destinies | Self-Released |
| 10 | JOHNNY CLARKE | Creation Rebel | VP |
Anna C. October 27th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Andre Sampaio, Big Kahuna OG, Chancha Via Circuito, Mountain Man, Unmaker
Top 30 new albums for two weeks ending Oct 26 presents:
Top 30 new albums for two weeks ending Oct 26
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 | Kenneka Cook | Moonchild | American Paradox |
| 2 | Natalie Prass | The Future and the Past | ATO |
| 3 | Piranha Rama | Piranha Rama | Trrrash |
| 4 | Unmaker | Firmament | self-released |
| 5 | Mountain Man | Magic Ship | Nonesuch |
| 6 | La Luz | Floating Features | Hardly Art |
| 7 | Butcher Brown | Camden Session | Gearbox |
| 8 | Kurt Vile | Bottle It In | Matador |
| 9 | Big Kahuna OG | Weapon OX | Mutant Academy |
| 10 | Sports Bar | Stranger In My Head | self-released |
| 11 | Spooky Cool | Every Thing Ever – EP | Citrus City |
| 12 | Namebrand | Chatham Grove | Purple Republic / AGM |
| 13 | Windhand | Eternal Return | Relapse |
| 14 | Shadow Age | Shadow Age – EP | Native Of The North |
| 15 | Mylo Shift & Georgie Isaacs | Partners in Grime – EP | self-released |
| 16 | Druglord | New Day Dying | Sludgelord |
| 17 | Listless | Listless – EP | self-released |
| 18 | Horse Culture | Follow – EP | Furious Hooves |
| 19 | Mekong Xpress & The Get Fresh Horns | Common Knowledge | EggHunt |
| 20 | Big Kahuna Og & Fly Anakin | Big Fly 2 – EP | Mutant Academy |
| 21 | Scheme Team | Big Bluntz DVD | Mutant Academy |
| 22 | Oneness of Juju | African Rhythms | Strut |
| 23 | The Dodos | Certainty Waves | Polyvinyl |
| 24 | Hater | Siesta | Fire |
| 25 | Molly Burch | First Flower | Captured Tracks |
| 26 | Adrianne Lenker | abysskiss | Saddle Creek |
| 27 | Lala Lala | The Lamb | Sub Pop |
| 28 | Joyce Manor | Million Dollars to Kill Me | Epitaph |
| 29 | Angélique Kidjo | Remain in Light | Kravenworks |
| 30 | Shannon Shaw | Shannon in Nashville | Easy Eye Sound |
Anna C. October 27th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Kenneka Cook, Mountain Man, Natalie Prass, Piranha Rama, Unmaker
Genre charts for week ending Sep 28 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Sep 28
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAZEL DICKENS AND ALICE GERRARD | Sing Me Back Home: The DC Tapes, 1965-1969 | Free Dirt |
| 2 | ZOE SPEAKS | Wings | Redbird |
| 3 | STEVE FORBERT | The Magic Tree | Blue Rose |
| 4 | AMY RAY | Holler | Compass |
| 5 | AUSTIN LUCAS | Immortal Americans | Cornelius Chapel |
| 6 | ELIZA GILKYSON | Secularia | Red House |
| 7 | LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III | Years in the Making | Story Sound |
| 8 | LYMAN ELLERMAN | I Wish I Was a Train | Woodshed Resistance |
| 9 | MICHIGAN RATTLERS | Evergreen | Self-Released |
| 10 | WILL COURTNEY | Crazy Love | Super Secret |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAYA JUPITER | Never Said Yes | Artivist |
| 2 | OHBLIV | Retrospective | Paxico |
| 3 | BLOOD ORANGE | Negro Swan | Domino |
| 4 | SERPENTWITHFEET | soil | Secretly Canadian |
| 5 | STIMULATOR JONES | Exotic Worlds and Masterful Treasures | Stones Throw |
| 6 | BIG G | Lonely Tears | Stone River |
| 7 | LINA SYMONE | “Need That” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 8 | ANKHLEJOHN | The Yellow House | Shaap |
| 9 | BAS | Milky Way | Dreamville |
| 10 | EVIDENCE | Weather Or Not | Rhymesayers |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNMAKER | Firmament | Self-Released |
| 2 | BURN THE PRIEST | Legion: XX | Epic |
| 3 | FUCKED UP | Dose Your Dreams | Merge |
| 4 | ARMED, THE | Only Love | Throatruiner |
| 5 | BIG BITE | Big Bite | Painter Man |
| 6 | BONNACONS OF DOOM | Bonnacons of Doom | Rocket |
| 7 | VOIVOD | The Wake | Century Media |
| 8 | BENDERHEADS | Illusion Dweller | Vinyl Conflict |
| 9 | BRNDA | Thanks for Playing | Banana Tapes |
| 10 | BRUCE LAMONT | Broken Limbs Excite No Pity | My Proud Mountain |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUSEUM DISTRICT | I Like It [EP] | Self-Released |
| 2 | BEAK | >>> | Temporary Residence/Invada |
| 3 | MARY LATTIMORE | Hundreds of Days | Ghostly International |
| 4 | DUSTIN WONG | Fluid World Building 101 With Shaman Bambu | Hausu Mountain |
| 5 | LUNATIC SOUL | Under the Fragmented Sky | Kscope |
| 6 | NEGATIVE GEMINI | Bad Baby [EP] | 100% Electronica |
| 7 | UNEAVEN PATHS DEVIANT POP FROM EUROPE 1980-1991 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | M*sic From Memory |
| 8 | APHEX TWIN | Collapse [EP] | Warp |
| 9 | JUNGLE | For Ever | XL |
| 10 | LET’S EAT GRANDMA | I’m All Ears | Transgressive/PIAS |
World
Anna C. September 29th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Alice Gerrard, Hazel Dickens, Maya Jupiter, Museum District, Unmaker