top 30 new albums for Mar 28 presents:
top 30 new albums for Mar 28
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 | Screaming Females | Desire Pathway | Don Giovanni |
| 2 | Sleaford Mods | UK GRIM | Rough Trade |
| 3 | Lana Del Rabies | STREGA BEATA | Gilgongo |
| 4 | Noah-O & Big No | Richmond Brave | Charged Up Entertainment |
| 5 | Yves Tumor | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Warp |
| 6 | Che Noir | Noir Or Never | Big Ghost |
| 7 | H. Hawkline | Milk For Flowers | Heavenly |
| 8 | Depeche Mode | Memento Mori | Columbia |
| 9 | Shana Cleveland | Manzanita | Hardly Art |
| 10 | Death Valley Girls | Islands in the Sky | Suicide Squeeze |
| 11 | Okwy Osadebe & Highlife Soundmakers International | Igbo Amaka | Odogwu Entertainment / Palenque |
| 12 | Kahlee | Gorilla Cali (feat. Bubu the Prince, Apollo & Half) – Single | Bars Weekly |
| 13 | Meg Baird | Furling | Drag City |
| 14 | shame | Food for Worms | Dead Oceans |
| 15 | U.S. Girls | Bless This Mess | 4AD |
| 16 | Helen Nkume | And Her Young Timers Band | Hive Mind |
| 17 | silver biplanes | A Moment in the Sun | Where It’s At Is Where You Are |
| 18 | Eyelids | A Colossal Waste Of Light | Jealous Butcher |
| 19 | Ladytron | Time’s Arrow | Cooking Vinyl |
| 20 | Beyoncé | RENAISSANCE | Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia |
| 21 | Feist | Multitudes | Polydor |
| 22 | Ty Sorrell | HomeGrown | Quiet Year |
| 23 | Dumb Waiter | Gauche Gists | Ossein |
| 24 | Alvvays | Blue Rev | Secretly Canadian |
| 25 | Trash Rocket | Rock & Roll Repeat | self-released |
| 26 | Sheetrock | Max Suite – EP | Fred House |
| 27 | Ben FM | False Modesty | self-released |
| 28 | Just Us Lillys | Not Far from the Tree | self-released |
| 29 | Masorti | Mirrors | self-released |
| 30 | Maral | Ground Groove | Leaving |
Anna C. March 28th, 2023
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Big No, Lana Del Rabies, Noah-O, Screaming Females, Sleaford Mods, Yves Tumor
top 30 new albums for Mar 14 presents:
top 30 new albums for Mar 14
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 | Sunny War | Anarchist Gospel | New West |
| 2 | Sparks | The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte | Universal |
| 3 | En Attendant Ana | Principia | Trouble In Mind |
| 4 | Yves Tumor | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Warp |
| 5 | Benny Bleu | March of the Mollusk | Circus Tent |
| 6 | Shame | Food for Worms | Dead Oceans |
| 7 | Son Rompe Pera | Chimborazo | AYA |
| 8 | Sam Grisman Project | Temple Cabin Sessions Volume I | SGP |
| 9 | Ogassa | Ogassa Original (Vol. 1) | Acid Jazz UK |
| 10 | Justin Golden | Hard Times and a Woman | self-released |
| 11 | BlackLiq & ohbliv | What Will It Take – EP | Man Bites Dog |
| 12 | Buck Gooter | Ghost Brain | Buck Gooter |
| 13 | Benjamin Shepherd | Thirty Hour Day – Single | self-released |
| 14 | Ships In The Night | Remix EP | Independent |
| 15 | WKNDR | Middle-Aged Agitator – Single | self-released |
| 16 | Ben FM | False Modesty | self-released |
| 17 | .gif from god | Digital Red – EP | Prosthetic |
| 18 | Dorthia Cottrell | Death Folk Country | Relapse |
| 19 | Adi Oasis | Lotus Glow | Unity |
| 20 | Dougie Poole | The Rainbow Wheel of Death | Wharf Cat |
| 21 | Lucero | Should’ve Learned by Now | Liberty & Lament |
| 22 | GA-20 | Live In Loveland | Colemine |
| 23 | Kate Fagan | I Don’t Wanna Be Too Cool (Expanded Edition) | Captured Tracks |
| 24 | Model/Actriz | Dogsbody | True Panther |
| 25 | Pile | All Fiction | Exploding In Sound |
| 26 | Keep | Happy in Here | Honey Suckle Sound |
| 27 | CIVIC | Taken By Force | ATO |
| 28 | Pearla | Oh Glistening Onion, The Nighttime Is Coming | Spacebomb |
| 29 | Wax Tailor | Fishing For Accidents | Lab’Oratoire |
| 30 | Black Belt Eagle Scout | The Land, The Water, The Sky | Saddle Creek |
Anna C. March 14th, 2023
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Benny Bleu, En Attendant Ana, Sparks, Sunny War, Yves Tumor
genre charts for Sep 29 presents:
genre charts for Sep 29
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TYLER CHILDERS | Long Violent History | Hickman Holler |
| 2 | ORVILLE PECK | Show Pony [EP] | Columbia |
| 3 | BILL CALLAHAN | Gold Record | Drag City |
| 4 | KATHLEEN EDWARDS | Total Freedom | Dualtone/eOne |
| 5 | DAIQURI QUEENS | The Daiquri Queens | Self-Released |
| 6 | BILLY SIMARD | Secret | ki-keek |
| 7 | SHIRLEY COLLINS | Heart’s Ease | Domino |
| 8 | JEREMY IVEY | Waiting out the Storm | Anti/Epitaph |
| 9 | JIMMY BRYANT | Country in the Fifties | Amanita |
| 10 | BURL IVES | Anthology: The Definitive Collection | Mastertape |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EVIDENCE | “Unlearning” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
| 2 | JABEE | This World Is So Fragile And Cruel I’m Glad I Got You | Grand Union |
| 3 | SHABAZZ PALACES | The Don Of Diamond Dreams | Sub Pop |
| 4 | NAEEM | Startisha | 37d03d |
| 5 | RUN THE JEWELS | RTJ4 | Jewel Runners/RBC/BMG |
| 6 | ACTION BRONSON | Only For Dolphins | Loma Vista |
| 7 | BLU AND EXILE | Miles | Dirty Science |
| 8 | SNEAKS | Happy Birthday | Merge |
| 9 | MOEMAW NAEDON | Dr. Deadhorse | Soul Slime |
| 10 | MARQUES MARTIN | Brave And Afraid | Operator |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZAKK SABBATH | Vertigo | Magenetic Eye |
| 2 | NAPALM DEATH | Throes Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism | Century Media |
| 3 | MORS PRINCIPIUM EST. | Seven | AFM |
| 4 | ARMORED SAINT | Punching The Sky [Advance Tracks] | Metal Blade |
| 5 | SIX FEET UNDER | Nightmares of the Decomposed | Metal Blade |
| 6 | CULT OF LILITH | Mara | Metal Blade |
| 7 | VICIOUS RUMORS | Celebration Decay | SPV |
| 8 | ZEAL AND ARDOR | Wake of a Nation [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | DARK TRANQUILITY | Moment | Century Media |
| 10 | SHADOW IN THE DARKNESS | Erstwhile Befell | Sliptrick |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YVES TUMOR | Heaven To A Tortured Mind | Warp |
| 2 | JULIANNA BARWICK | Healing Is A Miracle | Ninja Tune |
| 3 | YELLE | L’ere Du Verseau | Recreation Center |
| 4 | PROFLIGATE | Too Numb To Know | Wharf Cat |
| 5 | MARY LATTIMORE | Silver Ladders | Ghostly International |
| 6 | LUCRETIA DALT | No Era Sólida | RVNG Intl. |
| 7 | KELEKETLA | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time |
| 8 | ANDRAS | Joyful | Beats In Space |
| 9 | SESHEN, THE | CYAN | Tru Thoughts |
| 10 | BLACK MARBLE | I Must Be Living Twice [EP] | Sacred Bones |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA DAME BLANCHE | Ella | Nacional |
| 2 | COLOR DE TROPICO | VARIOUS ARTISTS | El Palmas |
| 3 | DANDANA | Free The System | Rebel Up |
| 4 | NATION BEAT | The Royal Chase | Self-Released |
| 5 | LOS SAICOS 69 | “El Mercenario/Un Poquito De Pena” [Single] | Munster |
| 6 | NAHAWA DOUMBIA | Kanawa | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 7 | GRESHKA | “To Prune A Triffid” [Single] | 4000 |
| 8 | BEBEL GILBERTO | Agora | PIAS |
| 9 | LA MISA NEGRA | “Pistol” feat. Shae Fiol & Mireya Ramos [Single] | NAM |
| 10 | KELEKETLA | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time |
Anna C. September 29th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Evidence, La Dame Blanche, Tyler Childers, Yves Tumor, Zakk Sabbath
genre charts for Sep 8 presents:
genre charts for Sep 8
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAYHAWKS, THE | Xoxo | Sham/Thirty Tigers |
| 2 | RAYE ZARAGOZA | Woman In Color [Advance Tracks] | Art Menius |
| 3 | JEREMY IVEY | The Dream And The Dreamer | Anti- |
| 4 | HEIDI NEWFIELD | The Barly Sessions Vol 1 | Self-Released |
| 5 | BILLY SIMARD | Secret | ki-keek |
| 6 | WOOD AND WIRE | No Matter Where It Goes From Here | Self-Released |
| 7 | CHICKS, THE | Gaslighter | Columbia |
| 8 | ISAAC HOSKINS | Sell the Farm | Self-Released |
| 9 | BRENNEN LEIGH | Prairie Love Letter | Self-Released |
| 10 | MAPLE RUN BAND | Maple Run Band | Back Pasture |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAS | King’s Disease | Mass Appeal |
| 2 | OHBLIV | LewseJoints Number 10 (b) | Self-Released |
| 3 | FLY ANAKIN | At the End of the Day. | Mutant Academy |
| 4 | SNEAKS | Happy Birthday | Merge |
| 5 | BLU AND EXILE | Miles | Dirty Science |
| 6 | RUN THE JEWELS | RTJ4 | Jewel Runners/RBC/BMG |
| 7 | LITTLE SIMZ | Drop 6 [EP] | AGE 101/AWAL |
| 8 | MOEMAW NAEDON | Dr. Deadhorse | Soul Slime |
| 9 | DEANTE HITCHCOCK | BETTER | RCA |
| 10 | SA-ROC | The Sharecropper’s Daughter [Advance Tracks] | Rhymesayers |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INTER ARMA | Garbers Days Revisited | Relapse |
| 2 | NAPALM DEATH | Thrones Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism [Advance Tracks] | Century Media |
| 3 | INFERI | Of Sunless Realms [EP] | The Artisan Era |
| 4 | CYTOTOXIN | Nuklearth | Unique Leader |
| 5 | HEISENBERG | E.P. Yo [EP] | Self-Released |
| 6 | VICIOUS RUMORS | Celebration Decay | SPV |
| 7 | PIG DESTROYER | The Octagonal Stairway | Relapse |
| 8 | WITHIN DESTRUCTION | Yōkai | Ultra Heavy |
| 9 | GOREPOT | Things Asians Do When They’re Done with Homework | Self-Released |
| 10 | OLIVIA NEUTERED JOHN | Gorewhore | Blackened Death |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YVES TUMOR | Heaven To A Tortured Mind | Warp |
| 2 | WORKING MEN’S CLUB | “A. A. A. A.” [Single] | Heavenly/PIAS |
| 3 | POWERMAN 5000 | The Noble Rot | Cleopatra |
| 4 | SUFJAN STEVENS | The Ascension [Advance Tracks] | Asthmatic Kitty |
| 5 | KATE NV | Room For The Moon | RVNG Intl |
| 6 | MORT GARSON | Mother Earth’s Plantasia [Reissue] | Sacred Bones |
| 7 | TWO FINGERS | Fight! Fight! Fight! | Nomark |
| 8 | FALLE NIOKE AND GHOST CULTURE | Youkounkoun [EP] | PRAH |
| 9 | RENEGADE CONNECTION | Politicians Protesters & Thieves | The Sound of Sinners |
| 10 | ANTHILIAWATERS | Barcelona [EP] | Isophlux |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QWANQWA | Volume 3 | Self-Released |
| 2 | FALLE NIOKE AND GHOST CULTURE | Youkounkoun [EP] | PRAH |
| 3 | LOS MOCOSOS | All Grown Up | Hip Spanic |
| 4 | ACID COCO | “El Amor De Mis Amores” [Single] | El Palmas |
| 5 | NOHE AND SUS SANTOS | Tempestad | Self-Released |
| 6 | COLAH COLAH AND PEACE DEVELOPMENT CREW | “Steady Meddi!” [Single] | Boomrush Productions |
| 7 | KABAKA PYRAMID | “Nice Up The Dance” [Single] | VP |
| 8 | SONE | “Overcome” [Single] | Sone Ministries |
| 9 | FORSHPIL | Tsvey | Self-Released |
| 10 | MATEUS ALELUIA | Olorum | Selo Sesc |
Anna C. September 8th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Inter Arma, Nas, The Jayhawks, Yves Tumor
genre charts for Aug 11 presents:
genre charts for Aug 11
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PERT NEAR SANDSTONE | Rising Tide | Self-Released |
| 2 | DENISON WITMER | American Foursquare | Asthmatic Kitty |
| 3 | HARROW FAIR | Sins We Made | Brad Paul Media |
| 4 | SARO LYNCH-THOMASON AND SAM GLEAVES | I Have Known Women | Strictly Country |
| 5 | DAVID HAERLE | Death Valley | Edendale |
| 6 | SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE | Companion Rises | Drag City |
| 7 | WU FEI AND ABIGAIL WASHBURN | Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 8 | LAURA MARLING | Song For Our Daughter | Chrysalis/Partisan |
| 9 | CINDER WELL | No Summer | Free Dirt |
| 10 | MAPACHE | From Liberty Street | Yep Roc |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOEMAW NAEDON | Dr. Deadhorse | Soul Slime |
| 2 | DEANTE HITCHCOCK | BETTER | RCA |
| 3 | GREENLIGHTS MUSIC | Space Craft | Self-Released |
| 4 | KONCEPT JACKSON | Thot Rap Chapter 2 | Self-Released |
| 5 | SNEEZE | “Detached” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | NAVY BLUE | Àdá Irin | Self-Released |
| 7 | JAMAL GASOL | The World is Piff 2 | Self-Released |
| 8 | SMYTH KNIGHT | North Chesterfield | Self-Released |
| 9 | JAMES DANGLE | Briefs | Self-Released |
| 10 | 38 SPESH | 6 Shots | Trust |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOBOKNIFE | Wig of Flies | Self-Released |
| 2 | BORIS | NO | Self-Released |
| 3 | ORANSSI PAZUZU | Mestarin Kynsi | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | UPON A BURNING BODY | “Built from War” [Single] | Seek & Strike |
| 5 | GALACTIC MECHANICS | The Ominous Quadrant [EP] | Self-Released |
| 6 | CYTOTOXIN | Nuklearth | Unique Leader |
| 7 | VARG | Zeichen | Napalm |
| 8 | ENSLAVED | Utgard | Nuclear Blast |
| 9 | SEEDS IN BARREN FIELDS | Sånger som rämnar | Self-Released |
| 10 | FEMINAZGUL | No Dawn for Men | Birds Before the Storm |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YVES TUMOR | Heaven To A Tortured Mind | Warp |
| 2 | ALGIERS | There Is No Year | Matador/Beggars |
| 3 | GASLAMP KILLER, THE | The Cat’s Meow | Self-Released |
| 4 | MOODYMANN | Taken Away | KDJ |
| 5 | MARY LATTIMORE | Silver Ladders | Ghostly International |
| 6 | HAAI | Put Your Head Above The Parakeets [EP] | Mute |
| 7 | TWO FINGERS | Fight! Fight! Fight! | Nomark |
| 8 | POLO AND PAN | Feel Good [EP] | Universal |
| 9 | RUSSELL EL BUTLER | A Talisman to Ward Off Dysphoria | Self-Released |
| 10 | SHLOMO | Heaven Inc. [EP] | Friends Of Friends |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANTROFI | Alewa | Out Here |
| 2 | VOZ DI SANICOLAU | Fundo De Marê Palinha | Glitterbeat |
| 3 | HABIBI FUNK 14: SOLIDARITY WITH BEIRUT | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Habibi Funk |
| 4 | BUDOS BAND, THE | “Long In The Tooth” [Single] | Daptone |
| 5 | GROUPE RTD | The Dancing Devils Of Djibouti | Ostinato |
| 6 | NICO GOMEZ AND HIS AFRO-PERCUSSION INC | “Baila Chibiquiban” [Single] | Matasuna |
| 7 | KELEKETLA | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time |
| 8 | PEDRO LIMA | Maguidala | Bongo Joe |
| 9 | SITI MUHARAM | Siti Of Unguja | On The Corner |
| 10 | BANDE-GAMBOA | Horizonte: Revamping Rare Gems From Cabo Verde And Guine-Bissau | Heavenly Sweetness |
Anna C. August 11th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Hoboknife, Moemaw Naedon, Pert Near Sandstone, Santrofi, Yves Tumor