top 30 new albums for Nov 8 presents:
top 30 new albums for Nov 8
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 | Homeboy Sandman | Still Champion | Mello |
| 2 | Book of Wyrms | Sodapop Glacier – Single | Desert |
| 3 | Marlowe | Marlowe 3 | Mello |
| 4 | Ribbon Stage | Hit With the Most | Perennial / K |
| 5 | Quelle Chris | Deathfame | Mello |
| 6 | Nosaj Thing | Continua | LuckyMe |
| 7 | Danger Mouse & Black Thought | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 8 | Alvvays | Blue Rev | Polyvinyl |
| 9 | Tuamie | I Should Shoot You | self-released |
| 10 | Clacks | Tempesto | self-released |
| 11 | Billy Capricorn | [Backlog 003] | Citrus City |
| 12 | Mudgee | Voyage Tunes | self-released |
| 13 | Monday Night & Heather Grey | Soon You’ll Understand | self-released |
| 14 | Fields of Few | Polar Vessels | Triplicate |
| 15 | Big Kahuna Og & Graymatter | METAL GEAR SOLID (Catastrophic Inventions 2) | Scheme Team |
| 16 | Flip Barrison | Intuition EP | Hot Bars |
| 17 | Time Rival | Wheels – EP | Triplicate |
| 18 | The Practitioner | Sabbath Hawks | self-released |
| 19 | Jack Royale | PEACE | self-released |
| 20 | Strawberry Moon | Habitual Creatures | Sockhead |
| 21 | Dumb Waiter | Gauche Gists | Ossein |
| 22 | Summer Starved | Come Back | self-released |
| 23 | Peter’s Jacket | (First, Light) | self-released |
| 24 | Junior Boys | Waiting Game | City Slang |
| 25 | Drugdealer | Hiding in Plain Sight | Mexican Summer |
| 26 | Babehoven | Light Moving Time | Double Double Whammy |
| 27 | Dazy | OUTOFBODY | Lame-O |
| 28 | Louis Cole | Quality Over Opinion | Brainfeeder |
| 29 | Alela Diane | Looking Glass | Soundly |
| 30 | Lucrecia Dalt | ¡Ay! | RVNG Intl. |
Anna C. November 8th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Book of Wyrms, Homeboy Sandman, Marlowe, Quelle Chris, Ribbon Stage
genre charts for Nov 8 presents:
genre charts for Nov 8
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALELA DIANE | Looking Glass | Soundly |
| 2 | TOMBERLIN | i don’t know who needs to hear this… | Saddle Creek |
| 3 | NAIMA BOCK | Giant Palm | Sub Pop |
| 4 | GEORGE IS LORD | My Sweet George | Curation |
| 5 | ORVILLE PECK | Bronco | Columbia |
| 6 | ARNY MARGRET | They Only Talk About the Weather | One Little Independent |
| 7 | ANTHONY D’AMATO | At First There Was Nothing | Self-Released |
| 8 | JUNI HABEL | “Chicory” [Single] | Basin Rock |
| 9 | MILK CARTON KIDS, THE | “Running on Sweet Smile” [Single] | Far Cry / Thirty Tigers |
| 10 | ASHTON DUPRE | “Louisiana Moon” [Single] | Red Barn |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOMEBOY SANDMAN | “Get Yours” [Single] | Mello |
| 2 | MARLOWE | Marlowe 3 | Mello |
| 3 | QUELLE CHRIS | DEATHFAME | Mello |
| 4 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 5 | TUAMIE | I Should Shoot You | Self-Released |
| 6 | BILLY CAPRICORN | [Backlog 003] | Citrus City |
| 7 | MUDGEE | Voyage Tunes | Self-Released |
| 8 | MONDAY NIGHT AND HEATHER GREY | Soon You’ll Understand | Self-Released |
| 9 | BIG KAHUNA OG AND GRAYMATTER | METAL GEAR SOLID (Catastrophic Inventions 2) | Scheme Team |
| 10 | FLIP BARRISON | Intuition [EP] | Hot Bars |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOSAJ THING | Continua | LuckyMe |
| 2 | CLACKS | Tempesto | Self-Released |
| 3 | FIELDS OF FEW | Polar Vessels | Triplicate |
| 4 | TIME RIVAL | Wheels [EP] | Triplicate |
| 5 | PETER’S JACKET | (First, Light) | Self-Released |
| 6 | JUNIOR BOYS | Waiting Game | City Slang |
| 7 | MIDNIGHT, THE | Heroes | Counter |
| 8 | OKAY KAYA | SAP | Jagjaguwar/Secretly Group |
| 9 | GHOST POWER | Ghost Power | Duophonic |
| 10 | SOFT MOON, THE | Exister | Sacred Bones |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WESLI | Tradisyon | Cumbancha |
| 2 | LIRAZ | Roya | Glitterbeat |
| 3 | BIO RITMO | Salsa System [EP] | Electric Cowbell |
| 4 | TOUMANI DIABATE | Toumani, Family & Friends | Universal Africa |
| 5 | KANDA BONGO MAN | Kekete Bue | No Wahala Sounds |
| 6 | LA SONORA MAZUREN | “Charanga Mazuren” b/w “Cachicha” [Single] | Names You Can Trust |
| 7 | ROGE | “Pra Vida” [Single] | Diamond West |
| 8 | KOTTARASHKY AND THE RAIN DOGS | Doghouse | Asphalt Tango |
| 9 | ROGER DAMAWUZAN | Seda | Hot Casa |
| 10 | DERYA YILDIRIM AND GRUP SIMSEK | Dost 2 | Bongo Joe/Catapulte |
Anna C. November 8th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Alela Diane, Homeboy Sandman, Nosaj Thing, Wesli
top 30 new albums for Nov 1 presents:
top 30 new albums for Nov 1
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 | Frankie Cosmos | Inner World Peace | Sub Pop |
| 2 | The Bug Club | Green Dream in F# | Bingo |
| 3 | Rebekah Rafferty and The Wakes | Two of Swords | self-released |
| 4 | Afro-Zen Allstars | The Buzz And The Bells | AZA Music |
| 5 | Dazy | Outofbody | Lame-O |
| 6 | Piranha Rama | Omniscient Cloud Cover | Brokers Tip |
| 7 | Marlowe | Marlowe 3 | Mello Music Group |
| 8 | Drugdealer | Hiding in Plain Sight | Mexican Summer |
| 9 | ALIENS | Agoraphonic EP | Severed Leg Productions |
| 10 | Archers of Loaf | Reason in Decline | Merge |
| 11 | Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn | Pigments | Merge |
| 12 | Nick Hakim | COMETA | ATO |
| 13 | Bill Callahan | YTI⅃AƎЯ | Drag City |
| 14 | THUS LOVE | Memorial | Captured Tracks |
| 15 | Ethan Daniel Davidson | Stranger | Blue Arrow |
| 16 | Sol Messiah | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 17 | Beth Orton | Weather Alive | Partisan |
| 18 | Jesca Hoop | Order of Romance | Memphis Industries |
| 19 | Luke Sital-Singh | Dressing Like a Stranger | Nettwerk |
| 20 | The Black Angels | Wilderness of Mirrors | PTKF |
| 21 | The Beths | Expert in a Dying Field | Carpark |
| 22 | Marina Allen | Centrifics | Fire |
| 23 | Kiwi jr | Chopper | Kiwi Jr. / Fontana North |
| 24 | Coast Contra | Apt. 505 | Area51 Music |
| 25 | Ghost Funk Orchestra | Night Walker / Death Waltz | Karma Chief |
| 26 | Shemekia Copeland | Done Come Too Far | Alligator |
| 27 | Guided By Voices | Tremblers And Goggles By Rank | GBV Inc |
| 28 | Tess Parks | And Those Who Were Seen Dancing | Fuzz Club |
| 29 | Sea Lemon | Close Up | Spirit Goth |
| 30 | Hiatus Kaiyote | Mood Variant (The Remixes) | Brainfeeder |
Anna C. November 1st, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Afro-Zen Allstars, Dazy, Frankie Cosmos, Rebekah Rafferty, The Bug Club, The Wakes
genre charts for Nov 1 presents:
genre charts for Nov 1
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BILL CALLAHAN | Ytilear | Drag City |
| 2 | ETHAN DANIEL DAVIDSON | Stranger | Blue Arrow |
| 3 | JESCA HOOP | Order Of Romance | Memphis Industries |
| 4 | LUKE SITAL-SINGH | Dressing Like A Stranger | Nettwerk |
| 5 | BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN | Rolling Golden Holy | 37d03d |
| 6 | PETER MULVEY AND SISTASTRINGS | Love Is The Only Thing | Righteous Babe |
| 7 | VIOLET BELL | Shapeshifter | Self-Released |
| 8 | TRAY WELLINGTON | Black Banjo | Crossroads |
| 9 | DEAD HORSES | Brady Street | Self-Released |
| 10 | JOSIENNE CLARKE | Now & Then | Corduroy Punk |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARLOWE | Marlowe 3 | Mello |
| 2 | SOL MESSIAH | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | COAST CONTRA | Apt. 505 | Area51/Virgin |
| 4 | NOAH-O | TRILLipino (Mixtape Version) | Charged Up |
| 5 | CORMEGA | The Realness II | Viper |
| 6 | KENDRICK LAMAR | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | pgLang/Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope |
| 7 | ARMANI WHITE | “Billie Eilish” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 8 | THIRSTON HOWL THE 3RD FEATURE DV ALIAS K | “The O.G. (Open Grave)” [Single] | Thirstin Howl |
| 9 | DOECHII | “Stressed” [Single] | Top Dawg Ent |
| 10 | ATMOSPHERE | “Sculpting With Fire” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAWN RICHARD AND SPENCER ZAHN | Pigments | Merge |
| 2 | KILO KISH | American Gurl | Kisha/Independent |
| 3 | DIPLO | Life and Death Remixes [EP] | Higher Ground |
| 4 | JIALING | Big J Club Tools Vol. 1 | Self-Released |
| 5 | FROU FROU | “A New Kind of Love (Demo)” [Single] | Megaphonic |
| 6 | SNAP | 90s Snap! Hits [EP] | BMG |
| 7 | BONOBO | “Defender” [Single] | Outlier |
| 8 | CHARLOTTE ADIGERY AND BOLIS PUPUL | “Cliché” (Soulwax Remix) [Single] | Deewee/Because |
| 9 | JUNGLE | “Good Times” b/w “Problemz” [Single] | Caiola/AWAL |
| 10 | TIMPANA | “Pajaro” [Single] | Sounds & Colours |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAOLIN AFRONAUTS, THE | The Fundamental Nature Of Being | Freestyle |
| 2 | DUNGEN | En År För Mycket Och Tusen Aldrig Nog | Mexican Summer |
| 3 | MUKAMBO PRESENTS GLOBAL AFROBEAT MOVEMENT VOL. 3 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | NYP |
| 4 | TP ORCHESTRE POLY-RYTHMO | Afro-Funk | Albarika Store |
| 5 | GYEDU-BLAY AMBOLLEY | Gyedu-Blay Ambolley And Hi Life Jazz | Agogo |
| 6 | KIMI DJABATE | “Alidonke” [Single] | Cumbancha |
| 7 | STAR FEMININE BAND | Star Feminine Band In Paris | Born Bad |
| 8 | LATIN BROTHERS, THE | El Picotero | Vampisoul |
| 9 | VIEUX FARKA TOURE AND KHRUANGBIN | Ali | Dead Oceans/Secretly Group |
| 10 | NACIONAL RECORDS CLASSICS VOL. 1 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Nacional |
Anna C. November 1st, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Bill Callahan, Dawn Richard, Marlowe, Spencer Zahn, The Shaolin Afronauts
top 30 new albums for Oct 25 presents:
top 30 new albums for Oct 25
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 | The Black Angels | Wilderness of Mirrors | Partisan |
| 2 | Lizzo | Special | Nice Life / Atlantic |
| 3 | Papercuts | Past Life Regression | Slumberland |
| 4 | Mt. Joy | Orange Blood | Island |
| 5 | Gemma Rogers | No Place Like Home | Tiny Global Productions |
| 6 | Dungen | En Är För Mycket och Tusen Aldrig Nog | Mexican Summer |
| 7 | Walnugget | Walnugget | self-released |
| 8 | Sofia Lakis | Ravers Say / Weapons Grade | self-released |
| 9 | Springhouse | Quacks | self-released |
| 10 | Yajirobe | Other Spirits, Vol. 0: Lavender Town Tape | self-released |
| 11 | City of Caterpillar | Mystic Sisters | Relapse |
| 12 | Mudgee | Misc Playlist pt 2 | self-released |
| 13 | Terror Cell | Caustic Light | self-released |
| 14 | Tha Mark of Buddha | Bodhisatva | Nero Sol |
| 15 | Gutterwall | After The Fall | Etching Tin |
| 16 | Strategy Of Tension | 30-31lb | self-released |
| 17 | Billy Capricorn | [Backlog 002] | Citrus City |
| 18 | Bill Callahan | YTI⅃AƎЯ | Drag City |
| 19 | Palm | Nicks and Grazes | Saddle Creek |
| 20 | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava | self-released |
| 21 | Baby No Name | Come Close – EP | self-released |
| 22 | Rusty Tinder | Alchemy Road | self-released |
| 23 | Lucrecia Dalt | ¡Ay! | RVNG Intl. |
| 24 | Dauzat St. Marie | Overthinking | Label Logic |
| 25 | Courtney Marie Andrews | Loose Future | Fat Possum |
| 26 | Alvvays | Blue Rev | Polyvinyl |
| 27 | Mamalarky | Pocket Fantasy | Fire Talk |
| 28 | Sol Messiah | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 29 | Jake Blount | The New Faith | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 30 | Suneaters | Suneaters IV: Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fingers | Lotuspool |
Anna C. October 25th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Gemma Rogers, lizzo, Mt. Joy, Papercuts, The Black Angels
genre charts for Oct 25 presents:
genre charts for Oct 25
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPRINGHOUSE | Quacks | Self-Released |
| 2 | BILL CALLAHAN | Ytilear | Drag City |
| 3 | BABY NO NAME | Come Close | Self-Released |
| 4 | RUSTY TINDER | Alchemy Road | Self-Released |
| 5 | DAUZAT ST MARIE | Overthinking | Self-Released |
| 6 | COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS | Loose Future | Fat Possum |
| 7 | JAKE BLOUNT | The New Faith | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 8 | KENNY SHORE | Time Stands Still | Self-Released |
| 9 | BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN | Rolling Golden Holy | 37d03d |
| 10 | LONG MAMA | Proof Pretender | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YAJIROBE | Other Spirits, Vol. 0: Lavender Town Tape | Self-Released |
| 2 | MUDGEE | Misc Playlist pt 2 | Self-Released |
| 3 | THA MARK OF BUDDAH | Bodhisatva | Nero Sol |
| 4 | BILLY CAPRICORN | [Backlog 002] | Citrus City |
| 5 | SOL MESSIAH | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 6 | COAST CONTRA | Apt. 505 | Area51/Virgin |
| 7 | CORMEGA | The Realness II | Viper |
| 8 | JID | The Forever Story | Dreamville/Interscope |
| 9 | JESSE THE TREE | Pigeon Man | Strange Famous |
| 10 | QUELLE CHRIS | DEATHFAME | Mello |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TERROR CELL | Caustic Light | Self-Released |
| 2 | DEVIL MASTER | Ecstasies Of Never Ending Night | Relapse |
| 3 | CROWN MAGNETAR | Alone In Death [EP] | Unique Leader |
| 4 | LEFT TO SUFFER | On Death [EP] | Artist Owned |
| 5 | ARTOFFACT RECORDS: HEAVY | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Artoffact |
| 6 | SPITE | Dedication To Flesh | Rise |
| 7 | OCEANO | “MASS PRODUCED” [Single] | Sumerian |
| 8 | INJESTER, THE | “Jack’s Box” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 9 | OBVURT | “Invisible Enemy” [Single] | Unique Leader |
| 10 | KMFDM | Hyëna | Metropolis |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOFIA LAKIS | “Ravers Say / Weapons Grade” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 2 | COMET IS COMING, THE | Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam | Impulse!/Verve |
| 3 | HINAKO OMORI | A Journey | Houndstooth |
| 4 | BABA ALI | “Living It Up” [Single] | Zen FC |
| 5 | DIE ROBO SAPIENS | Robo Sapien Race | Alfa Matrix |
| 6 | RITUALZ | Radical Macabro | MALIGNA |
| 7 | TOMOTSUGU NAKAMURA | Nothing Left Behind | LAAPS |
| 8 | MIDORI TAKADA | Cutting Branches For a Temporary Shelter | WRWTFWW |
| 9 | HAGOP TCHAPARIAN | Bolts | Text |
| 10 | LIFE IN SODOM | Fate [EP] | Nutrix |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|
Anna C. October 25th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Sofia Lakis, Springhouse, Terror Cell, Yajirobe
top 30 new albums for Oct 18 presents:
top 30 new albums for Oct 18
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 | Piranha Rama | Omniscient Cloud Cover | Brokers Tip |
| 2 | Miguel Zenón | Música De Las Américas | Miel Music |
| 3 | The Mommyheads | Genius Killer | self-released |
| 4 | The Black Angels | Wilderness of Mirrors | Partisan / Liberator Music |
| 5 | The Cult | Under The Midnight Sun | Black Hill |
| 6 | Noah-O | TRILLipino (Mixtape Version) | Charged Up Entertainment |
| 7 | Craig Davis | Tone Paintings (feat. John Clayton & Jeff Hamilton) | MCG Jazz |
| 8 | Cormega | The Realness II | Viper |
| 9 | La Femme | Teatro Lúcido | Disque Pointu |
| 10 | Brian Lynch & Spheres of Influence | Songbook, Vol. 2: Dance the Way U Want To | Hollistic MusicWorks |
| 11 | Doechii | she / her / black bitch – EP | Top Dawg / Capitol |
| 12 | Atmosphere | Sculpting With Fire – Single | Rhymesayers |
| 13 | Alibi | Moore’s Law / Flawless – Single | Innerground |
| 14 | B4NK MACHIN3 | Leisure, Recreation and Stability – EP | self-released |
| 15 | Doug Macdonald | I’ll See You in My Dreams | self-released |
| 16 | KMFDM | Hyëna | Metropolis |
| 17 | Russian Circles | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 18 | Vel Nine | Freakjet | self-released |
| 19 | Björk | Fossora | One Little Independent |
| 20 | Dungen | En Är För Mycket och Tusen Aldrig Nog | Mexican Summer |
| 21 | 2nd Grade | Easy Listening | Double Double Whammy |
| 22 | Holiday Ghosts | Credit Note EP | FatCat |
| 23 | Kokoroko | Could We Be More | Brownswood |
| 24 | Alvvays | Blue Rev | Polyvinyl |
| 25 | Calvin Keys | Blue Keys | Wide Hive |
| 26 | Billy Mohler | Anatomy | Contagious Music |
| 27 | Kurt Vile | (watch my moves) | Verve Forecast |
| 28 | Halfcast | Return | Neck Beard |
| 29 | Erik Larson | Red Lines | self-released |
| 30 | ohbliv | Raw Power Vibrations Extended Play | self-released |
Anna C. October 18th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Miguel Zenón, Piranha Rama, The Black Angels, The Cult, The Mommyheads
genre charts for Oct 18 presents:
genre charts for Oct 18
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BELLE CURVES, THE | Watershed | Silo/19th & 7th |
| 2 | PEARL DERRINGER | The Fool | Self-Released |
| 3 | COASTWEST UNREST | The Darkest Brilliance | Reclaim |
| 4 | LITTLE WRETCHES, THE | Red Beets & Horseradish | Self-Released |
| 5 | WILLI CARLISLE | Peculiar, Missouri | Free Dirt |
| 6 | MARTIN AND THE FALL | Never Been Better [EP] | Self-Released |
| 7 | TOM CHAPIN | Hold Our Ground | Sundance |
| 8 | MARIEL BUCKLEY | Everywhere I Used To Be | Birthday Cake |
| 9 | NAOMI ALLIGATOR | Double Knot | Carpark |
| 10 | TIFFANY WILLIAMS | All Those Days Of Drinking Dust | Blue Redbird |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOAH-O | “Trillipino” [Single] | Charged Up |
| 2 | CORMEGA | The Realness II | Viper |
| 3 | ATMOSPHERE | “Sculpting With Fire” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | VEL NINE | Freakjet | Self-Released |
| 5 | SOL MESSIAH | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 6 | DEFCEE AND BOATHOUSE | For All Debts Public And Private | Closed Sessions |
| 7 | BUTCHER BROWN | Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey | Concord Jazz/Concord |
| 8 | NICHOLAS CRAVEN AND BOLDY JAMES | Fair Exchange No Robbery | Self-Released |
| 9 | QUELLE CHRIS | DEATHFAME | Mello |
| 10 | PUSHA T | It’s Almost Dry | Getting Out Our Dreams |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUSSIAN CIRCLES | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 2 | ERIK LARSON | Red Lines | Self-Released |
| 3 | RAMMSTEIN | Zeit | Vertigo/Capitol |
| 4 | VENOM INC | There’s Only Black | Nuclear Blast |
| 5 | MEGADETH | The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! | UMe |
| 6 | CUT THE ARCHITECT’S HAND | The Eternity Box | Aunt Mary/New Dirt |
| 7 | TANKARD | Pavlov’s Dawgs | Reaper |
| 8 | LAMB OF GOD | Omens | Epic |
| 9 | ARCH ENEMY | Deceivers | Century Media |
| 10 | PROCEED ON YOUR WAY TO OBLIVION | Ceremorphosis | Blood Blast |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALIBI | “Moore’s Law / Flawless” [Single] | Innerground |
| 2 | BJORK | Fossora | One Little Indian |
| 3 | OHBLIV | Raw Power Vibrations Extended Play [EP] | Self-Released |
| 4 | PAUL ROESSLER | The Turning Of The Bright World | Kitten Robot |
| 5 | RICH RUTH | I Survived, It’s Over | Third Man |
| 6 | DAN FRIEL | Factoryland | Thrill Jockey |
| 7 | KILO KISH | American Gurl | Kisha/Independent |
| 8 | COMET IS COMING, THE | Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam | Impulse!/Verve |
| 9 | GHOST POWER | Ghost Power | Duophonic |
| 10 | DEATH’S DYNAMIC SHROUD | Darklife | Self-Released |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA FEMME | “Y Tu Te Vas” [Single] | Disque Pointu/IDOL |
| 2 | DUNGEN | En År För Mycket Och Tusen Aldrig Nog | Mexican Summer |
| 3 | DERYA YILDIRIM AND GRUP SIMSEK | Dost 2 | Bongo Joe/Catapulte |
| 4 | STAR FEMININE BAND | Star Feminine Band In Paris | Born Bad |
| 5 | LATIN BROTHERS, THE | El Picotero | Vampisoul |
| 6 | EL COMBO BATANGA | “El Que La Rompe La Paga” [Single] | Lovemonk |
| 7 | HAMSI BOUBEKER | Le Chant Des Profondeurs | Frederiksberg |
| 8 | RAY PEREZ Y EL GRUPO CASABE | Ray Perez Y El Grupo Casabe | El Palmas |
| 9 | LOS DEMENTES | Manicomio A Locha | Vampisoul |
| 10 | AFROSOUND OF COLOMBIA VOL. 3, THE | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Vampisoul |
Anna C. October 18th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Alibi, La Femme, Noah-O, Russian Circles, The Belle Curves
top 30 new albums for Oct 4 presents:
top 30 new albums for Oct 4
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 | Dimestore Dolls | Wooly Mamas | self-released |
| 2 | Al-Qasar | Who Are We? | Glitterbeat |
| 3 | Radio B | Stop Looking For Noise (feat. Don Dubious) | The Association Of Great Minds |
| 4 | Björk | Fossora | Alda Music |
| 5 | Dali Muru & The Polyphonic Swarm | Dali Muru & The Polyphonic Swarm | Stroom TV |
| 6 | Butcher Brown | Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey | Concord Jazz |
| 7 | Wganda Kenya | Africa 5000 | Vampisoul |
| 8 | Future Projektor | The Kybalion | self-released |
| 9 | Piranha Rama | Omniscient Cloud Cover | Brokers Tip |
| 10 | City of Caterpillar | Mystic Sisters | Relapse |
| 11 | Drook | Life in Estates – EP | Brat Daddy |
| 12 | Deau Eyes | Legacies | Tone Tree Music / Subflora |
| 13 | Justin Golden | Hard Times and a Woman | Justin Golden Music |
| 14 | Ryan Kent | Dying Comes With Age | Rare Bird Books |
| 15 | Discrepants | Beginnings | Cacophanous Revival |
| 16 | Beex | Beex / L’Amour split | Zero Degree |
| 17 | Remote Control | Anaphylaxis EP | self-released |
| 18 | The Garden | Horseshit On Route 66 | self-released |
| 19 | Mo Troper | MTV | Lame-O |
| 20 | Nur-D | HVN | Fairplay Entertainment |
| 21 | Russian Circles | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 22 | Kamikaze Palm Tree | Mint Chip | Drag City |
| 23 | Danger Mouse & Black Thought | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 24 | Kimberly Morgan York | Keep On Goin’ | self-released |
| 25 | Alex the Astronaut | How to Grow a Sunflower Underwater | Nettwerk |
| 26 | Gwenno | Tresor | Heavenly |
| 27 | Kevin Morby | This Is a Photograph | Dead Oceans |
| 28 | Soccer Mommy | Sometimes, Forever | Loma Vista |
| 29 | beabadoobee | Beatopia | Dirty Hit |
| 30 | Camp Crush | Always? – EP | self-released |
Anna C. October 4th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Al-Qasar, Björk, Dali Muru & The Polyphonic Swarm, Dimestore Dolls, Radio B
genre charts for Oct 4 presents:
genre charts for Oct 4
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KIMBERLY MORGAN YORK | Keep On Goin’ | Self-Released |
| 2 | WILLI CARLISLE | Peculiar, Missouri | Free Dirt |
| 3 | BELLE CURVES, THE | Watershed | Silo/19th & 7th |
| 4 | PEARL DERRINGER | The Fool | Self-Released |
| 5 | MARISA ANDERSON | Still, Here | Thrill Jockey |
| 6 | BANDITOS | Right On | Egghunt |
| 7 | NEIGHBOR LADY | For The Birds | Park The Van |
| 8 | NAOMI ALLIGATOR | Double Knot | Carpark |
| 9 | JOSEPH DECOSIMO | The Aluminum Wonder | Self-Released |
| 10 | LOWEST PAIR, THE AND SMALL TOWN THERAPY | “Mt Rainier” [Single] | Delicata |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RADIO B | Stop Looking For Noise (feat. Don Dubious) | The Association Of Great Minds |
| 2 | DALI MURU AND THE POLYPHONIC SWARM | Dali Muru & The Polyphonic Swarm | Stroom TV |
| 3 | BUTCHER BROWN | Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey | Concord Jazz/Concord |
| 4 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 5 | SOL MESSIAH | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 6 | MEGA RAN AMD AMERIGO GAZAWAY | STRANGERS: Back To The Lab [EP] | RandomBeats/Soul Mates |
| 7 | DOECHII | she/her/black bitch [EP] | Top Dawg/Capitol |
| 8 | JESSE THE TREE | Pigeon Man | Strange Famous |
| 9 | TONE CHOP AND FROST GAMBLE | For The Crown [EP] | Self-Released |
| 10 | BANE CAPITAL AND KONCEPT JACKSON | Good Product | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FUTURE PROJEKTOR | The Kybalion | Self-Released |
| 2 | RUSSIAN CIRCLES | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 3 | OMOPHAGIA | Rebirth In Black | Unique Leader |
| 4 | FALLUJAH | Empyrean | Nuclear Blast |
| 5 | MISCREANCE | Convergence | Self-Released |
| 6 | DEFACE THE BEAUTY | Dawn of a New Creation | Self-Released |
| 7 | AENIMUS | “The Climb” [Single] | Nuclear Blast |
| 8 | FLUB | “Leaves of Gold” [Single] | The Artisan Era |
| 9 | SUBLATION | “Black Monday (feat. Dominik Winter)” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | ARCHAIC EPIDEMIC, THE | “Annihilation (feat. Ronnie Canizaro)” [Single] | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BJORK | Fossora | One Little Indian |
| 2 | ARP | New Pleasures | Mexican Summer |
| 3 | COMET IS COMING, THE | Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam | Impulse!/Verve |
| 4 | LALALAR | Bi Cinnete Bakar | Bongo Joe |
| 5 | NU GENEA | Bar Mediterraneo | Ng |
| 6 | RHABDOMANTIC ORCHESTRA | Almagre | Agogo |
| 7 | MOTIV | Gravity [EP] | Celsius |
| 8 | KIM DOEON | Damage | SoundSupply_Service |
| 9 | KADAPAT | KADAPAT | GORONG GORONG |
| 10 | PYTKO | Silent | Phantasy Sound |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ORCHESTRA FUEGO | Candela | Self-Released |
| 2 | REDDY AMISI | Bailo Canto | Casa Do Canto Entertainment |
| 3 | RIVERITA Y SU ORQUESTA NOCHE CALIENTE | Mi Linda Musica | Jibaro Productions |
| 4 | OLIVER NAYOKA | Oka Mmadu | Odogwu/Palenque |
| 5 | LOS PAO PAOS | Los Pao Paos | Devil In The Woods |
| 6 | AYAHUASCA VOL. 2: CUMBIAS PSICODELICAS PERUANAS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Repsychled |
| 7 | CROSSROADS KENYA – EAST AFRICAN BENGA AND RUMBA, 1980-1985 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | No Wahala Sounds |
| 8 | JOAO SELVA | Se Acabou [EP] | Underdog |
| 9 | SON ROMPE PERA AND GIL GUTIERREZ | “El Saleroso” b/w “Proteus” [Single] | Barbes |
| 10 | SONNY SINGH | Chardi Kala | Self-Released |
Anna C. October 4th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Björk, Future Projektor, Kimberly Morgan York, Orchestra Fuego, Radio B