top 30 new albums for Apr 25 presents:
top 30 new albums for Apr 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.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dom Flemons | Traveling Wildfire | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 2 | A Certain Ratio | 1982 | Mute |
| 3 | Fly Anakin | Skinemaxxx (Side A) | Lex |
| 4 | Magdalena Bay | mini mix vol. 3 | Luminelle |
| 5 | Rose City Band | Garden Party | Thrill Jockey |
| 6 | Fenne Lily | Big Picture | Dead Oceans |
| 7 | Lobby Boy | Pure P.O.P. | self-released |
| 8 | Severed Skies | Dreamscapes | self released |
| 9 | Dorthia Cottrell | Death Folk Country | Relapse |
| 10 | Blush Face | Mirage Island – EP | self-released |
| 11 | Spooky Cool | Existential Pie | Riot Daddy |
| 12 | The Hold Steady | The Price of Progress | Positive Jams |
| 13 | Deerhoof | Miracle-Level | Joyful Noise |
| 14 | Nickel Creek | Celebrants | Repair |
| 15 | Andrew Gabbard | Cedar City Sweetheart | Karma Chief |
| 16 | Death And Vanilla | Flicker | Fire |
| 17 | M83 | Fantasy | Mute |
| 18 | Robbie Fulks | Bluegrass Vacation | Compass |
| 19 | Professor Louie & The Crowmatix | Rockin’ Legacy Vol. 1 | Woodstock |
| 20 | Shana Cleveland | Manzanita | Hardly Art |
| 21 | David Haerle | El Camino Sierra | Edendale |
| 22 | Darling West | Cosmos | Jansen |
| 23 | Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy | Canvas | Linus Entertainment |
| 24 | Various Artists | Penrose Flurry of 45s | Penrose |
| 25 | Young Fathers | Heavy Heavy | Ninja Tune |
| 26 | Ibex Clone | All Channels Clear | Goner |
| 27 | Jonah Yano | Portrait of a Dog | Innovative Leisure |
| 28 | Piranha Rama | Omniscient Cloud Cover | Brokers Tip |
| 29 | Parricide Sentence | Parricide Sentence – EP | Death Eternal |
| 30 | Strawberry Moon | Habitual Creatures | Sockhead |
Anna C. April 25th, 2023
Posted In: Charts
Tags: A Certain Ratio, Dom Flemons, Fly Anakin, Magdalena Bay, Rose City Band
genre charts for Apr 25 presents:
genre charts for Apr 25
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOM FLEMONS | Traveling Wildfire | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 2 | DORTHIA COTTRELL | Death Folk Country | Relapse |
| 3 | NICKEL CREEK | Celebrants | Repair/Thirty Tigers |
| 4 | ROBBIE FULKS | Bluegrass Vacation | Compass |
| 5 | PROFESSOR LOUIE AND THE CROWMATIX | Rockin’ Legacy Vol. 1 | Woodstock |
| 6 | DARLING WEST | Cosmos | Jansen |
| 7 | NATALIE MACMASTER AND DONNELL LEAHY | Canvas | Self-Released |
| 8 | RENEE MASKIN AND THE MYSTERIOUS WILDS | Renee Maskin & The Mysterious Wilds | Mint 400 |
| 9 | JOSEPH DECOSIMO | While You Were Slumbering | Sleepy Cat |
| 10 | CALEB ELLIOTT | Weed, Wine & Time | Single Lock |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLY ANAKIN | Skinemaxxx (Side A) | Lex |
| 2 | SKYZOO AND THE OTHER GUYS | The Mind Of A Saint | First Generation Rich |
| 3 | KOOL KEITH X REAL BAD MAN | Serpent | Badman |
| 4 | REUBEN VINCENT | Love Is War | Jamla |
| 5 | PROF | Horse | Stophouse |
| 6 | BLACKLIQ AND MOPES | Choice Is A Chance | Strange Famous |
| 7 | CORMEGA | The Realness II | Viper |
| 8 | JESSE THE TREE | Pigeon Man | Strange Famous |
| 9 | BOLDY JAMES AND REAL BAD MAN | Killing Nothing | Real Bad Man |
| 10 | BILLY WOODS AND KENNY SEGAL | “Facetime” feat. Sam Herring [Single] | Backwoodz Studioz/Fat Possum |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENTHEOS | Time Will Take Us All | Metal Blade |
| 2 | GOROD | The Orb | Self-Released |
| 3 | MESSA | Live At Roadburn | Svart |
| 4 | TWILIGHT FORCE | At The Heart Of Wintervale | Nuclear Blast |
| 5 | AARA | Triade II-Hemera | Debemur Morti |
| 6 | CIRCLE BREAKER | PanDEMOnium | Self-Released |
| 7 | PYRAMID MASS | Monolith | Ossein |
| 8 | CLOAK | “Seven Thunders” [Single] | Season Of Mist |
| 9 | BABYMETAL | THE OTHER ONE | Cooking Vinyl |
| 10 | MELISSA | II | Urge |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEVERED SKIES | Dreamscapes | Self-Released |
| 2 | TZUSING | Green Hat | PAN |
| 3 | TREES SPEAK | Mind Maze | Soul Jazz |
| 4 | SAINT ABDULLAH AND JASON NAZARY | Evicted In The Morning | Disciples |
| 5 | PEARLY DROPS | A Little Disaster | Cascine |
| 6 | GALCHER LUSTWERK | 100% Galcher | Ghostly International |
| 7 | FIRST AID 4 SOULS | This Present Darkness | Alfa Matrix |
| 8 | ADAM RAHMAN | Theta | KitchenSync |
| 9 | GUTEVOLK | Mezameru Wakusei | Self-Released |
| 10 | KAKUHAN | Metal Zone | NAKID |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|
Anna C. April 25th, 2023
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Dom Flemons, Entheos, Fly Anakin, Severed Skies
top 30 new albums for Jul 19 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jul 19
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 | Fly Anakin | At the End of the Day. | Mutant Academy |
| 2 | Trombone Shorty | Lifted | Blue Note |
| 3 | Pusha T | It’s Almost Dry | G.O.O.D. / IDJ |
| 4 | Rina Sawayama | Hold the Girl | Dirty Hit |
| 5 | Peter Phippen, Rahbi Crawford & Ivar Lunde, Jr. | Galaxies | Projekt |
| 6 | Jack Harlow | Come Home The Kids Miss You | Generation Now / Atlantic |
| 7 | Lil Baby | In A Minute – Single | Quality Control / Motown |
| 8 | Johnny Ciggs | Charcuterie (feat. DJ Harrison) – Single | Gritty City |
| 9 | Doechii | Bitch I’m Nice – Single | Top Dawg Ent |
| 10 | Azrael Onassis | Okay Okay – Single | self-released |
| 11 | Afro-Zen Allstars | The Buzz And The Bells | AZA |
| 12 | Steve Poltz | Stardust and Satellites | Red House |
| 13 | Sneeze | Rivercity Demos | Castaway Hub |
| 14 | Skweeky Watahfawls | Pretty Hell | Gritty City |
| 15 | Justin Golden | Hard Times and a Woman | self-released |
| 16 | Graphic Antics | Blue Skies to Blackness | Vintage Youth |
| 17 | Wu-Lu | LOGGERHEAD | Warp |
| 18 | Moor Mother | Jazz Codes | Anti- |
| 19 | MUSh | Down Tools | Memphis Industries |
| 20 | Lucy Kaplansky | Last Days of Summer | self-released |
| 21 | Naima Bock | Giant Palm | Sub Pop |
| 22 | Goose | Dripfield | No Coincidence |
| 23 | Zola Jesus | Arkhon | Sacred Bones |
| 24 | Angel Olsen | Big Time | Jagjaguwar |
| 25 | Tom Paxton, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer | All New | self-released |
| 26 | Wilco | Cruel Country | dBpm |
| 27 | Porridge Radio | Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To the Sky | Secretly Canadian |
| 28 | Craig Finn | A Legacy of Rentals | Positive Jams |
| 29 | Sister Cookie | In the Blue Corner | The Liquid Label |
| 30 | Izaak Opatz | Extra Medium | Mama Bird |
Anna C. July 19th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Fly Anakin, Ivar Lunde Jr., Peter Phippen, Pusha T, Rahbi Crawford, Rina Sawayama, Trombone Shorty
genre charts for May 24 presents:
genre charts for May 24
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LYLE LOVETT | 12th Of June | Verve |
| 2 | CAROLINE SPENCE | True North | Rounder |
| 3 | YEAH BUDDY! BAND | Hot Off The Line | Self-Released |
| 4 | FATHER JOHN MISTY | Chloe And The Next 20th Century | Sub Pop |
| 5 | ANNA ASH | Sleeper | Black Mesa |
| 6 | JOSIE BELLO | Resilience | Self-Released |
| 7 | PAPE NZIENGUI | Kadi Yombo | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 8 | JAMES KAHN | By The Risin’ Of The Sea | Self-Released |
| 9 | DAVE GODDESS GROUP | “Back In Business” b/w “Automatic Slim” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | JOHN ROY ZAT | Where Zat | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLY ANAKIN | Frank | Lex |
| 2 | NAPOLEON DA LEGEND AND GYVER HYPMAN | Versatilis Prolificus | TeamNDL |
| 3 | MOPES | Unwound | Strange Famous |
| 4 | QUELLE CHRIS | Deathfame | Mello |
| 5 | JACK HARLOW | Come Home The Kids Miss You | Generation Now/Atlantic |
| 6 | KODAK BLACK | Back For Everything | Atlantic |
| 7 | KONCEPT | “Lucy” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 8 | NOAH-O | “Trillipino” [Single] | Charged Up |
| 9 | MEGAN THEE STALLION | “Plan B” [Single] | 1501/300 |
| 10 | BUTCHER BROWN AND MICHAEL MILLIONS | “Black Man” [Single] | Concord Jazz |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BODY AND OAA, THE | Enemy Of Love | Thrill Jockey |
| 2 | DESTRUCTION | Diabolical | Napalm |
| 3 | GRAND OLD WRATH | Every Man for Himself | Artistfy |
| 4 | COSMIC PARADIGM | Apkallu | Self-Released |
| 5 | SOLUS EX INFERIS | Exogenesis [EP] | Self-Released |
| 6 | LORD OF HORNS | “Few Ever Survive the Night…” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | WIDOW RINGS | “Songs for the Hearse, Vol. 2” [Single] | Housefire |
| 8 | DEATH LOVES VERNONICA | Chemical | Cold Transmission |
| 9 | INANIMATE EXISTANCE | The Masquerade | The Artisan Era |
| 10 | UNALIGNED | Inner Dimensions | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEATH LOVES VERNONICA | Chemical | Cold Transmission |
| 2 | SOFI TUKKER | WET TENNIS | Ultra |
| 3 | MARY LATTIMORE AND PAUL SUKEENA | West Kensington | Three Lobed |
| 4 | KILO KISH | American Gurl | Kisha/Independent |
| 5 | BITCH | Bitchcraft | Kill Rock Stars |
| 6 | CHARLOTTE ADIGERY AND BOLIS PUPUL | Topical Dancer | DEEWEE/Because |
| 7 | SKOLD | Dead God | Cleopatra |
| 8 | PSY’AVIAH | Pretender | Alfa Matrix |
| 9 | MODERAT | MORE D4TA | Monkeytown |
| 10 | STEVE MONITE | Only You | Soundway |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OUMOU SANGARE | Timbuktu | World Circuit |
| 2 | LEYLA MCCALLA | Breaking The Thermometer | Anti- |
| 3 | EL COMBO BATANGA | “Aji Gua Guo” b/w “El Barrio En La Mirada” [Single] | Lovemonk |
| 4 | CALEXICO | El Mirador | Anti- |
| 5 | CALYPSO ROSE | “Watina” feat. Santana & The Garifuna Collective [Single] | Because |
| 6 | ALPACAS COLLECTIVE | Seven Wisdoms Of Plutonia | Catalpas |
| 7 | BORGA REVOLUTION!: GHANAIAN DANCE MUSIC IN THE DIGITAL AGE, 1983-1992 (VOLUME 1) | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Kalita |
| 8 | PAPE NZIENGUI | Kadi Yombo | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 9 | LISA LEBLANC | Chiac Disco | Bonsound |
| 10 | LOS BITCHOS | Let The Festivities Begin! | City Slang |
Anna C. May 24th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Death loves Veronica, Fly Anakin, Lyle Lovett, Oumou Sangaré, The Body and OAA
genre charts for May 17 presents:
genre charts for May 17
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLOCK OF DIMES | Head Of Roses: Phantom Limb | Sub Pop |
| 2 | GREAT BEFORETIMES, THE | The Great Beforetimes | Vocal Rest |
| 3 | KIERAN KANE AND RAYNA GELLERT | The Flowers That Bloom In Spring | Dead Reckoning |
| 4 | ALLISON DE GROOT AND TATIANA HARGREAVES | Hurricane Clarice | Free Dirt |
| 5 | STEVE LUNDQUIST | My Life In Song | Self-Released |
| 6 | MIKE STEVENS | Breathe In The World, Breathe Out Music | Stony Plain |
| 7 | TOMBERLIN | i don’t know who needs to hear this… | Saddle Creek |
| 8 | STEVE FORBERT | Moving Through America | Blue Rose |
| 9 | ABBIE GARDNER | DobroSinger | Gimme Some Ribs |
| 10 | RUBY FRIEDMAN ORCHESTRA | “Bookwoman’s Daughter” [Single] | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLY ANAKIN | Frank | Lex |
| 2 | QUELLE CHRIS | Deathfame | Mello |
| 3 | NOAH-O | “Trillipino” [Single] | Charged Up |
| 4 | KENDRICK LAMAR | “The Heart Part 5” [Single] | pgLang/Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope |
| 5 | DEFCEE AND BOATHOUSE | For All Debts Public And Private | Closed Sessions |
| 6 | LINQUA FRANQA | Bellringer | Ernest Jenning |
| 7 | MOPES | Unwound | Strange Famous |
| 8 | BENNY THE BUTCHER | Tana Talk 4 | Griselda/EMPIRE |
| 9 | SANKOFA | Legacy Materials | Self-Released |
| 10 | PUSHA T | It’s Almost Dry | Getting Out Our Dreams |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVIL MASTER | Ecstasies Of Never Ending Night | Relapse |
| 2 | JUNGLE ROT | Call To Arms | Unique Leader |
| 3 | SOULFLY | “Superstition” [Single] | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | LORD OF HORNS | The Forest at Dusk | Self-Released |
| 5 | HERIOT | Profound Morality | Church Road |
| 6 | ORGANECTOMY | Nail Below Nail | Self-Released |
| 7 | FALLUJAH | Empyrean | Nuclear Blast |
| 8 | CARRION VAEL | Abhorrent Obsessions | Self-Released |
| 9 | LINGUA IGNOTA | SINNER GET READY | Sargent House |
| 10 | SCORPIONS | Rock Believer (Deluxe) | Universal |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Electricity | Merge |
| 2 | RANESHOUNDS | Misc. Club Edits & Remixes Vol. 1 | Self-Released |
| 3 | BEN MARC | Glass Effect | Innovative Leisure |
| 4 | FKA TWIGS | CAPRISONGS | Young/Atlantic |
| 5 | BITCH | Bitchcraft | Kill Rock Stars |
| 6 | KILO KISH | American Gurl | Kisha/Independent |
| 7 | WEMA | WEMA | !K7 |
| 8 | COM TRUISE | Galactic Melt- 10th Anniversary | Ghostly International |
| 9 | JACQUES GREENE | Fantasy | UMG |
| 10 | TSTEWART AND MACHINEDRUM | Elysian | Mercury KX |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADALISTO BAND | Musakayike | Bongo Joe |
| 2 | CONGOTRONICS INTERNATIONAL | Where’s The One? | Crammed Discs |
| 3 | SELDA BAGCAN | Nem Kaldi | Turkofon |
| 4 | LOS CALVOS | Y Que Calvos! | El Palmas |
| 5 | MINI TRIO | “Hare Krishna” b/w “E O Que Ela Quer” [Single] | Munster |
| 6 | EL COMBO BATANGA | “Aji Gua Guo” b/w “El Barrio En La Mirada” [Single] | Lovemonk |
| 7 | LEYLA MCCALLA | Breaking The Thermometer | Anti- |
| 8 | PAPE NZIENGUI | Kadi Yombo | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 9 | LA PAMBELE | La Pambele | Names You Can Trust |
| 10 | SATELLITES | Satellites | Batov |
Anna C. May 17th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Devil Master, Flock of Dimes, Fly Anakin, Ibibio Sound Machine, Madalisto Band
top 30 new albums for Apr 19 presents:
top 30 new albums for Apr 19
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 | Fly Anakin | Frank | Lex |
| 3 | Grey Wulf | Path of Urda | PTP |
| 4 | Denzel Curry | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Loma Vista |
| 5 | EXEK | Advertise Here | Castle Face |
| 6 | WIDOWSPEAK | The Jacket | Captured Tracks |
| 7 | Superchunk | Wild Loneliness | Merge |
| 8 | empath | Visitor | Fat Possum |
| 9 | Bitch | Bitchcraft | Kill Rock Stars |
| 10 | Atmosphere | WORD? | Rhymesayers |
| 11 | Geena B. Valentine & Rufus | White Mice | Blue Flame |
| 12 | King Khazm | Return of a MAD | Fresh Chopped Beats / MADK Productions |
| 13 | Curtis Harding | If Words Were Flowers | Anti- |
| 14 | Aesop Rock & Blockhead | Garbology | Rhymesayers |
| 15 | Hand Habits | Fun House | Saddle Creek |
| 16 | Buffalo Nichols | Buffalo Nichols | Fat Possum |
| 17 | Deerhoof | Actually, You Can | Joyful Noise |
| 18 | Desborde | Todo Es una Mierda – EP | Yeah You! |
| 19 | Epoch | About That… Paradise Killer B – Sides | self-released |
| 20 | Various Artists | The Full Spectrum Part 1 | Ekou |
| 21 | Saxxon | Termination EP | self-released |
| 22 | iblss | Raja’s Sun | Break All |
| 23 | Blue Lab Beats | Motherland Journey | Blue Adventure |
| 24 | Jarle Skavhellen | Monochrome Sunset | Beech Street |
| 25 | Various Artists | Lèspri Ka: New Directions in Gwoka Music from Guadeloupe 1981 – 2010 | Time Capsule |
| 26 | Seba | Ingaro | Secret Operations |
| 27 | cauzndefx & Scuml°rd | Buffalo | self-released |
| 28 | Dash | Break the Silence – EP | Default |
| 29 | Africa Negra | Antologia, Vol. 1 | Les Disques Bongo Joe |
| 30 | Paula Cole | American Quilt | BMG |
Anna C. April 19th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Denzel Curry, EXEK, Fly Anakin, Grey Wulf, wet leg
top 30 new albums for Mar 29 presents:
top 30 new albums for Mar 29
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 | Jenny Hval | Classic Objects | 4AD |
| 2 | Fantastic Negrito | White Jesus Black Problems | Storefront |
| 3 | Pom Poko | This Is Our House – EP | Bella Union |
| 4 | Bane Capital & Koncept Jack$on | Good Product | self-released |
| 5 | Fly Anakin | Frank | Lex |
| 6 | Burkina Azza | Wari Bo | Social Joy |
| 7 | Animal Collective | Time Skiffs | Domino |
| 8 | Mickey Factz, Blu & Nottz | The Narrative – EP | Soulspazm // SCHMTCS |
| 9 | Mr. Fang and the Dark Tones | Mr. Fang! | self released |
| 10 | Goat | Headsoup | Rocket Recordings |
| 11 | Tatiana Hargreaves & Allison de Groot | Hurricane Clarice | Free Dirt |
| 12 | Justin Golden | Hard Times and a Woman | self-released |
| 13 | Tennishu | Three Sides | American Paradox |
| 14 | Cassidy Snider & The Wranglers | Losing Lovers – EP | Vocal Rest |
| 15 | Abby Huston | AH HA | EggHunt |
| 16 | BODEGA | Broken Equipment | What’s Your Rupture? |
| 17 | Cloud Cult | Metamorphosis | Earthology |
| 18 | Tears for Fears | The Tipping Point | Concord |
| 19 | Kimberly Morgan York | Found Yourself a Lady | self-released |
| 20 | Various Artists | Covers of Covers | American Laundromat |
| 21 | ADULT. | Becoming Undone | Dais |
| 22 | Cate Le Bon | Pompeii | Mexican Summer |
| 23 | Mitski | Laurel Hell | Dead Oceans |
| 24 | Wally Barnick | New Road | self-released |
| 25 | Yard Act | The Overload | Zen F.C. |
| 26 | DJ Harrison | Tales from the Old Dominion | Stones Throw |
| 27 | Robbin Kapsalis and Vintage #18 | Soul Shaker | Bird Song |
| 28 | illuminati hotties | Let Me Do One More | Snack Shack Tracks / Hopeless |
| 29 | La Luz | La Luz | Hardly Art |
| 30 | La Femme | Paradigmes : suppléments | Disque Pointu |
Anna C. March 29th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Bane Capital, Fantastic Negrito, Fly Anakin, Jenny Hval, Koncept Jack$on, Pom Poko
top 30 new albums for Mar 22 presents:
top 30 new albums for Mar 22
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 | Fly Anakin | Frank | Lex |
| 2 | Star Party | Meadow Flower | Feel It |
| 3 | Wet Leg | Chaise Longue – Single | Domino |
| 4 | PT Vell | Aviation “the Departure” | Monsta |
| 5 | Smoke Bellow | Open For Business | Trouble In Mind |
| 6 | Dry Cleaning | New Long Leg | 4AD |
| 7 | The Paperboys | Molinos (Remastered) | Cubbyhole |
| 8 | Wombo | Keesh Mountain – EP | Fire Talk |
| 9 | Shawnis and the Shimmers | Wasteland | Adang |
| 10 | Cut the Architect’s Hand | The Eternity Box | Aunt Mary / New Dirt |
| 11 | Mason Jennings | Real Heart | Loosegroove |
| 12 | Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves | Hurricane Clarice | Free Dirt |
| 13 | DJ Harrison | Dungeon Sessions | Stones Throw |
| 14 | bradford thomas | Detours | Acorn Tapes |
| 15 | Rahiem Supreme & Ohbliv | Black Keys Wit Melodies | Fuzzoscope |
| 16 | The Wimps | Pillow and Blankey | self-released |
| 17 | Sofia Lakis | Formula Front – EP | self-released |
| 18 | Robert Glasper | Black Radio III | Loma Vista |
| 19 | Beach House | Once Twice Melody | Bella Union |
| 20 | Crystal Murray | Twisted Bases | Because Music |
| 21 | Cate Le Bon | Pompeii | Mexican Summer |
| 22 | Anaïs Mitchell | Anaïs Mitchell | BMG |
| 23 | Cat Power | Covers | Domino |
| 24 | Pip Blom | Welcome Break | Heavenly |
| 25 | Bedouine | Waysides | self-released |
| 26 | Marissa Nadler | The Path of the Clouds | Sacred Bones |
| 27 | Margo Cilker | Pohorylle | Loose |
| 28 | Richard Dawson & Circle | Henki | Weird World |
| 29 | J.R.C.G. | Ajo Sunshine | Castle Face |
| 30 | Shannon Lay | Geist | Sub Pop |
Anna C. March 22nd, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Fly Anakin, PT Vell, Smoke Bellow, Star Party, wet leg
genre charts Mar 22 presents:
genre charts Mar 22
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAPERBOYS, THE | Molinos (Remastered) | Cubbyhole |
| 2 | MASON JENNINGS | Real Heart | Loosegroove |
| 3 | ALLISON DE GROOT AND TATIANA HARGREAVES | Hurricane Clarice | Free Dirt |
| 4 | ANAIS MITCHELL | Anais Mitchell | BMG |
| 5 | BEDOUINE | Waysides | Self-Released |
| 6 | MARGO CILKER | POHORYLLE | Fluff & Gravy |
| 7 | SHANNON LAY | Geist | Sub Pop |
| 8 | WENDY EISENBERG | Bent Ring | Dear Life |
| 9 | HIGH AND WIDES, THE | Blood | Self-Released |
| 10 | GREAT BEFORETIMES, THE | “Calming Down” [Single] | Vocal Rest |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLY ANAKIN | Frank | Lex |
| 2 | PT VELL | Aviation “the Departure” | Monsta |
| 3 | BRADFORD THOMAS | Detours | Acorn Tapes |
| 4 | RAHIEM SUPREME AND OHBLIV | Black Keys Wit Melodies | Fuzzoscope |
| 5 | MOPES | Unwound | Strange Famous |
| 6 | BENNY THE BUTCHER | Tana Talk 4 | Griselda/EMPIRE |
| 7 | IBLSS | raja’s sun | Break All |
| 8 | GENG PTP | Slowness as the Vehicle IV | Self-Released |
| 9 | SKWEEKY WATAFAWLS | Pretty Hell | Gritty City |
| 10 | MAASSAI | Personal Year 8 | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUT THE ARCHITECT’S HAND | The Eternity Box | Aunt Mary/New Dirt |
| 2 | SOMALI YACHT CLUB | The Space | Season Of Mist |
| 3 | FULL OF HELL | Garden Of Burning Apparitions | Relapse |
| 4 | DISCHORDIA | Triptych | Transcending Obscurity |
| 5 | DEATHFUCKINGCUNT | Decadent Perversity | Transcending Obscurity |
| 6 | HYPERIA | “Prisoner of the Mind” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | OBSIDIOUS | “Iconic” [Single] | Season of Mist |
| 8 | SCARS ARE SOULLESS | Resurrection | Insane |
| 9 | SHINIGAMI IND | Alice in the Borderland | Insane |
| 10 | FACE THE BEAT: SEASON 7 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Side-Line |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DJ HARRISON | Dungeon Sessions [EP] | Stones Throw |
| 2 | SOFIA LAKIS | Formula Front [EP] | Self-Released |
| 3 | ROSALIA | MOTOMAMI | Columbia |
| 4 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | “Electricity” [Single] | Merge |
| 5 | HALLUCI NATION, THE | One More Saturday Night | Radicalized |
| 6 | NEON NATIVEZ | Rezilience | Red House |
| 7 | FUMIYA TANAKA | One More Thing (First Part) | Sundance |
| 8 | THEORETICAL | Murky Waters | Onyx |
| 9 | TARO NOHARA | Hyper Nu Age Tekno | Growing Bin |
| 10 | FURNISS | Culture | Formation |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFRICA NEGRA | Antologia Vol. 1 | Bongo Joe |
| 2 | BURKINA AZZA | Wari Bo | Social Joy |
| 3 | IMARHAN | Aboogi | City Slang |
| 4 | VIBRO SUCCESS INTERCONTINENTAL ORCHESTRA | Drunkard | Dig This Way |
| 5 | OUMOU SANGARE | “Samara” [Single] | World Circuit |
| 6 | ETRAN DE L’AIR | Agadez | Sahel Sounds |
| 7 | MARCOS | Saudade | Comets Coming |
| 8 | JUCARA MARCAL | Delta Estacio Blues | QTV |
| 9 | MDOU MOCTAR | Afrique Victime (Deluxe) | Matador/Beggars Group |
| 10 | HAMID EL SHAERI | Habibi Funk 018: The Slam! Years (1983 – 1988) | Habibi Funk |
Anna C. March 22nd, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Africa Negra, Cut the Architect's Hand, DJ Harrison, Fly Anakin, The Paperboys
top 30 new albums for Feb 15 presents:
top 30 new albums for Feb 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 | The Smile | The Smoke – Single | XL |
| 2 | Los Bitchos | Let the Festivities Begin! | City Slang |
| 3 | Fly Anakin | Frank | Lex |
| 4 | Silverbacks | Archive Material | Full Time Hobby |
| 5 | Mannequin Pussy | Perfect – EP | Epitaph |
| 6 | Cut the Architect’s Hand | The Eternity Box | Aunt Mary / New Dirt |
| 7 | Afro-Zen Allstars | The Buzz and the Bells | Aza |
| 8 | 3:33 | Moon Maniac – EP | self-released |
| 9 | Ben Butterworth | Purgatory Emporium | Walrus Party |
| 10 | Cassidy Snider & The Wranglers | Losing Lovers – EP | Vocal Rest |
| 11 | Frames | Every Room | Know Hope |
| 12 | Angelica Garcia | Echo Eléctrico – EP | Spacebomb |
| 13 | Various Artists | 20 Years of Cherub Records | Cherub |
| 14 | Animal Collective | Time Skiffs | Domino |
| 15 | Steve Poltz | Stardust and Satellites | Red House |
| 16 | Mitski | Laurel Hell | Dead Oceans |
| 17 | Rupert Wates | For the People | Bitemusic |
| 18 | Black Country, New Road | Ants From Up There | Ninja Tune |
| 19 | yeule | Glitch Princess | Bayonet |
| 20 | Anaïs Mitchell | Anaïs Mitchell | BMG |
| 21 | Reptaliens | Multiverse | Captured Tracks |
| 22 | Cloakroom | Dissolution Wave | Relapse |
| 23 | FKA twigs | CAPRISONGS | Young |
| 24 | Natalie Jane Hill | Solely | Dear Life |
| 25 | George Mann | A World Like This | Running Scared |
| 26 | They Might Be Giants | Book | Idlewild |
| 27 | IDLES | CRAWLER | Partisan / Liberator |
| 28 | Phương Tâm | Magical Nights: Saigon Surf, Twist & Soul (1964-1966) | Sublime Frequencies |
| 29 | Curtis Harding | If Words Were Flowers | Anti- |
| 30 | Dummy | Mandatory Enjoyment | Trouble In Mind |
Anna C. February 15th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Fly Anakin, Los Bitchos, Mannequin Pussy, Silverbacks, The Smile