Top 30 new albums for week ending Nov 22 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Nov 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 | Juana Molina | Forfun – EP | Crammed Discs |
| 2 | Basement Revolver | Wax and Digital – EP | Sonic Unyon |
| 3 | Snoh Aalegra | -Ugh, those feels again | Artium |
| 4 | Ego Ella May | So Far | Tru Thoughts |
| 5 | Various Artists | Pour Me a Grog: The Funaná Revolt in 1990s Cabo Verde | Ostinato |
| 6 | FEA | No Novelties | Blackheart |
| 7 | Juliana Hatfield | Juliana Hatfield Sings the Police | American Laundromat |
| 8 | Crumb | Jinx | Crumb |
| 9 | Anna Meredith | Fibs | Moshi Moshi |
| 10 | Sudan Archives | Athena | Stones Throw |
| 11 | The Wimps | Plasma | self-released |
| 12 | Dogfuq | L’alphabet | self-released |
| 13 | Illiterate Light | Illiterate Light | Atlantic |
| 14 | Petrichor | II | self-released |
| 15 | Benjamin Shepherd | Hold the Line | self-released |
| 16 | ohbliv | Give Thanks | Fat Beats |
| 17 | Toxic Moxie | Falkonia | self-released |
| 18 | Dharma Bombs | Enjoy the View | self-released |
| 19 | Sammi Lanzetta | Ceiling Mirror | 6131 |
| 20 | Camp Howard | Cañón | self-released |
| 21 | Illa Styles | A Quarter ‘Til a Mil | Monsta Inc |
| 22 | Stray Fossa | Laridae – EP | self-released |
| 23 | Goodnight Daniel | Goodnight Daniel – EP | Sad Cactus |
| 24 | C3 Musiq | Conundrum – EP | self-released |
| 25 | DJ Shadow | Our Pathetic Age | Mass Appeal |
| 26 | Josienne Clarke | In All Weather | Rough Trade |
| 27 | Various Artists | Too Late to Pray: Defiant Chicago Roots | Bloodshot |
| 28 | Chromatics | Closer To Grey | Italians Do It Better |
| 29 | Nikki Jean | Beautiful Prison | Rhymesayers |
| 30 | Charles Rumback & Ryley Walker | Little Common Twist | Thrill Jockey |
Anna C. November 23rd, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Basement Revolver, Ego Ella May, Juana Molina, Pour Me a Grog, Snoh Aalegra
Genre charts for week ending Nov 22 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Nov 22
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| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHARMA BOMBS | Enjoy The View | Self-Released |
| 2 | JOSIENNE CLARKE | In All Weather | Rough Trade/Beggars |
| 3 | TOO LATE TO PRAY: DEFIANT CHICAGO ROOTS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Bloodshot |
| 4 | GIRL IN RED | Beginnings | Self-Released |
| 5 | CHE APALACHE | Rearrange My Heart | Free Dirt |
| 6 | JAKE OWEN | Greetings From…Jake | Big Loud |
| 7 | MATTHEW AND THE ATLAS | Morning Dancer (Unplugged) | MATA |
| 8 | ROBBIE BASHO | Visions of the Country | Gnome Life |
| 9 | JIM MORAY | The Outlander | Managed Decline |
| 10 | SMITH AND MCCLENNAN | Small Town Stories | White Fall |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOGFUQ | L’alphabet | Self-Released |
| 2 | OHBLIV | Give Thanks | Fat Beats |
| 3 | DJ SHADOW | Our Pathetic Age | Mass Appeal |
| 4 | APOLLO BROWN | Sincerely, Detroit | Mellow |
| 5 | MUSTARD | Perfect Ten | Ten Summers |
| 6 | KOOL KEITH | Keith | Mello |
| 7 | JUSTIS BRATT | Justified [EP] | Hollywood Starstruck |
| 8 | MEGAN THEE STALLION | Fever | 300 |
| 9 | FREDDIE GIBBS AND MADLIB | Bandana | Keep Cool/RCA/Madlib Invazion/ESGN |
| 10 | FAT JOE | “YES” [Single] | RNG / EMPIRE |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETRICHOR | II | Custom Made |
| 2 | MONOLORD | No Comfort | Relapse |
| 3 | NILE | Vile Nilotic Rites | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | SUNN O))) | Pyroclasts | Sounthern Lord |
| 5 | PELICAN | Nighttime Stories | Southern Lord |
| 6 | RINGS OF SATURN | Gidim | Nuclear Blast |
| 7 | EQUIPOISE | Demiurgus | The Artisan Era |
| 8 | KING DIAMOND | “Masquerade Of Madness” [Single] | Metal Blade |
| 9 | SEPULTURA | “Isolation” [Single] | Nuclear Blast |
| 10 | OBITUARY | “A Dying World” [Single] | Relapse |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHROMATICS | Closer To Grey | Italians Do It Better |
| 2 | TOXIC MOXIE | Falkonia | Self-Released |
| 3 | COM TRUISE | Persuasion System | Ghostly |
| 4 | BLACK MARBLE | Bigger Than Life | Sacred Bones |
| 5 | CITY AND IO | Spirit Volume | PTP |
| 6 | HYPNOLOVE | Plexus | Record Makers |
| 7 | HERON AND CRANE | Firesides | Hibernator Gigs |
| 8 | AFRIQUA | Colored | R & S |
| 9 | DJ HARAM | Grace [EP] | Hyperdub |
| 10 | DANKMUS | It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Blurst of Times. | Dankcrest Enterprises |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JUANA MOLINA | Forfun [EP] | Crammed |
| 2 | POUR ME A GROG | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Ostinato |
| 3 | ADOLFO ECHEVERRIA Y SU ORQUESTA | Sabroso Bacalao | Vampisoul |
| 4 | FARAFI | Calico Soul | Piranha |
| 5 | KEITH AND TEX | Greatest Hits 1966-1970 | Rebel Sound |
| 6 | FLYING ORKESTAR | Les Yeux Qui Pleurent | Eben Productions |
| 7 | LOS AFROINS | A Gozar Salsomanos | Vampisoul |
| 8 | TINARIWEN | Amadjar | Anti- |
| 9 | GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE, THE | Aban | Stonetree |
| 10 | JAH9 | “Ma’at (Each Man)” [Single] | VP |
Anna C. November 23rd, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Chromatics, Dharma Bombs, Dogfuq, Juana Molina, Petrichor
Monday Breakfast Blend – Women Art Revolution presents:
MMBB: November 18, 2019
You can read updates and get previews by liking this show on Facebook. Did you enjoy the show or want to listen to it again? You can find it in the archive player for the next two weeks.
Anna C. Monday Breakfast Blend – Women Art Revolution November 18th, 2019
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: Brittany Howard, FEA, Juana Molina, Snoh Aalegra, Sudan Archives, Tegan and Sara
Genre charts for week ending Nov 15 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Nov 15
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| 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
Monday Breakfast Blend – Women Art Revolution presents:
MMBB: September 16, 2019
You can read updates and get previews by liking this show on Facebook. Did you enjoy the show or want to listen to it again? You can find it in the archive player for the next two weeks.
Anna C. Monday Breakfast Blend – Women Art Revolution September 16th, 2019
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: Bat for Lashes, Catie Curtis, Frankie Cosmos, Hater, Jay Som, Jenny Hval, Juana Molina, Lower Dens, Parsnip, Queen of Jeans, Sunny War
Top 30 new albums for week ending June 9th presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending June 9th
Anna C. June 10th, 2017
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Benjamin Booker, Jane Weaver, Juana Molina, Omar Souleyman, Sylvan Esso
Top 30 new albums for week ending June 2nd presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending June 2nd
Anna C. June 3rd, 2017
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Juana Molina, Landlady, Lobo Marino, Omar Souleyman, The Courtneys
Top 30 new albums for week ending May 26th presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending May 26th
Anna C. May 27th, 2017
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Courtney Barnett, Girlpool, Juana Molina, Los Straitjackets, The Mountain Goats
Top 30 new albums for week ending May 19th presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending May 19th
Anna C. May 20th, 2017
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Gorillaz, Juana Molina, Lobo Marino, Tashaki Miyaki, The Mountain Goats