Top 30 new albums for week ending Nov 16 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Nov 16
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 | Bad Magic | what’s wrong with my eyes? | Bad Magic |
| 2 | Windhand | Eternal Return | Relapse |
| 3 | I’m With Her | See You Around | New Rounder |
| 4 | Anna St. Louis | If Only There Was a River | Woodsist / Mare |
| 5 | Nickelus F | Stuck | AGM |
| 6 | The Ar-Kaics | In This Time | Wick / Daptone |
| 7 | Boygenius | Boygenius – EP | Matador |
| 8 | Rhett Miller | The Messenger | ATO / Fontana North |
| 9 | Steve Forbert | The Magic Tree | Blue Rose Music |
| 10 | Bad Moves | Tell No One | Don Giovanni |
| 11 | Bob Dylan | More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 14 | Legacy |
| 12 | Atmosphere | Mi Vida Local | Rhymesayers |
| 13 | Kamasi Washington | Heaven and Earth | Young Turks |
| 14 | Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore | Ghost Forests | Three Lobed |
| 15 | Swearin’ | Fall into the Sun | Merge |
| 16 | BlackWater HolyLight | BlackWater HolyLight | RidingEasy |
| 17 | Roc Marciano | Behold a Dark Horse | Marci Enterprises |
| 18 | Julia Holter | Aviary | Domino |
| 19 | All Them Witches | ATW | New West |
| 20 | Various artists | 9th Wonder Presents: Jamla Is the Squad II | Jamla |
| 21 | Beak> | >>> | Invada / Temporary Residence |
| 22 | Sports Bar | Stranger in My Head | Mister Falcon |
| 23 | Addy | Rose Eyes – EP | self-released |
| 24 | Druglord | New Day Dying | Sludgelord |
| 25 | Liza | Drook | self-released |
| 26 | Namebrand | Chatham Grove | Purple Republic / AGM |
| 27 | Big Kahuna Og & Fly Anakin | Big Fly 2 – EP | Mutant Academy |
| 28 | Butcher Brown | Camden Session | Gearbox |
| 29 | Charles Bradley | Black Velvet | Daptone |
| 30 | SRSQ | Unreality | Dais |
Anna C. November 17th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Anna St. Louis, Bad Magic, I'm With Her, Nickelus F, Windhand
Genre charts for week ending Aug 10 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Aug 10
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| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELIZA GILKYSON | Secularia | Red House |
| 2 | SAW BLACK | Water Tower | Crystal Pistol |
| 3 | MARIEL BUCKLEY | Driving In The Dark | Self-Released |
| 4 | MARVIN PONTIAC | Greatest Hits | Northern Spy |
| 5 | MILK CARTON KIDS, THE | All The Things That I Did And All The Things That I Didn’t Do | Anti- |
| 6 | ROBBIE FULKS AND LINDA GAIL LEWIS | Wild! Wild! Wild! | Bloodshot |
| 7 | TRACYANNE AND DANNY | Tracyanne And Danny | Merge |
| 8 | JIMMY LAFAVE | Peace Town | MMR |
| 9 | LOVE CANON | Cover Story | Organic |
| 10 | SARAH WHITE | High Flyer | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NICKELUS F | Stuck | AGM |
| 2 | DENZEL CURRY | TA1300 | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 3 | FLY ANAKIN AND OHBLIV | Backyard Boogie | Mutant Academy |
| 4 | JAZZ CARTIER | Fleurever | Universal |
| 5 | NORE | 5E | Mass Appeal |
| 6 | OHBLIV | Retrospective | Paxico |
| 7 | STIMULATOR JONES | Exotic Worlds and Masterful Treasures | Stones Throw |
| 8 | TRAVIS SCOTT | Astroworld | Epic |
| 9 | BLACK THOUGHT | streams of thought, vol. 1 [EP] | Human Re Sources |
| 10 | GINKGOA | One Time | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GUERILLA TOSS | “Meteorological” [Single] | DFA |
| 2 | TWIN TRIBES | Shadows | Self-Released |
| 3 | BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME | Automata Part II | Sumerian |
| 4 | PARK SPARROWS | More Peace | OVOLR! |
| 5 | BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT | Blackwater Holylight | Ridingeasy |
| 6 | BODEGA | Endless Scroll | What’s Your Rupture? |
| 7 | NINE INCH NAILS | Bad Witch | The Null Corporation/Capitol |
| 8 | BLOOD TUB ORCHESTRA | The Seven Curses of the Music Hall | Phono Erotic |
| 9 | CUT THE ARCHITECT’S HAND | Thus Always to Tyrants | Aunt Mary / New Dirt |
| 10 | HIGH PRIEST | Grail Sludge [EP] | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AISHA DEVI | DNA Feelings | Houndstooth |
| 2 | CHANCHA VIA CIRCUITO | Bienaventuranza | Wonderwheel |
| 3 | LET’S EAT GRANDMA | I’m All Ears | Transgressive/PIAS |
| 4 | PATOIS COUNSELORS | Proper Release | Ever/Never |
| 5 | HAIRCUTS FOR MEN | 1982 [EP] | Self-Released |
| 6 | ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER | The Station [EP] | Warp |
| 7 | KANT-KINO | “Conflicting Signals” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 8 | SYSTEMA SOLAR | “Mi Caribe Remixes, Vol. 1” [Single] | Zebralution |
| 9 | CHAOS 4 WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Dream Catalogue |
| 10 | NMESH | Pharma | Orange Milk |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RED BARAAT | Sound The People | Rhyme & Reason |
| 2 | LEMON BUCKET ORKESTRA | If I Had The Strength | Six Degrees |
| 3 | ALPHEUS | Light Of Day | Liquidator |
| 4 | JUPITER AND OKWESS | Kin Sonic | Everloving |
| 5 | MYSTIC BOWIE | Mystic Bowie’s Talking Dreads | Red River |
| 6 | AFRICAN SCREAM CONTEST 2 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Analog Africa |
| 7 | TWO NILES TO SING A MELODY: THE VIOLINS AND SYNTHS OF SUDAN | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Ostinato |
| 8 | PAD ANTHONY AND CHESHIRE CAT | “Lead The Way / Heart And Soul” [Single] | Ram Goat |
| 9 | DE’ANZA | Cosmic Dream | Fusion Beats |
| 10 | CHANCHA VIA CIRCUITO | Bienaventuranza | Wonderwheel |
Anna C. August 11th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Aisha Devi, Eliza Gilkyson, Guerilla Toss, Nickelus F
Genre charts for week ending Jul 13 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Jul 13
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| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INNOCENCE MISSION, THE | Sun On The Square | Badman |
| 2 | SARAH SHOOK AND THE DISARMERS | Years | Bloodshot |
| 3 | DEATHHOUSE BLUES | The Beer Battered Boogies | Self-Released |
| 4 | SMOKING FLOWERS, THE | Let’s Die Together | Bandaloop |
| 5 | 6 STRING DRAG | Top of the World | Schoolkids |
| 6 | ALANIS OBOMSAWIN | Bush Lady | Constellation |
| 7 | ANA EGGE | White Tiger | Self-Released |
| 8 | DONOVAN WOODS | Both Ways | Meant Well |
| 9 | PATTERSON BARRETT | Give ‘Em What They Want | Self-Released |
| 10 | WESTERN CENTURIES | Songs From The Deluge | Free Dirt |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NICKELUS F | Stuck | AGM |
| 2 | BIG KAHUNA OG | Sky Chryme | Mutant Academy |
| 3 | TUAMIE | Emergency Raps, Vol. 2 | Mutant Academy |
| 4 | GORILLAZ | The Now Now | Parlophone/Warner Bros. |
| 5 | MCKINLEY DIXON | The Importance of Self Belief | Wadada |
| 6 | DR OCTAGON | Moosebumps | Bulk/Caroline |
| 7 | FREDDIE GIBBS | Freddie | Empire |
| 8 | NAS | Nasir | Def Jam |
| 9 | CARTERS, THE | Everything Is Love | Roc Nation |
| 10 | JORJA SMITH | Lost & Found | RCA |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLEEP | The Sciences | Third Man |
| 2 | YOB | Our Raw Heart | Relapse |
| 3 | DESERT ALTAR | Desert Altar | Self-Released |
| 4 | GHOST | Prequelle | Concord/Loma Vista |
| 5 | ZEAL AND ARDOR | Stranger Fruit | Self-Released |
| 6 | GUMMING | Human Values | Self-Released |
| 7 | ASG | Survive Sunrise | Relapse |
| 8 | BODEGA | Endless Scroll | What’s Your Rupture? |
| 9 | BURN THE PRIEST | Legion: XX | Epic |
| 10 | WAYFARER | World’s Blood | Profound Lore |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AISHA DEVI | DNA Feelings | Houndstooth |
| 2 | MARY LATTIMORE | Hundreds of Days | Ghostly International |
| 3 | TANGENTS | New Bodies | Temporary Residence |
| 4 | VENETIAN SNARES AND DANIEL LANOIS | Venetian Snares X Daniel Lanois | Timesig |
| 5 | CASINO VERSUS JAPAN | Suicide by Sun | Self-Released |
| 6 | HOLODECK VISION ONE | VARIOUS ARTISTS | HoloDeck |
| 7 | S AND S PRESENTS DREAMS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Stadiums & Shrines / Cascine |
| 8 | NEOTROPIC | Your War [EP] | Slowcraft |
| 9 | LCD SOUNDSYSTEM | American Dream | DFA/Columbia |
| 10 | IBEYI | Ash | XL |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANGELIQUE KIDJO | Remain In Light | Kraven Works |
| 2 | BOMBINO | Deran | Partisan |
| 3 | ABU OBAIDA HASSAN | Abu Obaida Hassan & His Tambour: The Shaigiya Sound of Sudan | Ostinato |
| 4 | ALPHEUS | Light Of Day | Liquidator |
| 5 | JUPITER AND OKWESS | Kin Sonic | Everloving |
| 6 | AFRICAN SCREAM CONTEST 2 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Analog Africa |
| 7 | SIDI TOURE | Toubalbero | Thrill Jockey |
| 8 | KING KONG | Repatriation | Irie Ites |
| 9 | REGGAE SAX RIDDIM | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Reggae Vibes |
| 10 | MYSTERY OF THE BULGARIAN VOICES, THE | BooCheeMish | Prophecy |
Anna C. July 14th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Aisha Devi, Nickelus F, Sleep, The Innocence Mission
Top 30 new albums for week ending Jul 6 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Jul 6
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 | Angélique Kidjo | Remain in Light | Kravenworks |
| 2 | Jorja Smith | Lost & Found | RCA |
| 3 | Natalie Prass | The Future and the Past | ATO |
| 4 | The Purge | The Bad Ideas We Build Worlds | Purge Music |
| 5 | Nickelus F | Stuck | AGM |
| 6 | Angelica Garcia | Karma the Knife – Single | self-released |
| 7 | Young Scum | Young Scum | Citrus City |
| 8 | Kanye West | ye | GOOD Music / Def Jam |
| 9 | Saw Black | Water Tower | Crystal Pistol |
| 10 | Snail Mail | Lush | Matador |
| 11 | Kids See Ghosts | Kids See Ghosts | GOOD Music / Def Jam |
| 12 | Neko Case | Hell-On | Anti/Epitaph |
| 13 | The Essex Green | Hardly Electronic | Merge |
| 14 | The Interrupters | Fight the Good Fight | Hellcat/Epitaph |
| 15 | Pusha T | DAYTONA | Def Jam |
| 16 | Marisa Anderson | Cloud Corner | Thrill Jockey |
| 17 | John Coltrane | Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album | Impulse |
| 18 | Nur Black | Appeal of the Void | Purge Music |
| 19 | Deathhouse Blues | The Beer Battered Boogies | self released |
| 20 | Andy Jenkins | Sweet Bunch | Liberator Music / Spacebomb |
| 21 | The Cemetery Boys | Small Town Witch Nitemare | self-released |
| 22 | Piranha Rama | Piranha Rama | Trrrash |
| 23 | Dumb Waiter | Heck | JUJU |
| 24 | Brunswick | Five Years | Papa Hotel |
| 25 | Opin | Drifters EP | Harding Street Assembly Lab |
| 26 | Jim James | Uniform Distortion | ATO |
| 27 | The Milk Carton Kids | All the Things That I Did and All the Things That I Didn’t Do | Anti- |
| 28 | Weller | Weller | Tiny Engines |
| 29 | Gorillaz | The Now Now | Parlophone |
| 30 | The Rock*A*Teens | Sixth House | Merge |
Anna C. July 7th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Angélique Kidjo, Jorja Smith, Natalie Prass, Nickelus F, The purge
Genre charts for week ending Jun 22 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Jun 22
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| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANA EGGE | White Tiger | Self-Released |
| 2 | STEVE TILSTON | Distant Days | Riverboat |
| 3 | ANNIE LOU | End Zone | Near North |
| 4 | JOHN GORKA | True in Time | Red House |
| 5 | NICKI BLUHM | To Rise You Gotta Fall | Compass |
| 6 | SARAH LOUISE | Deeper Woods | Thrill Jockey |
| 7 | DAVE ALVIN AND JIMMIE DALE GILMORE | Downey To Lubbock | Yep Roc |
| 8 | I SEE HAWKS IN LA | Live and Never Learn | Self-Released |
| 9 | FRANK LEE AND ALLIE BURBRINK | Roll On, Clouds | Baketone |
| 10 | ROBBIE FULKS AND LINDA GAIL LEWIS | “Wild ! Wild! Wild!” [Single] | Bloodshot |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NICKELUS F | Stuck | AGM |
| 2 | MCKINLEY DIXON | The Importance of Self Belief | Wadada |
| 3 | JAY ROCK | Redemption [Advance Tracks] | Top Dawg/Interscope |
| 4 | PUSHA T | Daytona | Def Jam |
| 5 | CARTERS, THE | Everything Is Love | Roc Nation |
| 6 | EVIDENCE | Weather Or Not | Rhymesayers |
| 7 | PROF | Pookie Baby | Rhymesayers |
| 8 | GORILLAZ | The Now Now [Advance Tracks] | Parlophone |
| 9 | HEIGHT KEECH | Mind Moves the Mountain | ColdRymes |
| 10 | KIDS SEE GHOSTS | Kids See Ghosts | G.O.O.D. |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUST FOR NOTHING | Lust For Nothing [EP] | Self-Released |
| 2 | SOUND VVITCH | “Hide” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 3 | EARTHLESS | Black Heaven | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | LORDS OF ACID | Pretty In Kink | Metropolis |
| 5 | OCTOPUS | Supernatural Alliance | Rise Above |
| 6 | PIG | Risen | Metropolis |
| 7 | DAWN OF ASHES | Sacred Fever (Remastered) | Metropolis |
| 8 | GELD | Geld | Iron Lung |
| 9 | JUNO REACTOR | The Mutant Theatre | Metropolis |
| 10 | DR DEMENTO COVERED IN PUNK | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Demented Punk |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TANGENTS | New Bodies | Temporary Residence |
| 2 | MARY LATTIMORE | Hundreds of Days | Ghostly International |
| 3 | SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO | Murmurations | Wichita |
| 4 | GUI BORATTO | Pentagram | Kompakt |
| 5 | ASH CODE | perspektive | Swiss Dark Nights |
| 6 | PAUL WHITE | Rejuvenate | R&S |
| 7 | SOLAR FIELDS | Ourdom | Self-Released |
| 8 | TV GIRL | Death of a Party Girl | Self-Released |
| 9 | BART DE PAEPE | Pagus Wasiae | Beyond Beyond is Beyond |
| 10 | PATOIS COUNSELORS | Proper Release | Ever/Never |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NICOLA CONTE AND SPIRITUAL GALAXY | Let Your Light Shine On | MPS |
| 2 | BOMBINO | Deran | Partisan |
| 3 | NICKODEMUS | A Long Engagement | Wonderwheel |
| 4 | LISTEN ALL AROUND: THE GOLDEN AGE OF CENTRAL AND EAST AFRICAN MUSIC | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Dust To Digital |
| 5 | IMARHAN | Temet | City Slang |
| 6 | VIBRONICS | Woman On A Mission | Scoops |
| 7 | DJENEBA AND FOUSCO | Kayeba Khasso | Lusafrica |
| 8 | ROOTZ RADICALS | “Bad Government” [Single] | Fett |
| 9 | BROWNOUT | Fear Of A Brown Planet | Fat Beats |
| 10 | BALOJI | 137 Avenue Kaniama | Bella Union |
Anna C. June 23rd, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Ana Egge, Lust For Nothing, Nickelus F, Nicola Conte, Spiritual Galaxy, Tangents
Top 30 new albums for week ending Jun 22 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Jun 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
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Magic | What’s Wrong With My Eyes? | self-released |
| 2 | Nickelus F | Stuck | AGM |
| 3 | McKinley Dixon | The Importance of Self Belief | Wadada |
| 4 | Ana Egge | White Tiger | StorySound |
| 5 | Jay Rock | Redemption | Top Dawg Entertainment / Interscope |
| 6 | Half Waif | Lavender | Cascine |
| 7 | DOTT | Heart Swell | Graveface |
| 8 | La Luz | Floating Features | Hardly Art |
| 9 | Brownout | Fear of a Brown Planet | Fat Beats |
| 10 | Low | Double Negative | Sub Pop |
| 11 | Beach House | 7 | Sub Pop |
| 12 | Andy Jenkins | Sweet Bunch | Liberator Music / Spacebomb |
| 13 | Neat Sweep | Space is for Dogs | self-released |
| 14 | The Concussion Theory | Lament | self-released |
| 15 | Dumb Waiter | Heck | JUJU |
| 16 | Steve Tilston | Distant Days | Riverboat |
| 17 | gobbinjr | ocala wick | Topshelf |
| 18 | Tangents | New Bodies | Temporary Residence Limited |
| 19 | We Are Scientists | Megaplex | 1 |
| 20 | Snail Mail | Lush | Matador |
| 21 | Flasher | Constant Image | Domino |
| 22 | Melody’s Echo Chamber | Bon Voyage | Fat Possum |
| 23 | Gruff Rhys | Babelsberg | Rough Trade |
| 24 | Pusha T | DAYTONA | Def Jam |
| 25 | Marisa Anderson | Cloud Corner | Thrill Jockey |
| 26 | Kadhja Bonet | Childqueen | Fat Possum |
| 27 | Courtney Barnett | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Indie Rock |
| 28 | Lucius | Nudes | Mom+Pop |
| 29 | Beach Skulls | Las Dunas | PNKSLM |
| 30 | Hinds | I Don’t Run | Mom+Pop |
Anna C. June 23rd, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Ana Egge, Bad Magic, Jay Rock, McKinley Dixon, Nickelus F
Genre charts for week ending Jun 15 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Jun 15
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| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAW BLACK | Water Tower | Crystal Pistol |
| 2 | SAM LEWIS | Loversity | Self-Released |
| 3 | BONES OF JR JONES, THE | Ones To Keep Close | Self-Released |
| 4 | TILLERS, THE | The Tillers | Self-Released |
| 5 | DAVID DAVIS AND THE WARRIOR RIVER BOYS | Didn’t He Ramble: Songs of Charlie Poole | Rounder |
| 6 | MIPSO | Edges Run | Antifragile |
| 7 | ELIZA GILKYSON | Secularia | Red House |
| 8 | KACEY MUSGRAVES | Golden Hour | Universal |
| 9 | TWISTED PINE | Dreams [Advance Tracks] | Signature Sounds |
| 10 | SIDELINE | Front And Center | Mountain Home |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NICKELUS F | Stuck | AGM |
| 2 | KANYE WEST | Ye | Good-Def Jam |
| 3 | JORJA SMITH | Lost & Found | RCA |
| 4 | GORILLAZ | The Now Now [Advance Tracks] | Parlophone |
| 5 | TUAMIE | Emergency Raps, Vol. 2 | Mutant Academy |
| 6 | CUT CHEMIST | Die Cut | A Stable Sound |
| 7 | DR OCTAGON | Moosebumps | Bulk/Caroline |
| 8 | MILLZ | The NorthFace, Vol. 1 | Self-Released |
| 9 | POTATOHEAD PEOPLE | Nick And Astro’s Guide To The Galaxy | Bastard Jazz |
| 10 | CRIMEAPPLE AND BIG GHOST LTD | Aguardiente | Manteca |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DESERT ALTAR | Desert Altar | Self-Released |
| 2 | BIG BITE | Big Bite | Painter Man |
| 3 | GHOST | Prequelle | Concord/Loma Vista |
| 4 | YOB | Our Raw Heart | Relapse |
| 5 | ZEAL AND ARDOR | Stranger Fruit | Self-Released |
| 6 | SABATTA | Misfit Music | Blackfriars Entertainment |
| 7 | WAYFARER | World’s Blood | Profound Lore |
| 8 | ANNIHILATOR | For The Demented | Silver Lining |
| 9 | VEMON INC | Avé | Nuclear Blast |
| 10 | ARMED, THE | Only Love | Throatruiner |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO | Murmurations | Wichita |
| 2 | BRIAN ENO | Music For Installations | UMC |
| 3 | CHROMEO | Head Over Heels | Big Beat/Atlantic |
| 4 | LITTLE BOOTS | Burn [EP] | On Repeat |
| 5 | OOOOO AND ISLAMIQ GRRRLS | Faminine Mystique | Nihjgt Feelings |
| 6 | RAS G AND THE AFRIKAN SPACE PROGRAM | Stargate Music | Leaving |
| 7 | SMERZ | Have Fun [EP] | XL |
| 8 | STUDIO KILLERS | “Party Like It’s Your Birthday” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 9 | FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY | Warmech | Artoffact |
| 10 | LARAAJI | Sun Transformations | All Saints |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIALI CISSOKHO AND KAIRA BA | Routes | Twelve | Eight |
| 2 | ANGELIQUE KIDJO | Remain In Light | Kraven Works |
| 3 | YENI NOSTALJI | Yeni Nostalji | Ropeadope |
| 4 | LOS TEXMANIACS | Cruzando Borders | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 5 | ALI FARKA TOURE | The Source (Remastered) | World Circuit |
| 6 | CAMARAO | The Imaginary Soundtrack to a Brazilian Western Movie (1964-1974) | Analog Africa |
| 7 | BROWNOUT | Fear Of A Brown Planet | Fat Beats |
| 8 | LA DAME BLANCHE | Bajo El Mismo Cielo | Nacional |
| 9 | LUCIBELA | Laco Umbilical | Lusafrica |
| 10 | SEUN KUTI AND EGYPT 80 | Black Times | Strut |
Anna C. June 16th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Desert Altar, Diali Cissokho, Kaira Ba, Nickelus F, Saw Black, Simian Mobile Disco
Top 30 new albums for week ending Jun 15 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Jun 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
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Young Scum | Young Scum | Citrus City |
| 2 | Yeni Nostalji | Yeni Nostalji | Ropeadope |
| 3 | Saw Black | Water Tower | Crystal Pistol |
| 4 | Natalie Prass | The Future and the Past | ATO |
| 5 | Nickelus F | Stuck | AGM |
| 6 | Kanye West | ye | GOOD Music / Def Jam |
| 7 | Wooden Shjips | V. | Thrill Jockey |
| 8 | Arctic Monkeys | Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino | Domino |
| 9 | Allan Harris | The Genius of Eddie Jefferson (feat. Eric Reed, George DeLancey, Willie Jones III, Ralph Moore) | Resilience Music Alliance |
| 10 | Angelique Kidjo | Remain In Light | Kravenworks |
| 11 | Simian Mobile Disco | Murmurations | Wichita |
| 12 | Sam Lewis | Loversity | self-released |
| 13 | Jorja Smith | Lost & Found | FAMM Limited |
| 14 | Anna Calvi | Hunter | Domino |
| 15 | Sound VVitch | Hide – Single | self-released |
| 16 | The Pendletons | Funk Forever – EP | Bastard Jazz |
| 17 | Eternal Summers | Every Day It Feels Like I’m Dying… | Nevado |
| 18 | Tia Fuller | Diamond Cut | Mack Avenue |
| 19 | Melody’s Echo Chamber | Bon Voyage | Fat Possum |
| 20 | Andy Jenkins | Sweet Bunch | Liberator Music / Spacebomb |
| 21 | Tuamie | Emergency Raps, Vol. 2 | Mutant Academy |
| 22 | Scott Clark | ToNow | Clean Feed |
| 23 | Desert Altar | Desert Altar | self-released |
| 24 | John Morand | Scott’s Addiction | Sound of Music |
| 25 | I Am the Liquor | Feed on My Sorrow – EP | self-released |
| 26 | Love Roses | What Doesn’t Thrill You | self-released |
| 27 | Opin | Drifters EP | Harding Street Assembly Lab |
| 28 | Lunger | Hell is coming with us. – EP | self-released |
| 29 | Anthony Curtis | Lyrebird | Field of Sound |
| 30 | DJ Williams | Live From Over Where | Projekt |
Anna C. June 16th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Natalie Prass, Nickelus F, Saw Black, Yeni Nostalji, Young Scum
Genre charts for week ending May 18 presents:
Genre charts for week ending May 18
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| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAW BLACK | Water Tower | Crystal Pistol |
| 2 | DAVIS KATHRINER | Losing Habits | Amano |
| 3 | DALTON DASH | Ass, Cash, Dash or Grass | Self-Released |
| 4 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Johnny Cash: Forever Words | Legacy |
| 5 | ANNIE LOU | End Zone | Near North |
| 6 | BONES OF JR JONES, THE | Ones To Keep Close | Self-Released |
| 7 | TRACYANNE AND DANNY | Tracyanne And Danny | Merge |
| 8 | SARAH SHOOK AND THE DISARMERS | Years | Bloodshot |
| 9 | SUPER SATURATED SUGAR STRINGS, THE | All Their Many Miles | Self-Released |
| 10 | ANA EGGE | White Tiger | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NICKELUS F | Stuck | AGM |
| 2 | FLY ANAKIN AND OHBLIV | Backyard Boogie | Mutant Academy |
| 3 | MILLZ | The NorthFace, Vol. 1 | Self-Released |
| 4 | NIÑA DIOZ | Reyna | Nacional |
| 5 | OHBLIV AND BEN FM | Give it Uuup | Problematica |
| 6 | COLE HICKS | May Day | ANONYMOUS Genius / Purple Republic |
| 7 | JANELLE MONAE | Dirty Computer | Bad Boy |
| 8 | MESHELL N’DEGEOCELLO | Ventriloquism | Naive |
| 9 | BLACK MILK | FEVER | Mass Appeal |
| 10 | CONWAY | Blakk Tape | Griselda |
Loud
There were not enough new albums played this week to generate a chart.
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Tales from the Far East | OKVLT |
| 2 | FM SKYLINE | EarthSim | Crystal Pistol |
| 3 | NICKODEMUS | A Long Engagement | Wonderwheel |
| 4 | DEDEKIND CUT | Tahoe | Kranky |
| 5 | BEN FROST | All That You Love Will Be Eviscerated [EP] | Mute |
| 6 | E RUSCHA V | Who Are You | RVNG Intl. |
| 7 | BLANCK MASS | World Eater | Sacred Bones |
| 8 | RAS G AND THE AFRIKAN SPACE PROGRAM | Stargate Music | Leaving |
| 9 | FUNKI PORCINI | The Mulberry Files | Self-Released |
| 10 | FOREST SWORDS | Compassion | Ninja Tune |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YENI NOSTALJI | Yeni Nostalji | Ropeadope |
| 2 | LOS TEXMANIACS | Cruzando Borders | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 3 | NICKODEMUS | A Long Engagement | Wonderwheel |
| 4 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | African Scream Contest 2 | Analog Africa |
| 5 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Listen All Around: The Golden Age of Central and East African Music | Dust To Digital |
| 6 | ORQUESTA AKOKAN | Orquesta Akokan | Daptone |
| 7 | THORNATO | Back It Up [EP] | Wonderwheel |
| 8 | SONIDO GALLO NEGRO | Mambo Cosmico | Glitterbeat |
| 9 | CAMARAO | The Imaginary Soundtrack to a Brazilian Western Movie (1964-1974) | Analog Africa |
| 10 | EMPRESARIOS | Cambumbeo [EP] | Empresarios Musica |
Anna C. May 19th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Nickelus F, Saw Black, Tales from the Far East, Yeni Nostalji