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 Nov 9 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Nov 9
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| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANNA ST LOUIS | If Only There Was A River | Woodsist |
| 2 | MIPSO | Edges Run | Antifragile |
| 3 | DOM FLEMONS | Black Cowboys | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 4 | COREY HARRIS | Free Water Way | Self-Released |
| 5 | LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE | Little Beast | Self-Released |
| 6 | SALIM NOURALLAH | Somewhere South of Sane | Palo Santo |
| 7 | ZOE SPEAKS | Wings | Redbird |
| 8 | SAW BLACK | Water Tower | Crystal Pistol |
| 9 | ADDY | Rose Eyes [EP] | Self-Released |
| 10 | NATHAN BOWLES | Plainly Mistaken | Paradise Of Bachelors |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG KAHUNA OG | Weapon OX | Mutant Academy |
| 2 | SCHEME TEAM | Big Bluntz DVD | Mutant Academy |
| 3 | BLOOD ORANGE | Negro Swan | Domino |
| 4 | DENZEL CURRY | TA1300 | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 5 | MASTA ACE AND MARCO POLO | A Breukelen Story | Fat Beats |
| 6 | DOGFUCK | Violent Headjerk | Self-Released |
| 7 | OHBLIV AND BEN FM | Give it Uuup | Problematica |
| 8 | CURREN$Y, FREDDIE GIBBS, AND THE ALCHEMIST | Fetti | ESGN / Jet Life / ALC / EMPIRE |
| 9 | LINA SYMONE | “Need That” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | CALVIN PRESENTS | “Dream” [Single] | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WINDHAND | Eternal Return | Relapse |
| 2 | BLACK ACID RITUAL | Resin | Self-Released |
| 3 | VNV NATION | Noire | Metropolis |
| 4 | BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT | Blackwater Holylight | Ridingeasy |
| 5 | BODEGA | Endless Scroll | What’s Your Rupture? |
| 6 | DESERT MOUNTAIN TRIBE | Om Parvat Mystery | Metropolis |
| 7 | OCTOPUS | Supernatural Alliance | Rise Above |
| 8 | GRITTER | Nobody Cares | Self-Released |
| 9 | PIG DESTROYER | Head Cage | Relapse |
| 10 | SUPER UNISON | Stella | Deathwish Inc |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEAD CAN DANCE | Dionysus | PIAS |
| 2 | MARIBOU STATE | Kingdoms Of Colour | Counter |
| 3 | A CERTAIN RATIO | acr:set | Mute |
| 4 | GOST | Possessor | Blood |
| 5 | IAN WILLIAM CRAIG | Thresholder | 130701 |
| 6 | JOHN MAUS | Addendum | Ribbon |
| 7 | ORB, THE | No Sounds Out Of Bounds | Cooking Vinyl |
| 8 | RIVAL CONSOLES | Persona | Erased Tapes |
| 9 | RENE HELL AND REWARRP | Depression | Original Traxx |
| 10 | U96 | REBOOT | UNLTD |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BABA COMMANDANT AND THE MANDINGO BAND | Siri Ba Kele | Sublime Frequencies |
| 2 | SUPERFONICOS | Suelta [EP] | Discos Fonicos |
| 3 | DEAD CAN DANCE | Dionysus | PIAS |
| 4 | DUR DUR BAND | Dur Dur Band of Somalia, Volume 1, Volume 2 | Analog Africa |
| 5 | PEREGOYO Y SU COMBO VACANA | Mi Buenaventura | Vampisoul |
| 6 | ALBA GRIOT ENSEMBLE | The Darkness Between The Leaves | Riverboat |
| 7 | BICICLETAS POR LA PAZ | Surfeando Un Cometa | Self-Released |
| 8 | JR THOMAS AND THE VOLCANOS | Rockstone | Colemine |
| 9 | HOLLIE COOK | “Sweet Like Chocolate” [Single] | Merge |
| 10 | CAZ GARDINER AND THE BADASONICS | Caz Gardiner & The Badasonics | Badasonic |
Anna C. November 10th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Anna St. Louis, Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band, Big Kahuna OG, Dead Can Dance, Windhand
Top 30 new albums for week ending Nov 9 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Nov 9
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 | Windhand | Eternal Return | Relapse |
| 2 | Young Scum | Young Scum | Citrus City / Pretty Olivia |
| 3 | Boygenius | boygenius – EP | Matador |
| 4 | Hollie Cook | Sweet Like Chocolate / Dub Like Chocolate – Single | Merge |
| 5 | Recluse Raccoon | Recluse Raccoon | Citrus City |
| 6 | Balun | Prisma Tropical | Good Child Music |
| 7 | Pale Waves | My Mind Makes Noises | Dirty Hit / Hostess |
| 8 | Anna St. Louis | If Only There Was a River | Woodsist / Mare |
| 9 | Mipso | Edges Run | Antifragile Music |
| 10 | Dom Flemons | Black Cowboys | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 11 | Big Kahuna OG | Weapon OX | Mutant Academy |
| 12 | Addy | Rose Eyes – EP | self-released |
| 13 | Black Acid Ritual | Resin | self-released |
| 14 | The Ar-Kaics | In This Time | Wick / Daptone |
| 15 | Corey Harris | Free Water Way | self-released |
| 16 | Spooky Cool | Every Thing Ever – EP | Citrus City |
| 17 | Mekong Xpress & The Get Fresh Horns | Common Knowledge | EggHunt |
| 18 | Scheme Team | Big Bluntz DVD | Mutant Academy |
| 19 | Sports Bar | Stranger in My Head | Mister Falcon |
| 20 | VNV Nation | Noire | Metropolis |
| 21 | Warm Drag | Warm Drag | In the Red |
| 22 | Cat Power | Wanderer | Domino |
| 23 | The Nude Party | The Nude Party | New West |
| 24 | Hater | Siesta | Fire |
| 25 | Kikagaku Moyo | Masana Temples | Guruguru Brain |
| 26 | Swearin’ | Fall into the Sun | Merge |
| 27 | Julia Holter | Aviary | Domino |
| 28 | Lucero | Among the Ghosts | Liberty & Lament |
| 29 | Mr Twin Sister | Salt | Twin Group |
| 30 | Antarctigo Vespucci | Love in the Time of E-Mail | Polyvinyl |
Anna C. November 10th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Hollie Cook, Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers, Recluse Raccoon, Windhand, Young Scum
Genre charts for week ending Oct 12 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Oct 12
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| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHRIS SMITHER | Call Me Lucky | Signature Sounds |
| 2 | SAW BLACK | Water Tower | Crystal Pistol |
| 3 | HAZEL DICKENS AND ALICE GERRARD | Sing Me Back Home: The DC Tapes, 1965-1969 | Free Dirt |
| 4 | ZOE SPEAKS | Wings | Redbird |
| 5 | ADRIANNE LENKER | abysskiss | Saddle Creek |
| 6 | MARIACHI REYNA DE LOS ANGELES | Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 7 | MOUNTAIN MAN | Magic Ship | Nonesuch |
| 8 | STEVE FORBERT | The Magic Tree | Blue Rose |
| 9 | JOHN HIATT | The Eclipse Sessions [Advance Tracks] | New West |
| 10 | PRICE SISTERS, THE | A Heart Never Knows | Rebel |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROC MARCIANO | Behold a Dark Horse | Marci Enterprises |
| 2 | LINA SYMONE | “Need That” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 3 | FLY ANAKIN AND BIG KAHUNA OG | Life & Times of BigFly [EP] | Mutant Academy |
| 4 | NAMEBRAND | Chatham Grove | Purple Republic / AGM |
| 5 | BIG KAHUNA OG AND FLY ANAKIN | Big Fly 2 [EP] | Mutant Academy |
| 6 | SUDAN ARCHIVES | Sink [EP] | Stones Throw |
| 7 | BIGAL HARRISON | Bintage | Self-Released |
| 8 | ARMAND HAMMER | Parrafin | Backwoodz Studioz |
| 9 | ANT THE SYMBOL | The Motions | Gritty City |
| 10 | OHBLIV AND BEN FM | Give it Uuup | Problematica |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WINDHAND | Eternal Return | Relapse |
| 2 | FUCKED UP | Dose Your Dreams | Merge |
| 3 | EGO LIKENESS | Songs From A Dead City | Metropolis |
| 4 | GRUESOME | Twisted Prayers | Relapse |
| 5 | EMBRA | Abjection | Self-Released |
| 6 | GOTHIC LIZARD | Creeping Out of the Dark | Cold Vision |
| 7 | SOULFLY | Ritual | Nuclear Blast |
| 8 | PIG DESTROYER | Head Cage | Relapse |
| 9 | WITCHKISS | The Austere Curtains of Our Eyes | Argonauta |
| 10 | ONE EYED DOLL | Holier | Nebulost |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEAK> | >>> | Temporary Residence/Invada |
| 2 | LEONIE PERNET | Crave | InFine |
| 3 | LET’S EAT GRANDMA | I’m All Ears | Transgressive/PIAS |
| 4 | YVES TUMOR | Safe In The Hands Of Love | Warp |
| 5 | PATOIS COUNSELORS | Proper Release | Ever/Never |
| 6 | A CERTAIN RATIO | acr:set | Mute |
| 7 | ANA DA SILVA AND PHEW | Island | shouting out loud! |
| 8 | MOON HOOCH | Light It Up | Hornblow |
| 9 | LAUREL HALO | Raw Silk Uncut Wood | Latency |
| 10 | CAPITOL K | Goatherder | Faith & Industry |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUPERFONICOS | Suelta [EP] | Discos Fonicos |
| 2 | VISHTEN | Horizons | Productions Takashoun |
| 3 | PEREGOYO Y SU COMBO VACANA | Mi Buenaventura | Vampisoul |
| 4 | MICHI SARMIENTO Y SU COMBO BRAVO | Salsa Con Monte | Vampisoul |
| 5 | DOCTOR NATIVO | Guatemaya | Stonetree |
| 6 | DIALI CISSOKHO AND KAIRA BA | Routes | Twelve | Eight |
| 7 | GAYE SU AKYOL | Istikrarli Hayal Hakikattir | Glitterbeat |
| 8 | ANDRE SAMPAIO | Alagbe | Sony Brasil |
| 9 | RAM | RAM 7: August 1791 | Willibelle Publishing & Sales |
| 10 | DOCTEUR NICO | Dieu De La Guitare | Planet Ilunga |
Anna C. October 13th, 2018
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: Beak>, Chris Smither, Roc Marciano, Superfonicos, Windhand
Genre charts for week ending Sep 14 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Sep 14
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| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAR AND TREATY, THE | Healing Tide | Thirty Tigers |
| 2 | GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS | The Waves, The Wake | Nettwerk |
| 3 | TUNNG | Songs You Make At Night | Full Time Hobby |
| 4 | BEN HOWARD | Noonday Dream | Republic |
| 5 | TANNAHILL WEAVERS, THE | Orach | Compass |
| 6 | TRACY GRAMMER | Low Tide | Self-Released |
| 7 | I’M WITH HER | See You Around | Rounder/Concord |
| 8 | KATHY MATTEA | Pretty Bird | Captain Potato |
| 9 | SHEMEKIA COPELAND | America’s Child | Alligator |
| 10 | JULIANA DAUGHERTY | Light | Western Vinyl |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG KAHUNA OG AND FLY ANAKIN | Big Fly 2 [EP] | Mutant Academy |
| 2 | BLOOD ORANGE | Negro Swan | Domino |
| 3 | GINKGOA | One Time | Self-Released |
| 4 | MAYA JUPITER | Never Said Yes | Artivist |
| 5 | MICHAEL MILLIONS | Hard To Be King | Self-Released |
| 6 | PHONY PPL | mō’zā-Ik. | 300 Entertainment |
| 7 | MAC MILLER | Swimming | Warner Bros |
| 8 | OHBLIV AND BEN FM | Give it Uuup | Problematica |
| 9 | FLATBUSH ZOMBIES | Vacation in Hell | Glorious Dead |
| 10 | DEATH GRIPS | Year of the Snitch | Harvest/Third Worlds |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WINDHAND | Eternal Return | Relapse |
| 2 | NINE INCH NAILS | Bad Witch | The Null Corporation/Capitol |
| 3 | ABORTED | Terrorvision | Century Media |
| 4 | JUDAS PRIEST | Firepower | Epic |
| 5 | PIG | Risen | Metropolis |
| 6 | TRASH DEITY | Cross and Divide | Metropolis |
| 7 | A PRIMITIVE EVOLUTION | Becoming | Metropolis |
| 8 | AT THE HEART OF THE WORLD | Rotting Forms | Glory Kid Limited |
| 9 | KNUTZ, THE | The Tower | afmusic |
| 10 | BARBARELLATONES, THE | “Surfing In Drag” [Single] | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEACH ME EQUALS | Fix History | Wild Klamath |
| 2 | CARPENTER BRUT | Leather Teeth | Caroline |
| 3 | ITAL TEK | Bodied | Planet Mu |
| 4 | PAUL WHITE | Rejuvenate | R&S |
| 5 | JANELLE MONAE | “I Like That (Naxxos Remix)” [Single] | Bad Boy |
| 6 | WINGTIPS | “Relativity” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | GOO MUNDAY | Goo Munday [EP] | Negative Gain Productions |
| 8 | SIWO | Stretch | Symphonic Distribution |
| 9 | LORN | REMNANT | Wednesday Sound |
| 10 | KIDDY SMILE | One Trick Pony | Neverbeener |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JUPITER AND OKWESS | Kin Sonic | Everloving |
| 2 | NICKODEMUS | A Long Engagement | Wonderwheel |
| 3 | TANNAHILL WEAVERS, THE | Orach | Compass |
| 4 | DIZZY MANDJEKU AND ALE KUMA | De Palenque A Matonge | Zephyrus |
| 5 | DOCTOR NATIVO | Guatemaya | Stonetree |
| 6 | DIALI CISSOKHO AND KAIRA BA | Routes | Twelve | Eight |
| 7 | BOMBINO | Deran | Partisan |
| 8 | LOS TEXMANIACS | Cruzando Borders | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 9 | MINYESHU | Daa Dee | Arc |
| 10 | DE’ANZA | Cosmic Dream | Fusion Beats |
Anna C. September 15th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Big Kahuna OG, Fly Anakin, Jupiter and Okwess, Teach Me Equals, The War and Treaty, Windhand
Genre charts for week ending Aug 17 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Aug 17
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEAN ARDOIN | Kreole Rock and Soul | Self-Released |
| 2 | ANA EGGE | White Tiger | Self-Released |
| 3 | ANNIE LOU | End Zone | Near North |
| 4 | CR AND THE DEGENERATES | Coming Of Age | Sniffling Indie Kids/Mint 400 |
| 5 | DAWES | Passwords | HUB |
| 6 | ELIZA GILKYSON | Secularia | Red House |
| 7 | LIZ FRAME AND THE KICKERS | Sparrow In a Shoebox | OPT |
| 8 | MARIEL BUCKLEY | Driving In The Dark | Self-Released |
| 9 | NICKI BLUHM | To Rise You Gotta Fall | Compass |
| 10 | TRACYANNE AND DANNY | Tracyanne And Danny | Merge |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CALVIN PRESENTS | “Dream” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 2 | SKINNYY HENDRIXX | Lucid Reality | Self-Released |
| 3 | FLY ANAKIN AND BIG KAHUNA OG | Life & Times of BigFly [EP] | Mutant Academy |
| 4 | NICKELUS F | Stuck | AGM |
| 5 | OHBLIV | Retrospective | Paxico |
| 6 | OHBLIV AND BEN FM | Give it Uuup | Problematica |
| 7 | GORILLAZ | The Now Now | Parlophone/Warner Bros. |
| 8 | ANT THE SYMBOL | The Motions | Gritty City |
| 9 | PHONTE | No News Is Good News | Foreign Exchange |
| 10 | TRAVIS SCOTT | Astroworld | Epic |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WINDHAND | Eternal Return | Relapse |
| 2 | YOB | Our Raw Heart | Relapse |
| 3 | DEAFHEAVEN | Ordinary Corrupt Human Love | Anti-/Epitaph |
| 4 | JUDAS PRIEST | Firepower | Epic |
| 5 | INTERRUPTERS, THE | Fight The Good Fight | Hellcat |
| 6 | FREEDOM HAWK | Beast Remains | Ripple |
| 7 | WOLFHEART | Constellation of the Black Light | Napalm |
| 8 | ZORN | Zorn | Estranged Communications |
| 9 | LUCIFER | Lucifer II | Century Media |
| 10 | AWAKEN CTHULHU | “Rise” [Single] | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOXTROTT | Meditations II [EP] | One Little Indian |
| 2 | BEN FROST | All That You Love Will Be Eviscerated [EP] | Mute |
| 3 | FKJ | French Kiwi Juice | Roche |
| 4 | LET’S EAT GRANDMA | I’m All Ears | Transgressive/PIAS |
| 5 | AMMAR 808 | Maghreb United | Glitterbeats |
| 6 | ATOM TM | Beauty >>Forward | Self-Released |
| 7 | GABOR LAZAR | Unfold | The Death of Rave |
| 8 | ROOM 1985 | The Bliss | Analogue Trash |
| 9 | STEVE ROACH | Dreamtime Return [30th Anniversary] | Projekt |
| 10 | BART DE PAEPE | Pagus Wasiae | Beyond Beyond is Beyond |
World
Anna C. August 18th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Calvin Presents, FOXTROTT, Sean Ardoin, Windhand
Top 30 new albums for week ending Mar 23 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Mar 23
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
Anna C. March 24th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Anna & Elizabeth, Hailu Mergia, Satan's Satyrs, Windhand, Wood & Wire, Young Fathers
Top 30 new albums for week ending Feb 23 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Feb 23
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
Anna C. February 24th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Dream Wife, Lucy Dacus, Michael Millions, Satan's Satyrs, The James Hunter Six, Windhand