genre charts for Feb 22 presents:
genre charts for Feb 22
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANAIS MITCHELL | Anais Mitchell | BMG |
| 2 | AOIFE O’DONOVAN | Age Of Apathy | Yep Roc |
| 3 | JOSHUA RAY WALKER | See You Next Time | State Fair |
| 4 | KIERAN KANE AND RAYNA GELLERT | The Flowers That Bloom In Spring | Dead Reckoning |
| 5 | MASON JENNINGS | Real Heart | Loosegroove |
| 6 | SAD DADDY | Way Up In The Hills | Self-Released |
| 7 | OKI | Tonkori In The Moonlight (1996-2006) | Mais Um |
| 8 | ELIZA GILKYSON | Songs From The River Wind | Howlin’ Dog |
| 9 | WILD RIVERS | Sidelines | Nettwerk |
| 10 | EDDIE BERMAN | Broken English | Nettwerk |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUSHA T | “Diet Coke” [Single] | Def Jam |
| 2 | BLACKLIQ AND MOPES | Time Is The Price | Strange Famous |
| 3 | ATMOSPHERE | WORD? | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | LITTLE SIMZ | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | AGE 101 |
| 5 | CLEF MAJORZ | Project 24 | Hittzville |
| 6 | JAKE PALUMBO | Plant-Based Libtard | SpaceLAB |
| 7 | NAPOLEON DA LEGEND AND JUST MUSIC BEATS | Modus Operandi | Self-Released |
| 8 | BANE CAPITAL AND KONCEPT JACKSON | Good Product | Self-Released |
| 9 | FAME AND PDOTC | Girls On Road | Nu Eleven |
| 10 | IVY SOLE | Candid | Les Fleurs |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUT THE ARCHITECT’S HAND | The Eternity Box | Aunt Mary/New Dirt |
| 2 | ARKAIK | The Labyrinth of the Hungry Ghosts | Unique Leader |
| 3 | CARCASS | Torn Arteries | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | CRESCENT | Carving The Fires Of Akhet | Listenable |
| 5 | TERMINAL BLISS | Brute Errata | Relapse |
| 6 | ALL | The Black Hand | Self-Released |
| 7 | CAGED BASTARD | Strive [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | MYXOPHOBIA | VARIOUS ARTIST [EP] | Thorn |
| 9 | REFLECT | “On the Streets / Reflect Stomp” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | NEEDLESS | The Cosmic Cauldron | UPRISING! |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DJ HARRISON | Tales From The Old Dominion | Stones Throw |
| 2 | BSTFRND | Healthy Space | Satellite Syndicate |
| 3 | FKA TWIGS | CAPRISONGS | Young/Atlantic |
| 4 | JON HOPKINS | Music for Psychedelic Therapy | Domino |
| 5 | SIDEWALKS AND SKELETONS | Exorcism | Self-Released |
| 6 | THIS COLD NIGHT | Are We Not Immortal Yet?? | No Kultur |
| 7 | MODERAT | “Fast Land” [Single] | Monkeytown |
| 8 | COURTESY | “Night Journeys II” [Single] | Kulør |
| 9 | JWORDS | “Fortunate” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | CHARLOTTE ADIGERY AND BOLIS PUPUL | “Ceci N’est Pas Un Cliche” [Single] | Deewee |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANO NOBO QUARTET, THE | The Strings Of Sao Domingos [EP] | Ostinato |
| 2 | AFRICA NEGRA | Antologia Vol. 1 | Bongo Joe |
| 3 | OLIVER NAYOKA | Club Series Chapter One | Odogwu/Palenque |
| 4 | LOS BITCHOS | Let The Festivities Begin! | City Slang |
| 5 | BURKINA AZZA | Wari Bo | Social Joy |
| 6 | BONGA | Kintal Da Banda | Lusafrica |
| 7 | OLIVER NAYOKA | Aja Wele-Wele | Odogwu/Palenque |
| 8 | FRIENDLY FIRE BAND | Rastamantic Riddim [EP] | Friendly Fire |
| 9 | LOS AUTENTICOS | “Jurabas Tu” feat. Los Palmeras [Single] | PopArt Discos |
| 10 | BLACK-AM-I | “Jah In My Corner” [Single] | Ghetto Youths International |
Anna C. February 22nd, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Anaïs Mitchell, DJ Harrison, Pusha T, The Ano Nobo Quartet
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
genre charts for Feb 15 presents:
genre charts for Feb 15
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANGELICA GARCIA | Echo Electrico [EP] | Spacebomb |
| 2 | STEVE POLTZ | Stardust And Satellites | Red House |
| 3 | RUPERT WATES | For The People | Self-Released |
| 4 | ANAIS MITCHELL | Anais Mitchell | BMG |
| 5 | GEORGE MANN | A World Like This | Self-Released |
| 6 | DANIEL ROMANO | Cobra Poems | You’ve Changed |
| 7 | LUMP | Animal | Partisan/Chrysalis |
| 8 | MASON JENNINGS | Real Heart | Loosegroove |
| 9 | TERRY KLEIN | Good Luck, Take Care | Self-Released |
| 10 | YASMIN WILLIAMS | Urban Driftwood | Spinster |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLY ANAKIN | Frank | Lex |
| 2 | ATMOSPHERE | WORD? | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | JAKE PALUMBO | Plant-Based Libtard | SpaceLAB |
| 4 | AWFUL P | Learning How To Fall | Self-Released |
| 5 | BANE CAPITAL AND KONCEPT JACKSON | Good Product | Self-Released |
| 6 | CUBBIEBEAR AND SEEZ MICS | Even In Death | Strange Famous |
| 7 | SHABAAM SAHDEEQ AND NICK WIZ | Cabin Fever | Self-Released |
| 8 | STYLES P AND HAVOC | Wreckage Manner | MNRK |
| 9 | BLACKLIQ AND MOPES | Time Is The Price | Strange Famous |
| 10 | KHI INFINITE | Take What You Need | Artist Partner Group |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUT THE ARCHITECT’S HAND | The Eternity Box | Aunt Mary/New Dirt |
| 2 | ARKAIK | The Labyrinth of the Hungry Ghosts | Unique Leader |
| 3 | CARCASS | Torn Arteries | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | CRESCENT | Carving The Fires Of Akhet | Listenable |
| 5 | TERMINAL BLISS | Brute Errata | Relapse |
| 6 | ALL | The Black Hand | Self-Released |
| 7 | CAGED BASTARD | Strive [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | MYXOPHOBIA | VARIOUS ARTIST [EP] | Thorn |
| 9 | REFLECT | “On the Streets / Reflect Stomp” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | NEEDLESS | The Cosmic Cauldron | UPRISING! |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FKA TWIGS | CAPRISONGS | Young/Atlantic |
| 2 | MOTIV | Industrial Funk [EP] | Innerground |
| 3 | MICHAEL ROTHER AND VITTORIA MACABRUNI | As Long As the Light | Gronland |
| 4 | ERIK WOLLO | Sojourns | Projekt |
| 5 | GOLDEN BUG | Piscolabis | La belle |
| 6 | CHEM | Aorta | Insane |
| 7 | HEXSYSTEM | No Confluence [EP] | Sterokroma |
| 8 | BLACK DOG, THE | Brutal Minimalism [EP] | Dust Science |
| 9 | CABU | So Far To Go [EP] | 823 |
| 10 | SOSHI TAKEDA | Floating Mountains | 100% Silk |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GONORA SOUNDS | Hard Times Never Kill | The Vital |
| 2 | ABDULLAH IBRAHIM | Water From An Ancient Well | Yellowbird |
| 3 | MARCO FLORES Y LA JEREZ | “Ahora Es Cuando (feat Grupo Legitimo)” [Single] | Nacional |
| 4 | RENEE GOUST | “La Muchacha Alegre (feat Nancy Sanchez)” [Single] | Nacional |
| 5 | AFRO-ZEN ALLSTARS | The Buzz And The Bells | AZA |
| 6 | OKI | Tonkori In The Moonlight (1996-2006) | Mais Um |
| 7 | LUCIDVOX | “Burn The Grief/Swarm” [Single] | Glitterbeat |
| 8 | VIVA LA MUSICA DE PAPA WEMBA | La Voix Du Maitre: Hommage A Papa Wemba | Self-Released |
| 9 | SMALL ISLAND BIG SONG | Our Island | Self-Released |
| 10 | EXTRA MUSICA NOUVEL HORIZON | Vision | Universal Africa |
Anna C. February 15th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Angelica Garcia, Cut the Architect's Hand, FKA twigs, Fly Anakin, Gonora Sounds
top 30 new albums for Feb 8 presents:
top 30 new albums for Feb 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 | The Soundcarriers | Wilds | Phosphonic |
| 2 | Pom Poko | This Is Our House – EP | Bella Union |
| 3 | Napoleon Da Legend | Modus Operandi | Just Music Beats & Pangea Project |
| 4 | Lucy Dacus | Kissing Lessons – Single | Matador |
| 5 | And So I Watch You from Afar | Jettison | Velocity |
| 6 | Fly Anakin | Frank | Lex |
| 7 | Forest Sun | Embers – Single | Painted Sun |
| 8 | Vanishing Twin | Ookii Gekkou | Fire |
| 9 | Illa Styles | IllaVeRs | Monsta Inc |
| 10 | Majid Soula | Chant Amazigh (Habibi Funk 017) | Habibi Funk / Groove Attack |
| 11 | Rahiem Supreme & Ohbliv | Black Keys With The Melodies | Fuzzoscope |
| 12 | Tennishu | Three Sides | American Paradox |
| 13 | Ben Butterworth | Purgatory Emporium | Walrus Party |
| 14 | DuctTape Jesus | Ducttape Jesus | Public Welfare |
| 15 | Various Artists | Summer Of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | Legacy |
| 16 | Nico Padden | Pirate Queen | Femmepire |
| 17 | Judy Nazemetz | Meat Bird in Beigeville | self-released |
| 18 | Combo Chimbita | IRÉ | Anti- |
| 19 | Anaïs Mitchell | Anaïs Mitchell | BMG Rights Management (US) LLC |
| 20 | Elvis Costello & The Imposters | The Boy Named If | EMI |
| 21 | Charlotte Sands | Love and Other Lies | PIVTL Projects |
| 22 | Macie Stewart | Mouth Full of Glass | Orindal |
| 23 | Phương Tâm | Magical Nights: Saigon Surf, Twist & Soul (1964-1966) | Sublime Frequencies |
| 24 | Puma Blue | In Praise of Shadows (B-Sides & Live Versions) | Blue Flowers Music |
| 25 | Curtis Harding | If Words Were Flowers | Anti- |
| 26 | Papercuts | Baxter’s Bliss – EP | Psychic Friends |
| 27 | Borboleta | Until That Time – EP | EveryDejaVu |
| 28 | Nightmares On Wax | Shout Out! To Freedom… | Warp |
| 29 | Jordana & TV Girl | Summer’s Over | Summer’s Over |
| 30 | TONSTARTSSBANDHT | Petunia | Mexican Summer |
Anna C. February 8th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: And So I Watch You from Afar, Lucy Dacus, Napoleon Da Legend, Pom Poko, The Soundcarriers
genre charts for Feb 8 presents:
genre charts for Feb 8
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEN BUTTERWORTH | Purgatory Emporium | Walrus Party |
| 2 | FOREST SUN | “Embers” [Single] | Painted Sun |
| 3 | NICO PADDEN | Pirate Queen | Self-Released |
| 4 | JUDY NAZEMETZ | Meat Bird In Beigeville | Self-Released |
| 5 | ANAIS MITCHELL | Anais Mitchell | BMG |
| 6 | WATCHHOUSE | Watchhouse | Thirty Tigers |
| 7 | MYRIAM GENDRON | Ma Delire: Songs Of Love Lost & Found | Feeding Tube |
| 8 | SIERRA FERRELL | Long Time Coming | Rounder/Concord |
| 9 | HAND HABITS | Fun House | Saddle Creek |
| 10 | LUMP | Animal | Partisan/Chrysalis |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAPOLEON DA LEGEND | Modus Operandi | Self-Released |
| 2 | FLY ANAKIN | “No Dough” [Single] | Lex |
| 3 | RAHEIM SUPREME AND OHBLIV | Black Keys With The Melodies | Fuzzoscope |
| 4 | TENNISHU | Three Sides | American Paradox |
| 5 | DUCTTAPE JESUS | DuctTape Jesus | Public Welfare |
| 6 | ATMOSPHERE | WORD? | Rhymesayers |
| 7 | JAKE PALUMBO | Plant-Based Libtard | SpaceLAB |
| 8 | AWFUL P | Learning How To Fall | Self-Released |
| 9 | BANE CAPITAL AND KONCEPT JACKSON | Good Product | Self-Released |
| 10 | CUBBIEBEAR AND SEEZ MICS | Even In Death | Strange Famous |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DARKTHRONE | Eternal Hails…… | Peaceville |
| 2 | OBSCURA | A Valediction | Nuclear Blast |
| 3 | MAYHEM | Atavistic Black Disorder Kommando [EP] | Century |
| 4 | MODAL CITIZAN | Idolatry [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | SHADOW OF INTENT | “Intensified Genocide” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | PEBBLES PALACE | Shockoe Sessions Live! | In Your Ear Studio |
| 7 | ARMAGEDDON DILDOS | Destruction | Alfa Matrix |
| 8 | FIRST AID 4 SOULS | Beyond the Galaxy (Rework Version) | Alfa Matrix |
| 9 | RECTOR SCANNER | Das Mädchen Aus Dem All – EP II [EP] | Alfa Matrix |
| 10 | MATRIXX: 20 YEARS OF ALFA MATRIX | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Alfa Matrix |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIGHTMARES ON WAX | Shout Out! To Freedom | Warp |
| 2 | GODFREE | LP1 | Self-Released |
| 3 | BURIAL | Antidawn EP [EP] | Hyperdub |
| 4 | EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY | Yellow | Movementt |
| 5 | FLYING LOTUS | Yasuke | Warp |
| 6 | UFFE | Words and Endings | On The Corner |
| 7 | OUI ENNUI | Zombie Head Bowling League | Self-Released |
| 8 | COLD BEAT | War Garden | Self-Released |
| 9 | ARUSHI JAIN | Under The Lilac Sky | Leaving |
| 10 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | “Electricity” [Single] | Merge |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOS BITCHOS | Let The Festivities Begin! | City Slang |
| 2 | PHUONG TAM | Magical Nights: Saigon Surf, Twist & Soul 1964-1966 | Sublime Frequencies |
| 3 | OLIVER NAYOKA | Club Series Chapter One | Odogwu/Palenque |
| 4 | AYANE SHINO | Sakura | Sublime |
| 5 | BURKINA AZZA | Wari Bo | Social Joy |
| 6 | YOUSSOU N’DOUR | Mbalax | Universal Africa |
| 7 | ORCHESTRE TOUT PUISSANT MARCEL DUCHAMP | We’re OK. But We’re Lost Anyway | Bongo Joe |
| 8 | BOUBACAR BADIAN DIABATE | Mande Guitar: African Guitar Series, Volume 1 | Lion Songs |
| 9 | MDOU MOCTAR | Afrique Victime | Matador/Beggars Group |
| 10 | MAJID SOULA | Chant Amazigh (Habibi Funk 017) | Habibi Funk |
Anna C. February 8th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Ben Butterworth, Los Bitchos, Napoleon Da Legend, Nightmares on Wax
top 30 new albums for Feb 1 presents:
top 30 new albums for Feb 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 | Yard Act | The Overload | Zen F.C. |
| 2 | Afro-Zen Allstars | The Buzz And The Bells | AZA Music |
| 3 | Reptaliens | Multiverse | Captured Tracks |
| 4 | James Reams | Like a Flowing River & Soundtrack Album | Mountain Redbird Music |
| 5 | Sugaray Rayford | In Too Deep | Forty Below |
| 6 | FKA twigs | CAPRISONGS | Young |
| 7 | Joseph Decosimo | The Aluminum Wonder | self-released |
| 8 | The Exbats | Now Where Were We | Goner |
| 9 | MEL MACHETE | Mel Machete – EP | self-released |
| 10 | Cut the Architect’s Hand | The Eternity Box | Aunt Mary / New Dirt |
| 11 | hichambenhallam | three days of sorrow: new year’s eve | self-released |
| 12 | The Wimps | Pillow and Blankey | self-released |
| 13 | Benét | Game Over! – EP | Bayonet |
| 14 | Hotspit | CC – EP | avery magoruims wonder emporium |
| 15 | Boris | W. | Sacred Bones |
| 16 | Elvis Costello & The Imposters | The Boy Named If | EMI |
| 17 | Sis | Gnani – EP | Native Cat |
| 18 | Liz Miller | A Little Life | Best East West |
| 19 | Norman Blake | Day by Day | Plectrafone |
| 20 | Aesop Rock & Blockhead | Garbology | Rhymesayers |
| 21 | Pip Blom | Welcome Break | Heavenly |
| 22 | Kills Birds | Married | KRO |
| 23 | The Dodos | Grizzly Peak | Polyvinyl |
| 24 | makthaverskan | För Allting | Run For Cover |
| 25 | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | The Future | Stax |
| 26 | Curtis Harding | If Words Were Flowers | Anti- |
| 27 | PinkPantheress | to hell with it | Parlophone UK |
| 28 | Naomi Alligator | Concession Stand Girl – EP | Carpark |
| 29 | Atmosphere | WORD? | Rhymesayers |
| 30 | Audiobooks | Astro Tough | Heavenly |
Anna C. February 1st, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Afro-Zen Allstars, James Reams, Reptaliens, Sugaray Rayford, Yard Act
genre charts for Feb 1 presents:
genre charts for Feb 1
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIZ MILLER | A Little Life | Self-Released |
| 2 | NORMAN BLAKE | Day By Day | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 3 | SIERRA FERRELL | Long Time Coming | Rounder/Concord |
| 4 | SAD DADDY | Way Up In The Hills | Self-Released |
| 5 | MICHAEL HURLEY | The Time of the Foxgloves | No Quarter |
| 6 | HOLY HIVE | Holy Hive | Big Crown |
| 7 | OVER THE MOON | Chinook Waltz | Borealis |
| 8 | NEWTON FAULKNER | Interference (Of Light) | Self-Released |
| 9 | JOY OLADOKUN | In Defense Of My Own Happiness | Verve Forecast |
| 10 | MISHRA | Reclaim | Shedbuilt |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AESOP ROCK AND BLOCKHEAD | Garbology | Rhymesayers |
| 2 | ATMOSPHERE | WORD? | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | EVIDENCE | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | LITTLE SIMZ | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | AGE 101 |
| 5 | BABYFACE RAY | FACE | Wavy Gang/EMPIRE |
| 6 | EQUIPTO AND BRYCON | Can’t Stay Perched All the Time | Gurp City Digital |
| 7 | SHABAAM SAHDEEQ AND NICK WIZ | Cabin Fever | Self-Released |
| 8 | BLACKLIQ AND MOPES | Time Is The Price | Strange Famous |
| 9 | SAP EVANS | Black Dog Serenade [EP] | Lesser Keys |
| 10 | SANKOFA | The Floodgates | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DARKTHRONE | Eternal Hails…… | Peaceville |
| 2 | OBSCURA | A Valediction | Nuclear Blast |
| 3 | MAYHEM | Atavistic Black Disorder Kommando [EP] | Century |
| 4 | MODAL CITIZAN | Idolatry [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | SHADOW OF INTENT | “Intensified Genocide” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | PEBBLES PALACE | Shockoe Sessions Live! | In Your Ear Studio |
| 7 | ARMAGEDDON DILDOS | Destruction | Alfa Matrix |
| 8 | FIRST AID 4 SOULS | Beyond the Galaxy (Rework Version) | Alfa Matrix |
| 9 | RECTOR SCANNER | Das Mädchen Aus Dem All – EP II [EP] | Alfa Matrix |
| 10 | MATRIXX: 20 YEARS OF ALFA MATRIX | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Alfa Matrix |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FKA TWIGS | CAPRISONGS | Young/Atlantic |
| 2 | HALLUCI NATION, THE | One More Saturday Night | Radicalized |
| 3 | KREIDLER | Spells and Daubs | Bureau B |
| 4 | ADELAIDEAN, THE | Solarpunk | Projekt |
| 5 | CHROME CANYON | Director | Stones Throw |
| 6 | DAN GUIDANCE | Unspeakable World [EP] | Offworld |
| 7 | PABLO JORGE | Orbit [EP] | Soul Deep Digital |
| 8 | LOGISTICS | Love Letters [EP] | Hospital |
| 9 | MOTIV | Industrial Funk [EP] | Innerground |
| 10 | GREATER ELECTRIC, THE | The Greater Electric | Where It’s At Is Where You Are |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHICHA POPULAR: LOVE AND SOCIAL POLITICAL SONGS FROM DISCOS HOROSCOPO 1977-1987 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Rebel Up |
| 2 | LOS BITCHOS | “Good To Go!” [Single] | City Slang |
| 3 | AFRO-ZEN ALLSTARS | The Buzz And The Bells | AZA |
| 4 | DIVANHANA | Zavrzlama | CPL |
| 5 | ANOUAR KADDOUR CHERIF | Djawla | Riverboat |
| 6 | COMBO CHIMBITA | Ire | Anti- |
| 7 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | “All That You Want” [Single] | Merge |
| 8 | FACHADA | Mundos Secretos | Electric Cowbell |
| 9 | PAPE NZIENGUI | “Gho Mitsaba Na Voko” [Single] | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 10 | JUANITA EUKA | “Nalingi Mobali Te” [Single] | Strut |
Anna C. February 1st, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Aesop Rock, Blockhead, Chicha Popular, FKA twigs, Liz Miller
top 30 new albums for Jan 25 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jan 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 | Holiday Ghosts | North Street Air | FatCat |
| 2 | Cate Le Bon | Pompeii | Mexican Summer |
| 3 | Bedouine | Waysides | Bedouine Music |
| 4 | The Umbrellas | The Umbrellas | Slumberland |
| 5 | Marissa Nadler | The Path of the Clouds | Bella Union |
| 6 | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | The Future | Stax |
| 7 | Beex | The Early Years: 1979-1982 | Beach Impediment |
| 8 | Roxy Girls | Roxy Girls Are in the Drink – EP | Moshi Moshi |
| 9 | The Exbats | Now Where Were We | Goner |
| 10 | Ducks Ltd. | Modern Fiction | Carpark |
| 11 | La Luz | La Luz | Hardly Art |
| 12 | Mary J. Blige | Good Morning Gorgeous – Single | 300 Entertainment |
| 13 | Black Country, New Road | For the first time | Ninja Tune |
| 14 | Aloa Input | Devil’s Diamond Memory Collection | Siluh |
| 15 | gnawing | You Freak Me Out | Refresh |
| 16 | Tinsley Ellis | Devil May Care | Alligator |
| 17 | Nell & The Flaming Lips | Where the Viaduct Looms | Bella Union |
| 18 | Rod Gator | For Louisiana | Blue Élan |
| 19 | Ana Egge | Between Us | StorySound |
| 20 | Catbells | Same As You – EP | SQFT |
| 21 | Ladyhawke | Time Flies | BMG |
| 22 | Robert Plant & Alison Krauss | Raise The Roof | Rounder |
| 23 | girlhouse | the second ep | Secret Road |
| 24 | David James Allen | The Architect | Garment District |
| 25 | Suntitle | In a Dream | Know Hope |
| 26 | Hush Club | Fingerprints & Stains | Full Send |
| 27 | Julia Daigle | Un singe sur l’épaule | Lisbon Lux |
| 28 | Curtis Harding | If Words Were Flowers | Anti- |
| 29 | Lizzie and the Makers | Dear Onda Wahl | self-released |
| 30 | Dummy | Mandatory Enjoyment | Trouble In Mind |
Anna C. January 25th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Bedouine, Cate Le Bon, Holiday Ghosts, Marissa Nadler, The Umbrellas
genre charts for Jan 25 presents:
genre charts for Jan 25
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEDOUINE | Waysides | Self-Released |
| 2 | ROD GATOR | For Louisiana | Blue Elan |
| 3 | ANA EGGE | Between Us | Story Sound |
| 4 | CATBELLS | Same As You [EP] | SQFT |
| 5 | ROBERT PLANT AND ALISON KRAUSS | Raise The Roof | Rounder/Concord |
| 6 | DAVID JAMES ALLEN | The Architect | Garment District |
| 7 | JAKE XERXES FUSSELL | Good And Green Again | Paradise Of Bachelors |
| 8 | JANET BATCH | You Be The Wolf | Jim Steve |
| 9 | MARGO CILKER | POHORYLLE | Fluff & Gravy |
| 10 | TEKLA WATERFIELD | New Skies | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATMOSPHERE | WORD? | Rhymesayers |
| 2 | DJ 2-TONE JONES | Contraband From India | Self-Released |
| 3 | SHABAAM SAHDEEQ AND NICK WIZ | Cabin Fever | Self-Released |
| 4 | BANE CAPITAL AND KONCEPT JACKSON | Good Product | Self-Released |
| 5 | GUNNA | DS4EVER | Young Stoner Life/300 Ent |
| 6 | HUBBS | Winston Zeddemoore | Self-Released |
| 7 | BLACKLIQ AND MOPES | Time Is The Price | Strange Famous |
| 8 | ISAIAH RASHAD | The House Is Burning | TDE/Warner |
| 9 | KHI INFINITE | Take What You Need | Artist Partner Group |
| 10 | EARL SWEATSHIRT | SICK! | Tan Cressida/Warner |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DARKTHRONE | Eternal Hails…… | Peaceville |
| 2 | OBSCURA | A Valediction | Nuclear Blast |
| 3 | MAYHEM | Atavistic Black Disorder Kommando [EP] | Century |
| 4 | MODAL CITIZAN | Idolatry [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | SHADOW OF INTENT | “Intensified Genocide” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | PEBBLES PALACE | Shockoe Sessions Live! | In Your Ear Studio |
| 7 | ARMAGEDDON DILDOS | Destruction | Alfa Matrix |
| 8 | FIRST AID 4 SOULS | Beyond the Galaxy (Rework Version) | Alfa Matrix |
| 9 | RECTOR SCANNER | Das Mädchen Aus Dem All – EP II [EP] | Alfa Matrix |
| 10 | MATRIXX: 20 YEARS OF ALFA MATRIX | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Alfa Matrix |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEDR LIVANSKIY | Liminal Soul | 2MR |
| 2 | E.VAX | E.VAX | Because |
| 3 | FLOATING POINTS, PHAROAH SANDERS AND THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | Promises | Luaka Bop |
| 4 | EL DRAGON CRIOLLO | Pase Lo Que Pase | El Palmas |
| 5 | LEONIE PERNET | Le Cirque de Consolation | CRYBABY/InFiné |
| 6 | DEAD COOL | “Until Death” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | JON HOPKINS | Music for Psychedelic Therapy | Domino |
| 8 | BYRON THE AQUARIUS | “Why Do You Love Me?” [Single] | SupportSystem |
| 9 | LADYTRON | “Tower of Glass (Danz CM Remix)” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | PEGGY GOU | “Nabi” [Single] | Gudu |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFRO-ZEN ALLSTARS | The Buzz And The Bells | AZA |
| 2 | JARVIS COCKER | Chansons D’ennui Top-Top | ABKCO |
| 3 | ALGO SALVAJE VOL. 3 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Munster |
| 4 | BACAO RHYTHM AND STEEL BAND | Expansions | Big Crown |
| 5 | YOHANN LE FERRAND | Yeko [EP] | Self-Released |
| 6 | LPT | Se Quema El Mundo | Self-Released |
| 7 | LOS BITCHOS | “Good To Go!” [Single] | City Slang |
| 8 | LOS POPS | No, No, No [EP] | Munster |
| 9 | ADRIAN QUESADA | Look At My Soul: The Latin Shade Of Texas Soul | Nacional |
| 10 | LOS CHAPILLACS | Lo Bueno, Lo Malo, Lo Feo Y Los Alarcosos Chapillacs | Vampisoul |
Anna C. January 25th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Afro-Zen Allstars, Atmosphere, Bedouine, Kedr Livanskiy
top 30 new albums for Jan 18 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jan 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 | Mega Bog | Life, And Another | Paradise of Bachelors |
| 2 | Afro-Zen Allstars | The Buzz and the Bells | AZA |
| 3 | Spiritualized | Everything Was Beautiful | Bella Union |
| 4 | Hayes Carll | You Get It All | Dualtone |
| 5 | Various Artists | The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 6 | DJ Harrison | Tales from the Old Dominion | Stones Throw |
| 7 | Sweeping Promises | Pain Without a Touch – Single | Feel It |
| 8 | Scruffie | scruffie. | self-released |
| 9 | BSTFRND | Healthy Space | Satellite Syndicate |
| 10 | Big Kahuna OG & Unlucky Bastards | Flameboy Advance | Mutant Academy |
| 11 | DuctTape Jesus | DuctTape Jesus | Public Welfare |
| 12 | Geena B. Valentine & Rufus | White Mice | Blue Flame |
| 13 | Richard Dawson & Circle | Henki | Domino |
| 14 | Aesop Rock & Blockhead | Garbology | Rhymesayers |
| 15 | Pip Blom | Welcome Break | Heavenly |
| 16 | Haviah Mighty | Stock Exchange | Mighty Gang Inc. |
| 17 | Curtis Harding | If Words Were Flowers | Anti- / Epitaph |
| 18 | Borboleta | Until That Time – EP | EveryDejaVu |
| 19 | Margo Cilker | Pohorylle | Fluff and Gravy |
| 20 | Dummy | Mandatory Enjoyment | Trouble In Mind |
| 21 | Tonstartssbandht | Petunia | Mexican Summer |
| 22 | Trace Mountains | HOUSE OF CONFUSION | Lame-O |
| 23 | Xenia Rubinos | Una Rosa | Anti- / Epitaph |
| 24 | Aquaserge | The Possibility of a New Work for Aquaserge | Crammed Discs |
| 25 | Odonis Odonis | Spectrums | felte |
| 26 | Surfbort | Keep On Truckin’ | Inner Freak |
| 27 | Atmosphere | WORD? | Rhymesayers |
| 28 | Georgia State Line | In Colour | Cheatin’ Hearts |
| 29 | Moor Mother | Black Encyclopedia of the Air | Anti- / Epitaph |
| 30 | Cat Power | Covers | Domino |
Anna C. January 18th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Afro-Zen Allstars, Alan Oakes, Hayes Carll, Mega Bog, Spiritualized