Monday Breakfast Blend – Women Art Revolution presents:
Monday Breakfast Blend: December 31, 2018
It’s the last Breakfast Blend of 2018! I’ve got the usual assortment of new releases to share, along with a few favorites from the past year mixed in.
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Anna C. Monday Breakfast Blend – Women Art Revolution December 31st, 2018
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: Amy Ray, Angélique Kidjo, Ani Cordero, Boygenius, Hinds, I'm With Her, Kenneka Cook, Lucy Dacus, Maya Jupiter, Middle Kids, Neko Case
Top 30 new albums for week ending Nov 23 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Nov 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.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shadow Age | Shadow Age – EP | Native of the North |
| 2 | Lina Symone | Need That – Single | self-released |
| 3 | Boygenius | Boygenius – EP | Matador |
| 4 | Barro | Somos | self-released |
| 5 | Angélique Kidjo | Remain in Light | Kravenworks |
| 6 | Vaudou Game | Otodi | Hot Casa |
| 7 | Kaleta & Super Yamba Band | Mr. Diva / Hungry Man, Angry Man | Yamba |
| 8 | Julia Holter | Aviary | Domino |
| 9 | Sports Bar | Stranger in My Head | Mister Falcon |
| 10 | Addy | Rose Eyes – EP | self-released |
| 11 | Unmaker | Firmament | self-released |
| 12 | Windhand | Eternal Return | Relapse |
| 13 | Guerilla Toss | Twisted Crystal | DFA |
| 14 | Black Masala | Trains and Moonlight Destinies | self-released |
| 15 | Kelly Pardekooper | 50-Weight | Leisure Time |
| 16 | Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers | Bought to Rot | Bloodshot |
| 17 | Charles Bradley | Black Velvet | Daptone |
| 18 | The Mountain Movers | Pink Skies | Trouble In Mind |
| 19 | The Bottle Rockets | Bit Logic | Bloodshot |
| 20 | Kero Kero Bonito | Time ‘n’ Place | Polyvinyl |
| 21 | Doe Paoro | Soft Power | Anti/Epitaph |
| 22 | Mr Twin Sister | Salt | Twin Group |
| 23 | Farao | Pure-O | Western Vinyl |
| 24 | Oh Pep! | I Wasn’t Only Thinking About You… | People Speak |
| 25 | Kurt Vile | Bottle It In | Matador |
| 26 | Miranda Winters | Xobeci, What Grows Here? | Carpark / Hostess |
| 27 | Abby Jasmine | TRAP MOM | Cinematic Music Group |
| 28 | Pill | Soft Hell | Mexican Summer |
| 29 | Miya Folick | Premonitions | Terrible |
| 30 | Nova Materia | It Comes | Crammed Discs |
Anna C. November 24th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Angélique Kidjo, Barro, Boygenius, Lina Symone, Shadow Age
Genre charts for week ending Aug 3 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Aug 3
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOODY WOODWORTH AND THE PINERS | Virginia | Self-Released |
| 2 | ZOE SPEAKS | Wings | Redbird |
| 3 | OLIVER THE CROW | Oliver The Crow | Self-Released |
| 4 | ELIZA GILKYSON | Secularia | Red House |
| 5 | JACKIE GREENE | The Modern Lives Vol 2 | Blue Rose |
| 6 | NORMAN COLLINS | In The Picture | Self-Released |
| 7 | BRONA MCVITTIE | We Are the Wildlife | Company of Corkbots |
| 8 | LOREENA MCKENNITT | Lost Souls | Ume |
| 9 | SLOCAN RAMBLERS, THE | Queen City Jubilee | Self-Released |
| 10 | LINDSAY LOU AND THE FLATBELLYS | Southland | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLE HICKS | May Day | ANONYMOUS Genius / Purple Republic |
| 2 | DENZEL CURRY | TA1300 | Loma Vista |
| 3 | ASAP ROCKY | Testing | RCA |
| 4 | BUDDY | Harlan & Alondra | Lil Cool Company |
| 5 | DEATH GRIPS | Year of the Snitch | Harvest/Third Worlds |
| 6 | FLY ANAKIN AND OHBLIV | Backyard Boogie | Mutant Academy |
| 7 | MARLOWE | Marlowe | Mellow Group |
| 8 | PUSHA T | Daytona | Def Jam |
| 9 | STIMULATOR JONES | Exotic Worlds and Masterful Treasures | Stones Throw |
| 10 | PAN AMSTERDAM | The Pocket Watch | Def Pressé |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BODEGA | Endless Scroll | What’s Your Rupture? |
| 2 | YOB | Our Raw Heart | Relapse |
| 3 | THIN LIPS | Chosen Family | Lame-O |
| 4 | BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT | Blackwater Holylight | Ridingeasy |
| 5 | BURN THE PRIEST | Legion: XX | Epic |
| 6 | FUNERAL HORSE | Psalms For The Mourning | Artificial Head |
| 7 | OCTOPUS | Supernatural Alliance | Rise Above |
| 8 | SCREAMING BEAST | Our New Narrative Of Hate | Self-Released |
| 9 | SMIRKS, THE | The Smirks | Self-Released |
| 10 | BOOK OF WYRMS | “Undead Pegasus” [Single] | Self-Released |
RPM
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World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANGELIQUE KIDJO | Remain In Light | Kraven Works |
| 2 | AFRICAN SCREAM CONTEST 2 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Analog Africa |
| 3 | ORQUESTA AKOKAN | Orquesta Akokan | Daptone |
| 4 | RAM | 7: August 1791 | Willibelle Publishing & Sales |
| 5 | DISQUES DEBS INTERNATIONAL VOL 1 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Strut |
| 6 | EDDIE PALMIERI | Full Circle | Ropeadope |
| 7 | ORLANDO CACHAITO LOPEZ | Cachaito | World Circuit |
| 8 | MYSTIC BOWIE | Mystic Bowie’s Talking Dreads | Red River |
| 9 | EL DUSTY | Cumbia City | Aftercluv |
| 10 | LISTEN ALL AROUND: THE GOLDEN AGE OF CENTRAL AND EAST AFRICAN MUSIC | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Dust To Digital |
Anna C. August 4th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Angélique Kidjo, Bodega, Cole Hicks, The Piners, Woody Woodworth
Top 30 new albums for week ending Aug 3 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Aug 3
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 | Manzara | Hello My Name Is … Friend | Nosy Pants |
| 2 | The Internet | Hive Mind | Columbia |
| 3 | Tanukichan | Sundays | Company |
| 4 | Angelique Kidjo | Remain in Light | Kravenworks |
| 5 | Bodega | Endless Scroll | What’s Your Rupture? |
| 6 | Bad Magic | What’s Wrong with My Eyes? | self-released |
| 7 | Piranha Rama | Piranha Rama | Trrrash |
| 8 | Lucy Dacus | Historian | Matador |
| 9 | Parquet Courts | Wide Awake! | Rough Trade |
| 10 | The Sword | Used Future | Razor & Tie |
| 11 | Speedy Ortiz | Twerp Verse | Carpark |
| 12 | Courtney Barnett | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Mom+Pop / Marathon / Milk! |
| 13 | Mourn | Sorpresa Familia | Captured Tracks |
| 14 | Kristin Hersh | Possible Dust Clouds | Fire |
| 15 | The Essex Green | Hardly Electronic | Merge |
| 16 | La Luz | Floating Features | Hardly Art |
| 17 | The Devil Makes Three | Chains Are Broken | New West |
| 18 | Yeni Nostalji | Yeni Nostalji | Ropeadope |
| 19 | Woody Woodworth & the Piners | Virginia | self-released |
| 20 | Natalie Prass | The Future and the Past | ATO |
| 21 | Cole Hicks | May Day | ANONYMOUS Genius / Purple Republic |
| 22 | Brunswick | Five Years | Papa Hotel |
| 23 | Spooky Cool | Every Thing Ever – EP | Citrus City |
| 24 | Windhand | Eternal Return | Relapse |
| 25 | Here Lies Man | You Will Know Nothing | RidingEasy |
| 26 | Zoe Speaks | Wings | RedBird |
| 27 | Kevin Gordon | Tilt and Shine | Crowville Media |
| 28 | Denzel Curry | TA13OO | Loma Vista |
| 29 | YOB | Our Raw Heart | Relapse |
| 30 | Thin Lips | Chosen Family | Lame-O |
Anna C. August 4th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Angélique Kidjo, Bodega, Manzara, Tanukichan, The Internet
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
Top 30 new albums for week ending Jun 29 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Jun 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
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angélique Kidjo | Remain in Light | Kravenworks |
| 2 | Snail Mail | Lush | Matador |
| 3 | Natalie Prass | The Future and the Past | ATO |
| 4 | Big Kahuna OG | Sky Chryme | Mutant Academy |
| 5 | Lucy Dacus | Historian | Matador |
| 6 | Dumb Waiter | Heck | JUJU |
| 7 | Parquet Courts | Wide Awake! | Rough Trade |
| 8 | Ana Egge | White Tiger | StorySound |
| 9 | Bad Magic | What’s Wrong with My Eyes? | self-released |
| 10 | Arat Kilo, Mamani Keita & Mike Ladd | Visions of Selam | Accords Croisés |
| 11 | Courtney Barnett | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Indie Rock |
| 12 | Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks | Sparkle Hard | Matador |
| 13 | Serpentwithfeet | soil | Secretly Canadian |
| 14 | Sudan Archives | Sink – EP | Stones Throw |
| 15 | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Sex & Food | Jagjaguwar |
| 16 | Lithics | Mating Surfaces | Kill Rock Stars |
| 17 | MGMT | Little Dark Age | Columbia |
| 18 | Neko Case | Hell-On | Anti/Epitaph |
| 19 | Peach Kelli Pop | Gentle Leader | Mint |
| 20 | La Luz | Floating Features | Hardly Art |
| 21 | Kadhja Bonet | Childqueen | Fat Possum |
| 22 | Young Scum | Young Scum | Citrus City |
| 23 | Kenneka Cook | Moonchild | American Paradox |
| 24 | Nickelus F | Stuck | AGM |
| 25 | Red Baraat | Sound The People | Rhyme & Reason |
| 26 | The Rock*A*Teens | Sixth House | Merge |
| 27 | Dawes | Passwords | HUB |
| 28 | Let’s Eat Grandma | I’m All Ears | Transgressive / PIAS |
| 29 | Kamasi Washington | Heaven and Earth | Young Turks |
| 30 | MOURN | Sorpresa Familia | Captured Tracks |
Anna C. June 30th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Angélique Kidjo, Big Kahuna OG, Lucy Dacus, Natalie Prass, Snail Mail