top 30 new albums for Apr 18 presents:
top 30 new albums for Apr 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.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Shepherd | This Was Supposed to Be Temporary | self-released |
| 2 | boygenius | the record | Interscope |
| 3 | Wednesday | Rat Saw God | Dead Oceans |
| 4 | Pearla | Oh Glistening Onion, The Nighttime Is Coming | Spacebomb |
| 5 | Shana Cleveland | Manzanita | Hardly Art |
| 6 | Son Rompe Pera | Chimborazo | Aya |
| 7 | This Is the Kit | Careful of Your Keepers | Rough Trade |
| 8 | The Wilson Springs Hotel | Old Thoughts and Memories | self-released |
| 9 | gnawing | Modern Survival Techniques | Refresh |
| 10 | Honest Debts | Can’t Be Trusted | self-released |
| 11 | Strawberry Moon | Habitual Creatures | Sockhead |
| 12 | Heartworms | A Comforting Notion – EP | Speedy Wunderground / PIAS |
| 13 | Caroline Rose | The Art of Forgetting | New West |
| 14 | Los Bitchos | Pah! | City Slang |
| 15 | Tuelo | Am/Fm – EP | Minah Management |
| 16 | Kosaya Gora | Kosogor | 2MR |
| 17 | Genevieve Artadi | Forever Forever | Brainfeeder |
| 18 | Fever Ray | Radical Romantics | Mute |
| 19 | Screaming Females | Desire Pathway | Don Giovanni |
| 20 | Darling West | Cosmos | Jansen |
| 21 | Bunny Barnes | It Goes Like It Goes | Bunny Barnes |
| 22 | Hello Mary | Hello Mary | Frenchkiss |
| 23 | Clea Anaïs | Circle Zero | Moorworks |
| 24 | Hillary Susz | Sexy as Loss – EP | self-released |
| 25 | LANNDS | Music for the Future | Run For Cover |
| 26 | Adi Oasis | Lotus Glow | Unity |
| 27 | Jackie Mendoza | Galaxia de Emociones | ZZK |
| 28 | Jenn Howard | Valiant Women | Bathtub Music |
| 29 | Sam Casey | More Songs About Weed and Toxic Relationships – EP | The Confidence Emperors |
| 30 | Death Valley Girls | Islands in the Sky | Suicide Squeeze |
Anna C. April 18th, 2023
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Benjamin Shepherd, Boygenius, Pearla, Shana Cleveland, Wednesday
genre charts for Apr 18 presents:
genre charts for Apr 18
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BENJAMIN SHEPHERD | This Was Supposed to Be Temporary | Self-Released |
| 2 | WILSON SPRINGS HOTEL, THE | Old Thoughts And Memories | Self-Released |
| 3 | TUELO | AM/FM [EP] | Minah |
| 4 | MACKENZIE ROARK | Rollin’ High, Feelin’ Low | Vocal Rest |
| 5 | DARLING WEST | Cosmos | Jansen |
| 6 | BUNNY BARNES | It Goes Like It Goes | BB Tune |
| 7 | FIELD SCHOOL | When Summer Comes | Bobo Integral |
| 8 | SPENCER CULLUM | Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection 2 | P-VINE |
| 9 | JEFFREY LEWIS | Nonsense | Self-Released |
| 10 | CAROLINA STORY | Colors of My Mind | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARLOWE | Marlowe 3 | Mello Group |
| 2 | SOL MESSIAH | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | SKYZOO AND THE OTHER GUYS | The Mind Of A Saint | First Generation Rich |
| 4 | YAHYA | Soul Searching | Yahya |
| 5 | NOAH-O AND BIG NO | Richmond Brave | Charged Up Entertainment |
| 6 | FLY ANAKIN | Skinemaxxx (Side A) | Lex |
| 7 | KOOL KEITH X REAL BAD MAN | Serpent | Badman |
| 8 | REUBEN VINCENT | Love Is War | Jamla |
| 9 | NAPOLEON DA LEGEND AND D-STYLES | “Wu Masters” [Single] | TeamNDL |
| 10 | ATMOSPHERE | “Okay” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OOZING WOUND | We Cater To Cowards | Thrill Jockey |
| 2 | GOROD | The Orb | Self-Released |
| 3 | ELVENKING | Reader Of The Runes – Rapture | AFM |
| 4 | A GHOST IN RAGS | Akarano [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | BACKING TRACK | The Slayer Wars | IceVox |
| 6 | GHOST | Phantomime [EP] | Lorna Vista |
| 7 | ENCOUNTER TRUTH | Panspermia [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | DZINCH | Lightlines | Self-Released |
| 9 | METALOW | Gericcot [EP] | Self-Released |
| 10 | MORAL COLLAPSE | Divine Prosthetics | Subcontinental |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOSAYA GORA | Kosogor | 2MR |
| 2 | KELELA | Raven | Warp |
| 3 | MISS GRIT | Follow The Cyborg | Mute |
| 4 | JESSICA WINTER | Limerence [EP] | Lucky Number |
| 5 | YAEJI | With A Hammer | XL/Beggars Group |
| 6 | FURNEY | Other Soul | Soul Deep Exclusives |
| 7 | TREES SPEAK | Mind Maze | Soul Jazz |
| 8 | VHS HEAD | Phocus | Skam |
| 9 | SAEKO KILLY | Morphing Polaroids | Bureau B |
| 10 | SWANS | “Paradise Is Mine” [Single] | Young God |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALEX FIGUEIRA | Mentallogenic | M*sic With Soul |
| 2 | FRUKO Y SUS TESOS | Fruko Power Vol. 1: Rarities & Deep Album Cuts 1970-1974 | Vampisoul |
| 3 | IMMY OWUSU | “Flashback” [Single] | Hopestreet |
| 4 | ANTIDOPING | “No Te Desamines” [Single] | FaroLatino |
| 5 | LOS BITCHOS | PAH! [EP] | City Slang |
| 6 | DJ BLACK LOW | Impumelelo | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 7 | DIANA BURCO | “Mal Amores” [Single] | Codiscos |
| 8 | LES ABRANIS | Amazigh Freedom Rock 1973-1983 | Bongo Joe |
| 9 | BORGA REVOLUTION, VOLUME 2: GHANAIAN DANCE MUSIC IN THE DIGITAL AGE, 1983-1996 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Kalita |
| 10 | MOUSSA TCHINGOU | Tamiditime [EP] | Sahel Sounds |
Anna C. April 18th, 2023
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Alex Figueira, Benjamin Shepherd, Kosaya Gora, Marlowe, Oozing Wound
Top 30 new albums for week ending Mar 15 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Mar 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 | Stella Donnelly | Beware of the Dogs | Secretly Canadian |
| 2 | Benjamin Shepherd | 96 Corolla – Single | self-released |
| 3 | The Cleaners From Venus | Time Machine – Single | Mr Mule |
| 4 | The Coathangers | The Devil You Know | Suicide Squeeze |
| 5 | Our Native Daughters | Songs of Our Native Daughters | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 6 | Sharon Van Etten | Remind Me Tomorrow | Jagjaguwar |
| 7 | Hand Habits | placeholder | Saddle Creek |
| 8 | Eerie Wanda | Pet Town | Joyful Noise |
| 9 | Y La Bamba | Mujeres | Tender Loving Empire |
| 10 | Sleaford Mods | Eton Alive | Extreme Eating |
| 11 | Ibibio Sound Machine | Doko Mien | Merge |
| 12 | Rocky Dawuni | Beats of Zion | Aquarian / Six Degrees |
| 13 | Elena Setién | Another Kind of Revolution | Thrill Jockey |
| 14 | Helado Negro | This is How You Smile | RVNG Intl. |
| 15 | Matmos | Plastic Anniversary | Thrill Jockey |
| 16 | Nick Waterhouse | Nick Waterhouse | Innovative Leisure |
| 17 | Nicole Willis & Banda Palomita | My Soul Sensation – EP | Redwood Music |
| 18 | Hot Flash Heat Wave | Mood Ring – EP | Hot Flash Heat Wave / EMPIRE |
| 19 | SPELLLING | Mazy Fly | Sacred Bones |
| 20 | Moving Panoramas | In Two | Modern Outsider |
| 21 | Rina Mushonga | In a Galaxy | [PIAS] Holland |
| 22 | Shelley Segal | Holy – EP | True Music |
| 23 | Sarah Burton | Give Me What I Want | self-released |
| 24 | Fever High | Avec You EP | Fever High |
| 25 | Ella Vos | Watch & Wait – EP | hwyl, llc |
| 26 | Chasms | The Mirage | felte |
| 27 | Luther Russell | Medium Cool | Fluff and Gravy |
| 28 | Ladytron | Ladytron | !K7 |
| 29 | Constance Hauman | High Tides | Isotopia |
| 30 | Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves | Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves | Free Dirt |
Anna C. March 16th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Benjamin Shepherd, Our Native Daughters, Stella Donnelly, The Cleaners From Venus, The Coathangers
Genre charts for week ending Mar 15 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Mar 15
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BENJAMIN SHEPHERD | “’96 Corolla” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 2 | OUR NATIVE DAUGHTERS | Songs Of Our Native Daughters | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 3 | ALLISON DE GROOT AND TATIANA HARGREAVES | Allison De Groot And Tatiana Hargreaves | Free Dirt |
| 4 | NOVO AMOR AND GIA MARGARET | “No Fun / Lucky for You” [Single] | AllPoints |
| 5 | ADAM BRICKS | Relations | The What of Whom |
| 6 | RISING APPALACHIA | Leylines | Self-Released |
| 7 | TODD SNIDER | Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol.3 | Thirty Tigers |
| 8 | SHOVELS AND ROPE | By Blood [Advance Tracks] | Dualtone |
| 9 | KARINE POLWART | Laws of Motion | Hudson |
| 10 | BEN HOWARD | Noonday Dream | Republic |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THIRD ROOT | Trill Pedagogy: Winter Flex [EP] | Self-Released |
| 2 | ANALOG SUSPECTS | Transmission 001 | Self-Released |
| 3 | CHE NOIR | The Thrill of the Hunt | T.C.F. |
| 4 | 2 CHAINZ | Rap Or Go To The League | Gamebread/Def Jam |
| 5 | NAPOLEON DA LEGEND | Holy Grail | Tuff Kong |
| 6 | PAN AMSTERDAM | Elevator Music, Vol. 1 [EP] | Def Pressé |
| 7 | CZARFACE | Czarface Meets Ghostface | Silver Age |
| 8 | LINA SYMONE | “Which One (feat. Skyzoo & Versatile Excell)” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 9 | MALIK MATTER$ | “Op-Talk” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | NICKELUS F | “Heaven Only Knows” [Single] | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USURPER | Lords of the Permafrost | Soulseller |
| 2 | ARS TENEBRA | Ars Tenebra | Self-Released |
| 3 | GOTHIC LIZARD | Creeping Out of the Dark | Cold Vision Inc. |
| 4 | MARK MORTON | Anesthetic | Spinefarm |
| 5 | BLOOD CEREMONY | “Lolly Willows” [Single] | Rise Above |
| 6 | DEAFHEAVEN | “Black Brick” [Single] | Anti-/Epitaph |
| 7 | LUCIFER | Lucifer II | Century Media |
| 8 | ASTRAL VOID, THE | Mandragora | Self-Released |
| 9 | SPELL | The Full Moon Sessions | Bad Omen |
| 10 | SUNTITLE | The Loss Of | GTR |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Doko Mien | Merge |
| 2 | CHASMS | The Mirage | Felte |
| 3 | MATMOS | Plastic Anniversary | Thrill Jockey |
| 4 | SPELLLING | Mazy Fly | Sacred Bones |
| 5 | LADYTRON | Ladytron | !K7 |
| 6 | SOUNDWALK COLLECTIVE | The Peyote Dance (feat. Patti Smith) | Bella Union |
| 7 | SNAPPED ANKLES | Stunning Luxury | The Leaf |
| 8 | LIZETTE LIZETTE | Non | Record Union |
| 9 | TIGER VILLAGE | Modern Drummer | Hausu Mountain |
| 10 | GOO MUNDAY | 9 Lives | Negative Gain Productions |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAUDOU GAME | Otodi | Hot Casa |
| 2 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Doko Mien | Merge |
| 3 | ROCKY DAWUNI | Beats Of Zion | Aquarian/Six Degrees |
| 4 | LEYLA MCCALLA | The Capitalist Blues | Jazz Village/PIAS |
| 5 | DEXTER STORY | Bahir | Soundway |
| 6 | DJ PANKO | Panko Pa’ Palenque | Palenque |
| 7 | DAKTARIS, THE | Soul Explosion [Remastered] | Desco/Daptone |
| 8 | COCOA TEA | Music Is Our Business | VP |
| 9 | HELADO NEGRO | This Is How You Smile | RVNG Intl. |
| 10 | SON PALENQUE AND CERRERO | “Adios Batata (Cerrero Dub Mix)” [Single] | Llorona |
Anna C. March 16th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Benjamin Shepherd, Ibibio Sound Machine, Third Root, Usurper, Vaudou Game