top 30 new albums for Sep 13 presents:
top 30 new albums for Sep 13
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 | DJ Premier | Hip Hop 50: Vol. 1 – EP | Mass Appeal |
| 2 | Tetsu Umehara | Handwritten | Small Méasures / Métron |
| 3 | Russian Circles | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 4 | Danger Mouse & Black Thought | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 5 | J.Rocc | A Wonderful Letter | Stones Throw |
| 6 | Panic Priest | Self Control – Single | Negative Gain Productions |
| 7 | The Paxton/Spangler Septet | Ugoozi | East Lawn |
| 8 | Justin Golden | Hard Times and a Woman | self-released |
| 9 | Chris Ratteree | Established In 1971 | self-released |
| 10 | Unheard Sirens Inc. | A Tribute To Yazoo | self released |
| 11 | The Harlem Gospel Travelers | Look Up! | Colemine |
| 12 | Oneida | Success | Joyful Noise |
| 13 | Bill Orcutt | Music for Four Guitars | Palilalia |
| 14 | Boris | Heavy Rocks (2022) | Relapse |
| 15 | Kiwi jr | Chopper | Sub Pop |
| 16 | Cheekface | Too Much to Ask | Cheekface |
| 17 | Ben Harper | Bloodline Maintenance | Chrysalis |
| 18 | Elf Power | Artificial Countrysides | Yep Roc |
| 19 | Carole Sylvan | Something Goin’ On – EP | HMG |
| 20 | Moor Mother | Jazz Codes | Anti- |
| 21 | Viagra Boys | Cave World | YEAR0001 |
| 22 | Automatic | Excess | Stones Throw |
| 23 | TV Priest | My Other People | Sub Pop |
| 24 | Weird Nightmare | Weird Nightmare | Sub Pop |
| 25 | Tomberlin | i don’t know who needs to hear this… | Saddle Creek |
| 26 | Seratones | Love and Algorhythms | New West |
| 27 | Romero | Turn It On! | Feel It |
| 28 | The Linda Lindas | Growing Up | Epitaph |
| 29 | Mo Troper | MTV | Lame-O |
| 30 | Bitchin Bajas | Bajascillators | Drag City |
Anna C. September 13th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Black Thought, Danger Mouse, DJ Premier, J Rocc, Russian Circles, Tetsu Umehara
top 30 new albums for Aug 30 presents:
top 30 new albums for Aug 30
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 | Russian Circles | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 2 | Danger Mouse & Black Thought | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 3 | Soccer Mommy | Sometimes, Forever | Loma Vista |
| 4 | Doechii | she / her / black bitch – EP | Top Dawg Ent |
| 5 | Upupayāma | Màs – Single | Centripetal Force / Cardinal Fuzz |
| 6 | Sol Messiah | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 7 | Naima Bock | Giant Palm | Sub Pop |
| 8 | Lice, Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman | Catfish – Single | Rhymesayers |
| 9 | Erin & the Wildfire | Touchy Feely | Red Dust Music |
| 10 | Ms. Jaylin Brown | Take it Easy – EP | self-released |
| 11 | Dhemo | Spinning in Place | self-released |
| 12 | Lobby Boy | Pretty Songs / Pursuits of Personhood | Citrus City |
| 13 | Prayer Group | Michael Dose | self-released |
| 14 | Deau Eyes | Legacies | Tone Tree Music / Subflora |
| 15 | Dumb Waiter | Gauche Gists | Ossein |
| 16 | Hot Chip | Freakout / Release | Domino |
| 17 | The Mountain Goats | Bleed Out | Merge |
| 18 | Lera Lynn | Something More Than Love | Ruby Range |
| 19 | Panda Bear & Sonic Boom | Reset | Domino |
| 20 | Sleepyhead | New Alchemy | self-released |
| 21 | Coast Contra | Apt. 505 | Area51 Music |
| 22 | Rich Ruth | I Survived, It’s Over | Third Man |
| 23 | Cahalen Morrison | Wealth of Sorrow | Fluff and Gravy |
| 24 | Friendship | Love the Stranger | Merge |
| 25 | Guided By Voices | Tremblers And Goggles By Rank | Rockathon |
| 26 | Boy Jr. | Pay Attention To Meee | self-released |
| 27 | MUNA | MUNA | Dead Oceans |
| 28 | Katrina Ford | Katrina Ford – EP | Violin Films |
| 29 | Hollie Cook | Happy Hour | Merge |
| 30 | Neighbor Lady | For the Birds | Park The Van |
Anna C. August 30th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Black Thought, Danger Mouse, Doechii, Russian Circles, Soccer Mommy, Upupayāma
genre charts for Aug 30 presents:
genre charts for Aug 30
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAIMA BOCK | Giant Palm | Sub Pop |
| 2 | MS JAYLIN BROWN | Take It Easy [EP] | Self-Released |
| 3 | LERA LYNN | Something More Than Love | Ruby Range/InGrooves |
| 4 | CAHALEN MORRISON | Wealth Of Sorrow | Fluff And Gravy |
| 5 | NEIGHBOR LADY | For The Birds | Park The Van |
| 6 | BELLE CURVES, THE | Watershed | Silo/19th & 7th |
| 7 | ANNIE HAMILTON | The Future Is Here But It Feels Kinda Like The Past | PIAS |
| 8 | BANDITOS | Right On | Egghunt |
| 9 | ANNA TIVEL | Outsiders | Mama Bird |
| 10 | SILVANA ESTRADA | “Brindo” [Single] | Glassnote |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 2 | DOECHII | she / her / black bitch [EP] | Top Dawg Ent |
| 3 | SOL MESSIAH AND SA-ROC | “Roc Steady” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | LICE | “Catfish” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
| 5 | COSTA CONTRA | Apt. 505 | Area51 |
| 6 | LINQUA FRANQA | Bellringer | Ernest Jenning |
| 7 | KROHME | The Ceremony Of Innocense | Man Bites Dog |
| 8 | JESSE THE TREE | Pigeon Man | Strange Famous |
| 9 | JACK HARLOW | Come Home The Kids Miss You | Generation Now/Atlantic |
| 10 | SKINNY V | C’est La Vie | Green and Gold Global |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUSSIAN CIRCLES | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 2 | ANIMALS AS LEADERS | Parrhesia | Sumerian |
| 3 | WORMROT | Hiss | Earache |
| 4 | CROWN MAGNETAR | Alone In Death [EP] | Unique Leader |
| 5 | OCEANO | “MASS PRODUCED” [Single] | Sumerian |
| 6 | PSYCROPTIC | Divine Council | Prosthetic |
| 7 | MESHUGGAH | Immutable | Atomic Fire |
| 8 | BEYOND THE CATACOMBS | Interstellar Burial | Grind to Death |
| 9 | ARONIOUS | Irkalla | The Artisan Era |
| 10 | SOREPTION | Jord | Unique Leader |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RICH RUTH | I Survived, It’s Over | Third Man |
| 2 | KATRINA FORD | Katrina Ford [EP] | Violin Films |
| 3 | TIME WHARP | Spiro World | Leaving |
| 4 | ROYKSOPP | Profound Mysteries | Dog Triumph/PIAS |
| 5 | MOONCHILD SANELLY | Phases | Transgressive/PIAS |
| 6 | TANGERINE DREAM | Raum | Eastgate |
| 7 | GHOST POWER | Ghost Power | Duophonic |
| 8 | SKOLD | Dead God | Cleopatra |
| 9 | LORDS OF ACID | Beyond Booze | Metropolis |
| 10 | COMET IS COMING, THE | “CODE” [Single] | Impulse!/Verve |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIEUX FARKA TOURE | Les Racines | World Circuit |
| 2 | CELESTINE UKWU | No Condition Is Permanent | Mississippi |
| 3 | LEE SCRATCH PERRY | King Scratch: Musical Masterpieces From The Upsetter Ark-ive | Trojan |
| 4 | SONIDO GALLO NEGRO | Paganismo | T-Vox |
| 5 | SUPER DJATA BAND DE BAMAKO | Authentique 80 | Numero Group |
| 6 | MOVERS, THE | The Movers Vol. 1 – 1970-1976 | Analog Africa |
| 7 | GNAWA MUSIC OF MARRAKESH | Night Spirit Masters | Zehra |
| 8 | CROSSROADS KENYA – EAST AFRICAN BENGA AND RUMBA, 1980-1985 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | No Wahala Sounds |
| 9 | SABABA 5 AND SHIRAN TZFIRA | Rali [EP] | Batov |
| 10 | ROBERTO LOPEZ | “Solo Tu Vibra” [Single] | Curura |
Anna C. August 30th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Black Thought, Danger Mouse, Naima Bock, Rich Ruth, Russian Circles, Vieux Farka Toure
top 30 new albums for Aug 2 presents:
top 30 new albums for Aug 2
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 | Tomberlin | i don’t know who needs to hear this… | Saddle Creek |
| 2 | DJ Premier | Hip Hop 50: Vol. 1 – EP | Mass Appeal |
| 3 | Dumb Waiter | Gauche Gists | Ossein |
| 4 | Danger Mouse & Black Thought | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 5 | Joey Bada$$ | 2000 | self-released |
| 6 | NO BS! Brass | Undying | self-released |
| 7 | Gregory Darden | The Soils | self-released |
| 8 | Plunky | Juju Jazz Poetics | N.A.M.E. Brand |
| 9 | Jake Xerxes Fussell | Good and Green Again | Paradise of Bachelors |
| 10 | Ryan Kent | Dying Comes With Age | Rare Bird Books |
| 11 | Jaywood | Slingshot | Captured Tracks |
| 12 | Elf Power | Artificial Countrysides | Yep Roc |
| 13 | Naima Bock | Giant Palm | Sub Pop |
| 14 | TV Priest | My Other People | Sub Pop |
| 15 | J.Rocc | A Wonderful Letter | Stones Throw |
| 16 | Brandon Coleman | Interstellar Black Space | Brainfeeder |
| 17 | Porridge Radio | Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To the Sky | Secretly Canadian |
| 18 | Elephant Gym | Dreams | Topshelf |
| 19 | V.C.R | The Chronicles of a Caterpillar: The Egg | Leaving |
| 20 | Congotronics International | Where’s the One? | Crammed Discs |
| 21 | Ben Marc | Glass Effect | Innovative Leisure |
| 22 | Erasers | Constant Connection | Fire Talk |
| 23 | Linqua Franqa | Bellringer | Ernest Jenning Record Co. |
| 24 | Papercuts | Past Life Regression | Slumberland |
| 25 | Ibibio Sound Machine | Electricity | Merge |
| 26 | Ed Schrader’s Music Beat | Nightclub Daydreaming | Carpark |
| 27 | Beach House | Once Twice Melody | Sub Pop |
| 28 | Cycles | Terraform | self-released |
| 29 | Viewer | First Date | Smooth N Groove |
| 30 | Jimetta Rose | The Gift: Around the Way Queen | Low Key Source |
Anna C. August 2nd, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Black Thought, Danger Mouse, DJ Premier, Dumb Waiter, Joey Bada$$, Tomberlin
top 30 new albums for Nov 3 presents:
top 30 new albums for Nov 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.
| 1 | Westside Gunn | Who Made the Sunshine? | Griselda/Shady/Interscope |
| 2 | Koncept Jack$on | Thot Rap, Chapter 2 | self-released |
| 3 | Sa-Roc | The Sharecropper’s Daughter | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | Black Thought | Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane & Able | Republic |
| 5 | Og Illa | Richmond Renegade | HLGNLIFE |
| 6 | Phoebe Bridgers | Punisher | Dead Oceans |
| 7 | Action Bronson | Only For Dolphins | Loma Vista |
| 8 | This Is The Kit | Off Off On | Rough Trade |
| 9 | Anjimile | Giver Taker | Father/Daughter |
| 10 | Butcher Brown | #KingButch | Concord Jazz |
| 11 | Naked Pictures | W I D E | Cheap Cuts |
| 12 | The Barracudas | Days of a Quiet Sun | Feel It |
| 13 | Raye Zaragoza | Woman in Color | Rebel River |
| 14 | Adrianne Lenker | songs and instrumentals | 4AD |
| 15 | Songhoy Blues | Optimisme | Transgressive |
| 16 | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In) | Daptone |
| 17 | The Mountain Goats | Getting Into Knives | Merge |
| 18 | ela minus | acts of rebellion | Domino |
| 19 | LOMA | Don’t Shy Away | Sub Pop |
| 20 | Open Mike Eagle | Anime, Trauma and Divorce | Auto Reverse |
| 21 | Emmy the Great | April/月音 | Bella Union |
| 22 | Kurt Vile | Speed, Sound, Lonely KV – EP | Matador |
| 23 | Paris | Safe Space Invader | Guerrilla Funk |
| 24 | Kosha Dillz | Nobody Cares Except You | Rapperfriends |
| 25 | Jordan Tice | Motivational Speakeasy | Padiddle |
| 26 | Hen Ogledd | Free Humans | Weird World |
| 27 | METZ | Atlas Vending | Sub Pop |
| 28 | Sad13 | Haunted Painting | Wax Nine |
| 29 | Deradoorian | Find the Sun | Anti/Epitaph |
| 30 | Tricky | Fall to Pieces | False Idols |
Anna C. November 3rd, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Black Thought, Koncept Jack$on, Og Illa, Sa-Roc, Westside Gunn