top 30 new albums for Jan 17 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jan 17
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 | The Black Angels | Wilderness of Mirrors | Partisan |
| 2 | Staples Jr. Singers | When Do We Get Paid | Luaka Bop |
| 3 | Ditz | The Great Regression | Alcopop! |
| 4 | Doechii | she / her / black bitch – EP | Top Dawg / Capitol |
| 5 | Beyoncé | RENAISSANCE | Parkwood / Columbia |
| 6 | Piranha Rama | Omniscient Cloud Cover | Brokers Tip |
| 7 | Dot Dash | Madman in the Rain | Beautiful Music |
| 8 | Spooky Cool | Existential Pie | self-released |
| 9 | Vibro Success Intercontinental Orchestra | Drunkard | Dig This Way |
| 10 | Shemekia Copeland | Done Come Too Far | Alligator |
| 11 | Alvvays | Blue Rev | Polyvinyl |
| 12 | Thunderchief | Dekk Meg | self-released |
| 13 | Winter | What Kind of Blue Are You? | Bar/None |
| 14 | Rodney Stith | The Soul Chronicles of Rodney Stith | Shockoe |
| 15 | Strange Cut | Strange As It Seems | Bear Fight |
| 16 | B4NK M4CHIN3 | Leisure, Recreation and Stability – EP | self-released |
| 17 | Flashlight Tag | Don’t Blink | self-released |
| 18 | Byzantine | Black Sea Codex – EP | Metal Blade |
| 19 | Rozi Plain | Prize | Memphis Industries |
| 20 | Fixtures | Hollywood Dog | Bobo Integral |
| 21 | SZA | SOS | Top Dawg / RCA |
| 22 | The Comet Is Coming | Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam | Impulse! |
| 23 | Seun Kuti & Black Thought | African Dreams – EP | SKE80 |
| 24 | Big Joanie | Back Home | Daydream Library |
| 25 | Lee Fields | Sentimental Fool | Daptone |
| 26 | Arctic Monkeys | The Car | Domino |
| 27 | Julianna Riolino | All Blue | You’ve Changed |
| 28 | The Orielles | Tableau | Heavenly |
| 29 | Wild Pink | ILYSM | Royal Mountain |
| 30 | Lucrecia Dalt | ¡Ay! | RVNG Intl. |
Anna C. January 17th, 2023
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Beyoncé, Ditz, Doechii, Staples Jr. Singers, The Black Angels
genre charts for Jan 17 presents:
genre charts for Jan 17
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROZI PLAIN | Prize | Memphis Industries |
| 2 | JULIANNA RIOLINO | All Blue | You’ve Changed |
| 3 | MARISA ANDERSON | Still, Here | Thrill Jockey |
| 4 | ELIZA NIEMI | Staying Mellow Blows | Vain Mina |
| 5 | WILLI CARLISLE | Peculiar, Missouri | Free Dirt |
| 6 | JESCA HOOP | Order Of Romance | Memphis Industries |
| 7 | LUCY KAPLANSKY | Last Days Of Summer | Lucyricky |
| 8 | KENNY ROBY | Kenny Roby | Royal Potato Family |
| 9 | JESSIE BAYLIN | Jersey Girl | Blonde Rat |
| 10 | CHRISTINE SWEENEY | Heart In A Hurry | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOECHII | she/her/black b**ch [EP] | Top Dawg/Capitol |
| 2 | SEUN KUTI AND BLACK THOUGHT | African Dreams [EP] | SKE80 |
| 3 | SOL MESSIAH | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | MONDAY NIGHT AND 3WAYSLIM | Good Company | AllWeNeed |
| 5 | MOPES | Unwound | Strange Famous |
| 6 | DUB SONATA | Tranquilizer Dart | Man Bites Dog |
| 7 | CORMEGA | The Realness II | Viper |
| 8 | JID | The Forever Story | Dreamville/Interscope |
| 9 | HOMEBOY SANDMAN | Still Champion | Mello |
| 10 | PUSHA T | It’s Almost Dry | Getting Out Our Dreams |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THUNDERCHIEF | Dekk Meg | Self-Released |
| 2 | BYZANTINE | Black Sea Codex [EP] | EMI |
| 3 | ATROCITY | Okkult III | Massacre |
| 4 | RUSSIAN CIRCLES | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 5 | DEMON KING | Vesania | The Artisan Era |
| 6 | FLUB | Dream Worlds | The Artisan Era |
| 7 | NE OBLIVISCARIS | Exul | Season of Mist |
| 8 | ERIK LARSON | Everything Breaks | Self-Released |
| 9 | ABLAZE MY SORROW | The Loss Of All Hope [EP] | Black Lion |
| 10 | SPIRE OF LAZARUS | Soaked In The Sands | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COMET IS COMING, THE | Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam | Impulse!/Verve |
| 2 | TREES SPEAK | Vertigo Of Flaws: Emancipation Of The Dissonance And Temperaments In Irrational Waveforms | Soul Jazz |
| 3 | MIA | MATA | island |
| 4 | ARCA | KiCK iiiii | XL |
| 5 | GHOST POWER | Ghost Power | Duophonic |
| 6 | EIKE HOSENFELD | Coctemalan | Salon Mondial |
| 7 | ARP NOVA AND SILENCE GROOVE | August Rush [EP] | 31 |
| 8 | FOUR TET | “Mango Feedback” b/w “Watersynth” [Single] | Text |
| 9 | HALOGENIX | Lost Friends [EP] | Gemini Gemini |
| 10 | BEBORN BETON | “Dancer In The Dark” [Single] | Dependent |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOS BITCHOS | Los Chrismos [EP] | City Slang |
| 2 | STAR FEMININE BAND | Star Feminine Band In Paris | Born Bad |
| 3 | VIEUX FARKA TOURE AND KHRUANGBIN | Ali | Dead Oceans/Secretly Group |
| 4 | BIO RITMO | Salsa System [EP] | Electric Cowbell |
| 5 | PERU SELVATICO | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Analog Africa |
| 6 | CABRUERA | Sol A Pino | Polen |
| 7 | BALKA SOUND | Balka Sound | Strut |
| 8 | REDDY AMISI | Bailo Canto | Casa Do Canto |
| 9 | OLIVER NAYOKA | Oka Mmadu | Odogwu/Palenque |
| 10 | BABA COMMANDANT AND THE MANDINGO BAND | Sonbonbela | Sublime Frequencies |
Anna C. January 17th, 2023
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Doechii, Los Bitchos, Rozi Plain, The Comet is Coming, Thunderchief
top 30 new albums for Sep 6 presents:
top 30 new albums for Sep 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.
| 1 | Doechii | she / her / black bitch – EP | Top Dawg / Capitol |
| 2 | Afro-Zen Allstars | The Buzz and the Bells | Aza Music |
| 3 | Oneida | Success | Joyful Noise |
| 4 | Kamikaze Palm Tree | Mint Chip | Drag City |
| 5 | Vieux Farka Touré | Les Racines | World Circuit |
| 6 | Deau Eyes | Legacies | Tone Tree Music / Subflora |
| 7 | Sessa | Estrela Acesa | Mexican Summer |
| 8 | Cormega | Essential – Single | self-released |
| 9 | Danger Mouse & Black Thought | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 10 | The Great Beforetimes | The Great Beforetimes | Vocal Rest |
| 11 | Russell Lacy | Russell Lacy | self-released |
| 12 | Rikki Rakki | Quarantine Sessions – EP | self-released |
| 13 | Beex | Beex / L’Amour split | Zero Degree |
| 14 | Cahalen Morrison | Wealth of Sorrow | Fluff and Gravy |
| 15 | The Interrupters | In the Wild | Epitaph / Hellcat |
| 16 | Danny McGaw | Set Me Free | Santa Barbara |
| 17 | Zenizen | P.O.C. (Proof of Concept) | Topshelf |
| 18 | The Western Express | Lunatics, Lovers & Poets | self-released |
| 19 | Friendship | Love the Stranger | Merge |
| 20 | Marc Von Em | Goodbye, Cloudy Sky | self-released |
| 21 | Ex-Vöid | Bigger Than Before | Don Giovanni |
| 22 | New Potato Caboose | It Ain’t a Thing | self-released |
| 23 | The Sadies | Colder Streams | Yep Roc |
| 24 | Bill Scorzari | The Crosswinds of Kansas | self-released |
| 25 | Stimulator Jones | Round Spiritual Ring | Stones Throw |
| 26 | Medicine Singers | Medicine Singers | Joyful Noise |
| 27 | Viagra Boys | Cave World | YEAR0001 |
| 28 | Automatic | Excess | Stones Throw |
| 29 | Angel Olsen | Big Time | Jagjaguwar |
| 30 | Cola | Deep in View | Fire Talk |
Anna C. September 6th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Afro-Zen Allstars, Doechii, Kamikaze Palm Tree, Oneida, Vieux Farka Toure
genre charts for Sep 6 presents:
genre charts for Sep 6
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GREAT BEFORETIMES, THE | The Great Beforetimes | Vocal Rest |
| 2 | CAHALEN MORRISON | Wealth Of Sorrow | Fluff And Gravy |
| 3 | WESTERN EXPRESS, THE | Lunatics, Lovers & Poets | Self-Released |
| 4 | FRIENDSHIP | Love The Stranger | Merge |
| 5 | BILL SCORZARI | The Crosswinds of Kansas | Self-Released |
| 6 | JOE HOLT | Tired Of Trying | Self-Released |
| 7 | BRET MCKENZIE | Songs Without Jokes | Sub Pop |
| 8 | DRUNKEN HEARTS, THE | “Sunlight (feat. Big Richard)” [Single] | Kaleidoscopic Songs |
| 9 | GOOD MORNING BEDLAM | “Sticks & Stones” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | LIL SMOKIES, THE | “Movies” [Single] | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOECHII | she / her / black bitch [EP] | Top Dawg / Capitol |
| 2 | CORMEGA | “Essential” [Single] | Cormega |
| 3 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 4 | MOPES | Unwound | Strange Famous |
| 5 | JID | The Forever Story | Dreamville/Interscope |
| 6 | KROHME | The Ceremony Of Innocense | Man Bites Dog |
| 7 | JESSE THE TREE | Pigeon Man | Strange Famous |
| 8 | 42 DUGG | Last Ones Left | Interscope |
| 9 | PUSHA T | It’s Almost Dry | Getting Out Our Dreams |
| 10 | TONE CHOP AND FROST GAMBLE | For The Crown [EP] | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BORIS | Heavy Rocks (2022) | Relapse |
| 2 | RUSSIAN CIRCLES | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 3 | MANTAR | Pain Is Forever And This Is The End | Metal Blade |
| 4 | RUINS OF PERCEPTION | Shinigami | Rising Nemesis |
| 5 | KEN MODE | NULL | Artoffact |
| 6 | FUGITIVE | Maniac [EP] | Self-Released |
| 7 | GALLOWER | Eastern Witchcraft [EP] | Dying Victims |
| 8 | BERRIED ALIVE | “Silence of the Yams” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 9 | ALTER IDEM | “Death Perception” [Single] | Vicious Instinct |
| 10 | CRUEL FORCE | “Across the Styx” [Single] | Mortal Rite |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOTIV | Industrial Funk [EP] | Innerground |
| 2 | MIDNIGHT, THE | Heroes | Counter |
| 3 | M-CHURCH | Tunnel Vision | Smooth N Groove |
| 4 | ARTSAVES | Decay [EP] | Kopi |
| 5 | MADCAP | Living in the Shadow [EP] | Jazzsticks |
| 6 | PARDELLUCHS | Another Day [EP] | Smooth N Groove |
| 7 | R4NSOM AND METCALF | “Hustle & Bustle” [Single] | Soul Deep |
| 8 | DELE SOSIMI | “Lord Have Mercy (feat. Tamar Osborn)” [Single] | Wah Wah 45s |
| 9 | FOUR TET | “Mango Feedback” b/w “Watersynth” [Single] | Text |
| 10 | AIDAN NOELL AND NANCY WHANG | “Sharevari” [Single] | Nation Of Language |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AYAHUASCA VOL. 2: CUMBIAS PSICODELICAS PERUANAS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Repsychled |
| 2 | LOS PAO PAOS | Los Pao Paos | Devil In The Woods |
| 3 | BALIMAYA PROJECT | “Season Of Baraka” [Single] | Jazz Re:freshed |
| 4 | SUPER DJATA BAND DE BAMAKO | Authentique 80 | Numero Group |
| 5 | SONIDO GALLO NEGRO | Paganismo | T-Vox |
| 6 | JOAO SELVA | Se Acabou [EP] | Underdog |
| 7 | PEDRO LIMA | Recordar E Vivir: Antogolia Vol. 1 | Bongo Joe |
| 8 | BKO | Djine Bora | Bongo Joe |
| 9 | SAM REDMORE | Universal Vibrations | Jalepeno |
| 10 | SESSA | Estrela Acesa | Mexican Summer |
Anna C. September 6th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Ayahuasca, Boris, Doechii, Motiv, The Great Beforetimes
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