top 30 new albums for Apr 25 presents:
top 30 new albums for Apr 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.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dom Flemons | Traveling Wildfire | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 2 | A Certain Ratio | 1982 | Mute |
| 3 | Fly Anakin | Skinemaxxx (Side A) | Lex |
| 4 | Magdalena Bay | mini mix vol. 3 | Luminelle |
| 5 | Rose City Band | Garden Party | Thrill Jockey |
| 6 | Fenne Lily | Big Picture | Dead Oceans |
| 7 | Lobby Boy | Pure P.O.P. | self-released |
| 8 | Severed Skies | Dreamscapes | self released |
| 9 | Dorthia Cottrell | Death Folk Country | Relapse |
| 10 | Blush Face | Mirage Island – EP | self-released |
| 11 | Spooky Cool | Existential Pie | Riot Daddy |
| 12 | The Hold Steady | The Price of Progress | Positive Jams |
| 13 | Deerhoof | Miracle-Level | Joyful Noise |
| 14 | Nickel Creek | Celebrants | Repair |
| 15 | Andrew Gabbard | Cedar City Sweetheart | Karma Chief |
| 16 | Death And Vanilla | Flicker | Fire |
| 17 | M83 | Fantasy | Mute |
| 18 | Robbie Fulks | Bluegrass Vacation | Compass |
| 19 | Professor Louie & The Crowmatix | Rockin’ Legacy Vol. 1 | Woodstock |
| 20 | Shana Cleveland | Manzanita | Hardly Art |
| 21 | David Haerle | El Camino Sierra | Edendale |
| 22 | Darling West | Cosmos | Jansen |
| 23 | Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy | Canvas | Linus Entertainment |
| 24 | Various Artists | Penrose Flurry of 45s | Penrose |
| 25 | Young Fathers | Heavy Heavy | Ninja Tune |
| 26 | Ibex Clone | All Channels Clear | Goner |
| 27 | Jonah Yano | Portrait of a Dog | Innovative Leisure |
| 28 | Piranha Rama | Omniscient Cloud Cover | Brokers Tip |
| 29 | Parricide Sentence | Parricide Sentence – EP | Death Eternal |
| 30 | Strawberry Moon | Habitual Creatures | Sockhead |
Anna C. April 25th, 2023
Posted In: Charts
Tags: A Certain Ratio, Dom Flemons, Fly Anakin, Magdalena Bay, Rose City Band
genre charts for Apr 25 presents:
genre charts for Apr 25
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOM FLEMONS | Traveling Wildfire | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 2 | DORTHIA COTTRELL | Death Folk Country | Relapse |
| 3 | NICKEL CREEK | Celebrants | Repair/Thirty Tigers |
| 4 | ROBBIE FULKS | Bluegrass Vacation | Compass |
| 5 | PROFESSOR LOUIE AND THE CROWMATIX | Rockin’ Legacy Vol. 1 | Woodstock |
| 6 | DARLING WEST | Cosmos | Jansen |
| 7 | NATALIE MACMASTER AND DONNELL LEAHY | Canvas | Self-Released |
| 8 | RENEE MASKIN AND THE MYSTERIOUS WILDS | Renee Maskin & The Mysterious Wilds | Mint 400 |
| 9 | JOSEPH DECOSIMO | While You Were Slumbering | Sleepy Cat |
| 10 | CALEB ELLIOTT | Weed, Wine & Time | Single Lock |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLY ANAKIN | Skinemaxxx (Side A) | Lex |
| 2 | SKYZOO AND THE OTHER GUYS | The Mind Of A Saint | First Generation Rich |
| 3 | KOOL KEITH X REAL BAD MAN | Serpent | Badman |
| 4 | REUBEN VINCENT | Love Is War | Jamla |
| 5 | PROF | Horse | Stophouse |
| 6 | BLACKLIQ AND MOPES | Choice Is A Chance | Strange Famous |
| 7 | CORMEGA | The Realness II | Viper |
| 8 | JESSE THE TREE | Pigeon Man | Strange Famous |
| 9 | BOLDY JAMES AND REAL BAD MAN | Killing Nothing | Real Bad Man |
| 10 | BILLY WOODS AND KENNY SEGAL | “Facetime” feat. Sam Herring [Single] | Backwoodz Studioz/Fat Possum |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENTHEOS | Time Will Take Us All | Metal Blade |
| 2 | GOROD | The Orb | Self-Released |
| 3 | MESSA | Live At Roadburn | Svart |
| 4 | TWILIGHT FORCE | At The Heart Of Wintervale | Nuclear Blast |
| 5 | AARA | Triade II-Hemera | Debemur Morti |
| 6 | CIRCLE BREAKER | PanDEMOnium | Self-Released |
| 7 | PYRAMID MASS | Monolith | Ossein |
| 8 | CLOAK | “Seven Thunders” [Single] | Season Of Mist |
| 9 | BABYMETAL | THE OTHER ONE | Cooking Vinyl |
| 10 | MELISSA | II | Urge |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEVERED SKIES | Dreamscapes | Self-Released |
| 2 | TZUSING | Green Hat | PAN |
| 3 | TREES SPEAK | Mind Maze | Soul Jazz |
| 4 | SAINT ABDULLAH AND JASON NAZARY | Evicted In The Morning | Disciples |
| 5 | PEARLY DROPS | A Little Disaster | Cascine |
| 6 | GALCHER LUSTWERK | 100% Galcher | Ghostly International |
| 7 | FIRST AID 4 SOULS | This Present Darkness | Alfa Matrix |
| 8 | ADAM RAHMAN | Theta | KitchenSync |
| 9 | GUTEVOLK | Mezameru Wakusei | Self-Released |
| 10 | KAKUHAN | Metal Zone | NAKID |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|
Anna C. April 25th, 2023
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Dom Flemons, Entheos, Fly Anakin, Severed Skies
Genre charts for week ending Jan 18 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Jan 18
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOM FLEMONS | Black Cowboys | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 2 | CARY MORIN | When I Rise | Self-Released |
| 3 | ADRIANNE LENKER | abysskiss | Saddle Creek |
| 4 | ANNA ST LOUIS | If Only There Was A River | Woodsist |
| 5 | CONNER YOUNGBLOOD | Cheyenne | Counter |
| 6 | HAZEL DICKENS AND ALICE GERRARD | Sing Me Back Home: The DC Tapes, 1965-1969 | Free Dirt |
| 7 | MICHIGAN RATTLERS | Evergreen | Self-Released |
| 8 | MOUNTAIN MAN | Magic Ship | Nonesuch |
| 9 | TEILHARD FROST | As the Crow Flies | Sepiaphone |
| 10 | TWAIN | New Miami Sound | Keeled Scales |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANDERSON PAAK | Oxnard | Aftermath/12 Tone |
| 2 | GRIME LORDS | Wimbledon Dons | Boiler Room |
| 3 | GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW | Overload | Brainfeeder |
| 4 | CONWAY THE MACHINE | Eif 2: Eat What U Kill | Grizelda |
| 5 | BENNY THE BUTCHER | Tana Talk 3 | Griselda |
| 6 | INTERNET, THE | Hive Mind | Columbia |
| 7 | OHBLIV | Retrospective | Paxico |
| 8 | PUSHA T | Daytona | Def Jam |
| 9 | SANGO | In The Comfort Of | Last Gang |
| 10 | MICHAEL MILLIONS | Hard To Be King | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANGEL METRO | Dark Days Bright Lights | Self-Released |
| 2 | BIG JOANIE | Sistahs | Cargo |
| 3 | PRESSOR | Weird Things [EP] | Addicted Label |
| 4 | CONSTANT MONGREL | Living In Excellence | La Vide Es Un Mus Discos |
| 5 | ORANGE GOBLIN | The Wolf Bites Back | Candlelight/Spinefarm |
| 6 | LUST FOR NOTHING | Lust For Nothing [EP] | Self-Released |
| 7 | DAWN OF ASHES | The Crypt Injection II (Non Serviam) | Metropolis |
| 8 | WAXEN | Terror Decree + Bonus | Moribund |
| 9 | PARIUS | The Eldritch Realm | Self-Released |
| 10 | MONSTROSITY | The Passage of Existence | Metal Blade |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | “Tell Me (Doko Mien)” [Single] | Merge |
| 2 | STEPHANIE | tangerine nightmare | Self-Released |
| 3 | DEAD CAN DANCE | Dionysus | PIAS |
| 4 | SRSQ | Unreality | Dais |
| 5 | MATTHEW DEAR | Bunny | Ghostly |
| 6 | GASPING, THE | Cultural Artifact | Self-Released |
| 7 | NUMINA | The Chroma Plateau | Spotted Peccary |
| 8 | AUTECHRE | NTS Sessions 1-4 | Warp |
| 9 | I YA TOYAH | Code Blue | Self-Released |
| 10 | ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER | Age Of | Warp |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASSEKOU KOUYATE AND NGONI BA | Miri | Out Here |
| 2 | MDOU MOCTAR | “Kamane Tarhanin” [Single] | Sahel Sounds |
| 3 | TARTIT | Amankor / The Exile | Riverboat |
| 4 | JUANECO Y SU COMBO | El Gran Cacique | Infopesa |
| 5 | VAUDOU GAME | Otodi | Hot Casa |
| 6 | BARRO | Somos | Self-Released |
| 7 | DANIEL KAHN AND THE PAINTED BIRD | The Butcher’s Share | Oriente Musik |
| 8 | SUPERFONICOS | Suelta [EP] | Discos Fonicos |
| 9 | COMPLETE CUBAN JAM SESSIONS, THE | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Craft/Concord |
| 10 | IVAN “MAMAO” CONTI | Poison Fruit | Far Out Recordings |
Anna C. January 19th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Anderson .Paak, Angel Metro, Bassekou Kouyate, Dom Flemons, Ibibio Sound Machine, Ngoni Ba
Genre charts for week ending Apr 6 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Apr 6
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOM FLEMONS | Black Cowboys | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 2 | ENTOURAGE | Ceremony of Dreams: Studio Sessions & Outtakes, 1972-1977 | Tompkins Square |
| 3 | ANDREW COLLINS TRIO, THE | Tongue | Self-Released |
| 4 | BRENNEN ERNST | Had a Big Time Today | Patuxent |
| 5 | 6 STRING DRAG | Top of the World | Schoolkids |
| 6 | ANNA AND ELIZABETH | The Invisible Comes To Us | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 7 | BLIND WILLIE MCTELL | The Rough Guide to Blind Willie McTell | World Music Network |
| 8 | DARLING WEST | While I Was Asleep | Jansen |
| 9 | SARAH SHOOK AND THE DISARMERS | Years | Bloodshot |
| 10 | MARLON WILLIAMS | Make Way For Love | Dead Oceans |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALI UCHIS | Isolation | Virgin EMI |
| 2 | YOUNG FATHERS | Cocoa Sugar | Ninja Tune |
| 3 | CRIMEAPPLE AND BIG GHOST LTD | Aguardiente | Manteca |
| 4 | JERICHO JACKSON | Khrysis & Elzhi Are Jericho Jackson | Jamla |
| 5 | MED AND GUILTY SIMPSON | Loyalty [EP] | Fat Beats |
| 6 | KONCEPT JACK$ON | Tales from the Mutant Root | Mutant Academy |
| 7 | DR OCTAGON | Moosebumps | Bulk/Caroline |
| 8 | RADIO B | Jesus Never Wore A Suit | The Association Of Great Minds |
| 9 | PRHYME | PRhyme 2 | PRhyme |
| 10 | BLACK MILK | FEVER | Mass Appeal |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DØD BEVERTE | Polarination | Dod Incarnate |
| 2 | BLACK LABEL SOCIETY | Grimmest Hits | Entertainment One |
| 3 | EARTHLESS | Black Heaven | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | EMPATH | Liberating Guilt and Fear | Get Better |
| 5 | GUMMING | Human Values | Self-Released |
| 6 | JUDAS PRIEST | Firepower | Epic |
| 7 | RIVER CULT | Halcyon Daze | Cats on Amps |
| 8 | WARM BODIES | Warm Bodies | Erste Theke Tontraeger |
| 9 | FRAYLE | The White Witch [EP] | Self-Released |
| 10 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Dr. Demento Covered In Punk | Demented Punk |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRACEY THORN | Record | Merge |
| 2 | MARK PRICHARD | The Four Worlds | Warp |
| 3 | EMEL | Ensenity | Partisan |
| 4 | KOAN | Leap of Faith | Blue Tunes |
| 5 | SOLAR FIELDS | Ourdom | Self-Released |
| 6 | WAJATTA | Casual High Technology | Comedy Dynamics |
| 7 | MINNESOTA | Curio [EP] | Wakaan |
| 8 | NNOAH | The Golden Glow [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | MOSCOMAN | “I Ran” [Single] | Disco Halal |
| 10 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | London on Key | Waella’s Choice |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Listen All Around: The Golden Age of Central and East African Music | Dust To Digital |
| 2 | ORQUESTA AKOKAN | Orquesta Akokan | Daptone |
| 3 | CAMARAO | The Imaginary Soundtrack to a Brazilian Western Movie (1964-1974) | Analog Africa |
| 4 | BALOJI | 137 Avenue Kaniama | Bella Union |
| 5 | SONIDO GALLO NEGRO | Mambo Cosmico | Glitterbeat |
| 6 | LITTLE AXE | London Blues | Echo Beach |
| 7 | ROBERTO LOPEZ | Criollo Electrik | Stonetree |
| 8 | RAS FRASER JR. | Journey To Greatness | Rebel Sound |
| 9 | EMEL MATHLOUTHI | Ensenity | Partisan |
| 10 | MELISSA LAVEAUX | Radyo Siwél | No Format |
Anna C. April 7th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Dod Beverte, Dom Flemons, Kali Uchis, Orquesta Akokán, Tracey Thorn
Top 30 new albums for week ending April 6 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending April 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
Anna C. April 7th, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Dom Flemons, Guided By Voices, Kenneka Cook, Lucy Dacus, Madam West