genre charts for Feb 15 presents:
genre charts for Feb 15
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANGELICA GARCIA | Echo Electrico [EP] | Spacebomb |
| 2 | STEVE POLTZ | Stardust And Satellites | Red House |
| 3 | RUPERT WATES | For The People | Self-Released |
| 4 | ANAIS MITCHELL | Anais Mitchell | BMG |
| 5 | GEORGE MANN | A World Like This | Self-Released |
| 6 | DANIEL ROMANO | Cobra Poems | You’ve Changed |
| 7 | LUMP | Animal | Partisan/Chrysalis |
| 8 | MASON JENNINGS | Real Heart | Loosegroove |
| 9 | TERRY KLEIN | Good Luck, Take Care | Self-Released |
| 10 | YASMIN WILLIAMS | Urban Driftwood | Spinster |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLY ANAKIN | Frank | Lex |
| 2 | ATMOSPHERE | WORD? | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | JAKE PALUMBO | Plant-Based Libtard | SpaceLAB |
| 4 | AWFUL P | Learning How To Fall | Self-Released |
| 5 | BANE CAPITAL AND KONCEPT JACKSON | Good Product | Self-Released |
| 6 | CUBBIEBEAR AND SEEZ MICS | Even In Death | Strange Famous |
| 7 | SHABAAM SAHDEEQ AND NICK WIZ | Cabin Fever | Self-Released |
| 8 | STYLES P AND HAVOC | Wreckage Manner | MNRK |
| 9 | BLACKLIQ AND MOPES | Time Is The Price | Strange Famous |
| 10 | KHI INFINITE | Take What You Need | Artist Partner Group |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUT THE ARCHITECT’S HAND | The Eternity Box | Aunt Mary/New Dirt |
| 2 | ARKAIK | The Labyrinth of the Hungry Ghosts | Unique Leader |
| 3 | CARCASS | Torn Arteries | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | CRESCENT | Carving The Fires Of Akhet | Listenable |
| 5 | TERMINAL BLISS | Brute Errata | Relapse |
| 6 | ALL | The Black Hand | Self-Released |
| 7 | CAGED BASTARD | Strive [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | MYXOPHOBIA | VARIOUS ARTIST [EP] | Thorn |
| 9 | REFLECT | “On the Streets / Reflect Stomp” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | NEEDLESS | The Cosmic Cauldron | UPRISING! |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FKA TWIGS | CAPRISONGS | Young/Atlantic |
| 2 | MOTIV | Industrial Funk [EP] | Innerground |
| 3 | MICHAEL ROTHER AND VITTORIA MACABRUNI | As Long As the Light | Gronland |
| 4 | ERIK WOLLO | Sojourns | Projekt |
| 5 | GOLDEN BUG | Piscolabis | La belle |
| 6 | CHEM | Aorta | Insane |
| 7 | HEXSYSTEM | No Confluence [EP] | Sterokroma |
| 8 | BLACK DOG, THE | Brutal Minimalism [EP] | Dust Science |
| 9 | CABU | So Far To Go [EP] | 823 |
| 10 | SOSHI TAKEDA | Floating Mountains | 100% Silk |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GONORA SOUNDS | Hard Times Never Kill | The Vital |
| 2 | ABDULLAH IBRAHIM | Water From An Ancient Well | Yellowbird |
| 3 | MARCO FLORES Y LA JEREZ | “Ahora Es Cuando (feat Grupo Legitimo)” [Single] | Nacional |
| 4 | RENEE GOUST | “La Muchacha Alegre (feat Nancy Sanchez)” [Single] | Nacional |
| 5 | AFRO-ZEN ALLSTARS | The Buzz And The Bells | AZA |
| 6 | OKI | Tonkori In The Moonlight (1996-2006) | Mais Um |
| 7 | LUCIDVOX | “Burn The Grief/Swarm” [Single] | Glitterbeat |
| 8 | VIVA LA MUSICA DE PAPA WEMBA | La Voix Du Maitre: Hommage A Papa Wemba | Self-Released |
| 9 | SMALL ISLAND BIG SONG | Our Island | Self-Released |
| 10 | EXTRA MUSICA NOUVEL HORIZON | Vision | Universal Africa |
Anna C. February 15th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Angelica Garcia, Cut the Architect's Hand, FKA twigs, Fly Anakin, Gonora Sounds
top 30 new albums for Oct 19 presents:
top 30 new albums for Oct 19
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 | Atmosphere | WORD? | Rhymesayers |
| 2 | Joyner Lucas | Your Heart (feat. J. Cole) – Single | Twenty Nine |
| 3 | Dead Finks | The Death and Resurrection of Johnathan Cowboy | Urge |
| 4 | Fly Anakin | Pixote | Mutant Academy |
| 5 | Matthew E. White | K Bay | Domino |
| 6 | The Felice Brothers | From Dreams to Dust | Yep Roc |
| 7 | Sankofa | The Floodgates | Making Music with Dope Friends |
| 8 | Ships in the Night | First Light – Single | Cleopatra |
| 9 | Bronze Nazareth & Roc Marciano | Ekphrasis | Fat Beats |
| 10 | Juçara Marçal | Delta Estácio Blues | QTV |
| 11 | Bomba Estéreo | Deja | Sony Music Latin; Sony US Latin |
| 12 | Ant The Symbol | Ant Hasn’t Heard of You, Either | Vintage Youth |
| 13 | Gutterwall | Seeing it From Zero Ground Zero | Etching Tin |
| 14 | Karmah | Richmond State of Mind – EP | self-released |
| 15 | NDEFRU & Fan Ran | Richmond Gas | Gritty City |
| 16 | Fuggin Doe | Ratchet AF | Hitzville |
| 17 | LJ & the Sleeze | Put Something Sleezy Between Your Legs – EP | Eight Ball Record$ |
| 18 | Junnie Mac | Peace, Mercy & Blessings | Monsta Inc & Purple Republic |
| 19 | Faceship | Greatest Hits, Volume 11 | Hangar 11 |
| 20 | Richmond Avant Improv Collective (RAIC) | Gestalt | Cacophonous Revival |
| 21 | Benét | Game Over! – EP | Bayonet |
| 22 | McKinley Dixon | For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 23 | Big Kahuna OG & Unlucky Bastards | Flameboy Advance | Mutant Academy |
| 24 | Angelica Garcia | Echo Eléctrico – EP | Spacebomb |
| 25 | Profound 79 & Starr Nyce | Diamonds in the Sky | Gritty City |
| 26 | Hotspit | CC – EP | avery magoruims wonder emporium |
| 27 | Talk Me Off | Abyss – EP | Smartpunk |
| 28 | audiobooks | Astro Tough | Heavenly |
| 29 | Hovvdy | True Love | Grand Jury |
| 30 | Carolyn Wonderland | Tempting Fate | Alligator |
Anna C. October 19th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Atmosphere, Dead Finks, Fly Anakin, Joyner Lucas, Matthew E. White
genre charts for Apr 13 presents:
genre charts for Apr 13
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLOCK OF DIMES | Head Of Roses | Sub Pop |
| 2 | VIVIAN LEVA AND RILEY CALCAGNO | Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno | Free Dirt |
| 3 | MO KENNEY | Covers | Turtlemusik |
| 4 | AMANDA COOK | Narrowing The Gap | Mountain Fever |
| 5 | ALEX LEACH BAND | I’m Happpies When I’m Moving | Self-Released |
| 6 | FRETLAND | Could Have Loved You [Advance Tracks] | Self-Released |
| 7 | ISKWE | The Stars [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | JOE PUG | The Diving Sun [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | SAMANTHAN CRAIN | I Guess We Live Here Now | Self-Released |
| 10 | CUJO MOON | Bridges [EP] | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PINK SIIFU AND FLY ANAKIN | $mokebreak | Lex |
| 2 | ILLA STYLES | Mind Your Reality | Monsta Inc |
| 3 | OHBLIV | Rugged Tranquility Vols. 1 & 2 | Paxico |
| 4 | GENESIS OWUSU | Smiling With No Teeth | House Anxiety/Ourness |
| 5 | NUMBER 2 | Rape Whistle | Ultra Beast United |
| 6 | DRAKE | Scary Hours 2 [EP] | Ovo/Republic |
| 7 | DJ MUGGS AND FLEE LORD | Rammellzee | Soul Assassins |
| 8 | JOHNNY CIGGS | Paradise | Gritty City |
| 9 | SENICA DA MISFIT | Masterpiece [EP] | Self-Released |
| 10 | MELLO MUSIC GROUP | Bushido | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOK OF WYRMS | Occult New Age | Self-Released |
| 2 | BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT | Paint The Sky With Blood | Napalm |
| 3 | ALICE COOPER | Detroit Stories | earMUSIC |
| 4 | TERMINAL BLISS | Brute Err/ata | Relapse |
| 5 | GRAVESEND | Methods Of Human Disposal | 20 Buck Spin |
| 6 | PAYSAGE D’HIVER | Geister | Kunsthall Produktionen |
| 7 | KOLDOVSTVO | “I” [Single] | Babylon Doom Cult |
| 8 | VICTORY OVER THE SUN | “Nowherer” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 9 | BOG BODY | “The Gate of Grief” [Single] | Stygian Black Hand |
| 10 | TOMAHAWK | Tonic Immobility | Ipecac |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLOATING POINTS, PHAROAH SANDERS AND THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | Promises | Luaka Bop |
| 2 | DANNY BLU | The Pale Horse | Self-Released |
| 3 | REYMOUR | Leviosa | Knekelhuis |
| 4 | IGLOOGHOST | Lei Line Eon | Supernature |
| 5 | GOMA | The Dark Monarc | Machine Man |
| 6 | STEVE ROACH AND SERENA GABRIEL | Temple of the Melting Dawn | Self-Released |
| 7 | SLIKBACK | SHOTOTSU | Self-Released |
| 8 | GREEN-HOUSE | Music for Living Spaces | Leaving |
| 9 | FATIMA AL QADIRI | Medieval Femme | Hyperdub |
| 10 | TAROTPLANE | Horizontology | 12th Isle |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LES FILLES DE ILLIGHADAD | “Surbajo” [Single] | Sahel Sounds |
| 2 | STRAIGHT FROM THE DECKS 2 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Pura Vida Sounds/Heavenly Sweetness |
| 3 | KANE MATHIS | Geminus | Nyaato |
| 4 | COLOR DE TROPICO, VOL. 2 | VARIOUS ARTIST [Advance Tracks] | El Palmas |
| 5 | LEE FRY MUSIC | “Wianek (feat Alia Fay)” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | ELIDA ALMEIDA | Gerasonobu | LusAfrica |
| 7 | NATION BEAT | The Royal Chase | Self-Released |
| 8 | YAADCORE, JAH9 AND SUBATOMIC SOUND SYSTEM | “Police In Helicopter” [Single] | Yard Birdz-Subatomic Sound |
| 9 | ALTIN GUN | Yol | ATO |
| 10 | TOMMY GUERRERO | Sunshine Radio | Too Good |
Anna C. April 13th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Book of Wyrms, Floating Points, Flock of Dimes, Fly Anakin, Les Filles de Illighadad, Pharoah Sanders, Pink Siifu, The London Symphony Orchestra
top 30 new albums for Jan 19 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jan 19
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 | Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin | FlySiifu’s | Lex |
| 2 | The Dirty Knobs | Wreckless Abandon | BMG |
| 3 | Hoboknife | Wig of Flies | self-released |
| 4 | Prop | Vintage Luggage | HLGNLIFE |
| 5 | Sapphira Vee | The Mask | self-released |
| 6 | Kev Brown & J Scienide | Stray From the Pack | self-released |
| 7 | Johnny Ciggs x D.R.U.G.S. Beats | Lighters and Lightbulbs | Gritty City |
| 8 | Moses Boyd | Dark Matter | Exodus |
| 9 | Troy | All We Got Is This (feat. Mick Jenkins) – Single | Poverty |
| 10 | Butcher Brown | #KingButch | Concord Jazz |
| 11 | Eric Slick | Wiseacre | self-released |
| 12 | Naked Pictures | W I D E | Cheap Cuts |
| 13 | The Hustle Season | Volume 1 | Enough |
| 14 | D.J. Williams | Short Stories | self-released |
| 15 | Loud Night | Mindnumbing Pleasure | Vinyl Conflict |
| 16 | Opin | Media & Memory | WarHen |
| 17 | Coy Pond | Living In Hindsight | self-released |
| 18 | ohbliv | LewseJoints Number 8(a) | self-released |
| 19 | Front Line Assembly | Mechanical Soul | Metropolis |
| 20 | Landshapes | Contact | Bella Union |
| 21 | Slaughter Beach, Dog | At the Moonbase | Lame-O |
| 22 | Public Memory | Ripped Apparition | felte |
| 23 | Aesop Rock | Spirit World Field Guide | Rhymesayers |
| 24 | Katy J Pearson | Return | Heavenly |
| 25 | Heather Trost | Petrichor | Third Man |
| 26 | Songhoy Blues | Optimisme | Transgressive |
| 27 | The Mountain Goats | Getting Into Knives | Merge |
| 28 | Helena Deland | Someone New | Chivi Chivi |
| 29 | Loma | Don’t Shy Away | Sub Pop |
| 30 | Open Mike Eagle | Anime, Trauma and Divorce | Auto Reverse |
Anna C. January 19th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Fly Anakin, Hoboknife, Pink Siifu, Prop, Sapphira Vee, The Dirty Knobs
genre charts for Jan 19 presents:
genre charts for Jan 19
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEATHER TROST | Petrichor | Third Man |
| 2 | STRUNG LIKE A HORSE | WHOA! | Transoceanic |
| 3 | COLTER WALL | Wester Swing & Waltzes And Other Punchy Songs | La Honda |
| 4 | KONRADSEN | Rodeo No. 5 [EP] | Cascine |
| 5 | HOLY RIVER | Courage | Earth Folk Collective |
| 6 | HORSENECKS, THE | Started Out In Town | Old Time Tiki Parlour |
| 7 | SAM MOSS | Shapes | Lost Honey |
| 8 | CLARA ENGEL | A New Skin | Self-Released |
| 9 | ELIZABETH COOK | Aftermath | Self-Released |
| 10 | VICTORIA BAILEY | Jesus, Red Wine & Patsy Cline | Rock Ridge |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PINK SIIFU AND FLY ANAKIN | FlySiifu’s | Lex |
| 2 | PROP | Vintage Luggage | HLGNLIFE |
| 3 | KEV BROWN AND J SCIENIDE | Stray From the Pack | Self-Released |
| 4 | TROY | “All We Got Is This (feat. Mick Jenkins)” [Single] | Poverty |
| 5 | OHBLIV | LewseJoints Number 8(a) | Self-Released |
| 6 | AESOP ROCK | Spirit World Field Guide | Rhymesayers |
| 7 | OPEN MIKE EAGLE | Anime, Trauma And Divorce | Auto Reverse |
| 8 | ACTION BRONSON | Only For Dolphins | Loma Vista |
| 9 | SA-ROC | The Sharecropper’s Daughter | Rhymesayers |
| 10 | BLU AND EXILE | Miles | Dirty Science |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOBOKNIFE | Wig of Flies | Self-Released |
| 2 | EMMA RUTH RUNDLE AND THOU | May Our Chambers Be Full [EP] | Sacred Bones |
| 3 | BUTCHER | 666 Goats Carry My Chariot | Osmose |
| 4 | PALLBEARER | Forgotten Days | Nuclear Blast |
| 5 | NECROT | Mortal | Tankcrimes |
| 6 | VELNIAS | Scion Of Aether | Eisenwald |
| 7 | SVALBARD | When I Die, Will I Get Better? | Translation Loss |
| 8 | TRIBULATION | Where The Gloom Becomes Sound [Advance Tracks] | Metal Blade |
| 9 | LEFT CROSS | Prophecy of Conquest | Stygian Black Hand |
| 10 | GATECREEPER | An Unexpected Reality | Closed Casket Activities |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAPPHIRA VEE | The Mask | Self-Released |
| 2 | OPIN | Media & Memory | WarHen |
| 3 | PUBLIC MEMORY | Ripped Apparition | Felte |
| 4 | WORKING MEN’S CLUB | Working Men’s Club | Heavenly/PIAS |
| 5 | SUFJAN STEVENS | The Ascension | Asthmatic Kitty |
| 6 | JULIANNA BARWICK | Healing Is A Miracle | Ninja Tune |
| 7 | KAMAAL WILLIAMS | Wu Hen | Black Focus |
| 8 | DJ SHUB | War Club | Self-Released |
| 9 | KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH | The Mosaic Of Transformation | Ghostly |
| 10 | ITAL TEK | Outland | Planet Mu |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA CUMBIA MODERNA DE SOLEDAD/MACHUCA CUMBIA | “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy/Stayin’ Alive” [Single] | Vampisoul |
| 2 | STAR FEMININE BAND | Star Feminine Band | Born Bad |
| 3 | ZONKE FAMILY | At The Studio | Lokalophon |
| 4 | STELLA CHIWESHE | Ambuya! | Piranha |
| 5 | BALKAN TAKSIM | Balkan Taksim [EP] | Buda Musique |
| 6 | SYSTEMA SOLAR | “Mi Kolombia” [Single] | ONErpm |
| 7 | FONTANAS, THE | “Capoeira Mata Um” [Single] | Movimientos |
| 8 | RICARDO LEMVO AND MAKINA LOCA | N’Dona Ponte | Mopiato |
| 9 | MADE KUTI | For(e)ward [Advance Tracks] | Partisan |
| 10 | LEYLA MCCALLA | Vari-Colored Songs: A Tribute To Langston Hughes | Smithsonian Folkways |
Anna C. January 19th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Fly Anakin, Heather Trost, Hoboknife, La Cumbia Moderna De Soledad, Machuca Cumbia, Pink Siifu, Sapphira Vee
top 100 new albums for WRIR in 2020 presents:
top 100 new albums for WRIR in 2020
The chart reflects the diversity of programming on WRIR. In an average week, WRIR DJs play approximately 1,200 unique albums (and EPs and singles).
| 1 | Butcher Brown | #KingButch | Concord Jazz |
| 2 | Sa-Roc | The Sharecropper’s Daughter | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | Positive No | Kyanite | Little Black Cloud |
| 4 | En Attendant Ana | Juillet | Trouble in Mind |
| 5 | Phoebe Bridgers | Punisher | Dead Oceans |
| 6 | Keleketla! | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time |
| 7 | Addy | Eclipse | Topshelf |
| 8 | Deau Eyes | Let It Leave | Egghunt |
| 9 | Porridge Radio | Every Bad | Secretly Canadian |
| 10 | Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin | FlySiifu’s | Lex |
| 11 | Chloe x Halle | Ungodly Hour | Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia |
| 12 | Big No | Big No | self-released |
| 13 | Nas | King’s Disease | Mass Appeal |
| 14 | Moses Sumney | græ | Jagjaguwar |
| 15 | Johnny Ciggs | Lighters and Lightbulbs | Gritty City |
| 16 | Algiers | There Is No Year | Matador |
| 17 | Sneeze | Self-Titled | self-released |
| 18 | SAULT | UNTITLED (Black Is) | Forever Living Originals |
| 19 | Run The Jewels | RTJ4 | Jewel Runners / BMG |
| 20 | Melenas | Días Raros | Trouble in Mind |
| 21 | Horse Lords | The Common Task | Northern Spy |
| 22 | Fiona Apple | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Epic |
| 23 | Waxahatchee | Saint Cloud | Merge |
| 24 | True Body | Heavenly Rhythms for the Uninitiated | Funeral Party |
| 25 | Fontaines D.C. | A Hero’s Death | Partisan / Fontana North |
| 26 | Angelica Garcia | Cha Cha Palace | Spacebomb |
| 27 | Thundercat | It Is What It Is | Brainfeeder |
| 28 | Shabaka and the Ancestors | We Are Sent Here By History | Impulse! |
| 29 | Moaning | Uneasy Laughter | Sub Pop |
| 30 | Megan Thee Stallion | Good News | 300 Entertainment |
| 31 | gnawing | Shaky – EP | Refresh |
| 32 | Coriky | Coriky | Dischord |
| 33 | Action Bronson | Only For Dolphins | Loma Vista |
| 34 | Og Illa | Richmond Renegade | HLGNLIFE / Gritty City |
| 35 | Jake Blount | Spider Tales | Free Dirt |
| 36 | Deerhoof | Future Teenage Cave Artists | Joyful Noise |
| 37 | Blu & Exile | Miles | Fat Beats |
| 38 | Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes | What Kinda Music | Beyond The Groove / Blue Note |
| 39 | OOIOO | nijimusi | Thrill Jockey |
| 40 | Mourn | Self Worth | Captured Tracks |
| 41 | Man Man | Dream Hunting in the Valley of the In-Between | Sub Pop |
| 42 | Aesop Rock | Spirit World Field Guide | Rhymesayers |
| 43 | Westside Gunn | Pray for Paris | Griselda |
| 44 | Trapcry | Dangerous | 1986 |
| 45 | The Birthday Massacre | Diamonds | Metropolis |
| 46 | Smyth Knight | North Chesterfield | Kidz At Play |
| 47 | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Sideways to New Italy | Ivy League / Sub Pop |
| 48 | Protomartyr | Ultimate Success Today | Domino |
| 49 | OHMME | Fantasize Your Ghost | Joyful Noise |
| 50 | Julianna Barwick | Healing Is a Miracle | Ninja Tune |
| 51 | Inter Arma | Garbers Days Revisited | Relapse |
| 52 | Eliza Juno | Do Tree Lobsters Experience Love | Eliza Juno; self-released |
| 53 | Deradoorian | Find the Sun | Anti/Epitaph |
| 54 | Big Baby | Fizzy Cola – EP | self-released |
| 55 | Zhé Aqueen | The Hypnomonic Album | Heye Vibez |
| 56 | Yves Tumor | Heaven To a Tortured Mind | Warp |
| 57 | THICK | 5 Years Behind | Epitaph |
| 58 | Spectres | Nostalgia | Artoffact |
| 59 | Six Organs of Admittance | Companion Rises | Drag City |
| 60 | RVG | Feral | Fire |
| 61 | Prof | Powderhorn Suites | Ineffable |
| 62 | Moemaw Naedon | Dr. Deadhorse | Soul Slime |
| 63 | Homeboy Sandman | Don’t Feed the Monster | Mello Music Group |
| 64 | Hamerkop | Remote | Drag City |
| 65 | Flat Worms | Antarctica | GOD? |
| 66 | Christine and the Queens | La vita nuova – EP | Because Music |
| 67 | Chris Brown | Slime & B | Chris Brown Entertainment/300 Entertainment/RCA |
| 68 | Cable Ties | Far Enough | Poison City |
| 69 | Atmosphere | The Day Before Halloween | Rhymesayers |
| 70 | U.S. Girls | Heavy Light | 4AD |
| 71 | The Magnetic Fields | Quickies | Nonesuch |
| 72 | Tame Impala | The Slow Rush | Island / Interscope / Fiction / Caroline |
| 73 | Sweeping Promises | Hunger for a Way Out | Feel It |
| 74 | Opin | Media & Memory | WarHen |
| 75 | Moses Boyd | Dark Matter | Exodus |
| 76 | Lomelda | Hannah | Double Double Whammy |
| 77 | Kosha Dillz | Nobody Cares Except You | Rapperfriends |
| 78 | Kenny Mason | Angelic Hoodrat | self-released |
| 79 | Jeff Parker | Suite for Max Brown | International Anthem |
| 80 | IDLES | Ultra Mono | PTKF; Partisan / Liberator Music |
| 81 | Holy Fuck | Deleter | Last Gang |
| 82 | Gumming | Overripe | Vinyl Conflict |
| 83 | FM Skyline | Liteware | 100% Electronica; Crystal Pistol |
| 84 | Fight Cloud | Thoughts Aligned | self-released |
| 85 | Colin Phils | Trust/Fall | Post. |
| 86 | Busta Rhymes | Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God | The Conglomerate Entertainment, Inc. / EMPIRE |
| 87 | Anjimile | Giver Taker | Father/Daughter |
| 88 | Adrianne Lenker | songs | 4AD |
| 89 | vv | III | self-released |
| 90 | The Beths | Jump Rope Gazers | Carpark |
| 91 | Testament | Titans of Creation | Nuclear Blast |
| 92 | Peel Dream Magazine | Agitprop Alterna | Slumberland |
| 93 | Open Mike Eagle | Anime, Trauma and Divorce | Auto Reverse |
| 94 | Lithics | Tower of Age | Trouble In Mind |
| 95 | Kelly Lee Owens | Inner Song | Smalltown Supersound |
| 96 | Isobel Campbell | There is No Other… | Cooking Vinyl Limited |
| 97 | FACS | Void Moments | Trouble In Mind |
| 98 | Evidence | Unlearning – Single | Rhymesayers |
| 99 | Justis Bratt | LHPS (Radio Edit) – Single | Hollywood Starstruck |
| 100 | BlackLiq x Ohbliv | The Best – Single | No Other Way |
Anna C. December 29th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Addy, Butcher Brown, Deau Eyes, En Attendant Ana, Fly Anakin, Keleketla!, Phoebe Bridgers, Pink Siifu, Porridge Radio, Positive No, Sa-Roc
top 30 new albums for Dec 8 presents:
top 30 new albums for Dec 8
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 | Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin | FlySiifu’s | Lex |
| 2 | Statik Selektah | The Balancing Act | Mass Appeal |
| 3 | Cabaret Voltaire | Shadow of Fear | Mute |
| 4 | Iamdoechii | Oh the Places You’ll Go | Five 5 |
| 5 | Smyth Knight | North Chesterfield | Kidz At Play |
| 6 | Roc Marciano | Mt. Marci | Marci Enterprises |
| 7 | Juana Molina | ANRMAL (Live in México) | Crammed Discs |
| 8 | Big G | Keep on Rockin | Stone River |
| 9 | The Bush League | Here We Are…again | self-released |
| 10 | The Flavor Project | Food for Thought | Reeverb Entertainment |
| 11 | Trapcry | Dangerous | 1986 |
| 12 | Butcher Brown | #KingButch | Concord Jazz |
| 13 | Public Memory | Ripped Apparition | felte |
| 14 | Under the Puddle | Picking Up Speed – EP | self-released |
| 15 | Negativland | The World Will Decide | Seeland |
| 16 | David Nance | Staunch Honey | Trouble In Mind |
| 17 | Aesop Rock | Spirit World Field Guide | Rhymesayers |
| 18 | AC/DC | POWER UP | Columbia |
| 19 | Heather Trost | Petrichor | Third Man |
| 20 | Atmosphere | The Day Before Halloween | Rhymesayers |
| 21 | Mourn | Self Worth | Captured Tracks |
| 22 | Cordovas | Destiny Hotel | ATO |
| 23 | Emma Donovan & The Putbacks | Crossover | HopeStreet |
| 24 | Low Cut Connie | Private Lives | Contender |
| 25 | Throwing Muses | Sun Racket | Fire |
| 26 | Fleet Foxes | Shore | Anti- / Epitaph |
| 27 | WIDOWSPEAK | Plum | Captured Tracks |
| 28 | Jyoti | Mama, You Can Bet! | EONE |
| 29 | Wax Chattels | Clot | Flying Nun |
| 30 | Sylvan Esso | Free Love | Loma Vista |
Anna C. December 8th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Cabaret Voltaire, Fly Anakin, Iamdoechii, Pink Siifu, Smyth Knight, Statik Selektah
genre charts for Dec 8 presents:
genre charts for Dec 8
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEATHER TROST | Petrichor | Third Man |
| 2 | SUZZY ROCHE AND LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE | I Can Still Hear You | Storysound |
| 3 | ADAM HURT | Back To The Earth | Ubiquitone |
| 4 | RAYE ZARAGOZA | Woman In Color | Self-Released |
| 5 | WOOD AND WIRE | No Matter Where It Goes From Here | Self-Released |
| 6 | SPENCER CULLUM’S COIN COLLECTION | Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection | yk |
| 7 | ANTJE DUVEKOT AND KEVIN SALEM | Picket Ladies Tailors Strikers [EP] | Fidelity Underground Network |
| 8 | BUDDY AND JULIE MILLER | Lockdown Songs | New West |
| 9 | GRAIN THIEF | Gasoline | Self-Released |
| 10 | STURGILL SIMPSON | Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1 | High Top Mountain |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PINK SIIFU AND FLY ANAKIN | FlySiifu’s | Lex |
| 2 | STATIK SELEKTAH | The Balancing Act | Mass Appeal |
| 3 | IAMDOECHII | Oh The Places You’ll Go [EP] | Five 5 |
| 4 | SMYTH KNIGHT | North Chesterfield | Self-Released |
| 5 | ROC MARCIANO | Mt. Marci | Marci Enterprises |
| 6 | AESOP ROCK | Spirit World Field Guide | Rhymesayers |
| 7 | ATMOSPHERE | The Day Before Halloween | Rhymesayers |
| 8 | SA-ROC | The Sharecropper’s Daughter | Rhymesayers |
| 9 | KOSHA DILLZ | Nobody Cares Except You | Rapperfriends |
| 10 | OPEN MIKE EAGLE | Anime, Trauma And Divorce | Auto Reverse |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TESTAMENT | Titans Of Creation | Nuclear Blast |
| 2 | PIG DESTROYER | The Octagonal Stairway [EP] | Relapse |
| 3 | MRS PISS | Self-Surgery | Sargent House |
| 4 | FEMINAZGUL | No Dawn for Men | Self-Released |
| 5 | SUMAC | May You Be Held | Thrill Jockey |
| 6 | CABARET VOLTAIRE | Shadow Of Fear | Mute |
| 7 | BIRTHDAY MASSACRE, THE | Diamonds | Metropolis |
| 8 | SUICIDE COMMANDO | Mindstrip Redux | Metropolis |
| 9 | AARKTICA AND BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL | Eating Rose Petals | Projekt |
| 10 | LUDOVICO TECHNIQUE | “Live as Myself” [Single] | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUBLIC MEMORY | Ripped Apparition | Felte |
| 2 | C DIAB | White Whale | Injazero |
| 3 | SPESH | Salt Dimension | Self-Released |
| 4 | RIVAL CONSOLES | Articulation | Erased Tapes |
| 5 | GRIMES | Miss Anthropocene | 4AD/Beggars Group |
| 6 | DUKES OF CHUTNEY | Hazel | Beats In Space |
| 7 | PYE CORNER AUDIO | Black Mill Tapes Vol. 5: The Lost Tapes | Lapsus |
| 8 | FAUCET | Bitter Insane Melting | Self-Released |
| 9 | ORB, THE | Abolition Of The Royal Familia | Cooking Vinyl |
| 10 | FAT FREDDY’S DROP | LOCK-IN | The Drop |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RICARDO LEMVO AND MAKINA LOCA | N’Dona Ponte | Mopiato |
| 2 | DANDANA | Free The System | Rebel Up |
| 3 | LOS SAICOS 69 | “El Mercenario/Un Poquito De Pena” [Single] | Munster |
| 4 | SONGHOY BLUES | Optimisme | Fat Possum |
| 5 | ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS | Kampala Fire [EP] | Switchstance |
| 6 | GINA CHAVEZ | La Que Manda [EP] | Self-Released |
| 7 | PROTOJE | In Search Of Lost Time | In.Digg.Nation Collective/Six Course/RCA |
| 8 | SETENTA | Materia Negra | Latin Big Note |
| 9 | MARCOS VALLE, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD | Marcos Valle JID 003 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 10 | LADAMA | Oye Mujer | Six Degrees |
Anna C. December 8th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Fly Anakin, Heather Trost, Pink Siifu, Public Memory, Testament
top 30 new albums for Dec 1 presents:
top 30 new albums for Dec 1
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 | Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin | FlySiifu’s | Lex |
| 2 | Butcher Brown | #KingButch | Concord Jazz |
| 3 | Shame | Water In the Well – Single | Dead Oceans |
| 4 | clipping. | Visions of Bodies Being Burned | Sub Pop |
| 5 | Billy Bacci Band | Paint on It | MB |
| 6 | Opin | Media & Memory | WarHen |
| 7 | Deau Eyes | Let It Leave | Egghunt |
| 8 | Melodic | Kayobi – EP | The Enrich Brand |
| 9 | Trapcry | Dangerous | 1986 |
| 10 | Kokoroko | Baba Ayoola – Single | Brownswood |
| 11 | Eric Slick | Wiseacre | self-released |
| 12 | Naked Pictures | W I D E | Cheap Cuts |
| 13 | She | TRL 2004 – EP | Brat Daddy |
| 14 | GULL | Relative Stranger | self-released |
| 15 | Gumming | Overripe | Vinyl Conflict |
| 16 | Tim Barry | Live 2018 | Chunksaah |
| 17 | Haircut | Cake – EP | 11 PM |
| 18 | The Cribs | Night Network | Sonic Blew |
| 19 | Anna McClellan | I Saw First Light | Father/Daughter |
| 20 | David Nance | Staunch Honey | Trouble In Mind |
| 21 | Aesop Rock | Spirit World Field Guide | Rhymesayers |
| 22 | Various Artists | Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987 | Captured Tracks |
| 23 | Various Artists | Closer to Heaven: a Tribute to Ed Ackerson | Susstones |
| 24 | Atmosphere | The Day Before Halloween | Rhymesayers |
| 25 | MOURN | Self Worth | Captured Tracks |
| 26 | Jeremy Ivey | Waiting out the Storm | Anti/Epitaph |
| 27 | Fleet Foxes | Shore | Anti/Epitaph |
| 28 | OSEES | Protean Threat | Castle Face |
| 29 | The Mountain Goats | Getting Into Knives | Merge |
| 30 | Mipso | Mipso | Rounder |
Anna C. December 1st, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Billy Bacci Band, Butcher Brown, Clipping, Fly Anakin, Pink Siifu, Shame