Top 30 new albums for week ending Nov 30 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending Nov 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.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piranha Rama | S/T | Trrrash |
| 2 | Kenneka Cook | Moonchild | American Paradox |
| 3 | Ghost | Prequelle | Concord Loma Vista |
| 4 | Natalie Prass | The Future and the Past | ATO |
| 5 | The Ar-Kaics | In This Time | Wick / Daptone |
| 6 | Unmaker | Firmament | self-released |
| 7 | Yung Sums | Black Friday | self-released |
| 8 | Parquet Courts | Wide Awake! | Rough Trade |
| 9 | FONTAINES D.C. | Too Real – Single | Partisan |
| 10 | Benny | Tana Talk 3 | Griselda / Black Soprano Family |
| 11 | Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band | Sira Ba Kele | Sublime Frequencies |
| 12 | Anderson .Paak | Oxnard | Aftermath / 12 Tone Music |
| 13 | Vaudou Game | Otodi | Hot Casa |
| 14 | The Thin Cherries | On Moose Island | The Thin Cherries |
| 15 | Blancmange | Not a Priority – Single | Blanc Check |
| 16 | Miss World | Keeping Up With Miss World | PNKSLM |
| 17 | Gloria | Hey Gyp EP | Ample Play |
| 18 | The Beths | Future Me Hates Me | Carpark |
| 19 | Richard Thompson | 13 Rivers | New West |
| 20 | Nightcreature | On the Loose EP | Alfalfa Dreams |
| 21 | Large Margin | Large Margin | Cheap Cuts |
| 22 | Toward Space | Gently With a Chainsaw | Sound of Music |
| 23 | Windhand | Eternal Return | Relapse |
| 24 | The Cemetery Boys | Death Warmed Over – EP | Spinnup |
| 25 | boygenius | boygenius – EP | Matador |
| 26 | David Benedict | The Golden Angle | self-released |
| 27 | Jon Spencer | Spencer Sings the Hits! | In the Red |
| 28 | Ty Segall | Fudge Sandwich | In the Red |
| 29 | Charles Bradley | Black Velvet | Dunham |
| 30 | Nylon Smile | Angel of Doubt – EP | Citrus City |
Anna C. December 1st, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Ghost, Kenneka Cook, Natalie Prass, Piranha Rama, The Ar-Kaics
Genre charts for week ending Nov 30 presents:
Genre charts for week ending Nov 30
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAVID BENEDICT | The Golden Angle | Shelton |
| 2 | LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE | Little Beast | Self-Released |
| 3 | CARY MORIN | When I Rise | Self-Released |
| 4 | KATHY KALLICK BAND | Horrible World | Live Oak |
| 5 | OH PEP | I Wasn’t Only Thinking About You | ATO |
| 6 | RYLEY WALKER | The Lillywhite Sessions | Deafman Glance |
| 7 | SAM MORROW | Concrete and Mud | Forty Below |
| 8 | TYLER GRANT AND ROBIN KESSINGER | Kanawha County Flatpicking | Grand Central |
| 9 | SAW BLACK | Water Tower | Crystal Pistol |
| 10 | RHETT MILLER | The Messenger | ATO |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YUNG SUMS | Black Friday | Self-Released |
| 2 | BENNY | Tana Talk 3 | Griselda / Black Soprano Family |
| 3 | ANDERSON PAAK | Oxnard | Aftermath/12 Tone |
| 4 | ABBY JASMINE | Trap Mom | Cinematic |
| 5 | BLOOD ORANGE | Negro Swan | Domino |
| 6 | JORJA SMITH | Lost & Found | RCA |
| 7 | MASTA ACE AND MARCO POLO | A Breukelen Story | Fat Beats |
| 8 | TASHA | Alone At Last | Father/Daughter |
| 9 | LINA SYMONE | “Need That” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | NICKELUS F | Stuck | AGM |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHOST | Prequelle | Concord Loma Vista |
| 2 | UNMAKER | Firmament | Self-Released |
| 3 | WINDHAND | Eternal Return | Relapse |
| 4 | LAURA JANE GRACE AND THE DEVOURING MOTHERS | Bought To Rot | Bloodshot |
| 5 | YOB | Our Raw Heart | Relapse |
| 6 | DESERT ALTAR | Desert Altar | Self-Released |
| 7 | GOTHIC LIZARD | Creeping Out of the Dark | Cold Vision |
| 8 | BENDERHEADS | Illusion Dweller | Vinyl Conflict |
| 9 | GOUGE AWAY | Burnt Sugar | Deathwish Inc. |
| 10 | AWAKEN CTHULHU | “Rise” [Single] | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PEDER MANNERFELT | Daily Routine | Self-Released |
| 2 | AUTECHRE | NTS Sessions 1-4 | Warp |
| 3 | DEAD CAN DANCE | Dionysus | PIAS |
| 4 | KELLY MORAN | Ultraviolet | Warp |
| 5 | ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER | Age Of | Warp |
| 6 | SRSQ | Unreality | Dais |
| 7 | TANGENTS | New Bodies | Temporary Residence |
| 8 | I YA TOYAH | Code Blue | Self-Released |
| 9 | NIGHTCRAWLERS, THE | The Biophonic Boombox Recordings | Anthology |
| 10 | AUTARKIC | Treble Rebel [EP] | Höga Nord |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAUDOU GAME | Otodi | Hot Casa |
| 2 | BABA COMMANDANT AND THE MANDINGO BAND | Siri Ba Kele | Sublime Frequencies |
| 3 | DUR DUR BAND | Dur Dur Band of Somalia, Volume 1, Volume 2 | Analog Africa |
| 4 | NEWPOLI | Mediterraneo | Self-Released |
| 5 | MICHI SARMIENTO Y SU COMBO BRAVO | Salsa Con Monte | Vampisoul |
| 6 | PEREGOYO Y SU COMBO VACANA | Mi Buenaventura | Vampisoul |
| 7 | DOCTOR NATIVO | Guatemaya | Stonetree |
| 8 | ANGELIQUE KIDJO | Remain In Light | Kraven Works |
| 9 | BABYLON TRIO | Habibi | Rebel Up |
| 10 | JAH9 | “Heaven (Ready Fi Di Feeling)” [Single] | VP |
Anna C. December 1st, 2018
Posted In: Charts
Tags: David Benedict, Ghost, Peder Mannerfelt, Vaudou Game, Yung Sums
Metal Box presents:
Tonight on “METAL BOX” music from Sweeney Todd :Demon Barber Of Fleet Street and Alice In Wonderland!!! Plus…THE POOL OF TEARS, GHOST, and A PERFECT CIRCLE!!!
Tonight I will be playing music from two different soundtracks, Sweeney Todd:Demon Barber Of Fleet Street and Alice in Wonderland (2010)…plus showcasing new E.P. from Netherlands artist THE POOL OF TEARS, also new albums from GHOST and A PERFECT CIRCLE!!! It’s going to be a killer awesome show tonight of heavy metal, goth, and dark music!!! Following me down Fleet street, as we fall down the rabbit hole…
Yancy Lambert Metal Box July 13th, 2018
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: 80's heavy metal, A perfect circle, Alice in Wonderland, danny elfman, DARK ROCK, Ghost, goth, GOTHIC LIZARD, Heavy metal, INDUSTRIAL, Johnny Depp, METALBOX, RVA, Sweeney Todd, The pool of tears, WRIR