top 30 new albums for Nov 2 presents:
top 30 new albums for Nov 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 | Parquet Courts | Sympathy for Life | Rough Trade |
| 2 | Tonstartssbandht | Petunia | Mexican Summer |
| 3 | Vanishing Twin | Ookii Gekkou | Fire |
| 4 | La Luz | La Luz | Hardly Art |
| 5 | Helado Negro | Far In | 4AD |
| 6 | Ant The Symbol | Ant Hasn’t Heard of You, Either | Vintage Youth |
| 7 | Beex | The Early Years: 1979-1982 | Beach Impediment |
| 8 | Southern Energy Ensemble | Southern Energy | Strut |
| 9 | Evan Elizabeth | Lifecycle of a Phoenix | self-released |
| 10 | Matthew E. White | K Bay | Domino Recording Co |
| 11 | Charles Owens Trio | 10 Years | La Reserve |
| 12 | Buffalo Nichols | Buffalo Nichols | Fat Possum |
| 13 | Julia Shapiro | Zorked | Suicide Squeeze |
| 14 | Atmosphere | WORD? | Rhymesayers |
| 15 | illuminati hotties | Let Me Do One More | Snack Shack Tracks / Hopeless |
| 16 | Broken Baby | Late Stage Optimism | Poor Man |
| 17 | Various Artists | The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 18 | Men Without Hats | Again (Part 1) – EP | Sonic Envy |
| 19 | Colloboh | Entity Relation – EP | Leaving |
| 20 | Little Simz | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | AGE 101 |
| 21 | Béla Fleck | My Bluegrass Heart | Renew / BMG |
| 22 | Def3 & Late Night Radio | Weddings & Funerals | URBNET / Fontana North |
| 23 | Shannon & The Clams | Year Of The Spider | Easy Eye Sound |
| 24 | The Halluci Nation | One More Saturday Night | Radicalized |
| 25 | Evidence | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 26 | Hiatus Kaiyote | Mood Valiant | Brainfeeder |
| 27 | Squirrel Flower | Planet (i) | Full Time Hobby |
| 28 | Alessandro Cortini | SCURO CHIARO | Mute |
| 29 | Trace Mountains | HOUSE OF CONFUSION | Lame-O |
| 30 | Dummy | Mandatory Enjoyment | Trouble In Mind |
Anna C. November 2nd, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Helado Negro, La Luz, Parquet Courts, Tonstartssbandht, Vanishing Twin
top 30 albums for Oct 12 presents:
top 30 albums for Oct 12
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 | Hovvdy | True Love | Grand Jury Music |
| 2 | Helado Negro | Far In | 4AD |
| 3 | Tirzah | Colourgrade | Domino |
| 4 | Boldy James & The Alchemist | Bo Jackson | ALC / Boldy James |
| 5 | Big Sty | That’s How I Feel – Single | self-released |
| 6 | Book of Wyrms | Occult New Age | Desert |
| 7 | Downhaul | Proof | Refresh |
| 8 | Fly Anakin | Pixote | Mutant Academy |
| 9 | Richmond Avant Improv Collective (RAIC) | Gestalt | Cacophonous Revival |
| 10 | Washers | Be Careful | self-released |
| 11 | Gustaf | Audio Drag for Ego Slobs | Royal Mountain |
| 12 | illuminati hotties | Let Me Do One More | Snack Shack Tracks / Hopeless |
| 13 | Adia Victoria | A Southern Gothic | Atlantic |
| 14 | The Mommyheads | Age of Isolation | self-released |
| 15 | Ashley Shadow | Only the End | felte |
| 16 | Machinedrum | Psyconia – EP | Ninja Tune |
| 17 | Smoke Bellow | Open For Business | Trouble In Mind |
| 18 | Amyl and the Sniffers | Comfort To Me | ATO |
| 19 | Colleen Green | Cool | Hardly Art |
| 20 | Slothrust | Parallel Timeline | Dangerbird |
| 21 | 박혜진 Park Hye Jin | Before I Die | Ninja Tune |
| 22 | Little Simz | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | AGE 101 |
| 23 | girlpuppy | Swan | Royal Mountain |
| 24 | Molly Burman | Fool Me With Flattery – EP | Prolifica / PIAS |
| 25 | King Woman | Celestial Blues | Relapse |
| 26 | Anika | Change | Sacred Bones |
| 27 | Tyler, the Creator | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Columbia |
| 28 | Arushi Jain | Under the Lilac Sky | Leaving |
| 29 | Evidence | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 30 | Snapped Ankles | Forest of Your Problems | The Leaf Label |
Anna C. October 12th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Big Sty, Boldy James, Helado Negro, Hovvdy, The Alchemist, Tirzah
Top 30 new albums for week ending May 3 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending May 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.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Priests | The Seduction of Kansas | Sister Polygon |
| 2 | John Paul White | The Hurting Kind | Single Lock |
| 3 | Helado Negro | This Is How You Smile | RVNG Intl. |
| 4 | Snapped Ankles | Stunning Luxury | The Leaf Label |
| 5 | The Fat White Family | Serfs Up! | Domino |
| 6 | Monday Night | Scomaha, Vol. 1 | AllWeNeed |
| 7 | CHAI | Punk | Burger |
| 8 | Ex Hex | It’s Real | Merge |
| 9 | Buck Gooter | Finer Thorns | Ramp Local |
| 10 | Amon Tobin | Fear in a Handful of Dust | Nomark |
| 11 | FONTAINES D.C. | Dogrel | Partisan / Fontana North |
| 12 | ScHoolboy Q | CrasH Talk | Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope |
| 13 | Bloodshot Bill | Come Get Your Love Right Now | Goner |
| 14 | Book of Wyrms | Remythologizer | Twin Earth |
| 15 | Fly Anakin & Tuamie | Emergency Raps Vol. 4 | Mutant Academy |
| 16 | Tacocat | This Mess Is a Place | Sub Pop |
| 17 | Helms Alee | Noctiluca | Sargent House |
| 18 | Aldous Harding | Designer | Rough Trade |
| 19 | Stealing Sheep | Big Wows | Heavenly |
| 20 | Wand | Laughing Matter | Drag City |
| 21 | The Mountain Goats | In League with Dragons | Merge |
| 22 | Claude Fontaine | Claude Fontaine | Innovative Leisure |
| 23 | Kelly Finnigan | The Tales People Tell | Colemine |
| 24 | Frankie Cosmos | Haunted Items | Sub Pop |
| 25 | Norah Jones | Begin Again | Blue Note |
| 26 | Partner | Saturday the 14th – EP | Father/Daughter |
| 27 | Shana Cleveland | Night of the Worm Moon | Hardly Art |
| 28 | Brutus | Nest | Hassle |
| 29 | Courtney Marie Andrews | May Your Kindness Remain (Acoustic) – EP | Loose Music |
| 30 | Little Simz | Grey Area | AGE 101 |
Anna C. May 4th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Helado Negro, John Paul White, Priests, Snapped Ankles, The Fat White Family
Genre charts for week ending May 3 presents:
Genre charts for week ending May 3
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOHN PAUL WHITE | The Hurting Kind | Single Lock |
| 2 | HENRY JAMISON | Gloria Duplex | Akira |
| 3 | LAURA STEVENSON | The Big Freeze | Don Giovanni |
| 4 | SARA TRUNZO | Dirigo Attitude | Self-Released |
| 5 | MEKONS | Deserted | Bloodshot |
| 6 | ELENA SETIEN | Another Kind Of Revolution | Thrill Jockey |
| 7 | KIERAN KANE AND RAYNA GELLERT | When The Sun Goes Down | Dead Reckoning |
| 8 | TINY RUINS | Olympic Girls | Milk! |
| 9 | JOEL RAFAEL | Rose Avenue | Inside/ADA |
| 10 | HEATHER MALONEY | Just Enough Sun | Signature |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONDAY NIGHT | Scomaha, Vol. 1 | AllWeNeed |
| 2 | SCHOOLBOY Q | Crash Talk | TDE |
| 3 | FLY ANAKIN AND TUAMIE | Emergency Raps Vol. 4 | Mutant Academy |
| 4 | LITTLE SIMZ | GREY Area | AGE 101/AWAL |
| 5 | 38 SPESH | The Trust Tape 3 | Self-Released |
| 6 | LIL WAYNE | Tha Carter V | Republic |
| 7 | JAY ROCK | Redemption | Top Dawg/Interscope |
| 8 | YOUR OLD DROOG | It Wasn’t Even Close | Self-Released |
| 9 | NDEFRU AND OHBLIV | Foreign Local [EP] | Blue Ether Sound |
| 10 | YOUNG FLEXICO | The New Flexico Album | Flextopia / Green & Gold Global |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NUMENOREAN | Adore | Season Of Mist |
| 2 | AENIMUS | Dreamcatcher | Nuclear Blast |
| 3 | CHILDREN OF BODOM | Hexed | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | INTER ARMA | Sulphur English | Relapse |
| 5 | MALEVOLENT CREATION | The 13th Beast | Nuclear Blast |
| 6 | PINKISH BLACK | Concept Unification | Relapse |
| 7 | DARKTHRONE | Old Star | Peaceville |
| 8 | DRAGONLORD | Dominion | Spinefarm |
| 9 | CEREMONY | East Coast | Self-Released |
| 10 | PARIUS | The Eldritch Realm | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HELADO NEGRO | This Is How You Smile | RVNG Intl. |
| 2 | AMON TOBIN | Fear in a Handful of Dust | Nomark |
| 3 | FM SKYLINE | EarthSim | Crystal Pistol |
| 4 | JAYDA G | Significant Changes | Ninja Tune |
| 5 | TORO Y MOI | Outer Peace | Carpark |
| 6 | FLECHE LOVE | Naga, Pt. 1 | Musique Sauvage |
| 7 | SPELLLING | Mazy Fly | Sacred Bones |
| 8 | KARYYN | The Quanta Series | Mute |
| 9 | TAMARYN | Dreaming The Dark | DERO Arcade |
| 10 | KAREN O AND DANGER MOUSE | Lux Prima | BMG |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIRAMAR | “Salida/Urgencia” [Single] | Daptone |
| 2 | COCHEMEA | All My Relations | Daptone |
| 3 | MDOU MOCTAR | Ilana: The Creator | Sahel Sounds |
| 4 | BONGO HOP, THE | Satingarona Pt 2 | Underdog |
| 5 | GLOAMING, THE | The Gloaming 3 | Real World |
| 6 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Doko Mien | Merge |
| 7 | AHMED AG KAEDY | Alkaline Kidal | Sahel Sounds |
| 8 | DEXTER STORY | Bahir | Soundway |
| 9 | LOBO MARINO | At Appalachian South Folklife Center | Self-Released |
| 10 | DAKTARIS, THE | Soul Explosion [Remastered] | Desco/Daptone |
Anna C. May 4th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Helado Negro, John Paul White, Monday Night, Numenorean
Top 30 for Oct 10-23 presents:
Top 30 for Oct 10-23
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaudou Game | Kidayu | Hot Casa |
| 2 | Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 | Struggle Sounds | Sony Masterworks |
| 3 | Helado Negro | Private Energy | Asthmatic Kitty |
| 4 | La Femme | Mystère | Born Bad |
| 5 | Boys Noize | Mayday | self-released |
| 6 | Flock of Dimes | If You See Me, Say Yes | Partisan |
| 7 | Goat | Requiem | Sub Pop / Rocket |
| 8 | Haley Bonar | Impossible Dream | GNDWIRE / Thirty Tigers |
| 9 | Merchandise | A Corpse Wired for Sound | 4AD |
| 10 | Pete Curry | Night Logic | Crystal Pistol |
| 11 | Petrichor | Petrichor | self-released |
| 12 | Avers | Omega/Whatever | EggHunt |
| 13 | Purling Hiss | High Bias | Drag City |
| 14 | Jenny Hval | Blood Bitch | Sacred Bones Records |
| 15 | Against Me! | Shape Shift with Me | Total Treble |
| 16 | Duchess Says | Sciences Nouvelles | Slovenly |
| 17 | Deap Vally | FEMEJISM | Nevado |
| 18 | Wye Oak | Tween | Merge |
| 19 | High Waisted | On Ludlow | self-released |
| 20 | The Frightnrs | Nothing More To Say | Daptone |
| 21 | Joseph | I’m Alone, No You’re Not | ATO |
| 22 | Terra Lightfoot | Every Time My Mind Runs Wild | Sonic Unyon |
| 23 | Pill | Convenience | Mexican Summer |
| 24 | Dex Romweber | Carrboro | Bloodshot |
| 25 | Heaters | Baptistina | Beyond Beyond Is Beyond |
| 26 | T’Monde | Yesterday’s Gone | Valcour |
| 27 | Orkesta Mendoza | ¡Vamos A Guarachar! | Glitterbeat |
| 28 | It’s A Fine Line | It’s A Fine Line | Kill the DJ |
| 29 | Guerilla Toss | Eraser Stargazer | DFA |
| 30 | Bruce Daigrepont | Bienvenue Dans le Sud de la Louisiane | Bayou Pon Pon |
Anna C. October 24th, 2016
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Boys Noize, Helado Negro, La Femme, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Vaudou Game