top 30 new albums for Dec 13 presents:
top 30 new albums for Dec 13
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 | Homeboy Sandman | Still Champion | Mello Music Group |
| 2 | Omen Stones | Omen Stones | self-released |
| 3 | Marlowe | Marlowe 3 | Mello Music Group |
| 4 | Babehoven | Light Moving Time | Double Double Whammy |
| 5 | Rachael Dadd | Kaleidoscope | Memphis Industries |
| 6 | Apollo Brown & Philmore Greene | Cost of Living | Mello Music Group |
| 7 | Timothy Bailey & The Humans | Timothy Bailey & the Humans | self-released |
| 8 | Hewolf | The Deserter – EP | self-released |
| 9 | Henry Haggard | Songs of the Sea | self-released |
| 10 | The Silent Boys | Sand to Pearls, Coal to Diamonds | self-released |
| 11 | Appalling | Sacrilege | self-released |
| 12 | Høly River | Høly River Shockoe Sessions LIVE | Shockoe |
| 13 | Charles Owens Quartet | Golden Moments | La Reserve |
| 14 | Byzantine | Black Sea Codex – EP | EMI |
| 15 | Acre Memos | A Collection of Bird Songs | Double Yolk |
| 16 | Joseph Decosimo | While You Were Slumbering | self-released |
| 17 | STR4TA | STR4TASFEAR | Brownswood |
| 18 | Weyes Blood | And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow | Sub Pop |
| 19 | Brothertiger | Brothertiger | Satanic Panic |
| 20 | RIBBON STAGE | HIT WITH THE MOST | Perennial / K |
| 21 | Archers of Loaf | Reason in Decline | Merge |
| 22 | Dazy | Outofbody | Lame-O |
| 23 | Bill Callahan | YTI⅃AƎЯ | Drag City |
| 24 | Palm | Nicks and Grazes | Saddle Creek |
| 25 | The Black Lips | Apocalypse Love | Fire |
| 26 | Babe Rainbow | The Organic Band | Eureka Music |
| 27 | Alvvays | Blue Rev | Polyvinyl |
| 28 | Sol Messiah | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 29 | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Cool It Down | Secretly Canadian |
| 30 | The Black Angels | Wilderness of Mirrors | Partisan |
Anna C. December 13th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Babehoven, Homeboy Sandman, Marlowe, Omen Stones, Rachael Dadd
genre charts for Dec 13 presents:
genre charts for Dec 13
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RACHAEL DADD | Kaleidoscope | Memphis Industries |
| 2 | HENRY HAGGARD | Songs Of The Sea | Self-Released |
| 3 | CHARLES OWENS QUARTET | Golden Moments | La Reserve |
| 4 | ACRE MEMOS | A Collection Of Bird Songs | Double Yolk |
| 5 | JOSEPH DECOSIMO | While You Were Slumbering | Sleepy Cat |
| 6 | BILL CALLAHAN | Ytilear | Drag City |
| 7 | LOWEST PAIR, THE AND SMALL TOWN THERAPY | Horse Camp | Delicata |
| 8 | ODIE LEIGH | “Crop Circles” [Single] | In My House! |
| 9 | SEAMUS EGAN | “Winter’s Traveler” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | ANAIS MITCHELL | Anais Mitchell | BMG |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOMEBOY SANDMAN | Still Champion | Mello |
| 2 | MARLOWE | Marlowe 3 | Mello Group |
| 3 | APOLLO BROWN AND PHILMORE GREENE | Cost Of Living | Mello |
| 4 | SOL MESSIAH | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 5 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 6 | DUB SONATA | Tranquilizer Dart | Man Bites Dog |
| 7 | CORMEGA | The Realness II | Viper |
| 8 | KROHME | The Ceremony Of Innocense | Man Bites Dog |
| 9 | AKAI SOLO | Spirit Roaming | Backwoodz |
| 10 | SLEEP SINATRA | Shadow Self | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OMEN STONES | Omen Stones | Self-Released |
| 2 | APPALLING | Sacrilege | Self-Released |
| 3 | BYZANTINE | Black Sea Codex [EP] | EMI |
| 4 | RUSSIAN CIRCLES | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 5 | RINGS OF SATURN | Rings of Saturn | Self-Released |
| 6 | DARKANE | Inhuman Spirits | Massacre |
| 7 | DARKTHRONE | Astral Fortress | Peaceville |
| 8 | WORM | Bluenothing [EP] | 20 Buck Spin |
| 9 | BERRIED ALIVE | “The Gratest” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | INSIDE THE VOID | “The Portal Ov Cessation” [Single] | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROTHERTIGER | Brothertiger | Satanic Panic |
| 2 | RROXYMORE | Perpetual Now | Smalltown Supersound |
| 3 | MOIN | Paste | AD 93 |
| 4 | YASUAKI SHIMIZU | Kiren | Palto Flats |
| 5 | DEATH’S DYNAMIC SHROUD | Darklife | Self-Released |
| 6 | CARLA DAL FORNO | Come Around | Kallista |
| 7 | KILO KISH | American Gurl | Kisha/Independent |
| 8 | ARP NOVA AND SILENCE GROOVE | August Rush [EP] | 31 |
| 9 | SNEAKS | Eva [EP] | Merge |
| 10 | BJORK | Fossora | One Little Indian |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PERU SELVATICO | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Analog Africa |
| 2 | SUPERFONICOS | “Primera Luz” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 3 | OLIVER NAYOKA | Oka Mmadu | Odogwu/Palenque |
| 4 | BABA COMMANDANT AND THE MANDINGO BAND | Sonbonbela | Sublime Frequencies |
| 5 | PABLO MOSES | Revolutionary Dream | Baco |
| 6 | LA SONORA MAZUREN | “Charanga Mazuren” b/w “Cachicha” [Single] | Names You Can Trust |
| 7 | T.P. ORCHESTRE POLY-RYTHMO | Afro-Funk | Albarika Store |
| 8 | SHURWAYNE WINCHESTER AND DAVID RUDDER | “Bacchanal Come” [Single] | SW Limited |
| 9 | JULIVERT | A Tamarit! | Microscopi |
| 10 | AL-QASAR | Who Are We? | Glitterbeat |
Anna C. December 13th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Brothertiger, Homeboy Sandman, Omen Stones, Perú Selvático, Rachael Dadd
top 30 new albums for Nov 29 presents:
top 30 new albums for Nov 29
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 | Homeboy Sandman | Still Champion | Mello Music Group |
| 2 | Piranha Rama | Omniscient Cloud Cover | Brokers Tip |
| 3 | Nas | King’s Disease III | Mass Appeal |
| 4 | Florist | Florist | Double Double Whammy |
| 5 | Apollo Brown & Philmore Greene | Cost of Living | Mello Music Group |
| 6 | Cassidy Snider & The Wranglers | A Good Heartbreak | self-released |
| 7 | Lucrecia Dalt | ¡Ay! | RVNG Intl. |
| 8 | Rebekah Rafferty and The Wakes | Two of Swords | self-released |
| 9 | True Body | Temple of Song – EP | self-released |
| 10 | Dazy | Outofbody | Lame-O |
| 11 | Matthew E. White | Only in America – EP | Domino |
| 12 | Twain | Noon | Keeled Scales |
| 13 | Blush Face | Mirage Island – EP | self-released |
| 14 | Grebes | mess – EP | self-released |
| 15 | Drook | Life in Estates – EP | Brat Daddy |
| 16 | Ohbliv | LewseJoints Eleven | self-released |
| 17 | Strawberry Moon | Habitual Creatures | Sockhead |
| 18 | Courting | Guitar Music | PIAS |
| 19 | Spooky Cool | Existential Pie | self-released |
| 20 | Horrid Peace | Agony Surrounds – EP | Sorry State |
| 21 | Röyksopp | Profound Mysteries III | Dog Triumph |
| 22 | Joseph Decosimo | While You Were Slumbering | Sleepy Cat |
| 23 | Plaid | Feorm Falorx | Warp |
| 24 | Young Mister | Revisions – EP | Refresh |
| 25 | Loudon Wainwright III | Lifetime Achievement | Proper |
| 26 | Lisa Richards | Waiting to Fly | Fierce & Bright |
| 27 | Big Joanie | Back Home | Kill Rock Stars |
| 28 | Chris Bullinger | True Rendition | self-released |
| 29 | Féleth | Divine Blight | Rob Mules |
| 30 | Dan Mangan | Being Somewhere | Arts & Crafts México |
Anna C. November 29th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Apollo Brown, Florist, Homeboy Sandman, Nas, Philmore Greene, Piranha Rama
genre charts for Nov 29 presents:
genre charts for Nov 29
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TWAIN | Noon | Keeled Scales |
| 2 | JOSEPH DECOSIMO | While You Were Slumbering | Sleepy Cat |
| 3 | YOUNG MISTER | Revisions [EP] | Refresh |
| 4 | LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III | Lifetime Achievement | StorySound |
| 5 | JAKE BLOUNT | The New Faith | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 6 | LUKE SITAL-SINGH | Dressing Like A Stranger | Nettwerk |
| 7 | TYLER CHILDERS | Can I Take My Hounds To Heaven? | RCA |
| 8 | KENNY SHORE | Time Stands Still | Self-Released |
| 9 | BRIAN BLAKE | Book Of Life | Self-Released |
| 10 | TRAMPLED BY TURTLES | Alpenglow | Banjodad/Thirty Tigers |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOMEBOY SANDMAN | Still Champion | Mello |
| 2 | NAS | King’s Disease III | Mass Appeal |
| 3 | APOLLO BROWN AND PHILMORE GREENE | Cost Of Living | Mello |
| 4 | OHBLIV | LewseJoints Eleven | Self-Released |
| 5 | MOOR MOTHER | Jazz Codes | Anti- |
| 6 | SOL MESSIAH | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 7 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 8 | COAST CONTRA | Apt. 505 | Area51/Virgin |
| 9 | J ROCC | A Wonderful Letter | Stones Throw |
| 10 | DOECHII | she/her/black b**ch [EP] | Top Dawg/Capitol |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FELETH | Divine Blight | Rob Mules |
| 2 | PARIUS | The Signal Heard Throughout Space | Self-Released |
| 3 | WRATH OF THE NEBULA | The Ruthless Leviathan | M&O |
| 4 | INVERTED MATTER | Harbinger | Lethal Scissor |
| 5 | ABDUCTED | Chambers of Misfortune | Moon Tracer |
| 6 | BENEATH AN OBSIDIAN SKY | Noctem [EP] | Self-Released |
| 7 | JET ENGINE DRAGONS | “Shell of Reverie” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 8 | STELLAR DEATH | “Sentient (Chapter 1)” [Single] | Bravemusic |
| 9 | KORN | Requiem | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 10 | KEITH MERROW | Mojave Repressions | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROYKSOPP | Profound Mysteries III | Dog Triumph/PIAS |
| 2 | PLAID | FEORM FALORX | Warp |
| 3 | SISTER ZO | Freak Shift [EP] | 3024 |
| 4 | BJORK | Fossora | One Little Indian |
| 5 | LALALAR | Bi Cinnete Bakar | Bongo Joe |
| 6 | KATIE ALICE GREER | Barbarism | FourFour |
| 7 | SALAMANDA | ashbalkum | Human Pitch |
| 8 | NAOMI ELIZABETH | Some of My Songs | Self-Released |
| 9 | JOGGING HOUSE | Fiber | Self-Released |
| 10 | COLE PULICE | Scry | Moon Glyph |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.A.M.P.O.S. | The 8th Door | Peace & Rhythm |
| 2 | BALKA SOUND | Balka Sound | Strut |
| 3 | 18TH PARALLEL, THE | Downtown Sessions | Fruits |
| 4 | TINARIWEN | Kel Tinariwen | Wedge |
| 5 | SYSTEMA SOLAR | “Comer De Verdad” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | SONIDO VERDE DE MOYOBAMBA | Limited Dance Edition Nr. 17 | Analog Africa |
| 7 | LOS SANDER’S DE ÑAÑA | Tú Y Yo | Discos Fantastico |
| 8 | SINERGIA | “S.O.S.” [Single] | Guspira |
| 9 | ROGER DAMAWUZAN | Seda | Hot Casa |
| 10 | WGANDA KENYA | Africa 5000 | Vampisoul |
Anna C. November 29th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: C.A.M.P.O.S., Féleth, Homeboy Sandman, Röyksopp, Twain
top 30 new albums for Nov 8 presents:
top 30 new albums for Nov 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 | Homeboy Sandman | Still Champion | Mello |
| 2 | Book of Wyrms | Sodapop Glacier – Single | Desert |
| 3 | Marlowe | Marlowe 3 | Mello |
| 4 | Ribbon Stage | Hit With the Most | Perennial / K |
| 5 | Quelle Chris | Deathfame | Mello |
| 6 | Nosaj Thing | Continua | LuckyMe |
| 7 | Danger Mouse & Black Thought | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 8 | Alvvays | Blue Rev | Polyvinyl |
| 9 | Tuamie | I Should Shoot You | self-released |
| 10 | Clacks | Tempesto | self-released |
| 11 | Billy Capricorn | [Backlog 003] | Citrus City |
| 12 | Mudgee | Voyage Tunes | self-released |
| 13 | Monday Night & Heather Grey | Soon You’ll Understand | self-released |
| 14 | Fields of Few | Polar Vessels | Triplicate |
| 15 | Big Kahuna Og & Graymatter | METAL GEAR SOLID (Catastrophic Inventions 2) | Scheme Team |
| 16 | Flip Barrison | Intuition EP | Hot Bars |
| 17 | Time Rival | Wheels – EP | Triplicate |
| 18 | The Practitioner | Sabbath Hawks | self-released |
| 19 | Jack Royale | PEACE | self-released |
| 20 | Strawberry Moon | Habitual Creatures | Sockhead |
| 21 | Dumb Waiter | Gauche Gists | Ossein |
| 22 | Summer Starved | Come Back | self-released |
| 23 | Peter’s Jacket | (First, Light) | self-released |
| 24 | Junior Boys | Waiting Game | City Slang |
| 25 | Drugdealer | Hiding in Plain Sight | Mexican Summer |
| 26 | Babehoven | Light Moving Time | Double Double Whammy |
| 27 | Dazy | OUTOFBODY | Lame-O |
| 28 | Louis Cole | Quality Over Opinion | Brainfeeder |
| 29 | Alela Diane | Looking Glass | Soundly |
| 30 | Lucrecia Dalt | ¡Ay! | RVNG Intl. |
Anna C. November 8th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Book of Wyrms, Homeboy Sandman, Marlowe, Quelle Chris, Ribbon Stage
genre charts for Nov 8 presents:
genre charts for Nov 8
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALELA DIANE | Looking Glass | Soundly |
| 2 | TOMBERLIN | i don’t know who needs to hear this… | Saddle Creek |
| 3 | NAIMA BOCK | Giant Palm | Sub Pop |
| 4 | GEORGE IS LORD | My Sweet George | Curation |
| 5 | ORVILLE PECK | Bronco | Columbia |
| 6 | ARNY MARGRET | They Only Talk About the Weather | One Little Independent |
| 7 | ANTHONY D’AMATO | At First There Was Nothing | Self-Released |
| 8 | JUNI HABEL | “Chicory” [Single] | Basin Rock |
| 9 | MILK CARTON KIDS, THE | “Running on Sweet Smile” [Single] | Far Cry / Thirty Tigers |
| 10 | ASHTON DUPRE | “Louisiana Moon” [Single] | Red Barn |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOMEBOY SANDMAN | “Get Yours” [Single] | Mello |
| 2 | MARLOWE | Marlowe 3 | Mello |
| 3 | QUELLE CHRIS | DEATHFAME | Mello |
| 4 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 5 | TUAMIE | I Should Shoot You | Self-Released |
| 6 | BILLY CAPRICORN | [Backlog 003] | Citrus City |
| 7 | MUDGEE | Voyage Tunes | Self-Released |
| 8 | MONDAY NIGHT AND HEATHER GREY | Soon You’ll Understand | Self-Released |
| 9 | BIG KAHUNA OG AND GRAYMATTER | METAL GEAR SOLID (Catastrophic Inventions 2) | Scheme Team |
| 10 | FLIP BARRISON | Intuition [EP] | Hot Bars |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOSAJ THING | Continua | LuckyMe |
| 2 | CLACKS | Tempesto | Self-Released |
| 3 | FIELDS OF FEW | Polar Vessels | Triplicate |
| 4 | TIME RIVAL | Wheels [EP] | Triplicate |
| 5 | PETER’S JACKET | (First, Light) | Self-Released |
| 6 | JUNIOR BOYS | Waiting Game | City Slang |
| 7 | MIDNIGHT, THE | Heroes | Counter |
| 8 | OKAY KAYA | SAP | Jagjaguwar/Secretly Group |
| 9 | GHOST POWER | Ghost Power | Duophonic |
| 10 | SOFT MOON, THE | Exister | Sacred Bones |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WESLI | Tradisyon | Cumbancha |
| 2 | LIRAZ | Roya | Glitterbeat |
| 3 | BIO RITMO | Salsa System [EP] | Electric Cowbell |
| 4 | TOUMANI DIABATE | Toumani, Family & Friends | Universal Africa |
| 5 | KANDA BONGO MAN | Kekete Bue | No Wahala Sounds |
| 6 | LA SONORA MAZUREN | “Charanga Mazuren” b/w “Cachicha” [Single] | Names You Can Trust |
| 7 | ROGE | “Pra Vida” [Single] | Diamond West |
| 8 | KOTTARASHKY AND THE RAIN DOGS | Doghouse | Asphalt Tango |
| 9 | ROGER DAMAWUZAN | Seda | Hot Casa |
| 10 | DERYA YILDIRIM AND GRUP SIMSEK | Dost 2 | Bongo Joe/Catapulte |
Anna C. November 8th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Alela Diane, Homeboy Sandman, Nosaj Thing, Wesli