top 30 new albums for Feb 16 presents:
top 30 new albums for Feb 16
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 | Yasmin Williams | Urban Driftwood | Spinster |
| 2 | The Weather Station | Ignorance | Fat Possum |
| 3 | The Notwist | Vertigo Days | Morr Music |
| 4 | Johnny Ciggs | Paradise | Gritty City |
| 5 | Mickey Guyton | Bridges – EP | Capitol Nashville |
| 6 | Modal Citizan | Control, Alter, Deplete. | self-released |
| 7 | Butcher Brown | #KingButch | Concord Jazz |
| 8 | Tiffany Williams | I’ll Be Back Soon | self-released |
| 9 | Sun June | Somewhere | Run For Cover |
| 10 | Rupert Wates | Lamentations | self-released |
| 11 | The Staves | Good Woman | Atlantic UK |
| 12 | God Is an Astronaut | Ghost Tapes #10 | Napalm Handels GmbH |
| 13 | Goat Girl | On All Fours | Rough Trade |
| 14 | Cub Scout Bowling Pins | Heaven Beats Iowa – EP | GBV Inc |
| 15 | Greenlights Music | The Art Of Poise | Greenlights Music |
| 16 | Hilang Child | Every Mover | Bella Union |
| 17 | Roland Roberts | All About the Timing | self-released |
| 18 | Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams | Plastic Bouquet | New West |
| 19 | Cabaret Voltaire | Shadow of Fear | Mute |
| 20 | Shygirl | ALIAS | Because Music Ltd. |
| 21 | Negativland | The World Will Decide | Seeland |
| 22 | Heather Trost | Petrichor | Third Man |
| 23 | Adrianne Lenker | songs | 4AD |
| 24 | Various Artists | The Harry Smith B-Sides | Dust to Digital |
| 25 | Bartees Strange | Live Forever | Memory Music |
| 26 | Hen Ogledd | Free Humans | Weird World |
| 27 | Black Country, New Road | For the First Time | Ninja Tune |
| 28 | Theravada | Xenophon | 2000 ENT. |
| 29 | John Dwyer | Witch Egg (feat. Nick Murray, Brad Caulkins, Tom Dolas & Greg Coates) | Castle Face |
| 30 | Tribulation | Where the Gloom Becomes Sound | Metal Blade |
Anna C. February 16th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Johnny Ciggs, Mickey Guyton, The Notwist, The Weather Station, Yasmin Williams
genre charts for Feb 16 presents:
genre charts for Feb 16
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MICKEY GUYTON | “Black Like Me” [Single] | Capitol |
| 2 | TIFFANY WILLIAMS | I’ll Be Back Soon [EP] | Blue Redbird |
| 3 | RUPERT WATES | Lamentations | Self-Released |
| 4 | ROLAND ROBERTS | All About The Timing | Happy Life |
| 5 | KACY AND CLAYTON AND MARLON WILLIAMS | Plastic Bouquet | New West |
| 6 | HEATHER TROST | Petrichor | Third Man |
| 7 | TAYLOR ASHTON | Romanticize [Advance Tracks] | Signature Sounds |
| 8 | JAKE LOEW | Return Of The Son Of Old-Time Fiddle | Old Time Tiki Parlour |
| 9 | RISING APPALACHIA | “Hungry World” [Single] | Swamptronic |
| 10 | ESTHER ROSE | How Many Times [Advance Tracks] | Father/Daughter |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOHNNY CIGGS | Paradise | Gritty City |
| 2 | THERAVADA | Xenophon | 2000 ENT. |
| 3 | GUTTA BABY | Remain Solid | Gutta Baby |
| 4 | KNXWLEDGE | VGM’s.PRT.9_ | Self-Released |
| 5 | THA GOD FAHIM AND YOUR OLD DROOG | Tha Wolf on Wall St | Fat Beats |
| 6 | HENNY LO | Ree Louis | Mutant Academy |
| 7 | ILLA STYLES | Mind Your Reality | Monsta Inc |
| 8 | ROBALU GIBSUN | Avenue Of Champions | Self-Released |
| 9 | IAMDOECHII | Oh The Places You’ll Go [EP] | Five 5 |
| 10 | PROF | Powderhorn Suites | Stophouse |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIBULATION | Where The Gloom Becomes Sound | Metal Blade |
| 2 | DVNE | Etemen Ænka | Metal Blade |
| 3 | ABIOTIC | Ikagai | Syndrome Audio |
| 4 | SCOUR | The Black EP [EP] | Nuclear Blast |
| 5 | WOLF KING | The Path of Wrath | Prosthetic |
| 6 | CROWN, THE | Royal Destroyer | Metal Blade |
| 7 | BAEST | Necro Sapiens | Century Media |
| 8 | PUPIL SLICER | Mirrors | Prosthetic |
| 9 | DEVIL SOULD HIS SOUL | Loss | Nuclear Blast |
| 10 | CRYPTOSIS | Bionic Swarm | Century Media |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHYGIRL | ALIAS [EP] | Because |
| 2 | MADLIB | Sound Ancestors | Madlib Invazion |
| 3 | GRIMES | Miss Anthropocene (Rave Edition) | 4AD |
| 4 | BUKE AND GASE WITH SO PERCUSSION | A Record Of… | Brassland |
| 5 | FAT FREDDY’S DROP | Lock-In | The Drop |
| 6 | 808 DOT POP | The Cubic Temperature (feat. Cubic) | Alfa Matrix |
| 7 | I YA TOYAH | Out Of Order [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | VIRTUAL MAGE | Moondust [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | LINKWOOD AND OTHER LANDS | Face the Facts | Athens Of The North |
| 10 | BEAUTIFY JUNKYARDS | Cosmorama | Ghost Box |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FEMI KUTI | Stop The Hate | Partisan |
| 2 | BUYEPONGO VS. QUITAPENAS | “Cantarito/Inspiracion” [Single] | Peace & Rhythm |
| 3 | MADE KUTI | For(e)ward | Partisan |
| 4 | NKUMBA SYSTEM | Bailao Duro | Prado |
| 5 | VOILAAA | Voiciii | Favorite |
| 6 | JOAO SELVA | Navegar | Underdog |
| 7 | STELLA CHIWESHE | Ambuya! | Piranha |
| 8 | VENEZONIX | La Que Es [EP] | Nacional |
| 9 | GLOBAL RIDDIMS, VOL. 4 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | NYP |
| 10 | CHRISTINE SALEM | Mersi | Blue Fanal |
Anna C. February 16th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Femi Kuti, Johnny Ciggs, Mickey Guyton, Shygirl, Tribulation