top 30 new albums for Jul 21 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jul 21
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 | Public Enemy | State of the Union (STFU) – Single | Enemy |
| 2 | Dream Wife | So When You Gonna… | Lucky Number |
| 3 | Christian Lee Hutson | Beginners | Anti- |
| 4 | bdrmm | Bedroom | Sonic Cathedral |
| 5 | McKinley Dixon | The House That Got Knock Down EP | self-released |
| 6 | Grey Wulf | Seeing, Vol. 1 | self-released |
| 7 | Rattlemouth | Precious Standing | self-released |
| 8 | FM Skyline | Liteware | 100% Electronica |
| 9 | VV | III | self-released |
| 10 | Richmond Avant Improv Collective (RAIC) | Chance Operations | Blight |
| 11 | Trauma Lavern | Album Announcement Fail | Cold Rhymes |
| 12 | Noah Page | ABBA: a thing I made you | self-released |
| 13 | Khruangbin | Mordechai | Dead Oceans |
| 14 | Remo Drive | A Portrait of an Ugly Man | Epitaph |
| 15 | Marlon Craft | Work From Home – EP | Same Plate |
| 16 | Phoebe Bridgers | Punisher | Dead Oceans |
| 17 | Moemaw Naedon | Dr. Deadhorse | Soul Slime |
| 18 | Country Westerns | Country Westerns | Fat Possum |
| 19 | Don Bryant | You Make Me Feel | Fat Possum |
| 20 | Lithics | Tower of Age | Trouble In Mind |
| 21 | Run The Jewels | RTJ4 | Jewel Runners |
| 22 | Sonic Boom | All Things Being Equal | Carpark |
| 23 | Little Simz | Drop 6 – EP | AGE 101 |
| 24 | Doc Watson & Gaither Carlton | Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 25 | Deerhoof | Future Teenage Cave Artists | Joyful Noise |
| 26 | Deante’ Hitchcock | BETTER | ByStorm Entertainment/RCA |
| 27 | Jaime Wyatt | Neon Cross | New West |
| 28 | Man Man | Dream Hunting in the Valley of the In-Between | Sub Pop |
| 29 | Yves Tumor | Heaven To a Tortured Mind | Warp |
| 30 | Drive-By Truckers | The Unraveling | ATO |
Anna C. July 21st, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: bdrmm, Christian Lee Hutson, Dream Wife, McKinley Dixon, Public Enemy
genre charts for Jul 21 presents:
genre charts for Jul 21
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOC WATSON AND GAITHER CARLTON | Doc Watson And Gaither Carlton | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 2 | JAIME WYATT | Neon Cross | New West |
| 3 | LAURA MARLING | Song For Our Daughter | Chrysalis/Partisan |
| 4 | LOWEST PAIR, THE | The Perfect Plan | Delicata |
| 5 | ROE FAMILY SINGERS, THE | Roll Up The Rug! | Bonfire |
| 6 | SHEMEIKA COPELAND | “Uncivil War” [Single] | Alligator |
| 7 | I SEE HAWKS IN L.A. AND THE GOOD INTENTIONS | hawks with good intentions | western seeds |
| 8 | PARTY OF THE SUN | Goldenwood [EP] | Trailing Twelve |
| 9 | MARGO PRICE | That’s How Rumors Get Started | Loma Vista |
| 10 | TAMI NEILSON | Chickaboom! | Outside |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUBLIC ENEMY | “State Of The Union” [Single] | Enemy |
| 2 | MCKINLEY DIXON | The House That Got Knocked Down | 773049 DK2 |
| 3 | TRAUMA LAVERN | Album Announcement Fail | Cold Rhymes |
| 4 | MARLON CRAFT | Work From Home [EP] | RCA |
| 5 | MOEMAW NAEDON | Dr. Deadhorse | Soul Slime |
| 6 | RUN THE JEWELS | RTJ4 | Jewel Runners/RBC/BMG |
| 7 | LITTLE SIMZ | Drop 6 [EP] | AGE 101/AWAL |
| 8 | DEANTE HITCHCOCK | BETTER | RCA |
| 9 | SHABAZZ PALACES | The Don Of Diamond Dreams | Sub Pop |
| 10 | REEL SMOOVV | 31st K.Nights | Self-Released |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GREY WULF | Seeing, Vol. 1 | Self-Released |
| 2 | FM SKYLINE | Liteware | Crystal Pistol |
| 3 | YVES TUMOR | Heaven To A Tortured Mind | Warp |
| 4 | MOOR JEWELRY | True Opera | Don Giovanni |
| 5 | KELEKETLA | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time |
| 6 | JULIANNA BARWICK | Healing Is A Miracle | Ninja Tune |
| 7 | ZENOBIA | Halak Halak | Acid Arab/Crammed |
| 8 | GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE, THE | Aban | Stonetree |
| 9 | GASLAMP KILLER, THE | The Cat’s Meow | Self-Released |
| 10 | MATMOS | “No Concept” [Single] | Thrill Jockey |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA DAME BLANCHE | “Cogelo Con Calma” [Single] | Nacional |
| 2 | MINYO CRUSADERS PLUS FRENTE CUMBIERO | “Cumbia Del Monte Fuji” [Single] | Mais Um Discos |
| 3 | JUAN PINA CON LA REVELACION | Juan Pina Con La Revelacion | Vampisoul |
| 4 | JIMI TENOR | “Sugar And Spice / Lover’s Bridge” [Single] | Philophon |
| 5 | PETE RODRIGUEZ | “I Like It Like That” (Uproot Andy Remix) b/w “I Like It Like That (Original)” [Single] | Craft |
| 6 | BAMBA WASSOULOU GROOVE | Dankele | Lusafrica |
| 7 | FADHILEE ITULYA | Kwetu | Naxos World |
| 8 | JUNGLE FIRE | Jungle Fire | Nacional |
| 9 | CEU | APKA! | Six Degrees |
| 10 | DANDANA | “Free The System” [Single] | Rebel Up |
Anna C. July 21st, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton, Grey Wulf, La Dame Blanche, Public Enemy
genre charts for Jul 14 presents:
genre charts for Jul 14
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAMILLE DELEAN | Cold House Burning | E-Tron |
| 2 | ELIZA GILKYSON | 2020 (Twenty Twenty) | Red House |
| 3 | AARON JONAH LEWIS | Mozart Of The Banjo | Tiki Parlour |
| 4 | HOLY HIVE | Float Back To You | Big Crown |
| 5 | DOC WATSON AND GAITHER CARLTON | Doc Watson And Gaither Carlton | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 6 | DZAMBO AGUSEVI ORCHESTRA | Brasses For The Masses | Asphalt Tango |
| 7 | FOREST HUVAL | Forest Huval | Self-Released |
| 8 | WYLDER AND WILL MCCARRY | Acoustic Collection | Self-Released |
| 9 | WILLIE NELSON | First Rose Of Spring [Advance Tracks] | BMG |
| 10 | JOHN HARTFORD | John Hartford Fiddle Project Vol. 1 | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUBLIC ENEMY | “State Of The Union” [Single] | Enemy |
| 2 | MARLON CRAFT | Work From Home [EP] | RCA |
| 3 | RUN THE JEWELS | RTJ4 | Jewel Runners/RBC/BMG |
| 4 | MOEMAW NAEDON | Dr. Deadhorse | Soul Slime |
| 5 | RJD2 | The Fun Ones | RJ’s Electrical Connections |
| 6 | LITTLE SIMZ | Drop 6 [EP] | AGE 101/AWAL |
| 7 | DEANTE HITCHCOCK | BETTER | RCA |
| 8 | KENNY MASON | Angelic Hoodrat | Self-Released |
| 9 | REEL SMOOVV | 31st K.Nights | Self-Released |
| 10 | NNAMDI | Brat | Sooper |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEREWOLVES | The Dead Are Screaming | Prosthetic |
| 2 | POWERWOLF | Best Of The Blessed | Napalm |
| 3 | CONCEPTION | State Of Deception | Self-Released |
| 4 | ORANSSI PAZUZU | Mestarin Kynsi | Nuclear Blast |
| 5 | INTER ARMA | Garbers Days Revisited | Relapse |
| 6 | NAGLFAR | Cerecloth | Century Media |
| 7 | IOCRHOMA | Kolopsia | Self-Released |
| 8 | SEEDS IN BARREN FIELDS | Sanger som ramnar | Self-Released |
| 9 | WOLF | Feeding the Machine | Century Media |
| 10 | MACHINE CHOP INC | Live At Fallout 2015 | Schlecht |
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RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CEU | APKA! | Six Degrees |
| 2 | SESHEN, THE | CYAN | Tru Thoughts |
| 3 | SOFT PINK TRUTH, THE | Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? | Thrill Jockey |
| 4 | YVES TUMOR | Heaven To A Tortured Mind | Warp |
| 5 | FM SKYLINE | Liteware | Crystal Pistol |
| 6 | SPEAKER MUSIC | Black Nationalist Sonic Weaponry | Self-Released |
| 7 | LITTLE DRAGON | New Me, Same Us | Ninja Tune |
| 8 | GULL | Relative Stranger | Self-Released |
| 9 | SPECIAL INTEREST | The Passion Of | Night School |
| 10 | AGAINST ALL LOGIC | 2017-2019 | Other People |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KELEKETLA | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time |
| 2 | SAHRA HALGAN TRIO | Waa Dardaaran | Buda |
| 3 | MULATU ASTATKE AND BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE | To Know Without Knowing | Agogo |
| 4 | LIDO PIMIENTA | Miss Colombia | Anti- |
| 5 | CALIBRO 35 | Momentum | Record Kicks |
| 6 | CADENCE REVOLUTION: DISQUES DEBS INTERNATIONAL VOL. 2 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Strut |
| 7 | GILBER T | “Sinnerman” [Single] | Tomba |
| 8 | JAAKKO LAITINEN AND VAARA RAHA | Borek | Playground |
| 9 | SUPERFONICOS | “El Adios” [Single] | Hi-Fi |
| 10 | GROUPE RTD | The Dancing Devils Of Djibouti | Ostinato |
Anna C. July 14th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Camille Delean, Céu, Keleketla!, Public Enemy, Werewolves
top 30 new albums for Jun 30 presents:
top 30 new albums for Jun 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.
| 1 | Sault | Untitled (Black Is) | Forever Living Originals |
| 2 | Public Enemy | State of the Union (STFU) – Single | self-released |
| 3 | Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith | The Mosaic of Transformation | Ghostly International |
| 4 | Groupe RTD | The Dancing Devils of Djibouti | Ostinato |
| 5 | Trapcry | Stay Up (Longer Deluxe) | self-released |
| 6 | Motihari Brigade | Power from Below | Creative Destruction |
| 7 | The Spitfires | Life Worth Living | Acid Jazz UK |
| 8 | Woven In | Highs and Ultra Lows / Razzmatazz | self-released |
| 9 | Calvin Presents | Here. (feat. Sam Reed) – Single | self-released |
| 10 | Coriky | Coriky | Dischord |
| 11 | Hoboknife | Wig of Flies | self-released |
| 12 | Fight Cloud | Thoughts Aligned | self-released |
| 13 | Fly Anakin | The 8’s (2015-2018) | Mutant Academy |
| 14 | Gumming | Overripe | Vinyl Conflict |
| 15 | Sick Bags | Only the Young Die Good – EP | Spaghetty Town |
| 16 | FM Skyline | Liteware | 100% Electronica |
| 17 | Deau Eyes | Let It Leave | Egghunt |
| 18 | Positive No | Kyanite | Little Black Cloud |
| 19 | VV | III | self-released |
| 20 | Archangel | Architecture 2.0: Chapter 5 | Classical Trax |
| 21 | Braids | Shadow Offering | Secret City |
| 22 | Phoebe Bridgers | Punisher | Dead Oceans |
| 23 | Bibio | Sleep on the Wing | Warp |
| 24 | Sonic Boom | All Things Being Equal | Carpark |
| 25 | Jake Blount | Spider Tales | Free Dirt |
| 26 | Alice Bag | Sister Dynamite | In The Red |
| 27 | 2nd Grade | Hit to Hit | Double Double Whammy |
| 28 | Moses Sumney | græ | Jagjaguwar |
| 29 | Deerhoof | Future Teenage Cave Artists | Joyful Noise |
| 30 | Melenas | Días Raros | Trouble In Mind |
Anna C. June 30th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Groupe RTD, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Public Enemy, Sault, Trapcry
genre charts for Jun 30 presents:
genre charts for Jun 30
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAKE BLOUNT | Spider Tales | Free Dirt |
| 2 | SARO LYNCH-THOMASON AND SAM GLEAVES | I Have Known Women | Strictly Country |
| 3 | ELIZA MEYER | Hello Stranger | Self-Released |
| 4 | TEDDY THOMPSON | Heartbreaker Please | Self-Released |
| 5 | APPALACHIAN ROAD SHOW, THE | Tribulation | Billy Blue |
| 6 | ROE FAMILY SINGERS, THE | Roll Up The Rug! | Bonfire |
| 7 | STEVE EARLE AND THE DUKES | Ghosts Of West Virginia | New West |
| 8 | HOLY HIVE | Float Back To You | Big Crown |
| 9 | HIGH FIDELITY | Banjo Player’s Blues | Rebel |
| 10 | BAY ALLEN | “The Murder of George Floyd” [Single] | Acoustic Backrub |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUBLIC ENEMY | “State Of The Union” [Single] | Enemy |
| 2 | FLY ANAKIN | The 8’s (2015-2018) | Mutant Academy |
| 3 | KENNY MASON | Angelic Hoodrat | Self-Released |
| 4 | PROF | Powederhorn Suites | Rhymesayers |
| 5 | RIC WILSON AND TERRACE MARTIN | They Call Me Disco [EP] | Free Disco |
| 6 | PROFESSIONALS, THE | The Professionals | Madlib Invasion |
| 7 | STOVE GOD COOKS | Reasonable Drought | Self-Released |
| 8 | WESTSIDE GUNN | Pray for Paris | Griselda |
| 9 | DANJA MOWF | Word of Mowf | Funtown Media/804 Flava |
| 10 | MONEYBAGG YO | Time Served | N-Less Entertainment/Interscope |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOBOKNIFE | Wig of Flies | Self-Released |
| 2 | WEREWOLVES | The Dead Are Screaming | Prosthetic |
| 3 | POWERWOLF | Best Of The Blessed | Napalm |
| 4 | IOCRHOMA | Kolopsia | Self-Released |
| 5 | TESTAMENT | Titans Of Creation | Nuclear Blast |
| 6 | ENSIFERUM | “Rum, Women, Victory” [Single] | Metal Blade |
| 7 | LAMB OF GOD | Lamb Of God | Epic |
| 8 | BEHOLD THE ARCTOPUS | Hapeleptic Overtrove | Willowtip |
| 9 | NAGLFAR | Cerecloth | Century Media |
| 10 | WOLF | Feeding the Machine | Century Media |
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RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH | The Mosaic Of Transformation | Ghostly |
| 2 | FM SKYLINE | Liteware | Crystal Pistol |
| 3 | ARCHANGEL | Architecture 2.0: Chapter 5 | Classical Trax |
| 4 | BIBIO | Sleep On The Wing | Warp |
| 5 | HAMERKOP | Remote | Drag City |
| 6 | HOLY FUCK | Deleter | Holy EF |
| 7 | FOUR TET | Sixteen Oceans | Text |
| 8 | VIRGO FOUR | Do You Know Who You Are? | Trax |
| 9 | TRAPCRY | “2 Seater” [Single] | Columbia |
| 10 | NIGHTIZM | “Police Brutality” [Single] | Saints Need Sinners |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUKA PRODUCTIONS AND KANDIAFA | Music From Saharan WhatsApp 06 [EP] | Sahel Sounds |
| 2 | AMARIA HAMADALHER | Music From Saharan WhatsApp 05 [EP] | Sahel Sounds |
| 3 | NICO GOMEZ AND HIS AFRO-PERCUSSION INC | “Baila Chibiquiban” [Single] | Matasuna |
| 4 | ALKIBAR JUNIOR | Music From Saharan WhatsApp 04 | Sahel Sounds |
| 5 | HAILU MERGIA | Yene Mircha | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 6 | SILVERY BOYS, THE | The Silvery Boys | Vampisoul |
| 7 | JEICH OULD BALDU | Music From Saharan WhatsApp 03 [EP] | Sahel Sounds |
| 8 | ETRAN DE L’AIR | Music From Saharan WhatsApp 01 [EP] | Sahel Sounds |
| 9 | SUPERFONICOS | “El Adios” [Single] | Hi-Fi |
| 10 | BAHAMA SOUL CLUB | “Never Roam No More (feat John Lee Hooker)” [Single] | Buyu |
Anna C. June 30th, 2020
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Hoboknife, Jake Blount, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Kandiafa, Luka Productions, Public Enemy