top 30 new albums for Oct 6 presents:
top 30 new albums for Oct 6
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 | Little Simz | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | AGE 101 |
| 2 | Amythyst Kiah | Wary + Strange | Rounder |
| 3 | Sideline | Ups, Downs and No Name Towns | Mountain Home |
| 4 | You Am I | The Lives of Others | self-released |
| 5 | BadBadNotGood | Talk Memory | XL |
| 6 | Balsam Range | Moxie and Mettle | Mountain Home |
| 7 | Sierra Ferrell | Long Time Coming | Rounder |
| 8 | TV Priest | Lifesize – Single | Sub Pop |
| 9 | Kenyattah Black | Humble Yet Effective | EarTight Etc |
| 10 | Flock of Dimes | Head of Roses | Sub Pop |
| 11 | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Georgia Blue | Southeastern |
| 12 | PJ Sykes | Fuzz | Cherub |
| 13 | Clinic | Fantasy Island | Domino |
| 14 | Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band | Expansions | Big Crown |
| 15 | Anya Hinkle | Eden and Her Borderlands | Organic |
| 16 | Shaggy & Rayvon | Doo Run Riddim | Mr. Doo Music |
| 17 | AZ | Doe or Die II | Quiet Money |
| 18 | Moor Mother | Black Encyclopedia of the Air | Anti/Epitaph |
| 19 | Birdtalker | Birdtalker | Antifragile Music |
| 20 | Washers | Be Careful | self-released |
| 21 | gnawing | You Freak Me Out | Refresh |
| 22 | Beex | The Early Years: 1979-1982 | Beach Impediment |
| 23 | Erik Larson | Siste Latter | self-released |
| 24 | FM Skyline | Illuminations | 100% Electronica |
| 25 | Prabir Trio | Haanji | self-released |
| 26 | Dead Billionaires | Dead Billionaires EP | Clay Street |
| 27 | Injury Reserve | By the Time I Get to Phoenix | self-released |
| 28 | Mommyheads | Age of Isolation | self-released |
| 29 | Adia Victoria | A Southern Gothic | Atlantic |
| 30 | Tekla Waterfield | New Skies | self-released |
Anna C. October 6th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Amythyst Kiah, BadBadNotGood, Little Simz, Sideline, You Am I
genre charts for Oct 6 presents:
genre charts for Oct 6
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIDELINE | Ups’Downs And No Name Towns | Mountain Home |
| 2 | BALSAM RANGE | Moxie and Mettle | Mountain Home |
| 3 | SIERRA FERRELL | Long Time Coming | Rounder/Concord |
| 4 | FLOCK OF DIMES | Head Of Roses | Sub Pop |
| 5 | JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT | “Driver 8” feat. John Paul White [Single] | Southeastern/Thirty Tigers |
| 6 | ANYA HINKLE | Eden And Her Borderlands | Organic |
| 7 | BIRDTALKER | Birdtalker | AntiFragile |
| 8 | TEKLA WATERFIELD | New Skies | Self-Released |
| 9 | WATCHHOUSE | Watchhouse | Thirty Tigers |
| 10 | LULA WILES | Shame & Sedition | Smithsonian Folkways |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LITTLE SIMZ | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | AGE 101 |
| 2 | KENYATTAH BLACK FEATURING PLANET ASIA, KILLAH PRIEST, AND SKANKS THE RAP MARTYR | “Project Funeral” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 3 | AZ | Doe or Die II | Quiet Money |
| 4 | MOOR MOTHER | Black Encyclopedia Of The Air | Anti- |
| 5 | INJURY RESERVE | By The Time I Get To Phoenix | Self-Released |
| 6 | ATMOSPHERE | WORD? – Side A [EP] | Rhymesayers |
| 7 | FLY ANAKIN | Pixote | Mutant Academy |
| 8 | MOZZY | Untreated Trauma | EMPIRE |
| 9 | ISAIAH RASHAD | The House Is Burning | TDE/Warner |
| 10 | KHRYSIS | The Hour Of Khrysis | Jamla |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ERIK LARSON | Siste Latter | Self-Released |
| 2 | MODAL CITIZAN | Idolatry [EP] | Self-Released |
| 3 | CARRION | “Revenant” [Single] | Brutal Resonance |
| 4 | CONVERGE AND CHELSEA WOLFE | “Blood Moon” [Single] | Deathwish |
| 5 | YVETTE | How the Garden Grows | Western Vinyl |
| 6 | SLOTHRUST | Parallel Timeline | Dangerbird |
| 7 | BRNDA | Do You Like Salt? | Crafted Sounds |
| 8 | GUSHER | Bleed Out | Self-Released |
| 9 | END YOU | Aimless Dread | Pax Aeternum |
| 10 | BAD ANXIETY | DEMONSTRATION | Earth Girl Tapes |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FM SKYLINE | Illuminations | 100% Electronica |
| 2 | EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY | Yellow | Movementt |
| 3 | KONDI BAND | We Famous | Strut |
| 4 | JANA RUSH | Painful Enlightenment | Planet Mu |
| 5 | KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH AND EMILE MOSSERI | I Could Be Your Dog (Prequel) | Ghostly International |
| 6 | HUGH HARDIE | Dream in Green [EP] | Hospital |
| 7 | ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER | Magic Oneohtrix Point Never | Warp |
| 8 | SALLY SHAPIRO | “Fading Away” [Single] | Italians Do It Better |
| 9 | KOMRADS | The Wolf | Negative Gain Productions |
| 10 | BLACK MARBLE | “Preoccupation” [Single] | Sacred Bones |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAGGY AND RAYVON | “Drive Me Insane” [Single] | Mr. Doo |
| 2 | LA MAMBANEGRA | Los Ultimos Buses De Colores | Tambora |
| 3 | SUSANA BACA | “Sorongo” [Single] | Real World |
| 4 | LES FILLES DE ILLIGHADAD | At Pioneer Works | Sahel Sounds |
| 5 | HAILU MERGIA AND THE WALIAS BAND | Tezeta | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 6 | META AND THE CORNERSTONES | Dia | Metarize |
| 7 | BOMBA ESTEREO | Deja | Sony Latin |
| 8 | KUTIMAN | “Guruji” [Single] | Siyal |
| 9 | SUPER BITON DE SEGOU | Afro Jazz Folk Collection Vol. 1 | Mieruba |
| 10 | SONIDO GALLO NEGRO | “Planet Claire” [Single] | Self-Released |
Anna C. October 6th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Erik Larson, FM Skyline, Little Simz, Sideline