top 30 new albums for Sep 20 presents:
top 30 new albums for Sep 20
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 | Sudan Archives | Natural Brown Prom Queen | Stones Throw |
| 2 | Charley Crockett | The Man from Waco | Son of Davy |
| 3 | Roc Marciano & The Alchemist | The Elephant Man’s Bones | ALC / Marci Enterprises / EMPIRE |
| 4 | Andrew Cashen | The Cosmic Silence | Nine Mile |
| 5 | Beyoncé | RENAISSANCE | Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia |
| 6 | Deerhoof | My Lovely Cat! – Single | Joyful Noise |
| 7 | Fleur | Le Capharnaüm b/w Fais Gaffe | Soundflat / Excelsior |
| 8 | Pusha T | It’s Almost Dry | Getting Out Our Dreams Inc. (G.O.O.D.) Music / IDJ |
| 9 | Spread Joy | II | Feel It |
| 10 | The Orchids | Dreaming Kind | Skep Wax |
| 11 | TVAM | Double Lucifer – Single | INVADA |
| 12 | MOON | Come! See!! | M.O.O.N. Holdings |
| 13 | Rikki Rakki | Quarantine Sessions – EP | self-released |
| 14 | Twin Drugs | In Now Less Than Ever | Crazysane |
| 15 | J. Steinfort | You Are Going To Be Fine | Heart of the Rat |
| 16 | Russian Circles | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 17 | Aitch | Close To Home | Capitol |
| 18 | The Mountain Goats | Bleed Out | Merge |
| 19 | Danger Mouse & Black Thought | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 20 | Roy Shakked | Throwback | Groove Gravy |
| 21 | Adler & Hearne | The Ties That Bind Us | Howlin’ Dog |
| 22 | Jon Burrowes | One More Ride | self-released |
| 23 | Toro y Moi | MAHAL | Dead Oceans |
| 24 | Friendship | Love the Stranger | Merge |
| 25 | Mikey Erg | Love at Leeds | Don Giovanni |
| 26 | Cherokee Rose | Buckskin [reissue] | Don Giovanni |
| 27 | Kyla Tilley | Bloom and Grow | self-released |
| 28 | Ex-Vöid | Bigger Than Before | Don Giovanni |
| 29 | Shemekia Copeland | Done Come Too Far | Alligator |
| 30 | Working Men’s Club | Fear Fear | Heavenly |
Anna C. September 20th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Andrew Cashen, Beyoncé, Charley Crockett, Roc Marciano, Sudan Archives, The Alchemist
genre charts for Sep 20 presents:
genre charts for Sep 20
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHARLEY CROCKETT | The Man From Waco | Son Of Davy/Thirty Tigers |
| 2 | J. STEINFORT | You Are Going To Be Fine | Self-Released |
| 3 | ADLER AND HEARNE | The Ties That Bind Us | Howlin’ Dog |
| 4 | JON BURROWES | One More Ride | Self-Released |
| 5 | CHEROKEE ROSE | Buckskin | Don Giovanni |
| 6 | KYLA TILLEY | Bloom And Grow | Hvergelmir |
| 7 | CHRISTINE SWEENEY | Heart In A Hurry | Self-Released |
| 8 | RACHEL LOVE | Stories From Another Time [EP] | Mr Mule |
| 9 | BRANDI CARLILE | In These Silent Days | Elektra |
| 10 | FREEDY JOHNSTON | Back On The Road To You | Forty Below |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROC MARCIANO AND THE ALCHEMIST | The The Elephant Man’s Bones | ALC |
| 2 | PUSHA T | It’s Almost Dry | Getting Out Our Dreams |
| 3 | AITCH | Close To Home | Capitol |
| 4 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 5 | DEFCEE AND BOATHOUSE | For All Debts Public And Private | Closed Sessions |
| 6 | ELZHI | Zhigeist | Nature Sounds |
| 7 | JID | The Forever Story | Dreamville/Interscope |
| 8 | DOECHII | she/her/black bitch [EP] | Top Dawg/Capitol |
| 9 | JESSE THE TREE | Pigeon Man | Strange Famous |
| 10 | QUELLE CHRIS | DEATHFAME | Mello |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOULFLY | Totem | Nuclear Blast |
| 2 | POWERWOLF | The Monumental Mass – A Cinematic Metal Event | Napalm |
| 3 | FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY | Oh What The Future Holds | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | MEGADETH | The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! | UMe |
| 5 | LAMB OF GOD | “Omens” [Single] | Epic |
| 6 | QUEENSRYCHE | “In Extremis” [Single] | Century Media |
| 7 | KMFDM | Hyëna | Metropolis |
| 8 | FOX NOVA PROJECT | PredatorPrey | Self-Released |
| 9 | RUSSIAN CIRCLES | Gnosis | Sargent House |
| 10 | OZZY OSBOURNE | Patient Number 9 | Epic |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TVAM | “Piz Ruin” b/w “Double Lucifer” [Single] | Invada |
| 2 | MOON | Come! See!! | Self-Released |
| 3 | WORKING MEN’S CLUB | Fear Fear | Heavenly/PIAS |
| 4 | BITCHIN BAJAS | Bajascillators | Drag City |
| 5 | MODERAT | MORE D4TA | Monkeytown |
| 6 | COM TRUISE | Galactic Melt- 10th Anniversary | Ghostly International |
| 7 | OHMA | Between All Things | Colorfield |
| 8 | BSTFRND | “U.N.I.T.Y. remix ft. Kilopatrah Jones” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 9 | MAKOTO | Motion of Change | Hospital |
| 10 | BJORK | “Atopos” feat. Kasimyn [Single] | One Little Indian |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BABA COMMANDANT AND THE MANDINGO BAND | Sonbonbela | Sublime Frequencies |
| 2 | DOGO DU TOGO | Dogo Du Togo | Self-Released |
| 3 | DEERHOOF | “My Lovely Cat!” [Single] | Joyful Noise |
| 4 | BOMBA ESTEREO AND MANU CHAO | “Me Duele” [Single] | Sony Latin |
| 5 | LORRAINE KLAASEN AND MONGEZI NTAKA | Ukubonga (Gratitude) | Justin Time |
| 6 | SHOTNEZ | “Contagious” [Single] | Batov |
| 7 | AYAHUASCA VOL. 2: CUMBIAS PSICODELICAS PERUANAS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Repsychled |
| 8 | MOVERS, THE | The Movers Vol. 1 – 1970-1976 | Analog Africa |
| 9 | SUPER DJATA BAND DE BAMAKO | Authentique 80 | Numero Group |
| 10 | OMAR PENE AND SUPER DIAMONO | Direct From Dakar | Real World |
Anna C. September 20th, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band, Charley Crockett, Roc Marciano, Soulfly, The Alchemist, TVAM
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
genre charts for Oct 12 presents:
genre charts for Oct 12
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SALLY ROSE | Tread Light | Self-Released |
| 2 | ANA EGGE | Between Us | Story Sound |
| 3 | LAURA LOVE | Uppity | Octoroon Biography |
| 4 | JACKSON GRIMM | Sober Again | Vault |
| 5 | BILLY STRINGS | Renewal | Rounder |
| 6 | NTH POWER, THE | Reverence | B.O.C. |
| 7 | BOB SCHNEIDER | In a Roomful of Blood with a Sleeping Tiger | Shockorama |
| 8 | ANGELICA GARCIA | Echo Electrico [EP] | Spacebomb |
| 9 | WENDY EISENBERG | “Analogies” [Single] | Dear Life |
| 10 | JACKSON AND SELLERS | “The Devils Is An Angel” [Single] | Anti- |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOLDY JAMES AND THE ALCHEMIST | Bo Jackson | ALC/Boldy James |
| 2 | BIG STY | “That’s How I Feel” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 3 | FLY ANAKIN | Pixote | Mutant Academy |
| 4 | LITTLE SIMZ | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | AGE 101 |
| 5 | TYLER THE CREATOR | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Columbia |
| 6 | EVIDENCE | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 7 | BLACKLIQ AND MOPES | Time Is The Price | Strange Famous |
| 8 | BENNY THE BUTCHER | The Plugs I Met 2 | Black Soprano Family |
| 9 | KUF KNOTZ AND CHRISTINE ELISE | Ké Myōōnėdé (Community) | Hightide |
| 10 | SANKOFA | The Floodgates | Self-Released |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KING WOMAN | Celestial Blues | Relapse |
| 2 | GENGHIS TRON | Dream Weapon | Relapse |
| 3 | THUMOS | Nothing Further Beyond [EP] | Snow Wolf |
| 4 | ABORTED | ManiaCult | Century Media |
| 5 | OBSCURA | A Valediction | Nuclear Blast |
| 6 | MORTEM OBSCURAM | “A Fallen Kingdom” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY | “Far From Heaven” [Single] | Human Warfare |
| 8 | FIRST FRAGMENT | “La Veuve et Le Martyr” [Single] | Unique Leader |
| 9 | INHUMAN CONDITION | Rat God | Self-Released |
| 10 | INOCULATION | Celestial Putridity | Maggot Stomp |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MACHINEDRUM | Psyconia [EP] | Ninja Tune |
| 2 | PARK HYE JIN | Before I Die | Ninja Tune |
| 3 | ARUSHI JAIN | Under The Lilac Sky | Leaving |
| 4 | REYMOUR | Leviosa | Knekelhuis |
| 5 | HOWIE LEE | Birdy Island | Mais Um |
| 6 | BOYS NOIZE | +/- | Liberator |
| 7 | WILLIAM TYLER AND LUKE SCHNEIDER | Understand [EP] | Leaving |
| 8 | MINDY MENG WANG AND TIM SHIEL | Nervous Energy [EP] | In Exile |
| 9 | SNEAKER PIMPS | Squaring the Circle | UNFALL |
| 10 | TOMAGA | Intimate Immensity | Hands in the Dark |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAJ WEEKES | Pause | Jatta |
| 2 | JOSE GONZALEZ | Local Valley | Mute |
| 3 | BACAO RHYTHM AND STEEL BAND | Expansions | Big Crown |
| 4 | MONEY CHICHA | Chicha Summit | Vampisoul |
| 5 | PAHUA | “El Traketeo” [Single] | Nacional |
| 6 | LOS CHAPILLACS | Lo Bueno, Lo Malo, Lo Feo Y Los Alarcosos Chapillacs | Vampisoul |
| 7 | MERIDIAN BROTHERS AND CONJUNTO MEDIA LUNA | Paz En La Tierra | Bongo Joe |
| 8 | FRENTE CUMBIERO | Cera Perdida | Biche |
| 9 | KEITH HUDSON | Flesh Of My Skin, Blood Of My Blood | VP |
| 10 | BOMBA ESTEREO | Deja | Sony Latin |
Anna C. October 12th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Boldy James, King Woman, Machinedrum, Sally Rose, Taj Weekes, The Alchemist
top 30 new albums for Apr 20 presents:
top 30 new albums for Apr 20
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 | Reymour | Leviosa | Knekelhuis |
| 2 | Armand Hammer & the Alchemist | Haram | Backwoodz Studioz |
| 3 | Godspeed You! Black Emperor | G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END! | Constellation |
| 4 | Les Filles de Illighadad | At Pioneer Works | Sahel Sounds |
| 5 | Sally Rose | Tread Light | self released |
| 6 | J. Clyde Morris | Stereo | self-released |
| 7 | DJ Williams | Short Stories – EP | Projekt Music |
| 8 | Downhaul | Proof | Refresh |
| 9 | Way, Shape, or Form | Infinite Lives | self-released |
| 10 | Lucy Dacus | Home Video | Matador |
| 11 | Terminal Bliss | Brute Err/ata | Relapse |
| 12 | Matthew E. White & Lonnie Holley | Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection | Spacebomb |
| 13 | Gusher | Bleed Out | self-released |
| 14 | Emily Kinney | The Supporting Character | Jullian |
| 15 | Yaya Bey | The Things I Can’t Take With Me – EP | Big Dada |
| 16 | Death from Above 1979 | Is 4 Lovers | Everything Eleven Inc. |
| 17 | Hey, King! | Hey, King! | Anti/Epitaph |
| 18 | Michael Beach | Dream Violence | Goner |
| 19 | Cool Ghouls | At George’s Zoo | Empty Cellar |
| 20 | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | L.W. | KGLW |
| 21 | Genesis Owusu | Smiling with No Teeth | House Anxiety / Ourness |
| 22 | Nightshift | Zöe | Trouble In Mind |
| 23 | Julien Baker | Little Oblivions | Matador |
| 24 | Catherine Britt | Home Truths | Beverley Hillbilly |
| 25 | Adrian Younge | The American Negro | Jazz Is Dead |
| 26 | Janet Simpson | Safe Distance | Cornelius Chapel |
| 27 | Psychedelic Porn Crumpets | SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound | What Reality |
| 28 | Sincere Gifts | Ghost of America – EP | Sincere Gifts |
| 29 | The Notwist | Vertigo Days | Morr Music |
| 30 | Goat Girl | On All Fours | Rough Trade |
Anna C. April 20th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Armand Hammer, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Les Filles de Illighadad, Reymour, Sally Rose, The Alchemist