Weekly Top Airplay: Tuesday, November 29, 2016
POSTED:: November 29, 2016
FILED UNDER:: Local Lunchbox
WMSE’s program hosts constantly search through the latest releases, and feature the best in all genres on their weekly shows. At WMSE, there is no Program Director creating daily playlists, so what you hear is a reflection of the knowledge, interests, and personalities of our dedicated on-air staff.
The albums on the weekly Top Airplay list reflect the diverse interests of our staff, and the range of what is considered “alternative”. As a quick genre guide: Radio 200 = mostly pop and rock and some crossover genres like electronic, soul, hip hop and world, Adds = top brand new releases for the week, RPM = electronic, New World = world, Jazz = well…jazz! Blues is reported and updated monthly, so check back every four weeks for the latest news on those blues. Take a look through the past weeks’ lists and notice just how much things change week to week here at WMSE. You’ll never hear us get very stagnant.
As a result of our long history and the knowledge of our volunteer DJ’s, WMSE is considered a “Core 50″ station by the College Music Journal (CMJ), the industry standard for what’s happening in non-commercial radio. This means WMSE is one of fifty stations in the country whose play lists matters most when CMJ creates their own weekly charts of what’s being played around the country.
Our Music Director, Erin, compiles the most-played albums every week, reports those albums to CMJ each Tuesday (as well as the top blues alums at the end of each month) and makes those lists available to you, our listeners. Take a look at what our DJ’s are excited about these days in six different categories, and get a sense of what you’ll be hearing when you tune in to WMSE…for now.
Listings printed as: Artist, Title, Label
* = local
Date Reported: 11/29/16
Listed As: artist, title, label
Radio 200
1. The Blind Shake, Celebrate Your Worth, Goner
2. Thee Oh Sees, An Odd Entrances, Castle Face
3. Phantogram, Three, Republic
4. Ex-Cult, Negative Growth, In the Red
5. Cosmonauts, A-Ok!, Burger Records
6. Kristin Hersh, Wyatt at the Coyote Palace, Yes Dear Records
7. Pixies, Head Carrier, PIAS
8. Nouvelle Vague, I Could Be Happy b/w Love Comes In Spurts, Kwaidan
9. Luke Temple, A Hand Through the Cellar Door, Secretly Canadian
10. Sylvan Esso, “Kick Jump Twist” [single], Loma Vista
11. Wyatt Blair, Point of No Return, Burger Records
12. Alejandro Escovedo, Burn Something Beautiful, Fantasy Records
13. Hooton Tennis Club, Big Box of Chocolates, PIAS
14. Cory Hanson, The Unborn Capitalist From Limbo, Drag City Records
15. Leonard Cohen, You Want it Darker, Columbia Records
16. Ex Reyes, Do Something [EP], self-released
17. TOY, Clear Shot, PIAS
18. Def Harmonic, The Lead Singer of Genesis [TLSOG], self-released*
19. 31Ø8, 31Ø8 – singles, self-released
20. Soul Low, Nosebleeds, Gloss Records*
21. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Skeleton Tree, Kobalt
22. The Flat Five, It’s a World of Love and Hope, Bloodshot
23. Growlers, City Club, Cult Records
24. Berwanger, Exorcism Rock, Doghouse Records
25. Acid Arab, Musique De France, Crammed Discs
26. Tycho, Epoch, Ghostly International
27. Jim James, Eternally Even, ATO
28. Beats Antique, Shadowbox, self-released
29. Bonobo, “Kerala” [single], Ninja Tune
30. Wolf People, Ruins, Jagjaguwar
Adds
1. Sylvan Esso, “Kick Jump Twist” [single], Loma Vista
2. Exotic Adrian Street & the Pile Drivers, Shake Wrestle ‘N’ Roll, Burger Records
3. The Apples In Stereo, Science Faire [limited edition reissue / LP box set], Chunklet
4. Wyatt Blair, Point of No Return, Burger Records
5. Small Feet, Dreaming the Dream [EP], Barsuk
RPM
1. Phantogram, Three, Republic
2. Sylvan Esso, “Kick Jump Twist” [single], Loma Vista
3. Def Harmonic, The Lead Singer of Genesis [TLSOG], self-released*
4. Acid Arab, Musique De France, Crammed Discs
5. Tycho, Epoch, Ghostly International
6. Beats Antique, Shadowbox, self-released
7. Bonobo, “Kerala” [single], Ninja Tune
8. GGOOLLDD, “Undercovers” [single], Gloss Records*
9. A Tribe Called Red, We Are the Halluci Nation, Radicalized Records
10. Illum Sphere, Glass, Ninja Tune
New World
1. Acid Arab, Musique De France, Crammed Discs
2. Beats Antique, Shadowbox, self-released
3. A Tribe Called Red, We Are the Halluci Nation, Radicalized Records
4. Nordic Fiddlers Bloc, Deliverance, Hearth PR
5. Mariza, Mundo, Nonesuch
6. Goat, Requiem, Sub Pop
7. Compass: Mexican Institue of Sound + Toy Selectah, Six Degrees
8. Alsarah and the Nubatones, Manara, Wonderwheel
9. Piers Faccini, I Dreamed An Island, Six Degrees
10. Lorraine Klaasen, Nouvelle Journee, Justin Time
Jazz
1. Norah Jones, Day Breaks, Blue Note
2. Fred Hersch, Sunday Night at the Vanguard, Palmetto
3. Charlie Haden, Liberation Music Orchestra, Impulse!
4. The Bad Plus, It’s Hard, Okeh
5. Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau, Nearness, Nonesuch
6. Jacob Collier, In My Room, self-released
7. Corey Christiansen, Factory Girl, Origin
8. Lisa Lindsley, Long After Midnight, Take One
9. Heikki Koskinen, Northern Winds and Voices, Edgetone
10. Steve Bach, 8 Keys, self-released
Blues (updated monthly)
1. Gina Sicilia, Sunset Avenue EP, Blue Elan Records
2. Various Artists, The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac and His Music, Concord
3. Bobby Rush, Porcupine Meat, Rounder
4. The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Strong Like That, Severn
5. Joanna Connor, Six String Stories, M.C. Records
6. Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps, Bonafide, Jesi-Lu
7. Various, Putumayo Presents Blues Party, Putumayo
8. Gary Hoey, Dust and Bones, Provogue
9. Mike Wheeler, Turn Up!!, Delmark
10. Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials, The Big Sound of Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials, Alligator
11. Matthew Skoller, Blues Immigrant, Tongue ’N’ Groove
12. Barrelhouse Chuck, Remembering the Masters, The Sirens
13. Sugar Ray and the Bluetones, Seeing Is Believing, Severn Records
14. Dave Stryker, Eight Track II, Strikezone Records
15. Lisa Lystam Family Band, Give You Everything, self-released
16. Walter Trout, Alive In Amsterdam, Provogue
17. The Dogtown Blues Band, Everyday, RVL Music
18. Lurrie Bell, Can’t Shake This Feeling Delmark
19. Bonnie Bishop, Ain’t Who I Was, Thirty Tigers
20. James O’Neill and the Silver Shadows, A Little More Than the Blues, self-released
21. Swamp Cabbage, Jive, Chicken Head Knob
22. Kat Riggins, Blues Revival, Bluzpik Media Group
23. John Scofield, Country For Old Men, Verve
24. Doyle Bramhall II, Rich Man, Concord
25. Liz Mandeville, The Stars Motel, Blue Kitty
26. Little Boys Blue, Tennissippi, VizzTone
27. Ina Forsman, s/t, Ruf Records
28. C.W. Stoneking, Gon’ Boogaloo, self-released
29. Dennis Gruenling, Ready Or Not, VizzTone
30. Little Boys Blue, Tennissippi, VizzTone