Weekly Top Airplay: March 9, 2015 POSTED:: March 10, 2015
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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: 3/9/15
Listed As: artist, title, label
Radio 200
1. Viet Cong, Viet Cong, Jagjaguwar
2. JD McPherson, Let the Good Times Roll, Rounder
3. Dan Deacon, Gliss Riffer, Domino
4. Brandi Carlile, The Firewatcher’s Daughter, ATO
5. Matthew E. White, Fresh Blood, Domino
6. Dead Horses, Space and Time, self-released*
7. A Place to Bury Strangers, Transfixiation, Dead Oceans
8. Ex-Cult, Cigarette Machine, Castle Face
9. Panda Bear, Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper, Domino
10. Whips, Turn It On, self-released*
11. Parquet Courts, Live at Third Man Records, Third Man
12. Drunk Drivers, It’s Always Weekend, Crustacean*
13. Swami John Reis and the Blind Shake, Modern Surf Classics, Swami
14. Colleen Green, I Want to Grow Up, Hardly Art
15. The Decemberists, What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World, Capitol
16. Soup Moat, Enjoy Your Hobbies, Triple Eye*
17. All We Are, All We Are, Domino
18. Two Gallants, We Are Undone, ATO
19. Sonny and the Sunsets, Talent Night at the Ashram, Polyvinyl
20. Young Buffalo, House, Votiv
21. Jessica Pratt, On Your Own Love Again, Drag City
22. Dodos, Individ, Polyvinyl
23. The Cavewives, Be the Dog, self-released*
24. Toro Y Moi, “Empty Nesters” [single], Carpark
25. Midwives, Midwives, Direct Current*
26. Sleater-Kinney, No Cities To Love, Sub Pop
27. Canopies, Maximize Your Faith, Forged Artifacts*
28. Gang Of Four, What Happens Next, Metropolis
29. Jose Gonzalez, Vestiges and Claws, Mute
30. Father John Misty, I Love You, Honeybear, Sub Pop
Adds
1. Will Butler, Policy, Merge
2. Prefab Messiahs, Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive, Burger
3. Bombadil, Hold On, Ramseur
4. Ryley Walker, Primrose Green, Dead Oceans
5. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Chasing Yesterday, Sour Mash
RPM
1. Dan Deacon, Gliss Riffer, Domino
2. Panda Bear, Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper, Domino
3. Aphex Twin, Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments, Pt 2 [EP], Warp
4. Hot Sugar, God’s Hand, Break World
5. The Notwist, Messier Objects, Alien Transistor
6. Thomas Blondet, Future World Remixed, Rhythm and Culture
7. GGOOLLDD, “Boyz” [single], Gloss Records*
8. White Dune, Expanse, self-released*
9. Bjork, Vulnicura, One Little Indian
10. Mark Ronson, Uptown Special, RCA
New World
1. Zomba Prison Project, I Have No Everything Here, Six Degrees
2. Dengue Fever, The Deepest Lake, Tuk Tuk
3. Francis Bebey, Psychedelic Sanza 1982 – 1984, Born Bad
4. Intended Immigration, Una Cartina, Wooden Hat
5. Tartu Popi ja Roki Instituut, Biedermeier-Psychedelia, Minty Fresh
6. Horace Andy, Get Wise, Pressure Sounds
7. Various Artists, Choubi Choubi! Folk and Pop Sounds From Iraq, Sublime Frequencies
8. Various Artists, 1970s Algerian Folk and Pop, Sublime Frequencies
9. Various Artists, 90 Degrees Of Shade: Hot Jump-Up Island Sounds From the Caribbean, Soul Jazz
10. Captain Planet, Esperanto Slang, Bastard Jazz
Jazz
1. Soft Machine, Switzerland 1974, Cuneiform
2. Anthony Pirog, Palo Colorado Dream, Cuneiform
3. Scott Hesse Trio, The Stillness of Motion, Origin
4. Rongetz Foundation, Kiss Kiss Double Jab, Heavenly Sweetness
5. Silk Sound, Sun Gate: Live, Silk Screen
6. Chad McCullough and Bram Wijters, Abstract Quantities, Origin
7. Karl Latham, Ryan Carniaux and Mark Egan, Constellations, Challenge Records
8. Buddy Tate Quartet, Texas Tenor, Delmark
9. Michael William Gilbert, Secret Stories, Gibex
10. Clarence Penn and Penn Station, Monk: The Lost Files, Origin
Blues (updated monthly)
1. Betty LaVette, Worthy, Cherry Red
2. Gov’t Mule, Sco-Mule, Evil Teen
3. Steve Earle & the Dukes, Terraplane, New West
4. Danny Kroha, Angels Watching Over Me, Third Man
5. JJ Grey & Mofro, Ol’ Glory, Provogue
6. Eliza Neals, Breaking and Entering, self-released
7. Junior Wells, Southside Blues Jam, Delmark
8. Sean Costello, In the Magic Shop, VizzTone
9. The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, So Delicious, Shanachie
10. Various Artists, Take Me to the River, Stax
11. Eric Bibb, Blues People, Flatbrim
12. Keshia Dixon-Nelson, Almost 25!, self-released
13. Blue Lunch, Above the Fold, Rip Cat
14. Johnny Winter, Step Back, Megaforce
15. Tinsley Ellis, Tough Love, Heartfixer Music
16. Jeff Jensen, Morose Elephant, Swing Suit Records
17. Altered Five Blues Band, Cryin’ Mercy, Omnivibe*
18. Billy Walton Band, Wish For What You Want, VizzTone
19. Tas Cru, You Keep the Money, SubCat
20. Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnoise King, Fat Man’s Shine Parlor, Blind Pig
21. Jimmy Thackery, Extra Jimmies, Blind Pig
22. Eric Noden Band, Solid Ground, self-released
23. Joe Bonamassa, Different Shades Of Blue, J&R Adventures
24. Vance Kelly, Live at Kingston Mines, Wolf Records
25. The Blues Disciples, Big Beat, Land o’ Blues*