Weekly Top Airplay: May 12, 2015 POSTED:: May 12, 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: 5/12/15
Listed As: artist, title, label
Radio 200
1. Surgeons In Heat, Disaster, Top Five*
2. Rio Turbo, Rio Turbo, Gloss*
3. Waxahatchee, Ivy Tripp, Merge
4. The Sonics, This Is the Sonics, Revox
5. Moon Duo, Shadow Of the Sun, Sacred Bones
6. Metz, II, Sub Pop
7. Giant Sand, Heartbreak Pass, New West
8. Saun and Starr, Look Closer, Daptone
9. Surfer Blood, 1000 Palms, Joyful Noise
10. American Wrestlers, American Wrestlers, Fat Possum
11. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Freedom Tower: No Wave Dance party 2015, Mom + Pop
12. The King Khan and BBQ Show, Bad News Boys, In the Red
13. OFF!, Live From the BBC [10-inch], Vice
14. Male Gaze, Gale Maze, Castle Face
15. Alabama Shakes, Sound and Color, ATO
16. Rose Windows, Rose Windows, Sub Pop
17. Torche, Restarter, Relapse
18. Devil Met Contention, American Times [EP], self-released*
19. Shilpa Ray, Last Year’s Savage, Northern Spy
20. Eternal Summers, Gold and Stone, Kanine
21. Diplo, F10RIDA, Big Dada
22. Mac McCaughan, Non-Believers, Merge
23. Courtney Barnett, Sometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit, Mom + Pop
24. Sales, Sales [EP], self-released
25. Lightning Bolt, Fantasy Empire, Thrill Jockey
26. Django Django, Born Under Saturn, Ribbon
27. Wand, Golem, In the Red
28. Tobias Jess Jr., Goon, True Panther
29. POW!, Fight Fire, Castle Face
30. Mikal Cronin, MCIII, Merge
Adds
1. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Quarters, Castle Face
2. The Holydrug Couple, Moonlust, Sacred Bones
3. Patrick Watson, Love Songs For Robots, Domino
4. Tyondai Braxton, Hive1, Nonesuch
5. Jacco Gardner, Hypnophobia, Polyvinyl
RPM
1. Rio Turbo, Rio Turbo, Gloss
2. Diplo, F10RIDA, Big Dada
3. Dan Deacon, Gliss Riffer, Domino
4. Shlohmo, Dark Red, True Panther Sounds
5. Pale Blue, The Past We Leave Behind, Captured Tracks
6. Vessels, Dilate, Bias
7. Larytta, Jura, Creaked
8. Nosaj Thing, Fated, Innovative Leisure
9. Squarepusher, Damogen Furies, Warp
10. Lapalux, Lustmore, Brainfeeder
New World
1. Various Artists, Putumayo Presents: Cafe Del Mundo, Putumayo
2. Buena Vista Social Club, Lost and Found, World Circuit
3. Various Artists, Choubi Choubi! Folk and Pop Sounds From Iraq, Sublime Frequencies
4. Various Artists, The Rough Guide to Latin Rare Groove, Vol. 2, World Music Network
5. Los Crema Paraiso, De Pelicula, Cutupra
6. Lila Downs, Balas Y Chocolate, Sony
7. Various Artists, The Rough Guide to African Rare Groove, World Music Network
8. Tapper Zukie, Tapper Roots, Virgin
9. Tony Allen, Film Of Life, Jazz Village
10. Francis Bebey, Psychedelic Sanza 1982-1984, Born Bad
Jazz
1. Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers, Imsoneworleans, Basin Street
2. Marcus Miller, Afrodeezia, Blue Note
3. Pete Rodriguez, El Conde, Destiny
4. Russ Nolan, Call It What You Want, self-released
5. Cameron Siegal, World Junk, self-released
6. Harvie S. and Sheryl Bailey, Plucky Strum, Whaling City Sound
7. Steve Turre, Spiritman, Smoke Sessions
8. Marc Cary, Rhodes Ahead, Vol. 2, Motema
9. John William Gordon, Just a Wild Guess
10. Yuko Ito, O Cantador, Funny Baby Face
Blues (updated monthly)
1.Pokey LaFarge, Something In the Water, Rounder
2. JD McPherson, Let the Good Times Roll, Rounder
3. Robben Ford, Into the Sun, Provogue
4. Gina Sicilia, The Alabama Sessions EP, VizzTone
5. Rockin’ Johnny, Greetings From Greaseland, West Tone
6. Rhiannon Giddens, Tomorrow Is My Turn, Nonesuch
7. Anthony Gomes, Electric Field Holler, Up to Zero
8. Joe Bonamassa, Different Shades of Blue, J&R Adventures
9. JJ Grey & Mofro, Ol’ Glory, Provogue
10. Debbie Davies, Love Spin, VizzTone
11. Bettye LaVette, Worthy, Cherry Red
12. Junior Wells, Southside Blues Jam, Delmark
13. Beth Hart, Better Than Home, Provogue
14. Jorma Kaukonen, Ain’t In No Hurry, Red House Records
15. Leadbelly, The Smithsonian Folkways Collection, Smithsonian Folkways
16. Slam Allen, Feel These Blues, American Showplace Music
17. AJ Ghent Band, Live at Terminal West, Blue Corn Music
18. The Juke Joint Pimps, The Juke Joint Pimps, Voodoo Rhythm Records
19. Breezy Rodio, So Close To It, Wind Chill
20. Pops Staples, Don’t Lose This, Anti –
21. Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Unclassified, Warner
22. Steve Earle and the Dukes, Terraplane, New West
23. Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, So Delicious!, Shanachie
24. Altered Five Blues Band, Cryin’ Mercy, Omnivibe*
25. Tad Robinson, Day Into Night, Severn