top 30 new albums for May 4 presents:
top 30 new albums for May 4
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 | Dry Cleaning | New Long Leg | 4AD |
| 2 | JP Harris’ Dreadful Wind and Rain | Don’t You Marry No Railroad Man | Free Dirt |
| 3 | Beth Snapp | Something to Prove – Single | self-released |
| 4 | Downhaul | Proof | Refresh |
| 5 | JuJu | Live at 131 Prince Street | Strut |
| 6 | Lucy Dacus | Home Video | Matador |
| 7 | PJ Sykes | Fuzz | Cherub |
| 8 | Mary Greer Mudiku | Black Love Alive Again | Black Fire |
| 9 | Charles Owens Trio | 10 Years | La Reserve |
| 10 | Sour Widows | Crossing Over – EP | Exploding In Sound |
| 11 | Luminous Kid | at the end of the dream | The Satchi Six |
| 12 | Raf Rundell | O.M. Days | Heavenly |
| 13 | Flock of Dimes | Head of Roses | Sub Pop |
| 14 | Michael Beach | Dream Violence | Goner |
| 15 | Denzel Curry x Kenny Beats | UNLOCKED 1.5 | Loma Vista |
| 16 | Genesis Owusu | Smiling with No Teeth | House Anxiety / Ourness |
| 17 | Cloud Nothings | The Shadow I Remember | Carpark |
| 18 | Brijean | Feelings | Ghostly International |
| 19 | Goat Girl | On All Fours | Rough Trade |
| 20 | Tele Novella | Merlynn Belle | Kill Rock Stars |
| 21 | The Weather Station | Ignorance | Fat Possum |
| 22 | Black Country, New Road | For the First Time | Ninja Tune |
| 23 | Cheekface | Emphatically No. | New Professor Music |
| 24 | Cassandra Jenkins | An Overview on Phenomenal Nature | Ba Da Bing! |
| 25 | Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio | I Told You So | Colemine |
| 26 | Cannibal Corpse | Violence Unimagined | Metal Blade |
| 27 | Rhiannon Giddens | They’re Calling Me Home (with Francesco Turrisi) | Nonesuch |
| 28 | Crypta | Echoes of the Soul | Napalm |
| 29 | Ayuune Sule | Putoo Katare Yire | Rebel Up |
| 30 | Jon Batiste | WE ARE | Verve |
Anna C. May 4th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Beth Snapp, Downhaul, Dry Cleaning, JP Harris, JuJu