top 30 new albums for May 11 presents:
top 30 new albums for May 11
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 | Squid | Bright Green Field | Warp |
| 2 | Evidence | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | Fruit Bats | The Pet Parade | Sub Pop |
| 4 | Dinosaur Jr. | Sweep It Into Space | Jagjaguwar |
| 5 | La Femme | Paradigmes | Disque Pointu |
| 6 | Cedric Burnside | I Be Trying | Single Lock |
| 7 | Teenage Fanclub | Endless Arcade | Merge |
| 8 | Corvair | Corvair | wiaiwya |
| 9 | black midi | Cavalcade | Rough Trade |
| 10 | Cheekface | We Need a Bigger Dumpster – Single | self-released |
| 11 | Elizabeth King & The Gospel Souls | Living in the Last Days | Bible & Tire |
| 12 | Way, Shape, or Form | Infinite Lives | Way, Shape, or Form |
| 13 | Lucy Dacus | Home Video | Matador |
| 14 | PJ Sykes | Fuzz | Cherub |
| 15 | Manchester Orchestra | The Million Masks Of God | Loma Vista |
| 16 | Metronomy | The English Riviera 10th Anniversary | Because |
| 17 | Grave Flowers Bongo Band | Strength of Spring | Castle Face |
| 18 | Eli West | Tapered Point of Stone | Tender and Mild |
| 19 | Jeff Rosenstock | SKA DREAM | Polyvinyl |
| 20 | Sour Widows | Crossing Over – EP | Exploding In Sound |
| 21 | Luminous Kid | at the end of the dream | The Satchi Six |
| 22 | Rochelle Jordan | Play with the Changes | Young Art |
| 23 | Field Music | Flat White Moon | Memphis Industries |
| 24 | Silver Synthetic | Silver Synthetic | Third Man |
| 25 | BROCKHAMPTON | ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE | Question Everything / RCA |
| 26 | Lou Barlow | Reason to Live | Joyful Noise |
| 27 | Judith Hill | Baby, I’m Hollywood! | Regime |
| 28 | Danny Burns | Hurricane – EP | Bonfirempany |
| 29 | Godspeed You! Black Emperor | G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END! | Constellation |
| 30 | Fake Fruit | Fake Fruit | Rocks In Your Head |
Anna C. May 11th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Dinosaur Jr., Evidence, Fruit Bats, La Femme, Squid