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
genre charts for May 4 presents:
genre charts for May 4
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JP HARRIS’ DREADFUL WIND AND RAIN | Don’t You Marry No Railroad Man | Free Dirt |
| 2 | BETH SNAPP | “Something To Prove” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 3 | FLOCK OF DIMES | Head Of Roses | Sub Pop |
| 4 | CASSANDRA JENKINS | An Overview On Phenomenal Nature | Ba Da Bing |
| 5 | RHIANNON GIDDENS AND FRANCESCO TURRISI | They’re Calling Me Home | Nonesuch |
| 6 | AMY SPEACE AND THE ORPHAN BRIGADE | There Use To Be Horses Here | Windbone |
| 7 | MIDLAND | The Sonic Ranch | Big Machine |
| 8 | FIVE MILE MOUNTAIN ROAD | Swingbilly Swagger | Self-Released |
| 9 | ERIC CHURCH | Heart | UMG |
| 10 | JOHN HIATT WITH THE JERRY DOUGLAS BAND | Leftover Feelings [Advance Tracks] | New West |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DENZEL CURRY AND KENNY BEATS | Unlocked 1.5 | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 2 | GENESIS OWUSU | Smiling With No Teeth | House Anxiety/Ourness |
| 3 | DRAKE | Scary Hours 2 [EP] | Ovo/Republic |
| 4 | GUTTA BABY | Remain Solid | Gutta Baby |
| 5 | SENICA DA MISFIT | Masterpiece [EP] | Self-Released |
| 6 | GOOD PEOPLE, THE AND MILKCRATE | Frost Writtens [EP] | Self-Released |
| 7 | ICEROCKS | Crossing The Rubicon | Self-Released |
| 8 | THERAVADA | Xenophon | 2000 ENT. |
| 9 | EVIDENCE | Unlearning, Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 10 | DOPE DOG AND FRIENDS | Tales of da Dope Dog | Orlando Voorn Official |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CANNIBAL CORPSE | Violence Unimagined | Metal Blade |
| 2 | CRYPTA | Echoes of the Soul | Napalm |
| 3 | KNOLL | Interstice | Sludgelord |
| 4 | WIZARDTHRONE | Hypercube Necrodimensions | Self-Released |
| 5 | PESTILENCE | Exitium | Agonia |
| 6 | WIDE EYES | “Synesthesia” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | A PROJECTION | “Darwin’s Eden” [Single] | Metropolis |
| 8 | ENFORCED | Kill Grid | Century Media |
| 9 | GENGHIS TRON | Dream Weapon | Relapse |
| 10 | MORK | Katerdralen | Peaceville |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRIJEAN | Feelings | Ghostly International |
| 2 | ANDY STOTT | Never the Right Time | Modern Love |
| 3 | INSECT MACHINE, THE | Prototype [EP] | Self-Released |
| 4 | I YA TOYAH | Out Of Order [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | MODESELEKTOR | Mean Friend [EP] | Monkeytown |
| 6 | ENDLESS WAVES: THE DAWN OF ELECTRONIC NOISE AND AMBIENT MUSIC, VOL. 1 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Dash Dot Noise |
| 7 | JIMMY IMAGE | Soul Food | Plastik People Digital |
| 8 | ALEX SOMERS | Siblings 2 | Krunk |
| 9 | DER PLAN | Save Your Software | Bureau B |
| 10 | CODY CURRIE | Moves [EP] | Toy Tonics |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CANZONIERE GRECANICO SALENTINO | Meridiana | Ponderosa |
| 2 | ALTIN GUN | Yol | ATO |
| 3 | GRESCHKA | Inebriation | 4000 |
| 4 | JUPITER AND OKWESS | Na Kozonga | Everloving |
| 5 | JAAKKO LAITINEN AND VAARA RAHA | Suomi Disco | Playground |
| 6 | JAGUAR | “Siguele El Paso” [Single] | El Palmas |
| 7 | AYUNNE SULE | Putoo Katare Yire | Rebel Up |
| 8 | LOS MUTABLES | “Pasos En La Luna/Suspenso En El Espacio” [Single] | Munster |
| 9 | JOAO SELVA | Navegar | Underdog |
| 10 | DIANA BURCO | “Negra Del Sur” [Single] | Somos Mas |
Anna C. May 4th, 2021
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Brijean, Cannibal Corpse, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Denzel Curry, JP Harris, Kenny Beats