top 30 new albums for May 3 presents:
top 30 new albums for May 3
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 | jeanines | Don’t Wait for a Sign | Slumberland |
| 2 | Sault | Air | Forever Living Originals |
| 3 | Sean King | We’ll Cry About This Later | self-released |
| 4 | Prayer Group | Michael Dose | self-released |
| 5 | Plunky | Juju Jazz Poetics | N.A.M.E. Brand |
| 6 | Justin Golden | Hard Times and a Woman | self-released |
| 7 | Black Plastic | Black Plastic | Strawberry Moon |
| 8 | Congotronics International | Where’s the One? | Crammed Discs |
| 9 | CARRTOONS | Homegrown | Wichita |
| 10 | Flock of Dimes | Head of Roses: Phantom Limb | Sub Pop |
| 11 | Linqua Franqa | Bellringer | Ernest Jenning |
| 12 | Hackensaw Boys | Hackensaw Boys | SUNS WORK |
| 13 | Defcee & BoatHouse | For All Debts Public and Private | Closed Sessions |
| 14 | My Idea | CRY MFER | Hardly Art |
| 15 | Mal Blum | Ain’t It Nice – EP | self-released |
| 16 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | Domino |
| 17 | Jon Spencer & the HITmakers | Spencer Gets It Lit! | Bronzerat |
| 18 | Papercuts | Past Life Regression | Slumberland |
| 19 | Oceanator | Nothing’s Ever Fine | Big Scary Monsters |
| 20 | Denzel Curry | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Loma Vista |
| 21 | No Frills | Downward Dog | Big Soap |
| 22 | Guerilla Toss | Famously Alive | Sub Pop |
| 23 | The Mysterines | Reeling | Fiction |
| 24 | WIDOWSPEAK | The Jacket | Captured Tracks |
| 25 | Fly Anakin | Frank | Lex |
| 26 | Ceramic Animal | Sweet Unknown | Easy Eye Sound |
| 27 | Nilüfer Yanya | PAINLESS | ATO |
| 28 | OMBIIGIZI | Sewn Back Together | Arts & Crafts |
| 29 | Softcult | Year of the Snake | Easy Life |
| 30 | Mitski | Laurel Hell | Dead Oceans |
Anna C. May 3rd, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: jeanines, Plunky, Prayer Group, Sault, Sean King
genre charts for May 3 presents:
genre charts for May 3
AAA
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLOCK OF DIMES | Head Of Roses: Phantom Limb | Sub Pop |
| 2 | HACKENSAW BOYS | Hackensaw Boys | Suns Work |
| 3 | MAL BLUM | Ain’t It Nice [EP] | Self-Released |
| 4 | LITTLE ROY LIZZIE SHOW, THE | Welcome To The Show | Mountain Home |
| 5 | ACCIDENTALS, THE | Time Out (Session #2) | Self-Released |
| 6 | AMANDA ANNE PLATT AND THE HONEYCUTTERS | The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | Organic |
| 7 | CACTUS BLOSSOMS, THE | One Day | Walkie Talkie |
| 8 | RIVER WHYLESS | Monoflora | Soundly |
| 9 | JARLE SKAVHELLEN | Monochrome Sunset | Beech Street |
| 10 | JOHN CRAIGIE | Mermaid Salt | Self-Released |
Hip-Hop
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEAN KING | We’ll Cry About This Later | Self-Released |
| 2 | LINQUA FRANQA | Bellringer | Ernest Jenning |
| 3 | DEFCEE AND BOATHOUSE | For All Debts Public And Private | Closed Sessions |
| 4 | DENZEL CURRY | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 5 | FLY ANAKIN | Frank | Lex |
| 6 | ELZHI | Zhigeist | Nature Sounds |
| 7 | MOPES | Unwound | Strange Famous |
| 8 | VINCE STAPLES | Ramona Park Broke My Heart | Blacksmith/Motown |
| 9 | SANKOFA | Legacy Materials | Self-Released |
| 10 | PUSHA T | It’s Almost Dry | Getting Out Our Dreams |
Loud
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLACK ANGEL | The Black Rose | Solid |
| 2 | BATTLELORE | “Firekeeper” [Single] | Napalm |
| 3 | DECAPITATED | Cancer Culture | Nuclear Blast |
| 4 | ABSENT IN BODY | Plague God | Relapse |
| 5 | HALO EFFECT, THE | Days Of The Lost | Nuclear Blast |
| 6 | MESHUGGAH | Immutable | Atomic Fire |
| 7 | ORATORY | “Capitulation Genuflect” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 8 | STEVE VAI | Inviolate | Favored Nations |
| 9 | HAVUKRUUNU | Kuu Erkylän Yllä | Naturmacht Productions |
| 10 | (((S))) | Mama, Do You Think It’s Going To Rain All Day? | Aenaos |
RPM
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROADCAST | Maida Vale Sessions | Warp |
| 2 | SKOLD | Dead God | Cleopatra |
| 3 | EIKE HOSENFELD | Coctemalan | Salon Mondial |
| 4 | DELE SOSIMI | “Lord Have Mercy (feat. Tamar Osborn)” [Single] | Wah Wah 45s |
| 5 | MYSTERY SKULLS | “Be With You” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | DUCAT | “Andromeda” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | DJ OJI AKA THE ORIGINAL MAN | “That Viral Whistle Song” [Single] | Poji |
| 8 | NIGHT TEMPO | “Astral Fantasy” [Single] | Future 1980 |
| 9 | ZED BIAS | “The Music (Shur – I – Kan Remixes)” [Single] | Foliage |
| 10 | GEOFFREY C | “This Is Hot (Yes Indeedy)” [Single] | unquantize |
World
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CALEXICO | El Mirador | Anti- |
| 2 | ORCHESTRE MASSAKO | Orchestre Massako [EP] | Analog Africa |
| 3 | SATURNO 2000 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Analog Africa |
| 4 | BOMBA ESTEREO | Live In Dublin | Nacional |
| 5 | JASON TAMBA | Don’t Give Up | Playing For Change |
| 6 | KABAKA INTERNATIONAL GUITAR BAND | Led By G. Kabaka Opara | Palenque |
| 7 | GOOD ONES, THE | Rwanda… You See Ghosts, I See Sky | Six Degrees |
| 8 | ORCHESTRE LES VOLCANS DU BENIN | Vol. 1 | Albarika Store |
| 9 | AFRICA NEGRA | Antologia Vol. 1 | Bongo Joe |
| 10 | LOS CALVOS | Y Que Calvos! | El Palmas |
Anna C. May 3rd, 2022
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Black Angel, Broadcast, Calexico, Flock of Dimes, Sean King