Top New Album Releases for May 2
Car Seat Headrest
It’s Friday, a perfect moment to embrace tranquility before immersing yourself in the latest Marvel movie. Why not balance the excitement with the soothing melodies of independent rock albums? Julie Bee, the thoughtful host of Amplified on Marfa Public Radio, joins NPR Music’s Stephen Thompson to discuss the return of Car Seat Headrest, along with new albums from Samantha Crain, PUP, Jenny Hval, and more in our latest New Music Friday episode.
The Starting Five
Our inspiring hosts share the uplifting backstories and best songs from the following albums:
- Car Seat Headrest, The Scholars
- Samantha Crain, Gumshoe
- PUP, Who Will Look After The Dogs?
- Jenny Hval, Iris Silver Mist
- Jolie Laide, Creatures
The Lightning Round
We also wish to shine a light on these five albums that deserve attention:
- Lucius, Lucius
- Milkweed, Remscéla
- Model/Actriz, Pirouette
- Souleance, Kebab Discothèque
- Clem Snide, Oh, Smokey
Find uplifting sounds in our New Music Friday playlists on your preferred platforms.
The Long List
For those wishing to explore even further, here are the week’s newly released albums, organized by genre:
Classical
- Yuja Wang, Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos | Solo Works
- Black Violin, Full Circle
- Chloe Flower, I Love Me More
- Seong-Jin Cho, Ravel
Country/Folk/Americana
- Esther Rose, Want
- Eric Church, Evangeline vs. The Machine
- Hardy, Country!
- Maddie & Tae, Love & Light
- Peggy Seeger, Teleology
- Rebecca Lynn Howard, I’m Not Who You Think I Am
Electronic/Out There
- Eli Keszler, Eli Keszler
- Loscil, Lake Fire
- Surgeon, Shell~Wave
- Alex Marsh, Trellis
- Anthony Naples, Scanners
- Anthony Pateras, Reise der Schatten
- Anysia Kym & Loraine James, Clandestine EP
- Asterisk, No School
- Beatrice Dillon & Hideki Umezawa, Basho / Still Forms
- Charlotte Plank, Club Liminal
- Colombian Drone Mafia + Gibrana Cervantes, Memoria
- Gryofield, Akin/Mother EP
- Imryll Obscure, Blood & Love
- James Krivchenia, Performing Belief
- Messenger Girls Trio, Genius Loop Duos
- Omid Geadizadeh, Like The Sea Knows Blue
- Peverelist, Pulse Decay EP
- Schiela, Who We Are EP
- Shine Grooves, Sequences For Fluttering
- The Balloonist, Dreamland
- Torn Hawk, Watching Heat on Mute
Global
- Ding Dong, From Ding Dong to World Ding
- Fuerza Regida, 111
- PANTIA
- Mayorkun, Still the Mayor
- Meiko Kaji, Yadokari + Shura No Hana
- Sami Galbi, Ylh Bye Bye
- TWS, Try With Us
Jazz
- Enji, Sonor
- Angel Bat Dawid and Naima Nefertari, Journey to Nabta Playa
- Arve Henriksen, Trygve Seim, Anders Jormin, Markku Ounaskari, Arcanum
- Deborah Silver with the Count Basie Orchestra, Basie Rocks!
- Julia Úlehla and Dálava, Understories
- Kurt Rosenwinkel & Jean-Paul Brodbeck, The Brahms Project
Pop
- Aly & AJ, Silver Deliverer
- Briston Maroney, Jimmy
- Låpsley, I’M A HURRICANE I’M A WOMAN IN LOVE
R&B/Soul
- Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Naturally (20th Anniversary Edition)
- Xavier Omär, HunnyMoon Mountain
Rap/Hip-Hop
- Wretch, 32 Home?
- Youngs Teflon, Keep The Change
- Boldy James & Real Bad Man, Conversational Pieces
- Diuragga, 77th
- doseone & Steel Tipped Dove, All Portrait, No Chorus
- Key Glock, Glockaveli
- Yung Lean, Jonatan
- Flowsik, Reload, EP
- Herbski, Sessions
- Doctor Bionic, The Island of Doctor Bionic
- Teether & Kuya Neil, Yearn IV
- Tha Alkaholiks, Daaam!
- Ayvee, Chrysalide (Phase III)
- Fatoni, Edgar Wasser & Juse Ju, BAWRS
