All Songs Considered

New Music Friday: The Top 7 Albums Out On May 14

05.14.2021 - By NPRPlay

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

NPR Music's picks for the best albums out on May 14 include Jorja Smith's Be Right Back, St. Vincent's homage to early '70s rock, a staggering new project from saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings and more.

Featured Albums:

1. Jorja Smith — Be Right Back

Featured Song: "Digging"

2. St. Vincent — Daddy's Home

Featured Song: "Melting of the Sun"

3. Paris Texas — Boy Anonymous

Featured Song: "Force of Habit"

4. Maxine Funke — Séance

Featured Song: "Quiet Shore"

5. Giant Claw — Mirror Guide

Featured Song: "Until Mirror"

6. Shabaka Hutchings and Sons of Kemet — Black to the Future

Featured Song: "Let The Circle Be Unbroken"

7. Billy Bang — Lucky Man

Featured Song: "Jungle Lullaby"

Other notable releases for May 14: The Black Keys — Delta Kream; Damien Jurado — The Monster Who Hated Pennsylvania; Fatima Al Qadiri — Medieval Femme; Holly Macve — Not the Girl; Juliana Hatfield — Blood; Rodrigo y Gabriela — The Jazz EP; Sarah Neufeld — Detritus.

More episodes from All Songs Considered