KCRW’s Top 30: May 17-23

The dulcet tones of R&B force Jorja Smith make a welcome return on her latest album “Be Right Back,” which tops our chart for May 17-23.

Revisit the best of KCRW’s airplay from the past week with fresh cuts from the likes of La Femme, Biig Piig, Duran Jones & the Indications, and a whole lot more to keep you feeling fresh and cool in the warm weather ahead.

Check out the full rundown and our Top 30 Spotify playlist below.

KCRW’S TOP 30: MAY 17-23

2. 2. JORJA SMITH

      – BE RIGHT BACK (FAMM)

   3. LA FEMME – PARADIGMES (DISQUE POINTU)

   4. POLO & PAN

      – CYCLORAMA (VIRGIN RECORDS FRANCE)

   5. ST. VINCENT – DADDY’S HOME (LOMA VISTA / CONCORD)

   6. DURAND JONES & THE INDICATIONS

      – PRIVATE SPACE (DEAD OCEANS)

   7. BIIG PIIG

      – THE SKY IS BLEEDING (RCA)

   8. LEON BRIDGES – GOLD-DIGGERS SOUND (COLUMBIA)

   9. MYD – BORN A LOSER (ED BANGER)

   10. LIONEL BOY

       – LIONEL BOY (INNOVATIVE LEISURE)

   11. BENNY SINGS – MUSIC (STONES THROW)

   12. SONS OF KEMET – BLACK TO THE FUTURE (IMPULSE!)

   13. CHET FAKER

       – WHATEVER TOMORROW (SOULWAX REMIX) [SINGLE] (DETAIL)

   14. ELOHIM – STRUT FEAT. BIG FREEDIA (ELOHIM MUSIC)

   15. AMBAR LUCID

       – GET LOST IN THE MUSIC (300 ENTERTAINMENT)

   16. KUČKA

       – WRESTLING (LUCKYME)

   17. NATALIA LAFOURCADE – UN CANTO POR MÉXICO VOL. 2 (SONY MÉXICO)

   18. EASY LIFE – LIFE’S A BEACH (ISLAND)

   19. ALLISON RUSSELL

       – OUTSIDE CHILD (FANTASY / CONCORD)

   20. TWIN SHADOW

       – TWIN SHADOW (CHEREE CHEREE)

   21. VARIOUS ARTISTS

       – KITSUNÉ AMERICA, WEST COAST EDITION (KITSUNÉ)

   22. GASPARD AUGÉ

       – ESCAPADES (GENESIS / ED BANGER / BECAUSE)

   23. L’IMPÉRATRICE

       – TAKO TSUBO (MICROQLIMA)

   24. KIEFER

       – BETWEEN DAYS (STONES THROW)

   25. D

       ĀM-FUNK

       – ARCHITECTURE III (GLYDEZONE)

   26. ALFIE TEMPLEMAN

       – FOREVER ISN’T LONG (CHESS CLUB)

   27. THE BLACK KEYS – DELTA KREAM (EASY EYE SOUND / NONESUCH)

   28. QUIVERS

       – GOLDEN DOUBT (BA DA BING!)

   29. HARD FEELINGS

       – HOLDING ON TOO LONG [SINGLE] (DOMINO)

   30. ORA THE MOLECULE

       – HUMAN SARARI (MUTE)

   31. WOLF ALICE

       – BLUE WEEKEND (DIRTY HIT / RCA)