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Top 50 for the Week of 02/05/2024

  1. Moon Mannequin – When the Way is Wide (self-released)
  2. The Umbrellas – Fairweather Friend (Slumberland)
  3. Ana Tijoux – Vida (Victoria Producciones )
  4. Sleater-Kinney – Little Rope (Loma Vista)
  5. Isaiah Collier – Parallel Universe (Night Dreamer)
  6. The Smile – Wall Of Eyes (XL)
  7. Mid Century Modern – Stolen Moments (MADK)
  8. New Model Army – Unbroken (earMUSIC)
  9. Katy Kirby – Blue Raspberry (Anti-)
  10. Cheekface – It's Sorted (self-released)
  11. James Supercave – GIMMICK (self-released)
  12. Nailah Hunter – Lovegaze (Fat Possum)
  13. Sprints – Letter to Self (Slang City)
  14. Patrick Cosmos – Gold Sound (self-released)
  15. The Courts – Is A Place (Maladaptive)
  16. Marika Hackman – Big Sigh (Chrysalis)
  17. Papooz – RESONATE (Half Awake)
  18. Dermabrasion – Pain Behavior (Hand Drawn Dracula)
  19. Folly Group – Down There! (Communion)
  20. Cafe Racer – Words In Error (self-released)
  21. Skafish – Conversation & The Rejects (self-released)
  22. Elephant Gym – World (Topshelf)
  23. Blood Chill – Clear Dark Blue (Culture Vacuum)
  24. J. Garza, Jacob Fawcett, Peter Wojtowicz – Moab (self-released)
  25. Etherwolf – Etherwolf (self-released)
  26. Secret Forest Service – Animal Mineral Digital (self-released)
  27. Honour – Àlááfíà (Pan)
  28. Fabiano Nascimento, Sam Gendel – The Room (Real World Records)
  29. 潘PAN – Reborn (Transgressive/PIAS)
  30. Sunset Honor Unit – Desire Paths (Marching Banana)
  31. Tiga & Hudson Mohawke – L'Ecstasy ( Love Minus Communications)
  32. Haiku Hands – Pleasure Beast (Spinning Top)
  33. The Slaps – This is My First Day at Drawing (self-released)
  34. Imelda Marcos – Agita (Self-Released )
  35. Barbara Manning – Charm of Yesterday…Convenience of Tomorrow (Ba Da Bing)
  36. HEALTH – RAT WARS (Loma Vista)
  37. Office Dog – Spiel (New West)
  38. Keyon Harrold – Foreverland (Concord Jazz)
  39. Slime Ring – Explorer Series Vol. 1 (self-released)
  40. Breeze – Sour Grapes (Hand Drawn Dracula)
  41. wht.rbbt.obj – Whiskey Hotel Tango (Rabbit Hole)
  42. Mol Sullivan – GOOSE (self-released)
  43. Tractor Beam – Early Reflections (Tractor Corp)
  44. Lord Dying – Clandestine Transcendence (MNRK Heavy)
  45. The Incurables – Inside Out & Backwards (Big Stir)
  46. Dirty Nice – Surrenderland (Chiverin)
  47. Atmosphere – Talk Talk (Rhymesayers)
  48. The Sundae Painters – Sundae Painters (Leather Jacket)
  49. DJ Manny – Hypnotized (Planet Mu)
  50. Lila Blue – Sweet Pea (Tiger Bomb)

This week's adds

  1. Alkaline Trio – Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs (Rise)
  2. Black Nite Crash – Signal to Noise (Neon Sigh)
  3. Courting – New Last Name (Lower Third/PIAS)
  4. Future Islands – People Who Aren't There Anymore (4AD)
  5. glass beach – plastic death (Run For Cover)
  6. ISMAY – Desert Pavement (self-released)
  7. J Mascis – What Do We Do Now (Sub Pop)
  8. JJ Grey & Mofro – Olustee (Alligator)
  9. Large Brush Collection – Off Center (Companion Plant)
  10. Mary Halvorson – Cloudward (Nonesuch)
  11. Medicine – On The Bed (Laner Archival Service)
  12. Muireann Bradley – I Kept These Old Blues (Tompkins Square)
  13. PACKS – Melt the Honey (Fire Talk)
  14. sponj – Epcot (self-released)
  15. Tapir! – The Pilgrim, Their God and the King of My Decrepit Mountain (Heavenly/PIAS)
  16. The James Dean Joint – Walkin' the 606 (Spacewank)
  17. The Last Dinner Party – Prelude to Ecstasy (Island)
  18. The Mons – Axes: Bold As Fuck (Triple Eye)
  19. Tinsley Ellis – Naked Truth (Alligator)
  20. Vera Sola – Peacemaker (City Slang)
  21. Weaklung – Smiles for Your Loved Ones (Spiteful Engineering)

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Top 50 for the Week of 01/29/2024

  1. Sleater-Kinney – Little Rope (Loma Vista)
  2. Moon Mannequin – When the Way is Wide (Self-released)
  3. Ana Tijoux – Vida (Victoria Producciones)
  4. Sprints – Letter to Self (Slang City)
  5. Marika Hackman – Big Sigh (Chrysalis)
  6. Nailah Hunter – Lovegaze (Fat Possum)
  7. Blood Chill – Clear Dark Blue (Culture Vacuum)
  8. James Supercave – GIMMICK (Self-released)
  9. Elephant Gym – World (Topshelf)
  10. Barbara Manning – Charm of Yesterday…Convenience of Tomorrow (Ba Da Bing)
  11. Mid Century Modern – Stolen Moments (MADK)
  12. The Slaps – This is My First Day at Drawing (self-released)
  13. The Courts – Is A Place (Maladaptive)
  14. Etherwolf – Etherwolf (self-released)
  15. Keyon Harrold – Foreverland (Concord Jazz)
  16. Folly Group – Down There! (Communion)
  17. Vacations – No Place Like Home (Nettwerk)
  18. Cafe Racer – Words In Error (self-released)
  19. Secret Forest Service – Animal Mineral Digital (self-released)
  20. wht.rbbt.obj – Whiskey Hotel Tango (Rabbit Hole)
  21. Video Age – Away from the Castle (Winspear)
  22. Dirty Nice – Surrenderland (Chiverin)
  23. HEALTH – RAT WARS (Loma Vista)
  24. Danny Brown – Quaranta (Warp)
  25. Lord Dying – Clandestine Transcendence (MNRK Heavy)
  26. Sunset Honor Unit – Desire Paths (Marching Banana)
  27. Atmosphere – Talk Talk (Rhymesayers)
  28. Haiku Hands – Pleasure Beast (Spinning Top)
  29. Slime Ring – Explorer Series Vol. 1 (Self-released)
  30. Tractor Beam – Early Reflections (Tractor Corp)
  31. forestlike – forestlike (Patsy Presents)
  32. Breeze – Sour Grapes (Hand Drawn Dracula)
  33. Isaiah Collier – Parallel Universe (Night Dreamer)
  34. J. Garza, Jacob Fawcett, Peter Wojtowicz – Moab (self-released)
  35. Imelda Marcos – Agita (Self-Released)
  36. Honour – Àlááfíà (Pan)
  37. DJ Manny – Hypnotized (Planet Mu)
  38. Tiga & Hudson Mohawke – L'Ecstasy (Love Minus Communications)
  39. Pile – Hot Air Balloon (Exploding In Sound)
  40. The Sundae Painters – Sundae Painters (Leather Jacket)
  41. Scott Whiddon – The Best of Intentions (self-released)
  42. O. – SLICE (Speedy Wunderground)
  43. Guided by Voices – Nowhere To Go But Up (GBV Inc)
  44. Compilation – Umbra and the Volcan Siege / The Anna Maze Split 12" (Volcan Galley)
  45. Patrick Cosmos – Gold Sound (self-released)
  46. 潘PAN – Reborn (Transgressive/PIAS)
  47. Chris O'Leary – The Hard Line (Alligator)
  48. Compilation – Remixes JID020 (Jazz Is Dead)
  49. Puppets for Poets – Boat of Dreams (self-released)
  50. Ruth Garbus – Alive People (Ordinal)

This week's adds

  • Cheekface – It's Sorted (self-released)
  • Dermabrasion – Pain Behavior (Hand Drawn Dracula)
  • Katy Kirby – Blue Raspberry (Anti-)
  • Mol Sullivan – Goose (self-released)
  • New Model Army – Unbroken (earMUSIC)
  • Office Dog – Spiel (New West)
  • PAPOOZ – RESONATE (Half Awake)
  • Sam Gendel and Fabiano do Nascimento – The Room (Real World)
  • The Smile – Wall of Eyes (XL)
  • The Umbrellas – Fairweather Friend (Slumberland)

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Top 50 for the Week of 1/22/2024

  1. Marika Hackman – Big Sigh (Chrysalis)
  2. The Slaps – This is My First Day at Drawing (self-released)
  3. Sprints – Letter to Self (Slang City)
  4. Elephant Gym – World (Topshelf)
  5. Video Age – Away from the Castle (Winspear)
  6. Folly Group – Down There! (Communion)
  7. J. Garza, Jacob Fawcett, Peter Wojtowicz – Moab (self-released)
  8. Cafe Racer – Words In Error (self-released)
  9. The Courts – Is A Place (Maladaptive)
  10. Nailah Hunter – Lovegaze (Fat Possum)
  11. Vacations – No Place Like Home (Nettwerk)
  12. Etherwolf – Etherwolf (self-released)
  13. Isaiah Collier – Parallel Universe (Night Dreamer)
  14. Honour – Àlááfíà (Pan)
  15. Sandunes – The Ground Beneath Her Feet (Tru Thoughts)
  16. Secret Forest Service – Animal Mineral Digital (self-released)
  17. Skafish – Conversation & The Rejects (self-released)
  18. Blood Chill – Clear Dark Blue (Culture Vacuum)
  19. Tiga & Hudson Mohawke – L'Ecstasy ( Love Minus Communications)
  20. George Riley – Un/limited Love (Ninja Tune)
  21. Patrick Cosmos – Gold Sound (self-released)
  22. The Veldt – Illuminated 1989 (Little Cloud/5BC)
  23. Breeze – Sour Grapes (Hand Drawn Dracula)
  24. Peter Gabriel – i/o (Real World)
  25. Harp – Albion (Bella Union/PIAS)
  26. Rat Columns – Babydoll (Tough Love)
  27. Various Artists – Umbra and the Volcan Siege / The Anna Maze Split 12" (Volcan Galley)
  28. Woolworthy – Electric Heartbreak (Boss Tunage)
  29. Barbara Manning – Charm of Yesterday…Convenience of Tomorrow (Ba Da Bing)
  30. HEALTH – RAT WARS (Loma Vista)
  31. Dirty Nice – Surrenderland (Chiverin)
  32. Atmosphere – Talk Talk (Rhymesayers)
  33. Danny Brown – Quaranta (Warp)
  34. See Jazz – Is This Anything? (Flower Sounds)
  35. The Incurables – Inside Out & Backwards (Big Stir)
  36. Chris O'Leary – The Hard Line (Alligator)
  37. Sleeping Jesus – Hollywood Smile (The Garden Shed)
  38. Haiku Hands – Pleasure Beast (Spinning Top)
  39. Midas the Jagaban – Midas Touch Vol. 2: Return of The Mask (Because)
  40. jess joy – SOURCEHEIRESS (Joyful Noise)
  41. Shabazz Palaces – Robed in Rareness (Sub Pop)
  42. Imelda Marcos – Agita (Self-Released )
  43. wht.rbbt.obj – Whiskey Hotel Tango (Rabbit Hole)
  44. Kurt Vile – Back To Moon Beach (Verve)
  45. Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – Fronzoli (What Reality)
  46. H31R – HeadSpace (Big Dada)
  47. Beirut – Hadsel (Pompeii)
  48. Call Super – Eulo Cramps (Can You Feel the Sun)
  49. Pile – Hot Air Balloon (Exploding In Sound)
  50. The Sundae Painters – Sundae Painters (Leather Jacket)

This week's adds

  1. Ana Tijoux – Vida (Victoria Producciones )
  2. James Supercave – GIMMICK (Self-released)
  3. Keyon Harrold – Foreverland (Concord Jazz)
  4. Lord Dying – Clandestine Transcendence (MNRK Heavy)
  5. Mid Century Modern – Stolen Moments (MADK)
  6. Moon Mannequin – When the Way is Wide (Self-released)
  7. Sleater-Kinney – Little Rope (Loma Vista)
  8. SLIFT – ILION (Sub Pop)
  9. Slime Ring – Explorer Series Vol. 1 (Self-released)
  10. Sunset Honor Unit – Desire Paths (Marching Banana)
  11. Tractor Beam – Early Reflections (Tractor Corp)
  12. 潘PAN – Reborn (Transgressive/PIAS)

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Top 50 for the Week of 01/15/2024

  1. The Slaps – This is My First Day at Drawing (self-released)
  2. Elephant Gym – World (Topshelf)
  3. Compilation – Umbra and the Volcan Siege / The Anna Maze Split 12" (Volcan Galley)
  4. Secret Forest Service – Animal Mineral Digital (self-released)
  5. DRAMA – Till We Die (STEM c/o DRAMA MUSIC)
  6. Honour – Àlááfíà (Pan)
  7. Dirty Nice – Surrenderland (Chiverin)
  8. Isaiah Collier – Parallel Universe (Night Dreamer)
  9. Video Age – Away from the Castle (Winspear)
  10. Kurt Vile – Back To Moon Beach (Verve)
  11. Skafish – Conversation & The Rejects (self-released)
  12. DJ Manny – Hypnotized (Planet Mu)
  13. Beirut – Hadsel (Pompeii)
  14. The Sundae Painters – Sundae Painters (Leather Jacket)
  15. Cafe Racer – Words In Error (self-released)
  16. Barbara Manning – Charm of Yesterday…Convenience of Tomorrow (Ba Da Bing)
  17. Sandunes – The Ground Beneath Her Feet (Tru Thoughts)
  18. David Safran – The Little Recidivist (Lack of Options)
  19. Mode Hexe – Norphonic (Love All Day)
  20. BJ The Chicago Kid – Gravy (RCA)
  21. Woolworthy – Electric Heartbreak (Boss Tunage)
  22. The Veldt – Illuminated 1989 (Little Cloud/5BC)
  23. George Riley – Un/limited Love (Ninja Tune)
  24. Breeze – Sour Grapes (Hand Drawn Dracula)
  25. forestlike – forestlike (Patsy Presents)
  26. Aesop Rock – Integrated Tech Solutions (Rhymesayers)
  27. Imelda Marcos – Agita (Self-Released)
  28. wht.rbbt.obj – Whiskey Hotel Tango (Rabbit Hole)
  29. Mia Joy – Celestial Mirror (Fire Talk)
  30. HEALTH – RAT WARS (Loma Vista)
  31. Blood Chill – Clear Dark Blue (Culture Vacuum)
  32. See Jazz – Is This Anything? (Flower Sounds)
  33. Midas the Jagaban – Midas Touch Vol. 2: Return of The Mask (Because)
  34. jess joy – SOURCEHEIRESS (Joyful Noise)
  35. Atmosphere – Talk Talk (Rhymesayers)
  36. Puppets for Poets – Boat of Dreams (self-released)
  37. Harp – Albion (Bella Union/PIAS)
  38. Haiku Hands – Pleasure Beast (Spinning Top)
  39. El Búho – Strata (Wonderwheel)
  40. GUB – GUB (Sophomore Lounge)
  41. Pile – Hot Air Balloon (Exploding In Sound)
  42. Lila Blue – Sweet Pea (Tiger Bomb)
  43. Yuhan Su – Liberated Gesture (Sunnyside)
  44. The Smashing Times – This Sporting Life (K)
  45. Scream – DC Special (Dischord)
  46. Shabazz Palaces – Robed in Rareness (Sub Pop)
  47. Chicken Happen – Chicken Happen IV (self-released)
  48. Sleeping Jesus – Hollywood Smile (The Garden Shed)
  49. O. – SLICE (Speedy Wunderground)
  50. Iron & Wine – Who Can See Forever Soundtrack (Sub Pop)

This week's adds

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  • Chris O'Leary – The Hard Line (Alligator)
  • Etherwolf – Etherwolf EP (self-released)
  • Folly Group – Down There! (So Young / Communion)
  • J. Garza, Jacob Fawcett, Peter Wojtowicz – MOAB (self-released)
  • Marika Hackman – Big Sigh (Chrysalis)
  • Nailah Hunter – Lovegaze (Fat Possum)
  • Patrick Cosmos – Gold Sound (self-released)
  • SPRINTS – Letter to Self (City Slang)
  • The Courts – Is a Place [EP] (Maladaptive)
  • The Incurables – The Incurables (Big Stir)
  • Tiga & Hudson Mohawke – L'Ecstacy (Love Minus Communications)
  • Vacations – No Place Like Home (Nettwerk)

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Top 50 for the Week of 01/08/2024

  1. Cafe Racer – Words In Error (self-released)
  2. Danny Brown – Quaranta (Warp)
  3. DRAMA – Till We Die (STEM c/o DRAMA MUSIC)
  4. wht.rbbt.obj – Whiskey Hotel Tango (Rabbit Hole)
  5. Barbara Manning – Charm of Yesterday…Convenience of Tomorrow (Ba Da Bing)
  6. The Veldt – Illuminated 1989 (Little Cloud/5BC)
  7. jess joy – SOURCEHEIRESS (Joyful Noise)
  8. BJ The Chicago Kid – Gravy (RCA)
  9. 4x4 Animal Style – When I Was Young (Let It Swim)
  10. Sandunes – The Ground Beneath Her Feet (Tru Thoughts)
  11. See Jazz – Is This Anything? (Flower Sounds)
  12. Beirut – Hadsel (Pompeii)
  13. El Búho – Strata (Wonderwheel)
  14. Isaiah Collier – Parallel Universe (Night Dreamer)
  15. The Sundae Painters – Sundae Painters (Leather Jacket)
  16. Kurt Vile – Back To Moon Beach (Verve)
  17. Rat Columns – Babydoll (Tough Love)
  18. Woolworthy – Electric Heartbreak (Boss Tunage)
  19. Video Age – Away from the Castle (Winspear)
  20. Aesop Rock – Integrated Tech Solutions (Rhymesayers)
  21. Haiku Hands – Pleasure Beast (Spinning Top)
  22. Mia Joy – Celestial Mirror (Fire Talk)
  23. Atmosphere – Talk Talk (Rhymesayers)
  24. Compilation – Remixes JID020 (Jazz Is Dead)
  25. The DIFF – Whats The DIFF (Cheap Kiss)
  26. H31R – HeadSpace (Big Dada)
  27. Keys N Krates – IN:TENSION (Last Gang/MNRK)
  28. Quantic – Dancing While Falling (Play It Again Sam)
  29. Chicken Happen – Chicken Happen IV (self-released)
  30. HEALTH – RAT WARS (Loma Vista)
  31. Midas the Jagaban – Midas Touch Vol. 2: Return of The Mask (Because)
  32. Sleeping Jesus – Hollywood Smile (The Garden Shed)
  33. forestlike – forestlike (Patsy Presents)
  34. Scott Whiddon – The Best of Intentions (self-released)
  35. O. – SLICE (Speedy Wunderground)
  36. Circus Devils – Squeeze the Needle (Guided By Voices Inc.)
  37. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – The Silver Cord (KGLW)
  38. David Safran – The Little Recidivist (Lack of Options)
  39. GUB – GUB (Sophomore Lounge)
  40. Call Super – Eulo Cramps (Can You Feel the Sun)
  41. Ian Sweet – SUCKER (Polyvinyl)
  42. Peter Gabriel – i/o (Real World)
  43. Lila Blue – Sweet Pea (Tiger Bomb)
  44. Yuhan Su – Liberated Gesture (Sunnyside)
  45. Vince Clarke – Songs of Silence (Mute)
  46. Guided by Voices – Nowhere To Go But Up (GBV Inc)
  47. The Smashing Times – This Sporting Life (K)
  48. Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – Fronzoli (What Reality)
  49. Scream – DC Special (Dischord)
  50. Cat Power – Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert (Domino)

This week's adds

  • Breeze – Sour Grapes (Hand Drawn Dracula)
  • Dirty Nice – Surrenderland (Chiverin)
  • Elephant Gym – World (Topshelf)
  • Honour – Àlááfíà (Pan)
  • Imelda Marcos – Agita EP (Already Dead)
  • Pile – Hot Air Balloon EP (Exploding in Sound)
  • Secret Forest Service – Animal Mineral Digital (self-released)
  • Skafish – Conversation & The Rejects (self-released)
  • The Slaps – This is My First Day at Drawing (self-released)
  • Various Artists – Umbra and the Volcan Siege / The Anna Maze Split 12" (Volcan Galley)
  • The Incurables – The Incurables (Big Stir)

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