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Top 50 for the Week of 11/13/2023

  1. Pip BlomBobbie (Heavenly/PIAS)
  2. Mint FieldAprender a Ser (felte)
  3. Sofia KourtesisMadres (Ninja Tune)
  4. Marnie SternThe Comeback Kid (Joyful Noise)
  5. Sen MorimotoDiagnosis (City Slang/Sooper )
  6. TALsoundsShift ( NNA Tapes )
  7. Jorja Smithfalling or flying (FAMM)
  8. Glassercrux (One Little Independent)
  9. bar italiaThe Twits (Matador)
  10. The KillsGod Games (Domino)
  11. DJ ShadowAction Adventure (Mass Appeal )
  12. Jamila WoodsWater Made Us (Jagjaguwar)
  13. Slauson Malone 1EXCELSIOR (Warp)
  14. Butcher BrownSolar Music (Concord Jazz)
  15. Nathan GrahamSaint of Second Chances (Pravda)
  16. Squirrel FlowerTomorrow's Fire (Polyvinyl)
  17. Tkay MaidzaSweet Justice (4AD)
  18. L'RainI Killed Your Dog (Mexican Summer)
  19. Armand HammerWe Buy Diabetic Test Strips (Fat Possum)
  20. Drop NineteensHard Light (Wharf Cat )
  21. Alien NosejobThe Derivative Sounds of… or… A Dog Always Returns to its Vomit (Goner)
  22. Damage DamesBuffalo Wild Women (Self-released)
  23. Charlie VettunoLime Juice (Innovative Leisure)
  24. Juliana HatfieldJuliana Hatfield Sings ELO (American Laundromat)
  25. The DrumsJonny (ANTI-)
  26. Paul Giallorenzo TrioPlay (Delmark)
  27. The ChillsBrave Words (Spoken Bravely: The Remix) (Flying Nun/Fire)
  28. SylvesterPrivate Recordings, August 1970 (Dark Entries)
  29. The Mountain GoatsJenny from Thebes (Merge)
  30. Land Of TalkPerformances (Saddle Creek)
  31. SinegoAlterego (Sinego Music)
  32. ResavoirResavoir (International Anthem)
  33. Madame Reaper and the Gentlemen's ClubMadame Reaper's Gentlemen's Club (The Club)
  34. Daniel VillarrealLados B (International Anthem)
  35. Dolph ChaneyMug (Courtesy Version) (Big Stir)
  36. Axis:sovABlinded by Oblivion (God?)
  37. The Gaslight AnthemHistory Books (Rich Mahogany/Thirty Tigers)
  38. Hotline TNTCartwheel (Third Man )
  39. Seafood SamAfros In The Wind (drink sum wtr)
  40. ill peachTHIS IS NOT AN EXIT (Hardly Art)
  41. The SerfsHalf Eaten By Dogs (Trouble in Mind)
  42. Jenn ChampionThe Last Night of Sadness (Gay Forever)
  43. The Rural Alberta AdvantageThe Rise & The Fall (Saddle Creek/Paper Bag)
  44. boygeniusthe rest (Interscope)
  45. BassKaseRabbit Holes (Soundpoint)
  46. Mike DonovanMeets the Mighty Flashlight (Drag City)
  47. JockstrapI<3UQTINVU (Rough Trade )
  48. Dawn RichardThe Architect Epoch (Merge)
  49. Little MazarnHoney Island General Store (Double Yolk Record House)
  50. Hard Copy12 Shots of Nature (Feel It)

This week's adds

  • 4x4 Animal StyleWhen I Was Young (Let it Swim)
  • Aesop RockIntegrated Tech Solutions (Rhymesayers)
  • Alyssa BrayTiming EP (self-released)
  • Anna HillburgTired Girls (Speakeasy Studios SF)
  • BJ the Chicago KidGravy (RCA)
  • Cat PowerCat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall (Domino)
  • Chicken HappenChicken Happen IV (self-released)
  • DRAMATill We Die (STEM/c/o DRAMA MUSIC)
  • El BuhoStrata (Wonderwheel)
  • GUBGUB (Sophomore Lounge)
  • IAN SWEETSUCKER (Polyvinyl)
  • Keys N Krates IN:TENSION (Last Gang/MNRK)
  • King Gizzard and the Lizard WizardThe Silver Chord (KGLW)
  • Liza AnneUtopian (Anti-Fragile)
  • Mia JoyCelestial Mirror (Fire Talk)
  • Mode HexeNorphonic (Love All Day)
  • QuanticDancing While Falling (Play It Again Sam)
  • S. L. HouserHibiscus (Spaceflight)

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TOP 50 FOR THE WEEK OF 11/6/2023

  1. Jorja Smithfalling or flying (FAMM)
  2. Nathan GrahamSaint of Second Chances (Pravda)
  3. Jamila WoodsWater Made Us (Jagjaguwar)
  4. Pip BlomBobbie (Heavenly/PIAS)
  5. Squirrel FlowerTomorrow's Fire (Polyvinyl)
  6. Sofia KourtesisMadres (Ninja Tune)
  7. Charlie VettunoLime Juice (Innovative Leisure)
  8. Glassercrux (One Little Independent)
  9. Butcher BrownSolar Music (Concord Jazz)
  10. Vanishing TwinAfternoon X (Fire)
  11. DJ ShadowAction Adventure (Mass Appeal )
  12. Slauson Malone 1EXCELSIOR (Warp)
  13. The Mountain GoatsJenny from Thebes (Merge)
  14. Paul Giallorenzo TrioPlay (Delmark)
  15. L'RainI Killed Your Dog (Mexican Summer)
  16. Juliana HatfieldJuliana Hatfield Sings ELO (American Laundromat)
  17. Say She SheSilver (Colemine/Karma Chief)
  18. Sufjan StevensJavelin (Asthmatic Kitty )
  19. Cherry GlazerrI Don't Want You Anymore (Secretly Canadian)
  20. Born DaysMy Little Dark (AudioSport)
  21. WilcoCousin (dBpm)
  22. Armand HammerWe Buy Diabetic Test Strips (Fat Possum)
  23. SinegoAlterego (Sinego Music)
  24. Alien NosejobThe Derivative Sounds of… or… A Dog Always Returns to its Vomit (Goner)
  25. Maple GliderI Get Into Trouble (Partisan)
  26. Daniel VillarrealLados B (International Anthem)
  27. Slow PulpYard (ANTI- )
  28. The KillsGod Games (Domino)
  29. ZuliKomy EP (self-released)
  30. Dawn RichardThe Architect Epoch (Merge)
  31. Edinburgh School for the DeafNew Youth Bible (Absolutely Kosher)
  32. The DrumsJonny (ANTI-)
  33. David Christian and the Pinecone OrchestraSentimental Burrito (self-released)
  34. Cupid & PsycheRomantic Music (Felte)
  35. Animal CollectiveIsn't It Now? (Domino)
  36. The NationalLaugh Track (4AD)
  37. Lunar AshRosa & The Red Thread (House of Ash)
  38. Shawn MaxwellJ Town Suite (self-released)
  39. Madame Reaper and the Gentlemen's ClubMadame Reaper's Gentlemen's Club (The Club)
  40. Reverend Kristin Michael HayterSAVED! (Perpetual Flame Ministries)
  41. BrabrabraMangooona (Absolutely Kosher)
  42. The DollyrotsNight Owls (Wicked Cool)
  43. HNRY FLWRVisions of the Daytime Moon (Self-released)
  44. PachymanSwitched-On (ATO)
  45. boygeniusthe rest (Interscope)
  46. Helena DelandGoodnight Summerland (Chivi Chivi )
  47. Oneohtrix Point NeverAgain (Warp)
  48. Blonde RedheadSit Down for Dinner (section1)
  49. MelenasAhora (Trouble In Mind)
  50. Annie Leethcharge (self-released)

This week's adds

  • bar italiaThe Twits (Matador)
  • BasskaseRabbit Holes (Soundpoint)
  • CourseTight Feathers (self released)
  • Drop NineteensHard Light (Wharf Cat)
  • Hotline TNTCartwheel (Third Man)
  • ill peachTHIS IS NOT AN EXIT (Hardly Art)
  • IsletSoft Fascination (Fire)
  • JockstrapI<3UQTINVU (Rough Trade)
  • Marnie SternThe Comeback Kid (Joyful Noise)
  • Mike DonovanMeets the Mighty Flashlight (Drag City)
  • Mint FieldAprender a Ser (Felte)
  • ResavoirResavoir (International Anthem)
  • Seafood SamAfros In The Wind (drink sum wtr)
  • Sen MorimotoDiagnosis (City Slang / Sooper)
  • SylvesterPrivate Recordings, August 1970 (Dark Entries)
  • TALsoundsShift (NNA Tapes)
  • The ChillsBrave Words (Spoken Bravely: The Remix) (Fire)
  • The Gaslight AnthemHistory Books (Rich Mahogany/Thirty Tigers)
  • Tkay MaidzaSweet Justice (4AD)

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Top 50 for the Week of 10/30/2023

  1. WilcoCousin (dBpm)
  2. Butcher BrownSolar Music (Concord Jazz)
  3. Blonde RedheadSit Down for Dinner (section1)
  4. Charlie VettunoLime Juice (Innovative Leisure)
  5. Glassercrux (One Little Independent)
  6. Sufjan StevensJavelin (Asthmatic Kitty )
  7. Squirrel FlowerTomorrow's Fire (Polyvinyl)
  8. Slow PulpYard (ANTI- )
  9. Madame Reaper and the Gentlemen's ClubMadame Reaper's Gentlemen's Club (The Club)
  10. Paul Giallorenzo TrioPlay (Delmark)
  11. The DrumsJonny (Anti-)
  12. Jamila WoodsWater Made Us (Jagjaguwar)
  13. Armand HammerWe Buy Diabetic Test Strips (Fat Possum)
  14. boygeniusthe rest (Interscope)
  15. Vanishing TwinAfternoon X (Fire)
  16. Uni BoysBuy This Now! (Curation)
  17. ScreensaverDecent Shapes (Upset the Rhythm)
  18. Daniel VillarrealLados B (International Anthem)
  19. LuggageHand Is Bad (Amish)
  20. Dolph ChaneyMug (Courtesy Version) (Big Stir)
  21. L'RainI Killed Your Dog (Mexican Summer)
  22. Lydia LovelessNothing's Gonna Stand In My Way Again (Bloodshot)
  23. Axis:sovABlinded by Oblivion (God?)
  24. Molly BurchDaydreamer (Captured Tracks)
  25. Adulkt LifeThere Is No Desire (JABS)
  26. Various ArtistsDarkside Disco (Optimo Music)
  27. SeabliteLemon Lights (Mt. St. Mtn)
  28. WoodsPerennial (Woodsist)
  29. CHAICHAI (Sub Pop)
  30. Joey NebulousJoey Spumoni Creamy Dreamy Party All The Time (Dear Life)
  31. Damage DamesBuffalo Wild Women (Self-released)
  32. Sincere EngineerCheap Grills (Hopeless)
  33. Nicole Mitchell & Alexander HawkinsAt Earth School (Astral Spirits)
  34. Slauson Malone 1EXCELSIOR (Warp)
  35. The DollyrotsNight Owls (Wicked Cool)
  36. Allah-LasZuma 85 (Calico Discos/Innovative Leisure)
  37. Cupid & PsycheRomantic Music (Felte)
  38. Oneohtrix Point NeverAgain (Warp)
  39. Subsonic EyeAll Around You (Topshelf)
  40. Carlos Niño & Friends(I'm just) Chillin', on Fire (International Anthem)
  41. Lunar AshRosa & The Red Thread (House of Ash)
  42. The Rural Alberta AdvantageThe Rise & The Fall (Saddle Creek/Paper Bag)
  43. UpchuckBite The Hand That Feeds (Famous Class)
  44. David Christian and the Pinecone OrchestraSentimental Burrito (Self-released)
  45. MUNYAJardin (Luminelle)
  46. PatioCollection (Fire Talk)
  47. Say She SheSilver (Colemine/Karma Chief)
  48. Sugar TraditionMore Sugar (Feel It)
  49. Graveyard6 (Nuclear Blast)
  50. MoonshakeEva Luna (Deluxe) (Beggars Arkive)

This week's adds

  1. Alien NosejobThe Derivative Sounds of… or… A Dog Always Returns to its Vomit (Goner)
  2. Black to CommAt Zeenath Parallel Heavens (Thrill Jockey)
  3. Born DaysMy Little Dark (AudioSport)
  4. BrabrabraMangooona (Absolutely Kosher)
  5. Dawn RichardThe Architect Epoch (Merge)
  6. DJ ShadowAction Adventure (Mass Appeal )
  7. Edinburgh School for the DeafNew Youth Bible (Absolutely Kosher)
  8. Hard Copy12 Shots of Nature (Feel It)
  9. InstituteRagdoll Dance (Roachleg/La Vida Es Un Mus)
  10. Jenn ChampionThe Last Night of Sadness (Gay Forever)
  11. Jorja Smithfalling or flying (FAMM)
  12. Juliana HatfieldJuliana Hatfield Sings ELO (American Laundromat)
  13. Land Of TalkPerformances (Saddle Creek)
  14. Little MazarnHoney Island General Store (Double Yolk Record House)
  15. Maria BCSpike Field (Sacred Bones)
  16. Nathan GrahamSaint of Second Chances (Pravda)
  17. Pierce CraskRising River (self-released)
  18. Pip BlomBobbie (Heavenly/PIAS)
  19. Reverend Kristin Michael HayterSAVED! (Perpetual Flame Ministries)
  20. Shawn MaxwellJ Town Suite (self-released)
  21. SinegoAlterego (Sinego Music)
  22. Sofia KourtesisMadres (Ninja Tune)
  23. Sun JuneBad Dream Jaguar (Run for Cover)
  24. The KillsGod Games (Domino)
  25. The Mountain GoatsJenny from Thebes (Merge)
  26. The SerfsHalf Eaten By Dogs (Trouble in Mind)
  27. ZuliKomy EP (self-released)

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Top 50 for the Week of 10/23/2023

  1. WilcoCousin (dBpm)
  2. Jamila WoodsWater Made Us (Jagjaguwar)
  3. Armand HammerWe Buy Diabetic Test Strips (Fat Possum)
  4. Blonde RedheadSit Down for Dinner (section1)
  5. Squirrel FlowerTomorrow's Fire (Polyvinyl)
  6. CHAICHAI (Sub Pop)
  7. boygeniusthe rest (Interscope)
  8. Slow PulpYard (ANTI-)
  9. Joey NebulousJoey Spumoni Creamy Dreamy Party All The Time (Dear Life)
  10. Glassercrux (One Little Independent)
  11. L'RainI Killed Your Dog (Mexican Summer)
  12. Butcher BrownSolar Music (Concord Jazz)
  13. Daniel VillarrealLados B (International Anthem)
  14. Lunar AshRosa & The Red Thread (House of Ash)
  15. Cherry GlazerrI Don't Want You Anymore (Secretly Canadian)
  16. yeulesoftscars (Ninja Tune)
  17. GAIKADrift (Big Dada)
  18. The DollyrotsNight Owls (Wicked Cool)
  19. Allah-LasZuma 85 (Calico Discos/Innovative Leisure)
  20. MitskiThe Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We (Dead Oceans)
  21. Cleo SolHeaven (Forever Living Originals)
  22. Damage DamesBuffalo Wild Women (Self-released)
  23. Molly BurchDaydreamer (Captured Tracks)
  24. Lydia LovelessNothing's Gonna Stand In My Way Again (Bloodshot)
  25. Cupid & PsycheRomantic Music (Felte)
  26. PachymanSwitched-On (ATO)
  27. Say She SheSilver (Colemine/Karma Chief)
  28. Animal CollectiveIsn't It Now? (Domino)
  29. MelenasAhora (Trouble In Mind)
  30. Explosions In the SkyEnd (Temporary Residence)
  31. Sufjan StevensJavelin (Asthmatic Kitty)
  32. Blue OceanFertile State (Slumberland)
  33. Tré BurtTraffic Fiction (Oh Boy)
  34. Magic CarpetBroken Compass (FPE)
  35. Axis:sovABlinded by Oblivion (God?)
  36. Vanishing TwinAfternoon X (Fire)
  37. EXEKThe Map and the Territory (Foreign)
  38. MUNYAJardin (Luminelle)
  39. underscoresWallsocket (Mom+Pop)
  40. Green-HouseA Host for All Kinds of Life (Leaving)
  41. Steven WilsonThe Harmony Codex (Virgin)
  42. DeadbeatKübler-Ross Soliloquies (BLKRTZ)
  43. Pharoah SandersPharoah (India Navigation/Luaka Bop)
  44. SeabliteLemon Lights (Mt. St. Mtn)
  45. Will Butler + Sister SquaresWill Butler + Sister Squares (Merge)
  46. Sally Anne MorganCarrying (Thrill Jockey)
  47. Grrrl GangSpunky! (Kill Rock Stars)
  48. Nation of LanguageStrange Disciple (Play It Again Sam)
  49. BaronessStone (Abraxan Hymns)
  50. BCMCForeign Smokes (Drag City)

This week's adds

  • Charlie VettunoLime Juice (Innovative Leisure)
  • David Christian and the Pinecone OrchestraSentimental Burrito (self-released)
  • Dolph ChaneyMUG (Big Stir)
  • Madame Reaper and the Gentleman's ClubMadame Reaper's Gentleman's Club (The Club)
  • Mike MaimoneThe Studio Nashville [EP] (8eat8)
  • Mol SullivanA Little Hello (Ruination)
  • Nicole Mitchell & Alexander HawkinsAt Earth School (Astral Spirits)
  • Paul Giallorenzo TrioPlay (Delmark)
  • ScreensaverDecent Shapes (Upset the Rhythm)
  • Slauson Malone 1EXCELSIOR (Warp)
  • The DrumsJonny (ANTI-)
  • The Rural Alberta AdvantageThe Rise & The Fall (Saddle Creek/Paper Bag)
  • Uni BoysBuy This Now! (Curation)
  • UpchuckBite The Hand That Feeds (Famous Class)

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Top 50 for the Week of 10/16/2023

  1. WilcoCousin (dBpm)
  2. Daniel VillarrealLados B (International Anthem)
  3. Lunar AshRosa & The Red Thread (House of Ash)
  4. Sufjan StevensJavelin (Asthmatic Kitty)
  5. Vanishing TwinAfternoon X (Fire)
  6. Blonde RedheadSit Down for Dinner (section1)
  7. GAIKADrift (Big Dada)
  8. Slow PulpYard (ANTI-)
  9. RomyMid Air (Young)
  10. BombinoSahel (Partisan)
  11. CompilationDarkside Disco (Optimo Music)
  12. Lydia LovelessNothing's Gonna Stand In My Way Again (Bloodshot)
  13. CHAICHAI (Sub Pop)
  14. Tré BurtTraffic Fiction (Oh Boy)
  15. Cherry GlazerrI Don't Want You Anymore (Secretly Canadian)
  16. Will Butler + Sister SquaresWill Butler + Sister Squares (Merge)
  17. Grrrl GangSpunky! (Kill Rock Stars)
  18. Joey NebulousJoey Spumoni Creamy Dreamy Party All The Time (Dear Life)
  19. CoventryOur Lady Of Perpetual Health (Septic Jukebox)
  20. LuggageHand Is Bad (Amish)
  21. Cleo SolHeaven (Forever Living Originals)
  22. Corinne Bailey RaeBlack Rainbows (Black Rainbows Music/Thirty Tigers)
  23. MelenasAhora (Trouble In Mind)
  24. Jalen NgondaCome Around and Love Me (Daptone)
  25. Axis:sovABlinded by Oblivion (God?)
  26. Man's BodyNew Chroma (NocturnalSol)
  27. Tube AlloysMagnetic Point (Urge/La Vida Es Un Mus)
  28. Pharoah SandersPharoah (India Navigation/Luaka Bop)
  29. The NationalLaugh Track (4AD)
  30. SextilePush (Sacred Bones)
  31. The Chemical BrothersFor That Beautiful Feeling (Republic)
  32. CompilationThe Duchess Of Malfi (Self-released)
  33. DeeperCareful! (Sub Pop)
  34. yeulesoftscars (Ninja Tune)
  35. LewsbergOut and About (12XU)
  36. Cleo SolGold (Forever Living Originals)
  37. Steven WilsonThe Harmony Codex (Virgin)
  38. Oneohtrix Point NeverAgain (Warp)
  39. Adulkt LifeThere Is No Desire (JABS)
  40. DessaBury the Lede (DoomTree)
  41. WoodsPerennial (Woodsist)
  42. WajattaWaiting for the Get Down (Brainfeeder)
  43. Nation of LanguageStrange Disciple (Play It Again Sam)
  44. Dengue FeverTing Mong (Tuk Tuk)
  45. Molly BurchDaydreamer (Captured Tracks)
  46. AnjimileThe King (4AD)
  47. PangaeaChanging Channels (Hessle Audio)
  48. Graveyard6 (Nuclear Blast)
  49. Mary LattimoreGoodbye, Hotel Arkada (Ghostly International)
  50. MoonshakeEva Luna (Deluxe) (Beggars Arkive)

This week's adds

  • Allah-LasZuma 85 (Calico Discos/Innovative Leisure)
  • Armand HammerWe Buy Diabetic Test Strips (Fat Possum)
  • BCMCForeign Smokes (Drag City)
  • Blue OceanFertile State (Slumberland)
  • Boygeniusthe rest EP (Interscope)
  • Butcher BrownSolar Music (Concord Jazz/Concord)
  • Cupid & PsycheRomantic Music (Felte)
  • Damage DamesBuffalo Wild Women (self released)
  • DancerAs Well (Adagio830)
  • ExekThe Map and the Territory (Foreign)
  • Glassercrux (One Little Independent)
  • Green-HouseA Host for All Kinds of Life (Leaving )
  • Helena DelandGoodnight Summerland (Chivi Chivi)
  • HNRY FLWRVisions of the Daytime Moon (self-released)
  • Jamila Woods Water Made Us (Jagjaguwar)
  • L'RainI Killed Your Dog (Mexican Summer)
  • Lower PlentyNo Poets (Bedroom Suck)
  • Maple GliderI Get Into Trouble (Partisan)
  • MUNYAJardin (Luminelle)
  • OnyonLast Days on Earth (Trouble in Mind)
  • PachymanSwitched-On (ATO)
  • PatioCollection (Fire Talk)
  • Say She SheSilver (Colemine/Karma Chief)
  • Squirrel FlowerTomorrow's Fire (Polyvinyl)
  • Sugar TraditionMore Sugar (Feel It)
  • The DollyrotsNight Owls (Wicked Cool)
  • underscoresWallsocket (Mom+Pop)

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