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Top 50 for the Week of 05/22/2023

  1. Alison GoldfrappThe Love Invention (Skint/BMG)
  2. Baby TeethCarry On Regardless (Self-Released)
  3. The Lemon TwigsEverything Harmony (Captured Tracks)
  4. Beach HouseBecome [EP] (Sub Pop)
  5. RP BooLegacy Volume 2 (PLANET MU)
  6. Avalon EmersonAvalon Emerson & The Charm (Another Dove/One House)
  7. Jessie WareThat! Feels Good! (EMI/Universal)
  8. Everything But The GirlFuse (Buzzin Fly/Verve)
  9. Mucca PazzaGet Pumped (Self-Released)
  10. PanchikoFailed At Math(s) (Self-Released)
  11. BassKaseVery High Noon [EP] (Soundpoint)
  12. RahillFlowers At Your Feet (Big Dada)
  13. Greenlights MusicSolid Gold Gravy (Self-Released)
  14. Warm HumanHometown Hero (Weepy BB)
  15. Baby RoseThrough And Through (Secretly Canadian/Secretly Group)
  16. WheelUPWe Are The Magic (Tru Thoughts)
  17. Iguana Death CultEcho Palace (Innovative Leisure)
  18. lovetempoLovetempo (Razor-N-Tape)
  19. No MenFear This (Self-Released)
  20. Rudy De AndaCloset Botanist (Karma Chief)
  21. The BollweevilsEssential (Red Scare)
  22. Indigo De SouzaAll Of This Will End (Saddle Creek)
  23. AtmosphereSo Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously (Rhymesayers)
  24. SofteeNatural (City Slang)
  25. Nabihah IqbalDREAMER (Ninja Tune)
  26. Kelly ReedStupid Idiot (Self-Released)
  27. ENNYWe Go Again [EP] (FAMM/The Orchard)
  28. YaejiWith A Hammer (XL/Beggars Group)
  29. WednesdayRat Saw God (Dead Oceans/Secretly Group)
  30. Brandee YoungerBrand New Life (Impulse)
  31. The Bellwether SyndicateVestige & Vigil (Sett/Nexilis)
  32. Skinny PelembeHardly The Same Snake (Partisan)
  33. Rodney CrowellThe Chicago Sessions (New West)
  34. The CourettesBoom! Dynamite: An Introduction to The Courettes (Damaged Goods)
  35. Madison McFerrinI Hope You Can Forgive Me (self-released)
  36. CathedraleWords/Silence (Howlin' Banana)
  37. Comet GainMess Music for Bruised Hearts (Self-released)
  38. Dave Okumu & The 7 GenerationsI Came From Love (Transgressive)
  39. These BeastsCares, Wills, Wants (Magnetic Eye)
  40. Nourished by TimeErotic Probiotic 2 (Scenic Route)
  41. Esther RoseSafe To Run (New West)
  42. HarrisonBirds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees (Last Gang)
  43. CollobohSaana Sahel (Leaving)
  44. Alien EyelidBronze Star (Tall Texan)
  45. Rocket 808House of Jackpots (12XU)
  46. Lana Del RabiesStrega Beata (Gilgongo)
  47. Kara JacksonWhy Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? (September)
  48. Jana HornThe Window Is The Dream (No Quarter)
  49. PyrexPyrex (Total Punk)
  50. FloodlightsPainting of My Time (Virgin Music Australia)

This week's adds

  • Alex LaheyThe Answer is Always Yes (Liberation)
  • Body/HeadCome On (Three Lobed)
  • Brittain AshfordTrotter (Misra)
  • Califonevillagers (Jealous Butcher)
  • ClarkoWelcome to Clarko (Iron Lung)
  • Display HomesWhat If You're Right and They're Wrong? (Erste Theke Tonträger)
  • Durand JonesWait Til I Get Over (Dead Oceans)
  • Equipment Pointed AnkhBOING (self-released)
  • Guardian SinglesFeed Me to the Doves (Trouble in Mind)
  • Hannah JadaguAperture (Sub Pop)
  • Helen Money / Will ThomasTrace (Thrill Jockey)
  • James Ellis FordThe Hum (Warp)
  • KeturahKeturah (Hen House Studios)
  • Life ExpectancyDecline (Iron Lung)
  • Mandy, Indianai've seen a way (Fire Talk)
  • Max KuklaNormal (self-released)
  • OvalRomantiq (Thrill Jockey)
  • OvermonoGood Lies (XL)
  • Seán BarnaAn Evening at Marci Park (Kill Rock Stars)
  • Shrinkwrap KillersFeed the Clones Pt. 1 (Iron Lung)
  • TAFKAVinceA Problematic Opera (self-released)
  • The Salt CollectiveLife (Propeller Sound)
  • Whitney's PlaylandSummer Sea Breeze (Meritorio/Paisley Shirt)
  • Wild ChildEnd Of The World (Reba's Ranch)

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Top 50 for the Week of 05/15/2023

  1. Jessie WareThat! Feels Good! (Interscope)
  2. Avalon Emerson& the Charm (Another Dove)
  3. The Lemon TwigsEverything Harmony (Captured Tracks)
  4. WheelUPWe Are The Magic (Tru Thoughts)
  5. PanchikoFailed at Math(s) (Self-released)
  6. Skinny PelembeHardly The Same Snake (Partisan)
  7. Indigo De SouzaAll Of This Will End (Indie Rock)
  8. Kelly ReedStupid Idiot (self-released)
  9. The Bellwether SyndicateVestige & Vigil (Sett/Nexilis)
  10. FACSStill Life in Decay (Trouble in Mind)
  11. YaejiWith A Hammer (XL)
  12. Brandee YoungerBrand New Life (Impulse!)
  13. FloodlightsPainting of My Time (Virgin Music Australia)
  14. Kara JacksonWhy Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? (September)
  15. Y La BambaLucha (Tender Loving Empire)
  16. Everything But The GirlFuse (Buzzin' Fly/Verve)
  17. ENNYWe Go Again (FAMM/The Orchard)
  18. Emily KingSpecial Occasion (ATO)
  19. DissemblanceCentauresse (L.I.E.S.)
  20. lovetempolovetempo (Razor-N-Tape)
  21. 79.579.5 (Razor-N-Tape)
  22. KVLVolume 2 (Astral Spirits)
  23. No MenFear This (self-released)
  24. WednesdayRat Saw God (Dead Oceans)
  25. B. Cool-AidLeather Blvd. (Lex)
  26. The Lavender FluAssorted Promenades (Mind Meld)
  27. Rodrigo y GabrielaIn Between Thoughts... A New World (ATO)
  28. Alfa MistVariables (ANTI-)
  29. Pearl & The OystersCoast 2 Coast (Stones Throw)
  30. Warm HumanHometown Hero (Weepy BB)
  31. Sun RaEllingtonia, Vol. 1 (Sun Ra Music Archive)
  32. Fruit BatsA River Running To Your Heart (Merge)
  33. Natural Information SocietySince Time Is Gravity (Eremite)
  34. Nourished by TimeErotic Probiotic 2 (Scenic Route)
  35. Alien EyelidBronze Star (Tall Texan)
  36. Olivia JeanRaving Ghost (Third Man)
  37. Lana Del RabiesStrega Beata (Gilgongo)
  38. The DamnedDarkadelic (earMUSIC)
  39. FeistMultitudes (Interscope)
  40. Trees SpeakMind Maze (Soul Jazz)
  41. Kate DavisFish Bowl (ANTI-)
  42. boygeniusthe record (Interscope)
  43. Wrong WarOn Further Reflection (Council)
  44. Mute DuoMigrant Flocks (American Dreams)
  45. Hannah SandozLeaving the party early (self-released)
  46. The Waco BrothersThe Men That God Forgot (Plenty Tuff)
  47. Rob Mazurek / Exploding Star OrchestraLightning Dreamers (International Anthem)
  48. Esther RoseSafe To Run (New West)
  49. Rocket 808House of Jackpots (12XU)
  50. Dorthia CottrellDeath Folk Country (Relapse)

This week's adds

  • Alison GoldfrappThe Love Invention (Skint)
  • AtmosphereSo Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously (Rhymesayers)
  • Baby RoseThrough and Through (Secretly Canadian)
  • Baby TeethCarry On Regardless (self-released)
  • BassKaseVery High Noon (Soundpoint)
  • Beach HouseBecome EP (Sub Pop)
  • CathedraleWords/Silence (Howlin Banana)
  • CollobohSaana Sahel (Leaving)
  • Greenlights MusicSolid Gold Gravy (self-released)
  • HarrisonBirds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees (Last Gang)
  • Iguana Death CultEcho Palace (Innovative Leisure)
  • Madison McFerrinI Hope You Can Forgive Me (self-released)
  • MELATI ESPHipernatural (Carpark)
  • Milford Graves with Arthur Doyle & Hugh GloverChildren of the Forest (Black Editions Archive)
  • Mucca PazzaGET PUMPED! (self-released)
  • PyrexPyrex (Total Punk)
  • RahilFlowers at Your Feet (Big Dada)
  • Ritual HowlsVirtue Falters (Felte)
  • Rodney CrowellThe Chicago Sessions (New West)
  • RP BooLegacy Volume 2 (Planet Mu)
  • Rudy De AndaCloset Botanist (Karma Chief)
  • SofteeNatural (City Slang)
  • The BollweevilsEssential (Red Scare)
  • The CourettesBoom! Dynamite: An Introduction to The Fabulous Courettes (Damaged Goods)
  • Things That FlyThings That Fly EP (self-released)
  • TunicWrong Dream (Artoffact)
  • TyvekBlunt Instrumentals (Gingko)
  • Various ArtistsErr02 (Council)
  • Yossari BabyInferiority Complex (Alphaville)

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top 50 for the Week of 05/08/2023

  1. Jessie WareThat! Feels Good! (Interscope)
  2. YaejiWith A Hammer (XL)
  3. The Bellwether SyndicateVestige & Vigil (Sett/Nexilis)
  4. Everything But The GirlFuse (Buzzin' Fly/Verve)
  5. Skinny PelembeHardly The Same Snake (Partisan)
  6. Indigo De SouzaAll Of This Will End (Indie Rock)
  7. B. Cool-AidLeather Blvd. (Lex)
  8. 79.579.5 (Razor-N-Tape)
  9. The DamnedDarkadelic (earMUSIC)
  10. FACSStill Life in Decay (Trouble in Mind)
  11. The Waco BrothersThe Men That God Forgot (Plenty Tuff)
  12. ENNYWe Go Again (FAMM/The Orchard)
  13. boygeniusthe record (Interscope)
  14. Kelly ReedStupid Idiot (self-released)
  15. Glow in the Dark FlowersGlow in the Dark Flowers (Born Yesterday)
  16. Fruit BatsA River Running To Your Heart (Merge)
  17. Esther RoseSafe To Run (New West)
  18. Brandee YoungerBrand New Life (Impulse!)
  19. Pearl & The OystersCoast 2 Coast (Stones Throw)
  20. KVLVolume 2 (Astral Spirits)
  21. No MenFear This (self-released)
  22. Fire-ToolzI am upset because I see something that is not there. (Hausu Mountain)
  23. Sun RaEllingtonia, Vol. 1 (Sun Ra Music Archive)
  24. Y La BambaLucha (Tender Loving Empire)
  25. The Lavender FluAssorted Promenades (Mind Meld)
  26. DommengangWished Eye (Thrill Jockey)
  27. Alfa MistVariables (ANTI-)
  28. The Flowerpot Men1984 (Demon)
  29. Kara JacksonWhy Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? (September)
  30. Mute DuoMigrant Flocks (American Dreams)
  31. Tennis Court OathSingles (Self-Released)
  32. Jana HornThe Window Is The Dream (No Quarter)
  33. Kate DavisFish Bowl (ANTI-)
  34. Altin GünAşk (ATO)
  35. Kay YoungWe Meet At Last (Play It Again Sam)
  36. Dave Okumu & The 7 GenerationsI Came From Love (Transgressive)
  37. HOUSE Of ALLHOUSE Of ALL (Tiny Global Productions)
  38. DuringDuring (Chunklet)
  39. Nabihah IqbalDREAMER (Ninja Tune)
  40. Bruiser and BicycleHoly Red Wagon (Topshelf)
  41. TemplesExotico (ATO)
  42. Morgan and the Organ DonorsM.O.D.S. (Perennial/K)
  43. TerryCall Me Terry (Upset the Rhythm)
  44. Rob Mazurek / Exploding Star OrchestraLightning Dreamers (International Anthem)
  45. Natural Information SocietySince Time Is Gravity (Eremite)
  46. WednesdayRat Saw God (Dead Oceans)
  47. Baaba MaalBeing (Marathon)
  48. Rodrigo y GabrielaIn Between Thoughts... A New World (ATO)
  49. FeistMultitudes (Interscope)
  50. Trees SpeakMind Maze (Soul Jazz)

This week's adds

  • Alien EyelidBronze Star (Tall Texan)
  • Avalon Emerson& the Charm (Another Dove)
  • ChlorinefieldsRead the Room (Radical Documents)
  • Comet GainMess Music for Bruised Hearts (self-released)
  • DissemblanceCentauresse (L.I.E.S.)
  • Dorthia CottrellDeath Folk Country (Relapse)
  • Emily KingSpecial Occassion (ATO)
  • FloodlightsPainting of My Time (Virgin Music Australia)
  • Justin SconzaParlor (self-released)
  • Lana Del RabiesStrega Beata (Gilgongo)
  • lovetempolovetempo (Razor-N-Tape)
  • Natural Light2023.I EP (self-released)
  • Nourished by TimeErotic Probiotic 2 (Scenic Route)
  • Olivia JeanRaving Ghost (Third Man)
  • PanchikoFailed at Math(s) (self-released)
  • Rocket 808House of Jackpots (12XU)
  • The Lemon TwigsEverything Harmony (Captured Tracks)
  • These BeastsCares, Wills, Wants (Magnetic Eye)
  • WestermanAn Inbuilt Fault (Partisan)
  • WheelUPWe Are The Magic (Tru Thoughts)
  • Wrong WarOn Further Reflection [EP] (Council)

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Top 50 for the week of 5/1/2023

  1. The Bellwether SyndicateVestige & Vigil (Sett/Nexilis)
  2. Everything But The GirlFuse (Buzzin' Fly/Verve)
  3. WednesdayRat Saw God (Dead Oceans)
  4. No MenFear This (self-released)
  5. FeistMultitudes (Interscope)
  6. Kara JacksonWhy Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? (September)
  7. FACSStill Life in Decay (Trouble in Mind)
  8. The Waco BrothersThe Men That God Forgot (Plenty Tuff)
  9. Fruit BatsA River Running To Your Heart (Merge)
  10. boygeniusthe record (Interscope)
  11. Acid Arab? (Trois) (Crammed Discs)
  12. The Flowerpot Men1984 (Demon)
  13. The New PornographersContinue as a Guest (Merge)
  14. Fire-ToolzI am upset because I see something that is not there. (Hausu Mountain)
  15. Esther RoseSafe To Run (New West)
  16. Brandee YoungerBrand New Life (Impulse!)
  17. Bruiser and BicycleHoly Red Wagon (Topshelf)
  18. 100 gecs10,000 gecs (Dog Show/Atlantic)
  19. ENNYWe Go Again (FAMM/The Orchard)
  20. YaejiWith A Hammer (XL)
  21. Debby FridayGOOD LUCK (Sub Pop)
  22. St. Paul and the Broken BonesAngels In Science Fiction (ATO)
  23. Pearl & The OystersCoast 2 Coast (Stones Throw)
  24. TemplesExotico (ATO)
  25. Alfa MistVariables (Anti)
  26. Angel OlsenForever Means EP (Jagjaguwar)
  27. Warm HumanHometown Hero (Weepy BB)
  28. Rob Mazurek / Exploding Star OrchestraLightning Dreamers (International Anthem)
  29. Jana HornThe Window Is The Dream (No Quarter)
  30. Kate DavisFish Bowl (ANTI-)
  31. Rose City BandGarden Party (Thrill Jockey)
  32. SeasawProjecting (Self-Released)
  33. Winona ForeverAcrobat (Acrophase)
  34. Jupe JupeMidnight Waits for No One (No Count)
  35. CrocodilesUpside Down In Heaven (Lollipop)
  36. A Certain Ratio1982 (Mute)
  37. DjunahFemina Furens (self-released)
  38. Mute DuoMigrant Flocks (American Dreams)
  39. Glow in the Dark FlowersGlow in the Dark Flowers (Born Yesterday)
  40. Sun RaEllingtonia, Vol. 1 (Sun Ra Music Archive)
  41. Triple Fast ActionTriple Fast Action (Forge Again)
  42. B. Cool-AidLeather Blvd. (Lex)
  43. MSPAINTPost-American (Convulse)
  44. Altin GünAşk (ATO)
  45. Caroline RoseThe Art of Forgetting (New West)
  46. Rodrigo y GabrielaIn Between Thoughts... A New World (ATO)
  47. GlorybotsRadiation Skies (self-released)
  48. John VandersliceCrystals 3.0 (Tiny Telephone)
  49. DivorcerEspionage EP (Domestic Departure)
  50. CIA DebutanteDown, Willow (Siltbreeze)

This week's adds

  1. 79.579.5 (Razor N Tape)
  2. BlackLiq x MopesChoice is a Chance (Strange Famous)
  3. Country WesternsForgive the City (Fat Possum)
  4. Dave Okumu & The 7 GenerationsI Came From Love (Transgressive)
  5. DommengangWished Eye (Thrill Jockey)
  6. DuringDuring (Chunklet )
  7. HOUSE Of ALLHOUSE Of ALL (Tiny Global Productions)
  8. Hüsker DüTonite Longhorn (Reflex)
  9. Indigo De SouzaAll Of This Will End (Indie Rock)
  10. Jessie WareThat! Feels Good! (Interscope)
  11. Kay YoungWe Meet At Last (Play It Again Sam)
  12. Kelly ReedStupid Idiot (self-released)
  13. KVLVolume 2 (Astral Spirits)
  14. Lael NealeStar Eaters Delight (Sub Pop)
  15. Lonnie Liston Smith, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed MuhammadLonnie Liston Smith JID017 (Jazz is Dead)
  16. Maxine FunkeRiver Said (Disciples)
  17. Nabihah IqbalDREAMER (Ninja Tune)
  18. PerleeSpeaking from Other Rooms (Backseat)
  19. Ron MorelliHeart Stopper (L. I. E. S.)
  20. Skinny PelembeHardly The Same Snake (Partisan)
  21. The DamnedDarkadelic (earMUSIC)
  22. The Gift MachineConsolation Prize (New Tangles)
  23. The Lavender FluAssorted Promenades (Mind Meld)
  24. The ShapirosGone By Fall: The Collected Works of the Shapiros (World of Echo)
  25. Toy CityToy City (self-released)
  26. Y La BambaLucha (Tender Loving Empire)

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Top 50 for the week of 4/24/2023

  1. WednesdayRat Saw God (Dead Oceans)
  2. boygeniusthe record (Interscope)
  3. Kara JacksonWhy Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? (September)
  4. No MenFear This (self-released)
  5. Fruit BatsA River Running To Your Heart (Merge)
  6. Brandee YoungerBrand New Life (Impulse!)
  7. Angel OlsenForever Means EP (Jagjaguwar)
  8. Fire-ToolzI am upset because I see something that is not there. (Hausu Mountain)
  9. 100 gecs10,000 gecs (Dog Show/Atlantic)
  10. DjunahFemina Furens (self-released)
  11. ShalomSublimation (Saddle Creek)
  12. FeistMultitudes (Interscope)
  13. CrocodilesUpside Down In Heaven (Lollipop)
  14. Glow in the Dark FlowersGlow in the Dark Flowers (Born Yesterday)
  15. Natural Information SocietySince Time Is Gravity (Eremite)
  16. YaejiWith A Hammer (XL)
  17. Baaba MaalBeing (Marathon)
  18. Acid Arab? (Trois) (Crammed Discs)
  19. ConnectionsCool Change (Trouble in Mind)
  20. Hello MaryHello Mary (Frenchkiss)
  21. TemplesExotico (ATO)
  22. A Certain Ratio1982 (Mute)
  23. FACSStill Life in Decay (Trouble in Mind)
  24. B. Cool-AidLeather Blvd. (Lex)
  25. Kate DavisFish Bowl (ANTI-)
  26. MudhoneyPlastic Eternity (Sub Pop)
  27. Various ArtistsThe Upper Cuts (2023 Edition) (Smugglers Way)
  28. The Hold SteadyThe Price of Progress (Positive Jams)
  29. The TomsThe Toms (Feel It)
  30. MSPAINTPost-American (Convulse)
  31. Caroline RoseThe Art of Forgetting (New West)
  32. Winona ForeverAcrobat (Acrophase)
  33. Zapruder PointBackyard Birds (Almost Positive )
  34. BodywashI Held the Shape While I Could (Light Organ)
  35. Jupe JupeMidnight Waits for No One (No Count)
  36. DeerhoofMiracle-Level (Joyful Noise)
  37. The Reds, Pinks and PurplesThe Town That Cursed Your Name (Slumberland)
  38. Yaya BeyExodus the North Star (Big Dada)
  39. Hannah SandozLeaving the party early (self-released)
  40. Shawn MaxwellStory at Eleven (Cora Street)
  41. Rob Mazurek / Exploding Star OrchestraLightning Dreamers (International Anthem)
  42. Altin GünAşk (ATO)
  43. Debby FridayGOOD LUCK (Sub Pop)
  44. Tim HeckerNo Highs (kranky)
  45. The Tallest Man on EarthHenry St. (Anti-)
  46. Desire MareaOn The Romance Of Being (Mute)
  47. DivorcerEspionage EP (Domestic Departure)
  48. The New PornographersContinue as a Guest (Merge)
  49. Linda Smith & Nancy AndrewsA Passing Cloud (Grapefruit/Gertrude)
  50. April MagazineWesley's Convertible Tape for the South (Discontinuous Innovation)

This week's adds

  1. Alfa MistVariables (Anti)
  2. Bruiser and BicycleHoly Red Wagon (Topshelf)
  3. Codice EGORainbow's End (Self-Released)
  4. ENNYWe Go Again (FAMM/The Orchard)
  5. Esther RoseSafe To Run (New West)
  6. Everything But The GirlFuse (Buzzin' Fly/Verve)
  7. Fenne LilyBig Picture (Dead Oceans)
  8. Jana HornThe Window Is The Dream (No Quarter)
  9. LavedaA Place You Grew Up In (The Nothing Song/Papercup)
  10. Mag-AmplitudeWizards of Today (Zaius Tapes)
  11. Old SawSewn the Name (Lobby Art)
  12. Pearl & The OystersCoast 2 Coast (Stones Throw)
  13. Rodrigo y GabrielaIn Between Thoughts... A New World (ATO)
  14. Rose City BandGarden Party (Thrill Jockey)
  15. SeasawProjecting (Self-Released)
  16. St. Paul and the Broken BonesAngels In Science Fiction (ATO)
  17. Sun RaEllingtonia, Vol. 1 (Sun Ra Music Archive)
  18. Tennis Court OathSingles (Self-Released)
  19. The Bellwether SyndicateVestige & Vigil (Sett/Nexilis)
  20. The Flowerpot Men1984 ()
  21. The Waco BrothersThe Men That God Forgot ()
  22. Warm HumanHometown Hero ()

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