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Top 50 for the Week of 01/25/2021

  1. Jazmine Sullivan – Heaux Tales (RCA)
  2. Beautify Junkyards – Cosmorama (Ghost Box)
  3. Wax Tailor – The Shadow of Their Suns (LAB'ORATOIRE)
  4. Viagra Boys – Welfare Jazz (Year0001)
  5. The Avalanches – We Will Always Love You (Modular)
  6. Daniel Knox – Won't You Take Me with You (self-released)
  7. Oberon Rose – Holographic Blues (ThouART)
  8. Beach Bunny – Blame Game (Mom + Pop)
  9. AJ Rosales – Manifestations (Novel-T)
  10. Gal Gun – Critical Hit (Human Instrumentality Project)
  11. Landshapes – Contact (Bella Union/PIAS)
  12. Aaron Frazer – Introducing... (Colemine)
  13. Dirty Projectors – 5 EP's (Domino)
  14. Good Willsmith – HausLive 2: Good Willsmith at Sleeping Village 4/25/2019 (Hausu Mountain)
  15. Joshua Abrams' Cloud Script – Cloud Script (Rouge Art)
  16. Jordana – Something to Say to You (Grand Jury)
  17. Badge Époque Ensemble – Self Help (Telephone Explosion)
  18. ShowYouSuck – Comfy, Cozy, Cardigan, Cutie (self-released)
  19. Reality Anonymous – The Ghost Host Vol. 1 (Night World)
  20. Buck Meek – Two Saviors (Keeled Scales)
  21. Alcian Blue – Collection (Anathema Editions)
  22. Various Artists – Tokyo Dreaming (WEWANTSOUNDS)
  23. Chris Brokaw – Puritan (12XU)
  24. D'Lyfa Reilly – Time & Tide (Village Live)
  25. Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams – Plastic Bouquet (New West)
  26. ISS – Spikes (self-released)
  27. Scott H. Biram – Fever Dreams (Bloodshot)
  28. Apifera – Overstand (Stones Throw)
  29. The Twilite Tone – The Clearing (Stones Throw)
  30. Monokultur – Ormens Väg (Ever/Never)
  31. Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger – Force Majeure (International Anthem)
  32. Drive-By Truckers – The New OK (ATO)
  33. mungbean – I Love You Say it Back (self-released)
  34. Permits – Time Permits (Tenth Court)
  35. Señor Kaos & Illastrate – Kings of Vice (Eyeless)
  36. Osees – Panther Rotate (Castle Face)
  37. p. a. pritchett – Victory At Sea! (self-released)
  38. Janedriver – You Know It's True EP (self-released)
  39. Little Gold – Wake Up & Die Right (Sophomore Lounge)
  40. Easter Island – Take All The Time You Think You Need (Frightened)
  41. Various Artists – Warm Violet: A Compilation for Chicago Community Jail Support (self-released)
  42. Astute Palate – Astute Palate (Petty Bunco)
  43. Lars Finberg – Tinnitus Tonight (Mt. St. Mtn.)
  44. Night Lunch – Wall of Love (Celluloid Lunch)
  45. Macie Stewart & Lia Kohl – Recipe for a Boiled Egg (Astral Spirits)
  46. Joan of Arc – Tim Melina Theo Bobby (Joyful Noise)
  47. The Flat Five – Another World (Pravda)
  48. Tommy Guerrero – Sunshine Radio (Too Good)
  49. Leila – Like Weather (Modern Love)
  50. Guided by Voices – Styles We Paid For (GBV Inc.)

This week's adds

  • Bill Jr. Jr. – Homebody (Bush League)
  • Cub Scout Bowling Pins – Heaven Beats Iowa (GBV Inc.)
  • Dale Crover – Rat-A-Tat-Tat! (Joyful Noise)
  • Greenlights Music – The Art of Poise (self-released)
  • Kiwi Jr. – Cooler Returns (Sub Pop)
  • Midnight Sister – Painting the Roses (Jagjaguwar)
  • Pom Poko – Cheater (Bella Union / PIAS)
  • R.A.P. Ferreira – Bob's Son (Ruby Yacht)
  • Selwyn Birchwood – Living in a Burning House (Alligator)
  • shame – Drunk Tank Pink (Dead Oceans)
  • Still Corners – The Last Exit (Wrecking Light)
  • Widowspeak – Honeychurch (Captured Tracks)
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Top 50 for the Week of 01/18/2021

  1. Gal Gun – Critical Hit (Human Instrumentality Project)
  2. D'Lyfa Reilly – Time & Tide (Village Live)
  3. Astute Palate – Astute Palate (Petty Bunco)
  4. Viagra Boys – Welfare Jazz (Year 0001)
  5. The Twilite Tone – The Clearing (Stones Throw)
  6. The Avalanches – We Will Always Love You (Modular)
  7. Various Artists – Warm Violet: A Compilation for Chicago Community Jail Support (self-released)
  8. The Flat Five – Another World (Pravda)
  9. Call Me Spinster – Call Me Spinster (Strolling Bones)
  10. Heather Trost – Petrichor (Third Man)
  11. Dirty Projectors – Earth Crisis (Domino)
  12. p. a. pritchett – Victory At Sea! (self-released)
  13. Joan of Arc – Tim Melina Theo Bobby (Joyful Noise)
  14. Doug Carn, Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Doug Carn JID005 (Jazz Is Dead)
  15. mungbean – I Love You Say it Back (self-released)
  16. Dirty Projectors – Ring Road (Domino)
  17. Janedriver – You Know It's True EP (self-released)
  18. Mac Blackout – Love Profess (Trouble in Mind)
  19. Savoy Motel – Love Your Face (Official Memorabilia)
  20. Guided by Voices – Styles We Paid For (GBV Inc.)
  21. Señor Kaos & Illastrate – Kings Of Vice (Eyeless)
  22. M. Ward – Think of Spring (Anti-)
  23. Night Lunch – Wall of Love (Celluloid Lunch)
  24. The Cribs – Night Network (Sonic Blew/PIAS)
  25. Luke Titus – Plasma (Sooper)
  26. Wrong War – Fixed Against Forever (self-released)
  27. ShowYouSuck – Comfy, Cozy, Cardigan, Cutie (self-released)
  28. Osees – Panther Rotate (Castle Face)
  29. Cabaret Voltaire – Shadow of Fear (Mute)
  30. Half Japanese – Crazy Hearts (Fire)
  31. Mamalarky – Mamalarky (Fire Talk)
  32. Carabobina – Carabobina (Oar)
  33. Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas – III (Smalltown Supersound)
  34. Drive-By Truckers – The New OK (ATO)
  35. Leila – Like Weather (Modern Love)
  36. Aesop Rock – Spirit World Field Guide (Rhymesayers)
  37. Routine – And Other Things (Dead Oceans)
  38. Jordan Reyes – Sand Like Stardust (American Dreams)
  39. Rob Mazurek & Exploding Star Orchestra – Dimensional Stardust (International Anthem/Nonesuch)
  40. Autechre – PLUS (Warp)
  41. Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger – Force Majeure (International Anthem)
  42. TSHA – Flowers (Ninja Tune)
  43. Anthony Moore – OUT (Drag CIty)
  44. Flaming Tunes – Flaming Tunes (Superior Viaduct)
  45. Easter Island – Take All The Time You Think You Need (Frightened)
  46. Potatohead People – Mellow Fantasy (Bastard Jazz)
  47. Chronophage – Th' Pig Kiss'd Album (Cleta Patra)
  48. Gabriel Stern – #gabecore (Aquariphone)
  49. Public Memory – Ripped Apparition (Felte)
  50. The Toms – The 1979 Sessions (Songgram/Feel It)

This week's adds

  • Aaron Frazer – Introducing... (Colemine)
  • AJ Rosales – Manifestations (Novel-T)
  • Alcian Blue – Collection (Anathema Editions)
  • Apifera – Overstand (Stones Throw)
  • Badge Époque Ensemble – Self Help (Telephone Explosion)
  • Beach Bunny – Blame Game EP (Mom + Pop)
  • Beautify Junkyards – Cosmorama (Ghost Box)
  • Buck Meek – Two Saviors (Keeled Scales)
  • Chris Brokaw – Puritan (12XU)
  • Daniel Knox – Won't You Take Me with You (self-released)
  • Good Willsmith – HausLive 2: Good Willsmith at Sleeping Village 4/25/2019 (Hausu Mountain)
  • ISS – Spikes (self-released)
  • Jazmine Sullivan – Heaux Tales (RCA)
  • Jordana – Something to Say to You (Grand Jury)
  • Joshua Abrams' Cloud Script – Cloud Script (Rogueart)
  • Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams – Plastic Bouquet (New West)
  • Landshapes – Contact (Bella Union / PIAS)
  • Monokultur – Ormens Väg (Ever/Never)
  • Oberon Rose – Holographic Blues (ThouART)
  • Reality Anonymous – The Ghost Host, Vol. 1 (Night World)
  • Scott H. Biram – Fever Dreams (Bloodshot)
  • Tommy Guerrero – Sunshine Radio (Too Good)
  • Various Artists – Tokyo Dreaming (Wewantsounds)
  • Wax Tailor – The Shadows of Their Suns (LAB'ORATOIRE)

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Top 50 for the Week of 01/11/2021

  1. The Avalanches – We Will Always Love You (Modular)
  2. The Twilite Tone – The Clearing (Stones Throw)
  3. Various Artists – Warm Violet: A Compilation for Chicago Community Jail Support (self-released)
  4. Drive-By Truckers – The New OK (ATO)
  5. Gal Gun – Critical Hit (Human Instrumentality Project)
  6. Astute Palate – Astute Palate (Petty Bunco)
  7. p. a. pritchett – Victory At Sea! (self-released)
  8. Mac Blackout – Love Profess (Trouble in Mind)
  9. Aesop Rock – Spirit World Field Guide (Rhymesayers)
  10. Janedriver – You Know It's True EP (self-released)
  11. Half Japanese – Crazy Hearts (Fire)
  12. Joan of Arc – Tim Melina Theo Bobby (Joyful Noise)
  13. Rob Mazurek & Exploding Star Orchestra – Dimensional Stardust (International Anthem/Nonesuch)
  14. Teenanger – Good Time (Telephone Explosion)
  15. The Flat Five – Another World (Pravda)
  16. Emily Edrosa – Another Wave Is Coming (Park the Van)
  17. Mamalarky – Mamalarky (Fire Talk)
  18. Katy J Pearson – Return (Heavenly/PIAS)
  19. All Natural x Panik – Dark Night (All Natural Inc.)
  20. Easter Island – Take All The Time You Think You Need (Frightened)
  21. Guided by Voices – Styles We Paid For (GBV Inc.)
  22. Doug Carn, Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Doug Carn JID005 (Jazz Is Dead)
  23. ShowYouSuck – Comfy, Cozy, Cardigan, Cutie (self-released)
  24. Heather Trost – Petrichor (Third Man)
  25. Luke Titus – Plasma (Sooper)
  26. Smarts – Who Needs Smarts Anyway? (Feel It)
  27. Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas – III (Smalltown Supersound)
  28. Audrey Foxx – Stone Cold Woman (self-released)
  29. L.T.F. – Foundation Course (Chicago Research)
  30. Hypervolume – Conceive (self-released)
  31. Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger – Force Majeure (International Anthem)
  32. The Reds, Pinks and Purples – You Might Be Happy Someday (Tough Love)
  33. mungbean – I Love You Say it Back (self-released)
  34. Savoy Motel – Love Your Face (Official Memorabilia)
  35. The Toms – The 1979 Sessions (Songgram/Feel It)
  36. Permits – Time Permits (Tenth Court)
  37. Bootchy Temple – In Consummated Bloom (Howlin' Banana)
  38. Night Lunch – Wall of Love (Celluloid Lunch)
  39. Shygirl – ALIAS (Because)
  40. Public Memory – Ripped Apparition (Felte)
  41. Joey Molland – Be True to Yourself (Omnivore)
  42. Routine – And Other Things (Dead Oceans)
  43. Sol y Canto – ¡En vivo, en familia! (self-released)
  44. Smokescreens – A Strange Dream (Slumberland)
  45. Jordan Reyes – Sand Like Stardust (American Dreams)
  46. Mars Williams – Mars Williams Presents An Ayler Xmas Vol. 4: Chicago vs. NYC (Astral Spirits)
  47. Various Artists – Joyous Sounds (Chicago Research)
  48. Ana Roxanne – Because of a Flower (Kranky)
  49. The Nels Cline Singers – Share the Wealth (Blue Note)
  50. Little Gold – Wake Up & Die Right (Sophomore Lounge)

This week's adds

  • Viagra Boys – Welfare Jazz (Year 0001)
  • Dirty Projectors – Earth Crisis EP & Ring Road EP (Domino)
  • D'Lyfa Reilly – Time & Tide (Village Live)
  • Señor Kaos & Illastrate – Kings of Vice (Ultra Beast United)
  • Osees – Panther Rotate (Castle Face)

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Top 50 for the Week of 01/04/2021

  1. Gal Gun – Critical Hit (Human Instrumentality Project)
  2. The Flat Five – Another World (Pravda)
  3. The Avalanches – We Will Always Love You (Modular)
  4. Aesop Rock – Spirit World Field Guide (Rhymesayers)
  5. The Twilite Tone – The Clearing (Stones Throw)
  6. Various Artists – Warm Violet: A Compilation for Chicago Community Jail Support (self-released)
  7. Mamalarky – Mamalarky (Fire Talk)
  8. Emily Edrosa – Another Wave Is Coming (Park the Van)
  9. Drive-By Truckers – The New OK (ATO)
  10. Luke Titus – Plasma (Sooper)
  11. p. a. pritchett – Victory At Sea! (self-released)
  12. Joan of Arc – Tim Melina Theo Bobby (Joyful Noise)
  13. Rob Mazurek & Exploding Star Orchestra – Dimensional Stardust (International Anthem/Nonesuch)
  14. Carabobina – Carabobina (Oar)
  15. Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger – Force Majeure (International Anthem)
  16. Guided by Voices – Styles We Paid For (GBV Inc.)
  17. Heather Trost – Petrichor (Third Man)
  18. The Embryos – SCV3 (self-released)
  19. Leila – Like Weather (Modern Love)
  20. Pågå – The Evil Year (Svart)
  21. Easter Island – Take All The Time You Think You Need (Frightened)
  22. Half Japanese – Crazy Hearts (Fire)
  23. The Reds, Pinks and Purples – You Might Be Happy Someday (Tough Love)
  24. Trees – Trees (50th Anniversary Edition) (Earth)
  25. Audrey Foxx – Stone Cold Woman (self-released)
  26. Hypervolume – Conceive (self-released)
  27. L.T.F. – Foundation Course (Chicago Research)
  28. Chronophage – Th' Pig Kiss'd Album (Cleta Patra)
  29. Astute Palate – Astute Palate (Petty Bunco)
  30. mungbean – I Love You Say it Back (self-released)
  31. Katy J Pearson – Return (Heavenly/PIAS)
  32. Call Me Spinster – Call Me Spinster (Strolling Bones)
  33. Shygirl – ALIAS (Because)
  34. ShowYouSuck – Comfy, Cozy, Cardigan, Cutie (self-released)
  35. Various Artists – Joyous Sounds (Chicago Research)
  36. Janedriver – You Know It's True EP (self-released)
  37. Smokescreens – A Strange Dream (Slumberland)
  38. Bootchy Temple – In Consummated Bloom (Howlin' Banana)
  39. Ryan Garbes – Tabbed View (Moon Glyph)
  40. The Spits – VI (Thriftstore)
  41. Joey Molland – Be True to Yourself (Omnivore)
  42. The Cribs – Night Network (Sonic Blew/PIAS)
  43. Routine – And Other Things (Dead Oceans)
  44. Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas – III (Smalltown Supersound)
  45. Night Lunch – Wall of Love (Celluloid Lunch)
  46. M. Ward – Think of Spring (Anti-)
  47. The Nels Cline Singers – Share the Wealth (Blue Note)
  48. Doug Carn, Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Doug Carn JID005 (Jazz Is Dead)
  49. Macie Stewart & Lia Kohl – Recipe for a Boiled Egg (Astral Spirits)
  50. Wrong War – Fixed Against Forever (self-released)

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Top 50 for the Week of 12/28/2020

  1. The Twilite Tone – The Clearing (Stones Throw)
  2. The Flat Five – Another World (Pravda)
  3. The Avalanches – We Will Always Love You (Modular)
  4. Gal Gun – Critical Hit (Human Instrumentality Project)
  5. Call Me Spinster – Call Me Spinster (Strolling Bones)
  6. Emily Edrosa – Another Wave Is Coming (Park the Van)
  7. Aesop Rock – Spirit World Field Guide (Rhymesayers)
  8. Various Artists – Warm Violet: A Compilation for Chicago Community Jail Support (self-released)
  9. Luke Titus – Plasma (Sooper)
  10. Doug Carn, Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Doug Carn JID005 (Jazz Is Dead)
  11. Rob Mazurek & Exploding Star Orchestra – Dimensional Stardust (International Anthem/Nonesuch)
  12. Easter Island – Take All The Time You Think You Need (Frightened)
  13. Joan of Arc – Tim Melina Theo Bobby (Joyful Noise)
  14. Heather Trost – Petrichor (Third Man)
  15. All Natural x Panik – Dark Night (All Natural Inc.)
  16. Astute Palate – Astute Palate (Petty Bunco)
  17. The Reds, Pinks and Purples – You Might Be Happy Someday (Tough Love)
  18. M. Ward – Think of Spring (Anti-)
  19. Mamalarky – Mamalarky (Fire Talk)
  20. Various Artists – Joyous Sounds (Chicago Research)
  21. TSHA – Flowers (Ninja Tune)
  22. The Toms – The 1979 Sessions (Songgram/Feel It)
  23. Sol y Canto – ¡En vivo, en familia! (self-released)
  24. Guided by Voices – Styles We Paid For (GBV Inc.)
  25. Shygirl – ALIAS (Because)
  26. The Embryos – SCV3 (self-released)
  27. p. a. pritchett – Victory At Sea! (self-released)
  28. Jordan Reyes – Sand Like Stardust (American Dreams)
  29. Lambchop – Trip (Merge)
  30. Teenanger – Good Time (Telephone Explosion)
  31. Bootchy Temple – In Consummated Bloom (Howlin' Banana)
  32. The Bats – Foothills (Flying Nun)
  33. Half Japanese – Crazy Hearts (Fire)
  34. Blunt Razors – Early Aught (Deathwish Inc.)
  35. Wrong War – Fixed Against Forever (self-released)
  36. L.T.F. – Foundation Course (Chicago Research)
  37. Mac Blackout – Love Profess (Trouble in Mind)
  38. Mars Williams – Mars Williams Presents An Ayler Xmas Vol. 4: Chicago vs. NYC (Astral Spirits)
  39. Pågå – The Evil Year (Svart)
  40. Ana Roxanne – Because of a Flower (Kranky)
  41. The Left Outsides – Are You Sure I Was There? (Cardinal Fuzz/Feeding Tube)
  42. Flaming Tunes – Flaming Tunes (Superior Viaduct)
  43. Potatohead People – Mellow Fantasy (Bastard Jazz)
  44. Immaterial Possession – Immaterial Possession (Cloud)
  45. TENS Unit – VALIS Demo (self-released)
  46. Gabriel Stern – #gabecore (Aquariphone)
  47. Janedriver – You Know It's True EP (self-released)
  48. Katy J Pearson – Return (Heavenly/PIAS)
  49. mungbean – I Love You Say it Back (self-released)
  50. Carabobina – Carabobina (Oar)

This week's adds

  • Drive-By Truckers – The New OK (ATO)
  • Dezron Douglas / Brandee Younger – Force Majeure (International Anthem)

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