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Top 50 for the Week of 06/24/2024

  1. OutPastMidnightSuper Stereo Bros. (self-released)
  2. Angélica GarciaGemelo (Partisan)
  3. Charli XCXbrat (Atlantic)
  4. Greenlights Music3AM Smoke (self-released)
  5. FinomNot God (Joyful Noise)
  6. AcoquiDrive by Dream (Gradual Ego)
  7. Big BillStrawberry Seed (Spaceflight)
  8. John CalePOPtical Illusion (Double Six/Domino)
  9. JusticeHyperdrama (Ed Banger/Because Music)
  10. Man ManCarrot On Strings (Sub Pop)
  11. HabibiDreamachine (Kill Rock Stars)
  12. MandyLawn Girl (Exploding in Sound)
  13. DEHDPoetry (Fat Possum)
  14. DIIVFrog in Boiling Water (Fantasy/Concord)
  15. The Mariassubmarine (Atlantic)
  16. LowDown Brass Band$itizens of the World (DIBS)
  17. Arooj AftabNight Reign (Verve)
  18. La LuzNews of the Universe (Sub Pop)
  19. ColaThe Gloss (Fire Talk)
  20. The SwabsThe Boy Flew Out The Window (self-released)
  21. Bonny Light Horseman"Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free" (Jagjaguwar)
  22. Flavia CoelhoGinga (Le Label/PIAS)
  23. Goat GirlBelow The Waste (Rough Trade)
  24. Of MontrealLady on the Cusp (Polyvinyl)
  25. the temporarily hiddenBig Shiny Balls (Soundpoint)
  26. ShellacTo All Trains (Touch and Go)
  27. Tei ShiValerie (self-released)
  28. CrumbAMAMA (Crumb)
  29. EelsEELS TIME! (E Works/PIAS)
  30. King HannahBig Swimmer (City Slang)
  31. Alan VegaInsurrection (In The Red)
  32. AluminumFully Beat (felte)
  33. CompilationCongo Funk! - Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982) (Analog Africa No. 38) (Analog Africa)
  34. Shannon And The ClamsThe Moon Is In The Wrong Place (Easy Eye/Concord)
  35. MRCYVOLUME 1 (Secretly Canadian)
  36. IslandsWhat Occurs (ELF)
  37. Scott CollinsPurple Pain (self-released)
  38. Bryony Jarman-PintoBelow Dawn (Tru Thoughts)
  39. AquasergeLa fin de l‘économie (Crammed Discs)
  40. The Last AfternoonsDeadfall (self-released)
  41. twin coastnoie! noie! noie! (self-released)
  42. Maggie GentlyWherever You Want To Go (self-released)
  43. Beth GibbonsLives Outgrown (Domino)
  44. Brett RatnerCityscapes (self-released)
  45. Well Tempered MadnessWell Tempered Madness (Vegas)
  46. Custard FluxEinsteinium Delirium (self-released)
  47. NightshiftsNightshifts (Birthday Cake)
  48. musclecarsSugar Honey Iced Tea! (BBE Music)
  49. SoftcultHeaven (Easy Life)
  50. Marina AllenEight Pointed Star (Fire)

This week's adds

  • BoulevardsCarolina Funk: Barn Burner on Tobacco Road (Normaltown / New West)
  • CrumbsYou're Just Jealous (Skep Wax)
  • Death's Dynamic Shroud.wmvBefore the Killing Spree (Ghost Diamond)
  • Hermanos GutiérrezSonido Cosmicó (Easy Eye Sound/Concord)
  • Jess CorneliusCARE/TAKING (Tender Loving Empire)
  • John GrantThe Art of the Lie (Bella Union/PIAS)
  • LomaHow Will I Live Without a Body (Sub Pop)
  • NxWorriesWhy Lawd? (Easy Eye Sound/Concord)
  • O.WeirdOs (Speedy Wunderground / PIAS)
  • Pepe DeluxéComix Sonix (Catskills)
  • Rich RuthWater Still Flows (Third Man)
  • Royal TruxTwin Infinitives (Fire)
  • SisVibhuti (Native Cat)
  • Staples Jr. SingersSearching (Luaka Bop)
  • Steve DawsonGhosts (Pravda)
  • The DecemberistsAs It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again (Yabb)
  • This Is LoreleiBox for Buddy, Box for Star (Double Double Whammy)
  • Washed Out Notes from a Quiet Life (Sub Pop)
  • ZselaBig For You (Mexican Summer)

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TOP 50 FOR THE WEEK OF 06/17/2024

  1. Greenlights Music3AM Smoke (self-released)
  2. Man ManCarrot On Strings (Sub Pop)
  3. DEHDPoetry (Fat Possum)
  4. Angélica GarciaGemelo (Partisan)
  5. MandyLawn Girl (Exploding in Sound)
  6. Goat GirlBelow The Waste (Rough Trade)
  7. DIIVFrog in Boiling Water (Fantasy/Concord)
  8. Charli XCXbrat (Atlantic)
  9. The Mariassubmarine (Atlantic)
  10. St. VincentAll Born Screaming (Total Pleasure/Virgin)
  11. FinomNot God (Joyful Noise)
  12. The SwabsThe Boy Flew Out The Window (self-released)
  13. Maggie GentlyWherever You Want To Go (self-released)
  14. La LuzNews of the Universe (Sub Pop)
  15. JusticeHyperdrama (Ed Banger/Because Music )
  16. LowDown Brass Band$itizens of the World (DIBS)
  17. ShellacTo All Trains (Touch and Go)
  18. Flavia CoelhoGinga (Le Label/PIAS)
  19. MRCYVOLUME 1 (Secretly Canadian)
  20. Nubiyan TwistFind Your Flame (STRUT)
  21. Bryony Jarman-PintoBelow Dawn (Tru Thoughts )
  22. EelsEELS TIME! ( E Works/PIAS )
  23. musclecarsSugar Honey Iced Tea! (BBE Music)
  24. Bill MacKayLocust Land (Drag City)
  25. Arooj AftabNight Reign (Verve)
  26. HabibiDreamachine (Kill Rock Stars)
  27. CrumbAMAMA (Crumb)
  28. Custard FluxEinsteinium Delirium (Novo)
  29. SoftcultHeaven (Easy Life)
  30. The Lemon TwigsA Dream Is All We Know (Captured Tracks)
  31. twin coastnoie! noie! noie! (self-released)
  32. Panther StyleDynasty (Triple Helix)
  33. Beth GibbonsLives Outgrown (Domino)
  34. Shannon And The ClamsThe Moon Is In The Wrong Place (Easy Eye/Concord)
  35. NightshiftsNightshifts (Birthday Cake )
  36. AquasergeLa fin de l‘économie (Crammed Discs)
  37. System ExclusiveClick (Le Cepe)
  38. Yaya BeyTen Fold (Big Dada)
  39. Arab Strapi'm totally fine with it don't give a fuck anymore (Rock Action)
  40. The Last AfternoonsDeadfall (self-released)
  41. Toronzo CannonShut Up & Play! (Alligator)
  42. Tei ShiValerie (self-released)
  43. Les Savy FavOUI, LSF (Frenchkiss)
  44. BloomsdayHeart of the Artichoke (Bayonet)
  45. HalimaEXU (drink sum wtr)
  46. King HannahBig Swimmer (City Slang)
  47. Ibibio Sound MachinePull the Rope (Merge)
  48. the temporarily hiddenBig Shiny Balls (Soundpoint)
  49. Alan VegaInsurrection (In The Red)
  50. GatecreeperDark Superstition (Nuclear Blast)

This week's adds

  • AcoquiDrive By Dream (Gradual Ego)
  • Big BillStrawberry Seed (Spaceflight)
  • Bonny Light Horseman"Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free" (Jagjaguwar)
  • Brett RatnerCityscapes (self-released)
  • ColaThe Gloss (Fire Talk)
  • IslandsWhat Occurs (ELF)
  • Jason MonteroInside Out (Mojotown)
  • John CalePOPtical Illusion (Double Six/Domino)
  • Marina AllenEight Pointed Star (Fire)
  • OutpastmidnightSuper Stereo Bros. (self-released)
  • Scott CollinsPurple Pain (self-released)
  • The Dead TonguesBody of Light (Psychic Hotline)
  • Well Tempered MadnessWell Tempered Madness (Vegas)

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Top 50 for the Week of 06/10/2024

  1. FinomNot God (Joyful Noise)
  2. HabibiDreamachine (Kill Rock Stars)
  3. ShellacTo All Trains (Touch and Go)
  4. King HannahBig Swimmer (City Slang)
  5. Arooj AftabNight Reign (Verve)
  6. the temporarily hiddenBig Shiny Balls (Soundpoint)
  7. Bill MacKayLocust Land (Drag City)
  8. DIIVFrog in Boiling Water (Fantasy/Concord)
  9. AquasergeLa fin de l‘économie (Crammed Discs)
  10. Tei ShiValerie (self-released)
  11. La LuzNews of the Universe (Sub Pop)
  12. CrumbAMAMA (Crumb)
  13. St. VincentAll Born Screaming (Total Pleasure/Virgin)
  14. musclecarsSugar Honey Iced Tea! (BBE Music)
  15. MandyLawn Girl (Exploding in Sound)
  16. DEHDPoetry (Fat Possum)
  17. LowDown Brass Band$itizens of the World (DIBS)
  18. Beth GibbonsLives Outgrown (Domino)
  19. Shannon And The ClamsThe Moon Is In The Wrong Place (Easy Eye/Concord)
  20. Ibibio Sound MachinePull the Rope (Merge)
  21. AluminumFully Beat (felte)
  22. Yaya BeyTen Fold (Big Dada)
  23. The Last AfternoonDeadfall (self-released)
  24. Flavia CoelhoGinga (Le Label/PIAS)
  25. Les Savy FavOUI, LSF (Frenchkiss)
  26. Potatohead PeopleEat Your Heart Out (Bastard Jazz)
  27. Camera ObscuraLook to the East, Look to the West (Merge)
  28. Jessica PrattHere in the Pitch (Mexican Summer)
  29. Half WaifEphemeral Being (Anti-)
  30. Panther StyleDynasty (Triple Helix)
  31. Of MontrealLady on the Cusp (Polyvinyl)
  32. The SwabsThe Boy Flew Out The Window (self-released)
  33. SoftcultHeaven (Easy Life)
  34. The Ar-KaicsSee the World on Fire (Feel It)
  35. PorijTeething (Play It Again Sam)
  36. twin coastnoie! noie! noie! (self-released)
  37. Isaiah Collier & The Chosen FewThe Almighty (Division 81)
  38. Toronzo CannonShut Up & Play! (Alligator)
  39. MRCYVOLUME 1 (Secretly Canadian)
  40. The LostinesMeet The Lostines (Gar Hole)
  41. Mdou MoctarFuneral for Justice (Matador)
  42. HalimaEXU (drink sum wtr)
  43. Alan VegaInsurrection (In The Red)
  44. Improvement MovementSlump (Public Access Group)
  45. System ExclusiveClick (Le Cepe)
  46. Mind's EyeLong Nights and Wasted Affairs (self-released)
  47. CompilationCongo Funk! - Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982) (Analog Africa No. 38) (Analog Africa)
  48. Blitzen Trapper100's of 1000's, Millions of Billions (Yep Roc)
  49. Arab Strapi'm totally fine with it don't give a fuck anymore (Rock Action)
  50. Kamasi WashingtonFearless Movement (Young)

This week's adds

  • Angélica GarciaGemelo (Partisan)
  • BloomsdayHeart of the Artichoke (Bayonet)
  • Bryony Jarman-PintoBelow Dawn (Tru Thoughts)
  • Charli XCXbrat (Atlantic)
  • Custard FluxEinstenium Delirium (Fruits de Mer)
  • EelsEELS TIME! (E Works/PIAS)
  • Goat GirlBelow The Waste (Rough Trade)
  • Greenlights Music3AM Smoke (self-released)
  • IDAHOLapse (Arts & Crafts)
  • JusticeHyperdrama (Ed Banger/Because Music)
  • Maggie GentlyWhenever You Want to Go (self-released)
  • Man ManCarrot on Strings (Sub Pop)
  • The Maríassubmarine (Atlantic)
  • Morgan SwihartBroken Ceilings (self-released)
  • Mr. Sam and the People PeopleAgain! Again! (Tape Dad)
  • NightshiftsNightshifts (Birthday Cake)

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Top 50 for the Week of 06/03/2024

  1. FinomNot God (Joyful Noise)
  2. DEHDPoetry (Fat Possum)
  3. La LuzNews of the Universe (Sub Pop)
  4. SoftcultHeaven (Easy Life)
  5. DIIVFrog in Boiling Water (Fantasy/Concord)
  6. The Last AfternoonsDeadfall (self-released)
  7. ShellacTo All Trains (Touch and Go)
  8. Beth GibbonsLives Outgrown (Domino)
  9. Camera ObscuraLook to the East, Look to the West (Merge)
  10. Ibibio Sound MachinePull the Rope (Merge)
  11. System ExclusiveClick (Le Cepe)
  12. CrumbAMAMA (Crumb)
  13. Various ArtistsCongo Funk! - Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982) (Analog Africa No. 38) (Analog Africa)
  14. Tei ShiValerie (Self-Released)
  15. Blitzen Trapper100's of 1000's, Millions of Billions (Yep Roc)
  16. MINISKIRTPaint It Rad (self-released)
  17. MRCYVOLUME 1 (Secretly Canadian)
  18. Bill MacKayLocust Land (Drag City)
  19. St. VincentAll Born Screaming (Total Pleasure/Virgin)
  20. Mdou MoctarFuneral for Justice (Matador)
  21. AluminumFully Beat (felte)
  22. The Lemon TwigsA Dream Is All We Know (Captured Tracks)
  23. Fat White FamilyForgiveness Is Yours (Domino)
  24. Cloud NothingsFinal Summer (Pure Noise)
  25. Les Savy FavOUI, LSF (Frenchkiss)
  26. Shannon And The ClamsThe Moon Is In The Wrong Place (Easy Eye/Concord)
  27. Amen DunesDeath Jokes (Sub Pop)
  28. Wyly BiggerBroken Telephone (Madjack)
  29. Flamango BayMascara EP ( Moshi Moshi)
  30. BroadcastSpell Blanket - Collected Demos 2006-2009 (Warp)
  31. Panther StyleDynasty (Triple Helix)
  32. Blair GunThere Are No Rival Clones Here (Enabler No. 6)
  33. Yaya BeyTen Fold (Big Dada)
  34. Potatohead PeopleEat Your Heart Out (Bastard Jazz)
  35. Don't Get LemonHave Some Shame ( à La Carte )
  36. Greg SaunierWe Sang, Therefore We Were (Joyful Noise )
  37. Baby Rose / BADBADNOTGOODSlow Burn (Secretly Canadian)
  38. Isaiah Collier & The Chosen FewThe Almighty (Division 81)
  39. Mark Alan LofgrenBlack Moon Book 3 (Self-Released)
  40. Iris BlueOver Promise, Almost Deliver (self-released / 2024)
  41. Nubiyan TwistFind Your Flame (STRUT)
  42. The LostinesMeet The Lostines (Gar Hole)
  43. Zoya ZafarSome Songs (self-released)
  44. Iron & WineLight Verse (Sub Pop)
  45. Field GuideRootin' For Ya (Birthday Cake)
  46. The Ar-KaicsSee the World on Fire (Feel It)
  47. Of MontrealLady on the Cusp (Polyvinyl)
  48. Unwed SailorUnderwater Over There (Current Taste)
  49. Kamasi WashingtonFearless Movement (Young)
  50. Jessica PrattHere in the Pitch (Mexican Summer)

This week's adds

  1. Alan VegaInsurrection (In The Red)
  2. Anastasia CoopeDarning Woman (Jagjaguwar)
  3. AquasergeLa fin de l‘économie (Crammed Discs)
  4. Arooj AftabNight Reign (Verve)
  5. Carry RippleCarry Ripple (Self-Released )
  6. David SafranCHIRP Radio Session, May 2010 (Lack of Options)
  7. Flavia CoelhoGinga (Le Label/PIAS)
  8. HabibiDreamachine (Kill Rock Stars)
  9. Half WaifEphemeral Being (Anti-)
  10. HalimaEXU (drink sum wtr)
  11. King HannahBig Swimmer (City Slang)
  12. LowDown Brass Band$itizens of the World (DIBS)
  13. MandyLawn Girl (Exploding in Sound)
  14. musclecarsSugar Honey Iced Tea! (BBE Music)
  15. The SwabsThe Boy Flew Out The Window (self-released)
  16. the temporarily hiddenBig Shiny Balls (Soundpoint)
  17. Toronzo CannonShut Up & Play! (Alligator)
  18. WhitworthEarth To Dreamer (self-released)
  19. Young JesusThe Fool (Saddle Creek)

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Top 50 for the Week of 05/27/2024

  1. DEHDPoetry (Fat Possum)
  2. Cloud NothingsFinal Summer (Pure Noise)
  3. ShellacTo All Trains (Touch and Go)
  4. Ibibio Sound MachinePull the Rope (Merge)
  5. Les Savy FavOUI, LSF (Frenchkiss)
  6. MRCYVOLUME 1 (Secretly Canadian)
  7. Nubiyan TwistFind Your Flame (STRUT)
  8. Beth GibbonsLives Outgrown (Domino)
  9. Panther StyleDynasty (Triple Helix)
  10. CrumbAMAMA (Crumb)
  11. Shannon And The ClamsThe Moon Is In The Wrong Place (Easy Eye/Concord)
  12. St. VincentAll Born Screaming (Total Pleasure/Virgin)
  13. CompilationCongo Funk! - Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982) (Analog Africa No. 38) (Analog Africa)
  14. The Lemon TwigsA Dream Is All We Know (Captured Tracks)
  15. twin coastnoie! noie! noie! (self-released)
  16. MINISKIRTPaint It Rad (self-released)
  17. Camera ObscuraLook to the East, Look to the West (Merge)
  18. Mdou MoctarFuneral for Justice (Matador)
  19. Of MontrealLady on the Cusp (Polyvinyl)
  20. Yaya BeyTen Fold (Big Dada)
  21. Arab Strapi'm totally fine with it don't give a fuck anymore (Rock Action)
  22. Isaiah Collier & The Chosen FewThe Almighty (Division 81)
  23. Vinto Van GoVinto Van Go (self-released)
  24. BloodhypeEquation of time (self-released)
  25. BullionAffection (Ghostly International)
  26. Fabiana PalladinoFabiana Palladino (Paul Institute / XL)
  27. Potatohead PeopleEat Your Heart Out (Bastard Jazz)
  28. Amen DunesDeath Jokes (Sub Pop)
  29. EdgingConcrete Cumming (self-released)
  30. OwenThe Falls of Sioux (Polyvinyl)
  31. Ekko Astralpink balloons (Topshelf)
  32. Iron & WineLight Verse (Sub Pop)
  33. Baby Rose / BADBADNOTGOODSlow Burn (Secretly Canadian)
  34. Blitzen Trapper100's of 1000's, Millions of Billions (Yep Roc)
  35. Kaya HoaxBaby Gear (self-released)
  36. VillagersThat Golden Time (Domino)
  37. Kamasi WashingtonFearless Movement (Young)
  38. Cindy LeeDiamond Jubilee (Realistik)
  39. Mark Alan LofgrenBlack Moon Book 3 (Self-Released)
  40. REPENTREPENT (self-released)
  41. ValebolValebol (Otherly Love)
  42. youbetWay to Be (Hardly Art)
  43. Jordan RakeiThe Loop (Verve Forecast)
  44. BroadcastSpell Blanket - Collected Demos 2006​-​2009 (Warp)
  45. Vampire WeekendOnly God Was Above Us (Columbia)
  46. English TeacherThis Could Be Texas (Island)
  47. Sons of RaTropic of Cancer (self-released)
  48. The LostinesMeet The Lostines (Gar Hole)
  49. Zoya ZafarSome Songs (self-released)
  50. Knocked LooseYou Won't Go Before You're Supposed To (Pure Noise)

This week's adds

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  • Alex BaninSince Winona (self-released)
  • AluminumFully Beat (Felte)
  • Bill MacKayLocust Land (Drag City)
  • DarkthroneIt Beckons Us All (Peaceville)
  • DIIVFrog in Boiling Water (Fantasy/Concord)
  • Field GuideRootin' For Ya (Birthday Cake)
  • FinomNot God (Joyful Noise)
  • GatecreeperDark Superstition (Nuclear Blast)
  • Improvement MovementSlump (Public Access Group)
  • La LuzNews of the Universe (Sub Pop)
  • Mind's EyeLong Nights and Wasted Affairs (self-released)
  • Mrs Smith and the PresentShe's Right Here [EP] (self-released)
  • Nathaniel RussellSongs of (Psychic Hotline)
  • SoftcultHeaven (Easy Life)
  • System ExclusiveClick (Le Cèpe)
  • Tei ShiValerie (self-released)
  • The Ar-KaicsSee the World on Fire (Feel It)

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