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Top 50 for the Week of 01-30-17

  1. Joan of Arc – He's Got the Whole This Land Is Your Land in His Hands (Joyful Noise)
  2. Allison Crutchfield – Tourist in This Town (Merge)
  3. Ty Segall – Ty Segall (Drag City)
  4. Run the Jewels – Run the Jewels 3 (Run the Jewels)
  5. The xx – I See You (Young Turks)
  6. Dust Bunnies – Young Chicagoan (1980)
  7. Ludwig Chavez – 37 & Change (Isabela)
  8. Vices – American Consciousness (self-released)
  9. Split Single – Metal Frames (self-released)
  10. Foxygen – Hang (Jagjaguwar)
  11. A Projection – Framework (Tapete)
  12. Cherry Glazerr – Apocalipstick (Secretly Canadian)
  13. Flaming Lips – Oczy Mlody (Warner Bros)
  14. Delicate Steve – This Is Steve (Anti-)
  15. Lilys – In the Presence of Nothing (Frontier)
  16. Bash & Pop – Anything Could Happen (Fat Possum)
  17. Priests – Nothing Feels Natural (Sister Polygon)
  18. The Proper Ornaments – Foxhole (Slumberland)
  19. E – E (Thrill Jockey)
  20. José Mauro – Obnoxius (Far Out)
  21. Oto Hiax – Oto Hiax (Editions Mego)
  22. Anti/Beyond – Anti/Beyond (self-released)
  23. St. Timmy – St. Timmy (self-released)
  24. Victor Herrero – Astrolabio (Feeding Tube)
  25. Matthew Squires – Tambaleo (Already Dead Tapes)
  26. The Purcells – Words Can't Say (self-released)
  27. Serengeti + Sicker Man – Doctor My Own Patience (Graveface)
  28. PC Worship – Buried Wish (Northern Spy)
  29. Canon – Loose Canon Vol. 3 (self-released)
  30. High Priest – Consecration EP (self-released)
  31. The Cell Phones – No (self-released)
  32. Bigjoy – Open Your Fucking Heart Boy (Bernice)
  33. Elvin Bishop – Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio (Alligator)
  34. Fly Ashtray – We Buy Everything You Have (Old Gold)
  35. Shadow – Sweet Sweet Dreams (Analog Africa)
  36. Ganser – This Feels Like Living (self-released)
  37. Mordecai – Abstract Recipe (Richie)
  38. Georgia – All Kind Music (Palto Flats)
  39. The Vacant Lots – Berlin EP (A Recordings)
  40. Les Yper-Sound – Explorations in Drums & Sax (Figure & Ground)
  41. Slow Hollows – Romantic (Danger Collective)
  42. Drab Majesty – The Demonstration (Dais)
  43. Landlady – The World is a Loud Place (Landladyland/Hometapes)
  44. Uniform – Wake in Fright (Sacred Bones)
  45. Ballister – Slag (Aerophonic)
  46. Warik – Warik's Tape (self-released)
  47. The Gods Themselves – Be My Animal (self-released)
  48. Personal and the Pizzas – Personal and the Pizzas LP (Slovenly)
  49. Brave Timbers – Secret Hope (Sound in Silence)
  50. Jantar – Panisperna (MIE Music)

This week's adds

  • Austra – Future Politics (Domino)
  • Various Artists – Chicago Artists Against Trump (Static Switch)
  • Imelda Marcos – Dalawa (Sooper)
  • On Fillmore – Happiness of Living (Northern Spy)
  • Sleater-Kinney – Live in Paris (Sub Pop)
  • Surfer Blood – Snowdonia (Joyful Noise)
  • Japandroids – Near to the Wild Heart of Life (Anti-)
  • Bonobo – Migration (Ninja Tune)
  • P.O.S – Chill, dummy (Doomtree)
  • Surf Curse – Nothing Yet (Danger Collective)
  • Electro Group – Ranger (Pehr)
  • Fred Thomas – Changer (Polyvinyl)
  • Cosmic Son – Live and Loose EP (Whistler)
  • Stef Chura – Messes (Urinal Cake)
  • Trevor de Brauw – Uptown (The Flenser)
  • Doomsday Student – A Self-Help Tragedy (Three One G/Skin Graft)
  • Emptyset – Borders (Thrill Jockey)
  • Isasa – Los Días (La Castanya)
  • Enemies – Valuables (Topshelf)

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TOP 50 FOR THE WEEK OF 01-23-17

  1. Run the Jewels – Run the Jewels 3 (Run the Jewels)
  2. The xx – I See You (Young Turks)
  3. Split Single – Metal Frames (self-released)
  4. Priests – Nothing Feels Natural (Sister Polygon)
  5. Cherry Glazerr – Apocalipstick (Secretly Canadian)
  6. Lilys – In the Presence of Nothing (Frontier)
  7. Foxygen – Hang (Jagjaguwar)
  8. Shadow – Sweet Sweet Dreams (Analog Africa)
  9. Serengeti + Sicker Man – Doctor My Own Patience (Graveface)
  10. José Mauro – Obnoxius (Far Out)
  11. Flaming Lips – Oczy Mlody (Warner Bros)
  12. The Cell Phones – No (self-released)
  13. E – E (Thrill Jockey)
  14. Anti/Beyond – Anti/Beyond (self-released)
  15. Matthew Squires – Tambaleo (Already Dead Tapes)
  16. Elvin Bishop – Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio (Alligator)
  17. Vices – American Consciousness (self-released)
  18. Uranium Club – All of Them Naturals (Static Shock)
  19. Tim Cohen – Luck Man (Sinderlyn)
  20. The Purcells – Words Can't Say (self-released)
  21. Warik – Warik's Tape (self-released)
  22. St. Timmy – St. Timmy (self-released)
  23. Peach Fuzz – Peach Fuzz (Dumpster Tapes)
  24. Dan Rico – Endless Love (Maximum Pelt)
  25. A Projection – Framework (Tapete)
  26. Video Nasties – Video Nasties (Feeding Tube)
  27. The Radio Dept – Running Out of Love (Labrador)
  28. Mordecai – Abstract Recipe (Richie)
  29. Les Yper-Sound – Explorations in Drums & Sax (Figure & Ground)
  30. Ganser – This Feels Like Living (self-released)
  31. Azymuth – Fênix (Far Out)
  32. The Vacant Lots – Berlin EP (A Recordings)
  33. The Men – Devil Music (We Are The Men)
  34. Tess Considine – Young Love in an Old City EP (self-released)
  35. Sleepwalk – Shimmer (self-released)
  36. Personal and the Pizzas – Personal and the Pizzas LP (Slovenly)
  37. PC Worship – Buried Wish (Northern Spy)
  38. Landlady – The World is a Loud Place (Landladyland/Hometapes)
  39. Jo Ann Daugherty – Bring Joy (self-released)
  40. Jantar – Panisperna (MIE Music)
  41. High Priest – Consecration EP (self-released)
  42. Gregg Turner – Chartbusterzs (Feeding Tube)
  43. Gap Dream – This Is Gap Dream (Burger)
  44. Fly Ashtray – We Buy Everything You Have (Old Gold)
  45. Eric Arn – Orphic Resonance (Feeding Tube)
  46. Donnie Biggins – Profiles (self-released)
  47. Welcome – Sirs (Luxury Products/Light in the Attic)
  48. Slow Hollows – Romantic (Danger Collective)
  49. Pronoun – There's No One New Around You (Rhyme & Reason)
  50. Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker – Overnight (Rough Trade)

This week's adds

  • Allison Crutchfield – Tourist in This Town (Merge)
  • Ballister – Slag (Aerophonic)
  • Bash & Pop – Anything Could Happen (Fat Possum)
  • Bigjoy – Open Your Fucking Heart Boy (Bernice)
  • Canon – Loose Canon Vol. 3 (self-released)
  • Cloud Nothings – Life Without Sound (Carpark)
  • Code Orange – Forever (Roadrunner)
  • Delicate Steve – This Is Steve (Anti-)
  • Drab Majesty – The Demonstration (Dais)
  • Dust Bunnies – Young Chicagoan (1980)
  • Joan of Arc – He's Got the Whole This Land Is Your Land in His Hands (Joyful Noise)
  • Ludwig Chavez – 37 & Change (Isabela)
  • Oto Hiax – Oto Hiax (Editions Mego)
  • The Gods Themselves – Be My Animal (self-released)
  • The Proper Ornaments – Foxhole (Slumberland)
  • Ty Segall – Ty Segall (Drag City)
  • Uniform – Wake in Fright (Sacred Bones)
  • Victor Herrero – Astrolabio (Feeding Tube)

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Top 50 for the Week of 1/16/2017

  1. Split Single – Metal Frames (self-released)
  2. The Purcells – Words Can't Say (self-released)
  3. Matthew Squires – Tambaleo (Already Dead Tapes)
  4. Anti/Beyond – Anti/Beyond (self-released)
  5. Foxygen – Hang (Jagjaguwar)
  6. Vices – American Consciousness (self-released)
  7. Serengeti + Sicker Man – Doctor My Own Patience (Graveface)
  8. Uranium Club – All of Them Naturals (Static Shock)
  9. Warik – Warik's Tape (self-released)
  10. Fly Ashtray – We Buy Everything You Have (Old Gold)
  11. Slow Hollows – Romantic (Danger Collective)
  12. Jeff Rosenstock – WORRY. (SideOneDummy)
  13. High Priest – Consecration EP (self-released)
  14. Sleepwalk – Shimmer (self-released)
  15. Buck Curran – Immortal Light (Obsolete Recordings)
  16. Les Yper-Sound – Explorations in Drums & Sax (Figure & Ground)
  17. Jeff Parker – Slight Freedom (Eremite)
  18. St. Timmy – St. Timmy (self-released)
  19. The Radio Dept – Running Out of Love (Labrador)
  20. Various Artists – #savefabric (Fabric Records / Houndstooth)
  21. A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service (Epic)
  22. The Vacant Lots – Berlin EP (A Recordings)
  23. Common – Black America Again (Def Jam)
  24. Ganser – This Feels Like Living (self-released)
  25. Donnie Biggins – Profiles (self-released)
  26. Lala Lala – Sleepyhead (self-released)
  27. Brave Timbers – Secret Hope (Sound in Silence)
  28. Welcome – Sirs (Luxury Products/Light in the Attic)
  29. The Cell Phones – No (self-released)
  30. Video Nasties – Video Nasties (Feeding Tube)
  31. Personal and the Pizzas – Personal and the Pizzas LP (Slovenly)
  32. Cindytalk – The Labyrinth of the Straight Line (Editions Mego)
  33. Conor Oberst – Ruminations (Nonesuch)
  34. Gap Dream – This Is Gap Dream (Burger)
  35. Harvey Mandel – Snake Pit (Tompkins Square)
  36. Amp – Switched On and Live (Sound in Silence)
  37. Steve Moore – The Mind's Eye OST (Relapse)
  38. Pronoun – There's No One New Around You (Rhyme & Reason)
  39. John K Samson – Winter Wheat (Anti-)
  40. Peach Fuzz – Peach Fuzz (Dumpster Tapes)
  41. Georgia – All Kind Music (Palto Flats)
  42. The Men – Devil Music (We Are The Men)
  43. Azymuth – Fênix (Far Out)
  44. The Wayward – Plutonic (self-released)
  45. Tess Considine – Young Love in an Old City EP (self-released)
  46. House of Lightning – House of Lightning (self-released)
  47. Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker – Overnight (Rough Trade)
  48. Mama – Eye in the Sky (Maximum Pelt)
  49. Dan Rico – Endless Love (Maximum Pelt)
  50. Mint Mile – The Bliss Point (Comedy Minus One)

This week's adds

  • Elvin Bishop – Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio (Alligator)
  • Cherry Glazerr – Apocalipstick (Secretly Canadian)
  • Landlady – The World is a Loud Place (Landladyland/Hometapes)
  • Flaming Lips – Oczy Mlody (Warner Bros)
  • A Projection – Framework (Tapete)
  • José Mauro – Obnoxius (Far Out)
  • Ranger – Speed & Violence (Spinefarm)
  • Mordecai – Abstract Recipe (Richie)
  • Sunlight's Bane – The Blackest Volume: Like All The Earth Was Buried (Innerstrength)
  • E – E (Thrill Jockey)
  • Jantar – Panisperna (MIE Music)
  • Priests – Nothing Feels Natural (Sister Polygon)
  • Eric Arn – Orphic Resonance (Feeding Tube)
  • Gregg Turner – Chartbusterzs (Feeding Tube)
  • Shadow – Sweet Sweet Dreams (Analog Africa)
  • Tim Cohen – Luck Man (Sinderlyn)
  • PC Worship – Buried Wish (Northern Spy)
  • Jo Ann Daugherty – Bring Joy (self-released)
  • The xx – I See You (Young Turks)
  • Lilys – In the Presence of Nothing (Frontier)
  • Richard Osborn – Endless (Tompkins Square)
  • Run the Jewels – Run the Jewels 3 (Run the Jewels)

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TOP 50 FOR THE WEEK OF 01-09-17

  1. Serengeti + Sicker Man – Doctor My Own Patience (Graveface)
  2. The Cell Phones – No (self-released)
  3. A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service (Epic)
  4. Common – Black America Again (Def Jam)
  5. The Men – Devil Music (We Are The Men)
  6. Sleepwalk – Shimmer (self-released)
  7. St. Timmy – St. Timmy (self-released)
  8. Jeff Parker – Slight Freedom (Eremite)
  9. Peach Fuzz – Peach Fuzz (Dumpster Tapes)
  10. Thee Oh Sees – An Odd Entrances (Castle Face)
  11. Video Nasties – Video Nasties (Feeding Tube)
  12. Georgia – All Kind Music (Palto Flats)
  13. Les Yper-Sound – Explorations in Drums & Sax (Figure & Ground)
  14. Harvey Mandel – Snake Pit (Tompkins Square)
  15. James Chance & The Contortions – The Flesh Is Weak (True Groove)
  16. Uranium Club – All of Them Naturals (Static Shock)
  17. Jeff Rosenstock – WORRY. (SideOneDummy)
  18. John K Samson – Winter Wheat (Anti-)
  19. Lala Lala – Sleepyhead (self-released)
  20. A$AP Mob – Cozy Tapes Vol. 1 Friends (RCA)
  21. We Are Imaginary – Death to Romanticism (Wide Eyed)
  22. Mama – Eye in the Sky (Maximum Pelt)
  23. Pronoun – There's No One New Around You (Rhyme & Reason)
  24. Conor Oberst – Ruminations (Nonesuch)
  25. His Name Is Alive – Patterns of Light (London London)
  26. Kestrels – Kestrels (Sonic Unyon)
  27. Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker – Overnight (Rough Trade)
  28. Personal and the Pizzas – Personal and the Pizzas LP (Slovenly)
  29. Kabanjak – The Dooza Tapes Vol. 1 (Switchstance)
  30. Nest – Mother's Knife (self-released)
  31. The Silence – Nine Suns, One Morning (Drag City)
  32. Mint Mile – The Bliss Point (Comedy Minus One)
  33. C.A.M.P.O.S. – Miracles & Criminals (Peace & Rhythm)
  34. Various Artists – #savefabric (Fabric Records / Houndstooth)
  35. Dan Rico – Endless Love (Maximum Pelt)
  36. The Radio Dept – Running Out of Love (Labrador)
  37. Sleigh Bells – Jessica Rabbit (Torn Clean)
  38. Yishak Banjaw – Love Songs Vol. 2 (Teranga Beat)
  39. Donnie Biggins – Profiles (self-released)
  40. Rob Noyes – The Feudal Spirit (Poon Village)
  41. Ganser – This Feels Like Living (self-released)
  42. Gap Dream – This Is Gap Dream (Burger)
  43. The Vacant Lots – Berlin EP (A Recordings)
  44. Steve Moore – The Mind's Eye OST (Relapse)
  45. Speed Babes – Let's Go Explode (Dumpster Tapes)
  46. LITE – Cubic (Topshelf)
  47. Dungen – Häxan (Mexican Summer)
  48. Major Stars – Motion Set (Drag City)
  49. Tess Considine – Young Love in an Old City EP (self-released)
  50. Urochromes – Anthology (Feeding Tube)

This week's adds

  • Anti/Beyond – Anti/Beyond (self-released)
  • Brave Timbers – Secret Hope (Sound in Silence)
  • Buck Curran – Immortal Light (Obsolete Recordings)
  • Fly Ashtray – We Buy Everything You Have (Old Gold)
  • Foxygen – Hang (Jagjaguwar)
  • High Priest – Consecration EP (self-released)
  • Matthew Squires – Tambaleo (Already Dead Tapes)
  • Slow Hollows – Romantic (Danger Collective)
  • Split Single – Metal Frames (self-released)
  • The Purcells – Words Can't Say (self-released)
  • The Wayward – Plutonic (self-released)
  • Vices – American Consciousness (self-released)
  • Warik – Warik's Tape (self-released)
  • Welcome – Sirs (Luxury Products/Light in the Attic)

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TOP 50 FOR THE WEEK OF 01-02-17

  1. Common – Black America Again (Def Jam)
  2. A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service (Epic)
  3. Serengeti + Sicker Man – Doctor My Own Patience (Graveface)
  4. Sleepwalk – Shimmer (self-released)
  5. The Wedding Present – Going, Going . . . (Happy Happy Birthday To Me)
  6. The Radio Dept – Running Out of Love (Labrador)
  7. Donnie Biggins – Profiles (self-released)
  8. St. Timmy – St. Timmy (self-released)
  9. Jeff Parker – Slight Freedom (Eremite)
  10. Ganser – This Feels Like Living (self-released)
  11. Peach Fuzz – Peach Fuzz (Dumpster Tapes)
  12. Harvey Mandel – Snake Pit (Tompkins Square)
  13. Georgia – All Kind Music (Palto Flats)
  14. Thee Oh Sees – An Odd Entrances (Castle Face)
  15. Justice – Woman (Ed Banger)
  16. The Cell Phones – No (self-released)
  17. The Men – Devil Music (We Are The Men)
  18. Sleigh Bells – Jessica Rabbit (Torn Clean)
  19. His Name Is Alive – Patterns of Light (London London)
  20. Sad13 – Slugger (Carpark)
  21. Pronoun – There's No One New Around You (Rhyme & Reason)
  22. Lala Lala – Sleepyhead (self-released)
  23. Tess Considine – Young Love in an Old City EP (self-released)
  24. Video Nasties – Video Nasties (Feeding Tube)
  25. Uranium Club – All of Them Naturals (Static Shock)
  26. Les Yper-Sound – Explorations in Drums & Sax (Figure & Ground)
  27. Kabanjak – The Dooza Tapes Vol. 1 (Switchstance)
  28. Jeff Rosenstock – WORRY. (SideOneDummy)
  29. Mama – Eye in the Sky (Maximum Pelt)
  30. The Silence – Nine Suns, One Morning (Drag City)
  31. The Vacant Lots – Berlin EP (A Recordings)
  32. Various Artists – #savefabric (Fabric Records / Houndstooth)
  33. Conor Oberst – Ruminations (Nonesuch)
  34. Mint Mile – The Bliss Point (Comedy Minus One)
  35. Speed Babes – Let's Go Explode (Dumpster Tapes)
  36. Vaudevileins – Magician (self-released)
  37. Nest – Mother's Knife (self-released)
  38. Daniel Bachman – Daniel Bachman (Three Lobed)
  39. Cindytalk – The Labyrinth of the Straight Line (Editions Mego)
  40. Hooton Tennis Club – Big Box of Chocolates (Heavenly/PIAS)
  41. We Are Imaginary – Death to Romanticism (Wide Eyed)
  42. Kestrels – Kestrels (Sonic Unyon)
  43. Yishak Banjaw – Love Songs Vol. 2 (Teranga Beat)
  44. Personal and the Pizzas – Personal and the Pizzas LP (Slovenly)
  45. James Chance & The Contortions – The Flesh Is Weak (True Groove)
  46. Azymuth – Fênix (Far Out)
  47. A$AP Mob – Cozy Tapes Vol. 1 Friends (RCA)
  48. Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker – Overnight (Rough Trade)
  49. Sammus – Pieces in Space (Don Giovanni)
  50. Gap Dream – This Is Gap Dream (Burger)

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