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Top 50 for the Week of 12/18/2023

  1. DRAMATill We Die (STEM c/o DRAMA MUSIC)
  2. Video AgeAway from the Castle (Winspear)
  3. BJ The Chicago KidGravy (RCA)
  4. Isaiah CollierParallel Universe (Night Dreamer)
  5. Aesop RockIntegrated Tech Solutions (Rhymesayers)
  6. The VeldtIlluminated 1989 (Little Cloud/5BC)
  7. Ian SweetSUCKER (Polyvinyl)
  8. Peter Gabrieli/o (Reel World)
  9. Blood ChillClear Dark Blue (Culture Vacuum)
  10. El BúhoStrata (Wonderwheel)
  11. Cafe RacerWords In Error (self-released)
  12. SandunesThe Ground Beneath Her Feet (Tru Thoughts)
  13. AtmosphereTalk Talk (Rhymesayers)
  14. forestlikeforestlike (Ba Da Bing)
  15. 4x4 Animal StyleWhen I Was Young (Let It Swim)
  16. Sen MorimotoDiagnosis (City Slang/Sooper )
  17. HEALTHRAT WARS (Loma Vista)
  18. Danny BrownQuaranta (Warp)
  19. BeirutHadsel (Pompeoo)
  20. Haiku HandsPleasure Beast (Spinning Top)
  21. Midas the JagabanMidas Touch Vol. 2: Return of The Mask (Because)
  22. Call SuperEulo Cramps (Can You Feel the Sun)
  23. Kurt VileBack To Moon Beach (Verve)
  24. wht.rbbt.objWhiskey Hotel Tango (Rabbit Hole)
  25. Mia JoyCelestial Mirror (Fire Talk)
  26. BassKaseRabbit Holes (Soundpoint)
  27. WoolworthyElectric Heartbreak (Boss Tunage)
  28. DJ MannyHypnotized (Planet Mu)
  29. See JazzIs This Anything? (Flower Sounds)
  30. jess joySOURCEHEIRESS (Joyful Noise)
  31. The Sundae PaintersSundae Painters (Leather Jacket)
  32. HarpAlbion (Bella Union/PIAS)
  33. Psychedelic Porn CrumpetsFronzoli (What Reality)
  34. QuanticDancing While Falling (Play It Again Sam)
  35. King Gizzard & The Lizard WizardThe Silver Cord (KGLW )
  36. bar italiaThe Twits (Matador)
  37. JockstrapI<3UQTINVU (Rough Trade )
  38. Chicken HappenChicken Happen IV (self-released)
  39. CourseTight Feathers (self released)
  40. George RileyUn/limited Love (Ninja Tune)
  41. Sleeping JesusHollywood Smile (The Garden Shed)
  42. Various ArtistsRemixes JID020 (Jazz Is Dead)
  43. Lila BlueSweet Pea (Tiger Bomb)
  44. Yuhan SuLiberated Gesture (Sunnyside)
  45. O.SLICE (Speedy Wunderground)
  46. Iron & WineWho Can See Forever Soundtrack (Sub Pop)
  47. Keys N KratesIN:TENSION (Last Gang/MNRK)
  48. Anna HillburgTired Girls (Speakeasy Studios SF)
  49. The Gaslight AnthemHistory Books (Rich Mahogany/Thirty Tigers)
  50. Tkay MaidzaSweet Justice (4AD)

This week's adds

  1. Barbara ManningCharm of Yesterday…Convenience of Tomorrow (Ba Da Bing)

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TOP 50 FOR THE WEEK OF 12/11/2023

  1. Cafe RacerWords In Error (self-released)
  2. Video AgeAway from the Castle (Winspear)
  3. DJ MannyHypnotized (Planet Mu)
  4. DRAMATill We Die (STEM c/o DRAMA MUSIC)
  5. SandunesThe Ground Beneath Her Feet (Tru Thoughts)
  6. The VeldtIlluminated 1989 (Little Cloud/5BC)
  7. BeirutHadsel (Pompeoo)
  8. Aesop RockIntegrated Tech Solutions (Rhymesayers)
  9. Iron & WineWho Can See Forever Soundtrack (Sub Pop)
  10. Haiku HandsPleasure Beast (Spinning Top)
  11. Sen MorimotoDiagnosis (City Slang/Sooper )
  12. Danny BrownQuaranta (Warp)
  13. bar italiaThe Twits (Matador)
  14. George RileyUn/limited Love (Ninja Tune)
  15. Midas the JagabanMidas Touch Vol. 2: Return of The Mask (Because)
  16. Chicken HappenChicken Happen IV (self-released)
  17. See JazzIs This Anything? (Flower Sounds)
  18. jess joySOURCEHEIRESS (Joyful Noise)
  19. Various ArtistsRemixes JID020 (Jazz Is Dead)
  20. Lila BlueSweet Pea (Tiger Bomb)
  21. Puppets for PoetsBoat of Dreams (self-released)
  22. The DIFFWhats The DIFF (Cheap Kiss)
  23. Kurt VileBack To Moon Beach (Verve)
  24. Cat PowerCat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert (Domino)
  25. BJ The Chicago KidGravy (RCA)
  26. ResavoirResavoir (International Anthem)
  27. WoolworthyElectric Heartbreak (Boss Tunage)
  28. Ian SweetSUCKER (Polyvinyl)
  29. O.SLICE (Speedy Wunderground)
  30. Vince ClarkeSongs of Silence (Mute)
  31. The Gaslight AnthemHistory Books (Rich Mahogany/Thirty Tigers)
  32. IsletSoft Fascination (Fire)
  33. El BúhoStrata (Wonderwheel)
  34. Yuhan SuLiberated Gesture (Sunnyside)
  35. Keys N KratesIN:TENSION (Last Gang/MNRK)
  36. The ChillsBrave Words (Spoken Bravely: The Remix) (Flying Nun/Fire)
  37. Drop NineteensHard Light (Wharf Cat )
  38. Mode HexeNorphonic (Love All Day)
  39. BassKaseRabbit Holes (Soundpoint)
  40. Call SuperEulo Cramps (Can You Feel the Sun)
  41. QuanticDancing While Falling (Play It Again Sam)
  42. Anna HillburgTired Girls (Speakeasy Studios SF)
  43. Liza AnneUtopian (Anti-Fragile)
  44. Marnie SternThe Comeback Kid (Joyful Noise)
  45. ill peachTHIS IS NOT AN EXIT (Hardly Art)
  46. Alyssa BrayTiming (self-released)
  47. 4x4 Animal StyleWhen I Was Young (Let It Swim)
  48. Ruth GarbusAlive People (Ordinal)
  49. The Smashing TimesThis Sporting Life (K)
  50. Kishi BashiMusic from the Song Film: Omoiyari (Joyful Noise)

This week's adds

  • A.L. WestThe Store (Spirit Research)
  • AtmosphereTalk Talk (Rhymesayers)
  • Blood ChillClear Dark Blue (Culture Vacuum)
  • forestlikeforestlike (patsy presents)
  • HEALTHRat Wars (Loma Vista)
  • Isaiah CollierParallel Universe (Night Dreamer)
  • Peter GabrielI/O (Real World)
  • Sleeping JesusHollywood Smile (The Garden Shed)
  • The Sundae PaintersSundae Painters (Leather Jacket)
  • wht.rbbt.objWhiskey Hotel Tango (Rabbit Hole)

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Top 50 for the Week of 12/04/2023

  1. The VeldtIlluminated 1989 (Little Cloud/5BC)
  2. Aesop RockIntegrated Tech Solutions (Rhymesayers)
  3. Sen MorimotoDiagnosis (City Slang/Sooper)
  4. DRAMATill We Die (STEM c/o DRAMA MUSIC)
  5. SandunesThe Ground Beneath Her Feet (Tru Thoughts)
  6. BeirutHadsel (Pompeoo)
  7. Kurt VileBack To Moon Beach (Verve)
  8. jess joySOURCEHEIRESS (Joyful Noise)
  9. See JazzIs This Anything? (Flower Sounds)
  10. Call SuperEulo Cramps (Can You Feel the Sun)
  11. BJ The Chicago KidGravy (RCA)
  12. Born DaysMy Little Dark (AudioSport)
  13. WoolworthyElectric Heartbreak (Boss Tunage)
  14. George RileyUn/limited Love (Ninja Tune)
  15. Ian SweetSUCKER (Polyvinyl)
  16. Marnie SternThe Comeback Kid (Joyful Noise)
  17. Mint FieldAprender a Ser (felte)
  18. Midas the JagabanMidas Touch Vol. 2: Return of The Mask (Because)
  19. Hotline TNTCartwheel (Third Man)
  20. The DIFFWhats The DIFF (Cheap Kiss)
  21. Vince ClarkeSongs of Silence (Mute Records)
  22. The Smashing TimesThis Sporting Life (K)
  23. DJ ShadowAction Adventure (Mass Appeal)
  24. Juliana HatfieldJuliana Hatfield Sings ELO (American Laundromat)
  25. Mia JoyCelestial Mirror (Fire Talk)
  26. Chicken HappenChicken Happen IV (self-released)
  27. ResavoirResavoir (International Anthem)
  28. BassKaseRabbit Holes (Soundpoint)
  29. El BúhoStrata (Wonderwheel)
  30. Tkay MaidzaSweet Justice (4AD)
  31. Cat PowerCat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert (Domino)
  32. bar italiaThe Twits (Matador)
  33. Sofia KourtesisMadres (Ninja Tune)
  34. Pip BlomBobbie (Heavenly/PIAS)
  35. Alien NosejobThe Derivative Sounds of… or… A Dog Always Returns to its Vomit (Goner)
  36. Jenn ChampionThe Last Night of Sadness (Gay Forever)
  37. Alyssa BrayTiming (self-released)
  38. CourseTight Feathers (self released)
  39. Nathan GrahamSaint of Second Chances (Pravda)
  40. Psychedelic Porn CrumpetsFronzoli (What Reality)
  41. Shabazz PalacesRobed in Rareness (Sub Pop)
  42. Anna HillburgTired Girls (Speakeasy Studios SF)
  43. The ChillsBrave Words (Spoken Bravely: The Remix) (Flying Nun/Fire)
  44. The SerfsHalf Eaten By Dogs (Trouble in Mind)
  45. The Mountain GoatsJenny from Thebes (Merge)
  46. Circus DevilsSqueeze the Needle (Guided By Voices Inc.)
  47. Rat ColumnsBabydoll (Tough Love)
  48. QuanticDancing While Falling (Play It Again Sam)
  49. The Gaslight AnthemHistory Books (Rich Mahogany/Thirty Tigers)
  50. SylvesterPrivate Recordings, August 1970 (Dark Entries)

This week's adds

  • Cafe RacerWords in Error (self-released)
  • Danny Brown Quaranta (Warp)
  • DJ MannyHypnotized (Planet Mu)
  • Haiku HandsPleasure Beast (Spinning Top)
  • HarpAlbion (Bella Union / PIAS)
  • Iron & WineWho Can See Forever Soundtrack (Sub Pop)
  • Lila BlueSweet Pea (MOXE)
  • O.SLICE (Speedy Wunderground/PIAS)
  • Puppets for PoetsBoat of Dreams (self-released)
  • Ruth GarbusAlive People (Ordinal)
  • Scott WhiddonThe Best of Intentions (self-released)
  • Various ArtistsRemixes JID 020 (Jazz Is Dead)
  • Video AgeAway from the Castle (Winspear)
  • Yuhan SuLiberated Gesture (Sunnyside)

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Top 50 for the Week of 11/27/2023

  1. DRAMATill We Die (STEM c/o DRAMA MUSIC)
  2. Ian SweetSUCKER (Polyvinyl)
  3. BJ The Chicago KidGravy (RCA)
  4. Pip BlomBobbie (Heavenly/PIAS)
  5. Cat PowerCat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert (Domino)
  6. Sen MorimotoDiagnosis (City Slang/Sooper )
  7. Nathan GrahamSaint of Second Chances (Pravda)
  8. BeirutHadsel (Pompeoo)
  9. Aesop RockIntegrated Tech Solutions (Rhymesayers)
  10. Mint FieldAprender a Ser (felte)
  11. BassKaseRabbit Holes (Soundpoint)
  12. WoolworthyElectric Heartbreak (Boss Tunage)
  13. Call SuperEulo Cramps (Can You Feel the Sun)
  14. Marnie SternThe Comeback Kid (Joyful Noise)
  15. Jorja Smithfalling or flying (FAMM)
  16. jess joySOURCEHEIRESS (Joyful Noise)
  17. El BúhoStrata (Wonderwheel)
  18. Sofia KourtesisMadres (Ninja Tune)
  19. Chicken HappenChicken Happen IV (self-released)
  20. George RileyUn/limited Love (Ninja Tune)
  21. Tkay MaidzaSweet Justice (4AD)
  22. Kishi BashiMusic from the Song Film: Omoiyari (Joyful Noise)
  23. Shabazz PalacesRobed in Rareness (Sub Pop)
  24. S.L. HouserHibiscus (Spaceflight )
  25. Liza AnneUtopian (Anti-Fragile)
  26. ill peachTHIS IS NOT AN EXIT (Hardly Art)
  27. The KillsGod Games (Domino)
  28. 4x4 Animal StyleWhen I Was Young (Let It Swim)
  29. Psychedelic Porn CrumpetsFronzoli (What Reality)
  30. Anna HillburgTired Girls (Speakeasy Studios SF)
  31. JockstrapI<3UQTINVU (Rough Trade )
  32. David SafranThe Little Recidivist (Lack of Options)
  33. Madame Reaper and the Gentlemen's ClubMadame Reaper's Gentlemen's Club (The Club)
  34. Midas the JagabanMidas Touch Vol. 2: Return of The Mask (Because)
  35. ScreamDC Special (Dischord)
  36. QuanticDancing While Falling (Play It Again Sam)
  37. Mia JoyCelestial Mirror (Fire Talk)
  38. ResavoirResavoir (International Anthem)
  39. CourseTight Feathers (self released)
  40. Circus DevilsSqueeze the Needle (GBV, Inc)
  41. Land Of TalkPerformances (Saddle Creek)
  42. Juliana HatfieldJuliana Hatfield Sings ELO (American Laundromat)
  43. Charlie VettunoLime Juice (Innovative Leisure)
  44. Uni BoysBuy This Now! (Curation)
  45. Paul Giallorenzo TrioPlay (Delmark)
  46. Dolph ChaneyMug (Courtesy Version) (Big Stir)
  47. TALsoundsShift ( NNA Tapes )
  48. H31RHeadSpace (Big Dada)
  49. Keys N KratesIN:TENSION (Last Gang/MNRK)
  50. King Gizzard & The Lizard WizardThe Silver Cord (KGLW )

This week's adds

  1. Blue OceanFertile State (Slumberland)
  2. Guided by VoicesNowhere To Go But Up (GBV Inc)
  3. Kurt VileBack To Moon Beach (Verve)
  4. Patrick ShiroishiI was too young to hear silence (American Dreams)
  5. Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse BandDancing on the Edge (Sophomore Lounge)
  6. SandunesThe Ground Beneath Her Feet (Tru Thoughts)
  7. See JazzIs This Anything? (Flower Sounds)
  8. The DIFFWhats The DIFF (Cheap Kiss)
  9. The VeldtIlluminated 1989 (Little Cloud/5BC)
  10. Vince ClarkeSongs of Silence (Mute Records)

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Top 50 for the Week of 11/20/2023

  1. Ian SweetSUCKER (Polyvinyl)
  2. Aesop RockIntegrated Tech Solutions (Rhymesayers)
  3. Sofia KourtesisMadres (Ninja Tune)
  4. DRAMATill We Die (STEM c/o DRAMA MUSIC)
  5. El BúhoStrata (Wonderwheel)
  6. Mint FieldAprender a Ser (felte)
  7. Sen MorimotoDiagnosis (City Slang/Sooper)
  8. 4x4 Animal StyleWhen I Was Young (Let It Swim)
  9. Pip BlomBobbie (Heavenly/PIAS)
  10. BJ The Chicago KidGravy (RCA)
  11. Marnie SternThe Comeback Kid (Joyful Noise)
  12. TALsoundsShift (NNA Tapes)
  13. CourseTight Feathers (self released)
  14. Cat PowerCat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert (Domino)
  15. Hotline TNTCartwheel (Third Man)
  16. BassKaseRabbit Holes (Soundpoint)
  17. Tkay MaidzaSweet Justice (4AD)
  18. QuanticDancing While Falling (Play It Again Sam)
  19. King Gizzard & The Lizard WizardThe Silver Cord (KGLW)
  20. Paul Giallorenzo TrioPlay (Delmark)
  21. Jorja Smithfalling or flying (FAMM)
  22. Charlie VettunoLime Juice (Innovative Leisure)
  23. Keys N KratesIN:TENSION (Last Gang/MNRK)
  24. Nathan GrahamSaint of Second Chances (Pravda)
  25. Chicken HappenChicken Happen IV (self-released)
  26. Jamila WoodsWater Made Us (Jagjaguwar)
  27. The ChillsBrave Words (Spoken Bravely: The Remix) (Flying Nun/Fire)
  28. The Gaslight AnthemHistory Books (Rich Mahogany/Thirty Tigers)
  29. Seafood SamAfros In The Wind (drink sum wtr)
  30. SylvesterPrivate Recordings, August 1970 (Dark Entries)
  31. The KillsGod Games (Domino)
  32. DJ ShadowAction Adventure (Mass Appeal)
  33. Say She SheSilver (Colemine/Karma Chief)
  34. Shawn MaxwellJ Town Suite (self-released)
  35. Slauson Malone 1EXCELSIOR (Warp)
  36. Drop NineteensHard Light (Wharf Cat)
  37. bar italiaThe Twits (Matador)
  38. ZuliKomy EP (self-released)
  39. The DrumsJonny (ANTI-)
  40. Cupid & PsycheRomantic Music (Felte)
  41. Mia JoyCelestial Mirror (Fire Talk)
  42. Alyssa BrayTiming (self-released)
  43. Madame Reaper and the Gentlemen's ClubMadame Reaper's Gentlemen's Club (The Club)
  44. Nicole Mitchell & Alexander HawkinsAt Earth School (Astral Spirits)
  45. S.L. HouserHibiscus (Spaceflight)
  46. Anna HillburgTired Girls (Speakeasy Studios SF)
  47. Liza AnneUtopian (Anti-Fragile)
  48. JockstrapI<3UQTINVU (Rough Trade)
  49. MUNYAJardin (Luminelle)
  50. Allah-LasZuma 85 (Calico Discos/Innovative Leisure)

This week's adds


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  • BeirutHadsel (Pompeoo)

  • Call SuperEulo Cramps (can you feel the sun)

  • Circus DevilsSqueeze the Needle (GBV Inc)

  • David SafranThe Little Recidivist [EP] (Lack of Options)

  • George RileyUn/limited Love (Ninja Tune)

  • H31RHeadSpace (Big Dada)

  • jess joySOURCEHEIRESS (Joyful Noise)

  • Kishi BashiMusic from the Song Film: Omoiyari (Joyful Noise)

  • Lucas DaviesTown (self-released)

  • Midas the JagabanMidas Touch Vol. 2: Return of The Mask EP (Because)

  • Mope CityPopulation: 4 (Tenth Court)

  • Psychedelic Porn CrumpetsFronzoli (What Reality?)

  • Rat ColumnsBabydoll (Tough Love)

  • ScreamDC Special (Dischord)

  • Shabazz PalacesRobbed in Rareness (Sub Pop)

  • The Smashing TimesThis Sporting Life (K)

  • WoolworthyElectric Heartbreak (Boss Tuneage)


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