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Top 50 for the Week of 09/04/2023

  1. Neptune's CoreCalled Upon (Side Hustle)
  2. RatboysThe Window (Topshelf)
  3. jaimie branchFly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) (International Anthem)
  4. Ovef OwVs. The Worm (Whats For Breakfast?/Oort Cloud)
  5. ShamirHomo Anxietatem (Kill Rock Stars)
  6. Mick JenkinsThe Patience (RBC/BMG)
  7. Cautious ClayKarpeh (Blue Note)
  8. African Head ChargeA Trip to Bolgatanga (On-U Sound)
  9. The ArmedPerfect Saviors (Sargent House)
  10. JungleVolcano (Caiola/AWAL)
  11. Cut WormsCut Worms (Jagjaguwar)
  12. Genesis OwusuSTRUGGLER (Ourness/AWAL)
  13. FlorryThe Holey Bible (Dear Life)
  14. Danger Mouse & JeminiBorn Again (Lex)
  15. Worry ClubAll Frogs Go To Heaven (Self-released)
  16. Be Your Own PetMommy (Third Man)
  17. Jovan LandryIntellectual Frequencies (EP) (self-released)
  18. The ClienteleI Am Not There Anymore (Merge)
  19. Cindy WilsonRealms (Kill Rock Stars)
  20. OseesIntercepted Message (In The Red)
  21. Black MilkEverybody Good? (Mass Appeal)
  22. Drab MajestyAn Object In Motion (Dais)
  23. Damon Locks & Rob MazurekNew Future City Radio (International Anthem)
  24. Jason MoodyWhat Comes Next (self-released)
  25. Bonnie "Prince Billy"Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You (Drag City)
  26. Jessy LanzaLove Hallucination (Hyperdub)
  27. Film SchoolField (Felte)
  28. Hiss Golden MessengerJump for Joy (Merge)
  29. The Budos BandFrontier's Edge (Diamond West)
  30. Everyday SpecialsAMERICAN HANDSHAKE (self-released)
  31. A Giant DogBite (Merge)
  32. FiddleheadDeath Is Nothing To Us (Run For Cover)
  33. Who Is She?Goddess Energy (Father/Daughter)
  34. Becca MancariLeft Hand (Captured Tracks)
  35. Half HumanIntelligent Design (Specious Arts)
  36. Aphex TwinBlackbox Life Recorder 21f / in a room7 F760 (Warp)
  37. Black Cat Heart AttackBlack Cat Heart Attack (Hit Refresh)
  38. BassKaseNot So Happy Hour (Soundpoint)
  39. Dream VersionCommon Pearly Everlasting (self-released)
  40. The CowboysSultan of Squat (Feel It)
  41. VersingTape II (Self-released)
  42. Current JoysLOVE + POP (Secretly Canadian)
  43. SupershyHappy Music (Beyond the Groove)
  44. CompilationEccentric Northern Soul (Numero Group)
  45. Girl RayPrestige (Moshi Moshi)
  46. SnooperSuper Snõõper (Third Man)
  47. The Hurtin' KindIt Won't Happen That Way (self-released)
  48. Shredded SunTranslucent Eyes (self-released)
  49. Beverly Glenn-CopelandThe Ones Ahead (Transgressive/PIAS)
  50. IslandsAnd That's Why Dolphins Lost Their Legs (ELF)

This week's adds

  • Bebel GilbertoJoão (PIAS)
  • Buck MeekHaunted Mountain (4AD)
  • Coco MontoyaWriting on the Wall (Alligator)
  • CorkerFalser Truths (Feel It)
  • dadá Joãozinhotds bem Global (Innovative Leisure)
  • EdgingGood Sex Music (self-released)
  • Emily RobbIf I Am Misery Then Give Me Affection (Petty Bunco)
  • Frankie and the Witch FingersData Doom (Reverbation Appreciation Society / Greenway)
  • Graham Parker & The GoldtopsLast Chance To Learn The Twist (Big Stir)
  • Honestly SameHot Plate Only (Moon Glyph)
  • Jeff RosenstockHELLMODE (Polyvinyl)
  • Lathe of HeavenBound By Naked Skies (Sacred Bones)
  • Los LlamaradaSpace and Time (C/Site)
  • Luxor RentalsBurn Yr Trash (self-released)
  • MapacheSwinging Stars (Innovative Leisure)
  • NonameSundial (self-released)
  • Public MemoryElegiac Beat (Felte)
  • SlowdiveEverything is Alive (Dead Oceans)
  • Speedy OrtizRabbit Rabbit (Wax Nine)
  • SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVEi'm so lucky (Saddle Creek)
  • Thee Retail SimpsLive on Cool Street (Total Punk)
  • Toro y MoiSandhills EP (Dead Oceans)
  • Various ArtistsZum Audio Vol. 5 (Zum)

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Top 50 for the Week of 08/28/2023

  1. ShamirHomo Anxietatem (Kill Rock Stars)
  2. African Head ChargeA Trip to Bolgatanga (On-U Sound)
  3. Genesis OwusuSTRUGGLER (Ourness/AWAL)
  4. JungleVolcano (Caiola/AWAL)
  5. Bonnie "Prince Billy"Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You (Drag City)
  6. Black MilkEverybody Good? (Mass Appeal)
  7. Jovan LandryIntellectual Frequencies (EP) (Self-released)
  8. Jessy LanzaLove Hallucination (Hyperdub)
  9. The ArmedPerfect Saviors (Sargent House)
  10. Treasure FleetAmerican Sunshine (Recess)
  11. SupershyHappy Music (Beyond the Groove)
  12. OseesIntercepted Message (In The Red)
  13. Aphex TwinBlackbox Life Recorder 21f / in a room7 F760 (Warp)
  14. CompilationEccentric Northern Soul (Numero Group)
  15. Dream VersionCommon Pearly Everlasting (self-released)
  16. The ClienteleI Am Not There Anymore (Merge)
  17. Everyday SpecialsAMERICAN HANDSHAKE (self-released)
  18. Damon Locks & Rob MazurekNew Future City Radio (International Anthem)
  19. Gerald DowdFather's Day (self-released)
  20. RezzettMeant Like This (The Trilogy Tapes)
  21. Girl RayPrestige (Moshi Moshi)
  22. BassKaseNot So Happy Hour (Soundpoint)
  23. FlorryThe Holey Bible (Dear Life)
  24. Locate S, 1Wicked Jaw (Captured Tracks)
  25. Beverly Glenn-CopelandThe Ones Ahead (Transgressive/PIAS)
  26. Cut WormsCut Worms (Jagjaguwar)
  27. Half HumanIntelligent Design (Specious Arts)
  28. Coffin PrickLaughing (Sophomore Lounge)
  29. Margaret GlaspyEcho The Diamond (ATO)
  30. BAMBIIINFINITY CLUB (Innovative Leisure)
  31. Lucinda WilliamsStories from a Rock N Roll Heart (Highway 20/Thirty Tigers)
  32. The Hurtin' KindIt Won't Happen That Way (self-released)
  33. Nigel MackBack in Style (Blues Attack)
  34. Shredded SunTranslucent Eyes (Self-released)
  35. CompilationIntended Consequence (Apranik)
  36. Ben NobleBitter Work (Shakey Heart)
  37. The Budos BandFrontier's Edge (Diamond West)
  38. Jason MoodyWhat Comes Next (self-released)
  39. Party MilkYour Problem as a Mountain (Teenbeat)
  40. Sonic YouthLive in Brooklyn 2011 (Silver Current)
  41. Sally GraysonThe Darkness in Me (self released)
  42. Blevin BlectumOMNII (Deathbomb Arc)
  43. JordiSorry I'm Late (Dangerbird)
  44. Fly AnakinSkinemaxxx (Side B) (Lex)
  45. Holy WaveFive of Cups (Suicide Squeeze)
  46. Zouj x SahareyaOnly Risks (City Slang)
  47. Annie HartThe Weight of a Wave (Uninhabitable Mansions)
  48. Alice Phoebe LouShelter (self-released)
  49. Famous MammalsInstant Pop Expressionism Now! (Siltbreeze)
  50. ClaudSupermodels (Saddest Factory/Dead Oceans)

This week's adds

  • A Giant DogBite (Merge)
  • Be Your Own PetMommy (Third Man)
  • Becca MancariLeft Hand (Captured Tracks)
  • Black Cat Heart AttackBlack Cat Heart Attack (Hit Refresh)
  • Cautious ClayKarpeh (Blue Note)
  • Cindy WilsonRealms (Kill Rock Stars)
  • Current JoysLOVE + POP (Secretly Canadian)
  • Danger Mouse & JeminiBorn Again (Lex)
  • Drab MajestyAn Object in Motion EP (Dais)
  • FiddleheadDeath is Nothing to Us (Run for Cover)
  • Film SchoolField (Felte)
  • Fir Cone ChildrenThe Urge to Overtake Time (Blackjack Illuminist)
  • Helpful PeopleBrokenblossom Threats (Tall Texan)
  • Hiss Golden MessengerJump for Joy (Merge)
  • IslandsAnd That's Why Dolphins Lost Their Legs (ELF)
  • jaimie branchFly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) (International Anthem)
  • Maya DunietzThank You Tree (Raw Tapes)
  • Mick JenkinsThe Patience (RBC / BMG)
  • MinisnapBounce Around (Tall Texan)
  • Neptune's CoreCalled Upon EP (Side Hustle)
  • Ovef Ow Vs The Worm (What's For Breakfast?/Oort Cloud)
  • Pleasure ForeverDistal (Solid Brass)
  • RatboysThe Window (Topshelf)
  • Silicone PrairieVol. II (Feel It)
  • SPELLLINGSPELLLING & The Mystery School (Sacred Bones)
  • The CowboysSultan of Squat (Feel It)
  • Upper WildsJupiter (Thrill Jockey)
  • VersingTape II (self-released)
  • Who Is She?Goddess Energy (Father/Daughter)
  • Worry ClubAll Frogs Go to Heaven (self-released)

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Top 50 for the Week of 08/21/2023

  1. The ClienteleI Am Not There Anymore (Merge)
  2. BassKaseNot So Happy Hour (Soundpoint)
  3. JungleVolcano (Caiola/AWAL)
  4. Various ArtistsIntended Consequence (Apranik)
  5. Jessy LanzaLove Hallucination (Hyperdub)
  6. PalehoundEye on the Bat (Polyvinyl)
  7. Jovan LandryIntellectual Frequencies (EP) (Self-released)
  8. Everyday SpecialsAMERICAN HANDSHAKE (self-released)
  9. FlorryThe Holey Bible (Dear Life)
  10. Damon Locks & Rob MazurekNew Future City Radio (International Anthem )
  11. Shredded SunTranslucent Eyes (Self-released)
  12. Black MilkEverybody Good? (Mass Appeal)
  13. Ben NobleBitter Work (Shakey Heart)
  14. Tony Allen & Adrian YoungeTony Allen JID018 (Jazz Is Dead)
  15. Dream VersionCommon Pearly Everlasting (self-released)
  16. Beverly Glenn-CopelandThe Ones Ahead (Transgressive/PIAS)
  17. Cut WormsCut Worms (Jagjaguwar)
  18. Haviah MightyCrying Crystals (Mighty Gang Inc. )
  19. Laura GrovesRadio Red (Bella Union)
  20. The Bright Light Social HourEmergency Leisure (Escondido Sound)
  21. BAMBIIINFINITY CLUB (Innovative Leisure)
  22. Nigel MackBack in Style (Blues Attack)
  23. Locate S, 1Wicked Jaw (Captured Tracks)
  24. Blevin BlectumOMNII (Deathbomb Arc)
  25. Guided by VoicesWelshpool Frillies (GBV Inc)
  26. Half JapaneseJump Into Love (Fire)
  27. Annie HartThe Weight of a Wave (Uninhabitable Mansions)
  28. The Budos BandFrontier's Edge (Diamond West)
  29. Gerald DowdFather's Day (self-released)
  30. Meghan DowlenWild Abandon (House of Joy)
  31. Girl RayPrestige (Moshi Moshi)
  32. Chris FarrenDoom Singer (Polyvinyl)
  33. PJ HarveyI Inside The Old Year Dying (Partisan)
  34. Caroline LuciusRunning Without Me (self-released)
  35. LifeguardDressed in Trenches (Matador)
  36. MELONYXSoul Glow (Tru Thoughts)
  37. The Japanese HouseIn The End It Always Does (Dirty Hit)
  38. Holy WaveFive of Cups (Suicide Squeeze)
  39. The Maggie PillsHope Is a Risk (Vida Nada)
  40. PowerplantGrass EP (Static Shock)
  41. Famous MammalsInstant Pop Expressionism Now! (Siltbreeze)
  42. Django DjangoOff Planet (Because)
  43. Jason MoodyWhat Comes Next (self-released)
  44. JordiSorry I'm Late (Dangerbird)
  45. Spiral DubSpiral Dub (Sanctuary Moon)
  46. Zouj x SahareyaOnly Risks (City Slang)
  47. Current AffairsOff the Tongue (Tough Love)
  48. Slow LeavesMeantime (Birthday Cake)
  49. Grian ChattenChaos For The Fly (Partisan)
  50. The Kind HillsClusterluck (igroovemusic)

This week's adds

  • African Head ChargeA Trip to Bolgatanga (On-U Sound)
  • Aphex TwinBlackbox Life Recorder 21f / in a room7 F760 (Warp)
  • Arnold Dreyblatt & the Orchestra of Excited StringsResolve (Drag City)
  • Bonnie 'Prince' BillyKeeping Secrets Will Destroy You (Drag City)
  • Coffin PrickLaughing (Sophomore Lounge)
  • Edsel AxleVariable Happiness (Worried Songs)
  • Emil AmosZone Black (Drag City)
  • Genesis OwusuSTRUGGLER (Ourness/AWAL)
  • Half HumanIntelligent Design (Specious Arts)
  • Hannah GeorgasI'd Be Lying if I Said I Didn't Care (Real Kind/Arts & Crafts)
  • High RiseDispersion (Black Editions)
  • HorrendousOntological Mysterium (Season of Mist)
  • Margaret GlaspyEcho the Diamond (ATO)
  • OseesInterepted Message (In the Red)
  • Party MilkYour Problem As a Mountain (Teenbeat)
  • RezzettMeant Like This (The Trilogy Tapes)
  • Sally GraysonThe Darkness in Me (self-released)
  • ShamirHomo Anxietatem (Kill Rock Stars)
  • Sonic YouthLive in Brooklyn 2011 (Silver Current)
  • SupershyHappy Music (Beyond The Groove)
  • The ArmedPerfect Saviors (Sargent House)
  • The Hurtin' KindIt Won't Happen That Way (self-released)
  • Treasure FleetAmerican Sunshine (Recess)
  • Various ArtistsEccentric Northern Soul (Numero Group)

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top 50 for the Week of 08/14/2023

  1. The ClienteleI Am Not There Anymore (Merge)
  2. Jessy LanzaLove Hallucination (Hyperdub)
  3. Black MilkEverybody Good? (Mass Appeal)
  4. Everyday SpecialsAMERICAN HANDSHAKE (self-released)
  5. Gerald DowdFather's Day (self-released)
  6. Locate S, 1Wicked Jaw (Captured Tracks)
  7. Beverly Glenn-CopelandThe Ones Ahead (Transgressive/PIAS)
  8. Little DragonSlugs of Love (Ninja Tune)
  9. Jovan LandryIntellectual Frequencies (EP) (Self-released)
  10. Damon Locks & Rob MazurekNew Future City Radio (International Anthem)
  11. Cut WormsCut Worms (Jagjaguwar)
  12. Jason MoodyWhat Comes Next (self-released)
  13. CompilationIntended Consequence (Apranik)
  14. PalehoundEye on the Bat (Polyvinyl)
  15. Girl RayPrestige (Moshi Moshi)
  16. ClaudSupermodels (Saddest Factory/Dead Oceans)
  17. PJ HarveyI Inside The Old Year Dying (Partisan)
  18. BAMBIIINFINITY CLUB (Innovative Leisure)
  19. Holy WaveFive of Cups (Suicide Squeeze)
  20. LifeguardDressed in Trenches (Matador)
  21. Dream VersionCommon Pearly Everlasting (self-released)
  22. Fabiano do NascimentoDas Nuvens (Leaving)
  23. SurahnSoft Rock Summer (etcetc)
  24. Strange RangerPure Music (Fire Talk)
  25. Zouj x SahareyaOnly Risks (City Slang)
  26. The Bright Light Social HourEmergency Leisure (Escondido Sound)
  27. The Budos BandFrontier's Edge (Diamond West)
  28. Shredded SunTranslucent Eyes (Self-released)
  29. Tony Allen & Adrian YoungeTony Allen JID018 (Jazz Is Dead)
  30. Meghan DowlenWild Abandon (House of Joy)
  31. MELONYXSoul Glow (Tru Thoughts)
  32. Fly AnakinSkinemaxxx (Side B) (Lex)
  33. Annie HartThe Weight of a Wave (Uninhabitable Mansions)
  34. V/ZSuono assente (AD 93)
  35. Django DjangoOff Planet (Because)
  36. Caroline LuciusRunning Without Me (self-released)
  37. Drinking PoppyDrinking Poppy (self-released)
  38. Slow RiserMidnight Talks (Self-released)
  39. Julie ByrneThe Greater Wings (Ghostly International)
  40. ANOHNI & The JohnsonsMy Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross (Secretly Canadian)
  41. High on FireThe Art of Self Defense (MNRK Heavy)
  42. Chris FarrenDoom Singer (Polyvinyl)
  43. Guided by VoicesWelshpool Frillies (GBV Inc)
  44. Sam BurtonDear Departed (Partisan)
  45. Current AffairsOff the Tongue (Tough Love)
  46. VoivodMorgöth Tales (Century Media)
  47. Alice Phoebe LouShelter (self-released)
  48. Non Plus TempsDark on Harmon (Public Nipples Unlimited)
  49. Six Finger SatelliteThe Pigeon Is The Most Popular Bird (Remastered) (Sub Pop)
  50. RVGBrain Worms (Fire)

This week's adds

  • BassKaseNot So Happy Hour (Soundpoint)
  • FlorryThe Holey Bible (Dear Life)
  • Laura GrovesRadio Red (Bella Union/PIAS)
  • Donny HartThe Fourth Dimension (self-released)
  • The Japanese HouseIn The End It Always Does (Dirty Hit)
  • JordiSorry I'm Late (Dangerbird)
  • JungleVolcano (Caiola/AWAL)
  • Nigel MackBack in Style (Blues Attack)

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Top 50 for the Week of 08/07/2023

  1. The ClienteleI Am Not There Anymore (Merge)
  2. Everyday SpecialsAMERICAN HANDSHAKE (self-released)
  3. Cut WormsCut Worms (Jagjaguwar)
  4. Little DragonSlugs of Love (Ninja Tune)
  5. Damon Locks & Rob MazurekNew Future City Radio (International Anthem)
  6. Jason MoodyWhat Comes Next (self-released)
  7. PJ HarveyI Inside The Old Year Dying (Partisan)
  8. LifeguardDressed in Trenches (Matador)
  9. Ben NobleBitter Work (Shakey Heart)
  10. Meghan DowlenWild Abandon (House of Joy)
  11. MELONYXSoul Glow (Tru Thoughts)
  12. billy woods & Kenny SegalMaps (Backwoodz Studioz/Fat Possum)
  13. LLO LLOQuit While You're Ahead (self-released)
  14. PalehoundEye on the Bat (Polyvinyl)
  15. Julie ByrneThe Greater Wings (Ghostly International)
  16. ANOHNI & The JohnsonsMy Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross (Secretly Canadian)
  17. PantayoAng Pagdaloy (Telephone Explosion)
  18. Zouj x SahareyaOnly Risks (City Slang)
  19. Strange RangerPure Music (Fire Talk)
  20. Current AffairsOff the Tongue (Tough Love)
  21. Creep ShowYawning Abyss (Bella Union)
  22. Caroline LuciusRunning Without Me (self-released)
  23. Dream VersionCommon Pearly Everlasting (self-released)
  24. Tony Allen & Adrian YoungeTony Allen JID018 (Jazz Is Dead)
  25. Annie HartThe Weight of a Wave (Uninhabitable Mansions)
  26. Django DjangoOff Planet (Because)
  27. Secret Night GangBelongs on a Place Called Earth (Brownswood)
  28. Haviah MightyCrying Crystals (Mighty Gang Inc.)
  29. The Budos BandFrontier's Edge (Diamond West)
  30. Lucinda WilliamsStories from a Rock N Roll Heart (Highway 20/Thirty Tigers)
  31. Six Finger SatelliteThe Pigeon Is The Most Popular Bird (Remastered) (Sub Pop)
  32. Die Letzten EckenTalisman (Static Age)
  33. Joanna SternbergI've Got Me (Fat Possum)
  34. Drinking PoppyDrinking Poppy (self-released)
  35. Slow RiserMidnight Talks (Self-released)
  36. TreeFREE TREE (self-released)
  37. Jim O'RourkeThe Hands That Bind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Drag City)
  38. Alice Phoebe LouShelter (self-released)
  39. SnooperSuper Snõõper (Third Man)
  40. Non Plus TempsDark on Harmon (Public Nipples Unlimited)
  41. PowerplantGrass EP (Static Shock)
  42. 12 RodsIf We Stayed Alive (American Dreams/Husky Pants)
  43. ChinosTry On (Hi Doggy)
  44. Albert Hammond Jr.Melodies on Hiatus (Red Bull)
  45. Deer TickEmotional Contracts (ATO)
  46. Angelo De AugustineToil and Trouble (Asthmatic Kitty)
  47. NickodemusSoul & Science (Wonderwheel)
  48. Pearl EarlIt's Dread (Green Witch)
  49. Brian Krumm and His Barfly FriendsJust Fade Away (Pravda)
  50. High PriestInvocation (Magnetic Eye)

This week's adds

  • BAMBIIINFINITY CLUB (Innovative Leisure)
  • Beverly Glenn-CopelandThe Ones Ahead (Transgressive/PIAS)
  • Black MilkEverybody Good? (Mass Appeal)
  • Chris FarrenDoom Singer (Polyvinyl)
  • Fabiano do NascimentoDas Nuvens (Leaving)
  • Fly AnakinSkinemaxxx (Side B) (Lex)
  • GaadgeSomewhere Down Below (Crafted Sounds)
  • Gerald DowdFather's Day (self-released)
  • Girl RayPrestige (Moshi Moshi)
  • Guided By VoicesWelshpool Frillies (GBV Inc)
  • High On FireThe Art of Self Defense (MNRK Heavy)
  • Holy WaveFive of Cups (Suicide Squeeze)
  • HornHorn (Melted Ice Cream)
  • Jessy LanzaLove Hallucination (Hyperdub)
  • Jovan LandryIntellectual Frequencies (self-released)
  • Locate S, 1Wicked Jaw (Captured Tracks)
  • Madeline KenneyA New Reality Mind (Carpark)
  • Mutoid ManMutants (Sargent House)
  • Shredded SunTranslucent Eyes EP (self-released)
  • Spiral DubSpiral Dub (Sanctuary Moon)
  • SurahnSoft Rock Summer (etcetc)
  • The Bright Light Social HourEmergency Leisure (Escondido Sound)
  • Various ArtistsIntended Consequence (Apranik)

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