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Top 50 for the Week of 02/06/2023

  1. King TuffSmalltown Stardust (Sub Pop)
  2. LadytronTime's Arrow (Cooking Vinyl )
  3. Poi Dog PonderingKeep On Loving Each Other (self-released)
  4. Meg BairdFurling (Drag City)
  5. Belle & SebastianLate Developers (Matador)
  6. GlydersMaria's Hunt (Country Thyme)
  7. Jonah Yanoportrait of a dog (Innovative Leisure)
  8. Half GringaAncestral Home (Self-Released)
  9. Little SimzNO THANK YOU (Forever Living Originals/AWAL)
  10. FranLeaving (Fire Talk)
  11. Oozing WoundWe Cater to Cowards (Thrill Jockey)
  12. Art Ensemble Of ChicagoThe Sixth Decade: From Paris to Paris (Rogue Art )
  13. Margo PriceStrays (Loma Vista)
  14. The TubsDead Meat (Trouble In Mind)
  15. Italia 90Living Human Treasure (Brace Yourself)
  16. Doom FlowerLimestone Ritual ('Record Label')
  17. FauvelyAlligator Rodeo (self-released)
  18. Blatant Dissent1985-1986 (Alona's Dream)
  19. Gone To ColorGone To Color RMXS (Self-Released)
  20. Leland WhittyAnyhow (Innovative Leisure )
  21. Rozi PlainPrize (Memphis Industries)
  22. DuckwrthChrome Bull (Supergood/The Blind Youth)
  23. SamiaHoney (Grand Jury)
  24. Various ArtistsC85 (Cherry Red)
  25. July TalkRemember Never Before (Six Shooter)
  26. The Bad EndsThe Power and the Glory (New West)
  27. Fucked UpOne Day (Merge)
  28. White ReaperAsking for a Ride (Elektra)
  29. The Murder CapitalGigi's Recovery (Human Season)
  30. LOTECSquares! (Self-Released)
  31. MarlodyI'm Not Sure at All (Skep Wax)
  32. For Tracy HydeHotel Insomnia (P-Vine)
  33. The Holy CircleDon't Disturb My Waking Dream (Deathbomb Arc)
  34. The CloudsThe Clouds (DFA)
  35. Sightless PitLockstep Bloodwar (Thrill Jockey)
  36. Guided by VoicesLa La Land (GBV Inc)
  37. H.C. McEntireEvery Acre (Merge)
  38. Billy NomatesCACTI (Invada)
  39. We Are ScientistsLobes (100% )
  40. J.T. IVThe Future (Drag City)
  41. Beau WanzerA Dead Person's Monologue (iDEAL Recordings)
  42. GaloreBlush (Paisley Shirt)
  43. FlorrySweet Guitar Solos (Dear Life)
  44. Various ArtistsC85 (Cherry Red)
  45. Arbor Labor UnionYonder (Sophomore Lounge)
  46. Casey FoubertEP 1 (Zat-Samuelson)
  47. PJ HarveyB-Sides, Demos & Rarities (UMe/Island)
  48. Rattlesnake MilkChicken Fried Snake (Feels So Good)
  49. SZASOS (Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA)
  50. LATESuffer Better (self-released)

This week's adds

  1. babyfangIn the Face Of (LucidHaus)
  2. Complete Mountain AlmanacComplete Mountain Almanac (Bella Union/PIAS)
  3. Emelia AustinFrom Another Sky (Anxiety Blanket)
  4. EyesCongratulations (Indisciplinarian)
  5. Hands of HydraHands of Hydra (self-released)
  6. Ibex CloneAll Channels Clear (Goner)
  7. Orchestra GoldMedicine (Orchestra Gold)
  8. Paul JacksAmphibious (Tritone)
  9. Robert ForsterThe Candle and the Flame (Tapete)
  10. SatomimagaeAwa (Expanded) (RVNG Intl.)
  11. The Go! TeamGet Up Sequences Part Two (Memphis Industries)
  12. The MenNew York City (Fuzz Club)
  13. These PeopleIn Place of Time (Green Witch / Parallel Division)
  14. WeaklungWe Bring About Our Own Demise (self-released)
  15. Young FathersHeavy Heavy (Ninja Tune)
  16. 파란노을 (Parannoul)After the Magic (Topshelf)
  17. Various ArtistsWOMAN, LIFE, FREEDOM (Apranik)

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Top 50 for the Week of 01/30/2023

  1. July TalkRemember Never Before (Six Shooter)
  2. LadytronTime's Arrow (Cooking Vinyl )
  3. John CaleMercy (Double Six)
  4. Poi Dog PonderingKeep On Loving Each Other (self-released)
  5. DuckwrthChrome Bull (Supergood/The Blind Youth)
  6. FauvelyAlligator Rodeo (self-released)
  7. Belle & SebastianLate Developers (Matador)
  8. For Tracy HydeHotel Insomnia (P-Vine)
  9. FranLeaving (Fire Talk)
  10. Doom FlowerLimestone Ritual ('Record Label')
  11. We Are ScientistsLobes (100% )
  12. PJ HarveyB-Sides, Demos & Rarities (UMe/Island)
  13. Art Ensemble Of ChicagoThe Sixth Decade: From Paris to Paris (Rogue Art )
  14. Leland WhittyAnyhow (Innovative Leisure )
  15. Little SimzNO THANK YOU (Forever Living Originals/AWAL)
  16. BabithaBrighter Side of Blue (Spunk)
  17. Rozi PlainPrize (Memphis Industries)
  18. The Murder CapitalGigi's Recovery (Human Season)
  19. William IsRoadstar (Aquariphone)
  20. beastiiB.E.A.S.T.I.I. (Whats For Breakfast?)
  21. Various ArtistsTypical Girls Volume 6 (Emotional Response)
  22. Ghost ForestGhost Forest (Rot Studios)
  23. Frank OkayEscape from Chicago (self-released)
  24. Beau WanzerA Dead Person's Monologue (iDEAL Recordings)
  25. The Holy CircleDon't Disturb My Waking Dream (Deathbomb Arc)
  26. SZASOS (Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA)
  27. Spice WorldThere's No I In Spice World (Meritorio/Tenth Court)
  28. 9TooDeepThe Shameless Possessive EP (Voodoo Boys)
  29. Anti-FlagLies They Tell Our Children (Spinefarm)
  30. Various ArtistsRare Global Pop 1980s (Crammed Archives 2) (Crammed Discs)
  31. LATESuffer Better (self-released)
  32. J.T. IVThe Future (Drag City)
  33. MarlodyI'm Not Sure at All (Skep Wax)
  34. GaloreBlush (Paisley Shirt)
  35. Sarathy KorwarKalak (The Leaf Label)
  36. Sara TeaSongs for Discarded Souls (Magic Guts Collective )
  37. Equipment Pointed AnkhFrom Inside the House (Bruit Direct)
  38. The C.I.A.Surgery Channel (in the Red)
  39. dreamcastmoeSound Is Like Water (Ghostly International/Spectral Sound )
  40. SwearwordsNo Place in America (self-released)
  41. Nathan SalsburgLandwerk No. 3 (NO QUARTER)
  42. The StacksLay Me Down to Rest (Feels So Good)
  43. MARRIED FMMARRIED FM (self-released)
  44. Nervous EatersMonsters + Angels (Wicked Cool)
  45. Brother DerekParade Rest (Space Heater )
  46. Peace RegimeSpell Bloody (Chicago Research)
  47. ObeEP (Chicago Research)
  48. SUSSSUSS ( Northern Spy )
  49. NighttimeKeeper Is the Heart (Ba Da Bing!)
  50. DippersLooking for a Sphere (Goner)

This week's adds

  • Arbor Labor UnionYonder (Sophomore Lounge)
  • Billy NomatesCACTI (Invada)
  • Blatant Dissent1985-1986 (Alona's Dream)
  • F*cked UpOne Day (Merge)
  • FlorrySweet Guitar Solos [EP] (Dear Life)
  • GlydersMaria's Hunt (Country Thyme)
  • Gone to ColorGone to Color RMXS (self-released)
  • Guided By VoicesLa La Land (GBV Inc)
  • H.C. McEntireEvery Acre (Merge)
  • Half GringaAncestral Home EP (self-released)
  • Italia 90Living Human Treasure (Brace Yourself)
  • James Yorkston, Nina Persson and the Second Hand OrchestraThe Great White Sea Eagle (Domino)
  • Jonah Yanoportrait of a dog (Innovative Leisure)
  • King TuffSmalltown Stardust (Sub Pop)
  • LOTECSquares! (self-released)
  • Margo PriceStrays (Loma Vista)
  • Meg BairdFurling (Drag City)
  • Oozing WoundWe Cater to Cowards (Thrill Jockey)
  • SamiaHoney (Grand Jury)
  • Sightless PitLockstep Bloodwar (Thrill Jockey)
  • Skull PractitionersNegative Stars (In the Red)
  • The Bad EndsThe Power and the Glory (New West)
  • The CloudsThe Clouds (DFA)
  • The TubsDead Meat (Trouble in Mind)
  • Various ArtistsC85 (Cherry Red)
  • White ReaperAsking for a Ride (Elektra)

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Top 50 for the Week of 01/23/2023

  1. Belle & SebastianLate Developers (Matador)
  2. Little SimzNO THANK YOU (Forever Living Originals/AWAL)
  3. FixturesHollywood Dog (Bobo Integral / Naturally)
  4. Frank OkayEscape from Chicago (self-released)
  5. PJ HarveyB-Sides, Demos & Rarities (UMe/Island)
  6. SmutHow the Light Felt (Bayonet)
  7. DuckwrthChrome Bull (Supergood/The Blind Youth)
  8. Doom FlowerLimestone Ritual (Record Label')
  9. Rozi PlainPrize (Memphis Industries)
  10. GaloreBlush (Paisley Shirt)
  11. Anti-FlagLies They Tell Our Children (Spinefarm)
  12. Alec HarryhausenPassenger (self-released)
  13. William IsRoadstar (Aquariphone)
  14. SZASOS (Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA)
  15. The Cool GreenhouseSod's Toastie (Melodic)
  16. 9TooDeepThe Shameless Possessive EP (Voodoo Boys)
  17. Gaye Su AkyolAnadolu Ejderi (Glitterbeat)
  18. Peace RegimeSpell Bloody (Chicago Research)
  19. Ghost ForestGhost Forest (Rot Studios)
  20. MarlodyI'm Not Sure at All (Skep Wax)
  21. The Holy CircleDon't Disturb My Waking Dream (Deathbomb Arc)
  22. CompilationTypical Girls Volume 6 (Emotional Response)
  23. Breanna BarbaraNothin' But Time (Fuzz Club)
  24. MARRIED FMMARRIED FM (self-released)
  25. CompilationRare Global Pop 1980s (Crammed Archives 2) (Crammed Discs)
  26. Brother DerekParade Rest (Space Heater)
  27. beastiiB.E.A.S.T.I.I. (Whats For Breakfast?)
  28. Fievel Is GlauqueFlaming Swords (Math Interactive)
  29. FousheésoftCORE (RCA)
  30. Almond JoyOh Henry! (Perennial/K)
  31. DippersLooking for a Sphere (Goner)
  32. EggsA Glitter Year (Prefect/Howlin' Banana)
  33. Dalibor CruzDeviance EP (Chicago Research)
  34. Maku Sica with Hamid Drake, Thymme Jones, Tatsu AokiFormless (Feeding Tube)
  35. For Tracy HydeHotel Insomnia (P-Vine)
  36. Sarathy KorwarKalak (The Leaf Label)
  37. ObituaryDying of Everything (Relapse)
  38. Casey FoubertEP 1 (Zat-Samuelson)
  39. Dead MeadowForce Form Free (Blues Funeral)
  40. Rattlesnake MilkChicken Fried Snake (Feels So Good)
  41. Moriah Baileyi tried words (Keeled Scales)
  42. TomagaExtended Play 1 & 2 (Hands in the Dark)
  43. SwearwordsNo Place in America (self-released)
  44. dreamcastmoeSound Is Like Water (Ghostly International/Spectral Sound)
  45. Holy TongueIII (Amidah)
  46. Gay MeatBed of Every (Self Aware)
  47. White LungPremonition (Domino)
  48. SmirkMaterial (Feel It)
  49. The OriellesTableau (Clouds Hill)
  50. ObeEP (Chicago Research)

This week's adds

  • The Art Ensemble of ChicagoThe Sixth Decade From Paris to Paris (Rogue Art)
  • BabithaBrighter Side of Blue (Spunk)
  • Beau WanzerA Dead Person's Monologue (iDEAL Recordings)
  • The C.I.A.Surgery Channel (In the Red)
  • Equipment Pointed AnkhFrom Inside the House (Bruit Direct)
  • FauvelyAlligator Rodeo EP (self-released)
  • FranLeaving (Fire Talk)
  • John CaleMERCY (Double Six/Domino)
  • J.T. IVThe Future (Drag City)
  • July TalkRemember Never Before (Six Shooter)
  • LadytronTime's Arrow (Cooking Vinyl)
  • LATESuffer Better (self-released)
  • Leland WhittyAnyhow (Innovative Leisure)
  • The Murder CapitalGigi's Recovery (Human Season)
  • Nathan SalsburgLandwerk No. 3 (No Quarter)
  • NighttimeKeeper Is the Heart (Ba Da Bing)
  • Poi Dog Pondering Keep On Loving Each Other (self-released)
  • Sara TeaSongs for Discarded Souls (Magic Guts Collective)
  • Spice WorldThere's No I In Spice World (Meritorio/Tenth Court)
  • The StacksLay Me Down to Rest (Feels So Good)
  • SUSSSUSS (Northern Spy)
  • We Are ScientistsLobes (1)

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Top 50 for the Week Of 01/16/23

  1. PJ HarveyB-Sides, Demos & Rarities (UMe/Island)
  2. For Tracy HydeHotel Insomnia (P-Vine)
  3. DuckwrthChrome Bull (Supergood/The Blind Youth)
  4. Doom FlowerLimestone Ritual ('Record Label')
  5. William IsRoadstar (Aquariphone)
  6. beastiiB.E.A.S.T.I.I. (Whats For Breakfast?)
  7. Little SimzNO THANK YOU (Forever Living Originals/AWAL)
  8. Frank OkayEscape from Chicago (self-released)
  9. The OriellesTableau (Clouds Hill )
  10. Ghost ForestGhost Forest (Rot Studios)
  11. SmutHow the Light Felt (Bayonet)
  12. GaloreBlush (Paisley Shirt)
  13. Anti-FlagLies They Tell Our Children (Spinefarm)
  14. Various ArtistsRare Global Pop 1980s (Crammed Archives 2) (Crammed Discs)
  15. EggsA Glitter Year (Prefect/Howlin' Banana)
  16. The Holy CircleDon't Disturb My Waking Dream (Deathbomb Arc)
  17. Breanna BarbaraNothin' But Time (Fuzz Club)
  18. Ritual HowlsRitual Howls (10 Year Deluxe Edition) (felte)
  19. Rattlesnake MilkChicken Fried Snake (Feels So Good)
  20. Holy TongueIII (Amidah)
  21. FousheésoftCORE (RCA)
  22. Various ArtistsTypical Girls Volume 6 (Emotional Response)
  23. Almond JoyOh Henry! (Perennial/K)
  24. SwearwordsNo Place in America (self-released)
  25. SZASOS (Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA)
  26. Sarathy KorwarKalak (The Leaf Label)
  27. SoulsideA Brief Moment in the Sun (Dischord)
  28. Peace RegimeSpell Bloody (Chicago Research)
  29. READY FOR DEATHREADY FOR DEATH (Translation Loss)
  30. Brother DerekParade Rest (Space Heater )
  31. Maku Sica with Hamid Drake, Thymme Jones, Tatsu AokiFormless (Feeding Tube)
  32. The Cool GreenhouseSod's Toastie (Melodic)
  33. Dead MeadowForce Form Free (Blues Funeral)
  34. White LungPremonition (Domino)
  35. Roy MontgomeryCamera Melancholia (Grapefruit)
  36. SmirkMaterial (Feel It)
  37. dreamcastmoeSound Is Like Water (Ghostly International/Spectral Sound )
  38. Moriah Baileyi tried words (Keeled Scales)
  39. TomagaExtended Play 1 & 2 (Hands in the Dark)
  40. Gaye Su AkyolAnadolu Ejderi (Glitterbeat)
  41. Dalibor CruzDeviance EP (Chicago Research)
  42. ObeEP (Chicago Research)
  43. Nervous EatersMonsters + Angels (Wicked Cool)
  44. Gay MeatBed of Every (Self Aware)
  45. Aoife Nessa FrancesProtector (Partisan)
  46. Fievel Is GlauqueFlaming Swords (Math Interactive)
  47. La Need MachineKiller Instinct (self-released)
  48. Rider/HorseFeed 'Em Salt (Ever/Never)
  49. Mary HalvorsonBelladonna (Nonesuch)
  50. Children Maybe LaterWhat A Flash Kick! (Slothmate Productions)

This week's adds

  1. 9TooDeepThe Shameless Possessive EP (Voodoo Boys)
  2. Alec HarryhausenPassenger (self-released)
  3. Belle & SebastianLate Developers (Matador)
  4. Casey FoubertEP 1 (Zat-Samuelson)
  5. DippersLooking for a Sphere (Goner)
  6. FixturesHollywood Dog (Bobo Integral / Naturally)
  7. MarlodyI'm Not Sure at All (Skep Wax)
  8. MARRIED FMMARRIED FM (self-released)
  9. ObituaryDying of Everything (Relapse)
  10. Rozi PlainPrize (Memphis Industries)

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TOP 50 FOR THE WEEK OF 01/09/2023

  1. GaloreBlush (Paisley Shirt)
  2. Almond JoyOh Henry! (Perennial/K)
  3. The Holy CircleDon't Disturb My Waking Dream (Deathbomb Arc)
  4. Breanna BarbaraNothin' But Time (Fuzz Club)
  5. Adrian QuesadaJaguar Sound (ATO)
  6. SmutHow the Light Felt (Bayonet)
  7. Various ArtistsTypical Girls Volume 6 (Emotional Response)
  8. SZASOS (Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA)
  9. dreamcastmoeSound Is Like Water (Ghostly International/Spectral Sound )
  10. MarloweMarlowe 3 (Mello Music Group)
  11. Frank OkayEscape from Chicago (self-released)
  12. SwearwordsNo Place in America (self-released)
  13. Spaces of DisappearanceVirtue (self-released)
  14. The Cool GreenhouseSod's Toastie (Melodic)
  15. Mykki BlancoStay Close To Music (Transgressive/PIAS)
  16. Brother DerekParade Rest (Space Heater )
  17. beastiiB.E.A.S.T.I.I. (Whats For Breakfast?)
  18. Sarathy KorwarKalak (The Leaf Label)
  19. Flex TMGWhisper Swish (Domestic Departure)
  20. NightshiftMade of the Earth (Trouble in Mind)
  21. The OriellesTableau (Clouds Hill )
  22. Bret Koontz & Truancy ClubA Sparkle Road Cult (Earth Libraries)
  23. Doleful LionsCaramel Electric (self-released)
  24. Rattlesnake MilkChicken Fried Snake (Feels So Good)
  25. Various ArtistsRare Global Pop 1980s (Crammed Archives 2) (Crammed Discs)
  26. Gold PandaThe Work (City Slang)
  27. Various ArtistsSaigon Supersound Vol. 3 (Saigon Supersound)
  28. Fievel Is GlauqueFlaming Swords (Math Interactive)
  29. FousheésoftCORE (RCA)
  30. EggsA Glitter Year (Prefect/Howlin' Banana)
  31. Dead MeadowForce Form Free (Blues Funeral)
  32. BlessedCircuitous (Flemish Eye)
  33. Dezron DouglasATALAYA (International Anthem)
  34. Ben LaMar GayCertain Reveries (International Anthem)
  35. Bow & SpearWay Vivid (Triple Hammer)
  36. Holy TongueIII (Amidah)
  37. Gay MeatBed of Every (Self Aware)
  38. Gaye Su AkyolAnadolu Ejderi (Glitterbeat)
  39. Children Maybe LaterWhat A Flash Kick! (Slothmate Productions)
  40. White LungPremonition (Domino)
  41. Mount KimbieMK 3.5: Die Cuts | City Planning (Warp)
  42. READY FOR DEATHREADY FOR DEATH (Translation Loss)
  43. Dalibor CruzDeviance EP (Chicago Research)
  44. SmirkMaterial (Feel It)
  45. TomagaExtended Play 1 & 2 (Hands in the Dark)
  46. Mary HalvorsonBelladonna (Nonesuch)
  47. ElderInnate Passage (Stickman)
  48. Marcus PaquinOur Love (Birthday Cake)
  49. Nagisa Ni TeNewocean (Black Editions)
  50. Joseph DecosimoWhile You Were Slumbering (Sleepy Cat)

This week's adds

  • Anti-FlagLies They Tell Our Children (Spinefarm)
  • Doom FlowerLimestone Ritual (Record Label')
  • DUCKWRTHChrome Bull (Supergood/The Blind Youth)
  • For Tracy HydeHotel Insomnia (P-Vine)
  • Ghost ForestGhost Forest (Rot Studios)
  • PJ HarveyB-Sides, Demos, & Rarities (UMe/Island)
  • Ritual HowlsRitual Howls (10 Year Deluxe Edition) (Felte)
  • William IsRoadstar (Aquariphone)

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