Magnifique from Ratatat is at the top of the chart, moving from it’s number 5 spot last week; Tame Impala’s intrinsically insightful Currents is at number 2; Surfer Blood’s sunny surf rock EP 1000 Palms makes a resurge from the lower half of the charts to take number 3; Alpine’s Yuck holds the number 4 position for a second week; lastly, Mac DeMarco’s polished, jazzy, but genuinely raw Another One enters into the top 5 for the first time.
Notable newcomers to the charts include Lou Barlow (a personal favorite of mine, think Elliott Smith with less nihilism), Nattali Rize and Notis, and Boss Moxi, all very impressive new releases perfect for a spot on the KJHK charts.
| Rank | Artist | Recording | Label | |
| 1 | RATATAT | Magnifique | XL | |
| 2 | TAME IMPALA | Currents | Interscope | |
| 3 | SURFER BLOOD | 1000 Palms | Joyful Noise | |
| 4 | ALPINE | Yuck | Votiv | |
| 5 | MAC DEMARCO | Another One | Captured Tracks | |
| 6 | LEON BRIDGES | Coming Home | Columbia | |
| 7 | BULLY | Feels Like | Startime | |
| 8 | PALE HONEY | Pale Honey | Instant | |
| 9 | CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (10th Anniversary Edition) | Self-Released | |
| 10 | GIRLPOOL | Before The World Was Big | Wichita | |
| 11 | SHAMIR | Ratchet | XL | |
| 12 | WHITE REAPER | White Reaper Does It Again | Polyvinyl | |
| 13 | LOU BARLOW | Brace The Wave | Joyful Noise | |
| 14 | JAILL | Brain Cream | Burger | |
| 15 | NATTALI RIZE AND NOTIS | New Era Frequency | One Rebel Creative | |
| 16 | WILCO | Star Wars | dBpm | |
| 17 | GOLDEN EELS | Periscopes In The Air | Self-Released | |
| 18 | RENNY WILSON | Punk Explosion Extension | Mint | |
| 19 | SHANA CLEVELAND AND THE SANDCASTLES | Oh Man, Cover The Ground | Suicide Squeeze | |
| 20 | EZRA FURMAN | Perpetual Motion People | Bella Union | |
| 21 | THUNDERCAT | The Beyond/Where The Giants Roam | Brainfeeder | |
| 22 | UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA | Multi-Love | Jagjaguwar | |
| 23 | THEE OH SEES | Mutilator Defeated At Last | Castle Face | |
| 24 | PAUL DOFFING | Songs From The (Quaking) Heart | ||
| 25 | ROBERT GLASPER TRIO | Covered | Blue Note | |
| 26 | DU BLONDE | Welcome Back To Milk | Mute | |
| 27 | BOSS MOXI | Oddball | Bedlam | |
| 28 | EZTV | Calling Out | Captured Tracks | |
| 29 | CHEMICAL BROTHERS | Born In The Echoes | Astralwerks | |
| 30 | JACK AND ELIZA | Gentle Warnings | Yebo |
This is a solid, solid week for adds. We’ve got the chaotic space jazz of Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, the 2nd LP from the LA punk group FIDLAR, beautiful and somewhat unclassifiable improv solo work from Yoathan Gat, ambient chamber pop that hits close to the soul from S. Carey, and gentle, sweet folk tunes from The Mae Trio.
| 1 | JACOB FRED JAZZ ODYSSEY | The Battle For Earth | Royal Potato Family | |
| 2 | FIDLAR | Too | Mom And Pop | |
| 3 | YONATAN GAT | Physical Copy | Joyful Noise | |
| 4 | S. CAREY | Supermoon | Jagjaguwar | |
| 5 | MAE TRIO | Housewarming | Self-Released |