We’ve mostly got familiar faces in our top 5 albums for this week, although we have a big debut coming from Alien Boy placing them at the very top! Check out what else we’ve been loving & spinning below:
Top 5 Charts:
1.) Alien Boy – Sleeping Lessons
“I really like that. I feel like I always gravitate towards a kind of like whiny, very reverbed-out, sort of washy vocals. There’s a coolness to that song. I feel like I’m back in a movie driving somewhere cool” – Charli XCX on “Somewhere Without Me”
2.) Wild Nothing – Indigo
“Wild Nothing’s fifth album, Indigo, brings more of the same to its listeners. Fans familiar with their earlier work should find solace in the familiar emotion that frontman Jack Tatum brings to the table.” Read the full review for Indigo written by Savannah Adams HERE
3.) Mitski – Be The Cowboy
(From previous week:) Be the Cowboy is Mitski’s fifth studio album, and a fantastic addition to her already impressive discography. Whether a full band is playing or it’s just Mitski and her piano, each of the fourteen tracks hits you in a way that only she can.
4.) Foxing – Nearer My God
“Never a band to be easily classified into a definitive genre, the group even further distorts these boundaries in Nearer My God. This LP is uncharacteristically upbeat (almost manic) but does not sacrifice the band’s penchant for raw intensity and poignant lyrics.” Read the full review for Nearer My God written by Jaya Chakka HERE. Foxing will be performing at the Bottleneck on September 27th.
5.) The Beths – Future Me Hates Me
(From previous week:) The Beths are an exciting four-piece band out of New Zealand. Future Me Hates Me is energetic and catchy, and front woman Elizabeth Stokes’ reflective and self-critical lyrics give the band a strong emotional edge.
Top 30 Charts
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alien Boy | Sleeping Lessons | Tiny Engines |
| 2 | Wild Nothing | Indigo | Captured Tracks |
| 3 | Mitski | Be The Cowboy | Dead Oceans |
| 4 | Foxing | Nearer My God | Triple Crown |
| 5 | The Beths | Future Me Hates Me | Carpark |
| 6 | Saintseneca | Pillar Of Na | Anti- |
| 7 | Death Cab For Cutie | Thank You For Today | Atlantic |
| 8 | Blood Orange | Negro Swan | Domino |
| 9 | Spiritualized | And Nothing Hurt | Fat Possum |
| 10 | Beach Goons | hoodratscumbags | GRNDVW |
| 11 | Maribou State | Kingdoms Of Colour | Counter |
| 12 | Ginla | Codex | Terrible |
| 13 | White Denim | Performance | City Slang |
| 14 | Rubblebucket | Sun Machine | Grand Jury |
| 15 | Whitney Ballen | You’re A Shooting Star, I’m A Sinking Ship | Father/Daughter |
| 16 | Steady Holiday | Nobody’s Watching | Barsuk |
| 17 | Nothing | Dance On The Blacktop | Relapse |
| 18 | Night Class | Dusk To Dawn | Self-Released |
| 19 | Calicoco | Float | Dadstache |
| 20 | Billy Moon | Punk Songs | Old Flame |
| 21 | Anna Calvi | Hunter | Domino |
| 22 | Idles | Joy As An Act Of Resistance. | Partisan |
| 23 | Interpol | Marauder | Matador |
| 24 | Skegss | My Own Mess | Self-Released |
| 25 | Waxahatchee | Great Thunder [EP] | Merge |
| 26 | Devotchka | The Night Falls Forever | Concord |
| 27 | Shannen Moser | I’ll Sing | Lame-O |
| 28 | Say Hi | Caterpillar Centipede | Euphobia |
| 29 | The Holy Drug Couple | Hyper Super Mega | Sacred Bones |
| 30 | Pip Blom | Singles | Persona Non Grata |
We have some absolutely fantastic new adds for you to sink your teeth into as well. Seriously, they’re all sick.
Top 3 Adds
1.) Black Belt Eagle Scout – Mother of My Children
Recommended if you like: Lucy Dacus, Mothers, Haley Hendrickx
2.) Spirit of the Beehive – Hypnic Jerks
Recommended if you like: LVL UP, Strange Ranger, (Sandy) Alex G
3.) Shortly – Richmond
Recommended if you like: Julien Baker, S, Kississippi
Top 10 Adds
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Belt Eagle Scout | Mother of My Children | Saddle Creek |
| 2 | Spirit Of The Beehive | Hypnic Jerks | Tiny Engines |
| 3 | Shortly | Richmond | Triple Crown |
| 4 | Aphex Twin | Collapse [EP] | Warp |
| 5 | The Goon Sax | We’re Not Talking | Wichita |
| 6 | Slothrust | The Pact | Dangerbird |
| 7 | Hypoluxo | Running On A Fence | Broken Circles |
| 8 | Advance Base | Animal Companionship | Run For Cover |
| 9 | Sunny War | With The Sun | Self-Released |
| 10 | Low | Double Negative | Sub Pop |