It’s officially fall! We’re looking forward to the fun festivities to come, but we’re also excited about all the great new music on the way! The weather’s (hopefully) going to start cooling off, so make some tea, grab a blanket, and cozy up to some of the great tunes we’ve been loving below!
Top 5 Charts:
1.) 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.
2.) Black Belt Eagle Scout – Mother of My Children
Mother of My Children is the debut album from Saddle Creek’s Black Belt Eagle Scout, a project created by Katherine Paul (aka KP). “Having this identity—radical indigenous queer feminist—keeps me going. My music and my identity come from the same foundation of being a Native woman.” says Paul. The album is eight powerful songs that explore experiences of loss, frustration, and dreams.
3.) Hypoluxo – Running on a Fence
Hypoluxo, out of Brooklyn, NY, are making waves with their second full length album, Running on a Fence. The album is a seamless collection of shoegaze, dream pop, and post-punk. Front-man Samuel Cogen’s voice is described as “a little mellow with a baritone croon somewhere between Joy Division’s Ian Curtis and The National’s Matt Berninger.” Definitely recommended for fans of both of those bands. 
4.) Spiritualized – And Nothing Hurt
Spiritualized is back with their eighth LP, following up the 2012 release of Sweet Heart, Sweet Light. Spiritualized is known for transcendent and mesmerizing sounds, and this album is no different. And Nothing Hurt has a cinematic quality meticulously crafted by Jason Pierce, aka J. Spaceman.
5.) Shortly – Richmond
Richmond is the debut EP from Detroit artist Alex Maniak. The haunting , yet hopeful 5 tracks are full of powerful harmonies and intense story telling. While Shortly is a solo project, Maniak has plenty of people to bounce ideas of off, including Joe Reinhart of Hop Along, who helped her create songs “the way they sounded in my head.” she says.
Top 30 Charts
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foxing | Nearer My God | Triple Crown |
| 2 | Black Belt Eagle Scout | Mother of My Children | Saddle Creek |
| 3 | Hypoluxo | Running on a Fence | Broken Circles |
| 4 | Spiritualized | And Nothing Hurt | Fat Possum |
| 5 | Shortly | Richmond | Triple Crown |
| 6 | Wild Nothing | Indigo | Captured Tracks |
| 7 | Alien Boy | Sleeping Lessons | Tiny Engines |
| 8 | Saintseneca | Pillar Of Na | Anti- |
| 9 | Death Cab For Cutie | Thank You For Today | Atlantic |
| 10 | Idles | Joy As An Act Of Resistance. | Partisan |
| 11 | Mitski | Be The Cowboy | Dead Oceans |
| 12 | Blood Orange | Negro Swan | Domino |
| 13 | The Spirit Of The Beehive | Hypnic Jerks | Tiny Engines |
| 14 | Maribou State | Kingdoms Of Colour | Counter |
| 15 | Slothrust | The Pact | Dangerbird |
| 16 | Denzel Curry | TA1300 | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 17 | Shannen Moser | I’ll Sing | Lame-O |
| 18 | Advance Base | Animal Companionship | Run For Cover |
| 19 | Waxahatchee | Great Thunder [EP] | Merge |
| 20 | Nothing | Dance on the Blacktop | Relapse |
| 21 | Aphex Twin | Collapse [EP] | Warp |
| 22 | Pip Blom | Singles | Persona Non Grata |
| 23 | We Were Promised Jetpacks | The More I Sleep The Less I Dream | Self-Released |
| 24 | Guerilla Toss | Twisted Crystal | DFA |
| 25 | Night Class | Dusk to Dawn | Self-Released |
| 26 | The Beths | Future Me Hates Me | Carpark |
| 27 | Beach Goons | hoodratscumbags | GRNDVW |
| 28 | Rubblebucket | Sun Machine | Grand Jury |
| 29 | Steady Holiday | Nobody’s Watching | Barskuk |
| 30 | Phantastic Ferniture | Phantastic Ferniture | Polyvinyl |
We’ve got a great week for adds with some highly anticipated albums from a variety of genres. Enjoy!
Top 3 Adds
1.) Lala Lala – The Lamb
Recommended if you like: Adult Mom, Palehound, Remember Sports
2.) BROCKHAMPTON – iridescence
Recommended if you like: Tyler, the Creator, Danny Brown, Joji
3.) Joyce Manor – Million Dollars To Kill Me
Recommended if you like: Tigers Jaw, Basement, The Sidekicks
Top 10 Adds
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lala Lala | The Lamb | Hardly Art |
| 2 | BROCKHAMPTON | iridescence | Question Everything/RCA |
| 3 | Joyce Manor | Million Dollars To Kill Me | Epitaph |
| 4 | Yumi Zouma | EP III | Cascine |
| 5 | Cumulus | Comfort World | Trans- |
| 6 | Emma Ruth Rundle | On Dark Horses | Sargent House |
| 7 | Das Body | Das Body [EP] | Luminelle |
| 8 | Miss World | Keeping Up With Miss World | PNKSLM |
| 9 | Lydmor | I Told You I’d Tell Them Our Story | HFN |
| 10 | Exploded View | Obey | Sacred Bones |