Can you believe it’s already October? We can’t either! But the bold arrow of time soars ever onward, never looking back or contemplating what lies in its wake. Check out this week’s top 30 albums and top ten adds!
Top 5 Charts:
1.) BROCKHAMPTON – iridescence
The hip-hop collective’s label debut iridescence is number one this week! This album takes a more artistic turn than their prior Saturation trilogy, with a new lineup and a balance between mosh-pit bangers and melodic moments. BROCKHAMPTON will be performing at the Midland in Kansas City on Tuesday, October 9th.
2.) Hypoluxo – Running on a Fence
(From previous week:) 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.
3.) Lala Lala – The Lamb
Lillie West, the 24 year old Chicago based songwriter behind Lala Lala is back with her 2nd LP and debut on Hardly Art. The album is “chock full o’ hooks, roaring guitars, and palpable emotion.” Lala Lala will be opening for WHY? at recordBar on Tuesday, November 6th.
4.) Foxing – Nearer My God
(From previous week:) “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.
5.) Black Belt Eagle Scout – Mother of My Children
(From previous week:) 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.
Top 30 Charts
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROCKHAMPTON | iridescence | Question Everything/RCA |
| 2 | Hypoluxo | Running On A Fence | Broken Circles |
| 3 | Lala Lala | The Lamb | Hardly Art |
| 4 | Foxing | Nearer My God | Triple Crown |
| 5 | Black Belt Eagle Scout | Mother Of My Children | Saddle Creek |
| 6 | Blood Orange | Negro Swan | Domino |
| 7 | Wild Nothing | Indigo | Captured Tracks |
| 8 | Mitski | Be The Cowboy | Dead Oceans |
| 9 | The Babe Rainbow | Double Rainbow | 30th Century |
| 10 | Maribou State | Kingdoms Of Colour | Counter |
| 11 | Interpol | Marauder | Matador |
| 12 | Spiritualized | And Nothing Hurt | Fat Possum |
| 13 | Spirit Of The Beehive | Hypnic Jerks | Tiny Engines |
| 14 | Shortly | Richmond | Triple Crown |
| 15 | Pip Blom | Singles | Persona Non Grata |
| 16 | Idles | Joy As An Act Of Resistance. | Partisan |
| 17 | Death Cab For Cutie | Thank You For Today | Atlantic |
| 18 | Denzel Curry | TA1300 | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 19 | Alien Boy | Sleeping Lessons | Tiny Engines |
| 20 | The Goon Sax | We’re Not Talking | Wichita |
| 21 | Aphex Twin | Collapse [EP] | Warp |
| 22 | Saintseneca | Pillar Of Na | Anti- |
| 23 | Exploded View | Obey | Sacred Bones |
| 24 | Joyce Manor | Million Dollars To Kill Me | Epitaph |
| 25 | Steady Holiday | Nobody’s Watching | Barsuk |
| 26 | Slothrust | The Pact | Dangerbird |
| 27 | Skegss | My Own Mess | Self-Released |
| 28 | Active Bird Community | Amends | Barsuk |
| 29 | The Frights | Hypochondriac | Epitaph |
| 30 | Mirah | Understanding | Absolute Magnitude |
Some big names with adds this week! Hope you enjoy!
Top 3 Adds
1.) Hippo Campus – Bambi
Recommended if you like: Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Declan McKenna, Generationals
Read Brian Locascio’s review of Bambi HERE
2.) Metric – Art of Doubt
Recommended if you like: Beck, The Mars Volta, M83
3.) Adrianne Lenker – abyskiss
Recommended if you like: Big Thief, Waxahatchee, Kevin Morby
Top 10 Adds
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hippo Campus | Bambi | Grand Jury |
| 2 | Metric | Art Of Doubt | MMI/Crystal Math |
| 3 | Adrianne Lenker | abysskiss | Saddle Creek |
| 4 | Alt-j | Reduxer | Atlantic |
| 5 | Molly Burch | First Flower | Captured Tracks |
| 6 | Idle Bloom | Flood The Dial | Budding Romance |
| 7 | Marbled Eye | Leisure | Digital Regress |
| 8 | Boy Pablo | Soy Pablo [EP] | U OK?/777 |
| 9 | GABI | Empty Me | DDW |
| 10 | FOXTROTT | Meditations I-III | One Little Indian |