It’s always impressive to see artists shoot to the top of the charts right out of the gate, and few artists are capable of such a feat, but that’s exactly what Girlpool have accomplished this week! There are fresh names all over this week’s top 30 however, so give some new tunes we’ve been loving below a spin!
Top 5 Charts:
1.) Girlpool – What Chaos Is Imaginary
The two amazing songwriters Cleo Tucker and Harmony Trividad are back with their 4th LP, What Chaos Is Imaginary. There aren’t many duos with the ability to harmonize as they can, and this genre spanning album shows the band at their most creative and most ambitious.
2.) Deerhunter – Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?
(From previous week) Bradford Fox’s philosophical and unpredictable songwriting has had a wide range of sounds and instrumentation backing him over Deerhunter’s 7 previous full length albums, and Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared? gives him a clean, well put together environment to express these thoughts clearly.
3.) Cherry Glazerr – Stuffed & Ready
Clementine Creevy of Cherry Glazerr had this to say about the new album, Stuffed & Ready, “I want this album to evoke a freedom, or you could even say a recklessness in people. I want to allow people to let out all of the fear and anger and confusion that all of us carry around. I want to make people dance, and really f*****g mean it.” Catch Cerry Glazerr and Palehound play at recordBar in Kansas City on 2/27.
4.) Maggie Rogers – Heard It In A Past Life
(From a previous week) Maggie Rogers exploded onto the scene with her viral hit “Alaska” in 2016. Heard It In A Past Life serves as an introduction to Roger’s work as an artist, as well as a way for her to reflect on the past two years of her unique experiences in the industry.
5.) Sneaks – Highway Hypnosis
Many attempts have been made to try and describe the combination of sounds that make up the newest album from Baltimore’s Sneaks, aka Eva Moolchan, but the fact is none of them can do it justice. All we can say over here at KJHK is that this moody hip hop album is well worth a listen.
Top 30 Charts
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girlpool | What Chaos Is Imaginary | Anti- |
| 2 | Deerhunter | Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared? | 4AD/Beggars Group |
| 3 | Cherry Glazerr | Stuffed & Ready | Secretly Canadian |
| 4 | Maggie Rogers | Heard It In A Past Life | Capitol |
| 5 | Sneaks | Highway Hypnosis | Merge |
| 6 | Sharon Van Etten | Remind Me Tomorrow | Jagjaguwar |
| 7 | James Blake | Assume Form | Polydor |
| 8 | Tender | Fear Of Falling Asleep | Partisan |
| 9 | Toro Y Moi | Outer Peace | Carpark |
| 10 | Mike Krol | Power Chords | Merge |
| 11 | Lost Under Heaven | Love Hates What You Become | Mute |
| 12 | Tallies | Tallies | Kanine |
| 13 | Pedro The Lion | Phoenix | Polyvinyl |
| 14 | Juliana Hatfield | Weird | American Laundromat |
| 15 | Applesauce Tears | Woolly | Black Cottage |
| 16 | Royal Canoe | Waver | Paper Bag |
| 17 | Praises | In This Year: Ten Of Swords | Hand Drawn Dracula |
| 18 | Sam Valdez | Mirage [EP] | Nevado |
| 19 | Angelo De Augustine | Tomb | Asthmatic Kitty |
| 20 | Soccer Mommy | “Blossom”b/w “Be Seeing You” [Single] | Fat Possum |
| 21 | Beirut | Gallipoli | 4AD/Beggars Group |
| 22 | Prateek Kuhad | Cold/Mess [EP] | AO |
| 23 | Deer Tick | Mayonnaise | Partisan |
| 24 | Malibu Ken | Malibu Ken | Rhymesayers |
| 25 | Guided By Voices | Zeppelin Over China | Self-Released |
| 26 | Rosie Carney | Bare | Akira |
| 27 | Flat Worms | Into The Iris [EP] | GOD? |
| 28 | Dawn | New Breed | Local Action/Our Dawn |
| 29 | William Tyler | Goes West | Merge |
| 30 | Steve Gunn | The Unseen In Between | Matador/Beggars Group |
Some beautiful new albums have come our way! Check them out below:
Top 3 Adds
1.) Cass McCombs – Tip of the Sphere
Recommended if you like: Tallest Man On Earth, Angel Olsen, Andrew Bird
2.) Unloved – Heartbreak
Recommended if you like: Deerhunter, Broadcast, Cate Le Bon
3.) Tiny Ruins – Olympic Girls
Recommended if you like: Julia Jacklin, Bedouine, Haley Heynerickx
Top 10 Adds
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cass McCombs | Tip Of The Sphere | Anti- |
| 2 | Unloved | Heartbreak | Heavenly/PIAS |
| 3 | Tiny Ruins | Olympic Girls | Milk! |
| 4 | Mercury Rev | Bobbie Gentry’s The Delta Sweete Revisited | Partisan |
| 5 | Sir Babygirl | Crush On Me | Father/Daughter |
| 6 | Anemone | Beat My Distance | Luminelle |
| 7 | Panda Bear | Buoys | Domino |
| 8 | HEALTH | Vol. 4 :: Slaves of Fear | Loma Vista |
| 9 | Y La Bamba | Mujeres | Tender Loving Empire |
| 10 | Abjects | Never Give Up | Yippee Ki Yay |