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Top 5 Charts:
1.) Jay Som – Anak Ko
Though Jay Som’s previous album, Everybody Works, is a tough record to top, the artist has continued to gain momentum with Anak Ko. As the indie music scene becomes more and more dominated by powerful, talented women, Jay Som is undoubtedly one of the leading forces. Read our review of the album here!
2.) BROCKHAMPTON – Ginger
BROCKHAMPTON’s Ginger is somehow both raw and mature, a bit more melancholy than many of their previous works. The record is vulnerable, painting a picture of many of the very real issues the band’s members have personally experienced.
3.) Chastity Belt – Chastity Belt
Chastity Belt’s eponymous album, their most well-developed yet, further cements their role among the other powerful women of rock. Chastity Belt is an introspective collection of songs that exude a quiet sort of power and affirmation.
4.) Steve Lacy – Apollo XXI
Following a highly-acclaimed series of demos/singles and features with bands the likes of Vampire Weekend, Blood Orange, and Mac Miller, The Internet’s Steve Lacy finally steps into the music scene with debut album Apollo XXI. An interesting mix of bedroom pop and hip-hop, the record is an interesting progression in Lacy’s musical career.
5.) Frankie Cosmos – Close It Quietly
In the fourth Frankie Cosmos record, lead singer Greta Kline explores the joys and perils of being in one’s twenties. Like many other artists who break into the music scene at a young age, the members of Frankie Cosmos have taken to music to make sense of young adulthood.
Top 30 Charts
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Som | Anak Ko | Polyvinyl |
| 2 | Brockhampton | Ginger | Question Everything/rca |
| 3 | Chastity Belt | Chastity Belt | Hardly Art |
| 4 | Steve Lacy | Apollo XXI | 3qtr/awal |
| 5 | Frankie Cosmos | Close It Quietly | Sub Pop |
| 6 | Black Belt Eagle Scout | At The Party With My Brown Friends | Saddle Creek |
| 7 | (Sandy) Alex G | House Of Sugar | Domino |
| 8 | Boy Scouts | Free Company | Anti- |
| 9 | Freddie Gibbs and Madlib | Bandana | Keep Cool/rca/madlib Invazion/esgn |
| 10 | Devendra Banhart | Ma | Nonesuch |
| 11 | Field Mouse | Meaning | Topshelf |
| 12 | Bon Iver | i,i | Jagjaguwar/secretly Group |
| 13 | Bridal Party | Too Much | Kingfisher Bluez |
| 14 | Peach Pyramid | Bright Blue | Oscar St |
| 15 | Clairo | Immunity | Fader |
| 16 | girl in red | beginnings | Self-released |
| 17 | Bodywash | Comforter | Luminelle |
| 18 | Shikoswe | Back In The Tall Grass | Self-released |
| 19 | Close Talker | How Do We Stay Here? | Slow Weather |
| 20 | Cones | Pictures Of Pictures | Dangerbird |
| 21 | Twin Peaks | Lookout Low | Grand Jury |
| 22 | Ra Ra Riot | Superbloom | Rob The Rich/Caroline |
| 23 | The Babe Rainbow | Today | 30th Century |
| 24 | JPEGMAFIA | All My Heroes Are Cornballs | Eqt |
| 25 | Whitney | Forever Turned Around | Secretly Canadian |
| 26 | Queen Of Jeans | If You’re Not Afraid, I’m Not Afraid | Topshelf |
| 27 | Dylan Moon | Only The Blues | Rvng Intl. |
| 28 | Rose Dorn | Days You Were Leaving | Bar/None |
| 29 | Common Holly | “Joshua Snakes” / “Central Booking” | Barsuk |
| 30 | Levitation Room | Headspace | Greenway |
Top 3 Adds:
1.) DIIV – Deceiver
Recommended if you like: Wild Nothing, Beach Fossils, Ariel Pink
2.) Men I Trust – Oncle Jazz
Recommended if you like: Her’s, Jay Som, Fazerdaze, The Marías
3.) Mount Eerie w/ Julie Doiron – Lost Wisdom Pt. 2
Recommended if you like: The Microphones, Sun Kil Moon, Giles Corey
Top 10 Adds
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIIV | Deceiver | Captured Tracks |
| 2 | Men I Trust | Oncle Jazz | Self-released |
| 3 | Mount Eerie w/ Julie Doiron | Lost Wisdom Pt. 2 | P.w. Elverum & Sun |
| 4 | Angel Olsen | All Mirrors | Jagjaguwar/secretly Group |
| 5 | Chukwu | Process | Veriditas |
| 6 | Somos | Prison On A Hill | Tiny Engines |
| 7 | City And Colour | A Pill For Loneliness | Dine Alone |
| 8 | The Menzingers | Hello Exile | Epitaph |
| 9 | Hermitude | Pollyanarchy | Nettwerk |
| 10 | Ivy Flindt | In Every Move | Marland |