October is already halfway Octover… isn’t that crazy? Luckily for us, that means that we get to observe our station’s 44th birthday this week! Check out what we’ll be spinning while we celebrate another year of KJHK.
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, and check out Jay Som TONIGHT at the Granada, along with our #10 charter, Boy Scouts!
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.) Black Belt Eagle Scout – At the Party With My Brown Friends
Katherine Paul (the voice behind Black Belt Eagle Scout) presents an excellent sophomore album following her debut, Mother of My Children. Though At the Party With My Brown Friends is not as explicitly political as her first album, this record is a glimpse into what it means to be an indigenous woman in the music industry.
4.) 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.
5.) Angel Olsen – All Mirrors
Compared to the brash, bold attitude Olsen has taken toward many of her previous albums, All Mirrors displays a softer, more hesitant side to the artist. The record contains pieces Olsen created in isolation in Anacortes, Washington, many re-imagined with a stunning 12-piece string arrangement.
Top 30 Charts
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Som | Anak Ko | Polyvinyl |
| 2 | BROCKHAMPTON | Ginger | Question Everything/rca |
| 3 | Black Belt Eagle Scout | At the Party With My Brown Friends | Saddle Creek |
| 4 | Frankie Cosmos | Close It Quietly | Sub Pop |
| 5 | Angel Olsen | All Mirrors | Jagjaguwar/secretly Group |
| 6 | Steve Lacy | Apollo XXI | 3qtr/awal |
| 7 | Cones | Pictures Of Pictures | Dangerbird |
| 8 | JPEGMAFIA | All My Heroes Are Cornballs | Eqt |
| 9 | Queen Of Jeans | If You’re Not Afraid, I’m Not Afraid | Topshelf |
| 10 | Boy Scouts | Free Company | Anti- |
| 11 | Freddie Gibbs and Madlib | Bandana | Keep Cool/rca/madlib Invazion/esgn |
| 12 | Levitation Room | Headspace | Greenway |
| 13 | Whitney | Forever Turned Around | Secretly Canadian |
| 14 | Close Talker | How Do We Stay Here? | Slow Weather |
| 15 | Men I Trust | Oncle Jazz | Self-released |
| 16 | (Sandy) Alex G | House Of Sugar | Domino |
| 17 | Peach Pyramid | Bright Blue | Oscar St |
| 18 | Bon Iver | i,i | Jagjaguwar/secretly Group |
| 19 | CHAMPS | The Hard Interchange | Bmg |
| 20 | Bridal Party | Too Much | Kingfisher Bluez |
| 21 | Shikoswe | Back In The Tall Grass | Self-released |
| 22 | girl in red | beginnings | Self-released |
| 23 | Chastity Belt | Chastity Belt | Hardly Art |
| 24 | Twen | Awestruck | Frenchkiss |
| 25 | The Shelters | Jupiter Sidecar | Warner |
| 26 | Soccer Mommy | “Lucy” [Single] | Loma Vista/concord |
| 27 | Twin Peaks | Lookout Low | Grand Jury |
| 28 | Mallrat | Driving Music [EP] | Nettwerk |
| 29 | Young Mister | Sudden Swoon | Refresh |
| 30 | Death Cab For Cutie | The Blue EP | Atlantic |
Top 3 Adds:
1.) Common Holly – When I say to you Black Lightning
Recommended if you like: Tomberlin, Faye Webster, Big Thief, Ada Lea, Black Belt Eagle Scout
2.) Camp Howard – Cañón
Recommended if you like: Grizzly Bear, Yeasayer, Okey Dokey, M.A.G.S., Department of Eagles
3.) Foxes in Fiction – Trillium Killer
Recommended if you like: My Bloody Valentine, Atlas Sound, Lower Dens, Broadcast, Stereolab
Top 10 Adds
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common Holly | When I say to you Black Lightning | Barsuk/solitaire |
| 2 | Camp Howard | Cañón | Egghunt |
| 3 | Foxes In Fiction | Trillium Killer | Orchid Tapes |
| 4 | Wilco | Ode To Joy | Dbpm |
| 5 | Walrus | Cool To Who | Outside |
| 6 | Big Thief | Two Hands | 4ad/beggars Group |
| 7 | FEET | What’s Inside Is More Than Just Ham | Clapped |
| 8 | Oceanography | Collier Canyon | Self-released |
| 9 | Future Crib | Friends | Self-released |
| 10 | Stolen Jars | A Reminder | Self-released |