Things are starting to wind down for the semester here at KJHK, but never fear! We have plenty more exciting things on the horizon, even before the semester (and the DECADE) ends. For now, check out this week’s charts and adds.
Top 5 Charts:
1.) 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.
2.) Men I Trust – Oncle Jazz
After nearly two years of teasers for the album, Men I Trust finally released Oncle Jazz earlier this fall. The record in full lasts an entire 71 minutes, and, as the title suggests, it’s as smooth and funky as it is an indie staple.
3.) Danny Brown – uknowwhatimsayin¿
Even though Danny Brown is nearing 40 and uknowwhatimsayin¿ marks his fifth studio album, the record is anything but routine. This new release is executive produced by Q-Tip, yielding an interesting mixture of old-school charm and innovative weirdness.
4.) DIIV – Deceiver
This third record from shoegaze group DIIV (pronounced “dive”) is a soaring, lush collection of ten songs. Deceiver studies the harsh realities of addiction, following the struggles of recovering frontman Zachary Cole Smith.
5.) 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.
Top 30 Charts
Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
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1 | Angel Olsen | All Mirrors | Jagjaguwar/Secretly Group |
2 | Men I Trust | Oncle Jazz | Self-released |
3 | Danny Brown | Uknowhatimsayin¿ | Warp |
4 | DIIV | Deceiver | Captured Tracks |
5 | BROCKHAMPTON | Ginger | Question Everything/RCA |
6 | Blood Orange | Angel’s Pulse | Domino |
7 | Lisa Prank | Perfect Love Song | Father/Daughter |
8 | FKA Twigs | MAGDALENE | Young Turks/Beggars |
9 | Big Thief | Two Hands | 4AD/Beggars Group |
10 | Clairo | Immunity | Fader |
11 | Vagabon | Vagabon | Nonesuch |
12 | Rex Orange County | Pony | RCA |
13 | Hovvdy | Heavy Lifter | Double Double Whammy |
14 | Mount Eerie and Julie Doiron | Lost Wisdom Pt. 2 | P.w. Elverum & Sun |
15 | Electric Guest | Kin | Atlantic |
16 | The Menzingers | Hello Exile | Epitaph |
17 | Corridor | Junior | Bonsound/Sub Pop |
18 | No Vacation | Phasing [EP] | Topshelf |
19 | Wilco | Ode To Joy | Dbpm |
20 | Aquarian Blood | A Love That Leads To War | Goner |
21 | Freddie Gibbs and Madlib | Bandana | Keep Cool/RCA/Madlib Invazion/ESGN |
22 | Somos | Prison on a Hill | Tiny Engines |
23 | Hermitude | Pollyanarchy | Nettwerk |
24 | Common Holly | When I Say To You Black Lightning | Barsuk/Solitaire |
25 | clipping. | There Existed An Addiction To Blood | Sub Pop |
26 | (Sandy) Alex G | House Of Sugar | Domino |
27 | Dear Boy | The Strawberry [EP] | Easy Hell |
28 | The Shelters | Jupiter Sidecar | Warner |
29 | Future Crib | Friends | Self-released |
30 | Hana Vu | Nicole Kidman/Anne Hathaway | Luminelle |
Top 3 Adds:
1.) Telemarket – you deserve a hard day’s work after a long night’s rest.
Recommended if you like: Omni, Heaters, Froth, Corridor
2.) Varsity – The Basement Takes
Recommended if you like: Tennis, No Vacation, Alvvays, Cults, Fazerdaze
3.) Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird – New Romancer
Recommended if you like: Future Islands, Magnetic Fields, CHRVCHES
Top 10 Adds
Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
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1 | Telemarket | you deserve a hard day’s work after a long night’s rest. | Avenue Noise & Sound |
2 | Varsity | The Basement Takes | Run For Cover |
3 | Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird | New Romancer | Double Drummer |
4 | Cherry Ames | Bailey [EP] | Self-released |
5 | No Swoon | No Swoon | Substitute Scene |
6 | Suggested Friends | Turtle Taxi | Happy Happy Birthday To Me |
7 | Josienne Clarke | In All Weather | Rough Trade/beggars |
8 | Milky Chance | Mind The Moon | Bmg |
9 | Wilsen | “Ruiner” [Single] | Secret City |
10 | Weird Milk | “Time Machine” [Single] | Big Indie |