Charts & Adds: Week of 2/18 – 2/25

Somehow, we’ve already reached the final C&A of February… and gosh, what a month it has been! As we (hopefully) escape from February’s chilly grip into a beautiful, warm March, check out what we’ve been spinning at the station.

Top 5 Charts:

1.) Dan Deacon – Mystic Familiar

Deacon returns to the psychedelic pop sound that he has explored on past records and expands upon it, making this record dreamier and more enigmatic and delivering longer, more patient tracks that rely on a minimalist texture and a realized landscape to capture listeners. Read the rest of music staffer Matt Stratton’s review here.

2.) Tame Impala – The Slow Rush

Tame Impala’s groundbreaking Currents was a hard album to follow up; this may be, in part, why The Slow Rush arrived a full five years later. Though it is debatable whether this album lives up to its predecessor, The Slow Rush is a dynamic album and a strong return for Tame Impala.

3.) Ezra Furman – Sex Education Original Soundtrack

Ezra Furman’s artsy folk-punk style is a perfect complement to the antics in Netflix’s original show, Sex Education. What makes this soundtrack particularly phenomenal, however, is that the songs hold their own even apart from the show.

4.) Marcus King – El Dorado

For Marcus King, music was not only a hobby but gave his life a sense of direction. It became a means of coping with mental health issues and life in general. El Dorado is the first solo album to King’s name, but he has been playing with The Marcus King Band for many years.

5.) WAAX – Big Grief

Big Grief may be Brisbane group WAAX’s debut album, but an impressive debut it is. The songs passionately and unflinchingly examine the trials and tribulations of coming of age. WAAX finds a beautiful balance with a sound that is both energetic and heartfelt.

Top 30 Charts

Rank	Artist	Record	Label
1	Dan Deacon	Mystic Familiar	Domino
2	Tame Impala	The Slow Rush	Interscope
3	Ezra Furman	Sex Education Original Soundtrack	Bella Union/Pias
4	Marcus King	El Dorado	Fantasy/Concord
5	WAAX	Big Grief	Dew Process
6	glass beach	the first glass beach	Run For Cover
7	Yehan Jehan	Earth Arrangements, Vol. 1	Aphrodite
8	Elephant Stone	Hollow	Elephants On Parade
9	Andy Shauf	The Neon Skyline	Anti-
10	The Barren Spinsters	Ten Steps To Cynical Thinking	Audioary
11	Asgeir	Bury The Moon	One Little Indian
12	Ballroom Thieves	Unlovely	Nettwerk
13	Wolf Parade	Thin Mind	Sub Pop
14	Kate Davis	Trophy	Solitaire
15	Pinegrove	Marigold	Rough Trade/Beggars
16	Frances Quinlan	Likewise	Saddle Creek
17	Destroyer	Have We Met	Merge
18	POLIÇA	When We Stay Alive	Memphis Industries
19	Marinara	I Feel Like Dog	Self-released
20	The Black Lips	Sing In A World That’s Falling Apart	Vice/Fire
21	Cheerleader	Almost Forever	Bright Antenna
22	Hollow Coves	Moments	Nettwerk
23	Termination Dust	Growing Down	Glacial Pace
24	Bombay Bicycle Club	Everything Else Has Gone Wrong	Mmm…
25	Applesauce Tears	Wonders	Black Cottage
26	The Frights	Everything Seems Like Yesterday	Epitaph
27	Mosss	Pale Blue [EP]	Yum
28	Dave Mooney And The Viewers Like You	Press Start [EP]	Mint 400
29	Deserta	Black Aura My Sun	Felte
30	Shopping	All Or Nothing	Fatcat

Top 3 Adds:

1.) King Krule – Man Alive!

Recommended if you like: Cosmo Pyke, Yellow Days, Rex Orange County

2.) Kid Nobody – Discretion [EP]

Recommended if you like: Joji, boy pablo, No Vacation

3.) Parlor Walls – Heavy Tongue

Recommended if you like: Empath, Drahla, Shopping, Priests

Top 10 Adds

Rank	Artist	Record	Label
1	King Krule	Man Alive!	Matador/Beggars
2	Kid Nobody	Discretion [EP]	Self-released
3	Parlor Walls	Heavy Tongue	Famous Swords
4	Grimes	Miss Anthropocene	4AD/Beggars Group
5	Baseball Gregg	Calendar	Self-released
6	Cubicolor	Hardly A Day, Hardly A Night	Anjunadeep
7	Nathaniel Rateliff	And It’s Still Alright	Stax/Concord
8	Opus Orange	Miles From Nowhere	Emoto
9	Guided By Voices	Surrender Your Poppy Field	Gbv Inc.
10	twentythreenineteen	XXIIIXIX	Know Hope