Top 5 Charts
1.) Cabaret Voltaire – Shadow of Fear
A mind-boggling take on industrial electronic.
2.) Aesop Rock – Spirit World Field Guide
Hip-hop veteran Aesop Rock gives his fans more reasons to love him, sticking to his essential sound.
3.) The Avalanches – We Will Always Love You
The title of this project is a message from The Avalanches both to their fans and to the music that they celebrate throughout the album.
4.) Puma Blue – In Praise of Shadows
Lush, soft, intimate–just a few words that scratch the surface of what Puma Blue conveys with their album In Praise of Shadows.
5.) Khruangbin – Late Night Tales
A worldly collection of tunes from a fan favorite at KJHK.
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabaret Voltaire | Shadow Of Fear | Mute |
| 2 | Aesop Rock | Spirit World Field Guide | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | The Avalanches | We Will Always Love You | Astralwerks |
| 4 | Puma Blue | In Praise Of Shadows | Blue Flowers/PIAS |
| 5 | Khruangbin | Late Night Tales | Night Time Stories |
| 6 | China Club | Ming + Zhizhi | Citrus City |
| 7 | Babeheaven | Home For Now | Self-Released |
| 8 | Camila Fuchs | Kids Talk Sun | Felte |
| 9 | Population Ii | A La O Terre | Castle Face |
| 10 | Rob Mazurek And Exploding Star Orchestra | Dimensional Stardust | International Anthem/Nonesuch |
| 11 | Bicep | Isles | Ninja Tune |
| 12 | Pink Siifu And Fly Anakin | FlySiifu’s | Lex |
| 13 | Femi Kuti | Stop The Hate | Partisan |
| 14 | Black Country New Road | For The First Time | Ninja Tune |
| 15 | JPEGMAFIA | EP2! [EP] | Self-Released |
| 16 | Django Django | Glowing In The Dark | Because |
| 17 | Aerial East | Try Harder | Partisan |
| 18 | Public Memory | Ripped Apparition | Felte |
| 19 | Das Mortal | Miami Beach Witches | Lisbon Lux |
| 20 | NOTHING | The Great Dismal | Relapse |
| 21 | Made Kuti | For(e)ward | Partisan |
| 22 | Moonbeau | Up All Night | Old Flame |
| 23 | Chubby And The Gang | Speed Kills | Partisan |
| 24 | Nailbiter | Brace | Hand Drawn Dracula |
| 25 | Wilson’s Prom | Wilson’s Prom [EP] | Self-Released |
| 26 | Mamalarky | Mamalarky | Fire Talk |
| 27 | Lanks | SPIRITS PT. 2 | Self-Released |
| 28 | Goat Girl | On All Fours | Rough Trade/Beggars |
| 29 | Bodies Of Water | Is This What It’s Like | Thousand Tongues |
| 30 | Karaoke | Blood, Piss, Religion, Pain | Self-Released |
Top 3 Adds
1.) Katy Kirby – Cool Dry Place
Recommended if you like: Christian Lee Hutson, Waxahatchee, Skullcrusher
2.) Laure Briard – Eu Voo
Recommended if you like: Melody’s Echo Chamber, Khruangbin, Weyes Blood
3.) Lava La Rue – Butter-Fly
Recommended if you like: Arlo Parks, Blood Orange, Jamila Woods
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katy Kirby | Cool Dry Place | Keeled Scales |
| 2 | Laure Briard | Eu Voo | Midnight Special |
| 3 | Lava La Rue | Butter-fly [EP] | Marathon |
| 4 | Alicia Clara | Outsider/Unusual | Hot Tramp |
| 5 | Indigo Sparke | Echo | Sacred Bones |
| 6 | Adrian Younge | The American Negro | Jazz Is Dead |
| 7 | Hand Habits | dirt [EP] | Saddle Creek |
| 8 | Cassandra Jenkins | An Overview On Phenomenal Nature | Ba Da Bing |
| 9 | Sloping | Completed Songs | Sound As Language |
| 10 | Deep Valley | Digital Dream [EP] | Cooking Vinyl |