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.) Khruangbin – Late Nite Tales
A worldly collection of tunes from a fan favorite at KJHK.
4.) 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.
5.) 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.
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabaret Voltaire | Shadow Of Fear | Mute |
| 2 | Aesop Rock | Spirit World Field Guide | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | Khruangbin | Late Night Tales | Night Time Stories |
| 4 | The Avalanches | We Will Always Love You | Astralwerks |
| 5 | Puma Blue | In Praise Of Shadows | Blue Flowers/PIAS |
| 6 | Black Country New Road | For The First Time | Ninja Tune |
| 7 | China Club | Ming + Zhizhi | Citrus City |
| 8 | Babeheaven | Home For Now | Self-Released |
| 9 | Camila Fuchs | Kids Talk Sun | Felte |
| 10 | Femi Kuti | Stop The Hate | Partisan |
| 11 | Bicep | Isles | Ninja Tune |
| 12 | Population II | A La O Terre | Castle Face |
| 13 | Public Memory | Ripped Apparition | Felte |
| 14 | Pink Siifu And Fly Anakin | FlySiifu’s | Lex |
| 15 | Goat Girl | On All Fours | Rough Trade/Beggars |
| 16 | Rob Mazurek And Exploding Star Orchestra | Dimensional Stardust | International Anthem/Nonesuch |
| 17 | Das Mortal | Miami Beach Witches | Lisbon Lux |
| 18 | Adrian Younge | The American Negro | Jazz Is Dead |
| 19 | Bodies Of Water | Is This What It’s Like | Thousand Tongues |
| 20 | Chubby And The Gang | Speed Kills | Partisan |
| 21 | Immaterial Possession | Immaterial Possession | Cloud |
| 22 | Made Kuti | For(e)ward | Partisan |
| 23 | JPEGMAFIA | EP2! [EP] | Self-Released |
| 24 | Lanks | SPIRITS PT. 2 | Self-Released |
| 25 | Anna Mcclellan | I Saw First Light | Father/Daughter |
| 26 | NOTHING | The Great Dismal | Relapse |
| 27 | Django Django | Glowing In The Dark | Because |
| 28 | Molchat Doma | Monument | Sacred Bones |
| 29 | Aerial East | Try Harder | Partisan |
| 30 | Wilson’s Prom | Wilson’s Prom [EP] | Self-Released |
Top 3 Adds
1.) Julien Baker – Little Oblivions
Recommended if you like: Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, Snail Mail, Big Thief
2.) Cal Fish – Plastic Flag
Recommended if you like: Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors, Flung
3.) Cloud Nothings – The Shadow I Remember
Recommended if you like: Japandroids, No Age, Cymbals Eat Guitars
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julien Baker | Little Oblivions | Matador/Beggars Group |
| 2 | Cal Fish | Plastic Flag | Fire Talk |
| 3 | Cloud Nothings | The Shadow I Remember | Carpark |
| 4 | Dameer | For We Are Distant [EP] | Majestic Casual |
| 5 | Dorio | Dorio’s Robot Friends [EP] | Self-Released |
| 6 | Menahan Street Band | The Exciting Sounds Of Menahan Street Band | Daptone |
| 7 | Kyle Edward Connolly | On Arrival | Hand Drawn Dracula |
| 8 | Joni | Orchid Room | Olive Eyes |
| 9 | Jimmy Edgar | Cheetah Bend | Innovative Leisure |
| 10 | Tele Novella | Merlynn Belle | Kill Rock Stars |
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