Top 5 Charts
1.) Khruangbin – Late Nite Tales
A worldly collection of songs from various artists personally curated by one KJHK’s favorite groups.
2.) The Avalanches – We Will Always Love You
The sampling-legends have returned, providing a celebration of their career, their fans, and music in general.
3.) Bicep – Isles
Isles is an album that has a lot of worldly influences but stays true to techno music nonetheless. You will find yourself getting lost in this project.
4.) Puma Blue – In Praise of Shadows
Lush, intimate, personal, angsty–just a few words to describe the new album from Puma Blue.
5.) Black Country, New Road – For the first time
The alt/art rockers have swept the music scene off its feet, turning a lot of heads in the alternative rock community.
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khruangbin | Late Night Tales | Night Time Stories |
| 2 | The Avalanches | We Will Always Love You | Astralwerks |
| 3 | Bicep | Isles | Ninja Tune |
| 4 | Puma Blue | In Praise Of Shadows | Blue Flowers/PIAS |
| 5 | Black Country, New Road | For The First Time | Ninja Tune |
| 6 | Babeheaven | Home For Now | Self-Released |
| 7 | Pink Siifu And Fly Anakin | FlySiifu’s | Lex |
| 8 | Public Memory | Ripped Apparition | Felte |
| 9 | China Club | Ming + Zhizhi | Citrus City |
| 10 | Femi Kuti | Stop The Hate | Partisan |
| 11 | Menahan Street Band | The Exciting Sounds Of Menahan Street Band | Daptone |
| 12 | JIMMY EDGAR | CHEETAH BEND | Innovative Leisure |
| 13 | Goat Girl | On All Fours | Rough Trade/Beggars |
| 14 | Django Django | Glowing In The Dark | Because |
| 15 | Cal Fish | Plastic Flag | Fire Talk |
| 16 | Julien Baker | Little Oblivions | Matador/Beggars Group |
| 17 | Das Mortal | Miami Beach Witches | Lisbon Lux |
| 18 | Immaterial Possession | Immaterial Possession | Cloud |
| 19 | Cloud Nothings | The Shadow I Remember | Carpark |
| 20 | Adrian Younge | The American Negro | Jazz Is Dead |
| 21 | Easter Island | Take All The Time You Think You Need | Frightened |
| 22 | Made Kuti | For(e)ward | Partisan |
| 23 | Bodies Of Water | Is This What It’s Like | Thousand Tongues |
| 24 | Aerial East | Try Harder | Partisan |
| 25 | Sun June | Somewhere | Run For Cover |
| 26 | Kyle Edward Connolly | On Arrival | Hand Drawn Dracula |
| 27 | Cassandra Jenkins | An Overview On Phenomenal Nature | Ba Da Bing |
| 28 | Lanks | SPIRITS PT. 2 | Self-Released |
| 29 | Karaoke | Blood, Piss, Religion, Pain | Self-Released |
| 30 | Teenage Wrist | Earth Is A Black Hole | Epitaph |
Top 3 Adds
1.) Visionist – A Call to Arms
Recommended if you like: Arca, Eartheater, Yves Tumor
2.) Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats – Unlocked 1.5
Recommended if you like: Robert Glasper, Smino, The Alchemist, Joey Bada$$
3.) IAN SWEET – Show Me How You Disappear
Recommended if you like: Lala Lala, Cherry Glazerr
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visionist | A Call To Arms | Mute |
| 2 | Denzel Curry And Kenny Beats | Unlocked 1.5 | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 3 | IAN SWEET | Show Me How You Disappear | Polyvinyl |
| 4 | Various Artists | Vol. 1: The Organelle | Dial Up |
| 5 | Genesis Owusu | Smiling With No Teeth | House Anxiety/Ourness |
| 6 | Har Mar Superstar | Roseville | Self-Released |
| 7 | Rinse | Wherever I Am [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | Glass Beach | Alchemist Rats Beg Bashful | Run For Cover |
| 9 | Ola Sweet | Carnation | Younger Dryas |
| 10 | Badlands | Djinn | Self-Released |