Top 5 Charts
1.) Xiu Xiu – OH NO
After nearly two decades of music making, Xiu Xiu decided to collaborate with everyone they ever wanted to in their new album OH NO.
2.) Cal Fish – Plastic Flag
Cal Fish provides a casual collection of tracks that are charming, eccentric, and very catchy.
3.) Misc – Partager l’ambulance
Extremely clever and enjoyable indie jazz from Canada.
4.) Teno Afrika – Amapiano Selections
Lutendo Raduhva is the 20 year old forerunner in the South African electronic genre called Ampiano, a blend of deep house and lounge music, with dominating synths and basslines.
5.) Allie Crow Buckley – Moonlit and Devious
Her debut full-length album, Moonlit and Devious is an artistic exploration of several themes on loss and identity, all of which showcase the talent of Allie Crow Buckley.
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xiu Xiu | OH NO | Polyvinyl |
| 2 | Cal Fish | Plastic Flag | Fire Talk |
| 3 | Misc | Partager L’ambulance | Bonsound |
| 4 | Teno Afrika | Amapiano Selections | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 5 | Allie Crow Buckley | Moonlit And Devious | Self-Released |
| 6 | Menahan Street Band | The Exciting Sounds Of Menahan Street Band | Daptone |
| 7 | Genesis Owusu | Smiling With No Teeth | House Anxiety/Ourness |
| 8 | Ola Sweet | Carnation | Younger Dryas |
| 9 | Landlady | LANDLADY | Landladyland |
| 10 | Corvair | CORVAIR | Paper Walls |
| 11 | Badlands | Djinn | Self-Released |
| 12 | L’imperatrice | Tako Tsubo | Microqlima |
| 13 | Kyle Edward Connolly | On Arrival | Hand Drawn Dracula |
| 14 | Visionist | A Call To Arms | Mute |
| 15 | Jimmy Edgar | Cheetah Bend | Innovative Leisure |
| 16 | Julien Baker | Little Oblivions | Matador/Beggars Group |
| 17 | Django Django | Glowing In The Dark | Because |
| 18 | Cloud Nothings | The Shadow I Remember | Carpark |
| 19 | Yeek | Valencia | AWAL |
| 20 | Yehno | Tomorrow We’ll Be Here [EP] | Disques Durs |
| 21 | Vallens | In Era | Hand Drawn Dracula |
| 22 | For Those I Love | For Those I Love | September |
| 23 | Doohickey Cubicle | Don’t Fix Anything 😉 | Self-Released |
| 24 | Linda Smith | Till Another Time: 1988-1996 | Captured Tracks |
| 25 | Real Estate | Half A Human [EP] | Domino |
| 26 | Sloping | Completed Songs | Sound As Language |
| 27 | Katy Kirby | Cool Dry Place | Keeled Scales |
| 28 | King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard | L.W. | KGLW |
| 29 | Louisahhh | The Practice Of Freedom | He.She.They |
| 30 | Haunted Shed | Faltering Light | Strolling Bones |
Top 3 Adds
1.) Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, and the London Symphony Orchestra – Promises
Recommended if you like: Four Tet, Coltrane, Flying Lotus
2.) MJ Lenderman – Ghost of Your Guitar Solo
Recommended if you like: Silver Jews, Alex G, Spencer Radcliffe
3.) Moontype – Bodies of Water
Recommended if you like: Miss Grit, Katy Kirby, Another Michael
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders And The London Symphony Orchestra | Promises | Luaka Bop |
| 2 | MJ Lenderman | Ghost Of Your Guitar Solo | Dear Life |
| 3 | Moontype | Bodies Of Water | Born Yesterday |
| 4 | Figueroa | The World As We Know It | Nomark |
| 5 | Reza Safinia | Yin | Music&Texture |
| 6 | Gary Bartz, Adrian Younge And Ali Shaheed Muhammad | Gary Bartz JID006 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 7 | Dry Cleaning | New Long Leg | 4AD/Beggars Group |
| 8 | møziz | E-Møtion: Time Machine + Cycles | Disques Durs |
| 9 | Mansell | Big Chandelier [EP] | Self-Released |
| 10 | Semicircle | Changing Phase Of Truth | Joyful Noise |