Top 5 Charts
1.) Floating Points, Pharaoh Sanders, and the London Symphony Orchestra – Promises
Floating Points teams up with the jazz legend Pharaoh Sanders as well as the London Symphony Orchestra to make an album consisting of nine movements, all which tie into each other. This is one of the most cohesive projects of this year.
2.) Moontype – Bodies of Water
Bodies of Water was a project that truly brought together the members of Moontype, and their bond is apparent in the sounds throughout.
3.) MJ Lenderman – Ghost of Your Guitar Solo
Asheville native provides some lo-fi rock tracks that are comparable to Alex G or Silver Jews.
4.) Yeek – Valencia
The Filipino-American singer is backed up by dreamy RnB production that is extremely accessible.
5.) SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE – ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH
ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH, as the album cover suggests, is a wild ride. Morphing and warping between each moment throughout, the album is extremely explorative while at the same time true to the band’s original sound.
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders And The London Symphony Orchestra | Promises | Luaka Bop |
| 2 | Moontype | Bodies Of Water | Born Yesterday |
| 3 | MJ Lenderman | Ghost Of Your Guitar Solo | Dear Life |
| 4 | Yeek | Valencia | AWAL |
| 5 | SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE | ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH | Saddle Creek |
| 6 | møziz | E-Møtion: Time Machine + Cycles | Disques Durs |
| 7 | Teno Afrika | Amapiano Selections | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 8 | Xiu Xiu | OH NO | Polyvinyl |
| 9 | Misc | Partager L’ambulance | Bonsound |
| 10 | L’imperatrice | Tako Tsubo | Microqlima |
| 11 | Genesis Owusu | Smiling With No Teeth | House Anxiety/Ourness |
| 12 | Gilligan Moss | Gilligan Moss | Foreign Family Collective |
| 13 | Bernice | Eau De Bonjourno | Telephone Explosion |
| 14 | Ola Sweet | Carnation | Younger Dryas |
| 15 | Yehno | Tomorrow We’ll Be Here [EP] | Disques Durs |
| 16 | Reza Safinia | Yin | Music&Texture |
| 17 | Allie Crow Buckley | Moonlit And Devious | Self-Released |
| 18 | King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard | L.W. | KGLW |
| 19 | Real Estate | Half A Human [EP] | Domino |
| 20 | Cloud Nothings | The Shadow I Remember | Carpark |
| 21 | Dry Cleaning | New Long Leg | 4AD/Beggars Group |
| 22 | Linda Smith | Till Another Time: 1988-1996 | Captured Tracks |
| 23 | Soft Glas | How Strange | Independent |
| 24 | Semicircle | Changing Phase Of Truth | Joyful Noise |
| 25 | Michael Beach | Dream Violence | Goner |
| 26 | Visionist | A Call To Arms | Mute |
| 27 | Doohickey Cubicle | Don’t Fix Anything 😉 | Self-Released |
| 28 | Julien Baker | Little Oblivions | Matador/Beggars Group |
| 29 | Orions Belte | Villa Amorini | Jansen |
| 30 | Vallens | In Era | Hand Drawn Dracula |
Top 3 Adds
1.) Pedazo De Carne Con Ojo – Dun Dun
Recommended if you like: Vegyn, OTTO, Body Meat
2.) The Berries – Throne of Ivory
Recommended if you like: Parquet Courts, Spencer Radcliffe, Turnover
3.) Nick Hakim & Roy Nathanson – Small Things
Recommended if you like: Blood Orange, Khruangbin, Moses Sumney
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedazo De Carne Con Ojo | Dun Dun | Citrus City |
| 2 | The Berries | Throne Of Ivory | Run For Cover |
| 3 | Nick Hakim And Roy Nathanson | Small Things | NYXO |
| 4 | CFCF | Memoryland | Self-Released |
| 5 | La Femme | Paradigmes | Disque Pointu/IDOL |
| 6 | Jupiter And Okwess | Na Kozonga | Everloving |
| 7 | Claire Renee | Wings | Self-Released |
| 8 | Futo | Outstanding In His Field | Marching Banana |
| 9 | Juan Wauters | Real Life Situations | Captured Tracks |
| 10 | Sasha And The Valentines | So You Think You Found Love? | Oof |