Top 5 Charts
1.) 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.
2.) Misc – Partager l’ambulance
Extremely clever and enjoyable indie jazz from Canada.
3.) Ola Sweet – Carnation
Emotional tracks from a band that holed up during a rough winter, filled with melancholy.
4.) Bicep – Isles
A mixture of classic techno and house with influences spanning the whole world, Isles has everything people love about electronic music.
5.) Black Country, New Road – For the first time
Turning a lot of heads in the alt-rock community, Black Country, New Road provides a fantastic collection of songs that feel both classic and completely new.
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teno Afrika | Amapiano Selections | Awesome Tapes From Africa |
| 2 | Misc | Partager L’ambulance | Bonsound |
| 3 | Ola Sweet | Carnation | Younger Dryas |
| 4 | Bicep | Isles | Ninja Tune |
| 5 | Black Country New Road | For The First Time | Ninja Tune |
| 6 | Bernice | Eau De Bonjourno | Telephone Explosion |
| 7 | Genesis Owusu | Smiling With No Teeth | House Anxiety/Ourness |
| 8 | Jimmy Edgar | Cheetah Bend | Innovative Leisure |
| 9 | Menahan Street Band | The Exciting Sounds Of Menahan Street Band | Daptone |
| 10 | Landlady | LANDLADY | Landladyland |
| 11 | Visionist | A Call To Arms | Mute |
| 12 | JPEGMAFIA | EP2! [EP] | Self-Released |
| 13 | Adrian Younge | The American Negro | Jazz Is Dead |
| 14 | Badlands | Djinn | Self-Released |
| 15 | Bodies Of Water | Is This What It’s Like | Thousand Tongues |
| 16 | Cal Fish | Plastic Flag | Fire Talk |
| 17 | Yehno | Tomorrow We’ll Be Here [EP] | Disques Durs |
| 18 | Doohickey Cubicle | Don’t Fix Anything 😉 | Self-Released |
| 19 | Louisahhh | The Practice Of Freedom | He.She.They |
| 20 | Django Django | Glowing In The Dark | Because |
| 21 | Katy Kirby | Cool Dry Place | Keeled Scales |
| 22 | Cassandra Jenkins | An Overview On Phenomenal Nature | Ba Da Bing |
| 23 | King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard | L.W. | KGLW |
| 24 | Allie Crow Buckley | Moonlit And Devious | Self-Released |
| 25 | Yeek | Valencia | AWAL |
| 26 | Michael Beach | Dream Violence | Goner |
| 27 | Julien Baker | Little Oblivions | Matador/Beggars Group |
| 28 | Born Ruffians | Pulp [EP] | Yep Roc |
| 29 | Soft Glas | How Strange | Independent |
| 30 | Denzel Curry And Kenny Beats | Unlocked 1.5 | Loma Vista/Concord |
Top 3 Adds
1.) L’impératrice – Tako Tsubo
Recommended if you like: Jamaroquai, Daft Punk, M83
2.) Xiu Xiu – OH NO
Recommended if you like: Deerhoof, Liars, Grouper
3.) Chess Club – You’re Lucky I Like You
Recommended if you like: toe, American Football, Cap’n Jazz
| Rank | Artist | Record | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L’imperatrice | Tako Tsubo | Microqlima |
| 2 | Xiu Xiu | OH NO | Polyvinyl |
| 3 | Chess Club | You’re Lucky I Like You | Self-Released |
| 4 | Show Me The Body | Survive [EP] | Loma Vista |
| 5 | Haunted Shed | Faltering Light | Strolling Bones |
| 6 | Citizen | Life In Your Glass World | Run For Cover |
| 7 | Real Estate | Half A Human [EP] | Domino |
| 8 | Velvet Vision | Velvet Vision [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | For Those I Love | For Those I Love | September |
| 10 | Jackson Scribner | Jackson Scribner | We Know Better |