- Melenas | Ahora (Trouble In Mind)
- Say She She | Silver (Karma Chief)
- Thomas Carnacki | Cadavre Isole (Alethiometer)
- Acid Arab | ٣ (Trois) (Crammed Discs)
- Matmos | Return To Archive (Smithsonian Folkways)
- The Lloyds | Attitude Check (Liberation Hall)
- Tommy Stinson’s Cowboys In The Campfire | Wronger (Done To Death)
- Vanishing Twin | Afternoon X (Fire)
- Blue Ocean | Fertile State (Slumberland)
- LAGOSS | Imaginary Island Music, Vol. 2: Ascension (Keroxen)
- The Outta Sorts | Inside Outside USA (Self-Released)
- L’Rain | I Killed Your Dog (Mexican Summer)
- Mitski | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We (Dead Oceans)
- Various Artists | Zum Audio, Vol. 5 (Zum)
- Ladyybirdd (Gina Izzo) | Tomorrow’s Yesterday (Innova)
- Blockhead | The Aux (Backwoodz Studioz)
- Jalen Ngonda | Come Around And Love Me (Daptone)
- Tomas Fujiwara | Pith (Out of Your Head)
- Charif Megarbane | Marzipan (Habibi Funk 023) (HABIBI Funk)
- Faizal Mostrixx | Mutations (Glitterbeat)
- Ratboys | The Window (Topshelf)
- Marnie Stern | The Comeback Kid (Joyful Noise)
- Azu Tiwaline | The FIfth Dream (I.O.T)
- Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard | Pioneering Women of Bluegrass: The Definitive Edition (Smithsonian Folkways)
- Decisive Pink | Ticket to Fame (Fire)
- Sampha | Lahai (Young)
- Mohamad Zatari Trio | Istehlal (Zehra)
- H31R | HeadSpace (Big Dada)
- Niecy Blues | Exit Simulation (kranky)
- Girl Ray | Prestige (Moshi Moshi Records)
- Bobby Lee | Endless Skyways (Tompkins Square)
- Marta Del Grandi | Selva (Fire)
- Sofia Kourtesis | Madres (Ninja Tune)
- A Beacon School | yoyo (Grind Select)
- El Kontessa | Nos Habet Caramel (Bilna’es)
Top 35 Albums of the Week
Week of November 24th, 2023
- Azu Tiwaline | The Fifth Dream (I.O.T.)
- Pierre Omer’s Swing Revue | Tropical Breakdown (Voodoo Rhythm)
- Charif Megarbane | Marzipan (Habibi Funk 023) (Habibi Funk )
- Sampha | Lahai (Young)
- Niecy Blues | Exit Simulation (Kranky)
- Guilherme Coutinho E O Grupo Stalo | Guilherme Coutinho E O Grupo Stalo (Mr Bongo)
- Girl Ray | Prestige (Moshi Moshi )
- L’Rain | I Killed Your Dog (Mexican Summer)
- Pachyman | Switched-On (ATO Records)
- African Head Charge | A Trip to Bolgatanga (On-U Sound)
- Slowdive | everything is alive (Dead Oceans)
- The Free Music | Free Music (Part 1) (Habibi Funk 021) (Habibi Funk)
- Blue Ocean | Fertile State (Slumberland )
- Small Crush | Penelope (Asian Man)
- Juliana Hatfield | Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO (American Laundromat)
- Laurel Halo | Atlas (Awe)
- Be Your Own Pet | Mommy (Third Man )
- False Figure | Castigations (Transylvanian)
- Bobby Lee | Endless Skyways (Tompkins Square)
- Helen Money & Will Thomas | Trace (Thrill Jockey)
- Dub Specialist | Studio One Space-Age Dub Special (Soul Jazz)
- abracadabra | Shapes & Colors (Melodic)
- µ-Ziq | 1977 (Balmat)
- Aga Khan Master Musicians | Nowruz (Smithsonian Folkways )
- Sofia Kourtesis | Madres (Ninja Tune)
- Róisín Murphy | Hit Parade (Ninja Tune)
- Faizal Mostrixx | Mutations (Glitterbeat)
- Population II | Électrons libres du québec (Bonsound)
- Ghost Train Orchestra & Kronos Quartet | Songs & Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog (Cantaloupe)
- Rocket 808 | House of Jackpots (12XU)
- Elisapie | Inuktitut (Bonsound)
- Radian | Distorted Rooms (Thrill Jockey)
- Salami Rose Joe Louis | Akousmatikous (Brainfeeder)
- Forbidden Overture | Turned On (Dark Entries)
- Sonny Rhodes | The Essential Sonny Rhodes – Songs and Stories (Need To Know)
Week of November 17th, 2023
- Creation Rebel | Hostile Environment (On-U Sound)
- Tommy Stinson’s Cowboys In The Campfire | Wronger (Self-Released)
- Silkroad Ensemble | Phoenix Rising (Self-Released)
- Vanishing Twin | Afternoon X (Fire Records)
- Matmos | Return to Archive (Smithsonian Folkways)
- Charif Megarbane | Marzipan (Habibi Funk 023) (HABIBI Funk Records)
- Joni Mitchell | Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975) (Rhino)
- El Kontessa | Nos Habet Caramel (Bilna’es)
- Population II | Electrons libres du quebec (Bonsound)
- Noname | Sundial (Self-Released)
- Ghost Train Orchestra & Kronos Quartet | Songs & Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog (Cantaloupe)
- Pachyman | Switched-On (ATO)
- Lagoss | Imaginary Island Music, Vol. 2: Ascension (Keroxen)
- L’Rain | I Killed Your Dog (Mexican Summer)
- Various Artists | Middle Eastern Grooves (Selected by DJ Kobayashi) (Batov)
- Jenny Lewis | Joy’All (Blue Note)
- Cindy Wilson | Realms (Kill Rock Stars)
- Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway | City of Gold (Nonesuch)
- Mitski | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We (Dead Oceans)
- Aga Khan Master Musicians | Nowruz (Smithsonian Folkways)
- Blue Ocean | Fertile State (Slumberland)
- Nick Drake and the Sad Beads | Nick Drake and the Sad Beads (Self-Released)
- Various Artists | Imaginational Anthem, Vol. XII : I Thought I Told You – A Yorkshire Tribute to Michael Chapman (Tompkins Square)
- Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood | Jarak Qaribak (World Circuit)
- Various Artists | Mr Bongo Record Club, Vol. 6 (Mr Bongo)
- Califone | villagers (Jealous Butcher)
- Holy Tongue | Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare (Amidah)
- Janet Evra | Meet Me in Paris (Plum Jazz Records)
- Marta Del Grandi | Selva (Fire)
- Elisapie | Inuktitut (Bonsound)
- Orbitalpatterns | Impostor Syndrome (Artificial Owl)
- Markus Floats | Fourth Album (Constellation)
- V/Z | Suono Assente (AD 93)
- GracieHorse | L.A. Shit (Wharf Cat)
- Juliana Hatfield | Sings ELO (American Laundromat)
Week of November 10th, 2023
- Matmos | Return to Archive (Smithsonian Folkways)
- Jeff Sanford’s Cartoon Jazz Orchestra | Playland at the Beach (Little Village)
- Faizal Mostrixx | Mutations (Glitterbeat )
- Charif Megarbane | Marzipan (Habibi Funk 023) (HABIBI Funk)
- Creation Rebel | Hostile Environment (On-U Sound)
- Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard | Pioneering Women of Bluegrass: The Definitive Edition (Smithsonian Folkways)
- Various Artists | Middle Eastern Grooves (Selected by DJ Kobayashi) (Batov Records)
- Mitski | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We (Dead Oceans)
- Dengue Fever | Ting Mong (Tuk Tuk)
- Noname | Sundial (Awal)
- Isabelle Faust | Solo: Matteis – Pisendel – Biber – Guillemain – Vilsmayr (Harmonia Mundi)
- Parchman Prison Prayer | Some Mississippi Sunday Morning (Glitterbeat)
- billy woods & Kenny Segal | Maps (Backwoodz Studioz)
- Blue Ocean | Fertile State (Slumberland)
- Current Affairs | Off the Tongue (Tough Love)
- Various Artists | Mr Bongo Record Club, Vol. 6 (Mr. Bongo)
- Eluvium | (Whirring Marvels In) Consensus Reality (Temporary Residence)
- The Goods | The Goods – EP (Dandy Boy)
- Flamingods | Head of Pomegranate (The Liquid Label)
- Colleen | Le jour et la nuit du réel (Thrill Jockey)
- Salami Rose Joe Louis | Akousmatikous (Brainfeeder)
- Viv & Riley | Imaginary People (Free Dirt)
- African Head Charge | A Trip to Bolgatanga (On-U Sound)
- Laurel Halo | Atlas (Awe)
- abracadabra | shapes & colors (Melodic)
- Wilco | Cousin (dBpm)
- Sparklehorse | Bird Machine (Anti/Epitaph)
- Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway | City of Gold (Nonesuch)
- LADYYBIRDD (Gina Izzo) | Tomorrow’s Yesterday (innova recordings)
- Armand Hammer | We Buy Diabetic Test Strips (Fat Possum)
- Big Thief | Vampire Empire / Born For Loving You (4AD)
- Silkroad Ensemble | Phoenix Rising (Self-Released)
- Ghost Train Orchestra & Kronos Quartet | Songs & Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog (Cantaloupe Music)
- Sextile | Push (Sacred Bones)
- Danger Mouse & Jemini The Gifted One | Born Again (Lex Records)
Week of November 3rd, 2023
- Ghost Train Orchestra & Kronos Quartet | Songs & Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog (Cantaloupe)
- Charif Megarbane | Marzipan (Habibi Funk 023) (Habibi Funk)
- Wilco | Cousin (dBpm)
- Animal Collective | Isn’t It Now? (Domino)
- Vanishing Twin | Afternoon X (Fire)
- Slowdive | everything is alive (Dead Oceans)
- Creation Rebel | Hostile Environment (On-U Sound)
- Various Artists | Zum Audio, Vol. 5 (Zum)
- Laurel Halo | Atlas (Awe)
- Califone | villagers (Jealous Butcher)
- Sampha | Lahai (Young)
- Laura Groves | Radio Red (Bella Union)
- Now That’s What I Call Surf | Volume Two (Self-Released)
- Geese | 3D Country (Partisan)
- Bobby Lee | Endless Skyways (Tompkins Square)
- Markus Floats | Fourth Album (Constellation)
- Various Artists | Traces of Illusion (Compiled by Skyrager) (Spacetalk)
- Colleen | Le jour et la nuit du réel (Thrill Jockey)
- Kammerflimmer Kollektief | Schemen (Karlrecords)
- Aline’s étoile magique | éclipse (Elastic)
- Mitski | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We (Dead Oceans)
- Sufjan Stevens | Javelin (Asthmatic Kitty)
- King Krule | Space Heavy (Matador)
- African Head Charge | A Trip To Bolgatanga (On-U Sound)
- PJ Harvey | I Inside the Old Year Dying (Partisan)
- The Sampaguitas | Folk Songs From The Philippines And Beyond (Little Village)
- Mighty Poplar | Mighty Poplar (Free Dirt)
- Noname | Sundial (AWAL)
- Cinder Well | Cadence (Free Dirt)
- Blues Lawyer | Sight Gags On The Radio (Dark Entries)
- El Kontessa | Nos Habet Caramel (Bilna’es)
- Tom Bickley | Jepson Prairie (Other Minds)
- Orbitalpatterns | Impostor Syndrome (Artificial Owl)
- LAGOSS | Imaginary Island Music, Vol. 2: Ascension (Keroxen)
- The Drums | Jonny (Anti/Epitaph)
Week of October 27th, 2023
- Mitski | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We (Dead Oceans)
- Slowdive | everything is alive (Dead Oceans)
- Slaughter Beach, Dog | Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling (Lame-O)
- Matana Roberts | Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the garden… (Constellation)
- Deeper | Careful! (Sub Pop)
- Sufjan Stevens | Javelin (Asthmatic Kitty)
- King Krule | Space Heavy (Matador)
- abracadabra | shapes & colors (Melodic)
- Now That’s What I Call Surf | Volume Two (Self-Released)
- Decisive Pink | Ticket to Fame (Fire)
- False Figure | Castigations (Transylvanian)
- The Damned | Darkadelic (earMUSIC)
- Jon Hassell | Further Fictions (Ndeya)
- Osees | Intercepted Message (In The Red)
- Various Artists | Zum Audio, Vol. 5 (Zum)
- Ghost Train Orchestra & Kronos Quartet | Songs & Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog (Cantaloupe)
- DJ Female Convict Scorpion | Confucius, Milton Berle (Self-Released)
- Colleen | Le jour et la nuit du réel (Thrill Jockey)
- Discos Resaca Collective | Back In The Day In ESSJ (Discos Resaca)
- Nicolas Horvath & William Susman | Quiet Rhythms Book I (Collection 1001 Notes)
- Sampha | Lahai (Young)
- Laurel Halo | Atlas (Awe)
- Jeff Rosenstock | HELLMODE (Polyvinyl)
- Miki Yamanaka | Shades Of Rainbow (Cellar Live)
- Radian | Distorted Rooms (Thrill Jockey)
- Salami Rose Joe Louis | Akousmatikous (Brainfeeder)
- Sparklehorse | Bird Machine (Anti/Epitaph)
- Tombstones in Their Eyes | Sea of Sorrow (Kitten Robot)
- µ-Ziq | 1977 (Balmat)
- Glitter Wizard | Kiss the Boot (Kitten Robot)
- Yan Tregger | Space Oddities (1974-1991) (Born Bad)
- WITCH | Zango (Desert Daze)
- Snõõper | Super Snõõper (Third Man)
- Lael Neale | Star Eaters Delight (Sub Pop)
- Rogê | Curyman (Diamond West)