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Top 35 Albums of the Week

Week of January 27th, 2020

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  1. DJ Shadow | Our Pathetic Age (Mass Appeal)
  2. FKA Twigs | Magdalene (Young Turks Recordings)
  3. Emily Jane White | Immanent Fire (Talitres)
  4. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | Ghosteen (Awal Recordings)
  5. Musica Esporadica | Musica Esporadica (Music from Memory)
  6. Burial | Tunes 2011-2019 (Hyperdub)
  7. Alina Pash | Pintea:Gory (Hitwonder)
  8. Sarah Shook & The Disarmers | Years (Bloodshot)
  9. Akiko Yano | Gohan Ga Dekitayo (We Want Sound)
  10. A Winged Victory for the Sullen | The Undivided Five (Ninja Tune)
  11. Common Holly | When I Say to You Black Lighting (Barsuk)
  12. Saariselka | The Ground Our Sky (Temporary Residence)
  13. Sudan Archives | Athena (Stones Throw)
  14. Kinky Friedman | Resurrection (Echo Hill)
  15. Chats | Get This In Ya (Burger)
  16. Hardy Fox | Hardy Fox (Secret Records)
  17. Norman Westberg | Bedroom Off (Secret Records)
  18. Ursula 1000 | Esoterique (Insect Queen)
  19. Alan Lorber Orchestra | The Lotus Palace (Modern Harmonic)
  20. Los Wembler's de Iquitos | Vision del Ayahuasca (Barbes)
  21. Yin Yin | The Rabbit that Hunts Tigers (Bongo Joe)
  22. Yao Bobby and Simon Grab | Diamonds (Lava Lava)
  23. Girl Ray | Girl (Moshi Moshi)
  24. Lapalux | Amnioverse (Brainfeeder)
  25. Willie Nelson | Ride Me Back Home (Legacy)
  26. Chromatics | Closer To Grey (Italians Do It Better)
  27. Bastarda | Ars Moriendi (Time Released Sound)
  28. JPEGMAFIA | All My Heroes Are Cornballs (EQT Recordings)
  29. Lee "Scratch" Perry | Rootz Reggae Dub (Megawave)
  30. ESSi | Vital Creatures (Ramp Local)
  31. Telefon Tel Aviv | Dreams Are Not Enough (Ghostly)
  32. Negativland | True False (Seeland)
  33. Carla dal Forno | Look Up Sharp (Kallista Records)
  34. Floating Points | Crush (Ninja Tune)
  35. Amendola vs. Blades | Everybody Wins (Royal Potato Family)

Week of January 20th, 2020

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  1. Negativland | True False (Seeland)
  2. Ikebe Shakedown | Kings Left Behind (Colemine Records)
  3. Burial | Tunes 2011-2019 (Hyperdub)
  4. Floating Points | Crush (Ninja Tune)
  5. V/A | The Time For Peace Is Now: Gospel Music About Us (Luaka Bop)
  6. Big Thief | Two Hands (4AD)
  7. Chromatics | Closer To Grey (Italians Do It Better)
  8. Bongo Hop, The | Satingarona Pt 2 (Underdog)
  9. Lightning Bolt | Sonic Citadel (Thrill Jockey)
  10. Emily Jane White | Immanent Fire (Talitres)
  11. Yann Tiersen | Portrait (Mute)
  12. Lapalux | Amnioverse (Brainfeeder)
  13. SPF | Paul's McCartney (Digital Regress)
  14. Willie Nelson | Ride Me Back Home (Legacy)
  15. Lee "Scratch" Perry | Rootz Reggae Dub (Megawave)
  16. Saariselka | The Ground Our Sky (Temporary Residence)
  17. Barrett Martin Group | Indwell (Sunyata Records)
  18. Sudan Archives | Athena (Stones Throw)
  19. Devendra Banhart | Ma (Nonesuch Records)
  20. Deradoorian | Disembodied Improvisations Vol 1 (Self Released)
  21. Amendola vs. Blades | Everybody Wins (Royal Potato Family)
  22. Black Marble | Bigger Than Life (Sacred Bones)
  23. SUSS | High Line (Northern Spy)
  24. Brittany Howard | Jaime (ATO)
  25. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | Ghosteen (Awal Recordings)
  26. A Winged Victory for the Sullen | The Undivided Five (Ninja Tune)
  27. Anne Muller | Heliopause (Erased Tapes)
  28. Club Music | Club Music Vol. 1 (Chicago Research)
  29. FKA Twigs | Magdalene (Young Turks Recordings)
  30. Bodega | Shiny New Model (What's Your Rupture?)
  31. Steve Hauschildt | Nonlin (Ghostly International)
  32. WaqWaq Kingdom | Essaka Hoisa (Phantom Limb)
  33. Telefon Tel Aviv | Dreams Are Not Enough (Ghostly)
  34. Inoyama Land | Commissions: 1977-2000 (Empire of Signs)
  35. Fea | No Novelties (Blackheart)

Week of January 13th, 2020

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  1. Burial | Tunes 2011-2019 (Hyperdub)
  2. Negativland | True False (Seeland)
  3. Musica Esporadica | Musica Esporadica (Music from Memory)
  4. Carla dal Forno | Look Up Sharp (Kallista Records)
  5. Emily Jane White | Imminent Fire (Talitres)
  6. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | Ghosteen (Awal Recordings)
  7. Chromatics | Closer To Grey (Italians Do It Better)
  8. FKA Twigs | Magdalene (Young Turks Recordings)
  9. Floating Points | Crush (Ninja Tune)
  10. Yin Yin | The Rabbit that Hunts Tigers (Bongo Joe)
  11. Los Wembler's de Iquitos | Vision del Ayahuasca (Barbes)
  12. Various Artists | Cairo Concepts (Phil Battiekh)
  13. The Good Ones | RWANDA, you should be loved (Anti)
  14. Kristine Barrett | Cantadora (S/R)
  15. Mathieu Vanasse | Archipel (Innova)
  16. Angel Bat Dawid | The Oracle (International Anthem)
  17. Dakh Daughters | Air (S/R)
  18. Land of Kush | Sand Enigma (Constellation)
  19. Yann Tiersen | Portrait (Mute)
  20. A Winged Victory for the Sullen | The Undivided Five (Ninja Tune)
  21. Los Piranas | Historia Natural (Glitterbeat)
  22. Willie Nelson | Ride Me Back Home (Legacy)
  23. Corbo | Quatro Treses (Chewing Foil)
  24. Various Artists | Putumayo Presents: Paris Cafe (Putumayo)
  25. Acid Arab | JDID (Crammed Discs)
  26. Big Thief | Two Hands (4AD)
  27. Neal Francis | Changes (Karma Chief)
  28. Akiko Yano | Gohan Ga Dekitayo (We Want Sound)
  29. Residents | In Between Dreams Live (Secret Records)
  30. Kefaya and Elaha Sorror | Songs of Our Mothers (Bella Union)
  31. The Lord Weird Slough Feg | New Organon (Berrysausage)
  32. SPF | Paul's McCartney (Digital Regress)
  33. Various Artists | No Other Love: Midwest Gospel [1965-1978] ()
  34. Sudan Archives | Athena (Stones Throw)
  35. Telefon Tel Aviv | Dreams Are Not Enough (Ghostly)

Week of December 2nd, 2019

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  1. Boy Scouts | Free Company (Anti-)
  2. Negativland | True False (Seeland)
  3. Ikebe Shakedown | Kings Left Behind (Colemine Records)
  4. Big Thief | Two Hands (4AD)
  5. Floating Points | Crush (Ninja Tune)
  6. Devendra Banhart | Ma (Nonesuch Records)
  7. Swans | Leaving Meaning (Young God)
  8. Sudan Archives | Athena (Stones Throw)
  9. Various Artists | No Other Love: Midwest Gospel [1965-1978] ()
  10. Battles | Juice B Crypts (Warp)
  11. Pop Group | Y (Mute)
  12. Carla dal Forno | Look Up Sharp (Kallista Records)
  13. Danny Brown | Uknowhatimsayin? (Warp)
  14. Sofie Birch | Island Alchemy (Constellation Tatsu)
  15. Moon Duo | Stars Are the Light (Sacred Bones)
  16. Lee "Scratch" Perry | Rootz Reggae Dub (Megawave)
  17. Inoyama Land | Commissions: 1977-2000 (Empire of Signs)
  18. Bongo Hop, The | Satingarona Pt 2 (Underdog)
  19. Various Artists | You're Not From Around Here (Numero Group)
  20. Various Artists | Sad About The Times (Anthology)
  21. Angel Olsen | All Mirrors (Jagjaguwar)
  22. Dax Pierson | Live in Oakland (Ratskin)
  23. FKA Twigs | Magdalene (Young Turks Recordings)
  24. Steve Hauschildt | Nonlin (Ghostly International)
  25. Various Artists | Nigeria 70: The Definitive Story of Funky Lagos (Strut)
  26. Acid Arab | JDID (Crammed Discs)
  27. Hayes Carll | What It Is (Dualtone)
  28. Lisa Prank | Perfect Love Song (Father/Daughter Records)
  29. Vagabon | Vagabon (Nonesuch)
  30. Deradoorian | Disembodied Improvisations Vol 1 (Self Released)
  31. L'Orange & Jeremiah Jae | Complicate Your Life With Violence (Mello Music Group)
  32. Amendola vs. Blades | Everybody Wins (Royal Potato Family)
  33. Black Marble | Bigger Than Life (Sacred Bones)
  34. Adrian Belew | Pop Sided (S/R)
  35. Brittany Howard | Jaime (ATO)

Week of November 25th, 2019

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  1. Negativland | True False (Seeland)
  2. Omni | Networker (SubPop)
  3. Various Artists | You're Not From Around Here (Numero Group)
  4. Carla dal Forno | Look Up Sharp (Kallista Records)
  5. Devendra Banhart | Ma (Nonesuch Records)
  6. Lisa Prank | Perfect Love Song (Father/Daughter Records)
  7. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib | Bandana (Keep Cool/RCA)
  8. Akiko Yano | Iroha Ni Konpeitou (We Want Sounds)
  9. Lady Midnight | Death Before Mourning (Sound Verite)
  10. Moon Duo | Stars Are the Light (Sacred Bones)
  11. Fly Pan Am | C'est Ca (Con Stella Ties)
  12. Sudan Archives | Athena (Stones Throw)
  13. Dakh Daughters | Air (S/R)
  14. Operator Music Band | Duo Duo (Broken Circles)
  15. Angelique Kidjo | Celia (Decca)
  16. Land of Kush | Sand Enigma (Constellation)
  17. Iron Crown | Before the Void (Iron Crown)
  18. Angel Olsen | All Mirrors (Jagjaguwar)
  19. Automatic | Signal (Stones Throw)
  20. Chastity Belt | Chastity Belt (Hardly Art)
  21. Dry Cleaning | Sweet Princess (S/R)
  22. Lizzo | Cuz I Love You (Atlantic)
  23. Psychedelic Porn Crumpets | And Now For The Whatchamacallit (Marathon Artists)
  24. Blues Lawyer | Something Different (Mt St Mtn)
  25. Big Thief | Two Hands (4AD)
  26. Boy Scouts | Free Company (Anti-)
  27. Floating Points | Crush (Ninja Tune)
  28. Seratones | Power (New West)
  29. DIIV | Deceiver (Captured Tracks)
  30. Lee Hazlewood | 400 Miles from LA (Light in the Attic)
  31. Lana Del Rey | Norman Fucking Rockwell (Universal)
  32. New Pornographers | In the Morse Code of Brake Lights (Concord)
  33. Mac Demarco | Mac Demarco Does Haruomi Hosono (Light in the Attic)
  34. Laurie Anderson, Choegyal Tenzin, & Jesse Paris | Songs From the Bardo (Smithsonian)
  35. Iggy Pop | Free (Loma Vista)

Week of November 18th, 2019

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  1. Devendra Banhart | Ma (Nonesuch Records)
  2. Big Thief | Two Hands (4AD)
  3. Negativland | True False (Seeland)
  4. Teebs | Anicca (Brainfeeder)
  5. Ikebe Shakedown | Kings Left Behind (Colemine Records)
  6. Floating Points | Crush (Ninja Tune)
  7. Amendola vs. Blades | Everybody Wins (Royal Potato Family)
  8. Black Marble | Bigger Than Life (Sacred Bones)
  9. Angelique Kidjo | Celia (Decca)
  10. Sofie Birch | Island Alchemy (Constellation Tatsu)
  11. Deradoorian | Disembodied Improvisations Vol 1 (Self Released)
  12. Bongo Hop, The | Satingarona Pt 2 (Underdog)
  13. Various Artists | You're Not From Around Here (Numero Group)
  14. Carla dal Forno | Look Up Sharp (Kallista Records)
  15. Sudan Archives | Athena (Stones Throw)
  16. Neal Francis | Changes (Karma Chief)
  17. Operator Music Band | Duo Duo (Broken Circles)
  18. Omni | Networker (SubPop)
  19. Various Artists | Sad About The Times (Anthology)
  20. Moon Duo | Stars Are the Light (Sacred Bones)
  21. Hillbilly Moon Explosion | The Sparky Sessions (Freedonia)
  22. Various Artists | Ryley Walker Presents Imaginational Anthem Vol. 9 (Tompkins Square)
  23. Jenny Hval | The Practice of Love (Sacred Bones)
  24. Inoyama Land | Commissions: 1977-200 (Empire of Signs)
  25. Pixies | Beneath the Eyrie (BMG Rights Management)
  26. Libretto & Buscrates | Eternal Ridin' (Liquid Beat)
  27. Telefon Tel Aviv | Dreams Are Not Enough (Ghostly)
  28. Seratones | Power (New West)
  29. Lisa Prank | Perfect Love Song (Father/Daughter Records)
  30. Hannah Williams & the Affirmations | 50 Foot Woman (Record Kicks)
  31. Karate Boogaloo | KB's Mixtape No. 2 (Hopestreet)
  32. Babe Rainbow | Today (30th Century)
  33. Bat For Lashes | Lost Girl (AWAL)
  34. Guerilla Toss | Twisted Crystal (DFA)
  35. Iron Crown | Before the Void (Iron Crown)