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This Month

Follow our look back at 2018

The Top 200 of 2018

The definitive list of the best records of 2018 - including electronic, hip hop, international, jazz, loud and folk roots & blues.

Best of 2018

Full Best of 2018 lists from Programmers and Contributors

Jazz Notes
Jim Dupuis, !earshot contributor and host of Jazz Notes on Kamloops' CFBX give you his Best of Jazz for 2018

Broken Glass
Myles Gregory, host of Broken Gass on CFBX Kamloops, brings you the best of Punk, Hardcore and other heavy sounds for 2018.

Bravery, Repetition & Noise
Mike Taggert, host of Bravery, Repetition & Noise on CHSR Fredericton, brings you the best of garage rock, noise pop, shoegaze, freak-folk and more with an Atlantic Canadian sprin.

Something to Write Home About
Sean Warkentine, Music Director at CKXU in Lethbridge Alberta and host of Something to Write Home About on the best music of 2018.

!earshot National Top 200 of 2017 For January to December 2017
TW	Artist - Title - (Label)
1	Alvvays Antisocialites - (Polyvinyl)
2	Mac DeMarco This Old Dog - (Royal Mountain)
3	Austra Future Politics - (Pink Fizz)
4	Timber Timbre Sincerely, Future Pollution - (Arts & Crafts)
5	Faith Healer Try ;-) - (Mint)
6	Broken Social Scene Hug of Thunder - (Arts & Crafts)
7	Homeshake Fresh Air - (Royal Mountain)
8	Daniel Romano Modern Pressure - (You've Changed)
9	Whitehorse Panther In The Dollhouse - (Six Shooter)
10	Do Make Say Think Stubborn Persistent Illusions - (Constellation)
View the full !earshot Top 200 of 2017

Specialty Charts #1s
Electronic:	Austra - Future Politics - (Pink Fizz)
Hip Hop:	Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 3 - (Run the Jewels, Inc.)
International:	The Souljazz Orchestra - Under Burning Skies - (Do Right! Music)
Jazz:	Ugly Beauties - Strange Attractors - (Self-Released)
Loud:	Mastodon - Emperor Of Sand - (Reprise)
Folk/Roots/Blues:	Rose Cousins - Natural Conclusion - (Outside Music)

Accessing an Inaccessible World with Peggy Lee
Classically trained cellist Peggy Lee has found a niche in the highly, innovative and challenging improvisational music scene in Vancouver. By Jim Dupuis

Burning Down the House with Lindsay May
Kamloops based performer/composer Lindsay May digs deep into her emotional self to weave musical stories on her new album. By Jim Dupuis

!earshot charts - April 2008 - top 20 folk/roots/blues Asterisk (*) denotes Canadian artists. All !earshot charts in this issue reflect actual airplay on campus/community stations during the month of April 2008. Charts are weighted according to broadcast range and market size. To view older charts from as far back as 1999, go to our charts archive.

electronic | hip hop | loud | international | jazz | Folk/Roots/Blues | main charts page

Rank	Artist	Title	Label
1	Old Man Luedecke *	Proof Of Love	Black Hen Music
2	She & Him	Volume One	Merge
3	Justin Townes Earle	The Good Life	Bloodshot
4	Jason Collett *	Here's To Being Here	Arts & Crafts
5	Luke Doucet And The White Falcon*	Blood's Too Rich	Six Shooter
6	The John Henrys *	Sweet As The Grain	9LB
7	Sarah Slean *	The Baroness	WEA
8	Matthew Barber *	Ghost Notes	Outside
9	Wyckham Porteous *	3 AM	Cordova Bay
10	The Mountain Goats	Heretic Pride	4AD
11	Luther Wright *	Man Of Your Dreams	Snakeye Muzak
12	Billy Bragg	Mr. Love & Justice	Anti-
13	The Gruff *	Trail Of Missing Thoughts	Goat Tea
14	Ben Sures *	Field Guide To Loneliness	Independent
15	Hungry Hill	Ride	Independent
16	Justin Rutledge *	Man Descending	Six Shooter
17	The Waco Brothers	Waco Express Live & Kickin' At Schuba's Tavern Chicago	Bloodshot
18	Vashti Bunyan	Somethings Just Stick In Your Mind: Singles 1964-1967	Dicristina Stair Builders
19	Kathleen Edwards *	Asking For Flowers	Zoe
20	Claire Jenkins Avec Band*	Crow's Nest/Nid De Pie	Independent