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!earshot Top 200 of 2020For January tp December 2020![]() ![]() ![]() |
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TW | Artist - Title - (Label) | ||
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1 | Andy Shauf ![]() Neon Skyline - (Arts & Crafts) |
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2 | Lido Pimienta ![]() Miss Colombia - (Anti-) |
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3 | Wolf Parade ![]() Thin Mind - (Royal Mountain) |
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4 | Zoon ![]() Bleached Wavves - (Paper Bag) |
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5 | Caribou ![]() Suddenly - (Merge) |
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6 | Tops ![]() I Feel Alive - (Musique TOPS) |
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7 | Tough Age ![]() Which Way Am I? - (Mint) |
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8 | U.S. Girls ![]() Heavy Light - (Royal Mountain) |
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9 | Destroyer ![]() Have We Met - (Merge) |
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10 | Thanya Iyer ![]() KIND - (Topshelf Records) |
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Specialty Charts #1s | |||
Electronic: | Caribou - Suddenly - (Merge) | ||
Hip Hop: | Run The Jewels - RTJ4 - (Jewel Runners) | ||
International: | Lido Pimienta - Miss Colombia - (Anti-) | ||
Jazz: | Audrey Ochoa - Frankenhorn - (Chronograph) | ||
Loud: | Lié - You Want It Real - (Mint) | ||
Folk/Roots/Blues: | William Prince - Reliever - (Six Shooter Records) |
Best Jazz of 2020: Jim Dupuis - Jazz Notes
Jazz host and regular contributor jim Dupuis surveys some of the best Jazz releases of 2020. By Jim Dupuis.
!earshot Top 50
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TW | Artist - Title - (Label) | ||
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1 | The Weather Station ![]() Ignorance - (Next Door) |
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2 | Kiwi Jr. ![]() Cooler Returns - (Kiwi Club) |
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3 | Arlo Parks
Collapsed In Sunbeams - (Transgressive) |
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4 | Rhye ![]() Home - (Last Gang) |
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5 | The Besnard Lakes ![]() The Besnard Lakes Are The Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings - (Flemish Eye) |
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6 | DJ Shub ![]() War Club - (Self-Released) |
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7 | Kacy & Clayton & Marlon Williams ![]() Plastic Bouquet - (New West) |
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8 | Dominique Fils-Aimé ![]() Three Little Words - (Self-Released) |
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9 | The Avalanches
We Will Always Love You - (Astralwerks) |
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10 | Black Country, New Road
For The First Time - (Ninja Tune) |
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Specialty Charts #1s | |||
Electronic: | Bicep - Isles - (Ninja Tune) | ||
Hip Hop: | DJ Shub - War Club - (Self-Released) | ||
Jazz: | Adrian Younge - The American Negro - (Jazz Is Dead) | ||
Loud: | Vagina Witchcraft - Vagina Witchcraft - (Self-Released) | ||
Folk/Roots/Blues: | Kacy & Clayton & Marlon Williams - Plastic Bouquet - (New West) |
!earshot December Top 200For the Month of December 2020 |
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TW | Artist - Title - (Label) | ||
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1 | Helena Deland ![]() Someone New - (Luminelle) |
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2 | METZ ![]() Atlas Vending - (Royal Mountain) |
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3 | Plants And Animals ![]() The Jungle - (Secret City) |
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4 | Suuns ![]() Fiction EP - (Secret City) |
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5 | Potatohead People ![]() Mellow Fantasy - (Bastard Jazz) |
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6 | PUP ![]() This Place Sucks Ass (EP) - (Little Dipper) |
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7 | Gulfer ![]() Gulfer - (Royal Mountain) |
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8 | Beverly Glenn-Copeland ![]() Transmissions: The Music of Beverly Glenn-Copeland - (Transgressive) |
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9 | Yukon Blonde ![]() Vindicator - (Dine Alone) |
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10 | Yves Jarvis ![]() Sundry Rock Song Stock - (Flemish Eye) |
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Specialty Charts #1s | |||
Electronic: | Das Mortal - Miami Beach Witches - (Lisbon Lux) | ||
Hip Hop: | Potatohead People - Mellow Fantasy - (Bastard Jazz) | ||
International: | Pierre Kwenders & Clément Bazin - Classe Tendresse - (Nowadays) | ||
Jazz: | Sophia Smith Quartet - Elevation - (Self-Released) | ||
Loud: | METZ - Atlas Vending - (Royal Mountain) | ||
Folk/Roots/Blues: | William Prince - Gospel First Nation - (Six Shooter) |
!earshot Top 200 of 2020For January tp December 2020![]() ![]() ![]() |
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TW | Artist - Title - (Label) | ||
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1 | Andy Shauf ![]() Neon Skyline - (Arts & Crafts) |
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2 | Lido Pimienta ![]() Miss Colombia - (Anti-) |
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3 | Wolf Parade ![]() Thin Mind - (Royal Mountain) |
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4 | Zoon ![]() Bleached Wavves - (Paper Bag) |
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5 | Caribou ![]() Suddenly - (Merge) |
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6 | Tops ![]() I Feel Alive - (Musique TOPS) |
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7 | Tough Age ![]() Which Way Am I? - (Mint) |
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8 | U.S. Girls ![]() Heavy Light - (Royal Mountain) |
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9 | Destroyer ![]() Have We Met - (Merge) |
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10 | Thanya Iyer ![]() KIND - (Topshelf Records) |
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View the full !earshot Top 200 |
Specialty Charts #1s | |||
Electronic: | Caribou - Suddenly - (Merge) | ||
Hip Hop: | Run The Jewels - RTJ4 - (Jewel Runners) | ||
International: | Lido Pimienta - Miss Colombia - (Anti-) | ||
Jazz: | Audrey Ochoa - Frankenhorn - (Chronograph) | ||
Loud: | Lié - You Want It Real - (Mint) | ||
Folk/Roots/Blues: | William Prince - Reliever - (Six Shooter Records) |
A sprawling worldbeat collective from Vancouver, MNGWA are a common sight in Western Canadian summer festivals. Featuring eight core members from Latin, reggae, jazz and...
By Steve MarlowA survivor of the late 90s punk boom, Andrew Franey was a member of Hamilton-based Smoother, who got signed to a major label deal in...
By Steve MarlowFor a band with such a short and obscure career, Hamilton's art-punk/garage band Simply Saucer continue to impact Canadian music. With a start in the...
By Steve MarlowAlex Cuba, originally from Cuba, has become a mainstay in Canadian Latin and worldbeat music. He lives in a decidedly cold place now, northern B.C.,...
By Steve MarlowThis CD is a compelling mix of traditional Vietnamese and western and other classical styles, and it's a new favourite of mine.
Ho Chi Min City-born...
By Catherine FisherDefend the Rhino is a one-person drone and electronic band from Edmonton. Nathanial Sutton has been recording for about ten years and has three full...
By Steve MarlowTalltale is Tatiana Zagorac, an electronic and pop artist from Edmonton. A Japanese Fever Dream is her first EP, and is a reflection on fascination...
By Steve MarlowVancouver's Mint Records has the uncanny ability to find great obscure Canadian bands. More often that not, each Mint release has a manic energy to...
By Steve MarlowPlaster is the alter-ego of Italian experimental electronic musician Gianclaudio Hashem Moniri. Formerly a duo, this is the second album Plaster has released as a...
By Steve MarlowAn indy rock band from southern Ontario, Hyness are rooted in the jangly, fuzzed-out alternative rock of the mid 90s. They form their sound out...
By Steve MarlowBlack Suit Devil is the alter-ego of Toronto based songwriter Andy Du Rego. The band is mostly Du Rego, with a wide variety of guest...
By Steve MarlowWith their large sonic influence on Canadian music, it's hard to believe that Yamantaka//Sonic Titan's latest album, Dirt, is only their third album to date....
By Steve MarlowVancouver's The Pack A.D. Have become one of Western Canada's most loved rock acts. With more than 10 years of almost constant touring and recording...
By Steve MarlowCalgary's Chad VanGaalen is Canadian indy rock royalty. He's also earned it, having started his career in 2004, riding around Calgary on his bike and...
By Steve MarlowFlautist Anna Friederike Potengowski wanted to go back to the very beginning of known human musical language. In 2010, she began studying what is known...
By Catherine FisherOctober 2020 #1 Thanya Iyer
September 2020 #1 Tough Age
August 2020 #1 Zoon
July 2020 #1 Zoon
June 2020 #1 Lido Pimienta
May 2020 #1 TOPS
April 2020 #1 Caribou
March 2020 #1 Andy Shauf
February 2020 #1 Andy Shauf
January 2020 #1 Woolworm
December 2019 #1 Common Holly
November 2019 #1 Begonia
October 2019 #1 Begonia
September 2019 #1 Ada Lea
August 2019 #1 Mauno
July 2019 #1 Dumb
June 2019 #1 PUP
May 2019 #1 PUP
April 2019 #1 PUP
March 2019 #1 Homeshake
February 2019 #1 Foxwarren
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...a great album that really stretches what world music can be, and seamlessly blends many styles of music.
The Shangs - Golden Hits of the Shangs
...the band had another side gig going on all the while. Starting in 1990, The Shangs were a psychedelic pop off-shoot that sound very little like the main project Simply Saucer.
Alex Cuba Sublime
...a great album that will fit fine into Canadian summers lounging around on the beach.
Cutting Your Teeth With Necking
Vancouver's new punk rock heros play on the Studio 6 Live Sssions. By CJSF Radio and Magnus Thyvold
The Resurrection of Waskesu
Rod Bandura and Margit Gossage have broaght the legacy of First Nations group Waskesu into the 21st Century with their new Margit Sky Project. By Jim Dupuis.
When the Music Stopped
It is not just musicians who are idled by the Coronavirus. A whole industry of people who support the live music scene are put on the sidelines too, says industry veteran Joelle May. By Magnus Thyvold
Women's Rights, Inprovisation and Passion: The Meredith Bates Interview
Meredith Bates has been busy trying to get more women musicians in the spotlight and working hard at combining improvised music with other art forms. By Jim Dupuis
Best Jazz of 2019 with Jazz Notes Jim Dupuis
Contributor and Host of Kamloops' Jazz Notes rounds up his favourite international and local Jazz releases of 2019
Mingwa - The Strange One
...a great album that really stretches what world music can be, and seamlessly blends many styles of music.
The Shangs - Golden Hits of the Shangs
...the band had another side gig going on all the while. Starting in 1990, The Shangs were a psychedelic pop off-shoot that sound very little like the main project Simply Saucer.
Alex Cuba Sublime
...a great album that will fit fine into Canadian summers lounging around on the beach.
Cutting Your Teeth With Necking
Vancouver's new punk rock heros play on the Studio 6 Live Sssions. By CJSF Radio and Magnus Thyvold
The Resurrection of Waskesu
Rod Bandura and Margit Gossage have broaght the legacy of First Nations group Waskesu into the 21st Century with their new Margit Sky Project. By Jim Dupuis.
When the Music Stopped
It is not just musicians who are idled by the Coronavirus. A whole industry of people who support the live music scene are put on the sidelines too, says industry veteran Joelle May. By Magnus Thyvold
Women's Rights, Inprovisation and Passion: The Meredith Bates Interview
Meredith Bates has been busy trying to get more women musicians in the spotlight and working hard at combining improvised music with other art forms. By Jim Dupuis
Best Jazz of 2019 with Jazz Notes Jim Dupuis
Contributor and Host of Kamloops' Jazz Notes rounds up his favourite international and local Jazz releases of 2019
Mingwa - The Strange One
...a great album that really stretches what world music can be, and seamlessly blends many styles of music.
The Shangs - Golden Hits of the Shangs
...the band had another side gig going on all the while. Starting in 1990, The Shangs were a psychedelic pop off-shoot that sound very little like the main project Simply Saucer.
Alex Cuba Sublime
...a great album that will fit fine into Canadian summers lounging around on the beach.
Cutting Your Teeth With Necking
Vancouver's new punk rock heros play on the Studio 6 Live Sssions. By CJSF Radio and Magnus Thyvold
The Resurrection of Waskesu
Rod Bandura and Margit Gossage have broaght the legacy of First Nations group Waskesu into the 21st Century with their new Margit Sky Project. By Jim Dupuis.
When the Music Stopped
It is not just musicians who are idled by the Coronavirus. A whole industry of people who support the live music scene are put on the sidelines too, says industry veteran Joelle May. By Magnus Thyvold
Women's Rights, Inprovisation and Passion: The Meredith Bates Interview
Meredith Bates has been busy trying to get more women musicians in the spotlight and working hard at combining improvised music with other art forms. By Jim Dupuis
Best Jazz of 2019 with Jazz Notes Jim Dupuis
Contributor and Host of Kamloops' Jazz Notes rounds up his favourite international and local Jazz releases of 2019
Mingwa - The Strange One
...a great album that really stretches what world music can be, and seamlessly blends many styles of music.
The Shangs - Golden Hits of the Shangs
...the band had another side gig going on all the while. Starting in 1990, The Shangs were a psychedelic pop off-shoot that sound very little like the main project Simply Saucer.
Alex Cuba Sublime
...a great album that will fit fine into Canadian summers lounging around on the beach.
Cutting Your Teeth With Necking
Vancouver's new punk rock heros play on the Studio 6 Live Sssions. By CJSF Radio and Magnus Thyvold