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This Month

!earshot Top 200 of 2020 For January tp December 2020
TW	Artist - Title - (Label)
1	Andy Shauf Neon Skyline - (Arts & Crafts)
2	Lido Pimienta Miss Colombia - (Anti-)
3	Wolf Parade Thin Mind - (Royal Mountain)
4	Zoon Bleached Wavves - (Paper Bag)
5	Caribou Suddenly - (Merge)
6	Tops I Feel Alive - (Musique TOPS)
7	Tough Age Which Way Am I? - (Mint)
8	U.S. Girls Heavy Light - (Royal Mountain)
9	Destroyer Have We Met - (Merge)
10	Thanya Iyer KIND - (Topshelf Records)
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)

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 - august 2020 - top 200

All !earshot charts in this issue reflect actual airplay on campus/community stations during the month of August 2020. Charts are weighted according to broadcast range and market size. To view older charts from as far back as 1999, go to our charts main page.

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top 200 > 51 to 100 > 101 to 150 > 151 to 200 || electronic | hip hop | international | jazz | loud | folk/roots/blues | main charts page

Rank	Artist	Title	Label	S
1	Zoon	Bleached Wavves	Paper Bag
2	Tough Age	Which Way Am I?	Mint
3	Pottery	Welcome to Bobby's Motel	Royal Mountain
4	Land Of Talk	Indistinct Conversations	Dine Alone
5	Crack Cloud	Pain Olympics	Self-Released
6	Protomartyr	Ultimate Success Today	Domino
7	Ora Cogan	Bells in the Ruins	Prism Tongue
8	Lido Pimienta	Miss Colombia	Anti-
9	Braids	Shadow Offering	Secret City
10	Run The Jewels	RTJ4	Jewel Runners
11	Pantayo	Pantayo	Telephone Explosion
12	Khruangbin	Mordechai	Dead Oceans
13	Phoebe Bridgers	Punisher	Dead Oceans
14	Gum Country	Somewhere	Kingfisher Bluez
15	The Jerry Cans	Echos	Aakuluk
16	Jessy Lanza	All The Time	Hyperdub
17	Wares	Survival	Mint
18	Brenna Lowrie	Loss Leader	Self-Released
19	Thanya Iyer	KIND	Topshelf Records
20	Fontaines D.C.	A Hero's Death	Partisan
21	Dizzy	The Sun and Her Scorch	Royal Mountain
22	Austra	HiRUDiN	Pink Fizz
23	Dehd	Flower Of Devotion	Fire Talk
24	The Beths	Jump Rope Gazers	Carpark
25	Aquakultre	Legacy	Black Buffalo
26	Margo Price	That's How Rumors Get Started	Loma Vista
27	Dog Day	Present	Fundog
28	Arca	KiCK i	XL Recordings
29	Park Hye Jin	How Can I - EP	Ninja Tune
30	Robert Robert	Hoodie Bleu Ultra	Nowadays
31	Keleketla!	Keleketla!	Ahead Of Our Time
32	Little Kid	Transfiguration Highway	Solitaire
33	Owen Pallett	Island	Domino
34	Bad Buddy	Bad Buddy	Self-Released
35	Le Ren	Morning & Melancholia	Royal Mountain
36	David Strickland	Spirit of Hip Hop	eOne
37	Purity Ring	Womb	4AD
38	Mother Sun	SIPS	Earth Libraries
39	Tops	I Feel Alive	Musique TOPS
40	BACKXWASH	Stigmata EP	Grimalkin
41	New Fries	Is The Idea of Us	Telephone Explosion
42	Sean Burns	It Takes Luck To Get The Best Of Me	Self-Released
43	Washed Out	Purple Noon	Partisan
44	Pharis & Jason Romero	Bet On Love	Lula Records
45	Orville Peck	Show Pony	Columbia
46	Klo Pelgag	Notre-Dame-Des-Sept-Douleurs	Secret City
47	Sargeant & Comrade	Magic Radio	Black Buffalo
48	Built To Spill	Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston	Ernest Jenning Recording Co.
49	Blu & Exile	Miles	Dirty Science
50	Jonah Yano	souvenir	Innovative Leisure

top 200 > 51 to 100 > 101 to 150 > 151 to 200 || electronic | hip hop | international | jazz | loud | folk/roots/blues | main charts page

Rank	Artist	Title	Label	S
51	Hello Moth	When The Sky Melted	Self-Released
52	Fiona Apple	Fetch the Bolt Cutters	Epic
53	Nap Eyes	Snapshot Of A Beginner	Royal Mountain
54	Yves Tumor	Heaven To A Tortured Mind	Warp
55	Witch Prophet	DNA Activation	Self-Released
56	WHOOP-Szo	Warrior Down Remixes	You've Changed
57	Moses Sumney	græ	Jagjaguwar
58	Terrace Martin , Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington	Dinner Party	Sounds Of Crenshaw / EMPIRE
59	Beaver Sheppard	Downtown	Joyful Noise
60	Starchild and the New Romantic	Forever	New Romantic World
61	Lou Canon	Audomatic Body	Paper Bag
62	Five Alarm Funk	Big Smoke	Self-Released
63	The Pack A.D.	It Was Fun While It Lasted	Self-Released
64	The Dears	Lovers Rock	Dangerbird
65	Julian Taylor	The Ridge	Howling Turtle Inc
66	Fake Shark	House Of Mirrors	Light Organ
67	Moscow Apartment	Better Daughter	Hidden Pony
68	Alvaro Rojas	Gran Kasa	Self-Released
69	Various	The Sled Island Lemonade Stand Vol. 1 & 2	Self-Released
70	Lyle Bats	Book of Aches	Self-Released
71	Fionn	Everyone's A Critic	604
72	Angel Baribeau	For Those I Love(d)	N'we Jinan
73	Jeff Rosenstock	NO DREAM	Polyvinyl
74	The Fast Romantics	Pick It Up	Postwar
75	vice E roi	L'enfer chez les autres	Self-Released
76	Nobro	Sick Hustle	Dine Alone
77	Corb Lund	Agricultural Tragic	Warner
78	Maky Lavender	BF3: The Kids Needed A Hero	Self-Released
79	Non La	Not In Love	Kingfisher Bluez
80	Kllo	Maybe We Could	Ghostly International
81	Selci	A Soft Place	Self-Released
82	Asuquomo	DIOBU EP	Self-Released
83	Noble Son	Life Isn't Fun	Self-Released
84	Cindy Lee	What's Tonight To Eternity?	W.25TH
85	Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever	Sideways to New Italy	Sub Pop
86	Lunar Gateway	Temporal	Silent Bell
87	Soko	Feel Feelings	Because Music
88	The Doggett Experience	The William EP	Self-Released
89	Karl Evangelista	Apura!	Astral Spirits
90	astralblak	Space & Time	Sound Verité
91	Lil Omar	Toddler Country	Self-Released
92	Scott Cook	Tangle of Souls	Self-Released
93	Cartwrights	Cartwrights	Self-Released
94	Malcolm	Vibey Rock	Self-Released
95	Karl Wyssen	Grandpas Hat	Self-Released
96	U.S. Girls	Heavy Light	Royal Mountain
97	OKGB	Peggie & the Discount Country Band	Self-Released
98	Touching	Isolation Blues	Head In The Sand
99	Ylang Ylang	Interplay	Crash Symbols
100	Dream Wife	So When You Gonna...	Lucky Number

top 200 > 51 to 100 > 101 to 150 > 151 to 200 || electronic | hip hop | international | jazz | loud | folk/roots/blues | main charts page

Rank	Artist	Title	Label	S
101	Slow Leaves	Shelf Life	Birthday Cake
102	Sum-01	Makin' Moves	Black Buffalo
103	The Chats	High Risk Behavior	Cooking Vinyl
104	Thundercat	It Is What It Is	Brainfeeder
105	Tyleen	Fanta$y	Make It Rain
106	Mike Bern	Waponahkew	Self-Released
107	Drab City	Good Songs For Bad People	Bella Union
108	The All Canadian Soundclash	The All Canadian Soundclash EP	Self-Released
109	Illuminati Hotties	FREE I.H: This Is Not the One You've Been Waiting For	Big Scary Monsters / Wiretap
110	BACKXWASH	God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It	Grimalkin
111	Mike Shabb	Life Is Short	Make It Rain
112	Capital 6	On The One	Self-Released
113	Skinny Dyck	Get To Know Lonesome	Self-Released
114	TWINS	Great Barrier	2MR
115	Ben Shemie	A Single Point of Light	Hands in the Dark
116	SAULT	UNTITLED (Black Is)	Self-Released
117	Caribou	Suddenly	Merge
118	Suzanne Ciani	Music For Denali	Finders Keepers
119	Thom Coombes	Bedroom Boogie	Self-Released
120	Anachnid	Dreamweaver	Musique nomade
121	Heathers	Janus/Chariot	Self-Released
122	Necrot	Mortal	Tank Crimes
123	Beatrice Dillon	Workaround	PAN
124	James O-L	No Fear	Self-Released
125	Gab Bouchard	Triste Pareil	Self-Released
126	Anna Webber and Anna Morris Big Band	Both Are True	Greenleaf
127	Zachary Gray & Ian Urbina	Under a Red Sky	Synesthesia
128	Naeem	Startisha	37d03d
129	Peripheral Vision	Irrational Revelation & Mutual Humiliation	Self-Released
130	Tijuana Panthers	Pull The Chute EP	Innovative Leisure
131	Denai Moore	Modern Dread	Because Music
132	Preach Ankobia	Pandemic	Kalmunity music
133	Twin Peaks	Side A	Grand Jury
134	Jane Blanchard	Still, Again	Monopolized
135	Anzola	Caracas	Urbnet
136	Jill Barber	Entre Nous	Outside
137	PAINT	Spiritual Vegas	Mexican Summer
138	Skinshape	Umoja	Lewis Recordings
139	Holy Hive	Float Back To You	Big Crown
140	DJ Killa-Jewel	Reckless	Self-Released
141	BlakDenim	Usual Suspects: Season III	Self-Released
142	Andy Chillman & The Chillmen	Fork In The Road	Self-Released
143	Born Ruffians	Juice	Yep Roc Records
144	PINS	Hot Slick	Self-Released
145	Jon McKiel	Bobby Joe Hope	You've Changed
146	Jessie Ware	What's Your Pleasure?	Virgin EMI
147	Starpainter	Bury Me By My Family	Self-Released
148	Sass Jordan	Rebel Moon Blues	Stony Plain
149	The Psychedelic Furs	Made Of Rain	Cooking Vinyl
150	Bishop Nehru	Nehruvia: My Disregarded Thoughts	Self-Released

top 200 > 51 to 100 > 101 to 150 > 151 to 200 || electronic | hip hop | international | jazz | loud | folk/roots/blues | main charts page

Rank	Artist	Title	Label	S
151	Westerman	Your Hero Is Not Dead	Partisan
152	Rufus Wainwright	Unfollow The Rules	BMG
153	Peach Luffe	Shimmer EP	Self-Released
154	Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience	To Know Without Knowing	Agogo
155	Black Pestilence	Hail The Flesh	Self-Released
156	Rev Hank	El Camino	Self-Released
157	JARV IS	Beyond The Pale	Rough Trade
158	Helvetia	This Devastating Map	Joyful Noise
159	Orville Peck	Summertime	Sub Pop
160	Evening Hymns	Heavy Nights	Shuffling Feet
161	Camille Delean	Cold House Burning	E-Tron
162	Jeremy Gignoux	Cinacoustic	Self-Released
163	Basia Bulat	Are You In Love	Secret City
164	redress	peacebird	Self-Released
165	Eiyn Sof	Abracadabra	Self-Released
166	The Dream Syndicate	The Universe Inside	Anti-
167	Liza Anne	Bad Vacation	Arts & Crafts
168	Kathleen Edwards	Total Freedom	Dualtone
169	Tommy and the Commies	Hurtin' 4 Certain	Slovenly
170	Joshua Van Tassel	Dance Music Vol. II: more songs for slow motion	Forward Music Group
171	Horsepowar , LMNOP	Lil Miss Canada	Pocket Sized Recordings
172	Toronto Tabla Ensemble	Unexpected Guests	Self-Released
173	Maceo Parker	Soul Food: Cooking With Maceo	The Funk Garage
174	Tami Neilson	Chickaboom!	Outside
175	Animatist	INVERTED	Glue Gun
176	Gregory Pepper And His Problems	Under a Heather Moon	Self-Released
177	Silver Clouds	Silver Clouds	Disintegration
178	J.S. Ondara	Folk n’ Roll Vol. 1: Tales Of Isolation	Verve
179	Sleepy Driver	Northeastern Chorus	Self-Released
180	Jerry Cook Quartet	Walk In The Park	Cellar
181	Japandroids	Massey Fucking Hall	Anti-
182	Dead Ghosts	Automatic Changer	Burger Records
183	Jayme Stone	AWake	Self-Released
184	Courtney Marie Andrews	Old Flowers	Fat Possum
185	Loviet	Everyone Know The Thrill When It's Over	Self-Released
186	100 Gecs	1000 Gecs & The Tree Of Clues	Dog Show
187	Ambrose Akinmusire	On The Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment	Blue Note
188	Waahli	Soap Opera	Nomadic Massive Productions
189	Damu The Fudgemunk	Ocean Bridges	Redefinition
190	Haim	Women in Music Pt. III	Columbia
191	Benbloxmen	Stimulust	Self-Released
192	Noveller	Arrow	Ba Da Bing!
193	Alewya	Sweating	Because Music
194	Willem James Cowan	Panic Attack / Lost My Mind	Self-Released
195	Whitney Rose	We Still Go To Rodeos	MCG
196	Sammy Brue	Crash Test Kid	New West
197	Fat Night	Live For Each Other	Acrophase
198	Captain Planet	NO VISA	Bastard Jazz
199	Jaga Jazzist	Pyramid	Brainfeeder
200	girlongirl	TAKE	Self-Released

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• Features: March 2021

  !earshot Top 200 of 2020 For January tp December 2020
  TW	Artist - Title - (Label)
  1	Andy Shauf Neon Skyline - (Arts & Crafts)
  2	Lido Pimienta Miss Colombia - (Anti-)
  3	Wolf Parade Thin Mind - (Royal Mountain)
  4	Zoon Bleached Wavves - (Paper Bag)
  5	Caribou Suddenly - (Merge)
  6	Tops I Feel Alive - (Musique TOPS)
  7	Tough Age Which Way Am I? - (Mint)
  8	U.S. Girls Heavy Light - (Royal Mountain)
  9	Destroyer Have We Met - (Merge)
  10	Thanya Iyer KIND - (Topshelf Records)
  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)

  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.

• Features: February 2021

  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.

• Features: January 2021

  !earshot Top 200 of 2020 For January tp December 2020
  TW	Artist - Title - (Label)
  1	Andy Shauf Neon Skyline - (Arts & Crafts)
  2	Lido Pimienta Miss Colombia - (Anti-)
  3	Wolf Parade Thin Mind - (Royal Mountain)
  4	Zoon Bleached Wavves - (Paper Bag)
  5	Caribou Suddenly - (Merge)
  6	Tops I Feel Alive - (Musique TOPS)
  7	Tough Age Which Way Am I? - (Mint)
  8	U.S. Girls Heavy Light - (Royal Mountain)
  9	Destroyer Have We Met - (Merge)
  10	Thanya Iyer KIND - (Topshelf Records)
  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)

  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.

• Features: December 2020

  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

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  Our Best of 2019 coverage Starts Here

  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