Reviews
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Andrew Franey
The Shangs
Alex Cuba
Tri Nguyen
Defend The Rhino
Talltale
Kiwi Jr.
Plaster
Hyness
Black Suit Devil
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The Pack A.D.
Chad VanGaalen
Potengowski Anna Friederike
Todd Rundgren
Old 97's
Needles//Pins
This Month
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.
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
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
Charts
For the Week Ending: Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Top 50
#1 Tops - I Feel Alive - (Musique TOPS)
Electronic
#1 Austra - HiRUDiN - (Pink Fizz)
Hip Hop
#1 Dragon Fli Empire - Banff Avenue - (Makebelieve)
International
#1 Lido Pimienta - Miss Colombia - (Anti-)
Jazz
#1 Peripheral Vision - Irrational Revelation & Mutual Humiliation - (Self-Released)
Loud
#1 The Pack A.D. - It Was Fun While It Lasted - (Self-Released)
Folk/Roots/Blues
#1 Laura Marling - Song For Our Daughter - (Chrysalis/Partisan)
!earshot - january 2020 - top 200
All !earshot charts in this issue reflect actual airplay on campus/community stations during the month of January 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.
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 |
Woolworm 
 |
Awe |
Mint
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| 2 |
Corridor
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Junior |
Bonsound
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| 3 |
Begonia
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Fear |
Rex Baby
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| 4 |
WHOOP-Szo
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Warrior Down |
You've Changed
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| 5 |
nêhiyawak
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Nipiy |
Arts & Crafts
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| 6 |
TR/ST
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The Destroyer - 2 |
Grouch/House Arrest
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| 7 |
Mount Eerie
|
Lost Wisdom Pt. 2 |
P.W. Elverum & Sun
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| 8 |
Walrus
|
Cool to Who |
Outside Music
|
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| 9 |
Half Moon Run
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A Blemish In The Great Light |
Crystal Math Music
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| 10 |
Common Holly
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When I Say to You Black Lightning |
Royal Mountain
|
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| 11 |
Kaytranada
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BUBBA |
RCA
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| 12 |
RIIT
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Ataataga |
Six Shooter
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| 13 |
Sudan Archives
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Athena |
Stones Throw
|
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| 14 |
Leif Vollebekk
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New Ways |
Secret City
|
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| 15 |
Louise Burns
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Portraits |
Light Organ Records
|
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| 16 |
Little Scream
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Speed Queen |
Merge
|
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| 17 |
Dead Soft
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Big Blue |
Arts & Crafts
|
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| 18 |
Beck
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Hyperspace |
Capitol
|
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| 19 |
Family Video
|
Forever Changes Overnight |
Coax
|
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| 20 |
Holy Fuck
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Deleter |
Last Gang
|
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| 21 |
Omni
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Networker |
Sub Pop
|
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| 22 |
Badge Époque Ensemble
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Nature, Man & Woman |
Telephone Explosion
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| 23 |
Cartel Madras
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Age Of The Goonda |
Royal Mountain
|
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| 24 |
Chocolat
|
Jazz Engagé |
Dare To Care
|
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| 25 |
Boskorgï
|
Jazz Pranksters |
Self-Released
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| 26 |
Corin Raymond
|
Dirty Mansions |
Self-Released
|
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| 27 |
Peach Pyramid
|
Bright Blue |
Oscar Street
|
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| 28 |
Luke Lalonde
|
The Perpetual Optimist |
Paper Bag
|
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| 29 |
Men I Trust
|
Oncle Jazz |
Self-Released
|
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| 30 |
Patrick Watson
|
Wave |
Secret City
|
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| 31 |
Michael Kiwanuka
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Kiwanuka |
Rough Trade
|
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| 32 |
Andy Shauf
|
Neon Skyline |
Arts & Crafts
|
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| 33 |
Jay Arner
|
Jay III |
Mint
|
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| 34 |
Anyway Gang
|
Anyway Gang |
Royal Mountain
|
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| 35 |
FKA twigs
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MAGDALENE |
Young Turks
|
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| 36 |
Great Grandpa
|
Four Of Arrows |
Double Double Whammy
|
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| 37 |
Mappe Of
|
The Isle Of Ailynn |
Paper Bag
|
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| 38 |
The Mariachi Ghost
|
Puro Dolor |
Sugar Gator Records
|
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| 39 |
Wilco
|
Ode to Joy |
dBpm
|
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| 40 |
Big Dave McLean
|
Pocket Full Of Nothin' |
Black Hen
|
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| 41 |
Ancient Shapes
|
A Flower That Wouldn't Bloom |
You've Changed
|
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| 42 |
Sarah Jane Scouten
|
Confessions |
Light Organ
|
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| 43 |
No Museums
|
Moths |
Self-Released
|
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| 44 |
Ice Cream
|
FED UP |
Self-Released
|
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| 45 |
Mikal Cronin
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Seeker |
Merge
|
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| 46 |
Basement Revolver
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Wax and Digital |
Sonic Unyon
|
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| 47 |
Micah Erenberg
|
Love is Gonna Find You |
Sleepless
|
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| 48 |
The New Pornographers
|
In the Morse Code of Brake Lights |
Concord
|
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| 49 |
Lightning Dust
|
Spectre |
Western Vinyl
|
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| 50 |
Big Thief
|
Two hands |
4AD
|
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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 |
Flore Laurentienne
|
Volume 1 |
Costume Records
|
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| 52 |
City And Colour
|
A Pill For Loneliness |
Dine Alone
|
|
| 53 |
Ellen Froese
|
Fightin' Words |
Self-Released
|
|
| 54 |
TNGHT
|
II |
LuckyMe
|
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| 55 |
Kacy & Clayton
|
Carrying On |
New West
|
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| 56 |
Sleepy Gonzales
|
mellowtrauma |
Light Organ Records
|
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| 57 |
The Gonks
|
Five Things You Didn't Know About The Gonks |
Rocks In Your Head
|
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| 58 |
Gabrielle Papillon
|
Shout |
The state51 Conspiracy
|
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| 59 |
Elephant Skeletons
|
Lamp Of 3xodus |
Self-Released
|
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| 60 |
Vagabon
|
Vagabon |
Nonesuch
|
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| 61 |
Coco Love Alcorn
|
Rebirth |
Self-Released
|
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| 62 |
Wolf Parade
|
Thin Mind |
Royal Mountain
|
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| 63 |
Debate Club
|
Phosphorescent |
Michel
|
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| 64 |
Les Soeurs Boulay
|
La mort des étoiles |
Grosse Boite
|
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| 65 |
Alexandra Savior
|
The Archer |
30th Century
|
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| 66 |
Matana Roberts
|
Coin Coin Chapter Four: Memphis |
Constellation
|
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| 67 |
Alex Cuba
|
Sublime |
Caracol
|
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| 68 |
Geoff Berner
|
Grand Hotel Cosmopolis |
Coax
|
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| 69 |
O'Haara
|
Worst Fears |
A Person Disguised As People
|
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| 70 |
Various
|
Ajungi |
Hitmakerz
|
|
| 71 |
Smaller Hearts
|
Winter EP |
Self-Released
|
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| 72 |
Motherhood
|
Dear Bongo |
Forward Music Group
|
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| 73 |
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
|
Ghosteen |
Ghosteen Ltd.
|
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| 74 |
The Good Ones
|
Rwanda, You Should Be Loved |
Anti-
|
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| 75 |
Bombay Bicycle Club
|
Everything Else Has Gone Wrong |
Arts & Crafts
|
|
| 76 |
The Pairs
|
Noise |
Self-Released
|
|
| 77 |
Sam Weber
|
Everything Comes True |
Sonic Unyon
|
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| 78 |
Brandon Wolfe Scott
|
Burden On Your Shoulders |
Dine Alone
|
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| 79 |
Andrew Vivona
|
10 Other Times |
Self-Released
|
|
| 80 |
PUP
|
Morbid Stuff |
Little Dipper
|
|
| 81 |
Black Marble
|
Bigger Than Life |
Sacred Bones Records
|
|
| 82 |
Fly Pan Am
|
C’est ça |
Constellation
|
|
| 83 |
Natalie MacMaster
|
Sketches |
Self-Released
|
|
| 84 |
Kim Gordon
|
No Home Record |
Matador
|
|
| 85 |
Lightning Bolt
|
sonic citadel |
Thrill Jockey
|
|
| 86 |
Cate Le Bon & Bradford Cox
|
Myths 004 |
Mexican Summer
|
|
| 87 |
Local Talent
|
Higienopolis |
Self-Released
|
|
| 88 |
Charly Bliss
|
Supermoon |
Barsuk
|
|
| 89 |
Caroline Polachek
|
Pang |
Sony Music
|
|
| 90 |
Paper Lions
|
Stay Together |
Self-Released
|
|
| 91 |
Loscil
|
Lifelike |
Self-Released
|
|
| 92 |
Tegan And Sara
|
Hey, I'm Just Like You |
Sire
|
|
| 93 |
Venomenon
|
Sweating Under My Skin |
Self-Released
|
|
| 94 |
Milky Chance
|
Mind The Moon |
BMG
|
|
| 95 |
Ian & Sylvia
|
The Lost Tapes |
Stony Plain
|
|
| 96 |
The Souljazz Orchestra
|
Chaos Theories |
Do Right!
|
|
| 97 |
Ajungi
|
Ajungi |
Self-Released
|
|
| 98 |
Toro Y Moi
|
Soul Trash |
Carpark
|
|
| 99 |
Red Arms
|
Critical State |
Yeah Right!
|
|
| 100 |
Run River North
|
Monsters Calling Home, Vol. 2 |
Nettwerk
|
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51 to 100 > 101 to 150 > 151 to 200 ||
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hip hop |
international |
jazz |
loud |
folk/roots/blues |
main charts page
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
S |
| 101 |
Tei Shi
|
La Linda |
Downtown
|
|
| 102 |
Sarah Pagé
|
Dose Curves |
Backwards Music
|
|
| 103 |
Iceberg Ferg
|
Let It Grow |
Triple Crown Audio Recordings Of Canada
|
|
| 104 |
Of Montreal
|
UR FUN |
Polyvinyl
|
|
| 105 |
Stephen Hamm
|
Theremin Man |
Self-Released
|
|
| 106 |
Friendly Rich
|
We Are All Terrorists |
Pumpkin Pie Corp.
|
|
| 107 |
Emile Bilodeau
|
Grandeur Mature |
Self-Released
|
|
| 108 |
Adrian House
|
Lookin' Up |
Self-Released
|
|
| 109 |
Brittany Howard
|
Jaime |
ATO
|
|
| 110 |
Pick A Piper
|
Sight |
Tin Angel
|
|
| 111 |
Teebs
|
Anicca |
Brainfeeder
|
|
| 112 |
YUKA
|
Dreamscape |
Self-Released
|
|
| 113 |
Suitcase Sam
|
Goodnight Riverdale Park |
Curve Music
|
|
| 114 |
Girl Ray
|
Girl |
Moshi Moshi
|
|
| 115 |
Organ Mood
|
Indivisible |
Dare To Care
|
|
| 116 |
Bywater Call
|
Bywater Call |
Self-Released
|
|
| 117 |
Guided By Voices
|
Sweating The Plague |
Guided By Voices, Inc. (GBV)
|
|
| 118 |
Erin Anne
|
Tough Love |
Carpark Records
|
|
| 119 |
Saltwater Hank
|
Tree Planting EP |
Self-Released
|
|
| 120 |
Stripmall
|
Surrounding Area |
Self-Released
|
|
| 121 |
Moor Mother
|
Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes |
Don Giovanni
|
|
| 122 |
YlangYlang
|
Interplay |
Crash Symbols
|
|
| 123 |
Glassreel
|
Unalike |
Self-Released
|
|
| 124 |
Caveboy
|
Night in the Park, Kiss in the Dark |
Self-Released
|
|
| 125 |
Sorry Girls
|
Deborah |
Arbutus
|
|
| 126 |
The Bros. Landreth
|
'87 |
Birthday Cake
|
|
| 127 |
The New Customs
|
Selling Religion on Government Street |
Self-Released
|
|
| 128 |
The Brain Porter
|
No, You Have a Problem |
Good Egg Records
|
|
| 129 |
King Princess
|
Cheap Queen |
Zelig Records
|
|
| 130 |
Hey Major
|
The Station |
Indica
|
|
| 131 |
Dayna Manning
|
Morning Light |
Self-Released
|
|
| 132 |
Forest Management
|
After Dark |
American Dream
|
|
| 133 |
Greg Rekus and the Inside Job
|
Death + Taxes |
Self-Released
|
|
| 134 |
Baritone Madness
|
Baritone Madness |
Chronograph
|
|
| 135 |
Britt A.M.
|
Psychic Knots |
Good Egg Records
|
|
| 136 |
Aerialists
|
Dear Sienna |
Fiddlehead
|
|
| 137 |
Holding Hands
|
'exile' |
Self-Released
|
|
| 138 |
O'Haara
|
Lore / Big High |
A Person Disguised As People
|
|
| 139 |
respectfulchildren
|
Jia |
Self-Released
|
|
| 140 |
Johnny Zithers
|
Hi World |
Self-Released
|
|
| 141 |
Sirr
|
Space |
Self-Released
|
|
| 142 |
Tommy Dahill
|
Aucun Idée |
Self-Released
|
|
| 143 |
Sue Decker
|
Outskirts Of Love |
Self-Released
|
|
| 144 |
Brighter Green
|
Oh No |
Self-Released
|
|
| 145 |
Allen Stone
|
Building Balance |
ATO Records
|
|
| 146 |
Blue Hawaii
|
Open Reduction Internal Fixation |
Arbutus
|
|
| 147 |
Ada Lea
|
what we say in private |
Next Door / Saddle Creek
|
|
| 148 |
Noah Derksen
|
America, Dreaming: Part I (EP) |
Self-Released
|
|
| 149 |
Kim Harris
|
Uproar |
Self-Released
|
|
| 150 |
Close Talker
|
How Do We Stay Here? |
Slow Weather
|
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51 to 100 > 101 to 150 > 151 to 200 ||
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hip hop |
international |
jazz |
loud |
folk/roots/blues |
main charts page
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
S |
| 151 |
Amy Blanding
|
Down the Line |
Good Egg Records
|
|
| 152 |
My Black Ram
|
My Black Ram |
Self-Released
|
|
| 153 |
Marshall Burns
|
Dogs & Booze |
Self-Released
|
|
| 154 |
New Chance
|
Hardly Working |
Self-Released
|
|
| 155 |
OBUXUM
|
Re-Birth |
Urbnet
|
|
| 156 |
Various
|
Moonshine: SMS For Location, Vol. 3 |
Moonshine
|
|
| 157 |
Zarasutra
|
Arriving Forever |
Self-Released
|
|
| 158 |
Jom Comyn
|
Crawl |
Self-Released
|
|
| 159 |
Devon Gilfillian
|
Black Hole Rainbow |
Capitol
|
|
| 160 |
Guerilla Toss
|
What Would The Odd Do? EP |
NNA Tapes
|
|
| 161 |
Scratch Buffalo
|
Strawberry Soda |
Self-Released
|
|
| 162 |
Drew Thomson Foundation
|
The Drew Thomson Foundation |
Self-Released
|
|
| 163 |
Andrea Petrity
|
What If I |
Self-Released
|
|
| 164 |
Shadow Weaver
|
Shadow Weaver |
Self-Released
|
|
| 165 |
Water Bear
|
Keep Comin Back |
Self-Released
|
|
| 166 |
Cigarettes After Sex
|
Cry |
Partisan
|
|
| 167 |
Chromatics
|
Closer To Grey |
Italians Do It Better
|
|
| 168 |
Various
|
WXAXRXP Session |
Warp
|
|
| 169 |
OKGB
|
Communist Love |
Russian Mother Records
|
|
| 170 |
Cell
|
Ancient Incantations of Xarbos |
Self-Released
|
|
| 171 |
Fog Blues & Brass Band
|
Into the Fog |
Self-Released
|
|
| 172 |
Pelada
|
Movimiento Para Cambio |
PAN
|
|
| 173 |
Nutrients
|
Nutrients |
Earth Libraries
|
|
| 174 |
David R. Elliott
|
Common St. |
Self-Released
|
|
| 175 |
DIIV
|
Deceiver |
Captured Tracks
|
|
| 176 |
Bluebloods
|
Make It Rain |
Self-Released
|
|
| 177 |
The Vicious Cycles
|
Motorcycho |
Pirates Press
|
|
| 178 |
Algiers
|
There Is No Year |
Matador
|
|
| 179 |
Tennyson
|
Telescope |
Counter
|
|
| 180 |
Atmosphere
|
Whenever |
Rhymesayers
|
|
| 181 |
Black Lips
|
Sing in a World That's Falling Apart |
Vice
|
|
| 182 |
Jared Both
|
Jared Both and the Secret Hymns |
Self-Released
|
|
| 183 |
Shotgun Jimmie
|
Transistor Sister 2 |
You've Changed
|
|
| 184 |
(Sandy) Alex G
|
House Of Sugar |
Domino
|
|
| 185 |
Bridal Party
|
Too Much |
Kingfisher Bluez
|
|
| 186 |
Aidan Vickery
|
Cantina |
Self-Released
|
|
| 187 |
Danny Brown
|
U Know What I'm Sayin? |
Warp
|
|
| 188 |
Little You, Little Me
|
Hard To Say, Not Knowing |
Monopolized
|
|
| 189 |
Ukkon3n
|
Comfort for the Contemporary |
673917 Records DK
|
|
| 190 |
Reuben and the Dark
|
un | love |
Arts & Crafts
|
|
| 191 |
Adrian Raso
|
Gypsybilly King |
Asphalt Tango
|
|
| 192 |
Andy Shauf
|
Try Again (single) |
Arts & Crafts
|
|
| 193 |
Anamai
|
Dream Baby |
Halocline Trance
|
|
| 194 |
Margaux
|
More Brilliant is the Hand that Throws the Coin |
Massif
|
|
| 195 |
Shirley & The Pyramids
|
A New American Classic |
Self-Released
|
|
| 196 |
Legal Vertigo
|
Tragic Future Film Star |
Dine Alone
|
|
| 197 |
Jacques Greene
|
Dawn Chorus |
Arts & Crafts
|
|
| 198 |
Purple Mountains
|
Purple Mountains |
Drag City
|
|
| 199 |
Cory Hotline
|
Cory Hotline |
Self-Released
|
|
| 200 |
Old Man Luedecke
|
Easy Money |
True North
|
|
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Contributing stations:CFBX CFMH CFMU CFOU CFRU CFUR CFUV CHMA CHOP CHOQ CHRW CHSR CHYZ CICK CILU CISM CITR CIVL CJAM CJLO CJRU CJSF CJSR CJSW CJTR CJUM CKDU CKUA CKUT CKUW CKXU All !earshot charts in this issue reflect actual airplay on campus/community stations during the month of January 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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