09-04-2023

KEXP Charts for the Week of Aug 25-31  

Add Date: Sept. 4      

NOTE: KEXP's charts include albums that have not been released to the public yet, but have been made available to KEXP for airplay. 

Top 90:  

  1. Noname - Sundial (Self-Released)
  2. Burna Boy - I Told Them … (Atlantic)
  3. Shabazz Palaces - Robed in Rareness (Sub Pop)
  4. Jungle - Volcano (Caiola/AWAL)
  5. Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER (Ourness/AWAL)
  6. Little Dragon - Slugs of Love (Ninja Tune)
  7. The Chemical Brothers - For That Beautiful Feeling EMI/Virgin)
  8. Sea Lemon - Stop at Nothing EP (Liminelle Recordings)
  9. Black Pumas - Chronicles of a Diamond (ATO)
  10. La Sécurité - Stay Safe! (Mothland)
  11. Jessy Lanza - Love Hallucination (Hyperdub)
  12. Slowdive - everything is alive (Dead Oceans)
  13. Strange Ranger - Pure Music (Fire Talk)
  14. Black Milk - Everybody Good? (Mass Appeal)
  15. SPELLLING - Spellling & Mystery School (Sacred Bones)
  16. James Blake - Playing Robots Into Heaven (Republic)
  17. L’Rain - I Killed Your Dog (Mexican Summer)
  18. DJ Koze - Wespennest/Candidasa (Pampa)
  19. Being Dead - When Horses Would Run (Bayonet)
  20. The Budos Band - Frontier’s Edge EP (Diamond West)
  21. Who Is She? - Goddess Energy (Father/Daughter)
  22. Polyrhythmics – Filter System (self-released)  
  23. Cherry Glazerr - I Don’t Want You Anymore (Secretly Canadian)
  24. The Hives - The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons (Disque Hives)
  25. Turnstile & BADBADNOTGOOD - New Heart Designs (Roadrunner)
  26. Panda Bear & Sonic Boom - Reset in Dub (Domino)
  27. Death Cab For Cutie - An Arrow In The Wall (Atlantic)
  28. Tkay Maidza - Sweet Justice (4AD)
  29. Miguel feat. Lil Yachty - “Number 9” (ByStorm Entertainment/RCA)
  30. Jorja Smith - falling or flying (FAMM)
  31. JOHN - A Life Diagrammatic  (Brace Yourself/Pets Care))
  32. ANOHNI and the Jonsons - My Back Was a Bridge For You To Cross
  33. Blur - The Ballad of Darren (Warner)
  34. BAMBII - Infinity Club (Innovative Leisure)
  35. Be Your Own Pet - Mommy (Third Man)
  36. Becca Mancari - Left Hand (Captured Tracks)
  37. Danger Mouse & Jemini - Born Again (Lex)
  38. 다브다 Dabda - Yonder (Electric Muse)
  39. High Pulp - Days in the Desert (ANTI-)
  40.  KAYTRAMINÉ - KAYTRAMINÉ (Venice Music) 
  41. MMYYKK - The Midst of Things (Sway Heavy)
  42. Small Paul - Come Alive & Live Again (self-released)
  43. Tony Allen, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed - JID018 (Jazz Is Dead)
  44. Versing - Tape II (self-released)
  45. TV Star - Tv3 (self-released)
  46. Beverly Glenn‐Copeland - The Ones Ahead (Transgressive)
  47. George Clanton - Oh Rap I Ya (100% Electronica)
  48. Mary Jane Dunphe - Stage of Love (Pop Wig)
  49. Arlo Parks - My Soft Machine (Transgressive)
  50. WITCH - Zango (Desert Daze Sound)
  51. Animal Collective - Isn’t It Now? (Domino)
  52. Fred Again.. - “Adore You” (feat. Obongjayar) (Atantic) 
  53. DJ Seinfield & Confidence Man - “Now U Do” (Ninja Tune)
  54. Jalen Ngonda - Come Around and Love Me (Daptone)
  55. Jenn Champion - “Famous” (Gay Forever)
  56. Open Mike Eagle - Another Triumph of Ghetto Engineering (Auto Reverse)
  57. Buck Meek - Haunted Mountain (4AD)
  58. Girl Ray - Prestige (Moshi Moshi)
  59. High Pulp - Days In The Desert (ANTI-)
  60. Mick Jenkins - The Patience (RBC/BMG)
  61. Palehound - Eye on the Bat (Polyvinyl)
  62. Bebel Gilberto - João (PIAS) 
  63. Cindy Wilson - Realms (Kill Rock Stars)  
  64. Disclosure - Alchemy (Apollo/AWAL)  
  65. Fat Tony & Taydex - I Will Make a Baby in this Damn Economy (Carpark)
  66. Georgia - Euphoric (Domino)
  67. Hollie Cook - Happy Hour in Dub (Merge)
  68. MELONYX - Soul Glow (Tru Thoughts)
  69. Miso Extra - MSG (Transgressive)
  70. Janelle Monae - The Age of Pleasure (Bad Boy/Wonderland)
  71. Kassa Overall - ANIMALS (Warp)
  72. Killer Mike - MIchael (Loma Vista)
  73. Big Thief - “Vampire Empire” (4AD)
  74. Jamila Woods - Water Made Us (Jagjaguwar) 
  75. Nation of Language - Strange Disciple (Play It Again Sam) 
  76. Advertisement - Escorts (Feel It)
  77. Al Green - “Perfect Day” (Fat Possum)
  78. Jaimie Branch - Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) (International Anthem)
  79. Maribou State - Blackoak (Ninja Tune)
  80. Nia Archives - Bad Gyalz (Island/HIJINXX)  
  81. Nubya Garcia - Lean In (Concord Jazz)
  82. Roosevelt - Embrace (Counter/Ninja Tune)  
  83. Sa-Roc - Talk to Me Nice (Rhymesayers)
  84. Say She She - Silver (Karma Chief) 
  85. Split System - “Alone Again” (Goner)
  86. The Linda Lindas - Resolution / Revolution (Epitaph)
  87. Tomo Nakayama - Contigo (Ricebelly Music)  
  88. Yard Act - “The Trench Coat Museum” (Republic)  
  89. Barry Can’t Swim - When Will We Land? (Ninja Tune)
  90. Jessica Winter - “Talk To Me Nice” (Sub Pop) 

Americana: 

  1. Buck Meek - Haunted Mountain (4AD)
  2. Margo Cilker – Valley of Heart’s Delight (Fluff & Gravy) 
  3. Wilco - Cousin (dBpm)
  4. Margo Price - Stranger In A Strange Land (Primary Wave)
  5. Dean Johnson – Nothing for Me, Please (Mama Bird)
  6. Rhiannon Giddens – You’re the One (Nonesuch) 
  7. Lucinda Wiliams – Stories from a Rock N Roll Heart (Highway 20/Thirty Tigers)
  8. Ryan Bingham – Watch Out for the Wolf (The Bingham Recording Co./Thirty Tigers) 
  9. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Weathervanes (Southeastern)
  10. The Watson Twins – Holler (Bloodshot)

Global: 

  1. Burna Boy - I Told Them … (Atlantic)
  2. Panda Bear & Sonic Boom - Reset in Dub (Domino)
  3. Tony Allen, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed - JID018 (Jazz Is Dead)
  4. WITCH - Zango (Desert Daze Sound)
  5. Bebel Gilberto - João (PIAS) 
  6. Hollie Cook - Happy Hour in Dub (Merge)
  7. African Head Charge – A Trip to Bolgatanga (On-U Sound) 
  8. Bombino – Sahel (Partisan) 
  9. Nana Benz du Togo – AGO (Komos)  
  10. Captain Planet – Sounds Like Home (Bastard Jazz)

Hip Hop: 

  1. Noname - Sundial (Self-Released)
  2. Burna Boy - I Told Them … (Atlantic)
  3. Shabazz Palaces - Robed in Rareness (Sub Pop)
  4. Black Milk - Everybody Good? (Mass Appeal)
  5. Tkay Maidza - Sweet Justice (4AD)
  6. BAMBII - Infinity Club (Innovative Leisure)
  7. Danger Mouse & Jemini - Born Again (Lex)
  8. KAYTRAMINÉ - KAYTRAMINÉ (Venice Music) 
  9. Open Mike Eagle - Another Triumph of Ghetto Engineering (Auto Reverse)
  10. Mick Jenkins - The Patience (RBC/BMG)

RPM/Electronic: 

  1. Jungle - Volcano (Caiola/AWAL)
  2. Little Dragon - Slugs of Love (Ninja Tune)
  3. The Chemical Brothers - For That Beautiful Feeling(EMI/Virgin)
  4. Jesse Lanza - Love Hallucination (Hyperdub)
  5. James Blake - Playing Robots Into Heaven (Republic)
  6. DJ Koze - Wespennest/Candidasa (Pampa)
  7. Turnstile & BADBADNOTGOOD - New Heart Designs (Roadrunner)
  8. Miguel feat. Lil Yachty - “Number 9” (ByStorm Entertainment/RCA)
  9. BAMBII - Infinity Club (Innovative Leisure)
  10. George Clanton - Oh Rap I Ya (100% Electronica)

R&B/Blues: 

  1. Burna Boy - I Told Them … (Atlantic)
  2. Jungle - Volcano (Caiola/AWAL)
  3. Black Pumas - Chronicles of a Diamond (ATO)
  4. The Budos Band - Frontier’s Edge EP (Diamond West)
  5. Polyrhythmics – Filter System (self-released) 
  6. Jorja Smith - falling or flying (FAMM)
  7. BAMBII - Infinity Club (Innovative Leisure)
  8. MMYYKK - The Midst of Things (Sway Heavy)
  9. Jalen Ngonda - Come Around and Love Me (Daptone)
  10. MELONYX - Soul Glow (Tru Thoughts)

Jazz: 

  1. Black Milk - Everybody Good? (Mass Appeal)
  2. Tony Allen, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed - JID018 (Jazz Is Dead)
  3. High Pulp - Days In The Desert (ANTI-)
  4. Kassa Overall - ANIMALS (Warp)
  5. Jaimie Branch - Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) (International Anthem)
  6. Nubya Garcia - Lean In (Concord Jazz)
  7. Yussef Dayes – Black Classical Music (Nonesuch/Brownswood Recordings) 
  8. Kamaal Williams – Stings (Black Focus) 
  9. Steven Bamidele - Summing Up (Tru Thoughts)
  10. Bokani Dyer - Radio Sechaba (Brownswood Recordings)

Northwest: 

  1. Shabazz Palaces - Robed in Rareness (Sub Pop)
  2. Who Is She? - Goddess Energy (Father/Daughter)
  3. Polyrhythmics - Filter System (self-released) 
  4. Death Cab For Cutie - An Arrow In The Wall (Atlantic)
  5. Small Paul - Come Alive & Live Again (self-released)
  6. Versing - Tape II (self-released)
  7. TV Star - Tv3 EP (self-released)
  8. Jenn Champion - “Famous” (Gay Forever)
  9. High Pulp - Days In The Desert (ANTI-)
  10. Tomo Nakayama - Contigo (Ricebelly Music) 

Adds: 

Slowdive - everything is alive (Dead Oceans)
Speedy Ortiz - Rabbit Rabbit (Wax Nine)
다브다 / Dabda - Yonder (Electric Muse)
Ruby Wood 0 Sincerely (First Word)
Frankie and the Witch Fingers - Data Doom (Reverberation Appreciation Society / Greenway)  
Jeff Rosenstock - HELLMODE (Polyvinyl)
Diego Raposo - YO NO ERA ASÍ PERO DE AHORA EN ADELANTE, SÍ (Gran Vaina)
dadá Joãozinho - tds bem Global (Innovative Leisure)
Pale Jay - Bewilderment (Karma Chief)
Raw Poetic feat. Damu the Fudgemunk - Away Back In (Def Pressé)
The Armed - Perfect Saviors (Sargent House)
SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE - i'm so lucky EP (Saddle Creek)
MELONYX – Soul Glow (Tru Thoughts)
dayaway – blue summer moon (Turn To Wind)
DijahSB – Tasty Raps, Vol. 2 (Lowly)
Strawberry Runners – Strawberry Runners (Duper Moon)
Miso Extra – MSG (Transgressive)
Mary Jane Dunphe - Stage of Love (Pop Wig) 
Supershy - Happy Music (Beyond The Groove)