08-28-2023

KEXP Charts for the Week of Aug. 18-24  

Add Date: Aug. 28      

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. Jungle – Volcano (Caiola/AWAL)  
2. Polyrhythmics – Filter System (self-released)  
3. Genesis Owusu – Struggler (Ourness/AWAL)  
4. Little Dragon – Slugs of Love (Ninja Tune)  
5. Geese – 3D Country (Partisan)  
6. Jamila Woods – Water Made Us (Jagjaguwar) 
7. The Chemical Brothers – For That Beautiful Feeling (EMI/Virgin)  
8. The Budos Band – Frontier’s Edge EP (Diamond West)  
9. Miguel – Number 9 (ByStorm Entertainment/RCA) 
10. Mick Jenkins – The Patience (RBC/BMG)  
11. Tony Allen, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Tony Allen JID018 (Jazz Is Dead)  
12. Black Milk – Everybody Good? (Mass Appeal)  
13. Anohni and the Johnsons – My Back was a Bridge for You to Cross (Secretly Canadian)  
14. Jessy Lanza – Love Hallucination (Hyperdub)  
15. Death Cab for Cutie – An Arrow in the Wall (Atlantic)  
16. Black Pumas – Chronicles of a Diamond (ATO)  
17. Cherry Glazerr – I Don’t Want You Anymore (Secretly Canadian)  
18. Shamir – Homo Anxietatem (Kill Rock Stars)  
19. Roosevelt – Embrace (Counter/Ninja Tune)  
20. Deeper – Careful! (Sub Pop)  
21. Strange Ranger – Pure Music (Fire Talk)  
22. Shabazz Palaces – Robed in Rareness (Sub Pop)  
23. Nation of Language – Strange Disciple (Play It Again Sam)  
24. Sufjan Stevens – Javelin (Asthmatic Kitty)  
25. James Blake – Playing Robots Into Heaven (Republic)  
26. Versing – Tape II EP (self-released)  
27. BAMBII – Infinity Club EP (Innovative Leisure)  
28. Girl Ray – Prestige (Moshi Moshi)  
29. MMYYKK – The Midst of Things (Sway Heavy)  
30. Sea Lemon – Stop at Nothing EP (Luminelle)  
31. Sa-Roc – Talk to Me Nice (Rhymesayers)  
32. Turnstile & BADBADNOTGOOD – New Heart Designs EP (Roadrunner)  
33. Lusine – Long Light (Ghostly International)  
34. Janelle Monae – The Age of Pleasure (Bad Boy/Wonderland)  
36. Being Dead – When Horses Were Run (Bayonet)  
37. Sheer Mag – All Lined Up (Third Man)  
38. Noname – Sundial (self-released)  
39. Sampha – Spirit 2.0 (Young) 
40. Tkay Maidza – Sweet Justice (4AD)  
41. Palehound – Eye on the Bat (Polyvinyl)  
42. Grian Chatten – Chaos for the Fly (Partisan)  
43. La Sécurité - Stay Safe! (Mothland)  
44. Slowdive – Everything is Alive (Dead Oceans)  
45. Wild Nothing – Hold (Captured Tracks)  
46. Maribou State – Blackoak (Ninja Tune)  
47. Jam City - Jam City Presents EFM (Earthly/Mad Decent)  
48. Kamaal Williams – Stings (Black Focus)  
49. L’Rain – I Killed Your Dog (Mexican Summer) 
50. MJ Lenderman – Knockin (Anti-) 
51. Jessie Ware & Roisin Murphy – Freak Me Now (EMI) 
52. High Pulp – Days in the Desert (ANTI-)  
53. The Clientele – I Am Not There Anymore (Merge)  
54. Margaret Glaspy – Echo the Diamond (ATO)  
55. (Various) – Tell Everybody! 21st Century Juke Joint Blues from Easy Eye Sound (Easy Eye Sound) 56. Jenn Champion – Famous (Gay Forever) 
57. Nia Archives – Bad Gyalz (Island/HIJINXX)  
58. Roisin Murphy – Hit Parade (Ninja Tune)  
59. DJ Koze – Wespennest/Candidasa EP (Pampa)  
60. Say She She – Silver (Karma Chief)  
61. Jalen Ngonda – Come Around and Love Me (Daptone)  
62. DJ Seinfeld & Confidence Man – Now U Do (Ninja Tune)  
63. Noga Erez – Quiet (Atlantic)  
64. Ratboys – The Window (Topshelf)  
65. Bebel Gilberto - João (PIAS)  
66. African Head Charge – A Trip to Bolgatanga (On-U Sound)  
67. Jon Batiste – World Music Radio (Interscope)  
68. Danger Mouse & Jemini – Born Again (Lex)  
69. Bully – Lucky for You (Sub Pop)  
70. Meshell Ndegeocello – The Omnichord Real Book (Blue Note)  
71. The Hives – The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons (Disques Hives)  
72. Blur – The Ballad of Darren (Warner)  
73. Mitski – The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We (Dead Oceans)  
74. Fred Again.. – adore u (feat. Obongjayar) (Atlantic)  
75. The Mountain Goats – Jenny from Thebes (Merge)  
76. Big Thief – Vampire Empire (4AD)  
77. KAYTRAMINÉ - KAYTRAMINÉ (Venice Music)  
78. Chris Farren – Doom Singer (Polyvinyl)  
79. Tomo Nakayama – Contigo (Ricebelly Music) 
80. Al Green – Perfect Day (Fat Possum)  
81. Yard Act – The Trench Coat Museum (Republic)  
82. Nubya Garcia – Lean In (Concord Jazz) 
83. Empty Country – Empty Country II (Get Better)  
84. Viji – So Vanilla (Speedy Wunderground)  
85. Jorja Smith – Falling or Flying (FAMM)  
86. Wilco – Cousin (dBpm)  
87. Courtney Barnett – Different Now (Suicide Squeeze) 
88. Vagabon – Sorry I Haven’t Called (Nonesuch)  
89. CHAI – CHAI (Sub Pop)  
90. Lol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee – Los Angeles (Play It Again Sam)   

Americana: 

1. MJ Lenderman – Knockin (Anti-)  
2. Wilco – Cousin (dBpm)  
3. Ryan Bingham – Watch Out for the Wolf (The Bingham Recording Co./Thirty Tigers) 
4. Margo Cilker – Valley of Heart’s Delight (Fluff & Gravy) 
5. Fust – Genevieve (Dear Life) 
6. Lucinda Wiliams – Stories from a Rock N Roll Heart (Highway 20/Thirty Tigers) 
7. Florry – The Holey Bible (Dear Life)  
8. Rhiannon Giddens – You’re the One (Nonesuch)  
9. Son Volt – Day of the Doug (Transmit Sound/Thirty Tigers) 
10. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Weathervanes (Southeastern) 

Global: 

1. Tony Allen, Adrian Young & Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Tony Allen JID18 (Jazz Is Dead) 
2. Bebel Gilberto - João (PIAS) 
3. African Head Charge – A Trip to Bolgatanga (On-U Sound) 
4. Hollie Cook – Happy Hour in Dub (Merge)  
5. N’dekho – Exile (Greco-Roman)  
6. Kali Uchis, El Alfa & JT – Munekita (Geffen)  
7. Bombino – Sahel (Partisan) 
8. Nana Benz du Togo – AGO (Komos)  
9. WITCH – Zango (Desert Daze Sound)  
10. Novalima – La Danza EP (Six Degrees)

Hip Hop: 

1. Mick Jenkins – The Patience (RBC/BMG)  
2. Black Milk – Everybody Good? (Mass Appeal)  
3. Shabazz Palaces – Robed in Rareness (Sub Pop)  
4. BAMBII – Infinity Club EP (Innovative Leisure)  
5. Sa-Roc – Talk to Me Nice (Rhymesayers)  
6. Noname – Sundial (self-released) 
7. Tkay Maidza – Sweet Justice (4AD) 
8. KAYTRAMINÉ - KAYTRAMINÉ (Venice Music)  
9. Danger Mouse & Jemini – Born Again (Lex)  
10. Homeboy Sandman – Rich (Dirty Looks)

RPM/Electronic: 

1. Little Dragon – Slugs of Love (Ninja Tune) 
2. The Chemical Brothers – For That Beautiful Feeling (EMI/Virgin)  
3. Jessy Lanza – Love Hallucination (Hyperdub) 
4. Roosevelt – Embrace (Counter/Ninja Tune)  
5. James Blake – Playing Robots Into Heaven (Republic) 
6. Girl Ray – Prestige (Moshi Moshi) 
7. Turnstile & BADBADNOTGOOD – New Heart Designs EP (Roadrunner)  
8. Lusine – Long Light (Ghostly International)  
9. Maribou State – Blackoak (Ninja Tiune)  
10. Jessie Ware & Roisin Murphy – Freak Me now (EMI)

R&B/Blues: 

1. Jungle – Volcano (Caiola/AWAL) 
2. Polyrhythmics – Filter System (self-released)  
3. Jamila Woods – Water Made Us (Jagjaguwar) 
4. The Budos Band – Frontier’s Edge EP (Diamond West) 
5. Miguel – Number 9 (ByStorm Entertainment/RCA)  
6. Black Pumas – Chronicles of a Diamond (ATO)  
7. MMYYKK – The Midst of Things (Sway Heavy)  
8. Janelle Monae – The Age of Pleasure (Bad Boy/Wonderland) 
9. Sampha – Spirit 2.0 (Young) 
10. (Various) – Tell Everybody! 21st Century Juke Joint Blues from Easy Eye Sound (Easy Eye Sound)     

Jazz: 

1. Tony Allen, Adrian Young & Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Tony Allen JID18 (Jazz Is Dead) 
2. Kamaal Williams – Stings (Black Focus)  
3. High Pulp – Days in the Desert (Anti-)  
4. Nubya Garcia – Lean In (Concord Jazz) 
5. Kassa Overall – Animals (Warp)  
6. Yussef Dayes – Black Classical Music (Nonesuch/Brownswood Recordings)  
7. Asher Gamedze – Turbulence & Pulse (International Anthem) 
8. Bokani Dyer – Radio Sechaba (Brownswood Recordings) 
9. Alabaster DePlume – Come With Fierce Grace (International Anthem) 
10. Alfa Mist – Variables (Anti-) 

Northwest: 

1. Polyrhythmics – Filter System (self-released)  
2. Death Cab for Cutie – An Arrow in the Wall (Atlantic) 
3. Shabazz Palaces – Robed in Rareness (Sub Pop)  
4. Versing – Tape II EP (self-released)  
5. Sea Lemon – Stop at Nothing EP (Luminelle) 
6. High Pulp – Days in the Desert (ANTI-)  
7. Jenn Champion – Famous (Gay Forever) 
8. Tomo Nakayama – Contigo (Ricebelly Music)  
9. ODESZA & Yellow House – Flaws in Our Design EP (Foreign Family Collective) 
10. Who Is She? – Goddess Energy (Father/Daughter)

Adds: 

Noname – Sundial (self-released) 
Burna Boy – I Told Them… (Atlantic) 
Be Your Own Pet - Mommy (Third Man) 
Who is She? - Goddess Energy (Father/Daughter) 
Buck Meek – Haunted Mountain (4AD) 
Danger Mouse & Jemini – Born Again (Lex)  
Becca Mancari – Left Hand (Captured Tracks) 
Sea Lemon - Stop At Nothing EP (Luminelle Recordings) 
Ratboys – The Window (Topshelf) 
Hiss Golden Messenger – Jump For Joy (Merge) 
Islands – And That’s Why Dolphins Lost Their Legs (ELF) 
Bebel Gilberto - João (PIAS) 
Film School – Field (felte) 
Charif Megarbane – Marzipan (Habibi Funk) 
Les Imprimés - Rêverie (Big Crown) 
Cindy Wilson – Realms (Kill Rock Stars) 
Old Crow Medicine Show – Jubilee (ATO) 
Sonny & The Sunsets – Self Awareness Through Macrame (Rocks in Your Head) 
TV Star – Tv3 EP (self-released) 
SPELLLING - SPELLLING & the Mystery School (Sacred Bones) 
Kilamanzego – Black Weirdo EP (Get Better) 
1tbsp - Mosquito Love (Sumoclic) 
Panda Bear & Sonic Boom - Reset In Dub (Domino) 
Toro y Moi – Sandhills EP (Dead Oceans) 
Southern Shores – Anyplace There Is (Cascine)