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The KEXP Variety music chart for May, 2008
Week: 05/23/2008 - 05/30/2008
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Death Cab For Cutie | Narrow Stairs | Atlantic |
| 2. | Jamie Lidell | Jim | Warp |
| 3. | Mates of State | Re-Arrange Us | Barsuk |
| 4. | The Roots | Rising Down | Def jam |
| 5. | Spiritualized | Songs In A & E | Fontana International |
| 6. | Portishead | Third | Mercury/Island |
| 7. | M83 | Saturdays = Youth | Mute |
| 8. | Santogold | Santogold | Downtown |
| 9. | Langhorne Slim & The War Eagles | Langhorne Slim & The War Eagles | Kernado |
| 10. | The Black Keys | Attack & Release | Nonesuch Records |
| 11. | Firewater | The Golden Hour | Bloodshot |
| 12. | The Raconteurs | Consolers of the Lonely | Third Man/Warner Bros |
| 13. | Frightened Rabbit | The Midnight Organ Fight | Fatcat |
| 14. | (Various) | Verve Remixed 4 | Verve |
| 15. | Common Market | Black Patch War | MassLine |
| 16. | No Age | Nouns | Sub Pop |
| 17. | The Black Angels | Directions to See a Ghost | Light In The Attic |
| 18. | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! | Mute |
| 19. | Cut Copy | In Ghost Colours | Modular Recordings |
| 20. | Quiet Village | Silent Movie | !K7 |
| 21. | Old 97's | Blame It On Gravity | New West |
| 22. | Elbow | The Seldom Seen Kid | Fiction |
| 23. | James Pants | Welcome | Stones Throw |
| 24. | The Herbaliser | Same As It Never Was | !K7 |
| 25. | Barry Adamson | Back To The Cat | Central Control |
| 26. | Jim Noir | Jim Noir | Barsuk |
| 27. | Gnarls Barkley | The Odd Couple | Atlantic |
| 28. | Panda & Angel | Panda & Angel | Self-Released |
| 29. | The Last Shadow Puppets | The Age of the Understatement | Domino |
| 30. | Duffy | Rockferry | Mercury |
| 31. | Kassin + 2 | Futurismo | Luaka Bop |
| 32. | The Ting Tings | We Started Nothing | Columbia |
| 33. | The National | The Virginia EP | Beggars Banquet |
| 34. | Mudhoney | The Luckey Ones | Sup Pop |
| 35. | The Turn-Ons | Curse | Self-Released |
| 36. | Benga | Diary of an Afro Warrior | Tempa |
| 37. | Al Green | Lay It Down | Blue Note |
| 38. | Tokyo Police Club | Elephant Shell | Saddle Creek |
| 39. | Lyrics Born | Everywhere at Once | Anti- |
| 40. | Foals | Antidotes | Sub Pop |
| 41. | DJ Dolores | 1 Real | Ziriguiboom/Crammed Discs |
| 42. | Atmosphere | When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold | Rhymesayers |
| 43. | Chin Chin | Chin Chin | Definitive Jux |
| 44. | The Helio Sequence | Keep Your Eyes Ahead | Sub Pop |
| 45. | Metaform | Standing on the Shoulders of Giants | Just |
| 46. | Shake Some Action! | Sunny Days Ahead | Satellite 451 |
| 47. | Young Sportsmen | If You Want It | Unsmashable |
| 48. | Baskervilles | Twilight | Secret Crush |
| 49. | Yelle | Pop-Up | Caroline |
| 50. | Walter Meego | Voyager | Almost Gold |
| 51. | Blackstrap | Steal My Horses and Run | Tee Pee |
| 52. | Constantines | Kensington Heights | Arts & Crafts |
| 53. | Mochipet | Microphonepet | Daly City |
| 54. | The Kills | Midnight Boom | Domino |
| 55. | Animal Collective | Water Curses | Domino |
| 56. | R.E.M. | Accelerate | Warner Bros |
| 57. | Dirty On Purpose | Like Bees EP | Self-Released |
| 58. | The Long Blondes | Couples | Rough Trade |
| 59. | Skullbot | Titan | Self-Released |
| 60. | Hazelwood Motel | Hazelwood Motel | Self-Released |
| 61. | Truckasaurus | Tea Parties, Guns and Valor | Fourthcity |
| 62. | Muslims | Muslims | 1928 Recordings |
| 63. | Port O'Brien | All We Could Do Was Sing | Self-Released |
| 64. | El Perro Del Mar | From the Valley to the Stars | The Control Group |
| 65. | Giant Panda | Electric Laser | Tres |
| 66. | The Night Marchers | See You in Magic | Vagrant |
| 67. | Jef Stott | Saracen | Six Degrees |
| 68. | Clinic | Do It! | Domino |
| 69. | The Pinker Tones | Wild Animals | Nacional |
| 70. | Black Kids | I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You | Almost Gold |
| 71. | My Morning Jacket | Evil Urges | ATO |
| 72. | The Wet Secrets | Rock Fantasy | Rodeo Peanut |
| 73. | French Kicks | Swimming | Vagrant |
| 74. | The Heavy | Great Vengeance and Furious Fire | Counter +1 |
| 75. | Vampire Weekend | Vampire Weekend | XL |
| 76. | The Quit | Minus Tide | Tindrum |
| 77. | Natalie Portman's Shaved Head | Glistening Pleasure | Team Swan |
| 78. | Fleet Foxes | Fleet Foxes | Sub Pop |
| 79. | Man Plus | The Hungarian Suicide Songbook | Self Released |
| 80. | James Hunter | The Hard Way | GO/Hear Music |
| 81. | Cloud Cult | Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes) | Earthology |
| 82. | Natalia Clavier | Nectar | Eighteenth Street Lounge |
| 83. | The Tallest Man on Earth | Shallow Grave | Gravitation |
| 84. | 3 Na Massa | 3 Na Massa | Nublu |
| 85. | Lykke Li | Little Bit EP | LL |
| 86. | The Wedding Present | El Rey | Manifesto |
| 87. | Braille | The IV Edition | Syntax/Koch |
| 88. | Orchestra Baobab | Made in Dakar | World Circuit/Nonesuch |
| 89. | Crystal Antlers | Crystal Antlers | Self-Released |
| 90. | Man Man | Rabbit Habits | Anti- |
Week: 05/09/2008 - 05/15/2008
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Santogold | Santogold | Downtown |
| 2. | Common Market | Black Patch War | MassLine |
| 3. | Death Cab For Cutie | Narrow Stairs | Atlantic |
| 4. | Mates of State | Re-Arrange Us | Barsuk |
| 5. | The Roots | Rising Down | Def jam |
| 6. | Frightened Rabbit | The Midnight Organ Fight | Fatcat |
| 7. | The Last Shadow Puppets | The Age of the Understatement | Domino |
| 8. | Portishead | Third | Mercury/Island |
| 9. | Cut Copy | In Ghost Colours | Modular Recordings |
| 10. | The Black Angels | Directions to See a Ghost | Light In The Attic |
| 11. | Jamie Lidell | Jim | Warp |
| 12. | The Kills | Midnight Boom | Domino |
| 13. | No Age | Nouns | Sub Pop |
| 14. | Firewater | The Golden Hour | Bloodshot |
| 15. | Langhorne Slim & The War Eagles | Langhorne Slim & The War Eagles | Kernado |
| 16. | The Black Keys | Attack & Release | Nonesuch Records |
| 17. | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! | Mute |
| 18. | M83 | Saturdays = Youth | Mute |
| 19. | The Raconteurs | Consolers of the Lonely | Third Man/Warner Bros |
| 20. | Atmosphere | When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold | Rhymesayers |
| 21. | Old 97's | Blame It On Gravity | New West |
| 22. | Elbow | The Seldom Seen Kid | Fiction |
| 23. | Cloud Cult | Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes) | Earthology |
| 24. | Jim Noir | Jim Noir | Barsuk |
| 25. | Man Plus | The Hungarian Suicide Songbook | Self Released |
| 26. | Plants And Animals | Parc Avenue | Secret City Records |
| 27. | The Herbaliser | Same As It Never Was | !K7 |
| 28. | Foals | Antidotes | Sub Pop |
| 29. | Shake Some Action! | Sunny Days Ahead | Satellite 451 |
| 30. | Gnarls Barkley | The Odd Couple | Atlantic |
| 31. | These New Puritans | Beat Pyramid | Domino |
| 32. | El Perro Del Mar | From the Valley to the Stars | The Control Group |
| 33. | Lykke Li | Little Bit EP | LL |
| 34. | The Ting Tings | We Started Nothing | Columbia |
| 35. | DeVotchKa | A Mad & Faithful Telling | Anti |
| 36. | Subtle | Exiting Arm | Lex |
| 37. | My Morning Jacket | Evil Urges | ATO |
| 38. | French Kicks | Swimming | Vagrant |
| 39. | Mudhoney | The Luckey Ones | Sup Pop |
| 40. | Fleet Foxes | Fleet Foxes | Sub Pop |
| 41. | Kassin + 2 | Futurismo | Luaka Bop |
| 42. | Mochipet | Microphonepet | Daly City |
| 43. | Tokyo Police Club | Elephant Shell | Saddle Creek |
| 44. | Animal Collective | Water Curses | Domino |
| 45. | Young Sportsmen | If You Want It | Unsmashable |
| 46. | The Turn-Ons | Curse | Self-Released |
| 47. | Grand Archives | Grand Archives | Sub Pop |
| 48. | Muslims | Muslims | 1928 Recordings |
| 49. | Port O'Brien | All We Could Do Was Sing | Self-Released |
| 50. | The Heavy Hearts | A Killer of Snakes | Selector Sound |
| 51. | Sera Cahoone | Only As The Day Is Long | Sub Pop |
| 52. | Yelle | Pop-Up | Caroline |
| 53. | Constantines | Kensington Heights | Arts & Crafts |
| 54. | Lyrics Born | Everywhere at Once | Anti- |
| 55. | R.E.M. | Accelerate | Warner Bros |
| 56. | Los Campesinos! | Hold On Now, Youngster | Arts & Crafts |
| 57. | DJ Dolores | 1 Real | Ziriguiboom/Crammed Discs |
| 58. | Clinic | Do It! | Domino |
| 59. | The National | The Virginia EP | Beggars Banquet |
| 60. | Crystal Castles | Crystal Castles | Last Gang |
| 61. | The Little Ones | Terry Tales & Fallen Gates EP | Branches |
| 62. | Vampire Weekend | Vampire Weekend | XL |
| 63. | Tapes 'n Tapes | Walk It Off | XL |
| 64. | Ghostland Observatory | Robotique Majestique | Trashy Moped |
| 65. | Various | The Funhouse Comp Thing II | MyFatAss Productions |
| 66. | Neon Neon | Stainless Style | Lex |
| 67. | Erykah Badu | New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) | Universal Motown |
| 68. | Chin Chin | Chin Chin | Definitive Jux |
| 69. | Black Kids | I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You | Almost Gold |
| 70. | Metaform | Standing on the Shoulders of Giants | Just |
| 71. | Flight Of The Conchords | Flight Of The Conchords | Sub Pop |
| 72. | Moby | Last Night | Mute |
| 73. | The Raveonettes | Lust Lust Lust | Vice |
| 74. | Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra | Miles of Styles | Ubiquity |
| 75. | The Helio Sequence | Keep Your Eyes Ahead | Sub Pop |
| 76. | Blue Scholars | Butter&Gun$ | Mass Line/Rawkus |
| 77. | Natalie Portman's Shaved Head | Glistening Pleasure | Team Swan |
| 78. | | ||
| 79. | Barry Adamson | Back To The Cat | Central Control |
| 80. | Thalia Zedek | Liars and Prayers | Thrill Jockey |
| 81. | Pomegranates | Everything Is Alive | Lujo |
| 82. | Elvis Costello | Momofuku | Lost Highway |
| 83. | The Jealous Girlfriends | The Jealous Girlfriends | Good Fences |
| 84. | Violens | V | Static Recital |
| 85. | The Lodger | Life Is Sweet | Slumberland |
| 86. | Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich + Fussible | Tiuana Sound Machine | Nacional |
| 87. | The Heavy | Great Vengeance and Furious Fire | Counter +1 |
| 88. | Tobias Froberg | Turn Heads | Cheap Lullaby |
| 89. | Colin Meloy | Sings Live! | Kill Rock Stars |
| 90. | Atlas Sound | Let The Blind Lead Those That Can See But Cannot Feel | Kranky |
Week: 05/02/2008 - 05/08/2008
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Portishead | Third | Mercury/Island |
| 2. | Santogold | Santogold | Downtown |
| 3. | Elbow | The Seldom Seen Kid | Fiction |
| 4. | Frightened Rabbit | The Midnight Organ Fight | Fatcat |
| 5. | DeVotchKa | A Mad & Faithful Telling | Anti |
| 6. | Gnarls Barkley | The Odd Couple | Atlantic |
| 7. | The Black Angels | Directions to See a Ghost | Light In The Attic |
| 8. | R.E.M. | Accelerate | Warner Bros |
| 9. | The Black Keys | Attack & Release | Nonesuch Records |
| 10. | M83 | Saturdays = Youth | Mute |
| 11. | The Raconteurs | Consolers of the Lonely | Third Man/Warner Bros |
| 12. | Voyager One | Afterhours In The Afterlife | Loveless |
| 13. | No Age | Nouns | Sub Pop |
| 14. | Langhorne Slim & The War Eagles | Langhorne Slim & The War Eagles | Kernado |
| 15. | Cut Copy | In Ghost Colours | Modular Recordings |
| 16. | The Last Shadow Puppets | The Age of the Understatement | Domino |
| 17. | Sera Cahoone | Only As The Day Is Long | Sub Pop |
| 18. | Common Market | Black Patch War | MassLine |
| 19. | Skullbot | Titan | Self Released |
| 20. | Old 97's | Blame It On Gravity | New West |
| 21. | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! | Mute |
| 22. | Jamie Lidell | Jim | Warp |
| 23. | Cloud Cult | Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes) | Earthology |
| 24. | Firewater | The Golden Hour | Bloodshot |
| 25. | Thee Emergency | Solid | self-released |
| 26. | Barry Adamson | Back To The Cat | Central Control |
| 27. | Tokyo Police Club | Elephant Shell | Saddle Creek |
| 28. | Atmosphere | When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold | Rhymesayers |
| 29. | The Kills | Midnight Boom | Domino |
| 30. | The Turn-Ons | Curse | Self-Released |
| 31. | Plants And Animals | Parc Avenue | Secret City Records |
| 32. | Jef Stott | Saracen | Six Degrees |
| 33. | Port O'Brien | All We Could Do Was Sing | Self-Released |
| 34. | Metaform | Standing on the Shoulders of Giants | Just |
| 35. | Giant Panda | Electric Laser | Tres |
| 36. | Moby | Last Night | Mute |
| 37. | Fleet Foxes | Fleet Foxes | Sub Pop |
| 38. | These New Puritans | Beat Pyramid | Domino |
| 39. | Thalia Zedek | Liars and Prayers | Thrill Jockey |
| 40. | The Heavy | Great Vengeance and Furious Fire | Counter +1 |
| 41. | Jim Noir | Jim Noir | Barsuk |
| 42. | Foals | Antidotes | Sub Pop |
| 43. | Young Sportsmen | If You Want It | Unsmashable |
| 44. | Erykah Badu | New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) | Universal Motown |
| 45. | Muslims | Muslims | 1928 Recordings |
| 46. | DJ Dolores | 1 Real | Ziriguiboom/Crammed Discs |
| 47. | Elvis Costello | Momofuku | Lost Highway |
| 48. | Mochipet | Microphonepet | Daly City |
| 49. | The Constantines | Kensington Heights | Arts & Crafts |
| 50. | Lyrics Born | Everywhere at Once | Anti- |
| 51. | Ray | Death In Fiction | Pito |
| 52. | Chicha Libre | Sonido Amazonico! | Barbes |
| 53. | The Wedding Present | El Rey | Manifesto |
| 54. | Joseph Arthur | Could We Survive | Lonely Astronaut |
| 55. | Crystal Castles | Crystal Castles | Last Gang |
| 56. | Violens | V | Static Recital |
| 57. | The Heavy Hearts | A Killer of Snakes | Selector Sound |
| 58. | Grand Archives | Grand Archives | Sub Pop |
| 59. | Blue Scholars | Butter&Gun$ | Mass Line/Rawkus |
| 60. | Death Cab For Cutie | Narrow Stairs | Atlantic |
| 61. | The Physics | Future Talk | Self Released |
| 62. | Kassin + 2 | Futurismo | Luaka Bop |
| 63. | Jim White | Transnormal Skiperoo | Luaka Bop |
| 64. | Yelle | Pop-Up | Caroline |
| 65. | Neon Neon | Stainless Style | Lex |
| 66. | Snake & Jet's Amazing Bullit Band | X-Ray Spirit | Crunchy Frog |
| 67. | The Dodos | Visiter | Frenchkiss |
| 68. | Animal Collective | Water Curses | Domino |
| 69. | Lykke Li | Little Bit EP | LL |
| 70. | The Night Marchers | See You In Magic | Vagrant |
| 71. | Atlas Sound | Let The Blind Lead Those That Can See But Cannot Feel | Kranky |
| 72. | Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich + Fussible | Tiuana Sound Machine | Nacional |
| 73. | The Long Blondes | Couples | Rough Trade |
| 74. | Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra | Miles of Styles | Ubiquity |
| 75. | The Helio Sequence | Keep Your Eyes Ahead | Sub Pop |
| 76. | Yeasayer | All Hour Cymbals | We Are Free |
| 77. | The Little Ones | Terry Tales & Fallen Gates EP | Branches |
| 78. | Hot Chip | Made In The Dark | Astralwerks |
| 79. | Man Plus | The Hungarian Suicide Songbook | Self Released |
| 80. | The Pharmacy | Choose Yr Own Adventure | Don't Stop Believin' |
| 81. | Monkeywrench | Gabriel's Horn | Birdman |
| 82. | Be Your Own Pet | Get Awkward | Ecstatic Peace!/Universal |
| 83. | Akrobatik | Absolute Value | Fat Beats |
| 84. | Pomegranates | Everything Is Alive | Lujo |
| 85. | El Perro Del Mar | From the Valley to the Stars | The Control Group |
| 86. | Toumast | Ishumar | Real World |
| 87. | The Gutter Twins | Saturnalia | Sub Pop |
| 88. | 3 Na Massa | 3 Na Massa | Nublu |
| 89. | The Lodger | Life Is Sweet | Slumberland |
| 90. | Clinic | Do It! | Domino |