by Jay Boeding on February 11, 2020
Wolf Parade tops the album chart this week. Thin Mind is a terrific record with several tracks we are enjoying on the station already. Andy Shauf is another strong release and the Bombay Bicycle Club album is great too. Lots of good records out to start 2020!
Alex Ebert and Say Hi lead the New Albums Chart. Sub Pop artist The Homesick makes their playlist debut.
In addition to leading the Albums Chart, Wolf Parade also leads the Songs Chart with “Against the Day”. Tennis, Grouplove, Porches and Cage the Elephant form the Top 5.
Top Ten Albums of the Week
1. Wolf Parade – Thin Mind
2. Andy Shauf – The Neon Skyline
3. Bombay Bicycle Club – Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
4. Pinegrove – Marigold
5. Waax – Big Grief
6. Destroyer – Have We Me
7. Torres – Silver Tongue
8. Of Montreal – UR Fun
9. Tame Impala – The Slow Rush
10. Best Coast – Always Tomorrow
New Albums Added to the Playlist
1. Alex Ebert – I vs I (Community Music/AWAL)
2. Say Hi – Diamonds & Donuts (Euphobia)
3. Khruangbin and Leon Bridges – Texas Sun [EP] (Dead Oceans/Secretly Group)
4. The Homesick – The Big Exercise (Sub Pop)
5. Asgeir – Bury The Moon (One Little Indian)
6. Post Animal – Forward Motion Godyssey (Polyvinyl)
Top 10 Songs of the Week
1. Wolf Parade – Against the Day
2. Tennis – Runner
3. Grouplove – Deleter
4. Porches – rangerover
5. Cage The Elephant – Black Madonna
6. Omni – Skeleton Key
7. Soccer Mommy – Lucy
8. Best Coast – For the First Time
9. Sea Wolf – Fear of Failure
10. The Districts – Hey Jo
by Jay Boeding on January 27, 2020
Of Montreal jumps from #5 to lead the Album Chart. Tame Impala’s upcoming album The Slow Rush is in second place, with a five spot jump to #3 for Dayglow. Beck and Angel Olsen continue to hang around in the Top 5. Pinegrove debuts on the chart this week.
Several terrific albums debut on the playlist this week, with Bombay Bicycle Club leading the New Albums Added chart. It’s a great album! Wolf Parade’s record is solid as ever and new discs debut from Andy Shauf and Torres.
Tame Impala leads this week’s Top 10 songs, with Modest Mouse, of Montreal and Wolf Parade going 2-4.
Top Ten Albums of the Week
1. Of Montreal – UR Fun
2. Tame Impala – The Slow Rush
3. Dayglow – Fuzzybrain
4. Beck – Hyperspace
5. Angel Olsen – All Mirrors
6. Big Thief – Two Hands
7. Corridor – Junior
8. Omni – Networker
9. New Pornographers – In the Morse Code Of Brake Lights
10. Pinegrove – Marigold
New Albums Added to the Playlist
1. Bombay Bicycle Club – Everything Else Has Gone Wrong (Mmm…Records)
2. Wolf Parade – Thin Mind (Sub Pop)
3. Andy Shauf – The Neon Skyline (Anti-)
4. Torres – Silver Tongue (Merge)
Top 10 Songs of the Week
1. Tame Impala – It Might Be Time
2. Modest Mouse – Ice Cream Party
3. of Montreal – Peace To All Freaks
4. Wolf Parade – Against the Day
5. Cold War Kids – Dirt In My Eyes
6. The Growlers – Try Hard Fool
7. Maggie Rogers – Love You For A Long Time
8. The Districts – Hey Jo
9. Angel Olsen – All Mirrors
10. Sea Wolf – Fear of Failure
by Jay Boeding on January 21, 2020
Beck remains at the top of the Album Chart, while Omni makes a big move from #7 to the runner-up spot. Big Thief and Angel Olsen stay put with Of Montreal debuting at #5.
Pinegrove leads a good group of new albums added to the playlist this week. New releases are starting to pick up as we get further in 2020. WAAX and And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead are also highlights this week.
Maggie Rogers take #1 on the Song Chart this week. Angel Olsen, Corridor and Beck follow, with Caroline Polachek as the only hold over from last week’s top 5.
Top Ten Albums of the Week
1. Beck – Hyperspace
2. Omni – Networker
3. Big Thief – Two Hands
4. Angel Olsen – All Mirrors
5. Of Montreal – UR Fun
6. New Pornographers – In the Morse Code Of Brake Lights
7. Wilco – Ode To Joy
8. Dayglow – Fuzzybrain
9. Tame Impala – The Slow Rush
10. Corridor – Junior
New Albums Added to the Playlist
1. Pinegrove – Marigold (Rough Trade/Beggars)
2. WAAX – Big Grief (Self-Released)
3. And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead – X: The Godless Void And Other Stories (Dine Alone)
4. Totemo – Everything Happens Only Once (IMU)
5. Termination Dust – Growing Down (Glacial Pace)
6. The Innocence Mission – See You Tomorrow (Self-Released)
7. Emily King – Sides (ATO)
Top 10 Songs of the Week
1. Maggie Rogers – Love You For A Long Time
2. Angel Olsen – All Mirrors
3. Corridor – Domino
4. Beck – Die Waiting
5. Caroline Polachek – So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings
6. Girl in Red – Girls
7. Beck – Everlasting Nothing
8. Destroyer – Crimson Tide
9. Prism Tats – Tenderness
10. Japanese Wallpaper – Imaginary Friends
by Jay Boeding on January 14, 2020
Beck tops the first Album Chart of 2020. His Hyperspace holds off Big Thief and Wilco to lead the most played albums this week.
New albums start trickling in to DMPulse this time of year. With a smaller group than usual this week, Of Montreal returns with UR Fun. You are already hearing several cuts off that album on the station. Other new albums this week from Field Music and Caveboy.
Topping the song chart this week is “Everlasting Nothing” from Beck. Caroline Polachek is in at #2 with Destroyer, Prism Tats and Japanese Wallpaper rounding out the Top 5 Songs of the week.
Top Ten Albums of the Week
1. Beck – Hyperspace
2. Big Thief – Two Hands
3. Wilco – Ode To Joy
4. Angel Olsen – All Mirrors
5. New Pornographers – In the Morse Code Of Brake Lights
6. Cigarettes After Sex – Cry
7. Omni – Networker
8. Cold War Kids – New Age Norms – Pt. 1
9. Vetiver – Up On High
10. Dayglow – Fuzzybrain
New Albums Added to the Playlist
1. Of Montreal – UR Fun (Polyvinyl)
2. Field Music – Making A New World (Memphis Industries)
3. Caveboy – Night In The Park, Kiss In The Dark (Self-Released)
Top 10 Songs of the Week
1. Beck – Everlasting Nothing
2. Caroline Polachek – So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings
3. Destroyer – Crimson Tide
4. Prism Tats – Tenderness
5. Japanese Wallpaper – Imaginary Friends
6. Dead Soft – Trimmer
7. Corridor – Topographe
8. Omni – Sincerely Yours
9. Wye Oak – Fortune
10. Temples – Context
by Jay Boeding on November 12, 2019
