04-15-2024

KEXP Charts for the Week of Apr 5 - Apr 11

Add Date: Apr 15 

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. Khruangbin - A LA SALA (Dead Oceans/NIght TIme Stories Ltd.)
  2. Beyoncé - COWBOY CARTER (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia)
  3. Gustaf - Package Pt. 2 (Royal Mountain)
  4. Empress Of - For Your Consideration (Giant Music)
  5. Brimheim - RATKING (TAMBOURHINOCEROS)
  6. Blondshell - “Docket (feat. Bully)” (Partisan Records)
  7. Ibibio Sound Machine - Pull the Rope (Merge)
  8. Brittany Davis - Image Issues (Loosegroove)
  9. Francis of Delirium - Lighthouse (Dalliance Recordings)
  10. Brittany Howard - What Now (Island)
  11. Four Tet - Three (Text)
  12. Tierra Whack - WORLD WIDE WHACK (Interscope)
  13. Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us (Columbia)
  14. English Teacher - This Could Be Texas (Island)
  15. The Black Keys - Ohio Players (Nonesuch)
  16. Gary Clark Jr. - JPEG RAW (Warner)
  17. Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood (ANTI-)
  18. Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven (Epitaph)
  19. Erika de Casier - Still (4AD
  20. Les Amazones d'Afrique - Musow Danse (Real World Records)
  21. Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love (Suicide Squeeze)
  22. Gossip - Real Power (Columbia)
  23. Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent (Warp)
  24. Angélica Garcia - Gemelo (Partisan Records)
  25. Dehd - Poetry (Fat Possum)
  26. somesurprises - Perseids (Doom Trip)
  27. Meatbodies - Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom (In The Red)
  28. Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You: Everasking Edition (Perpetual Novice/The Orchard)
  29. Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement (Young)
  30. Mdou Moctar - Funeral For Justice (Matador)
  31. Seafood Sam - Standing On Giant Shoulders (drink sum wtr)
  32. The Marías - Submarine (Nice Life/Atlantic)
  33. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Glasgow Eyes (Fuzz Club)
  34. Yard Act - Where’s My Utopia? (Republic)
  35. Laetitia Sadier - Rooting for Love (Drag City)
  36. IDLES - TANGK (Partisan)
  37. Ana Tijoux - Vida (Victoria Producciones)
  38. mega cat - mega cat (Share It Music)
  39. Fabiana Palladino - Fabiana Palladino (Paul Institute/XL Recordings)
  40. Sinkane - We Belong (City Slang)
  41. Salt Cathedral - Before It’s Gone (Independent/The Orchard)
  42. GHLOW - Levitate (PNKSLM)
  43. Mexican Institute of Sound - Algo‐Ritmo : Mexican Institute of Sound Hits 2004–2024 (Soy Sauce)
  44. SPRINTS - Letter to Self (City Slang)
  45. Brainstory - Sounds Good (Big Crown)
  46. Hana Vu - Romanticism (Ghostly International)
  47. St. Vincent - All Born Screaming (Virgin)
  48. ACTORS - “In Real Life” (Artoffact)
  49. Dark Chisme - “Beautiful Obsession Killer” (Chismosa)
  50. Mt Fog - “Drifting” (Safe the Forest for the Trees)
  51. DIIV - Frog in Boiling Water (Fantasy)
  52. Erick The Architect - I’ve Never Been Here Before (self-released)
  53. Middle Kids - Faith Crisis Pt 1 (AWAL)
  54. Ducks Ltd. - Harm’s Way (Carpark)
  55. Future Islands - People Who Aren’t There Anymore (4AD)
  56. Drahla - angeltape (Captured Tracks)
  57. gglum - The Garden Dream (Secretly Canadian)
  58. Logic1000 - Mother (Therapy/Because Music)
  59. Boeckner - Boeckner! (Sub Pop)
  60. Faye Webster - Underdressed at the Symphony (Secretly Canadian)
  61. Shabazz Palaces - Exotic Birds of Prey (Sub Pop)
  62. Glass Beams - Mahal EP (Ninja Tune)
  63. Ghost Funk Orchestra - A Trip To The Moon (Karma Chief)
  64. Ki! - Yong‐Gwanglo Part One (Crunchy Frog)
  65. Helado Negro - Phasor (4AD)
  66. Girl and Girl - Call A Doctor (Sub Pop)
  67. Jalen Ngonda - “Illusions” Daptone)
  68. Justice - Hyperdrama (Ed Banger Records/Because)
  69. AURORA - What Happened To The Heart? (Glassnote)
  70. Caribou - “Honey” (Merge)
  71. Charlotte Day Wilson - Cyan Blue (Stone Woman Music/XL Recordings)
  72. Corridor - Mimi (Sub Pop)
  73. Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code (Brainfeeder)
  74. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - “Don’t Wanna Lose You” (Daptone)
  75. Various Artists - My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall (Oh Boy Records)
  76. Arab Strap - I’m totally fine with it 👍 don’t give a fuck anymore (Rock Action)
  77. Blockhead - Luminous Rubble (Def Pressé Editions)
  78. Ghostly Kisses - Darkroom, (Arika Records)
  79. Acid Tongue - Acid On The Dancefloor (self-released)
  80. Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites (Third Man)
  81. MGMT - Loss of Life (Mom+Pop)
  82. Real Estate - Daniel (Domino)
  83. Alice Russell - I Am  (Tru Thoughts)
  84. bad tuner - look at me but through me EP (Foreign Family Collective)
  85. Grace Cummings - Ramona (ATO)
  86. Tipa Tipo - Cintas (Bit Rosie)
  87. Valebol - Valebol (Otherly Love)
  88. Cléa Vincent - Ad vitam æternamour (Midnight Special)
  89. Cor.Ece & Bad Colours - Been Here Before (Bastard Jazz Recordings)
  90. Reyna Tropical - Malegría (Psychic Hotline)

Americana: 

  1. Beyoncé - COWBOY CARTER (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia)
  2. Gary Clark Jr. - JPEG RAW (Warner)
  3. Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood (ANTI-)
  4. Various Artists - My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall (Oh Boy Records)
  5. Real Estate - Daniel (Domino)
  6. Hurray For The Riff Raff - The Past Is Still Alive (Nonesuch)
  7. Iron & Wine - Light Verse (Sub Pop)
  8. Dolly Parton - “Southern Accents” (Big Machine)
  9. Swamp Dogg - Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th St (Oh Boy Records)
  10. Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future (4AD)

Global: 

  1. Empress Of - For Your Consideration (Giant Music)
  2. Ibibio Sound Machine - Pull the Rope (Merge)
  3. Les Amazones d'Afrique - Musow Danse (Real World Records)
  4. Angélica Garcia - Gemelo (Partisan Records)
  5. Mdou Moctar - Funeral For Justice (Matador)
  6. Ana Tijoux - Vida (Victoria Producciones)
  7. mega cat - mega cat (Share It Music)
  8. Mexican Institute of Sound - Algo‐Ritmo : Mexican Institute of Sound Hits 2004–2024 (Soy Sauce)
  9. Glass Beams - Mahal EP (Ninja Tune)
  10. Tipa Tipo - Cintas (Bit Rosie)

Hip-Hop: 

  1. Tierra Whack - WORLD WIDE WHACK (Interscope)
  2. Seafood Sam - Standing On Giant Shoulders (drink sum wtr)
  3. Ana Tijoux - Vida (Victoria Producciones)
  4. Erick The Architect - I’ve Never Been Here Before (self-released)
  5. Shabazz Palaces - Exotic Birds of Prey (Sub Pop)
  6. Blockhead - Luminous Rubble (Def Pressé Editions)
  7. Cor.Ece & Bad Colours - Been Here Before (Bastard Jazz Recordings)
  8. Bruk Rogers - Loopholes (Tru Thoughts)
  9. clipping. - “Tipsy” b/w “Midnight” (Sub Pop)
  10. Cakes da Killa - Black Sheep (Young Art)

RPM/Electronic: 

  1. Empress Of - For Your Consideration (Giant Music)
  2. Ibibio Sound Machine - Pull the Rope (Merge)
  3. Four Tet - Three (Text)
  4. Erika de Casier - Still (4AD)
  5. Ana Tijoux - Vida (Victoria Producciones)
  6. Dark Chisme - “Beautiful Obsession Killer” (Chismosa)
  7. Logic1000 - Mother (Therapy/Because Music)
  8. Justice - Hyperdrama (Ed Banger Records/Because)
  9. Caribou - “Honey” (Merge)
  10. Blockhead - Luminous Rubble (Def Pressé Editions)

R&B/Blues: 

  1. Beyoncé - COWBOY CARTER (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia)
  2. Empress Of - For Your Consideration (Giant Music)
  3. Ibibio Sound Machine - Pull the Rope (Merge)
  4. Brittany Davis - Image Issues (Loosegroove)
  5. Brittany Howard - What Now (Island)
  6. Tierra Whack - WORLD WIDE WHACK (Interscope)
  7. Gary Clark Jr. - JPEG RAW (Warner)
  8. Erika de Casier - Still (4AD)
  9. Fabiana Palladino - Fabiana Palladino (Paul Institute/XL Recordings)
  10. Sinkane - We Belong (City Slang)

Jazz: 

  1. Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement (Young)
  2. mega cat - mega cat (Share It Music)
  3. Brainstory - Sounds Good (Big Crown)
  4. Ghost Funk Orchestra - A Trip To The Moon (Karma Chief)
  5. Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code (Brainfeeder)
  6. Bruk Rogers - Loopholes (Tru Thoughts)
  7. Sly5thAve - Liberation (Tru Thoughts)
  8. Mo Kolours - Original Flow (WRWTFWW)
  9. DJ Harrison - Shades of Yesterday (Stones Throw)
  10. London Afrobeat Collective - Esengo (Canopy Records)

Northwest: 

  1. Brittany Davis - Image Issues (Loosegroove)
  2. Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love (Suicide Squeeze)
  3. Gossip - Real Power (Columbia)
  4. somesurprises - Perseids (Doom Trip)
  5. mega cat - mega cat (Share It Music)
  6. ACTORS - “In Real Life” (Artoffact)
  7. Dark Chisme - “Beautiful Obsession Killer” (Chismosa)
  8. Mt Fog - “Drifting” (Safe the Forest for the Trees)
  9. Shabazz Palaces - Exotic Birds of Prey (Sub Pop)
  10. Acid Tongue - Acid On The Dancefloor (self-released)

Adds: 

Baby Rose & BADBADNOTGOOD - Slow Burn EP (Secretly Canadian)
English Teacher - This Could Be Texas (Island)
Nia Archives - Silence Is Loud (Hijinxx/Island)
Acid Tongue - Acid On The Dancefloor (self-released)
Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee (self-released)
Dabeull - Analog Love (Roche Musique)
girl in red - I’M DOING IT AGAIN BABY! (Columbia)
Maggie Rogers - Don’t Forget Me (Capitol Records)
METZ - Up On Gravity Hill (Sub Pop)
BODEGA - Our Brand Could Be Yr Life (Chrysalis)
Cuffed Up - All You Got (Hit The North)
Dana Gavanski - LATE SLAP (Full Time Hobby)
Klaus Johann Grobe - Io Tu il Loro (Trouble In Mind)
Leyla McCalla - Sun Without The Heat (ANTI-)
The Reds, Pinks & Purples - Unwishing Well (Tough Love)
UTO - When all you want to do is be the fire part of fire (InFiné)
Various Artists - My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall (Oh Boy Records)
Jembaa Groove - Ye Ankasa | We Ourselves (Agogo)
Ki! - Yong‐Gwanglo Part One (Crunchy Frog)
Louisa Stancioff - When We Were Looking (Yep Roc)
naafi - UVA (self-released)
Woods - Five More Flowers EP (Woodsist)