Indie songwriter Caroline Polachek‘s new single ‘Billions’ is the new #1 in our chart. She is followed by two other female musicians, last week’s top position, Jazmine Sullivan, and another of Today’s most preminent indie artists, Sharon Van Etten, complete the top 3.
The collaboration between Latin rap stars Trueno, Randy y Bizarrap is the highest debut, followed by new tracks by Flo Milli; Monica Martin with James Blake; Mdou Moctar; Mura Masa with Lil Uzi Vert; PinkPantheress & Shygirl; Robert Glasper feat. Q-Tip & Esperanza Spalding; Daniel Rossen; Melt Yourself Down; Enumclaw; Denzel Curry feat. slowthai; SASAMI; SOLEDAD VÉLEZ; Jon Spencer & the HITmakers; Future Islands… and the return of Kristin Hersh with her latest band 50 Foot Wave Check Our Loop in full here.
Soul songstress Jazmine Sullivan expands her last year’s acclaimed album ‘Heaux Tales,’ with ten excellent new songs. One of them, ‘Selfish’ is this week’s new #1 in the loop. Caroline Polachek and Two Shell complete the top 3.
Another standout from Big Thief‘s brand new album ‘Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You’ is the highest of 27 new entries, followed by new tracks by Destroyer; Beach House; Troye Sivan feat. Jay Som; Turnstile; yeule; Na-Kel Smith; C. Tangana feat. Omar Montes; Daviles de Novelda Y Canelita; Vince Staples feat. Mustard; Tomberlin; Yves Tumor; Russ Millions x Buni & YV; Silk Sonic… and the return of Canadian indie superband Stars Check Our Loop in full here.
Indie songwriter Nilüfer Yanya, anticipating her new album ‘Painless,’ is the new #1 in the loop with ‘Midnight Sun’. Big Thief, who release this week their long awaited record, and Argentinean rap sensation Bizarrap feat. L-Gante & Pablo Lescano complete the top 3.
Another top notch tune by Caroline Polachek is the highest debut, followed by new tracks by Empath; flowerovlove; Burial & Four Tet; Nicki Minaj & Lil Baby; Jazmine Sullivan; Sharon Van Etten; Father John Misty; Pusha T; Andy Morin feat. Backxwash; Kadhja Bonet; Becky G & KAROL G; Omar Apollo feat. Daniel Caesar; Helena Deland; Couch Prints; illuminati hotties… plus the fantastic soundtrack that Colin Stetson has composed for Netflix’s new take on ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’. Check Our Loop in full here.
Going all yatch rock with her cover of the Alessi brother’s classic ‘Seabird,’ Marissa Nadler reaches the top of our chart in the week she releases her new EP ‘Path Of The Clouds.’ Nilüfer Yanya and Big Thief complete the top 3.
Korean/Canadian multi-instrumentists Luna Li feat. beabadoobee is the highest debut, followed by new tracks by Ariel Pink’s Dark Side; Animal Collective; Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever; Koffee; Charli XCX feat, Rina Sawayama; Lucy Dacus; ROSALÍA; Mitski; Alice Wonder feat. DAPS & PMP; The Smile; Kamasi Washington… plus Steve Gunn feat. Mdou Moctar reworking one of the best songs from the former’s back catalogue. Check Our Loop in full here.
Philadelphia hardcore band Soul Glo this week gets their second #1 in our chart with their powerful latest single ‘Jump!! (Or Get Jumped!!!)((by the future)).’ Mitski and Marissa Nadlercomplete the top 3.
Nu-soul songstress Kaina is the week’s highest debut, followed by new tracks by Raveena; Amber Mark; Denzel Curry; SOAK; Ex-Void; Widowspeak; Band of Horses; The Weeknd; FKA twigs; caroline; Camp Cope; Leon Vynehall; León Benavente; Boy Harsher; The Weather Station…. plus the return of chillwave favourites Toro Y Moi. Check Our Loop in full here.
FKA Twigs feat. Rema is the new #1 in the loop with ‘Jealousy’ from her new mixtape, recorded during confinement with the production of El Guincho, ‘Caprisongs.’ Destroyer and the latest single from Mitski‘s forthcoming album complete the top 3.
Nilüfer Yanya is the week’s highest debut, followed by new tracks by Big Thief; Bizarrap feat. L-Gante & Pablo Lescano; Yard Act; Shenseea with Megan Thee Stallion; Beach House; Lana Del Rey; Los Planetas; Fred again..feat. Romy & HAAi; Sevdaliza; Jenny Hval; Fly Anakin; Sofia Kourtesis feat. Manu Chao; La Bien Querida; Highway Superstar feat. Sally Shapiro; Daniel Rossen…. plus the return of 90’s alternative legends Pavement. Check Our Loop in full here.
New year, new assault to global charts by The Weeknd, whose new album ‘Dawn FM’ marks the end of an era for his character with a superbly accessible collection of songs about being ran down by circumstances; among them its new single ‘Sacrifice,’ the new #1 in our chart. Earl Sweatshirt and Mach-Hommy complete the top 3.
Mitski keeps on releasing tracks from her forthcoming album, ‘Laurel Hell,’ her new one is this week’s highest debut, followed by new tracks by Destroyer; Aldous Harding; yeule; Arab Strap; Soul Glo; Maren Morris; Rosie Thomas; Widowspeak; Stromae; Cate Le Bon; Jacques Greene; Fontaines D.C…. plus the return of Jack White. Check Our Loop in full here.
Back after our long festive break, the first loop of the year contains a selection of tracks released during the past month, anticipating the most awaited albums to be released in the first quarter. Among them, Britain’s most anticipated indie debut, Wet Leg‘s, claiming the first #1 of 2022 with ‘Oh No,’ one of the tracks of their third single. Another single off our favourite album of 2021, Low‘s ‘Hey Now,’ is at number 2 and a track from the second installment of Beach House‘s forthcoming opus, takes third position.
Among the rest of our charts, the latest teasers from the eagerly expected new works by Big Thief; Mitski; Earl Sweatshirt; Grimes; FKA twigs (feat. The Weeknd); Rigoberta Bandini; Tierra Whack; serpentwithfeet; Soleá Morente (con La Casa Azul); Kim Gordon (feat. J Mascis); Yard Act; The Smile; Let’s Eat Grandma; Shygirl; YEИDRY; Father John Misty; Waxahatchee; Nacho Vegas; Octavian… plus recently released works by such favourites as Nick Cave & Warren Ellis; The Weeknd; Mach-Hommy; Bizarrap (feat. Tiago PZK); Burial… and a collaboration between David Byrne and Yo La Tengo covering Yoko Ono for a star-studded tribute album. Check Our Loop in full here.
The last part of our Top 100 tracks of the 2020 brings our favourite 25 songs featuring, among others, odes to glamourous fabrics and pieces of furniture; new agey philosophical reflections; a flamenco pop live recording for a US radio station; the nightmare of American religious fundamentalists; a duo of indie titans with a high octane power ballad and the catchiest chorus of the year.
The third part of our favourite songs of 2022 recap has Charli’s angels; reggaeton ballads; Canadian folk-rock; Irish dancefloor melancholia; Spanish stoner rock; Tuareg songwriters; Mormon rock; a duet between French pop royalty; Nigerian R&B; the biggest spoken word hit in aeons and the band that may herald a new wave of britpop. Are we inclusive or what?
Listen to the Top 100 Tracks of 2022 (poitions 50-26) here.
In the second part of our Top 100 favourite songs of the year we find Andalusian rap; Colombian urban ballads; alternative supergroups; Nigerian stars; Australian rock; hip-hop icons; Danish R&B starlettes; ecological activist rappers; 70’s veterans meeting Hollywood stars for bonkers rock opera; Spanish pop-rock and the band whose lead singer is also the protagonist of one of the TV series of the year. Diversity is our middle name!
Listen to the Top 100 Tracks of 2022 (poitions 75-51) here.
After our Top 50 albums of 2021, it is time to recap our favourite songs of the year. Beginning, as our tradition demands, with the symbolic 101 position, usually dedicated to a guilty pleasure or a track/artist of great relevance during the last twelve months, left bubbling under our selected list. In this case, it is both, as after four decades of their separation Swedish pop behemoth ᗅᗺᗷᗅ announced their return, which automatically was hailed as the comeback of the century. Their new album, ‘Voyage’ unsurprisingly found them at their most mellifluous, but in times of a pandemic recovery that is still uncertain, ‘I Still Have Faith In You,’ at least for anyone whose childhood was left mildly traumatised by the sheer melodrama of Chiquita or for those that treasure some joyful memories soundtracked by ‘Dancing Queen’ or ‘Gimme Gimme Gimme’, had the warmth and feel-good embrace of an encounter with a long time absent friend.
The Swedish fab four may have felt slightly dated and their new offerings weren’t even the best ᗅᗺᗷᗅ-like songs around, that honor could go to Pearl Charles‘ glorious pastiche ‘Only for tonight’. However, like theirs, most songs outside the tyranny of the mainstream fusion between EDM, pop and modern R&B formerly called urban music were positively revivalistic. In 2022, whatever your favourite jam from the past may have been, there was a strong chance a current song was influenced by it. This has not been a year for great innovation then, but rather for music which, suitably for the times we are living in, brought comfort and reassurance.
