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The Charli’s Angels Of Avant Pop Are This Week’s #1

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Charli XCX forming with Christine and the Queens and Caroline Polachek a sort of Charli’s Angels of avant indie pop for her latest track, ‘New Shapes, is this week’s #1 in our loop. The returns of Spiritualized and Mitski complete the top three.

With yet another teaser from what it´s already shaping up as one of the albums of 2022, Big Thief are the highest new entry, followed by the latest songs by Sweeping Promises; Earl Sweatshirt; Jockstrap; Cate Le Bon; Bob Vylan; Sub Urban feat. AURORA; Soleá Morente feat. Estrella Morente; KAYTRANADA feat. H.E.R; 100 gecs; Shamir; Kanye West feat. André 3000; CKay feat. Eunique & Pronto; Taylor Swift feat. Phoebe Bridgers; Rosie Lowe & Duval Timothy; Horsegirl… and a new track by Ibeyi collaborating with British rapper Pa Salieu . Check Our Loop in full here.

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Big Thief #1 In The Loop With ‘Certainty’

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Big Thief keep themselves busy and, though a new album has not yet been announced, the band is back on top of our loop with their latest track, ‘Certainty’. On an indie-flavoured week, Low and The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die complete the top three.

Last week’s #1, Halsey, is the highest debut with another standout track from her new album. Other brand new entries this week are the latest by Ada Lea; Token feat. Rico Nasty; Dorian Electra feat. Danny Brown; Ovlov; Derby Motoreta’s Burrito Kachimba; Let’s Eat Grandma; Andy Shauf; KAROL G; Parquet Courts; Deerhoof; Bartees Strange; Amber Mark; Nao; Dua Saleh with Amaarae; cupcakKe; Harry James Jr. feat. C. Tangana… and a lost track by Radiohead from ‘Kid Amnesiae,’ a new album of unreleased tracks from the sessions of ‘Kid A’ and ‘Amnesiac’ that will be released altogether with a new joint edition of the band’s seminal two albums. Check Our Loop in full here.

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Wet Leg Put Our Loop In Their Chaise Longue

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New signees to Domino records, Isle Of Wight female indie duo Wet Leg are making quite a splash with their debut single ‘Chaise Longue,’ this week’s #1 in our loop. Low who remained for a second week at #2 and another brand new indie sensation, Indigo De Souza, complete the Top 3.

The return of favourite US folk-rockers Big Thief is the highest new entry, followed by the latest tracks by Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine; Joy Orbison feat. Léa Sen; Lizzo feat. Cardi B; Cherry Glazerr; Courtney Barnett; Nao; Jorja Smith x GuiltyBeatz; Tinashe feat. Jeremih; audiobooks; Katy B; PinkPantheress… and the ubiquitous Phoebe Bridgers who continues her unstoppable string of collaborations with their entry in Metallica’s cover album, ‘Nothing else matters,’ and a duo with The Killers. Check Our Loop in full here.

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#Bestof2019 : Top 100 Tracks (25-1)

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FKA Twigs’ exquisite vocal and electronica experimentation kickstarts the final and most important part of our Top 100 tracks of 2019 (Positions 25-1). For the first time ever 19 out of our Top 25 songs are performed by female musicians or female-fronted bands, including the whole of the Top 10. This only reaffirms 2019 as a year with strong feminine (and feminist) flavour.

And our favourite songs of the year are:

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#Bestof2019 : Top 50 Albums

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We begin our annual end of the year music review with our favourite albums. In the coming days we will be also checking the Top 100 singles, making a brief analysis of what’s been going on during the last twelve month and we´’ll finish with the announcement of our 2018 Rober Awards nominees. Then, with the new year, we´ll have a look at the last twelve months in film. Stay tuned!

The Rober Awards Best Albums of 2019 are…

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Big Thief Back On Top With ‘Forgotten Eyes’

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For the third time this year folk-rockers Big Thief get to the #1 of our loop. The Brooklyn combo who have released not one but two of the best albums of the year is our song of the week with ‘Forgotten Eyes’. On a singer/songwriter-heavy edition Mount Eerie with Julie Doiron and Julien Baker round up the Top 3.

And right when his former album ‘Blonde’ has been named by some influential critics the best of the decade, Frank Ocean‘s return with a teaser from his new opus is the week’s highest new entry. Also debuting, another song by Leonard Cohen‘s posthumous new album, as well as new ones by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds;Pusha T & Swizz Beatz; Destroyer; Bill Callahan; The Comet Is Coming; Courtney Barnett; TNGHT; Soleá Morente con Las Negris; Black Lips; The 1975… and The Nationals’ Matt Berninger with Phoebe Bridgers on the first taster of his first solo album. Check Our Loop in full here.

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Big Thief Steals This Week’s Loop

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One of the bands this year will be remembered for, Brooklyn alt. folksters Big Thief, makes it to the top of our loop with ‘Not’, the first taster off their second album of 2019, ‘Two Hands.’ Lana Del Rey, whose new album ‘Norman Fucking Rockwell’ has been saluted by the critics as the best of her career and LA post-punks Automatic round up the Top 3.

After our two-week holiday, this new edition comes crammed with new entries, anticipating the hottest albums of the autumn, headed by Pusha T. feat. Ms. Lauryn Hill, and new works by the likes of Taylor Swift; Swans; girl in red; Charli XCX feat. HAIM; Nacho Vegas; Bat For Lashes; Four Tet; Isobel Campbell; Sudan Archives; Cigarettes After Sex; Danny Brown; Grimes; Cineplexx con La Bien Querida; Belle & Sebastian; Metronomy; Chromatics; Algiers; A$AP Rocky;
Vagabon; Guitarricadelafuente: Camila Cabello… plus a surprisingly good duet between Sheryl Crow and Stevie Nicks from the former’s collaborations album. Check Our Loop in full here.

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Rico Nasty Makes Time Fly In The Loop

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After dealing with ‘Anger Management,’ female rapper Rico Nasty goes more club and pop friendly with the infectious ‘Time Flies,’ which is our #1 in the new edition of the loop. London art pop band Vanishing Twin and St. Louis’ songwriter Angel Olsen, with her latest, 80’s inspired power ballad, complete the Top 3.

Anticipating their second album in just a few months, after releasing one of the best records of the year, Big Thief‘s new track is the highest debut, with the latest by Jenny Hval; Oh Sees; (Sandy) Alex G; Shura; Charli XCX feat. Sky Ferreira; Vivian Girls; Jorja Smith feat. Burna Boy; Leikeli47; Mariah the Scientist; JPEGMAFIA; Lightning Bolt; ROSALÍA & Ozuna… as well as the founder of English post-rock legends Cabaret Voltaire Stephen Mallinder going solo, all debuting strong. Check Our Loop in full here.

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Kim Petras & SOPHIE Count The Dayz On Top Of Our Loop

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Transgender pop stars Kim Petras and SOPHIE join forces on their poptastic, slick new song ‘1,2,3 Dayz Up’, which has just climbed to the #`1 of our weekly loop. Veteran Canadian indie collective Broken Social Scene follow closely with ‘Boyfriends’, a standout track from their latest EP, the first volume of ‘Let’s Try The After.’ Last week’s chart topper Baiuca; Kiwi songwriter Aldous Harding and another Canadian artist, Munya, complete the Top 5 in this edition’s springtime-like, poptastic selection.

Brooklyn indie-folk band Big Thief, back with gorgeous new track, ‘UFOF,’ and the habitual soundtrack collaborators of Claire Denis’ films , Tindersticks, featuring the star of the renowned French auteur’s latest work ‘High Life,’ Robert Pattinson, in the movie’s main track, ‘Willow’, are the highest new entries. The latest songs by Royal Trux; Weyes Blood; Krystal Klear; Pixx; Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever; Priests; Carly Rae Jepsen; Solange; Johnny Marr and former Go-Between Robert Forster also debut.
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