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RAYE & 070 Shake Bring ‘Escapism’ To The Loop

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Two fast-rising stars of progressive R´N´B, RAYE & 070 Shake, join forces in ‘Escapism,’ this week’s #1 in our loop. Indie icon Caroline Polachek and young Spanish electronic flamenco artist Ralphie Choo complete the Top 3.

On a week we had the devastating news of Mimi Parker of Low passing away, their contribution to the Sleater-Kinney covers album is the week’s highest entry, followed by the latest songs by Fever Ray; Floating Points; Ezra Collective feat. Kojey Radical; Sega Bodega; Phoenix; Niño de Elche feat. Yerai Cortés; SAULT; Fleet Foxes feat. Tim Bernardes; Alice Boman feat. Perfume Genius; DeJ Loaf; Cass McCombs and Weak Signal; Nacho Vegas; FINGERGAP feat. Fedor Yury… and a new collaboration between Dragonette feat. The Knocks. Check this week’s loop in full here.

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Wet Leg ‘Oh No’ First #1 Of 2022 In Our Loop

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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.

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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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The Loop Feels Happier Than Ever With Billie Eilish At #1

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Superstar Bilie Eilish confirms her position as the most influential young female artist Today with her excellent new album ‘Happier Than Ever,’ whose title track is this week’s #1 in our loop. Amyl And The Sniffers and Jungle complete the Top 3.

The third taster from Low‘s forthcoming album is the highest new entry, followed by the latest tracks by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds; James Blake; Water From Your Eyes; Trace Mountains; Soccer96 feat. Salami Rose Joe Louis; NLE Choppa; Ty Segall feat. Denée Segall; Disclosure; Denzel Curry; Banoffee; Parquet Courts; Grupo De Expertos Solynieve… and a collaboration between British female R&B/hip-hop stars Stefflon Don & Ms Banks. Check Our Loop in full here.

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Clairo Tops The Loop With ‘Amoeba’

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Going from the sounds of bedroom pop and indietronica to those of 70’s folk-rock, young American singer-songwriter Clairo gets to the top of our loop with ‘Amoeba,’ one of the standout tracks from her second work, ‘Sling’. She is followed by two collaborations Tyler, The Creator feat. 42 Dugg and Jenn Champion feat. OYSTER KIDS that complete the top 3.

Another taster from Low‘s forthcoming album is the highest new entry, followed by the latest tracks by James Blake; Big Red Machine feat, Fleet Foxes & Anaïs Mitchell; City Girls; Wye Oak; Deerhoof; Bas feat. J. Cole & Lil Tjay; Amber Mark feat. Snakehip; Bad Bunny; Amen Dunes feat. Sleaford Mods; Lorde… and J Balvin doing a reggaeton take on Metallica from the band’s imminent covers album. Check Our Loop in full here.

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Low ‘Days Like These’ New #1 In The Loop

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Our favourite trio, Low, have returned with ‘Days Like These.’ The first taster from their forthcoming album ‘Say What’ is this week’s #1 in the loop. Aldous Harding and Megan Thee Stallion, complete the top 3.

Highest new entry is the collaboration between Shygirl and slowthai, followed by the latest tracks by the likes of SCALPING; L’Rain; Big Red Machine feat. Taylor Swift; Yaeji feat. iAN; LoneLady; Janelle Monáe; Vanishing Twin; Los Planetas; Woods; Durand Jones & The Indications feat. Aaron Frazer; Beny Jr feat. El Guincho; The Bug feat Logan_olm; Soul Glo; Rico Nasty; Leon Bridges… and The Ophelias with Julien Baker collaborating in their new single. Check Our Loop in full here.

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Teenage Sequence #1 In The Loop With ‘All This Art’

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London-based young musician of South Asian descent Dewan-Dean Soomary aka Teenage Sequence is this week’s #1 in the loop with his tribute to the 00´s dance rock, ‘All this art.’ Today’s two better-known female songwriters from New Zealand, Lorde and Aldous Harding, complete the top 3.

Highest new entry is the excellent return single from Low, followed by the latest tracks by SAULT; Tirzah; Damon & Naomi: Jazmine Sullivan; Doja Cat feat. The Weeknd; Kamasi Washington; Wednesday; Rigoberta Bandini; beabadoobee; Helado Negro; Wolf Alice; TORRES; Crissy Z; Tyler, The Creator feat. Lil Uzi Vert; Pharrell Williams; Unknown Mortal Orchestra; Faye Webster; Nite Jewel; Indigo De Souza; Neko Case; Damon Albarn… and three young stars of Latin urban music Mariah Angeliq, Bad Gyal and Maria Becerra teaming up for a Spanish version of TLC´s ‘No Scrubs’. Check Our Loop in full here.

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#Bestof2018 : 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 will finish with the announcement of our 2018 Rober Awards nominees. Stay tuned!

The Rober Awards Best albums of 2018 are…

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El Loop Se Echa A Dormir Con Low

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El regreso de Low, nuestro trío mormón favorito, con la avanzadilla de su Nuevo álbum para Sub Pop, ‘C’mon’, es el tema más destacado en el loop de esta semana, superando a rivales tan fuertes como las más recientes entregas de PJ Harvey, Panda Bear Y Nacho Vegas.
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The Loop Gets Sleepy With Low

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The return of Low , our favourite mormon trio, with the first taste of their new album for sub pop, ‘C’mon’ is the highlight of this week’s loop, beating such strong competitors as the latest offerings from PJ Harvey, Panda Bear & Nacho Vegas.
The highest new entries came courtesy of up and coming talent; from … Read more