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Sault Go ‘Free’ On Top Of The Loop

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The enigmatic British collective SAULT after dropping five full albums at the same time a few weeks ago are the last number #1 in our loop this year with ‘Free,’ from their third opus in the Untitled series subtitled ‘God’. Kendrick Lamar and Rauw Alejandro feat. Playero complete the Top 3.

100 gecs feat. Skrillex are the highest new entry, followed by the latest songs by PinkPantheress; Sudan Archives; The Reds, Pinks and Purples; MIKE feat. Sister Nancy; Rozi Plain; LUNA KI; Baaba Maal; Nas feat. 21 Savage; RM with Erykah Badu; Anitta feat. Lexa, POCAH and Rebecca; Yung Kayo; Quando Rondo & YoungBoy Never Broke Again; Villano Antillano; Adiós Amores; Petite Noir feat. Theo Croker; Morad… and the return of Metal Icons Metallica. Check the last loop of 2022 in full here. We´ll be reviewing the year in the following weeks. Back in 2023. In the meantime, Have a happy time.

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Fever Ray Fills The Loop With ‘Carbon Dioxide’

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The second teaser for Fever Ray´s much anticipated forthcoming album, ‘Carbon Dioxide,’ takes Karin Dreijer´s solo project back to #1 in our loop.’ The latest release by Low, part of the Sleater-Kinney tribute album, and Floating Points complete the Top 3.

Sault are again the highest new entry with a track from another of their recently released five new albums, followed by the latest songs by Floranceee feat. Damien Jurado & Phosphorescent; Fousheé feat. Lil Uzi Vert; serpentwithfeet; Hanakiv feat. Alabaster DePlume; Angelo De Augustine; Liv.e; joe unknown; Boyhood; Sea Lemon… and a new song by Spanish veteran indie singer La Bien Querida. Check this week’s loop in full here.

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Benjamin Clementine Fills The Loop With Residue

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British singer Benjamin Clementine is this week’s #1 in our loop with ‘Residue’ from his third album ‘And I Have Been.’ R&B starlette Fousheé and veteran US indie icons Yo La Tengo complete the Top 3.

A standout from one of the mammoth five-album-offering released simultaneously to streaming platforms by Sault is the week’s highest entry, followed by the latest songs by Rauw Alejandro feat. Playero; Kendrick Lamar; Margo Price; Bizarrap & Duki; Pharrell Williams feat. Travis Scott; Niño de Elche con ROSALÍA; PinkPantheress; Romy feat. Fred again..; Jenny Hval; Cigarettes After Sex; Tokischa con Natanael Cano; Weyes Blood; Babi; Yazmin Lacey; Fatoumata Diawara feat. Damon Albarn; Lil Tjay; KAROL G feat. Ovy On The Drums; La Húngara… and, every year they come earlier, two chistmas songs by respectively Phoebe Bridgers and Rosie Thomas with Sufjan Stevens. Check this week’s loop in full here.

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LCD Soundsystem ‘New Body Rhumba’ #1 In The Loop

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The return of LCD Soundystem with ‘New Body Rhumba;’ theme of the new Noah Baumbach´s film ‘White Noise’ is this week´s #1 in the loop. Bill Callahan and Magdalena Bay complete the Top 3.

A new track by the hyperactive British secret collective SAULT is the week’s highest entry, followed by the latest songs by Hitkidd feat. Gloss Up, K Carbon, Slimeroni and Aleza; PVA; Weyes Blood; Alvvays; Abi Ooze; Christine and the Queens; Ralphie Choo; Martha; Meg Baird; Lucrecia Dalt; Hagop Tchaparian with Four Tet; Methyl Ethel feat. Miya Folick; Mykki Blanco feat. Jónsi; RAYE feat. 070 Shake… and Thundercat‘s reinterpretation of an old Ryuichi Sakamoto track. Check this week’s loop in full here.

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SAULT´s London Gangs Taking Over The Loop

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The mysteryous British collective SAULT are back on top of our loop with ‘London Gangs,’ the standout track from a new work, ‘Nine’, that will only be available to listen for 90 days, so hurry up and don´t miss out! L´Rain and a collaboration between Big Red Machine and Taylor Swift complete the top 3.

A pile of new releases after our two week holiday led by Clairo as the highest new entry, followed by the latest tracks by the likes of Yves Tumor; Vince Staples; Pop Smoke feat. Dua Lipa; Billie Eilish; Tyler, The Creator feat. 42 Dugg; BTS; Strand of Oaks; Tinashe; Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine; 박혜진 Park Hye Jin; Courtney Barnett; Caroline Polachek; Normani feat. Cardi B; Angel Olsen; Peggy Gou; Natalie Bergman feat. Beck; HAIM… and WILLOW feat. Avril Lavigne and Travis Barker in her star-studded new album. 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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The Hidden Gems From The Top 50 Albums of 2020

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Before both the announcement of this year’s Rober Awards nominations and the Christmas break, this week we have a special edition of our weekly chart with lesser-known gems from our Top 50 albums of 2020. 51 great tracks as the Number one is shared by the two albums released from our favourite mysterious British collective Sault.

Among our selections, Fiona Apple‘s career-best return; Taylor Swift embracing indie and giving us the unlikely album of the summer with the black and white, nostalgy-filled vignettes of ‘folklore’; Lido Pimienta exploring her Colombian roots with astonishing results; Bad Boy cementing his status as the Latin world’s number one superstar and Phoebe Bridgers delivering the indie, if that still exists, album of the year. Check The music that made this year a bit more bearable here.

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#BestOf2020 : Top 100 Tracks (25-1)

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And the fourth and final part of our favourite 100 songs of the year (25-1) features the cream of Puerto Rico`s bad boys of rap; Britpop-grunge revival; anti-racism protest songs; a prolific enigmatic British collective; country’s biggest comeback; female sexuality rap anthems; k-pop bubblegum; America´s sweetheart gone indie; Spanish urban rumba; a song from Miss Colombia; future nostalgia with big collaborations; the top streamed song getting a last minute remix with surprise guest; the missing link between Britney and Korn; the song described by some as reggaeton’s own ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and at #1 ‘…The End.’

Check the very best songs of the year here:

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SAULT Gets Their Third #1 Of 2020 With ‘Free’

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The unstoppable London collective SAULT makes the top of our chart for the third time this year, with ‘Free,’ a standout track from their second album of 2020,’Untitled (Rise).’ Porridge Radio and Rico Nasty complete the Top 3.

Philadelphia punks Soul Glo are the highest debut, followed by new songs by The Cool Greenhouse; Lykke Li; cupcakKe; HAIM; Sprints; Headie One feat. Young T & Bugsey; Bleached; BlocBoy JB feat. NLE Choppa; Channel Tres; Working Men’s Club; Kiwi jr…. and Bill Callahan & Bonnie “Prince” Billy together for a great cover of Hank Williams, Jr. Check Our Loop in full here.

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SAULT Setting The Loop On Fire

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Mysterious British collective SAULT remain unstoppable, topping our loop for the second time this year with ‘Wildfires,’ another standout from their new album ‘Untitled (Black Is).’ Helena Deland and the collaboration between Jim E. Stack and Empress Of complete the Top 3.

Two high octane collaborations between the hottest rap and R&B female stars of the moment are the highest new entries, namely Cardi B with Megan Thee Stallion and Kali Uchis with Rico Nasty. Also debuting are new songs by Bon Iver; SG Lewis feat. Robyn & Channel Tres; Troye Sivan; JPEGMAFIA feat. Tommy Genesis; Machinedrum feat. Freddie Gibbs; Tim Heidecker; Jamila Woods; 645AR feat. FKA twigs; Bill Callahan; Courtney Barnett; Mina Tindle feat. Sufjan Stevens; Abigail Asante; Róisín Murphy… and a new track by electronica artists Kelly Lee Owens feat. John Cale. Check Our Loop in full here.

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Sault Bring Their Monsters To The Loop’s #1

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Enigmatic British soul collective Sault keep on their incognito ways. They have a new album, ‘Untitled (Black Is),’ a standout track from which, ‘Monsters,’ is this week’s #1 in the Loop. The returns of Sufjan Stevens and veteran British folk singer Shirley Collins complete the Top 3.

Spanish Indie band Los Planetas is this edition’s highest debut with a politically charged track dedicated to ‘The New Normality’. Also debuting new songs by PLAY DEAD; La Bien Querida; Bill Callahan; Gabriel Garzón-Montano; Tkay Maidza feat. Kari Faux; Julianna Barwick feat. Mary Lattimore; Sen Morimoto; Westside Gunn feat. Armani Caesar; Remi Wolf; Koffee… and the collaboration between Canadian band Kestrels and J Mascis. Check Our Loop in full here.

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Phoebe Bridgers Ends At #1 In Our Loop

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American songwriter Phoebe Bridgers is this week’s #1 in our loop with ‘I Know The End,’ a standout from her excellent new album ‘Punisher.’ Arca feat. ROSALÍA and Special Interest complete the week’s Top 3.

Highest new entry is by UK Enigmatic collective SAULT. Also debuting the anticipating tracks from some of the most awaited albums of the year, among them: Sufjan Stevens; Bill Callahan; Shirley Collins; Big Boi feat. Sleepy Brown; Oh Wonder; Porridge Radio feat. Lala Lala; Disq; Derby Motoreta’s Burrito Kachimba; Disclosure feat, slowthai; Benjamin Biolay; Yves Jarvis; cupcakKe; Dominique A; Prins Thomas; The Nix feat. Laetitia Sadier; Elza Soares… and Kanye West feat. Travis Scott anticipating new album at the same time he announces his candidature for US presidency. Make your own conclusions! Check Our Loop in full here.

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