1. Until the Ribbon Breaks- Until the Ribbon Breaks
2. Animal Hours- Do Over
3. Kindness- Otherness
4. The Heroes Lie- Angels Wear Armor
5. Pill Hill- It Tastes A Little Sweet
Top 30 10/13/2014
1. La Roux- Trouble in Paradise
2. Kimbra- The Golden Echo
3. Tennis- Ritual in Repeat
4. Grace Weber- The Refinery
5. Pale Hands- Spirit Lines
6. Tiny Victories- Haunts
7. The Growlers- Chinese Fountain
8. Lykke Li- I Never Learn
9. Chromeo- White Women
10. The Left Ready- The Left Ready
11. Go Back To the Zoo – Zoo
12. Black Taxi- Electroshock Death Grip
13. The Orwells- Disgraceland
14. Yael Meyer- Warrior Heart
15. Ryan Adams- Ryan Adams
16. Zella Day- Zella Day
17. Yelle- Compelement Fou
18. Cobalt Cranes- Days in the Sun
19. Aroara- In The Pines
20. Broods- Evergreen
21. Caribou-
22. The Drums- Encyclopedia
23. Nikkie Yanofsky- Little Secret
24. Royal Blood- Royal Blood
25. Odesza- In Return
26. Lotus Effect- Totality
27. King Tuff – Black Moon Spell
28. S – Cool Choices
29. Night Terrors of 1927- Anything to Anyone
30. Rise Against- The Black Market
Some great new adds to our Top 30 this week including the new Rise Against album, Odesza’s album, and Broods new album that was a great Top 5 add for us last week. Expect a big change up this next week in our Top 30 with these newbies moving up the list!
Top 5 Adds 10/6/2014
1. Zola Jesus- Taiga
2. Caribou- Our Love
3. Wilhelm Tell Me- A Short Story For The Road
4. Broods- Evergreen
5. Flying Lotus- You’re Dead
We received some great adds in this week. One of my personal favorites is the new Broods album. Very similar to Lorde and Lana Del Rey with strong female vocals mixed with electronic sounds underneath. A Top 30 appearance next week is definitely expected. Caribou and Flying Lotus both with their fifth album have created a name for themselves and these albums prove why they’ve gained success. All five albums have great potential to joining our Top 30 next week! We’re super excited about all of these bands!
Top 30 10/6/2014
1. Kimbra- The Golden Echo
2. Tennis- Ritual In Repeat
3. Go Back To The Zoo- Zoo
4. La Roux- Trouble in Paradise
5. The Growlers- Chinese Fountain
6. Pale Hands- Spirit Lines
7. Black Taxi- Electroshock Death Grip
8. Garden City Movement- Entertainment/ Bengali Cinema
9. Tiny Victories- Haunts
10. Grace Weber- Refinery
11. The Orwells- Disgraceland
12. Yael Meyer- Warrior Heart
13. Lykke Li- I Never Learn
14. Zella Day- Zella Day
15. Curtis Harding- Soul Power
16. Yelle- Completement Fou
17. Chromeo- White Women
18. Cobalt Cranes- Days in the Sun
19. Aroara- In The Pines
20. Ty Segall- Manipulator
21. Ryan Adams- Ryan Adams
22. Allah Las- Worship The Sun
23. The Drums- Encyclopedia
24. The Left Ready- The Left Ready
25. Simian Ghost- Youth
26. Royal Blood- Royal Blood
27. La Sera- Hour of the Dawn
28. Lotus Effect- Totality
29. King Tuff- Black Moon Spell
30. S – Cool Choices
This week we had to say goodbye to some of our bigger named artists that were previously on our Top 30 such as Lana Del Rey, Coldplay, and Atmosphere. However, we added some great new artists to fill their roles such as Yelle, an electronic French artist, King Tuff, a popular alternative rock band, and The Left Ready a new indie rock band with a bright future ahead of them.
Moving up the list this week we have Go Back to the Zoo who were a top 5 add two weeks ago. Their indie pop rock sound immediately caught our DJ’s attention. Grace Weber, one of our favorites at the station has also moved up chart this week. We had the pleasure of interviewing her this morning and will be posting up a podcast of the interview in the next couple of days. Also moving up we have Pale Hands who have recently become a hit with our DJ’s here at KMSC. What’s not to like about dreamy female vocals over melodic electronic sounds and beats?
Keeping a steady presence on our chart is are two of CMJ’s favorites Ryan Adams and Ty Segall. It’s no surprise to see these two coming out, yet again, with a solid album. Also staying steady at the top of our charts we see Black Taxi and Tennis. I predict these two artists will be staying up at the top for awhile!
Top 5 Adds 9/30/2014
1. The Left Ready- The Left Ready
2. The Barr Brothers- Sleeping Operator
3. Christina Holmes- Peace, Love, and C. Holmes
4. S- Cool Choices
5. Lotus Effect- Totality
This top 5 adds encompasses various genres including: folk, indie rock, alternative rock, and punk rock. Both the Left Ready and Lotus Effect were self-released albums with great potential to joining our Top 30 next week.
Top 30 9/30/2014
1. Coldplay- Ghost Stories
2. Lana Del Rey- Ultraviolence
3. Arctic Monkeys- Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High
4. Atmosphere- Southsiders
5. Lykke Li- I Never Learn
6. Party Gardens- Dance Flora
7. The Orwells- Disgraceland
8. Chromeo- White Women
9. Tennis- Ritual In Repeat
10. Black Taxi- Electroshock Death Grip
11. La Roux- Trouble in Paradise
12. Cobalt Cranes- Days in the Sun
13. The Growlers- Chinese Fountain
14. Allah Las- Worship The Sun
15. Yael Meyer- Warrior Heart
16. Kimbra- The Golden Echo
17. Curtis Harding- Soul Power
18. Tiny Victories- Haunts
19. Garden City Movement- Entertainment/ Bengali Cinema
20. Go Back To The Zoo- Zoo
21. Ryan Adams – Ryan Adams
22. Ty Segall- Manipulator
23. Various- The Fault In Our Stars
24. The Drums- Encyclopedia
25. Grace Weber- The Refinery
26. Simian Ghost- Youth
27. Royal Blood- Royal Blood
28. La Sera- Hour of the Dawn
29. Pale Hands- Spirit Lines
30. Bass Drum of Death – Rip This
Cobalt Cranes, who were a top 5 add for us last week were added this week to the Top 30. They received a good amount of plays last week from our DJ’s, which bumped them to be in the middle top of the list this week. Grace Weber, another top 5 add from the week prior, will be on the air soon for an interview this coming week. Her soulful voice is what sparked our DJ’s ears and put her in the Top 30 this week. The Coldplay album and Lana Del Rey’s album have been getting some great spins at the station with the Arctic Monkeys and Atmosphere following close behind. Also new to our Top 30 this week is Ryan Adams new album. He’s been a popular artist for years on college radio stations. Keep your eye on him this next week as I predict this album will be moving up in our Top 30 next week!