Here’s the weekly Top 20 College Radio Albums from the Radio 200 list published by CMJ (College Media Journal). The reputable rag surveys up to 600 college radio stations of a weekly basis to compute the list.
In addition, here’s my Spicy Six Albums of the week. These are the six albums that can’t find their way out of my six disc changer. The list consists of my Top 5 Albums of the week, and one Heritage Album that’s worth dusting off and giving a listen.
Here’s the lists:
After spending two weeks in the top spot, Caribou falls to #2. “Seeds,” the fifth studio album from TV On The Radio (pictured) takes over at #1. Five albums are new to the countdown this week, one of which is from the Australian psychedelic seven-piece that call themselves King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, how fun! Also new to the Top 20 is the supergroup The New Basement Tapes, the group consists of Elvis Costello, Rhiannon Giddens, Taylor Goldsmith, Jim James and Marcus Mumford, the album was produced by T Bone Burnett. Chaz Bundick is the mastermind behind Toro Y Moi, his latest project is called Les Sins, and “Michael” is the first release under that moniker. Ariel Pink’s first release without his band The Haunted Graffiti jumps 126 spots to come in at #11. The final new album to debut in the Top 20 is a reissue from Flake Music. The band Flake Music was a five-piece that formed in 1992 by James Mercer, and released their only album “When You Land Here, It’s Time To Return” in 1997. Four of the members of Flake Music would go on to form the original line-up of The Shins. New at the top of my Spicy Six is the sophomore album from the London based band 2:54. Anyone catch the documentary R.E.M. By MTV? When was the last last time you listened to “Out Of Time?”
Radio 200 Top 20 College Radio Album for the week of November 25, 2014:
1. TV ON THE RADIO Seeds
2. CARIBOU Our Love
3. DEERHOOF La Isla Bonita
4. PANDA BEAR Mr. Noah
5. FOXYGEN …And Star Power
6. HOOKWORMS The Hum
7. COLD WAR KIDS Hold My Home
8. FLYING LOTUS You’re Dead!
9. KING TUFF Black Moon Spell
10. KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD I’m In Your Mind Fuzz
11. ARIEL PINK Pom Pom
12. EX HEX Rips
13. MEATBODIES Meatbodies
14. RUN THE JEWELS Run The Jewels 2
15. ALT-J This Is All Yours
16. THE NEW BASEMENT TAPES Lost On The River
17. STARS No One Is Lost
18. LES SINS Michael
19. FLAKE MUSIC When You Land Here, It’s Time To Return
20. BROODS Evergreen
The DJ DEEp Spicy Six:
1. 2:54 The Other I
2. TV On The Radio Seeds
3. PARKAY QUARTS Content Nausea
4. HAERTS Haerts
5. ALT-J This Is All Yours
Heritage Album Of The Week
6. R.E.M. Out Of Time
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