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:
In what has slowly become the most remarkable story of 2014, the latest effort from Ty Segall has now spent four weeks at #1 on the College Radio Album Chart, who knew? Six new albums make their debut on the chart including the latest fron The Growlers, Tops, Goat, and ambient techno artist Richard David James a.k.a. Aphex Twin. The other two newcomers are Alt-J, they make a 59 spot jump to #7, and King Tuff who leaps 77 spots to #5. Do your ears a favor and pick up “Be Slowly” by JAWS, trust me. Recently, R.E.M.’s album “Monster” turned 20 years old. I can remember going to a record store in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio at midnight the day “Monster” dropped. Those were the days.. physical copies at midnight!
Radio 200 Top 20 College Radio Album for the week of September 30, 2014:
1. TY SEGALL Manipulator
2. DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 The Physical World
3. SPOON They Want My Soul
4. THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS Brill Bruisers
5. KING TUFF Black Moon Spell
6. RYAN ADAMS Ryan Adams
7. ALT-J This Is All Yours
8. BANKS Goddess
9. KAREN O Crush Songs
10. TENNIS Ritual In Repeat
11. AVI BUFFALO At Best Cuckhold
12. THE DRUMS Encyclopedia
13. GOAT Commune
14. ODESZA In Return
15. CYMBALS EAT GUITARS Lose
16. J MASCIS Tied To A Star
17. TOPS Picture You Staring
18. ALLAH-LAS Worship The Sun
19. APHEX TWIN Cyro
20. THE GROWLERS Chinese Fountain
The DJ DEEp Spicy Six:
1. JAWS Be Slowly
2. ALLAH-LAS Worship The Sun
3. BEAR IN HEAVEN Time Is Over One Day Old
4. JAMES La Petite Mort
5. ALT-J This Is All Yours
Heritage Album Of The Week
6. R.E.M. Monster
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