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This Month
Follow our look back at 2018
The definitive list of the best records of 2018 - including electronic, hip hop, international, jazz, loud and folk roots & blues.
Best of 2018
Full Best of 2018 lists from Programmers and Contributors
Jazz Notes
Jim Dupuis, !earshot contributor and host of Jazz Notes on Kamloops' CFBX give you his Best of Jazz for 2018
Broken Glass
Myles Gregory, host of Broken Gass on CFBX Kamloops, brings you the best of Punk, Hardcore and other heavy sounds for 2018.
Bravery, Repetition & Noise
Mike Taggert, host of
Bravery, Repetition & Noise on CHSR Fredericton, brings you the best of garage rock, noise pop, shoegaze, freak-folk and more with an Atlantic Canadian sprin.
Something to Write Home About
Sean Warkentine, Music Director at CKXU in Lethbridge Alberta and host of Something to Write Home About on the best music of 2018.
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For January to December 2017
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Artist - Title - (Label) |
| 1 |
Alvvays 
Antisocialites - (Polyvinyl) |
| 2 |
Mac DeMarco
This Old Dog - (Royal Mountain) |
| 3 |
Austra
Future Politics - (Pink Fizz) |
| 4 |
Timber Timbre
Sincerely, Future Pollution - (Arts & Crafts) |
| 5 |
Faith Healer
Try ;-) - (Mint) |
| 6 |
Broken Social Scene
Hug of Thunder - (Arts & Crafts) |
| 7 |
Homeshake
Fresh Air - (Royal Mountain) |
| 8 |
Daniel Romano
Modern Pressure - (You've Changed) |
| 9 |
Whitehorse
Panther In The Dollhouse - (Six Shooter) |
| 10 |
Do Make Say Think
Stubborn Persistent Illusions - (Constellation) |
View the full !earshot Top 200 of 2017
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Specialty Charts #1s
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| Electronic: | Austra - Future Politics - (Pink Fizz) |
| Hip Hop: | Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 3 - (Run the Jewels, Inc.) |
| International: | The Souljazz Orchestra - Under Burning Skies - (Do Right! Music) |
| Jazz: | Ugly Beauties - Strange Attractors - (Self-Released) |
| Loud: | Mastodon - Emperor Of Sand - (Reprise) |
| Folk/Roots/Blues: | Rose Cousins - Natural Conclusion - (Outside Music) |
Accessing an Inaccessible World with Peggy Lee
Classically trained cellist Peggy Lee has found a niche in the highly, innovative and challenging improvisational music scene in Vancouver. By Jim Dupuis
Burning Down the House with Lindsay May
Kamloops based performer/composer Lindsay May digs deep into her emotional self to weave musical stories on her new album. By Jim Dupuis
Charts
For the Week Ending: Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Top 50
#1 PUP - Morbid Stuff - (Little Dipper)
Electronic
#1 Wangled Teb - Seasonal Depression - (TwoFifteen Records)
Hip Hop
#1 Dead Obies - Dead - (Bonsound)
International
#1 Ibibio Sound Machine - Doko Mien - (Merge)
Jazz
#1 Anna Webber - Clockwise - (Pi)
Loud
#1 Dream Theater - Distance Over Time - (Inside Out)
Folk/Roots/Blues
#1 Abigail Lapell - Getaway - (Coax)
!earshot charts - november 2013 - top 20 jazz
Asterisk (*) denotes Canadian artists. All !earshot charts in this issue reflect actual airplay on campus/community stations during the month of November 2013. Charts are weighted according to broadcast range and market size. To view older charts from as far back as 1999, go to our charts main page.
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main charts page
| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
Land Of Kush * |
The Big Mango |
Constellation |
| 2 |
Matana Roberts |
COIN COIN Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile |
Constellation |
| 3 |
Don Berner Sextet* |
Love Letters To a Rat Free Capital |
Self-Released |
| 4 |
Robert Marcel Lepage * |
Le Lait Maternal |
Ambiances Magnetiques |
| 5 |
Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica |
Where Here Meets There |
Tiki |
| 6 |
Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra* |
Habitat |
Justin Time |
| 7 |
Amanda Tosoff * |
Live At The Cellar |
Ocean's Beyond |
| 8 |
Sultans Of String * |
Symphony! |
Self-Released |
| 9 |
Mike Downes * |
Ripple Effect |
Addo |
| 10 |
Jazz Combustion Uprising |
Self-Immolation |
Self-Released |
| 11 |
Robert Glasper Experiment |
Black Radio 2 |
Blue Note |
| 12 |
Ian Hendrickson-Smith |
Tonight is Now |
Cellar Live |
| 13 |
Rimbombante * |
Maria Has Lost Her Soul |
Majunga Music |
| 14 |
Harris Eisenstadt * |
Golden State |
Songlines |
| 15 |
Youngblood Brass Band |
Pax Volumi |
Tru Thoughts |
| 16 |
Sarah Neufeld * |
Hero Brother |
Constellation |
| 17 |
Stacey Kent |
The Changing Lights |
Parlophone |
| 18 |
William Parker |
Wood Flute Songs: An Anthology |
AUM Fidelity |
| 19 |
Griffith Hiltz Trio* |
This Is What You Get |
Self-Released |
| 20 |
David Sills |
Blue's the New Green |
Gut String |
