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This Month

!earshot Top 200 of 2020 For January tp December 2020
TW	Artist - Title - (Label)
1	Andy Shauf Neon Skyline - (Arts & Crafts)
2	Lido Pimienta Miss Colombia - (Anti-)
3	Wolf Parade Thin Mind - (Royal Mountain)
4	Zoon Bleached Wavves - (Paper Bag)
5	Caribou Suddenly - (Merge)
6	Tops I Feel Alive - (Musique TOPS)
7	Tough Age Which Way Am I? - (Mint)
8	U.S. Girls Heavy Light - (Royal Mountain)
9	Destroyer Have We Met - (Merge)
10	Thanya Iyer KIND - (Topshelf Records)
View the full !earshot Top 200

Specialty Charts #1s
Electronic:	Caribou - Suddenly - (Merge)
Hip Hop:	Run The Jewels - RTJ4 - (Jewel Runners)
International:	Lido Pimienta - Miss Colombia - (Anti-)
Jazz:	Audrey Ochoa - Frankenhorn - (Chronograph)
Loud:	Lié - You Want It Real - (Mint)
Folk/Roots/Blues:	William Prince - Reliever - (Six Shooter Records)

Best Jazz of 2020: Jim Dupuis - Jazz Notes
Jazz host and regular contributor jim Dupuis surveys some of the best Jazz releases of 2020. By Jim Dupuis.

!earshot - february 2020 - top 200

All !earshot charts in this issue reflect actual airplay on campus/community stations during the month of February 2020. 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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top 200 > 51 to 100 > 101 to 150 > 151 to 200 || electronic | hip hop | international | jazz | loud | folk/roots/blues | main charts page

Rank	Artist	Title	Label	S
1	Andy Shauf	Neon Skyline	Arts & Crafts
2	Wolf Parade	Thin Mind	Royal Mountain
3	Holy Fuck	Deleter	Last Gang
4	Woolworm	Awe	Mint
5	Destroyer	Have We Met	Merge
6	Kaytranada	BUBBA	RCA
7	Family Video	Forever Changes Overnight	Coax
8	Red Mass	A Hopeless Noise	Label Étiquette
9	Begonia	Fear	Rex Baby
10	William Prince	Reliever	Six Shooter Records
11	Walrus	Cool to Who	Outside Music
12	Caveboy	Night in the Park, Kiss in the Dark	Self-Released
13	The Soul Motivators	Do The Damn Thing	Do Right!
14	Bombay Bicycle Club	Everything Else Has Gone Wrong	Arts & Crafts
15	WHOOP-Szo	Warrior Down	You've Changed
16	Of Montreal	UR FUN	Polyvinyl
17	Louise Burns	Portraits	Light Organ Records
18	TR/ST	The Destroyer - 2	Grouch/House Arrest
19	nêhiyawak	Nipiy	Arts & Crafts
20	Dan Deacon	Mystic Familiar	Domino
21	Alexandra Savior	The Archer	30th Century
22	Algiers	There Is No Year	Matador
23	The Mariachi Ghost	Puro Dolor	Sugar Gator Records
24	RIIT	Ataataga	Six Shooter
25	Loving	If I Am only My Thoughts	Last Gang
26	Audrey Ochoa	Frankenhorn	Chronograph
27	Ajungi	Ajungi	Hitmakerz
28	Corridor	Junior	Bonsound
29	Boskorgï	Jazz Pranksters	Self-Released
30	Cartel Madras	Age Of The Goonda	Royal Mountain
31	Beck	Hyperspace	Capitol
32	Half Moon Run	A Blemish In The Great Light	Crystal Math Music
33	Frazey Ford	U kin B the Sun	Arts & Crafts
34	Torres	Silver Tongue	Merge
35	Sarah Jane Scouten	Confessions	Light Organ
36	Brooch	S/T (EP)	Shordwood Records
37	Michael Kiwanuka	Kiwanuka	Rough Trade
38	Black Lips	Sing in a World That's Falling Apart	Vice
39	Legal Vertigo	Tragic Future Film Star	Dine Alone
40	We Are The City	RIP	Light Organ
41	Gabrielle Papillon	Shout	The state51 Conspiracy
42	Khruangbin and Leon Bridges	Texas Sun	Dead Oceans
43	Brandon Wolfe Scott	Burden On Your Shoulders	Dine Alone
44	No Museums	Moths	Self-Released
45	Ellen Froese	Fightin' Words	Self-Released
46	Badge Époque Ensemble	Nature, Man & Woman	Telephone Explosion
47	Okay Kaya	Watch This Liquid Pour Itself	Jagjaguwar
48	Matana Roberts	Coin Coin Chapter Four: Memphis	Constellation
49	Blooming Season	Living Feeling	Self-Released
50	Devon Gilfillian	Black Hole Rainbow	Capitol

top 200 > 51 to 100 > 101 to 150 > 151 to 200 || electronic | hip hop | international | jazz | loud | folk/roots/blues | main charts page

Rank	Artist	Title	Label	S
51	Angel Forrest	Hell Bent With Grace	Ad Litteram
52	Alice Boman	Dream On	PIAS
53	Local Talent	Higienopolis	Self-Released
54	Leif Vollebekk	New Ways	Secret City
55	OBUXUM	Re-Birth	Urbnet
56	Patrick Watson	Wave	Secret City
57	Elephant Stone	Hollow	Elephants On Parade
58	pooched	Tercel	Self-Released
59	Aaron Karpinka	Tender Heart	Grind Central
60	Bywater Call	Bywater Call	Self-Released
61	The Gonks	Five Things You Didn't Know About The Gonks	Rocks In Your Head
62	Penny Diving	Big Inhale	Self-Released
63	Tennyson	Telescope	Counter
64	YlangYlang	Interplay	Crash Symbols
65	JayWood	Time	Self-Released
66	Zeds Dead	We Are Deadbeats (Vol 4)	DeadBeats
67	Anyway Gang	Anyway Gang	Royal Mountain
68	City And Colour	A Pill For Loneliness	Dine Alone
69	Waax	Big Grief	Self-Released
70	Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	Ghosteen	Ghosteen Ltd.
71	Basement Revolver	Wax and Digital	Sonic Unyon
72	Tame Impala	The Slow Rush	Universal
73	Chocolat	Jazz Engagé	Dare To Care
74	Alex Cuba	Sublime	Caracol
75	Mon Doux Saigneur	Horizon	Grosse Boite
76	Suitcase Sam	Goodnight Riverdale Park	Curve Music
77	Geoff Berner	Grand Hotel Cosmopolis	Coax
78	Cantor Dust	Too Many Stars	Self-Released
79	Drive-By Truckers	The Unraveling	ATO Records
80	Caribou	Suddenly	Merge
81	The Shuffle Demons	Crazy Time	Stubby
82	Shoobies	Open For Business	Self-Released
83	The New Customs	Selling Religion on Government Street	Self-Released
84	Hurt Valley	Glacial Pace	Woodsist
85	Reuben and the Dark	un | love	Arts & Crafts
86	Dan Edmonds	Softie	Self-Released
87	Son Little	Aloha	Anti-
88	Elephant Skeletons	Lamp Of 3xodus	Self-Released
89	Various	Moonshine: SMS For Location, Vol. 3	Moonshine
90	Sleepy Gonzales	mellowtrauma	Light Organ Records
91	Jeff Parker	Suite for Max Brown	International Anthem / Nonesuch
92	Bedouin Soundclash	MASS	Sony
93	And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead	X: The Godless Void and Other Stories	Dine Alone
94	iskwe	acakosik	Self-Released
95	Free Nationals	Free Nationals	Empire
96	Alex Little and the Suspicious Minds	Late Night Love b/w Dead Cold Eyes	Light Organ
97	Flying Colors	Third Degree	Mascot Label Group
98	Kim Harris	Heirloom	LHM Records
99	Carly Thomas	Front Row	Self-Released
100	Toro Y Moi	Soul Trash	Carpark

top 200 > 51 to 100 > 101 to 150 > 151 to 200 || electronic | hip hop | international | jazz | loud | folk/roots/blues | main charts page

Rank	Artist	Title	Label	S
101	Peach Pyramid	Bright Blue	Oscar Street
102	Common Holly	When I Say to You Black Lightning	Royal Mountain
103	U.S. Girls	Overtime (single)	Royal Mountain
104	The Pairs	Noise	Self-Released
105	Bonnie 'Prince' Billy	I Made A Place	Drag City
106	Metronomy	Metronomy Forever	Because Music
107	Various	Rollercoaster 2	Maison Haute Ville
108	Bag Raiders	Horizons	Modular
109	Hinds	Riding Solo	Mom & Pop
110	Los Straightjackets	Channel Surfing	Yep Roc
111	Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado	Come On In	Ruf
112	Mikal Cronin	Seeker	Merge
113	The Ninth Wave	Infancy	Distiller
114	Moor Mother	Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes	Don Giovanni
115	Horse Lords	The Common Task	Northern Spy
116	Hieroglyphic Being	Synthesizer Expressionism/Rhythmic Cubism	On The Corner
117	Jay Arner	Jay III	Mint
118	Cindy Lee	What's Tonight To Eternity?	W.25TH
119	Blackie And The Rodeo Kings	King of This Town	Warner
120	Forever	Close to the Flame	Cascine
121	The Marrieds	Heavy Hearts	Self-Released
122	O'Haara	Lore / Big High	A Person Disguised As People
123	Corin Raymond	Dirty Mansions	Self-Released
124	Ian & Sylvia	The Lost Tapes	Stony Plain
125	Sudan Archives	Athena	Stones Throw
126	Groceries	Burnout Lullabies	Blew Rose
127	Gus Englehorn	Death & Transfiguration	Self-Released
128	Shirley & The Pyramids	A New American Classic	Self-Released
129	Pinegrove	Marigold	Rough Trade
130	Greg Rekus and the Inside Job	Death + Taxes	Self-Released
131	Bluets	What Keeps You Up At Night (Demo)	Self-Released
132	Barry Allen	Speed Of Dark	Royalty
133	Kacy & Clayton	Carrying On	New West
134	Little Scream	Speed Queen	Merge
135	Fly Pan Am	C’est ça	Constellation
136	Eddy Current Suppression Ring	All In Good Time	Castle Face
137	Tami Neilson	Chickaboom!	Outside
138	Glassreel	Unalike	Self-Released
139	Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven	We're New Again : A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven	XL Recordings
140	Big Dave McLean	Pocket Full Of Nothin'	Black Hen
141	Ice Cream	FED UP	Self-Released
142	The Bros. Landreth	'87	Birthday Cake
143	Deserta	Black Aura My Sun	Felte
144	Muffler Crunch	Proof is in the Pudding	Self-Released
145	Winter	Hazy	Bar/None
146	Non La	Not In Love	Self-Released
147	Wilsen	Ruiner	Secret City
148	Tei Shi	La Linda	Downtown
149	Lightning Bolt	sonic citadel	Thrill Jockey
150	Coma	Voyage Voyage	City Slang

top 200 > 51 to 100 > 101 to 150 > 151 to 200 || electronic | hip hop | international | jazz | loud | folk/roots/blues | main charts page

Rank	Artist	Title	Label	S
151	Dayna Manning	Morning Light	Self-Released
152	Frances Quinlan	Likewise	Saddle Creek
153	Calibro 35	Momentum	Record Kicks
154	Gym Tonic	Good Job	Transistor 66
155	Super Duty Tough Work	Studies in Grey EP	Self-Released
156	Sarah Mary Chadwick	Please Daddy	Sinderlyn Records
157	Wide Mouth Mason	I Wanna Go With You	We Are Busy Bodies
158	SIGSALY	Lasting Effects	Dream Recordings
159	CJ Flemings	Mascara Tears	Warner
160	Georgia	Seeking Thrills	Domino
161	Various	Back from the Canigo: Garage Punks Vs Freakbeat Mods Perpignan 1989-1999	Staubgold
162	Caroline Polachek	Pang	Sony Music
163	Venomenon	Sweating Under My Skin	Self-Released
164	Luke Lalonde	The Perpetual Optimist	Paper Bag
165	Trout	Nectar EP	Self-Released
166	Kate Davis	Trophy	Solitaire
167	UUBBUURRUU	UUBBUURRUU	Mothland
168	Wilco	Ode to Joy	dBpm
169	Gihanze	Itsimbiro	Huza
170	Tush	Don't Be Afraid	Self-Released
171	Phil Campbell	Old Lions Still Roar	Metal Blade
172	Loscil	Lifelike	Self-Released
173	Andy Shauf	Try Again (single)	Arts & Crafts
174	Alder & Ash	The Crowneater	Mendicant
175	Manteca	Augmented Indifference	Self-Released
176	Booster Fawn	Psychic Laundry From Smoke and Mirror World	Self-Released
177	Francois Couture	My Little Book - Tome 2	Disques Boghei
178	Andrew Vivona	10 Other Times	Self-Released
179	Upset	Upset	Lauren
180	Various	Strain Crack & Break: Music From The Nurse With Wound List Volume	Finders Keepers
181	Bambara	Stray	Wharf Cat
182	New Chance	Hardly Working	Self-Released
183	Duvall, William	Onr Alone	DVL Recordings
184	Kylo	Exit	Self-Released
185	FKA twigs	MAGDALENE	Young Turks
186	Nicolas Godin	Concrete And Glass	Because Music
187	Dead Soft	Big Blue	Arts & Crafts
188	Coco Love Alcorn	Rebirth	Self-Released
189	Adrian House	Lookin' Up	Self-Released
190	Ludic	This is Ludic [EP]	The Next Levelists
191	The Radiant	The Radiant EP	Self-Released
192	Nap Eyes	Mark Zuckerberg (single)	Jagjaguwar
193	Forest Management	After Dark	American Dream
194	Patrick Cowley	Mechanical Fantasy Box	Dark Entries
195	Ellis	Fall Apart (single)	Self-Released
196	Anamai	Dream Baby	Halocline Trance
197	Pelada	Movimiento Para Cambio	PAN
198	Le Quatuor De Jazz Libre Du Québec	Musique-Politque	Tour De Bras
199	Les Soeurs Boulay	La mort des étoiles	Grosse Boite
200	Michael Franti & Spearhead	Stay Human Vol. II	Boo Boo Wax

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• Features: March 2021

  !earshot Top 200 of 2020 For January tp December 2020
  TW	Artist - Title - (Label)
  1	Andy Shauf Neon Skyline - (Arts & Crafts)
  2	Lido Pimienta Miss Colombia - (Anti-)
  3	Wolf Parade Thin Mind - (Royal Mountain)
  4	Zoon Bleached Wavves - (Paper Bag)
  5	Caribou Suddenly - (Merge)
  6	Tops I Feel Alive - (Musique TOPS)
  7	Tough Age Which Way Am I? - (Mint)
  8	U.S. Girls Heavy Light - (Royal Mountain)
  9	Destroyer Have We Met - (Merge)
  10	Thanya Iyer KIND - (Topshelf Records)
  View the full !earshot Top 200

  Specialty Charts #1s
  Electronic:	Caribou - Suddenly - (Merge)
  Hip Hop:	Run The Jewels - RTJ4 - (Jewel Runners)
  International:	Lido Pimienta - Miss Colombia - (Anti-)
  Jazz:	Audrey Ochoa - Frankenhorn - (Chronograph)
  Loud:	Lié - You Want It Real - (Mint)
  Folk/Roots/Blues:	William Prince - Reliever - (Six Shooter Records)

  Best Jazz of 2020: Jim Dupuis - Jazz Notes
  Jazz host and regular contributor jim Dupuis surveys some of the best Jazz releases of 2020. By Jim Dupuis.

• Features: February 2021

  Best Jazz of 2020: Jim Dupuis - Jazz Notes
  Jazz host and regular contributor jim Dupuis surveys some of the best Jazz releases of 2020. By Jim Dupuis.

• Features: January 2021

  !earshot Top 200 of 2020 For January tp December 2020
  TW	Artist - Title - (Label)
  1	Andy Shauf Neon Skyline - (Arts & Crafts)
  2	Lido Pimienta Miss Colombia - (Anti-)
  3	Wolf Parade Thin Mind - (Royal Mountain)
  4	Zoon Bleached Wavves - (Paper Bag)
  5	Caribou Suddenly - (Merge)
  6	Tops I Feel Alive - (Musique TOPS)
  7	Tough Age Which Way Am I? - (Mint)
  8	U.S. Girls Heavy Light - (Royal Mountain)
  9	Destroyer Have We Met - (Merge)
  10	Thanya Iyer KIND - (Topshelf Records)
  View the full !earshot Top 200

  Specialty Charts #1s
  Electronic:	Caribou - Suddenly - (Merge)
  Hip Hop:	Run The Jewels - RTJ4 - (Jewel Runners)
  International:	Lido Pimienta - Miss Colombia - (Anti-)
  Jazz:	Audrey Ochoa - Frankenhorn - (Chronograph)
  Loud:	Lié - You Want It Real - (Mint)
  Folk/Roots/Blues:	William Prince - Reliever - (Six Shooter Records)

  Best Jazz of 2020: Jim Dupuis - Jazz Notes
  Jazz host and regular contributor jim Dupuis surveys some of the best Jazz releases of 2020. By Jim Dupuis.

• Features: December 2020

  The Resurrection of Waskesu
  Rod Bandura and Margit Gossage have broaght the legacy of First Nations group Waskesu into the 21st Century with their new Margit Sky Project. By Jim Dupuis.

  When the Music Stopped
  It is not just musicians who are idled by the Coronavirus. A whole industry of people who support the live music scene are put on the sidelines too, says industry veteran Joelle May. By Magnus Thyvold

  Women's Rights, Inprovisation and Passion: The Meredith Bates Interview
  Meredith Bates has been busy trying to get more women musicians in the spotlight and working hard at combining improvised music with other art forms. By Jim Dupuis

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  Our Best of 2019 coverage Starts Here

  Best Jazz of 2019 with Jazz Notes Jim Dupuis
  Contributor and Host of Kamloops' Jazz Notes rounds up his favourite international and local Jazz releases of 2019

  Mingwa - The Strange One
  ...a great album that really stretches what world music can be, and seamlessly blends many styles of music.

  The Shangs - Golden Hits of the Shangs
  ...the band had another side gig going on all the while. Starting in 1990, The Shangs were a psychedelic pop off-shoot that sound very little like the main project Simply Saucer.

  Alex Cuba Sublime
  ...a great album that will fit fine into Canadian summers lounging around on the beach.

  Cutting Your Teeth With Necking
  Vancouver's new punk rock heros play on the Studio 6 Live Sssions. By CJSF Radio and Magnus Thyvold