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October 2019
Ada Lea
Ada Lea cruises to the top of the!earshot National Top 200 for September 2019 with what we say in private. Mauno's Really Well holds on to the number 2 spot and Rae Spoon's 10th albun Mental Health clibs to number 3. Necking's Cut Your Tteeth at number 4 and Bridal Party's Too Much at number 5 round out the Top 5.
The SoulJazz Orcestra's Chaos Theories rules the International charts and veteran folkies Ian & Syliva top the Folk/Roots/Blues chart with The Lost Tapes
Campus radio is under threat. New policies of he Ontario government will see the funding model for the province's campus radio stations and many othetr student organizations gutted. !earshot Charts Editor Alexandra Rimmington looks at the issues and the potentially devestating consequences in an !earshot editorial Is the End of Campus Radio in Ontario?
Check out all the latest action on the weekly charts
Features
Cuttting Your Teeth With Necking
Vancouver's new punk rock heros play on the Studio 6 Live Sssions. By CJSF Radio and Magnus Thyvold
The End of Campus Radio in Ontario?
The Ontario Government's Student Choice Initiative has the potential to devestate campus radio stations and many other student organizations across the province. By Alexandra RimmingtonLatest Charts
Folk/Roots/Blues #1 The Dead South 20 hours ago
Loud #1 Necking 20 hours ago
Jazz #1 Gordon Grdina Quartet 20 hours ago
International #1 Alex Cuba 20 hours ago
Hip Hop #1 Sampa The Great 20 hours ago
Electronic #1 Jean-Michel Blais 20 hours ago
Top 50 #1 Begonia 20 hours ago
CFMH Top 30 #1 Jaguar Knight 1 day ago
CIVL Top 30 #1 Kristin Witko 1 day ago
CJLO Top 30 #1 Angel Olsen 1 day ago
More Charts...Follow our look back at 2018
The Top 200 of 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.!earshot National Top 200 of 2017
For January to December 2017TW 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
Specialty Charts #1s 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) -
!earshot Top 50
For the Week Ending: Tuesday, October 15, 2019
TW Artist - Title - (Label) 1 Begonia
Fear - (Rex Baby)2 Men I Trust
Oncle Jazz - (Self-Released)3 Angel Olsen
All Mirrors - (Jagjaguwar)4 Peach Pyramid
Bright Blue - (Oscar Street)5 Fly Pan Am
C’est ça - (Constellation)6 Necking
Cut Your Teeth - (Mint)7 The New Pornographers
In the Morse Code of Brake Lights - (Concord)8 Rae Spoon
Mental Health - (Coax)9 Jenny Hval
The Practice of Love - (Sacred Bones)10 Bridal Party
Too Much - (Kingfisher Bluez)View the full Top 50
Specialty Charts #1s Electronic: Jean-Michel Blais - Dans ma main (remixes) - (Arts & Crafts) Hip Hop: Sampa The Great - The Return - (Ninja Tune) International: Alex Cuba - Sublime - (Caracol) Jazz: Gordon Grdina Quartet - Cooper's Park - (Songlines) Loud: Necking - Cut Your Teeth - (Mint) Folk/Roots/Blues: The Dead South - Sugar and Joy - (Six Shooter Records) !earshot September Top 200
For the Month of September 2019
TW Artist - Title - (Label) 1 Ada Lea
what we say in private - (Next Door / Saddle Creek)2 Mauno
Really Well - (Tin Angel)3 Rae Spoon
Mental Health - (Coax)4 Necking
Cut Your Teeth - (Mint)5 Bridal Party
Too Much - (Kingfisher Bluez)6 Black Mountain
Destroyer - (Dine Alone)7 Purple Mountains
Purple Mountains - (Drag City)8 Bodywash
Comforter - (Luminelle)9 Shotgun Jimmie
Transistor Sister 2 - (You've Changed)10 Jay Som
Anak Ko - (Polyvinyl)View the full !earshot Top 200
Specialty Charts #1s Electronic: Lal - Dark Beings - (Coax) Hip Hop: A.Y.E. - Soul Food: The Audiobiography Of... - (Makebelieve) International: The Souljazz Orchestra - Chaos Theories - (Do Right!) Jazz: PJ Perry featuring Bill Mays - This Quiet Room - (Cellar Music) Loud: Necking - Cut Your Teeth - (Mint) Folk/Roots/Blues: Ian & Sylvia - The Lost Tapes - (Stony Plain) !earshot Top 200 of 2018
For the Month of January to December 2018
TW Artist - Title - (Label) 1 U.S. Girls
In A Poem Unlimited - (Royal Mountain)2 Nap Eyes
I'm Bad Now - (You've Changed)3 Ought
Room Inside the World - (Royal Mountain)4 Suuns
Felt - (Secret City)5 Dumb
Seeing Green - (Mint)6 Jennifer Castle
Angels of Death - (Idee Fixe)7 Charlotte Day Wilson
Stone Woman - (Self-Released)8 Frigs
Basic Behaviour - (Arts & Crafts)9 Dilly Dally
Heaven - (Dine Alone)10 Michael Rault
It's A New Day Tonight - (Sleepless)View the full !earshot Top 200
Specialty Charts #1s Electronic: StegoSarahs - Simple Subtraction - (Self-Released) Hip Hop: Cadence Weapon - Cadence Weapon - (eOne Music (E1)) International: Kiran Ahluwalia - 7 Billion - (Six Degrees) Jazz: Peggy Lee - Echo Painting - (Songlines) Loud: Fucked Up - Dose Your Dreams - (Arts & Crafts) Folk/Roots/Blues: Sue Foley - The Ice Queen - (Stony Plain) -
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Features: September 2019
Cuttting Your Teeth With Necking
Vancouver's new punk rock heros play on the Studio 6 Live Sssions. By CJSF Radio and Magnus Thyvold
The End of Campus Radio in Ontario?
The Ontario Government's Student Choice Initiative has the potential to devestate campus radio stations and many other student organizations across the province. By Alexandra Rimmington -
Features: August 2019
Cuttting Your Teeth With Necking
Vancouver's new punk rock heros play on the Studio 6 Live Sssions. By CJSF Radio and Magnus Thyvold
The End of Campus Radio in Ontario?
The Ontario Government's Student Choice Initiative has the potential to devestate campus radio stations and many other student organizations across the province. By Alexandra Rimmington -
Features: July 2019
The End of Campus Radio in Ontario?
The Ontario Government's Student Choice Initiative has the potential to devestate campus radio stations and many other student organizations across the province. By Alexandra Rimmington -
Features: June 2019
The End of Campus Radio in Ontario?
The Ontario Government's Student Choice Initiative has the potential to devestate campus radio stations and many other student organizations across the province. By Alexandra RimmingtonFollow our look back at 2018
The Top 200 of 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.!earshot National Top 200 of 2017
For January to December 2017TW 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
Specialty Charts #1s 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)
