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June 2019
PUP
PUP's Morbid Stuff sits atop the !earshot National Top 200 for May 2019 beating out Wintersleep in the number 2 spot with In The Land Of and Orville Peck (Pony), newcomer Weyes Blood (Titanic Rising) and Tim Baker (Forever Overhead).
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?
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Features
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) Latest Charts
Folk/Roots/Blues #1 Mavis Staples 9 hours ago
Loud #1 PUP 9 hours ago
Jazz #1 Brad Turner Quartet 9 hours ago
International #1 Combo Chimbita 9 hours ago
Hip Hop #1 Haviah Mighty 9 hours ago
Electronic #1 Flying Lotus 9 hours ago
Top 50 #1 Dumb 9 hours ago
CKXU Top 30 #1 The Shiverettes 17 hours ago
CJTR Top 30 #1 Ygretz 18 hours ago
CKUT Jazz #1 Art Ensemble Of Chicago 18 hours ago
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!earshot Top 50
For the Week Ending: Tuesday, June 25, 2019
TW Artist - Title - (Label) 1 Dumb
Club Nites - (Mint)2 Black Mountain
Destroyer - (Dine Alone)3 Mac DeMarco
Here Comes the Cowboy - (Royal Mountain)4 Pottery
No. 1 - (Royal Mountain)5 LAPS
Soon Not Often In It - (Terrific Kids)6 Cate Le Bon
Reward - (Mexican Summer)7 PUP
Morbid Stuff - (Little Dipper)8 Orville Peck
Pony - (Royal Mountain)9 Charlotte Cornfield
The Shape Of Your Name - (Next Door)10 Flying Lotus
Flamagra - (Warp)View the full Top 50
Specialty Charts #1s Electronic: Flying Lotus - Flamagra - (Warp) Hip Hop: Haviah Mighty - 13th Floor - (Self-Released) International: Combo Chimbita - Ahomale - (Anti-) Jazz: Brad Turner Quartet - Jump Up - (Cellar Live) Loud: PUP - Morbid Stuff - (Little Dipper) Folk/Roots/Blues: Mavis Staples - We Get By - (Anti-) !earshot May Top 200
For the Month of May 2019
TW Artist - Title - (Label) 1 PUP
Morbid Stuff - (Little Dipper)2 Wintersleep
In The Land Of - (Dine Alone)3 Orville Peck
Pony - (Royal Mountain)4 Weyes Blood
Titanic Rising - (Sub Pop)5 Tim Baker
Forever Overhead - (Arts & Crafts)6 Blessed
Salt - (Self-Released)7 Living Hour
Softer Faces - (Kanine)8 The Shiverettes
Real Shrill Bitches - (Self-Released)9 B.A. Johnston
The Skid is Hot Tonight - (Transistor 66)10 Charlotte Cornfield
The Shape Of Your Name - (Next Door)View the full !earshot Top 200
Specialty Charts #1s Electronic: Saxsyndrum - Second Nature - (so sorry records) Hip Hop: Little Simz - Grey Area - (AGE 101) International: Combo Chimbita - Ahomale - (Anti-) Jazz: Trio Antipodes - Upside Downwards - (Self-Released) Loud: PUP - Morbid Stuff - (Little Dipper) Folk/Roots/Blues: Leaf Rapids - Citizen Alien - (Coax) !earshot Top 200 of 2018
For the Month of January 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: May 2019
The End of Campus Radio in Ontario?
The Ontario Government's Student Choice Initiative has the potential to devastate 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) -
Features: April 2019
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) 
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 -
Features: March 2019
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)
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 -
Features: February 2019
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)
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
