Charts and hot wax – May 19, 2025

| & filed under Top 30.

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Latest CJSR Library Adds

 

GENRE ARTIST ALBUM LABEL
Blues GA-20 EP Volume 2 Self-Released
Electronic Röyksopp True Electric Dog Triumph/[PIAS]
Electronic Set Dressing I Can’t Be Alone Tonite Fire Talk
Electronic Ultra Far For Music is Alive and Well  Not So Gifted
Electronic Zeds Dead Return to the Spectrum of Intergalactic Happiness Deadbeats
Folk Bon Iver SABLE, fABLE Jagjaguar
Folk Captain Tractor East of Edson (Revisited) Six Shooter
Folk l’Oumigmag  Ce qui tourne dans l’air Ronin Rhythm
Folk/World (Maori) Williams, Marlon Te Whare Tīwekaweka Self-Released
Jazz Hiromi OUT THERE Telarc/Concord Jazz
Jazz Hyldon & Adrian Younge Hyldon JID023 Jazz Is Dead
Jazz/Soul Butcher Brown Letters From The Atlantic Concord Jazz
Metal Body Minus Head An Exercise In Self-Sufficiency  No Funeral
Punk Sundowner Work Dream zBTFD
R&B/Electronic Scotty Beams Scotty Beams (Radio Sampler) Self-Released
Rock/Pop Anika Abyss Sacred Bones
Rock/Pop Arcy Drive The Pit AWAL
Rock/Pop Bitter Chills, The Young Time Rock N’ Roll Mint 400
Rock/Pop Black Country, New Road Forever Howlong Ninja Tune
Rock/Pop Casper Skulls Kit-Cat Next Door
Rock/Pop Cold Specks Light for the Midnight Mute
Rock/Pop Convenience, The Like Cartoon Vampires Winspear
Rock/Pop Foamboy Lime, Knife, Time, Hand Self-Released
Rock/Pop Friedman, Avery New Thing Audio Antihero
Rock/Pop Glare Sunset Funeral Deathwish
Rock/Pop Grim, Sahara Fable Self-Released
Rock/Pop Hagen, Erika Pouvoirs magiques Bonbonbon
Rock/Pop Harkness Ciao To The Beauty Windchild
Rock/Pop Kilpatrick, Jimmie Jimmie You’ve Changed
Rock/Pop Momma Welcome to My Blue Sky Polyvinyl
Rock/Pop Ophelias, The Spring Grove Get Better
Rock/Pop Painters, The Single Cell Nostalgia Eel
Rock/Pop Panchinko Gingko Nettwerk
Rock/Pop Quotas Quotas EP zBTFD
Rock/Pop Rosier elle veille encore Self-Released
Rock/Pop Tapeworms Grand Voyage Music Website
Rock/Pop Young Friend Motorcycle Sound Effects Nettwerk

 


Librarian’s Picks


Momma
Welcome to My Blue Sky [Polyvinyl]
Los Angeles, CA          Rock/Pop
This is some fun rock.


Foamboy
Lime, Knife, Time, Hand [Self-Released]
Portland, OR        Rock/Pop
Restrained, synthy funk pop. Reminds me of Benny Sings.


Sundowner
Work Dream [zBTFD]
Toronto, ON        Punk
Crunchy, scratchy, noisy guitars and good screaming


Marlon Williams
Te Whare Tīwekaweka  [Self-Released]
Melbourne, Australia        Folk/World (Maori)
Wish I understood Maori because I liked the lyrics in his 2018 album but what a voice!

 


Local Adds


Captain Tractor
East of Edson (Revisited) [Six Shooter]
Folk
 


Scotty Beams
Scotty Beams (Radio Sampler) [Self-Released]
R&B/Electronic

 


CJSR CHARTS – May 19, 2025

* indicates a Canadian artist.
Artists in red are local!
Chart ranking reflects airplay during the week ending 05-19-2025.

 

Top 30

19-May-2025 

RANK    ARTIST    TITLE    LABEL

1    Uncle Trent and Friends*    Legacy    Thicker Than Blood

2    Serebii    Dime    Innovative Leisure

3    JJ Miller*    Hometown Believer    Self-Released

4    Maddie Jay*    I Can Change Your Mind    Self-Released

5    Dave Robbins Big Band*    Happy Faces    Reel To Real

6    McKenna Moonah Blues Duo*    Breaking News    Self-Released

7    Sons of Membertou*    Wapna’kik: The People of the Dawn    Smithsonian Folkways

8    Nicolas Bougaïeff*    Primal Extensions EP    Mute

9    Preoccupations*    Focus (Ill At Ease)    Self-Released

10    Ribbon Skirt*    Bite Down    Mint

11    The Burning Hell*    Ghost Palace    You’ve Changed

12    Bria Salmena*    Big Dog    Sub Pop

13    R Sheaves*    Mary Spins    Milltown

14    Wiles*    If You Can Hear Me Now You’re Not Far    Good Stones Calm Water

15    Art d’Ecco*    Serene Demon    Paper Bag

16    Brock Geiger*    Some Nights    Self-Released

17    Yves Jarvis    All Cylinders    Next Door

18    Gloin    All of your anger is actually shame (and I bet that makes you angry)    Mothland

19    No Frills*    Sad Clown    We Are Busy Bodies

20    Jason Kent*    Jukebox Boy    Self-Released

21    Valley Of Despair*    Burn At The Stake    Oddball

22    Marie Davidson    City of Clowns    Because Music

23    Non Ultras*    Bulwark    Self-Released

24    Holy Void*    All Will Be Revealed in Time    Self-Released

25    Celeigh Cardinal*    Boundless Possibilities    Self-Released

26    Basia Bulat*    Basia’s Palace    Secret City

27    Kestrels*    Better Wonder    Darla

28    innerouter*    get real    Self-Released

29    Brad Sucks*    Naturally    Self-Released

30    Robin Carolan    Nosferatu OST    Sacred Bones

 

 

Electronic

19-May-2025 

RANK    ARTIST    TITLE    LABEL

1    Maddie Jay*    I Can Change Your Mind    Self-Released

2    Nicolas Bougaïeff*    Primal Extensions EP    Mute

3    Marie Davidson    City of Clowns    Because Music

4    Baynk    Senescence    Virgin

5    pseudo-antigone*    lovers (confusing and messy is what i am here for)    Self-Released

6    Jones Haddad*    Before I Drown    Absent Sound

7    Ora the Molecule    Dance Therapy    Mute Artists

8    Apta    The Pool    Castles In Space

9    Hifi Sean & David McAlmont    Twilight    Plastique

10    sunflwr    heard it in a dream    Unbelievably Spectacular Records

 

 

Hip Hop

19-May-2025 

RANK    ARTIST    TITLE    LABEL

1    Amp Sessions*    Baby Ruth    Self-Released

2    Ant    Collection of Sounds Vol. 4    Rhymesayers

3    Kaboom Atomic & The Dirty Sample*    2 Cents    Hand’Solo

4    Naya Ali*    We Did The Damn Thing    Bonsound

5    GHOSTBOYRJ*    State of Mind    Urbnet

6    Clipping    Dead Channel Sky    Sub Pop

7    Moonchild Sanelly    Full Moon    Transgressive/PIAS

8    Dirty Dev*    Nah, The Other Other    Self-Released

9    boutique feelings    Boutique Feelings    Mothland

10    Jeshi    Airbag Woke Me Up    Because Music

 

 

International

19-May-2025 

RANK    ARTIST    TITLE    LABEL

1    Sons of Membertou*    Wapna’kik: The People of the Dawn    Smithsonian Folkways

2    Ammar El Sherei    Music From the East    WeWantSounds

3    Siach Hasadeh*    Hapam Yilaveh    Self-Released

4    Farnaz Ohadi    Breath    Air

5    Joao Selva    Onda    Underdog

6    Miramar    Entre Tus Flores    Ansonia Records

7    Ebo Taylor Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad    Ebo Taylor JID022    Jazz Is Dead

8    Pierre Kwenders*    Tears On The Dance Floor    Moonshine

9    Various    Sweet Rebels ? The Golden Era of Algerian Pop-Raï    WeWantSounds

10    Kazdoura*    Ghoyoum    Self-Released

 

 

Jazz

19-May-2025 

RANK    ARTIST    TITLE    LABEL

1    Dave Robbins Big Band*    Happy Faces    Reel To Real

2    Cinephonic*    Refuge    Marlow

3    Dan Fortin*    Cannon    Elastic Recordings

4    Rachel Therrien*    Mi Hogar II    Lula World Records

5    Takuya Kuroda    EVERYDAY    PPK Records

6    Whispering Worlds    Cosmic Cliffs    Adhyaropa

7    Karneef    It’s How You Say It    Self-Released

8    Brett Hansen*    Confluence    Self-Released

9    Brian Baggett*    Travel Past the Aftermath    Self-Released

10    Strat Andriotis*    Exits    Self-Released

 

 

Loud

19-May-2025 

RANK    ARTIST    TITLE    LABEL

1    Valley Of Despair*    Burn At The Stake    Oddball

2    Paint Drying*    Luncheon Moon    Self-Released

3    Mares of Thrace*    The Loss    Artoffact

4    Daniel Martin And The Infamous*    Say My Name    Self-Released

5    The Gits    Frenching The Bully (2024 Remaster)    Sub Pop

6    Circle The Wolves*    Mirror Mirror    Catalyst

7    Paranoia*    Thrash To Kill    Self-Released

8    Lambrini Girls    Who Let The Dogs Out    City Slang

9    GING NANG BOYZ    Blew Blue    Lauren

10    Slaughterhouse    Sick and Tired EP    Pirates Press

 

 

Folk/Roots/Blues

19-May-2025 

RANK    ARTIST    TITLE    LABEL

1    Uncle Trent and Friends*    Legacy    Thicker Than Blood

2    McKenna Moonah Blues Duo*    Breaking News    Self-Released

3    Sons of Membertou*    Wapna’kik: The People of the Dawn    Smithsonian Folkways

4    Celeigh Cardinal*    Boundless Possibilities    Self-Released

5    Maya Cook*    salt    Aakuluk

6    Safia Nolin*    UFO Religion    Self-Released

7    Sister Ray*    Believer    Royal Mountain

8    Maude Audet*    Blue Tears EP    Bravo

9    Avi C. Engel*    Nocturne (Soundtrack for an Invisible Film)    Self-Released

10    Alex Runions*    Above the Clouds and On the Ground    Self-Released

 

 

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