Hot Wax
New Must Listens handpicked by CJSR
From all new releases for week of October 20 – 26, 2025
Cochemea – Vol. 3: Ancestros Futuros [Daptone]
New York, NY Jazz/World (Central America)
Very cool rhythms. Fantastic horn soloing. I think good for chilling out or the opposite.
Cate Le Bon – Michelangelo Dying [Mexican Summer]
UK Rock/Pop
Uses instruments percussively. Almost a plodding tempo but it feels relaxing.
Haerts – Laguna Road [Self-Released]
New York, NY Rock/Pop
Relaxed, dreamy drama. Good vocal melodies.
Al Nicol – Only Hoping [Self-Released]
Montreal, QC Rock/Pop
Pretty music with a nice groove
All the new music added to the CJSR library
(October 20 – October 26)
| GENRE | ARTIST | ALBUM | LABEL |
| Blues | Bluerock Junction | Thrift Store Queen | Self-Released |
| Classical | Houston, Sarah | Mementos | Enjou |
| Country | Petunia & the Vipers | Callin’ Me Back | Self-Released |
| Folk | Deep Dark Woods, The | The Circle Remains | Victory Pool |
| Folk | Diaz, Madi | Fatal Optimist | Anti- |
| Folk | Frances, Hannah | Nested in Tangles | Fire Talk |
| Hip-Hop/Rap | Leosis, Lex | I’m A Little Sensitive EP | Distorted Muse |
| Hip-Hop/Rap | Manwolves, CRASHprez, CRASHwolves | It All Comes For Me EP | Manwolves |
| Jazz/Hip-Hop | Alfa Mist | Roulette | Sekito |
| Jazz/World (Central America) | Cochemea | Vol. 3: Ancestros Futuros | Daptone |
| Punk | Upchuck | I’m Nice Now | Domino |
| Rock/Pop | AFI | Silver Bleeds the Black Sun… | Run For Cover |
| Rock/Pop | Antlers, The | Blight | Transgressive |
| Rock/Pop | Babygirl | Stay Here Where It’s Warm | Arts & Crafts |
| Rock/Pop | Brainwasher | 39 Light Years from Heaven | Mothland |
| Rock/Pop | Dolo Tonight | DVD Rental Store | Epitaph |
| Rock/Pop | Fontine | Good Buddy | Birthday Cake |
| Rock/Pop | Forty Winks | Love Is a Dog from Hell EP | Crafted Sounds |
| Rock/Pop | Guided By Voices | Thick Rich And Delicious | GBV |
| Rock/Pop | Haerts | Laguna Road | Self-Released |
| Rock/Pop | LaRocca, Chris | Dog Years | Red Bull |
| Rock/Pop | Le Bon, Cate | Michelangelo Dying | Mexican Summer |
| Rock/Pop | Living Hour | Internal Drone Infinity | Keeled Scales |
| Rock/Pop | Macks, The | Bonanza | DevilDuck |
| Rock/Pop | Nicol, Al | Only Hoping | Self-Released |
| Rock/Pop | Other Lives | Volume V | PIAS |
| Rock/Pop | Packaging | Packaging | Share It |
| Rock/Pop | Peel Dream Magazine | Taurus | Topshelf |
| Rock/Pop | Pynch | Beautiful Noise | Chillburn |
| Rock/Pop | Ribbon Skirt | Pensacola | Mint |
| Rock/Pop | San Tropez | Museum of Modern History | Mint 400 |
| Rock/Pop | Shraya, Vivek | New Models | Twin Fang |
| Rock/Pop | Summer Bruises | Out of Body | Self-Released |
| Rock/Pop | Thrice | Horizons/West | Epitaph |
Charts
Top 30
Chart ranking reflects airplay during the week ending October 17, 2025
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* indicates a Canadian artist
red indicates local artist
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RANK ARTIST TITLE LABEL
1 Tebby And The Heavy* Heavy Afternoon Self-Released
2 Flyte Between You and Me Nettwerk
3 Smokey* Bleak Heritage Lonesome
4 Jeff Tweedy Twilight Override dBpm
5 Jens Lekman Songs For Other People’s Weddings Secretly Canadian
6 Wednesday Bleeds Dead Oceans
7 Bass Drum Of Death Six Cobraside
8 Brenda Bath Time College of Knowledge
9 she’s green Chrysalis (EP) Photo Finish
10 Frog THE COUNT tapewormies
11 San Gabriel Nights and Weekends Share It
12 POSTNAMERS* City Songs Self-Released
13 Fetus Blasters* Where are you? WRACA
14 Yoo II Avec Nolan Potter* Yoo II avec Nolan Potter Mothland
15 Scott Hardware* Overpass Telephone Explosion
16 Purity Ring* Purity Ring Dine Alone
17 Absolute Losers* In The Crowd Having Fun
18 bananahaus* grounders Mono Tapes
19 Pig Pen* Mental Madness Flatspot
20 Al Muirhead Quintet* Still Cookin’ at 90: The Canada Sessions Vol. 2 Chronograph
21 Hermitess* Death & The Fool Self-Released
22 Buildings and Food* Provincial Park Self-Released
23 Neko Case Neon Grey Midnight Green Anti-
24 Automatic Is It Now? Stones Throw
25 The Dwarfs of East Agouza Sasquatch Landslide Constellation
26 Murs Love & Rockets 3:16 (The Emancipation) Mello Music Group
27 Girljockey Girljockey Helping Hands
28 Durand Jones And The Indications Flowers Dead Oceans
29 Mo Lowda & The Humble Tailing The Ghost Workaround Records
30 Superchunk Songs In The Key Of Yikes Merge