It’s undeniable, everything’s coming up James Blake this week at KCRW. From new fan-favorite “Fire The Editor” leading off this week’s 5 Songs To Hear, to his freshly-released LP Playing Robots Into Heaven finally topping the chart, it’s all happening for the smoldering king of UK post-dubstep.
New and notable: Aussie psych-heroes Mildlife have been circling the list for weeks thanks to early spins of the brain-tingling, sprawling delights of new single “Return To Centaurus.” Now that it officially exists, with a new LP — Chorus — announced for 2024, expect an extended residency. Plus, get witchy with El Búho x Li Saumet’s collab from Búho’s forthcoming album Strata, and let it ride with Karen y Los Remedios’ Silencio. Find all of the vibes on our Top 30 Spotify playlist.
More: 5 Songs to Hear This Week: James Blake, Cleo Sol, Ashnikko
Top 30 Albums (9.19.2023)
| 1 | James Blake | Playing Robots Into Heaven |
| 2 | The Chemical Brothers | For That Beautiful Feeling |
| 3 | Cleo Sol | Heaven |
| 4 | Yussef Dayes | Black Classical Music |
| 5 | Nation Of Language | Strange Disciple |
| 6 | Jungle | Volcano |
| 7 | Romy | Mid Air |
| 8 | Sampha | LAHAI |
| 9 | Jalen Ngonda | Come Around and Love Me |
| 10 | Sufjan Stevens | Javelin |
| 11 | Tinashe | BB/ANG3L |
| 12 | Corinne Bailey Rae | Black Rainbows |
| 13 | Wajatta | Waiting For The Get Down |
| 14 | Say She She | Silver |
| 15 | Devendra Banhart | Flying Wig |
| 16 | Mildlife | Chorus |
| 17 | Allison Russell | The Returner |
| 18 | Roosevelt | Embrace |
| 19 | Slowdive | everything is alive |
| 20 | Black Pumas | Chronicles of a Diamond |
| 21 | Genesis Owusu | STRUGGLER |
| 22 | Gabriels | Angels & Queens |
| 23 | Noname | Sundial |
| 24 | Kiefer | It’s Ok, B U |
| 25 | Animal Collective | Isn’t It Now? |
| 26 | Art Feynman | Be Good the Crazy Boys |
| 27 | Tentendo | Morning Light |
| 28 | Steven Bamidele | Summing Up |
| 29 | Karen Y Los Remedios | Silencio |
| 30 | El Búho | Strata |