KCRW Charts - Week of 12/8/08

Well well...i know it's been a while and i'm not going to defend myself. Instead i want to give you a map of the music you've been hearing over the past week at this very station.

KCRW TOP 50 FOR WEEK OF 12/8/09

  1 SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS == Alpinisms >> [Ghostly Intl]
    4 weeks at #1 and counting. Be sure to check out their live performance here to find out how this brooklyn trio got their name and sound.

  2 KUTI, FEMI == Day By Day >> [Mercer Street]
   Great new work from legendary afro-beat king. Check out news on KCRW's Soundclash remix project here.
 
 3 LITTLE JOY == Little Joy >> [Rough Trade]
  Local band feat. Fab. Moretti (Strokes) and his new main squeeze, Binki Shapiro, as well as Rodrigo Amarante (Los  Hermanos). Featured on Chris Douridas' top ten list of '08. They had a great homecoming performance at the Troubadour last Sunday and they will be on MBE on the 17th of December. Check out their top tune feature here. 

 4 KEANE == Perfect Symmetry >> [Interscope]
 If you're keen on Keane, check out his recent live performance here.
 
 5 LITTLE DRAGON == Little Dragon - Remixes >> [Self Release]
 Featured on Jason Bentley and Anne Litt's Top 10 lists and recent guests with Tom Schnabel's show this past Sunday. 
 
 6 NOVALIMA == Coba Coba >> [Cumbancha]
Check out "Concheperla", recently featured on our Top Tune of the day.
 
 7 COMMAGERE, JULIETTE == Queens Die Proudly >> [Aeronaut]
Check out "Hearts", recently featured on our Top Tune of the day.
 
 8 TRAVIS == Ode To J Smith >> [Fontana/red Telephone Box]
Check out the rebroadcast of Nic's last show on MBE here, with a live performance from Travis.
 
 9 JAZZANOVA == Of All The Things >> [Verve]
 Featured on Jason Bentley and Anthony Valadez' Top 10 lists

10 FRIENDLY FIRES == Friendly Fires >> [Xl]
Featured on Jason Eldredge and Dan Wilcox's top 10 lists. Check out their live performance on MBE from early last November here.

11 FARINA, MARK == Mushroom Jazz 6 >> [Om]
12 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE == Ost - Music By Ar Rahman >> [Interscope]
13 SEA & CAKE == Car Alarm >> [Thrill Jockey]
14 HOLMES, DAVID == Holy Pictures >> [Universal]
15 BYRNE & ENO == Everything That Happens Will Happen >> [Self Release]
16 MOLINA, JUANA == Un Dia >> [Domino]
17 THIEVERY CORPORATION == Radio Retaliation >> [Esl]
18 ADELE == 19 >> [Xl/columbia]
19 M83 == Saturdays Equal Youth >> [Mute]
20 CADILLAC RECORDS == Ost - Music By Mos Def, Raphael Saadiq >> [Sony]
21 WELCOME WAGON == Welcome To Welcome Wagon >> [Asthmatic Kitty]
22 BELLE & SEBASTIAN == Bbc Sessions >> [Matador]
23 BIRD & THE BEE == Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future >> [Blue Note]
24 BIRD, ANDREW == Noble Beast >> [Fat Possum]
25 SMITHS == Sound Of The Smiths >> [Sire/rhino]
26 MENAHAN STREET BAND == Make The Road By Walking >> [Dunham/daptone]
27 OF MONTREAL == Skeletal Lamping >> [Polyvinyl]
28 LEWIS, JENNY == Acid Tongue >> [Warner Bros]
29 SAADIQ, RAPHAEL == Way I See It >> [Columbia]
30 VERVE REMIXED COMPILATION == Verve Remixed 4 >> [Verve]
31 MURS == Murs For President >> [Warner Bros]
32 GREYBOY == Fifteen Years Of West Coast Cool >> [Ubiquity]
33 URBAN OUTFITTERS COMPILATION == Give Listen Help 2008 >> [Urban Outfitters]
34 LAY LOW == Farewell Good Night's Sleep >> [Cod]
35 YUILL, JAMES == Turning Down Water For Air >> [Happy Biscuit Club]
36 COMMON == Universal Mind Control >> [Geffen]
37 EMPIRE OF THE SUN == Walking On A Dream >> [Emi]
38 HOURS == See The Light >> [Is Good Music]
39 WEST, KANYE == 808's & Heartbreak >> [Roc-a-fella]
40 KILLERS == Day & Age >> [Island Def Jam]
41 PORTUONDO, OMARA == Gracias >> [Montuno]
42 HOPKINS, JON == Second Sense >> [Promo]
43 TRENTEMOLLER == Live In Concert - Roskilde Festival 2007 >> [Poker Flat]
44 SNOW PATROL == Hundred Million Suns >> [Geffen]
45 HADEN & JACKSON == Ten Years >> [Dashgo]
46 CROOKED FINGERS == Forfeit - Fortune >> [Constant Artists Incorporated]
47 DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES == In Ear Park >> [4ad]
48 HOT CHIP == Touch Too Much/hold On - Remixes >> [Astralwerks]
49 TV ON THE RADIO == Dear Science >> [Interscope]
50 J BOOGIE'S DUBTRONIC SCIENCE == Soul Vibrations >> [Om Hip Hop]

KCRW SPECIALTY CHARTS - 12/08/2008

WORLD
  1 KUTI, FEMI == Day By Day >> [Mercer Street]
  2 NOVALIMA == Coba Coba >> [Cumbancha]
  3 MOLINA, JUANA == Un Dia >> [Domino]
  4 QUANTIC - FLOWERING INFERNO == Death Of The Revolution >> [Tru Thoughts]
  5 CALYPSO SOUL COMPILATION == Calypsoul 70 >> [Strut]
  6 ROUGH GUIDE COMPILATION == Vietnam >> [Rough Guide]
  7 YANEZ, GONZALO == Gonzalo Yanez >> [Nacional]
  8 SENOR COCONUT == Around The World >> [Nacional]
  9 EL GUINCHO == Alegranza >> [Xl]
10 NASCIMENTO & JOBIM TRIO == Novas Bossas >> [Blue Note]

RPM
  1 KUTI, FEMI == Day By Day >> [Mercer Street]
  2 NOVALIMA == Coba Coba >> [Cumbancha]
  3 JAZZANOVA == Of All The Things >> [Verve]
  4 FRIENDLY FIRES == Friendly Fires >> [Xl]
  5 FARINA, MARK == Mushroom Jazz 6 >> [Om]
  6 THIEVERY CORPORATION == Radio Retaliation >> [Esl]
  7 VERVE REMIXED COMPILATION == Verve Remixed 4 >> [Verve]
  8 TRENTEMOLLER == Live In Concert - Roskilde Festival 2007 >> [Poker Flat]
  9 HOT CHIP == Touch Too Much/hold On - Remixes >> [Astralwerks]
10 J BOOGIE'S DUBTRONIC SCIENCE == Soul Vibrations >> [Om Hip Hop]

JAZZ
  1 LEVIATHAN BROTHERS == Short Stories >> [Red Rockets Glare]
  2 HANCOCK, HERBIE == Then & Now - The Definitive >> [Verve]
  3 NASCIMENTO & JOBIM TRIO == Novas Bossas >> [Blue Note]
  4 PEREZ & OGERMAN == Across The Crystal Sea >> [Decca]
  5 FEATHER, LORRAINE == Language >> [Jazzed Media]
  6 COHEN, AVISHAI TRIO == Gently Disturbed >> [Raz Daz]
  7 DAVIS, MILES - TRIBUTE == Miles From India >> [Times Square]
  8 LLOYD, CHARLES QUARTET == Rabo De Nube >> [Ecm]
  9 KALINA & SELF == Odd Couple >> [Based Hound]
10 MOVER, BOB == It Amazes Me >> [Zoho]