KCRW Charts - Week of 9/15/08

Emiliana Torrini - Me and Armini

Hey folks,
       here's our charts for this week. Holding the throne in our top 50 for the first time is the latest effort from Icelandic singer-songwriter Emiliana Torrini. Her record just hit stores last week and her single "Me and Armini" has been a big hit across many of this stations unique programs. You'll also notice new material from Bloc Party and Keane's new single, Spiralling down to #7 in its first week at the home of our music library.

KCRW TOP 50 FOR WEEK OF 09/15/2008

  # Artist (Last Name, First Name) == Album Title >> [Label]

  1 TORRINI, EMILIANA == Me & Armini >> [Rough Trade]
  2 STEREOLAB == Chemical Chords >> [4ad]
  3 BRAZILIAN GIRLS == New York City >> [Verve Forecast]
  4 BLOC PARTY == Intimacy >> [Atlantic]
  5 VERVE == Forth >> [On Your Own]
  6 SIGUR ROS == Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust >> [Xl]
  7 KEANE == Spiralling >> [Interscope]
  8 TV ON THE RADIO == Dancing Choose >> [Interscope]
  9 BECK == Modern Guilt >> [Interscope]
10 SAADIQ, RAPHAEL == Way I See It >> [Columbia]
11 PACHA MASSIVE == All Good Things - Remix >> [Nacional]
12 NIGHTMARES ON WAX == Thought So >> [Warp]
13 CALYPSO SOUL COMPILATION == Calypsoul 70 >> [Strut]
14 BYRNE & ENO == Everything That Happens Will Happen >> [Self Release]
15 RATATAT == Lp3 >> [Xl]
16 MERCURY REV == Snowflake Midnight >> [Yep Roc]
17 FUJIYA & MIYAGI == Lightbulbs >> [Deaf Dumb & Blind]
18 CALEXICO == Carried To Dust >> [Quarterstick]
19 MGMT == Electric Feel >> [Columbia]
20 DANDY WARHOLS == Earth To The Dandy Warhols >> [Beat The World]
21 GEORGE & PARKS == An Invitation >> [Everloving]
22 DIDO == Don't Believe In Love >> [Arista]
23 BPA == Toe Jam >> [Southern Fried]
24 QUANTIC - FLOWERING INFERNO == Death Of The Revolution >> [Tru Thoughts]
25 TRICKY == Knowle West Boy >> [Domino]
26 FRANTI, MICHAEL & SPEARHEAD == All Rebel Rockers >> [Anti]
27 WALKMEN == You & Me >> [Gigantic Music]
28 MONKEY == Journey To The West >> [Xl]
29 SCHNAUSS, ULRICH == Stars >> [Domino] 30 BOMB THE BASS == Future Chaos >> [K7]
31 FAINT == Fasciinatiion >> [Blank Wav]
32 SANTOGOLD == Santogold >> [Downtown]
33 BJORK == Dull Flame Of Desire >> [One Little Indian]
34 INLOVE == For Minnie Riperton 12" >> [Inflamable]
35 CHEMICAL BROTHERS == Brotherhood >> [Astralwerks]
36 LAMONTAGNE, RAY == Gossip In The Grain - Sampler >> [Rca]
37 AUTOLUX == Transit Transit - Sampler >> [Self Release]
38 MARCHING BAND == Spark Large >> [U&l Records]
39 BOAT PEOPLE == Chandeliers >> [Self Release] 40 HELENE == Heliotrope >> [Pronoia]
41 SNOW PATROL == Take Back The City >> [Polydor/interscope]
42 HANNIGAN, LISA == Sea Sew >> [Self Release]
43 YAMAGATA, RACHAEL == Elephants - Teeth Sinking Into Heart >> [Warner Bros]
44 FAR OUT COMPILATION == Far Out Bossa Nova >> [Far Out]
45 WINEHOUSE, AMY == Ska Ep >> [Island]
46 SONNY J == Disastro >> [Astralwerks]
47 JEM == Down To Earth >> [Ato]
48 CITY LOUNGE COMPILATION == City Lounge 4 - Sampler >> [Wagram]
49 CSS == Donkey >> [Sub Pop]
50 COLDPLAY == Viva La Vida >> [Capitol]

KCRW SPECIALTY CHARTS - 09/15/2008
The Strut label struts its stuff again with another solid compilation of carribean soul and calypso crossover from 1969-79. Will Holland's new project, Flowering Inferno has also been a heavy hitter this week. Make sure to check his live show out at Zanzibar's Afrofunke tomorrow night with KCRW's very own Jeremy Sole.

WORLD
  1 CALYPSO SOUL COMPILATION == Calypsoul 70 >> [Strut]
  2 QUANTIC - FLOWERING INFERNO == Death Of The Revolution >> [Tru Thoughts]
  3 FAR OUT COMPILATION == Far Out Bossa Nova >> [Far Out]
  4 CITY LOUNGE COMPILATION == City Lounge 4 - Sampler >> [Wagram]
  5 BASTIDA, CECI == Veo La Marea >> [Advance]
  6 PERRY, LEE SCRATCH == Repentance >> [Narnack]
  7 BITONE == Movement Of Life >> [Time To Eat]
  8 SIDESTEPPER == Buena Vibra Sound System >> [Palm]
  9 MALHEIROS, SABRINA == New Morning >> [Far Out]
10 FANIA REMIX COMPILATION == I Like It Like That - Sampler >> [Emusica]

RPM
  1 BRAZILIAN GIRLS == New York City >> [Verve Forecast]
  2 NIGHTMARES ON WAX == Thought So >> [Warp]
  3 CALYPSO SOUL COMPILATION == Calypsoul 70 >> [Strut]
  4 RATATAT == Lp3 >> [Xl]
  5 FUJIYA & MIYAGI == Lightbulbs >> [Deaf Dumb & Blind]
  6 MGMT == Electric Feel >> [Columbia]
  7 BPA == Toe Jam >> [Southern Fried]
  8 SCHNAUSS, ULRICH == Stars >> [Domino]
  9 BOMB THE BASS == Future Chaos >> [K7]
10 FAINT == Fasciinatiion >> [Blank Wav]

JAZZ
  1 PEREZ & OGERMAN == Across The Crystal Sea >> [Decca]
  2 GARRETT, KENNY == Sketches Of Md >> [Mack Avenue]
  3 LOCKE, JOE == Force Of Four >> [Origin]
  4 LOVANO, JOE == Symphonica >> [Blue Note]
  5 BARRON, KENNY == Traveler >> [Sunnyside]
  6 DI PIAZZA, DOMINIQUE - TRIO == Princess Sita >> [Sunnyside]
  7 LASSY, TIMO == Soul & Jazz Of >> [Ricky Tick]
  8 HARGROVE, ROY QUINTET == Earfood >> [Groovin High]
  9 BRAZILIAN TRIO == Forests >> [Zoho Music]
10 DAVIS, MILES - TRIBUTE == Miles From India >> [Times Square]