KCRW Charts - Week of 9/29

Topping the weekly charts this week are the Brazilian Girls, pushing Iceland's Emiliana Torrini out of the top spot from a few weeks before. Thievery Corporation do esn't disappoint on their new release, Radio Retaliation, holding the #3 spot.  New work by Michael Franti and TV on the Radio round out the top 5.

Be sure to check out the recently archived live video performances from both Michael Franti and the beautifully unique acoustic set by the Brazilian Girls.

 
 KCRW TOP 50 FOR WEEK OF 09/29/2008

  1 BRAZILIAN GIRLS == New York City >> [Verve Forecast]
  2 TORRINI, EMILIANA == Me & Armini >> [Rough Trade]
  3 THIEVERY CORPORATION == Radio Retaliation >> [Esl]
  4 FRANTI, MICHAEL & SPEARHEAD == All Rebel Rockers >> [Anti]
  5 TV ON THE RADIO == Dear Science >> [Interscope]
  6 KEANE == Spiralling >> [Interscope]
  7 MERCURY REV == Snowflake Midnight >> [Yep Roc]
  8 VERVE == Forth >> [On Your Own]
9 MGMT == Electric Feel >> [Columbia]
10 CSS == Donkey >> [Sub Pop]
11 SIGUR ROS == Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust >> [Xl]
12 TILLY & THE WALL == O >> [Team Love]
13 COLD WAR KIDS == Loyalty To Loyalty >> [Downtown]
14 FRIENDLY FIRES == Friendly Fires >> [Xl]
15 PETH == Golden Mile >> [Strangetown]
16 BLOC PARTY == Intimacy >> [Atlantic]
17 CALYPSO SOUL COMPILATION == Calypsoul 70 >> [Strut]
18 CALEXICO == Carried To Dust >> [Quarterstick]
19 SAADIQ, RAPHAEL == Way I See It >> [Columbia]
20 BLACK GHOSTS == Black Ghosts >> [I Am Sound]
21 HOT CHIP == Touch Too Much/hold On - Remixes >> [Astralwerks]
22 QUANTUM OF SOLACE == Ost - Music By Jack White & Alicia Keyes >> [Advance]
23 MOLINA, JUANA == Un Dia >> [Domino]
24 DUNGEN == Four >> [Kemado]
25 KASKADE == Strobelite Seduction >> [Ultra]
26 STEREOLAB == Chemical Chords >> [4ad]
27 SILENT YEARS == Globe >> [First Date]
28 EARLIMART == Hymn & Her >> [Majordomo]
29 KINKY == Barracuda >> [Nettwerk]
30 JESUS & MARY CHAIN == Power Of Negative Thinking - Sampler >> [Rhino]
31 HADEN, CHARLIE == Rambling Boy >> [Decca]
32 KOUSHIK == Out Of My Window >> [Stones Throw]
33 SECRET MACHINES == Secret Machines >> [Tsm]
34 BOAT PEOPLE == Chandeliers >> [Self Release]
35 NIGHTMARES ON WAX == Thought So >> [Warp]
36 QUANTIC - FLOWERING INFERNO == Death Of The Revolution >> [Tru Thoughts]
37 FUJIYA & MIYAGI == Lightbulbs >> [Deaf Dumb & Blind]
38 LEGEND, JOHN == Evolver - Sampler >> [Columbia]
39 FAINT == Fasciinatiion >> [Blank Wav]
40 JEM == Down To Earth >> [Ato]
41 RODRIGUEZ == Cold Fact >> [Light In The Attic]
42 BECK == Modern Guilt >> [Interscope]
43 WELLS, EMILY == Symphonies - Dreams Memories & Parties >> [Creative Control]
44 SANTOGOLD NERD & JULIAN CASABLANCAS == My Drive Thru >> [Cornerstone]
45 HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR == Hercules & Love Affair >> [Mute/dfa]
46 RACONTEURS == Consolers Of The Lonely >> [Third Man]
47 ELBOW == Seldom Seen Kid >> [Polydor Uk]
48 HOT CHIP == Made In The Dark >> [Astralwerks]
49 DONKEYS == Living on the Other Side >> [Dead Oceans]
50 BROKEN WEST == Now Or Heaven >> [Merge]

KCRW SPECIALTY CHARTS - 09/29/2008

WORLD
  1 CALYPSO SOUL COMPILATION == Calypsoul 70 >> [Strut]
  2 KINKY == Barracuda >> [Nettwerk]
  3 QUANTIC - FLOWERING INFERNO == Death Of The Revolution >> [Tru Thoughts]
  4 LOS CENZONTLES == Songs Of Wood & Steel >> [Lcmac]
  5 SIDESTEPPER == Buena Vibra Sound System >> [Palm]
  6 MC YOGI == Elephant Power >> [White Swan]
  7 MENA, DIEGO == Hey >> [La Viuda Negra]
  8 VILLARES, BETO == Beto Villares >> [Six Degrees]
  9 MONARETA == Picotero >> [Nacional]
10 CUBA, ALEX == Agua Del Pozo >> [Caracol]

RPM
  1 BRAZILIAN GIRLS == New York City >> [Verve Forecast]
  2 THIEVERY CORPORATION == Radio Retaliation >> [Esl]
  3 MGMT == Electric Feel >> [Columbia]
  4 FRIENDLY FIRES == Friendly Fires >> [Xl]
  5 CALYPSO SOUL COMPILATION == Calypsoul 70 >> [Strut]
  6 BLACK GHOSTS == Black Ghosts >> [I Am Sound]
  7 HOT CHIP == Touch Too Much/hold On - Remixes >> [Astralwerks]
  8 NIGHTMARES ON WAX == Thought So >> [Warp]
  9 KASKADE == Strobelite Seduction >> [Ultra]
10 KOUSHIK == Out Of My Window >> [Stones Throw]

JAZZ
  1 VALDES & COLINA == Live At The Village Vanguard >> [Norte]
  2 BARBER, PATRICIA == Cole Porter Mix >> [Blue Note]
  3 PEREZ & OGERMAN == Across The Crystal Sea >> [Decca]
  4 SMV == Thunder >> [Heads Up]
  5 KALINA & SELF == Odd Couple >> [Based Hound]
  6 HARGROVE, ROY QUINTET == Earfood >> [Groovin High]
  7 BRAZILIAN TRIO == Forests >> [Zoho Music]
  8 KAHN, GEORGE == Cover Up >> [Playing]
  9 COHEN, AVISHAI TRIO == Gently Disturbed >> [Raz Daz]
10 DAVIS, MILES - TRIBUTE == Miles From India >> [Times Square]