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Here are the top ten albums in Afterhours.
| Rank | Artist | Recording | Label | |
| 1 | Friendly Fires | Pala | XL | |
| 2 | Austra | Feel It Break | Domino | |
| 3 | Toro y Moi | Underneath the Pine | CarPark Records | |
| 4 | Gold Panda | Companion | Ghostly International | |
| 5 | Bibio | Mind Bokeh | Warp Records | |
| 6 | Borgore | Delicious EP | White Label Nation | |
| 7 | Moby | Destoyed | Mute | |
| 8 | Blue Sky Black Death | Noir | Fake Four Inc. | |
| 9 | Daft Punk | TRON: Legacy RECONFIGURED | White Label Nation | |
| 10 | Gorillaz | The Fall | Virgin |
Here are the chainsaw top ten this week, as compiled by Chainsaw Music Director, Cory Slep.
| Rank | Artist | Recording | Label | |
| 1 | ANVIL | Juggernaut Of Justice | The End | |
| 2 | SEPTICFLESH | The Great Mass | Season Of Mist | |
| 3 | HAEMORRHAGE | Hospital Carnage | Relapse | |
| 4 | AUTOPSY | Macabre Eternal | Peaceville | |
| 5 | AMON AMARTH | Surtur Rising | Metal Blade | |
| 6 | TYR | The Lay Of Thrym | Napalm | |
| 7 | ANAAL NATHRAKH | Passion | Candlelight | |
| 8 | ABYSMAL DAWN | Leveling The Plane Of Existence | Relapse | |
| 9 | HATE ETERNAL | Phoenix Amongst The Ashes | Metal Blade | |
| 10 | BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE | Celestial Completion | Solid State |
Another week, another Top 30 hits from your friendly daytime music director, Michael Jones.
| Artist | Album | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Austra | Feel It Break | Domino |
| #2 | Donkeys | Born With Stripes | Dead Oceans |
| #3 | Thao and Mirah | Thao and Mirah | Kill Rock Stars |
| #4 | Love Inks | E.S.P. | City Slang |
| #5 | tUnE-YArDs | Whokill | 4AD |
| #6 | Kids on a Crime Spree | We Love You So Bad | Slumberland |
| #7 | Girl Names | Dead To Me | Slumberland |
| #8 | Amor De Dias | Street Of The Love Of Days | Merge |
| #9 | Vaccines | What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? | Columbia |
| #10 | Rosebuds | Loud Planes Fly Low | Merge |
| #11 | Those Darlings | Screws Get Loose | Oh Wow Dang |
| #12 | Generationals | Actor-Caster | Park The Van |
| #13 | Dodos | No Color | Frenchkiss |
| #14 | My Morning Jacket | Circuital | ATO |
| #15 | Foster the People | Torches | Columbia |
| #16 | Wild Palms | Until Spring | One Little Indian |
| #17 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. | It’s A Corporate World | Quite Scientific |
| #18 | Seapony | Go With Me | Hardly Art |
| #19 | Matt Pond PA | Spring Fools | Altitude |
| #20 | Black Lips | Arabia Mountain | Vice |
| #21 | Friendly Fires | Pala | XL |
| #22 | Antlers | Burst Apart | Frenchkiss |
| #23 | Okkervil River | I Am Very Far | Jagjaguwar |
| #24 | Thurston Moore | Demolished Thoughts | Domino |
| #25 | Sam Roberts Band | Collider | Rounder |
| #26 | I’m From Barcelona | Forever Today | Mute |
| #27 | Fleet Foxes | Helplessness Blues | Sub Pop |
| #28 | Wombats | This Modern Glitch | Bright Antenna |
| #29 | Dan Sartain | Legacy Of Hospitality | One Little Indian |
| #30 | Vetiver | The Errant Charm | Sub Pop |
The Top 30 artists and albums of this week, as compiled by Daytime Music Director Michael Jones.
| Artist | Album | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Austra | Feel It Break | Domino |
| #2 | Thao And Mirah | Thao And Mirah | Kill Rock Stars |
| #3 | Girls Names | Dead To Me | Slumberland |
| #4 | Kids on a Crime Spree | We Love You So Bad | Slumberland |
| #5 | tUnE-YArDs | Whokill | 4AD |
| #6 | Wild Palms | Until Spring | One Little Indian |
| #7 | Love Inks | E.S.P. | City Slang |
| #8 | Rosebuds | Loud Planes Fly Low | Merge |
| #9 | Shannon and the Clams | Sleep Talk | 1-2-3-4 Go! |
| #10 | Chad Van Gaalen | Diaper Island | Sub Pop |
| #11 | Those Darlings | Screws Get Loose | Oh Wow Dang |
| #12 | Fleet Foxes | Helplessness Blues | Sub Pop |
| #13 | Man Man | Life Fantastic | ANTI- |
| #14 | Amor De Dias | Street Of The Love Of Days | Merge |
| #15 | Friendly Fires | Pala | XL |
| #16 | My Morning Jacket | Circuital | ATO |
| #17 | Generationals | Actor-Caster | Park The Van |
| #18 | Dodos | No Color | Frenchkiss |
| #19 | Antlers | Burst Apart | Frenchkiss |
| #20 | Matt Pond PA | Spring Fools | Altitude |
| #21 | Vaccines | What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? | Columbia |
| #22 | Wombats | This Modern Glitch | Bright Antenna |
| #23 | Donkeys | Born With Stripes | Dead Oceans |
| #24 | Wild Beasts | Smother | Domino |
| #25 | Thurston Moore | Demolished Thoughts | Matador |
| #26 | Times New Viking | Dancer Equired | Merge |
| #27 | Obits | Moody, Standard And Poor | Sub Pop |
| #28 | Maritime | Human Hearts | Danger Bird |
| #29 | Foster the People | Torches | Columbia |
| #30 | Explosions in the Sky | Take Care, Take Care, Take Care | Temporary Residence |
Here are the chainsaw top ten, as compiled by Chainsaw Music Director, Cory Slep.
| Rank | Artist | Recording | Label | |
| #1 | AMON AMARTH | Surtur Rising | Metal Blade | |
| #2 | BELPHEGOR | Blood Magick Necromance | Nuclear Blast | |
| #3 | SEPTICFLESH | The Great Mass | Season Of Mist | |
| #4 | TYR | The Lay Of Thrym | Napalm | |
| #5 | HAEMORRHAGE | Hospital Carnage | Relapse | |
| #6 | AUTOPSY | Macabre Eternal | Peaceville | |
| #7 | KAMPFAR | Mare | Napalm | |
| #8 | BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE | Celestial Completion | Solid State | |
| #9 | CANNIBAL CORPSE | Evisceration Plague | Metal Blade | |
| #10 | ANAAL NATHRAKH | Passion | Candlelight |
Each week, WKNC’s music directors tally up spins for new releases and submit their top lists to College Music Journal. Here are the top 30 indie rock albums on WKNC reported to CMJ’s Top 200 chart by Music Director Michael Jones.
| Artist | Album | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Thao And Mirah | Thao And Mirah | Kill Rock Stars |
| #2 | tUnE-YArDs | Whokill | 4AD |
| #3 | Girls Names | Dead To Me | Slumberland |
| #4 | Austra | Feel It Break | Domino |
| #5 | Wild Palms | Until Spring | One Little Indian |
| #6 | Those Darlins | Screws Get Loose | Oh Wow Dang |
| #7 | Shannon and the Clams | Sleep Talk | 1-2-3-4 Go! |
| #8 | Anna Calvi | Anna Calvi | Domino |
| #9 | Kids on a Crime Spree | We Love You So Bad | Slumberland |
| #10 | Love Inks | E.S.P. | City Slang |
| #11 | Generationals | Actor-Caster | Park The Van |
| #12 | Blue Sky Black Death | Noir | Fake Four |
| #13 | Hooray for Earth | True Loves | Dovecote |
| #14 | Explosions in the Sky | Take Care, Take Care, Take Care | Temporary Residence |
| #15 | Times New Viking | Dancer Equired | Merge |
| #16 | Yelle | Safari Disco Club | Co-Op |
| #17 | Mikey Jukebox | Mikey Jukebox | Young Lion Of The West |
| #18 | Raveonettes | Raven In The Grave | Vice |
| #19 | Kills | Blood Pressures | Domino |
| #20 | Fleet Foxes | Helplessness Blues | Sub Pop |
| #21 | Antlers | Burst Apart | Frenchkiss |
| #22 | Panda Bear | Tomboy | Paw Tracks |
| #23 | Crystal Stilts | In Love With Oblivion | Slumberland |
| #24 | Timber Timbre | Creep On Creepin’ On | Arts And Crafts |
| #25 | Cave Singers | No Witch | Jagjaguwar |
| #26 | Bill Callahan | Apocalypse | Drag City |
| #27 | Feelies | Here Before | Bar None |
| #28 | J Mascis | Several Shades Of Why | Sub Pop |
| #29 | Art Brut | Brilliant! Tragic! | The End/Cooking Vinyl |
| #30 | Tiger Darrow | You Know Who You Are | Self-Released |
| Artist | Album | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME | The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues | Metal Blade |
| #2 | SEPTICFLESH | The Great Mass | Season of Mist |
| #3 | ANAAL NATHRAKH | Passion | Candlelight |
| #4 | SYMFONIA | In Paradisum | Eagle Rock |
| #5 | SCAR SYMMETRY | The Unseen Empire | Nuclear Blast |
| #6 | HATE ETERNAL | Phoenix Amongst the Ashes | Metal Blade |
| #7 | AMON AMARTH | Surtur Rising | Metal Blade |
| #8 | KAMPFAR | Mare | Napalm |
| #9 | CHILDREN OF BODOM | Relentless Reckless Forever | Metal Blade |
| #10 | ZOMBI | Escape Velocity | Relapse |
| Artist | Album | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | FORMS | Derealization | Ernest Jenning |
| #2 | SMITH WESTERNS | Dye It Blonde | Fat Possum |
| #3 | I WAS A KING | Old Friends | Sounds Familyre |
| #4 | CHIKITA VIOLENTA | Tre3s | Arts and Crafts |
| #5 | BRAIDS | Native Speaker | self-released |
| #6 | APEX MANOR | The Year of Magical Drinking | Merge |
| #7 | TENNIS | Cape Dory | Fat Possum |
| #8 | DUCKTAILS | Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics | Woodsist |
| #9 | AGESANDAGES | Alright You Restless | KF |
| #10 | WHITE FENCE | Is Growing Faith | Daptone |
| Artist | Album | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | CLOUD NOTHINGS | Turning On | Carpark |
| #2 | KISSES | The Heart of the Nightlife | Surrounded by Sound |
| #3 | NO JOY | Ghost Blonde | Mexican Summer |
| #4 | BOTANY | Feeling Today | Western Vinyl |
| #5 | PARTING GIFTS | Strychnine Dandelions | In the Red |
| #6 | EUX AUTRES | Broken Bow | Bon Mots |
| #7 | DEMON’S CLAWS | The Defrosting of… | In the Red |
| #8 | JESSICA HERNANDEZ AND THE DELTAS | Weird Looking Women in to Many Cloths | self-released |
| #9 | ARTICHOKE | Bees | self-released |
| #10 | PS I LOVE YOU | Meet Me at the Muster Station | Paper Bag |
| Artist | Album | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | CLOUD NOTHINGS | Turning On | Carpark |
| #2 | BRENT AMAKER AND THE RODEO | Please Stand By | Spark and Shine |
| #3 | BREATHE OWL BREATHE | Magic Central | Hometapes |
| #4 | JESSICA HERNANDEZ AND THE DELTAS | Weird Looking Women in to Many Clothes | self-released |
| #5 | ALLO DARLIN’ | Allo Darlin’ | Fortuna Pop |
| #6 | HUSKY RESCUE | Ship of Light | Catskills |
| #7 | GOLD PANDA | Lucky Shiner | Ghostly International |
| #8 | DEMON’S CLAWS | The Defrosting of… | In the Red |
| #9 | ROYAL BATHS | Litanies | Woodsist |
| #10 | SHARON VAN ETTEN | Epic | Ba Da Bing |