1 STRANGE RELATIONS – Editorial You – Tiny Engines 2 DOWNTOWN BOYS – Cost of Living – Sub Pop 3 SEE THROUGH DRESSES – Horse of the Other World – Tiny Engines 4 BABY IN VAIN – More Nothing – Partisan 5 WIDOWSPEAK – Expect the Best – Captured Tracks 6 WAXAHATCHEE – Out In the Storm – Merge 7 BIG THIEF – Capacity – Saddle Creek 8 TRAILER TRASH TRACYS – Althaea – Double Six 9 DASHER – Sodium – Jagjaguwar 10 INSTITUTE – Subordination – Sacred Bones 11 FRANKIE ROSE – Cage Tropical – Slumberland 12 THE DISTRICTS – Popular Manipulations – Fat Possum 13 SEXTILE – Albeit Living – Felte 14 GIRL RAY – Earl Grey – Moshi Moshi 15 A GIANT DOG – Toy – Merge 16 EXHIBITION – Last Dance (EP) – Cult 17 HONEY JOY – Honey Joy – Infinity Cat 18 SARAH JAFFE – Bad Baby – Kirtland 19 JEN CLOHER – Jen Cloher – Milk!/Marathon Artists 20 KEVIN MORBY – City Music – Dead Oceans 21 NAOMI PUNK – Yellow – Captured Tracks 22 SO MANY WIZARDS – Heavy Visions – Lolipop 23 BRIANA MARELA – Call It Love – Jagjaguwar 24 PALM – Shadow Expert (EP) – Carpark 25 BIRDS – Everything All At Once – Greenway 26 VALLEY QUEEN – Destroyer (EP) – Self-Released 27 PEARL EARL – Pearl Earl – Dreamy Life 28 THE DRUMS – Abysmal Thoughts – Anti- 29 US AND US ONLY – Full Flower – Topshelf 30 EMA – Exile In the Outer Ring – City Slang
TOP ADDS 1 WALTER ETC. – Gloom Cruise – Lame-O 2 CAROLINE SAYS – 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Be Wrong – Western Vinyl 3 TURNOVER – Good Nature – Run For Cover 4 DREAM WIFE – Fire [EP] – Lucky Number 5 THE PREATURES – Girlhood – Harvest 6 LIARS – TFCF – Mute 7 ANGELO DE AUGUSTINE – Swim Inside The Moon – Asthmatic Kitty 8 THE WAR ON DRUGS – A Deeper Understanding – Atlantic
Ah, the sun’s blaring heat has begun to retreat indicating the decline of the Summer season. More importantly is that August is closing up to give way for September: the month of Hopscotch.
Yes reader, you do have reason to feel a sense of urgency as this year’s Hopscotch is but two weekends away! That means you only have this coming weekend to prepare yourself. Allow me to bestow my knowledge from past Hopscotch experience on how to get the most out of your experience. I will break down these sacred preparations into a list of steps that go in chronological order.
Ensure a wristband for yourself by either purchasing a ticket at http://hopscotchmusicfest.com/tickets/ OR volunteering for a ticket through http://hopscotchmusicfest.com/info/volunteer/
Print out the schedule located at http://hopscotchmusicfest.com/schedule/
Highlight all of the acts you are interested in (accept that you probably will not be able to see every show you highlight)
Print out the Hopscotch map (http://hopscotchmusicfest.com/info/map/) and determine the most efficient way to get to all of the shows you highlighted
Wear comfortable shoes and clothes (you will be walking/running from venue to venue)
Pack a water bottle
Sleep as much as you can
Following these steps are crucial to ensure that you make it to Hopscotch and can confidently go between venues without having to waste precious time trying to google directions or pass out from dehydration/sleep deprivation/bad footwear choice. These tickets ain’t cheap and these bands are following a strict schedule. You have a lot to lose from being under-prepared and your Hopscotch experience is entirely in your hands. Prepare diligently and have an awesome time at Hopscotch this year!
The Hopscotch music festival first began taking over downtown Raleigh for a weekend in September 2010. Despite living in Raleigh at the time, I was not in attendance, nor did I know about the festival. This can easily be chalked up to the very severe divide between North Raleigh and the area encapsulating Downtown Raleigh and the NC State campus. As someone who grew up in North Raleigh, these really are two truly different worlds. However, I was also 14 at the time of the inaugural festival and I really probably didn’t know who Panda Bear or Megafaun were. I was much more inclined to the bands that played Warped Tour.
Looking back over the lineups in my very early 20s is quite the weird treat as one can see just how ahead of the curve Hopscotch was in many instances and also just how much the festival and Downtown Raleigh have changed. From the inaugural year, we see Future Islands headlining the Berkeley Cafe, which is weird to think about in general. First, the Berkeley Cafe is place that still operates as a dining establishment, but not a live music venue. Secondly, this band headlined one of the smaller places in all of the venues in 2010 and in seven years time are now headlining City Plaza as the triumphant local heroes. This will be a theme throughout the festival’s history. Next on the docket are some of the venues used for performances such as the Busy Bee, Tir Na Nog, and Five Star, which WKNC had an event at the latter to my surprise. Now the festival has greatly expanded, featuring some very unique and large venues such as CAM and the basement of the Raleigh Convention Center.
2011 came and was still another year I didn’t know about, but the festival seems to be getting a bit bigger year by year with The Flaming Lips headlining and a great undercard of some now huge names like Oneohtrix Point Never and Toro y Moi residing fairly low in the lineup to where now they’d be near the top of most lineups.
2012 is an absolutely insane lineup and arguably one of the best well rounded lineups in the festival’s history. The top of the lineup sees a 90’s music fan’s dream with the Jesus and Mary Chain, Yo La Tengo, and Built to Spill, but it also has wide appeal for everyone else. The metal selection for 2012 is top notch featuring Sunn 0))), and from what I have heard, they played Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, which I just can’t even imagine. From there they invited local stalwarts Corrosion of Conformity and Valient Thorr to rock Raleigh’s face off. Let’s not forget Nails near the middle of the lineup, who would easily be near the top half of the lineup in 2017. This lineup even had some of the best hip-hop of the moment with Danny Brown and Death Grips.
2013 was the first year Hopscotch came into my world. I wouldn’t necessarily say the festival as a whole, but mainly I just remember seeing Earl Sweatshirt on Lincoln Theatre’s website and really wanting to go, but not knowing what Hopscotch was. Towards the bottom of this line-up, one might see a once-small band called Sylvan Esso, funny in retrospect considering they played the Hopscotch main stage
to a huge audience this past year. This festival is a breaking ground for so many artists in the North Carolina region and for bands at large. Just look at 2010 with Best Coast, Washed Out and the War on Drugs all just playing Tir na Nog. A great little spot back in the day, but super small. The good people behind Hopscotch really do know how to book bands on the rise better than most festivals out there.
2014 may be the most infamous year of Hopscotch, mainly because of a certain artist named Sun Kil Moon calling the audience at Lincoln Theatre a bunch of hillbillies, or something along those lines. Aside from this rather obnoxious incident, featured another well rounded year for the festival with the likes of mega indie star St. Vincent taking on City Plaza, legendary punk band Death playing a very rare show, and De La Soul bringing their fresh, upbeat blend of 90s hip-hop nostalgia to the City Plaza on a Thursday night for the first time. This year can also lay claim to being one of the danciest line-ups in the festival’s history with the likes of Jamie XX, Lunice and the Range.
2015 was a pivotal year for me as it was the first year I really knew about the festival in its fullest and thus my first year in attendance and it was a great time. There really is nothing like running from one venue to another to catch a set in the middle of September. This festival really does a great job of curating artists that very few other festivals would even touch. Raleigh saw the likes of Dwight Yoakam and X in one night along with industrial metal pioneers Godflesh. Then there are the artists on the brink of success such as Goldlink who you can’t escape right now.
2015 was my first year, but definitely not my last. I knew I had to return in 2016, especially with the festival’s best lineup in its entire history. Well that is at least in my opinion. How could this not be the best year with the likes of Vince Staples, Anderson .Paak, and Young Thug in one night! Let’s not forget Converge, rising indie/funk act Sneaks, and apparently a wall of death at Twin Peaks (at least that’s what I have heard). This was a year to not forget and 2017 is shaping up to be quite the grand year. I can’t wait to reflect on this years iteration in seven years and see what local is headlining or indie act is at the top of the world. If I was a betting man, I would definitely throw out some predictions, but I’m not that smart!
Stay tuned for more coverage from WKNC and we will see y’all at Wristband City this year!
Many seasoned Hopscotch-goers, festival attendees and planning-freaks in general may anticipate seeing all of their favorite acts in this year’s Hopscotch line-up. Luckily, all this takes is hours of research, plenty of running around in the hot sun, and if you’re blessed enough to be unfamiliar with downtown Raleigh, you can burn through tons of GPS data usage trying to find your next spot.
What’s the point of all this sarcasm?
Some people just wanna camp out at a venue and chill there for the whole damn day.
Perhaps even specifically those who LOVE Hip-Hop.
If you’re one of these people, here’s the best venue each day of Hopscotch for your lethargic, Hip-Hop needs:
Thursday, September 7th: Lincoln Theatre
Hip-Hop fans rejoice, for the first day of Hopscotch has an amazing line-up to kick things off, found at none other than Lincoln Theatre. Local emcee/producer/figurehead in NC Hip-Hop P.A.T. Junior will be getting the party started at 9:30pm. He’s known for both amazing production and lyricism, and is sure to kick off a vibe you won’t want to miss. Following P.A.T. is an artist who’s always done it dope, but even more so recently due to “North Cack”-fame, Durham’s own G Yamazawa. Take this from the Underground Director of WKNC: this guy puts on a show. Come witness the flow. BARS.
Then, Oddisee and Good Compny hits the stage. This is a great example of Hip-Hop meets live-band (think The Roots). It’ll touch your soul, man. Finally, riding the wave of success from her July 2016 tape Telefone, Chicago’s own Noname will be closing the night out, which is icing on the cake to a great first night of Hip-Hop at Hopscotch.
For those who haven’t been before, Lincoln Theatre will be a cool spot. It’s certainly one of the larger venues in Raleigh and has a wide variety of seating to view the act, both standing and seating. It’s got a hipster-type ambience, and plenty of good beer specials. Additionally, there are quite a few restaurants within walking distance of the venue, for those who will be have dinner before they pick their venue for the night.
This is the spot for Hip-hop on Thursday!!
Friday, September 8th: Red Hat Amphitheater
It’s no secret who is hosting the biggest names this year. Red Hat Amphitheater is the venue that will give you the most Hip-Hop on Friday. When I say the most, I mean the most. The night opens with Busdriver, an underground-rap hero hailing from Los Angeles, at 5:20. He’s a seasoned artist, so he’s gonna bring the juice. Keeping the night going is NC’s own Rapsody, who’s accolades include a huge amount of work with NC-producer 9th Wonder, landing the only feature on Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy-winning To Pimp a Butterfly, and recently being signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation. Yeah, you probably wouldn’t wanna miss that. And of course, the grande finale of the night: Run the Jewels. It has been said that they put on some of the best live performances ever. Like, ever.
Red Hat Amphitheater is a staple in Raleigh live music, known for housing some of the biggest acts that come to the 919. Their parking is ultra-convenient, so for those who may stress about that like me, this is your relief. AND for local beer lover, they feature brews from Lone Rider, Carolina Brewery and many others. With all types of seating that has great views of the stage, this is your best bet on Friday to catch all kinds of Hip-Hop vibes.
Saturday, September 9th:City Plaza
City Plaza’s got the good stuff on Saturday. Kicking off the night is Electronic-Rock/Indie Rock band Body Games, who’ve got many LP’s to pull from and an amazing live set. They’ve also got ties to Hip-Hop through their dope collaboration with WELL$ (perhaps we’ll get a surprise performance of their track “WMN”?). This will be a great transition into ILOVEMAKONNEN, who’s infectious super-hit “Tuesday” track from 2014 is a staple in any college-party playlist. Keeping the Atlanta-vibes going, the biggest act of the night is legendary emcee Big Boi. With a handful of hits from his Outkast days and a handful of hits from his solo records, Big Boi never disappoints live. Don’t miss!
Raleigh’s City Plaza is right in the heart of the city, which will be a unique outdoor spot for the performances on Saturday. This will be a great way to experience music in Hopscotch differently than other, indoor venues downtown. So let the outdoor city life spice up your Hopscotch weekend experience!
Side note: Not to disregard everything I’ve said above, but it is important to note that Solange is performing at Red Hat Amphitheater on Saturday at 9 o’clock, just in case Solange is must-see for you as it is many others. Good luck choosing between the 2 amazing line-ups at each venue…. ah the struggles of festival planning!
Sunday, September 10th: Red Hat Amphitheater
After 3 days of heavy festivities all through downtown Raleigh, Red Hat Amphitheater is the only venue hosting any sort of major music activities for Hopscotch. Come on out to the venue to see a line-up of amazing Indie music, including Cloud Nothings, Mount Moriah and Angel Olsen. Close out the festival with an awesome Sunday of music!
Thank you to all Hopscotch-goers and enjoy Hopscotch 2017!
1 DOWNTOWN BOYS – Cost Of Living – Sub Pop 2 STRANGE RELATIONS – Editorial You – Tiny Engines 3 SEE THROUGH DRESSES – Horse of the Other World – Tiny Engines 4 RATBOYS – GN – Topshelf 5 THE DISTRICTS – Popular Manipulations – Fat Possum 6 BRIANA MARELA – Call It Love – Jagjaguwar 7 AVEY TARE – Eucalyptus – Domino 8 ALDOUS HARDING – Party – 4AD 9 PALM – Shadow Expert [EP] – Carpark 10 LAND OF TALK – Life After Youth – Saddle Creek 11 WAXAHATCHEE – Out in the Storm – Merge 12 JEN CLOHER – Jen Cloher – Milk!/Marathon Artists 13 NAOMI PUNK – Yellow – Captured Tracks 14 EMA – Exile In The Outer Ring – City Slang 15 GIRL RAY – Earl Grey – Moshi Moshi 16 FRANKIE ROSE – Cage Tropical – Slumberland 17 HONEY JOY – Honey Joy – Infinity Cat 18 SOCCER MOMMY – Collection – Fat Possum 19 JAPANESE BREAKFAST – Soft Sounds From Another Planet – Dead Oceans 20 GROWL – Won’t You – Austin Town Hall 21 KEVIN MORBY – City Music – Dead Oceans 22 DASHER – Sodium – Jagjaguwar 23 KATIE VON SCHLEICHER – Shitty Hits – Ba Da Bing 24 CHAIN AND THE GANG – Best of Crime Rock – In the Red 25 LILY AND HORN HORSE – Next To Me – Ramp Local 26 VALLEY QUEEN – Destroyer [EP] – Self-Released 27 REDUCTION PLAN – Somewhere – Maladjusted 28 SEXTILE – Albeit Living – Felte 29 UMM – Double Worshipper – Majestic Litter 30 THIS IS THE KIT – Moonshine Freeze – Rough Trade
ADDS 1 WIDOWSPEAK – Expect The Best – Captured Tracks 2 SOAR – Dark/Gold – Father/Daughter 3 BIRDS – Everything All At Once Greenway 4 A GIANT DOG – Toy – Merge 5 BABY IN VAIN – More Nothing – Partisan 6 SO MANY WIZARDS – Heavy Vision – Lolipop 7 HIGH FUNCTIONING FLESH – Culture Cut – Dais
If you are anything like me, there is a good chance you will be balling on a budget during Hopscotch. Here is the ultimate guide to getting your pennies worth at the festival!
TICKETS
The cheapest ticket option is to buy a general admission ticket ASAP. I highly suggest signing up for Hopscotch’s emails too, so you can know when tickets first go on sale and so that you can get an early bird special. The first early bird special is $125, the second is $149, and the third is $175. Unfortunately, all of those have sold out, so you can either buy a general admission wristband for $199 or buy a day wristband. Thursday’s wristband costs $85, Friday and Saturday’s cost $99, and Sunday’s cost $45. Who needs a VIP wristband anyway? You’ll be too busy running around downtown Raleigh trying to find the next act to enjoy the perks of an expensive VIP wristband.
SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS
Hopscotch has partnered with the Sheraton in downtown Raleigh to provide discounted housing during Hopscotch. The Sheraton overlooks the City Plaza, so if you’re not feeling the crowds, you could easily go back to your room and open your window to listen to the bands playing below you! Cheaper housing options would be to stay at a friend’s house in Raleigh or stay in an Airbnb. Airbnb has a deal similar to Uber; if you refer a friend, you and the friend get $40 off any Airbnb! Grab a friend and stay at a hip, trendy place in downtown for a low cost and a convenient location.
PARKING Parking prices, especially during Hopscotch, tend to be a bit outrageous downtown. To avoid high parking costs, you can take the completely free, open to the public, Wolfprowl bus if you are staying near NC State. You can even park your car around NC State (we have free parking after 5pm!) and take the Wolfprowl from there! The Wolfprowl runs Friday and Saturday nights during the fall and spring semesters from 10pm-3am. It is a continuous loop with service approximately every 35 mins. You could also take a Lyft. Use WKNC’s Lyft code, WKNC50, to get a free $50 in rides. If you are up to the challenge, you could also walk or bike downtown. There are plenty of bike racks downtown, and it could actually be super convenient to have a bike with you to get from venue to venue quicker. I saw a lot of people doing this last year and thought the idea was brilliant.
FOOD Honestly, the best option is to eat before you come. Carb-load on all your favorite foods to fuel up for the night, and get at least a little protein so you can maintain your stamina. If you get hungry during the night, you can always buy a snack or something small to tide you over. Purchasing little snacks is going to be a lot cheaper than a full meal in busy downtown. At the end of the night, there may even be some free food on Hillsborough Street; last year it was pizza.
There you have it, I hope these tips and tricks make your Hopscotch experience as cost-efficient as possible, and remove a little financial worry so you can have the time of your life rocking to some incredible artists!
Tune into WKNC this week for a chance to win tickets for some great shows! Tonight during our Underground hours, there will be a Kid Cudi giveaway for his Oct. 11 show at the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh. Also this week, we will be giving away tickets to see Sextile at the Pinhook in Durham on Aug. 30. And finally, we have just received some giveaway tickets to see Bon Iver at the Durham Performing Arts Center on Nov.13! Those will be given out over the next couple of weeks, so keep that radio dial turned to 88.1!
As September inches closer by the day, the city of Raleigh starts to prepare itself for that one magical weekend of the month known as Hopscotch Music Festival. This weekend, happening Sept. 7-10, takes over downtown Raleigh as music fans from just about everywhere descend upon the city’s many venues, some even makeshift just for the festival. We here at WKNC look forward to the festival every single year and would like to share with you some of our most anticipated acts for this year in our special Hopscotch kickoff!
iLoveMakonnen
When the good people at Hopscotch casually incorporated ILOVEMAKONNEN into this year’s lineup, I think I literally screamed. I fell in love with Makonnen a few years back after I got my wisdom teeth taken out during winter break – I spent the entire week investigating his discography and making my friends listen to his extremely underrated song “In The Bity” while they drove me to the mall to buy Christmas presents. Pain killers (prescribed!!) were definitely involved but it was my wisdom teeth so whatever.
Makonnen gained major popularity in 2014 with his song “Tuesday” featuring Drake and his song “I Don’t Sell Molly No More,” both on debut self-titled album. He remained in the spotlight the following year with a feature on the summer track “I Like Tuh” with Carnage. These are just some of Makonnen’s popular hits, and while they are sick songs, they have nothing on his wildly unique and extensive mixtape discography. From Drink More Water (1-6) to 3 Suns, he blends genre lines between rap, pop, r&b, and more. What I love most about Makonnen’s deep cuts are the bold instrument experimentation – his material goes from tracks with heavy bass beats to songs with only vocals and (really loud) melodic keyboard. Even though the production quality is noticeably average, it is in a way that makes his music accessible and charming.
If you haven’t gotten into ILOVEMAKONNEN outside of his super popular radio singles, I clearly recommend starting with the mixtapes and working your way through. I not only suggest listening to the songs mentioned earlier, but also give “Piano Class,” “Swerve,” and basically all of Drink More Water 2a listen. In the first listen, these songs sound pretty weird – but trust me, it’ll be all you want to listen to.
iLoveMakonnen will take the City Plaza stage Saturday night at 6:30 opening for fellow Atlanta MC Big Boi.
– Emily Ehling, General Manager Emeritus
Japanese Breakfast
Japanese Breakfast delivers me to a time of not stressing about classes, rather a sentimental montage of summer nights spent with good pals. I’m most excited to see Japanese Breakfast this Hopscotching season because of the liminal feelings she produces through her newest album, Soft Sounds from Another Planet. This album is exactly what I’d want to hear if music was coming from outside of this world. Pop meets melancholy in this synth driven album that is sweet to the ears. Currently my favorite tune off her new album is “Road Head” which pairs well with the creepy crawly visuals shown in the music video. Michelle Zauner, aka Japanese Breakfast, spoke how the song was about someone not believing in her music career and goals, and her attempt at a last ditch effort to keep things alive in a doomed relationship. Not many songs can make you smile at the same time you question your own sadness like this one can. Keep listening to WKNC 88.1 for more Hopscotch coverage and insight.
Japanese Breakfast will be performing at Neptunes Saturday night at 12:30 a.m.
– Katelyn Auger, Promotions Director
Rapsody
Ooowee! Rapsody is back in Raleigh, for Hopscotch. It’s been a minute since this Wolfpack alumna has been back to Raleigh. We last saw Rap at Packapalooza in 2015, sharing the stage with Nappy Roots, but since then she’s been making waves with major artists and producers. During her time at NC State, Marlanna Evans of Snow Hill, NC began her musical career as a part of Kooley High and was also a founding member of H2O, (The Hip-Hop Organization) at NC State in 2004. Since then she’s broken out into her own career as a successful artist with 3 studio albums and several mixtapes, all featuring both established and up-and-coming artists, as well as being signed to Jay-Z’s renown label Roc Nation in 2016. From her numerous accolades, it quickly becomes apparent that Rap isn’t stagnant. Her flow, lyrics, and use of her voice are all weapons in the arsenal she brings not only to her own music, but to other talented artists such as Ab-Soul on Do What Thou Wilt, former Hopscotch attendee Anderson .Paak’s Malibu, and Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly which gained her a Grammy nomination. This year Rap is back and ready to take over – oooWee!
A few of Rapsody’s highlights include: “OooWee” ft. Anderson Paak., “The Man”, “Hard to Choose”. Make sure you catch Rapsody at 6:30 p.m. opening for Run the Jewels at Red Hat Ampitheatre.
– Ethan-Cole Evans, DJ E.Cole.I
Big Thief
Hey this is DJ Short Strides. One of the bands I am most excited to see at Hopscotch this year is the band Big Thief. If you are a fan of indie rock you will love this band. Big Thief has had quick success in that they came out with their stunning first album Masterpiece in 2016 and gained enough popularity to tour the US, the UK, and Australia. They recently put out a new album in June titled Capacity and its one of my favorite albums of 2017. I typically listen to all of their albums full through on repeat; however, my top five favorite songs (because I couldn’t narrow it down to just three) are “Velvet Ring”, “Shark Smile”, “Parallels”, “Mythological Beauty”, and “Animals”. Big Thief will be playing at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7 at the City Plaza and you can guarantee I will be there.
– Annelise Thorn, Operations Manager
Preoccupations
Preoccupations is a Canadian indie rock band hailing from Calgary, Alberta with other genre associations such as post-punk, art rock, and noise rock. Their style mashes together a lo-fi aesthetic, technical guitar melodies, post-rock elements, and a lackadaisical singing style to create an interesting listening experience.
They are one-half of the now-defunct indie band Women. Ex-Women members Matt Flegel and Mike Wallace joined with Scott Munro and David Christiansen in 2012 to form the originally, controversially named Viet Cong. Under this previous moniker, they self-released a debut Cassette EP (2013, reissued in 2014 on Mexican Summer) and released a self-titled album (2015) on the labels Jagjaguwar and Flemish Eye. They released their sophomore, self-titled full-length later in 2016 as Preoccupations.
1 SEE THROUGH DRESSES – Horse of the Other World – Tiny Engines 2 RATBOYS – GN – Topshelf 3 STRANGE RELATIONS – Editorial You – Tiny Engines 4 KATIE VON SCHLEICHER – Shitty Hits – Ba Da Bing 5 DOWNTOWN BOYS – Cost of Living – Sub Pop 6 WAXAHATCHEE – Out in the Storm – Merge 7 MARIKA HACKMAN – I’m Not Your Man – Sub Pop 8 PALM – Shadow Expert [EP] – Carpark 9 LILY AND HORN HORSE – Next To Me – Ramp Local 10 INSTITUTE – Subordination – Sacred Bones 11 PIXX – The Age of Anxiety – 4AD 12 (SANDY) ALEX G – Rocket – Domino 13 CHAIN AND THE GANG – Best of Crime Rock – In the Red 14 GUERILLA TOSS – GT Ultra – DFA 15 DASHER – Sodium – Jagjaguwar 16 BIG THIEF – Capacity – Saddle Creek 17 GIRLPOOL – Powerplant – Anti- 18 REDUCTION PLAN – Somewhere – Maladjusted 19 JAPANESE BREAKFAST – Soft Sounds From Another Planet – Dead Oceans 20 I.L.Y’S, THE – Bodyguard – Castle Face 21 SEXTILE – Albeit Living – Felte 22 KEVIN MORBY – City Music – Dead Oceans 23 HONEY JOY – Honey Joy – Infinity Cat 24 PALEHOUND – A Place I’ll Always Go – Polyvinyl 25 GIRL RAY – Earl Grey – Moshi Moshi 26 NAOMI PUNK – Yellow – Captured Tracks 27 US AND US ONLY – Full Flower – Topshelf 28 DISTRICTS, THE – Popular Manipulations – Fat Possum 29 AVEY TARE – Eucalyptus – Domino 30 EXHIBITION – Last Dance [EP] – Cult
ADDS:
1 EMA – Exile In The Outer Ring – City Slang 2 TRAILER TRASH TRACYS – Althaea – Double Six 3 FRANKIE ROSE – Cage Tropical – Slumberland 4 KELLEY STOLTZ – Que Aura – Castle Face 5 THE YAWPERS – Boy In A Well – Bloodshot 6 SARAH JAFFE – Bad Baby – Kirtland
