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Underground Charts 2/20/24

Underground Charts

#ArtistRecordLabel
1TOUSSAINT MORRISONThe Very Best Of Ricky & JaneUrban Home Companion
2CZARFACECzartificial IntelligenceSilver Age/Virgin
3H31RHeadSpaceBig Dada
4STALLONE AND WEATHERSThe Cost Of Doing BusinessSelf-Released
5DANNY BROWNQuarantaWarp
6ATMOSPHERETalk Talk [EP]Rhymesayers
7MIRANDA JOANOverstimulatedSelf-Released
8ARLO PARKSMy Soft Machine (Deluxe)Transgressive/PIAS
9PARADIMEPeriodmello group
10WHO SHOT SCOTTBRAIN (SIDE A) [EP]Tenfold

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1WHO SHOT SCOTTBRAIN (SIDE A) [EP]Tenfold
2RITCHIE“RiTchie Valens” [Single]AWAL
3CHIMA ANYA“Everything” [Single]Self-Released
4THE ART MUZEUMSlice of LifeSelf-Released
5SWOOPTICK“Keep Going” [Single]Self-Released
6DJ MOVESPam Grier Step KidsBlack Buffalo
7STIA“Soho House” [Single]Chateau
8EAST SIDE LOVE“Who Knew” [Single]Self-Released
9DEVINE CARAMA“Skillmatic” [Single]Self-Released
10H DOT LECTUR“Rewind Heat” [Single]UndaWorld Bosses Ent.
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Jazz Charts 2/20/24

Jazz Charts

#ArtistRecordLabel
1JAMES ZOLLARThe Ways InJZAZ
2MARY HALVORSONCloudwardNonesuch
3BRIAN SCARBOROUGHWe Need The WindOutside In
4ALABASTER DEPLUMECome With Fierce GraceInternational Anthem
5SPECIAL FEELINGSSpecial FeelingsRhythm Section International
6DARIUS JONESFluxkit VancouverNorthern Spy
7CHUCK COPENACEOshki ManitouJayward Artist Group/The Orchard
8FIEVEL IS GLAUQUE“I’m Scanning Things I Can’t See” b/w “Dark Dancing” [Single]Fat Possum
9DENIN SLAGE-KOCHIt Comes In WavesSK
10BUTCHER BROWNSolar MusicConcord Jazz/Concord
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Chainsaw Charts 2/20/24

Chainsaw Charts

#ArtistRecordLabel
1ABHORIADepthsProsthetic
2CRYPTOPSYAs Gomorrah BurnsNuclear Blast
3DOMINATION CAMPAIGN“The Iron Beast” [Single]Prosthetic
4CHAT PILE, NERVERBrothers In Christ [EP]Self-Released
5MOUTHBREATHERSelf-TapeGood Fight
6FREYAFight As OneUpstate
7BARONESSStoneAbraxan Hymns
8ENTIERROThe Gates Of HellSelf-Released
9ESHTADUR“Fire Above Mountain Below” [Single]Self-Released
10MORTA SKULDCreation UndonePeaceville

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1BRATSocial GraceNapalm
2ILLUMISHADEAnother Side Of YouNapalm
3AMIENSUS“Vermillion Fog Of War” [Single]M-Theory
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Afterhours Charts 2/20/24

Afterhours Charts

#ArtistRecordLabel
1CLULICluecore!Lost Frog
2SHYGIRLClub Shy [EP]Because
3SPENCER HODOdeafnessVivarium
4NUEQZahara [EP]Self-Released
5DUSQKHeaven/EXESelf-Released
6JUSTICE“One Night/All Night” feat. Tame Impala b/w “Generator” [Single]Ed Banger/Because
7BAD TUNER“24 Hours” [Single]Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune
8ETERNALRAIN.MP3dystopia.mp3Self-Released
95THWORLDReflective DreamersSelf-Released
10BICEP“CHROMA 001 HELIUM” [Single]Chroma

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Top Charts 2/13/24

Top Charts

#ArtistRecordLabel
1FLY ANAKINSkinemaxxx (Side A)Lex
2FLY ANAKINSkinemaxxx (Side B)Lex
3AESOP ROCKIntegrated Tech SolutionsRhymesayers
4ATMOSPHERESo Many Other Realities Exist SimultaneouslyRhymesayers
5GOTTS STREET PARKOn The InsideBlue Flowers/PIAS
6ARLO PARKSMy Soft Machine (Deluxe)Transgressive/PIAS
7BUTCHER BROWNSolar MusicConcord Jazz/Concord
8EDO. GWe Do GoodRed Line
9MICKEY O’BRIENOrebodyHand’Solo
10OFFICE DOGSpielNew West/Flying Nun
11THANKS FOR COMINGWhat Is My Capacity To Love? [EP]Danger Collective
12BLACK MILKEverybody Good?Mass Appeal
13CASTLE CHAMPParenting lolSelf-Released
14GABRIEL TEODROSFrom The Ashes Of Our HomesSelf-Released
15HAVIAH MIGHTYCrying CrystalsMighty Gang
16KILLER MIKEMichael (Deluxe)Loma Vista/Concord
17LTTHEMONKUptown Intern #333Sonic Unyon
18MIRANDA JOANOverstimulatedSelf-Released
19PARIS TEXASMid AirParis Texas/The Orchard
20SLEATER-KINNEYLittle RopeLoma Vista/Concord
21SUDAN ARCHIVES“Selfish Soul” (ODESZA Remix) [Single]Stones Throw/Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune
22SYRUPThe QuestionsMelting Pot
23CHERRY GLAZERRI Don’t Want You AnymoreSecretly Canadian/Secretly Group
24CITIZENCalling The DogsRun For Cover
25SUKI WATERHOUSE“OMG” [Single]Sub Pop
26ALFA MISTVariablesAnti-
27DANNY BROWNQuarantaWarp
28MOKA ONLYIn And Of ItselfUrbnet
29SEAFOOD SAMAfros In The Wind [EP]drink sum wtr
30BABEBEEA PROPHECY [EP]Epitaph
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Underground Charts 2/13/24

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#ArtistRecordLabel
1MIKEBurning DesireLex
2DJ UNKNOWNPrisoners Of GravityUrbnet
3K-RIZOne Way TicketBirthday Cake
4KILLER MIKEMichael (Deluxe)Loma Vista/Concord
5GATTIE THA KINGPortrait Of A King 4Linked Up Empire
6AESOP ROCKIntegrated Tech SolutionsRhymesayers
7CZARFACECzartificial IntelligenceSilver Age/Virgin
8TOUSSAINT MORRISONThe Very Best Of Ricky & JaneUrban Home Companion
9H31RHeadSpaceBig Dada
10MIRANDA JOANOverstimulatedSelf-Released

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1HOMEBOY SANDMAN“Real Good” [Single]Dirty Looks
2CLAYTONE“The Pitch” [Single]Self-Released
3SOVE THE SECOND AND JUSTICE OF THE PEACELoop Soup With JamzNighttime
4FLAU’JAE4WAVESelf-Released
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Jazz Charts 2/13/24

Jazz Charts

#ArtistRecordLabel
1GOTTS STREET PARKOn The InsideBlue Flowers/PIAS
2REMIXES JID020VARIOUS ARTISTSJazz Is Dead
3BEN LUMSDAINEMurmuration Without EndInternational Anthem
4ALABASTER DEPLUMECome With Fierce GraceInternational Anthem
5SPECIAL FEELINGSSpecial FeelingsRhythm Section International
6DARIUS JONESFluxkit VancouverNorthern Spy
7CHUCK COPENACEOshki ManitouJayward Artist Group/The Orchard
8FIEVEL IS GLAUQUE“I’m Scanning Things I Can’t See” b/w “Dark Dancing” [Single]Fat Possum
9DENIN SLAGE-KOCHIt Comes In WavesSK
10BUTCHER BROWNSolar MusicConcord Jazz/Concord
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Chainsaw Charts 2/13/24

Chainsaw Charts

#ArtistRecordLabel
1CRYPTOPSYAs Gomorrah BurnsNuclear Blast
2TOMBSTONE WHISKEYDevil All The Time [EP]Self-Released
3ESHTADUR“Fire Above Mountain Below” [Single]Self-Released
4FUTURE STATICLiminalityWild Thing
5MORTA SKULDCreation UndonePeaceville
6DOOMHERREBonegoatSelf-Released
7ABHORIADepthsProsthetic
8TORN IN HALFPrayers Returned With Pain [EP]Isolated Incidents
9PLAGUEMACEReptilian WarlordsNapalm
10DOMINATION CAMPAIGN“The Iron Beast” [Single]Prosthetic
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Afterhours Charts 2/13/24

Afterhours Charts

#ArtistRecordLabel
1CLULICluecore!Lost Frog
2SHYGIRLClub Shy [EP]Because
3SPENCER HODOdeafnessVivarium
4NUEQZahara [EP]Self-Released
5DUSQKHeaven/EXESelf-Released
6JUSTICE“One Night/All Night” feat. Tame Impala b/w “Generator” [Single]Ed Banger/Because
7BAD TUNER“24 Hours” [Single]Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune
8ETERNALRAIN.MP3dystopia.mp3Self-Released
95THWORLDReflective DreamersSelf-Released
10BICEP“CHROMA 001 HELIUM” [Single]Chroma

Afterhours Adds

#ArtistRecordLabel
1SPENCER HODOdeafnessVivarium
2SHYGIRLClub Shy [EP]Because
3NUEQZahara [EP]Self-Released
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5 Amazing Goth Bands with BIack Representation

The goth scene has a diversity problem. Most alternative music scenes, if I’m being honest, have a diversity problem.

While the contemporary state of the alternative scene is certainly facilitating some much-needed change, it’s important to recognize that people of color — specifically, black people — have always been part of the scene, and always will.

Here are five awesome goth bands that feature black musicians, proving that despite popular assumption, goth isn’t white.

Scary Black

A beloved artist of mine and one who I’ve spun on-air several times before, Scary Black is orchestrated by the brilliant mind of Albie Mason, a purveyor of “introverted darkwave.”

Based in Louisville, Kentucky, Scary Black redefines the term “southern gothic.”

Cover for “Live at Fascination Street” by Scary Black

With corpse-cold melodies, vampiric lyrics and a cultivated air of foreboding, each track is goosebump-inducing in the best way.

Scary Black’s debut album, “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” features some of my favorite songs, such as “I Will Crawl Inside Your Heart and Die.”

The Ire

If you like music with screamier vocals, The Ire may be for you.

Based in Philadelphia, The Ire draws inspiration from 80’s post-punk and infuses the style with deathrock dramaticism.

Cover for “Bacchic Dance” by The Ire

Their first demo album, “Demo,” came out in 2019. From then on, their command of style only refined itself, leading to their most recent album, “Bacchic Dance,” which came out Feb 2, 2024.

Light Asylum

I remember dancing to “Dark Allies” at the Wicked Witch back in 2023. The energy was electrifying, the air gauzy with fluttering shawls and swaying arms and swooshing leather.

Light Asylum is the Brooklyn-based solo project of Shannon Funchess, founded first as a duo in 2007 until keyboardist Bruno Coviello left in 2012.

Cover for “Light Asylum” by Light Asylum

Light Asylum’s music is powerful and inspired, with Funchess’s vocals fueling the project’s international appeal. With an 80’s-inspired sound, Light Asylum’s influences extend from Depeche Mode to the industrial clang of Nine Inch Nails.

She Wants Revenge

At this point, I’d be hard-pressed to find someone in the alternative scene who hasn’t heard of She Wants Revenge.

Their iconic “Tear You Apart” defined my adolescence.

Based in San Fernando Valley, California, She Wants Revenge presents a stilted and charmingly blunt take on post-punk and darkwave.

Cover for “She Wants Revenge” by She Wants Revenge

Consisting of Justin Warfield and Adam Bravin, the band emerged in 2006 after being scouted by none other than Fred Durst, every twenty-something-year-old teenage girl’s favorite man.

And the rest is history.

Shadow Age

Putting the dark back in darkwave, Shadow Age’s music is cold and diffused through fog.

Based in Richmond, Virginia, Shadow Age released their first demo in 2013. Two years later their first EP, “Silaluk,” hit the airwaves.

The album has a beautifully esoteric sound and a distant, hazy vocal quality that conjures images of blanched, glacial landscapes.

Cover for “Silaluk” by Shadow Age

The band’s 2017 album “The Fall” is comparatively warmer, though still with a lo-fi distortion.

Their most recent release, the single “Ours,” takes the band’s sound in an interesting new direction with stronger electronic and indie influences.

Final Thoughts

People of color have always influenced the alternative music scene, and for much of musical history, their impact has been ignored.

Lending recognition to the numerous artists who continue to operate in the scene is integral to building a more inclusive and representative space.