We have been waiting for so long to have full, unfettered access to HAAi’s debut full length, “Baby, We’re Ascending,” that you may have noticed it in extra-heavy rotation on our airwaves over the past week. Then again, when an album is delivering this fully on its promise of an emotionally immersive yet intellectually grounded dance party… it’s really within everyone’s best interest to experience multiple cuts within the span of a single show. Thankfully, several of our DJs were feeling up to exactly that task.
It’s also a thrill to see an entry from the great Habibi Funk record label debut squarely in the center of the list. And keep reading/listening for the welcome return of M.I.A., the first appearance of Laura Veirs in the lead up to her forthcoming album “Found Light,” and so much more.
Top 30 Albums (6.1.2022)
| 1 | HAAi | Baby, We’re Ascending |
| 2 | Braxe + Falcon | Step By Step |
| 3 | Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers |
| 4 | Sudan Archives | Selfish Soul [Single] |
| 5 | Uffie | Sunshine Factory |
| 6 | Kikagaku Moyo | Kumoyo Island |
| 7 | Benny Sings | Santa Barbara |
| 8 | Toro y Moi | MAHAL |
| 9 | Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs | When the Lights Go |
| 10 | The Smile | A Light For Attracting Attention |
| 11 | M.I.A. | The One [Single] |
| 12 | Obongjayar | Some Nights I Dream of Doors |
| 13 | Captain Planet | Moqueca (Feat. Zuzuka Poderosa & Raphael Futura [Single] |
| 14 | J.Rocc | A Wonderful Letter |
| 15 | Ferkat Al Ard | Oghneya |
| 16 | KH | Looking At Your Pager [Single] |
| 17 | Automatic | Excess |
| 18 | Monophonics | Sage Motel |
| 19 | Marco Benevento | Benevento |
| 20 | Superorganism | World Wide Pop |
| 21 | Jorge Drexler | Tinta y Tiempo |
| 22 | Helado Negro | Yo No Estoy Aquí [Single] |
| 23 | Andrew Bird | Inside Problems |
| 24 | Meridian Brothers & El Grupo Renacimiento | Meridian Brothers & El Grupo Renacimiento |
| 25 | Santigold | High Priestess [Single] |
| 26 | Laura Veirs | Found Light |
| 27 | The Bongo Hop | La Ñapa |
| 28 | El Michels Affair | Kahbi (Feat. Piya Malik) [Single] |
| 29 | Danielle Ponder | Some of Us Are Brave |
| 30 | Cola | Deep in View |