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What would it sound like if Beethoven got the blues? Multi-time Grammy and Oscar-winner Jon Batiste gives us an idea via his new LP Beethoven Blues. On that album Batiste blends several of the renowned German composer’s most lauded pieces with the indomitable American spirit of the blues. Elsewhere, Jamie xx lands in our top five for the eighth time this year. LCD Soundsystem holds steady in the top 10 for the fourth consecutive week, only to be trailed closely by their labelmates/proteges in Mermaid Chunky. Speaking of Mermaid Chunky, catch up with the emergent UK duo through their recent Guest Selector set with FREAKS ONLY.
New and notable: Austin, TX duo picked up a nifty five spins over just three days for their brand new single "Moons,” placing them in the coveted position of spot no. 10. Pulse, we’ve been given an advance of English singer-songwriter Jono McCleery’s forthcoming album Reconcile, so keep listening to KCRW to hear deep cuts from that one before it hits DSPs.
Top 30 Albums (11.19.2024)
| 1 | Jon Batiste | "Beethoven Blues" |
| 2 | Jamie xx | “In Waves” |
| 3 | La Femme | "Rock Machine" |
| 4 | James Blake | "Like The End" [Single] |
| 5 | Flying Lotus | "Spirit Box" [EP] |
| 6 | LCD Soundsystem | "X-Ray Eyes" [Single] |
| 7 | Mermaid Chunky | "slif slaf slof" |
| 8 | Joshua Idehen | “Mum Does the Washing” [EP] |
| 9 | RÜFÜS DU SOL | "Inhale / Exhale" |
| 10 | Warm Sound | "Moons” [Single] |
| 11 | Various Artists | "Hosono House Revisited" |
| 12 | Kokoroko | "Get the Message" [EP] |
| 13 | BADBADNOTGOOD | “Poeira Cosmica” [Single] |
| 14 | Various Artists | “Like Someone I Know: A Celebration of Margo Guryan” |
| 15 | Disclosure | "Arachnids" [Single] |
| 16 | Jean Dawson | "Glimmer of God" |
| 17 | O & the Mo | "Make Way For the Sun" [Single] |
| 18 | Michael Kiwanuka | "The Rest Of Me" [Single] |
| 19 | TV on the Radio | "Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes (20th Anniversary Edition)" |
| 20 | St. Vincent | "Todos Nacen Gritando" |
| 21 | Talking Heads | “Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster]” |
| 22 | Obongjayar | "Just My Luck/Tomorrow Man" [Single] |
| 23 | Metronomy x Porij | “Petit Boy” [Single] |
| 24 | FINNEAS | "For Cryin' Out Loud!" |
| 25 | Homer | “Ensatina" |
| 26 | Jono McCleery | "Reconcile” [ADVANCE] |
| 27 | Elke | "Divine Urge" |
| 28 | Bananagun | “Why is the Colour of the Sky?” |
| 29 | Pedro Mizutani | "Pensando Baixo" [EP] |
| 30 | Persona non grata | "SUPERBIRD: IN STERILLO" [EP] |