The expression “Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt” is taken from Kurt Vonnegut‘s novel Slaughterhouse Five. Richard Melville Hall (aka Moby) uses it here to juxtapose his contrasting feelings on the current state of the world. Moby’s new album with that title hits #1 on our electronic dance music top 10. See what else is getting lots of spins on WORT recently by checking out our charts for top 30, new adds, world music, jazz, and metal below.
Starting with our top 30, The Breeders (pictured above) have “all the nerve” needed to get to #1 on the charts this week! But challengers for the top spot include Yo La Tengo, Hot Snakes, Lucy Dacus and the first officially family-sanctioned album of unreleased Jimi Hendrix material in years, featuring his collaborations with Johnny Winter, Stephen Stills and more.
OVERALL TOP 30
Rank Artist Record Label
1 BREEDERS, THE All Nerve 4AD
2 BUFFALO TOM Quiet And Peace Schoolkids/Scrawny
3 SUPERCHUNK What A Time To Be Alive Merge
4 TY SEGALL Freedom’s Goblin Drag City
5 BARRENCE WHITFIELD AND THE SAVAGES Soul Flowers Of Titan Bloodshot
6 SHANNON AND THE CLAMS Onion Easy Eye Sound/Nonesuch
7 SPICE BOYS Glade PNKSLM
8 CALEXICO The Thread That Keeps Us Anti-
9 STARBENDERS Julian [EP] Institution
10 MEAN JEANS Jingles Collection Fat Wreck Chords
11 CAR SEAT HEADREST Twin Fantasy Matador
12 JIMI HENDRIX Both Sides of the Sky Experience Hendrix/Legacy
13 DREAM WIFE Dream Wife Lucky Number
14 SCREAMING FEMALES All At Once Don Giovanni
15 GO! TEAM, THE Semicircle Memphis Industries
16 SUNWATCHERS II Trouble in Mind
17 ANNA BURCH Quit the Curse Polyvinyl
18 LUCY DACUS Historian Matador
19 JAMES HUNTER SIX, THE Whatever It Takes Daptone
20 HOT SNAKES Jericho Sirens Sub Pop
21 CAROLINE ROSE LONER New West
22 YO LA TENGO There’s A Riot Going On [Advance Tracks] Matador
23 KYLE CRAFT Full Circle Nightmare Sub Pop
24 THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS I Like Fun Idlewild
25 MGMT Little Dark Age Columbia
26 BELLE AND SEBASTIAN How To Solve Our Human Problems Matador
27 NO AGE Snares Like a Haircut Drag City
28 I’M WITH HER See You Around Rounder
29 GRIEVES Running Wild Rhymesayers
30 KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD Polygondwanaland ATO
We’re well into the season of new releases so many hotly anticipated adds, such as Of Montreal (above) are already on this week’s charts. Other powerhouse albums from Decemberists, Courtney Marie Andrews, Dungen & Woods, Roots of Creation and What So Not (featuring Skrillex) are sure to satisfy anyone’s taste for new music.
TOP NEW ADDS
Rank Artist Record Label
1 OF MONTREAL White Is Relic / Irrealis Mood Polyvinyl
2 DECEMBERISTS, THE I’ll Be Your Girl Capitol
3 COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS May Your Kindness Remain Fat Possum/Mama Bird
4 CHAI Pink Burger
5 PREOCCUPATIONS New Material Jagjaguwar
6 DUNGEN AND WOODS Myths 003 [EP] Mexican Summer
7 MOUNT EERIE Now Only P.W. Elverum & Sun
8 ROOTS OF CREATION Grateful Dub Bombshelter/Controlled Substance Lab
9 THIRDSTORY Cold Heart Verve HIPHOP
10 WHAT SO NOT Not All The Beautiful Things Counter
Imarhan (pictured above) fuses North African music with other global influences including a healthy dose of rock to create mesmerizing beats on their new album, Temet. Several new debuts on the chart this week include Afrika Mamas, Yiddish Glory and Camille. Genre-bending reggae queen Hollie Cook continues to dominate, while the latest from African family music royalty Femi Kuti, One People One World, holds a few surprises on Knitting Factory Records.
WORLD/INTERNATIONAL MUSIC
Rank Artist Record Label
1 IMARHAN Temet City Slang
2 PATRICK RUFFINO Agoo Mus. Development Company
3 HOLLIE COOK Vessel Of Love Merge
4 FEMI KUTI One People One World Knitting Factory
5 KHRUANGBIN Con Todo El Mundo Dead Oceans
6 GABACHO MAROC Tawassol 10H10
7 AFRIKA MAMAS Iphupho ARC
8 YIDDISH GLORY: THE LOST SONGS OF WORLD WAR II VARIOUS ARTISTS Six Degrees
9 CAMILLE OUÏ Nonesuch/Because
10 HENRI DIKONGUE Diaspora Jazz Out
The delightful Melody Gardot‘s double live album (see above) holds the top spot on our Jazz list this week. Newcomers include Ken Peplowski and his big band sounds, and an epic release by Emmet Cohen and Ron Carter on Cellar Live. Dr. Lonnie Smith and Julian Lage still have a lot of staying power, however.
JAZZ
Rank Artist Record Label
1 MELODY GARDOT Live In Europe Decca
2 PHIL STEWART Melodious Drum Cellar Live
3 KIT DOWNES Obsidian ECM
4 DR LONNIE SMITH All In My Mind Blue Note
5 BEN PATERSON That Old Feeling Cellar Live
6 EMMET COHEN FEATURING RON CARTER Masters Legacy Series Volume 2 Cellar Live
7 KEN PEPLOWSKI Sunrise Arbors
8 WALI ALI To Be Mendicant
9 JULIAN LAGE Modern Lore Mack Avenue
10 DAVID FRIESEN Structures Origin
Moby‘s new album (artwork pictured above) is poised to cross over to our top 30 as well. At his heels are Bark Bark Disco, (who recently played at the Frequency,) Keys N Krates and industrial powerhouse Meat Beat Manifesto. The latest from Nightmares On Wax and Tune-yards hold onto their top 10 spots with continued airplay.
EDM/ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC
Rank Artist Record Label
1 MOBY Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt Mute
2 BARK BARK DISCO Holy Smokes Minty Fresh
3 KEYS N KRATES Cura Dim Mak
4 NIGHTMARES ON WAX Shape The Future Warp
5 TUNE-YARDS I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life 4AD
6 MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO Impossible Star MBM
7 PEGGY GOU Once [EP] Ninja Tune
8 LANE 8 Little By Little This Never Happened
9 DANIEL AVERY Slow Fade [EP] Mute
10 DJ TAYE Still Trippin Hyperdub
Saxon (above) are true classic metal masters, and their new album must be striking the right chord with our loud rock fans! Also notable are the latest releases from Judas Priest, Fu Manchu, Between The Buried And Me and Michael Schenker Fest.
HEAVY METAL/LOUD ROCK/HARDCORE
Rank Artist Record Label
1 SAXON Thunderbolt Silver Lining
2 LETTERS FROM THE COLONY Vignette Nuclear Blast
3 JUDAS PRIEST Firepower Epic
4 THY ANTICHRIST Wrath Of The Beast Napalm
5 FU MANCHU Clone of the Universe At The Dojo
6 BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME Automata I Sumerian
7 MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST Resurrection Nuclear Blast
8 TWITCHING TONGUES Gaining Purpose Through Passionate Hatred Metal Blade
9 HYBORIAN Vol. 1 Season of Mist
10 CROWN, THE Cobra Speed Venom Metal Blade
