British singer Hollie Cook (pictured) released her 3rd solo full length album, “Vessel Of Love” in January on American label Merge Records. Known primarily for their roster of rock artists, the Durham, NC-based operation was founded by members of Superchunk, one of numerous other Merge artists that have topped the WORT charts in the past. Hollie’s fresh take on reggae has dominated our World top 10 for several weeks, while chanteuse Melody Gardot slides easily into the top Jazz slot with her new Decca album, recorded live in Europe. And The Breeders take over our top 30 and seem poised to hold on for a while with their new album and tour, arriving in Milwaukee on Wed, May 9. Read on for more about all the great new music spinning on WORT!
WORT charts for the week ending 3-13-18:
OVERALL TOP 30
Rank Artist Record Label
1 BREEDERS, THE All Nerve 4AD
2 SUPERCHUNK What A Time To Be Alive Merge
3 ANNA BURCH Quit the Curse Polyvinyl
4 TY SEGALL Freedom’s Goblin Drag City
5 BARRENCE WHITFIELD AND THE SAVAGES Soul Flowers Of Titan Bloodshot
6 DR DEMENTO COVERED IN PUNK VARIOUS ARTISTS Demented Punk
7 SPICE BOYS Glade PNKSLM
8 CALEXICO The Thread That Keeps Us Anti-
9 SHANNON AND THE CLAMS Onion Easy Eye Sound/Nonesuch
10 MEAN JEANS Jingles Collection Fat Wreck Chords
11 CAR SEAT HEADREST Twin Fantasy Matador
12 SOLID FREEX Peeled Guest Self-Released
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 RHYE Blood Loma Vista
18 BUFFALO TOM Quiet And Peace Schoolkids/Scrawny
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 JIMI HENDRIX Both Sides of the Sky Experience Hendrix/Legacy
30 LOWDOWN BRASS BAND Lowdown Breaks Self-Released
WORLD/INTERNATIONAL MUSIC
Rank Artist Record Label
1 HOLLIE COOK Vessel Of Love Merge
2 PATRICK RUFFINO Agoo Mus. Development Company
3 KHRUANGBIN Con Todo El Mundo Dead Oceans
4 FEMI KUTI One People One World Knitting Factory
5 ORQUESTA AKOKAN Orquesta Akokán [Advance Tracks] Daptone
6 GABACHO MAROC Tawassol 10H10
7 OPEN THE DOOR FOR THREE The Joyful Hour Self-Released
8 IMARHAN Temet City Slang
9 STICK FIGURE Above The Storm Stick Figure
10 HENRI DIKONGUE Diaspora Jazz Out
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 DAVE BENNETT Blood Moon Mack Avenue
7 WALI ALI To Be Mendicant
8 MICHELLE COLTRANE Awakening Blujazz
9 JULIAN LAGE Modern Lore Mack Avenue
10 DAVID FRIESEN Structures Origin
EDM/ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC
Rank Artist Record Label
1 KEYS N KRATES Cura Dim Mak
2 CAUSTIC American Carrion Negative Gain
3 NIGHTMARES ON WAX Shape The Future Warp
4 TUNE-YARDS I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life 4AD
5 BARK BARK DISCO Holy Smokes Minty Fresh
6 LANE 8 Little By Little This Never Happened
7 DANIEL AVERY Slow Fade [EP] Mute
8 RHYE Blood Loma Vista
9 KASBO Places We Don’t Know [Advance Tracks] Foreign Family Collective / Counter
10 DAKTYL Riyazz Counter
HEAVY METAL/LOUD ROCK/HARDCORE
Rank Artist Record Label
1 ANGRA Omni Earmusic
2 JINJER Cloud Factory Napalm
3 SAXON Thunderbolt Silver Lining
4 LETTERS FROM THE COLONY Vignette Nuclear Blast
5 FU MANCHU Clone of the Universe At The Dojo
6 THY ANTICHRIST Wrath Of The Beast Napalm
7 MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST Resurrection Nuclear Blast
8 HARMS WAY Posthuman Metal Blade
9 JUDAS PRIEST Firepower Epic
10 HEADCRUSHER Death Comes With Silence Self-Released
