CJAM TOP 30! June 24 – 30

Hello hello, Mark here with this week’s top 30 🙂

Hey y’all it’s a brand new month! I’m hoping the weather is going to be overall spectacular for lots of outdoor activities, and let’s not forget festival season! I ended last month / started this month pretty strong. I just got back from Toronto for a quick visit to some of my favourite shops, restaurants, and cafes. I also had the absolute pleasure to see Cortex perform the entirety of their legendary 1975 album, Troupeau Bleu.  Probably one of the best shows I have ever been to – a totally unforgettable experience. Give the album a listen here.

Anyway, let’s get into this week’s top 30 — too many good releases on this one! I’ll highlight some of my favs for you guys down below.

* indicates Canadian artist

1          LOVING*

Any Light (Self-Released)

2          CINDY LEE*

Diamond Jubilee (Self-Released)

3          JON MCKIEL*

Hex (You’ve Changed)

4          SUN

I Can See Our House From Here (Alien Transistor)

5          COLA*

The Gloss (Next Door / Fire Talk)

6          HABIBI

Dreamachine (Kill Rock Stars)

7          SEA OF LETTUCE*

Any Day Now (Self-Released)

8          UNESSENTIAL OILS*

Unessential Oils (Secret City)

9          CLOSE TALKER*

The Sprawl (Slow Weather)

10       PRIORI*

This but More (NAFF)

11       SILVERVEST ZOMBIK CALOIA*

That Us (Musique Rayonnante)

12       TEVET SELA

Sweet Tears (Self-Released)

13       IAN FOSTER*

Nerve (Leaf Music)

14       LA LUZ

News of the Universe (Sub Pop)

15       MARY IN THE JUNKYARD

This Old House (AMF)

16       VARIOUS

Stop Making Sense: Everyone’s Getting Involved (A24)

17       CHANETTE ALBERT AND THE EAST COMPANY*

22nd Century Beautiful People (Self-Released)

18       DUMP BABES*

Known Liar (Self-Released)

19       MAJOR LOVE*

Live, Laugh, Major Love (Slow Weather)

20       ACOQUI

Drive By Dream (Gradual Ego)

21       BIG BILL

Strawberry Seed (Spaceflight)

22       DREAM PONY

Suspicion Today (FOLC)

23       EX NORWEGIAN

Sooo Extra (Think Like A Key)

24       GIRL AND GIRL

Call a Doctor (Sub Pop)

25       GOAT GIRL

Below The Waste (Rough Trade)

26       IDAHO

Lapse (Arts and Crafts)

27       LEISURE HOUR

The Sunny Side (Refresh)

28       SAVOIR ADORE

Savoir Adore (This Fiction)

29       SEA GIRLS

Midnight Butterflies (Alt)

30       WINIFRED

Carpet Of Flowers (MNRK)

Check these out if you haven’t already:

1. Any Light by LOVING (beautiful psych folk) – Victoria

2. Diamond Jubilee by Cindy Lee (brilliant, charming lo-fi rock) – Toronto
3. This but More by Priori (foggy, lush ambient techno) – Montreal
4. Sweet Tears by Tevet Sela (cool jazz grooves) – Montreal
5. News of the Universe by La Luz (jazzy psych indie) – California