CFBX Top Specialty Albums for Early May 2012
* indicates Canadian Content
** indicates a local artist
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| 1 |
Shirley Eikhard* |
Dream of a Perfect Day (Independent) |
| 2 |
Peter Appleyard* |
The Lost 1974 Sessions (Linus) |
| 3 |
Amy Cervini* |
Digging Me, Digging You (Anzic) |
| 4 |
Esperanza Spalding |
Radio Music Society (Heads Up) |
| 5 |
Thea Neumann* |
Lady and the Tramps (Independent) |
| 6 |
Jane Bunnett* |
Mundo: The World of Jane Bunnett (EMI) |
| 7 |
Stephane Grappelli/Toots Theilemans |
Bringing it Together (LiSem) |
| 8 |
Lynette Washington |
Live at the X (GuavaJamm) |
| 9 |
Melissa Lauren* |
The Other Side (Independent) |
| 10 |
Sachal Jazz Orchestra |
Sachal Jazz (E1) |
Top Ten World Albums
| 1 |
Sachal Jazz Orchestra |
Sachal Jazz (E1) |
| 2 |
Jane Bunnett* |
Mundo: The World of Jane Bunnett (EMI) |
| 3 |
Amadou and Mariam |
Folila (Because) |
| 4 |
Toure-Raichel Project |
Live in Tel Aviv (Cumbancha) |
| 5 |
Caetano Veloso and David Byrne |
Live at Carnegie Hall (Nonesuch) |
| 6 |
Dulra |
Ecstasy (Heresy) |
| 7 |
Gilles Peterson |
Havana Cultura: The Search Continues (Brownswood) |
| 8 |
Anna Borges and Bill Ward |
Recieta di Samba (Independent) |
| 9 |
Ensemble Polaris* |
Uncharted Waters (Pipistrelle) |
| 10 |
Northern Cree* |
Drum Boy (Canyon) |
Top Ten Metal/Punk Albums
| 1 |
The Ketamines* |
Spaced Out (Mammoth Cave) |
| 2 |
The Famines* |
The Complete Collected Singles (Mammoth Cave) |
| 3 |
The Best Revenge* |
Young Nihilist's Gun Club (Independent) |
| 4 |
Talk-Sick* |
Genetics (Independent) |
| 5 |
The Real McKenzies* |
Westwinds (Stomp) |
| 6 |
Streets of Hastings* |
Three Streets to the Wind (Independent) |
| 7 |
The Lucky Ones* |
Heartbreak, Hangovers and Punk Rock (Stumble) |
| 8 |
Derelict* |
Perpetuation (Independent) |
| 9 |
Outofsight* |
Outofsight EP (Independent) |
| 10 |
Gorgon Horde* |
Year of the Gorgon (Independent) |
Top Ten Electronic Albums
| 1 |
Paradise Animals* |
Paradise Animals (Independent) |
| 2 |
Trust* |
TRST (Arts and Crafts) |
| 3 |
Slove |
Le Danse (Pschent) |
| 4 |
Lotropic* |
Fractions EP (Digital Zen) |
| 5 |
Beta Frontiers* |
Beta Frontiers EP (Daps) |
| 6 |
Steve Aoki |
Wonderland (Ultra) |
| 7 |
LAL* |
LAL (Urbnet) |
| 8 |
House of Daggers* |
Lightning Swords of Death EP (Independent) |
| 9 |
Kytami* |
Kytami (Independent) |
| 10 |
Deadly Blvd.* |
Giallo EP (Independent) |
Top Ten Hip-Hop Albums
| 1 |
Odd Future |
The OF Tape Vol. 2 (OF) |
| 2 |
The Vibonics* |
The Vibonics EP (Independent) |
| 3 |
Various Artists* |
Urbnet Certified Vol. 2 (Urbnet) |
| 4 |
Philly Moves* |
How to Drink Yourself Famous (Independent) |
| 5 |
Hilltop Hoods |
Drinking from the Sun (Golden Era) |
| 6 |
Various Artists* |
Camobear Green (Camobear) |
| 7 |
Madchild* |
The EP Collection (Suburban Noize) |
| 8 |
Dynamic* |
When I Cut a Record EP (Independent) |
| 9 |
Alex Silas* |
Catania EP (Independent) |
| 10 |
Chiddy Bang |
Breakfast (IRS) |
Top Ten Roots/Country Albums
| 1 |
Zaac Pick* |
Whitewater EP (Independent) |
| 2 |
Carolina Chocolate Drops |
Leaving Eden (Nonesuch) |
| 3 |
Sweet Alibi* |
Sweet Alibi (Independent) |
| 4 |
Red Moon Road* |
Red Moon Road (Independent) |
| 5 |
David Newberry* |
No One Will Remember You (Independent) |
| 6 |
Milkwood Dreamers* |
Hellfire and Bone (Buffalo Zeb) |
| 7 |
Steve Gates* |
A Bee in Her Mouth (Independent) |
| 8 |
Mariel Vandersteel |
Hickory (Independent) |
| 9 |
The Empty Standards* |
Waiting for the Flood (Independent) |
| 10 |
Rose Cousins*/td>
| We Have Made a Spark (Outside) |
Top Ten Blues Albums
| 1 |
Mike Goudreau and the Boppin' Blues Band* |
20 Years of Bop and Blues (Independent) |
| 2 |
Peter Karp and Sue Foley* |
Beyond the Crossroads (Blind Pig) |
| 3 |
Al Lerman* |
Crowe River Blues (Independent) |
| 4 |
Dan Sinasac* |
Goin' Back (Independent) |
| 5 |
Various Artists |
Soundtrack for a Revolution OST (E1) |
| 6 |
Janiva Magness |
Stronger For It (Alligator) |
| 7 |
JW-Jones* |
Seventh Hour (Independent) |
| 8 |
Joe Louis Walker |
Hellfire (Alligator) |
| 9 |
Danny Sansone |
The Lord is Waiting and the Devil is Too (Shortstack) |
| 10 |
Hayden Sayers |
Hard Dollar - (Blue Corn) |