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Prolific LA-via-Baltimore brother duo The South Hill Experiment have arrived in 2025 with what might be their funkiest single yet. And in just its second week of being out in the world, “Open Ocean” has catapulted to no. 1 on KCRW’s Top 30 Chart. The track hits the spot during these chilly days, reminding us that summer hours spent frolicking in the sea are just around the corner. With core duo Baird and Gabe Acheson applying their yearning vocals to the skin-tight grooves of the track, it’s poised to make you cry (in a good way) on the dance floor. Poolside fans especially should take heed… and rejoice, the S/H/E’s third LP EARTHBREAKS is due on Mar. 21.
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New and notable: Tunde Adebimpe’s reflective “Drop,” Franc Moody’s ebullient “Space Between Us,” and Black Country New Road’s bombastic “Besties.”
Top 30 Chart: 2.4.2025
1 | The South Hill Experiment | “Open Ocean” [Single] |
2 | Panda Bear | “Ferry Lady” [Single] |
3 | FKA twigs | “EUSEXUA” |
4 | Tunde Adebimpe | “Drop” [Single] |
5 | Jamie xx | “In Waves (Deluxe)” |
6 | Various Artists | “Staying: Leaving Records Aid to Artists Impacted by the Los Angeles Wildfires” |
7 | Kassie Krut | Kassie Krut [EP] |
8 | Maribou State | “Hallucinating Love” |
9 | Jungle | "Keep Me Satisfied" [Single] |
10 | Various Artists | “Super Bloom: A Benefit for Fire Relief in Los Angeles” |
11 | Everything Is Recorded | “Swamp Dream #3" [Single] |
12 | Yukimi | “Sad Makeup” [Single] |
13 | Peel Dream Magazine | “Modern Meta Physic (Deluxe Edition)” |
14 | Viagra Boys | “Mad Made of Meat” [Single] |
15 | Joâo Selva | “Onda” |
16 | Franc Moody | “Space Between Us” [Single] |
17 | Thandii | “Halo” |
18 | Min Taka | “eYeSiGht” [Single] |
19 | Clement Ducol & Camille | Emilia Pérez (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
20 | Fcukers | “Bon Bon (Andrew Vanwyngarden remix)” [Single] |
21 | Black Country, New Road | “Besties” [Single] |
22 | Kelela | “Better (unplugged)” [Single] |
23 | Cymande | “Renascence” |
24 | Biig Piig | “One Way Ticket” [Single |
25 | La Sécurité | “Ketchup” [Single] |
26 | Ora the Molecule | “Intergalactic Dance” [Single] |
27 | Lord Huron | “Who Laughs Last” |
28 | Martin Luke Brown | “to be a man” [Single] |
29 | O & the Mo | “Make Way for the Sun” |
30 | Marianne Faithful | “Broken English” [1979] |