Never underestimate the power of a new Little Dragon single to dominate KCRW’s Top 30 Chart. “Gold” has swagger to spare, and an easy sultriness to place it among LD’s all time best. But our favorite funky Swedes aren’t the only ones pulling double digits this week — UK firecrackers Jungle are ready to smooth out all your rough edges with their latest “Dominoes,” and Arlo Parks is ready to break your heart wide open with her just-released sophomore album My Soft Machine.
New and notable: Braxe + Falcon have given Phoenix’s “Winter Solstice” a very summer playlist-friendly makeover; British indie pop trio Girl Ray go disco; and — just in the nick of time, it’s the Spoon-ful of sugar you’ve been craving.
Top 30 Albums (5.30.2023)
| 1 | Little Dragon | Slugs of Love |
| 2 | Jungle | Volcano |
| 3 | Arlo Parks | My Soft Machine |
| 4 | Overmono | Good Lies |
| 5 | Poolside | Each Night (Feat. Mazy) [Single] |
| 6 | Róisín Murphy | Hit Parade |
| 7 | Nation of Language | Strange Disciple |
| 8 | Jorja Smith | Little Things [Single] |
| 9 | Rahill | Flowers At Your Feet |
| 10 | Phoenix | Winter Solstice (Braxe & Falcon Remix) [Single] |
| 11 | Roosevelt | Ordinary Love [Single] |
| 12 | Clark | Sus Dog |
| 13 | Obongjayar | Just Cool [Single] |
| 14 | Genesis Owusu | STRUGGLER |
| 15 | Blur | The Ballad of Darren |
| 16 | Say She She | Reeling b/w Don't You Dare Stop [Single] |
| 17 | NxWorries | Daydreaming [Single] |
| 18 | Baby Rose | Through & Through |
| 19 | SBTRKT | THE RAT ROAD |
| 20 | Girl Ray | Prestige |
| 21 | Surprise Chef | FRIENDSHIP |
| 22 | Salami Rose Joe Louis | Akousmatikous |
| 23 | Daniel Avery | More Truth |
| 24 | Y La Bamba | Lucha |
| 25 | Spoon | Memory Dust |
| 26 | Tame Impala | Lonerism (10 Year Anniversary edition / unreleased demos) |
| 27 | Anjimile | The King |
| 28 | Captain Planet | Sounds Like Home |
| 29 | La Femme | Paris-Hawaï |
| 30 | Madison McFerrin | I Hope You Can Forgive Me |