Indie Top 39 » 04/03/19

This week we have a brand new entry that lands straight at number 1. It’s a magical collaboration between legendary MJ COLE and one of my favourite discoveries since I am running the chart KUDU BLUE.

Everyone remembers “Crazy Love” that was the anthem of the early 00’s. You might be asking why MJ COLE is on an indie chart? Well, the answer is easy. Indie for me stands for independent and he doesn’t belong to a major label. As well, it would be such a shame to ignore the track that features Clementine from KUDU BLUE. Her vocal is at her best.

New entries

This week we have eight new entries. When I heard OH LAND’s “Wolf & I” for the first time, my jaw dropped. Now nearly eight years later the band is back with a new album. “Human Error” is a beautiful track that debuts at number eight.

TOTEMO is an Israeli singer-songwriter and producer signed under German-based management company. “Fifty Words For Time” is a great example of dream pop song and it starts its journey at eleven. Check out her animated video below.

MASHROU’ LEILA is Lebanese band from Beirut who are traveling the world touring. I highly recommend checking their Instagram. I had a chance to see them perform live few years ago in London. The band have just released a new album and “Cavalry” is a single that makes a debut on Indie Top 39 at number fourteen.

DJ MEL is an independent DJ from Sydney. Even though “You & Me” reminds me a little bit of RIHANNA, whenever I hear the beat, I want to dance.

There is not much information online about another new artist KOLYA. He has just 20 monthly listeners on Spotify so we can call it a proper discovery of the week as his debut single “Blood On The Streets” debuts at number twenty-two.

I am super happy to see the return of a singer-songwriter from the Netherlands – LUWTEN. Watch the live performance of “In Over My Head II” below. I have to admit I feel TEGAN & SARA’s vibe.

The last new entry belongs to a singer-songwriter NILUFER YANYA, who’s first single just left the chart. “Tears” starts slowly at number thirty.

Take a glimpse at the full Indie Top 39 below. 

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ARTIST / SONG
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1
NEW
MJ COLE & & KUDU BLUE - Mercy
1
2
1
KRISTER LINDER - Gone
3
3
2
GLASSIO - Age Of Experience
5
4
8
BREATHE. - London
2
5
3
BEISSOUL & EINIUS - Rooftops
8
6
6
BEAUTIFUL THING - Waiting
10
7
5
EDWARD SANSOM - Can't Fight Them All
2
8
NEW
OH LAND - Human Error
1
9
4
AMANDA PALMER - Drowning In The Sound
10
10
9
FRENCH HORN REBELLION & GLASSIO - Love Me Back
8
11
NEW
TOTEMO - Fifty Words For Time
1
12
7
JYLDA - Torrential River
4
13
14
ANDREA DI GIOVANNI - Forbidden Love
4
14
NEW
MASHROU' LEILA - Cavalry
1
15
NEW
DJ MEL - You & Me
1
16
36
JUST DAVID - Winter Sun
3
17
13
KUDU BLUE - Mountain Song
3
18
12
CUTTS - Breathe
3
19
10
SARAH WALK - CTRL
6
20
17
DAHLIA SLEEPS - To The Water
5
21
15
BEN ROLO - Paradise
3
22
NEW
KOLYA - Blood On The Streets
1
23
NEW
LUWTEN - In Over My Head II
1
24
11
SOFIA DRAGT - Blameless
4
25
16
URUGUAY - Pretty Pretty Rampage (Death By Girl)
4
26
25
FJORD - My Body So Calm
6
27
19
JAMES GILLESPIE - Beyond Today
5
28
18
ALGIRDAS DAUMANTAS - Viskas, Ka Turiu
3
29
20
JACKO HOOPER - Sidelines
10
30
NEW
NILUFER YANYA - Tears
1
31
23
SAMI SIMON - Wall Of Glass
3
32
22
JNCTRE - Loosen Up
2
33
27
NATHAN BALL - Call It Love
6
34
26
HAK BAKER - Thirsty Thursday
3
35
30
LUMINAR - Thin Glass - Instrumental Version
3
36
32
CECILIA EBBA - Voices - Lucas August Version
6
37
24
TIMI TAMMINEN - Mania
2
38
35
SABRINA GUNSTON - Realisation
4
39
31
BLAENAVON - Catatonic Skinbag
5