Jio's HoF :NOW:WEEKLY PICKS (30/5/2023)

[jio]

jio's picks of the week 12/4/2022

SINGLES

1.(1) BIRDSMITH: Kiss It Better 2.(4) REMA f. AJ TRACEY: FYN 3.(6) CARWYN ELLIS & RIO 18: Ola 4.(9) SYD f. LUCKY DAYE: Cybah 5.(7) KAWALA: Chasing/Wasting Time 6.(3) SKUNK ANANSIE: Can't Take You Anywhere 7.(13) SPOON: Wild 8.(5) KYLIE MINOGUE & GLORIA GAYNOR: Can't Stop Writing Songs About You 9.(2) AUDIOBOOKS: Tryna Tryna Take Control 10.(14) GWENNO: An Stevel Nowydh 11.(8) MARINA: Happy Loner 12.(-) CONFIDENCE MAN: Luvin U Is Easy 13.(-) PLACEBO: Surrounded By Spies 14.(-) DAMEFRISOR: Do You Think I'm Special 15.(-) HARRY STYLES: As It Was BABY'S GANG: Happy Song <==== BLAST FROM THE PAST (1983) LUCKY DAYE: Candy Drip <==== ALBUM PICK

[Postdeftoals]

I like that Placebo single.

[JSparksFan]

I like these two:

8.(5) KYLIE MINOGUE & GLORIA GAYNOR: Can't Stop Writing Songs About You
15.(-) HARRY STYLES: As It Was

[jio]

jio's picks of the week 19/4/2022

SINGLES

1.(2) REMA f. AJ TRACEY: FYN 2.(3) CARWYN ELLIS & RIO 18: Ola 3.(4) SYD f. LUCKY DAYE: Cybah 4.(-) FONTAINES DC: Skinty Fia 5.(1) BIRDSMITH: Kiss It Better 6.(12) CONFIDENCE MAN: Luvin U Is Easy 7.(-) ELLE KING & MIRANDA LAMBERT: Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home) 8.(-) DEYAH: Heart Status (Freestyle) 9.(-) CHRIS STAPLETON: Joy Of My Life 10.(7) SPOON: Wild 11.(5) KAWALA: Chasing/Wasting Time 12.(-) KELSEA BALLERINI: Heartfirst 13.(6) SKUNK ANANSIE: Can't Take You Anywhere 14.(-) PAUL CAUTHEN: Country As F*** 15.(8) KYLIE MINOGUE & GLORIA GAYNOR: Can't Stop Writing Songs About You MARVIN GAYE: Inner City Blues <==== BLAST FROM THE PAST (1971) LUCKY DAYE: Candy Drip <==== ALBUM PICK

[jio]

jio's picks of the week 26/4/2022

SINGLES

1.(1) REMA f. AJ TRACEY: FYN 2.(4) FONTAINES DC: Skinty Fia 3.(8) DEYAH: Heart Status (Freestyle) 4.(7) ELLE KING & MIRANDA LAMBERT: Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home) 5.(-) PANIC SHACK: The Ick 6.(-) WET LEG: Wet Dream 7.(9) CHRIS STAPLETON: Joy Of My Life 8.(3) SYD f. LUCKY DAYE: Cybah 9.(-) CAMILLA CABELLO & MARIA BECERRA: Hasta Los Dientes 10.(12) KELSEA BALLERINI: Heartfirst 11.(-) EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY: Venus 12.(2) CARWYN ELLIS & RIO 18: Ola 13.(5) BIRDSMITH: Kiss It Better 14.(-) MORGAN WALLEN: Wasted On You 15.(-) DANIEL ROSSEN: Shadow In The Frame NICK KAMEN: Each Time You Break My Heart <==== BLAST FROM THE PAST (1986) MADONNA: You Can Dance <==== ALBUM PICK

[Postdeftoals]

Skinty Fia and Daniel Rossen are both hits!

[heppolo]

Yay for Wet Leg

[jio]

jio's picks of the week 3/5/2022


SINGLES

1.(3) DEYAH: Heart Status (Freestyle) 2.(-) EMELI SANDE: There Isn't Much 3.(5) PANIC SHACK: The Ick 4.(4) ELLE KING & MIRANDA LAMBERT: Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home) 5.(6) WET LEG: Wet Dream 6.(-) JANE WEAVER: Oblique Fantasy 7.(1) REMA f. AJ TRACEY: FYN 8.(2) FONTAINES DC: Skinty Fia 9.(9) CAMILLA CABELLO & MARIA BECERRA: Hasta Los Dientes 10.(-) PRIMA QUEEN: Chew My Cheeks 11.(11) EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY: Venus 12.(7) CHRIS STAPLETON: Joy Of My Life 13.(-) JAMIE XX: Let's Do It Again 14.(14) MORGAN WALLEN: Wasted On You 15.(-) WILL YOUNG: Why Does It Hurt INSPIRAL CARPETS: Generations <==== BLAST FROM THE PAST (1992) REMA: Rave And Roses <==== ALBUM PICK

[jio]

jio's picks of the week 10/5/2022

SINGLES

1.(-) MEGAN THEE STALLION: Plan B 2.(10) PRIMA QUEEN: Chew My Cheeks 3.(-) GEORGE EZRA: Green Green Grass 4.(2) EMELI SANDE: There Isn't Much 5.(1) DEYAH: Heart Status (Freestyle) 6.(-) CIEL: Fine Everything 7.(13) JAMIE XX: Let's Do It Again 8.(6) JANE WEAVER: Oblique Fantasy 9.(-) SAM FENDER: Getting Started 10.(5) WET LEG: Wet Dream 11.(9) CAMILLA CABELLO & MARIA BECERRA: Hasta Los Dientes 12.(4) ELLE KING & MIRANDA LAMBERT: Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home) 13.(3) PANIC SHACK: The Ick 14.(-) KAROL G: Provenza 15.(11) EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY: Venus MADONNA: Deeper And Deeper <==== BLAST FROM THE PAST (1992) TEARS FOR FEARS: The Tipping Point <==== ALBUM PICK

[heppolo]

"Green Green Grass" is a bit too poppy for me, I was hoping for a more folksy tune.

[jio]

jio's picks of the week 17/5/2022

SINGLES

1.(2) PRIMA QUEEN: Chew My Cheeks 2.(-) REMA: Are You There 3.(1) MEGAN THEE STALLION: Plan B 4.(4) EMELI SANDE: There Isn't Much 5.(-) KOKOROKO: We Give Thanks 6.(14) KAROL G: Provenza 7.(8) JANE WEAVER: Oblique Fantasy 8.(7) JAMIE XX: Let's Do It Again 9.(3) GEORGE EZRA: Green Green Grass 10.(5) DEYAH: Heart Status (Freestyle) 11.(9) SAM FENDER: Getting Started 12.(-) TEARS FOR FEARS: My Demons 13.(-) OBONGJAYAR: Tinko Tinko (Don't Play Me For A Fool) 14.(11) CAMILLA CABELLO & MARIA BECERRA: Hasta Los Dientes 15.(6) CIEL: Fine Everything MADONNA: Ray Of Light<==== BLAST FROM THE PAST (1998) TEARS FOR FEARS: The Tipping Point <==== ALBUM PICK

[heppolo]

Nice number one and I forgot to praise CIel earlier.

[jio]

jio's picks of the week 24/5/2022

SINGLES

1.(5) KOKOROKO: We Give Thanks 2.(2) REMA: Are You There 3.(1) PRIMA QUEEN: Chew My Cheeks 4.(3) MEGAN THEE STALLION: Plan B 5.(13) OBONGJAYAR: Tinko Tinko (Don't Play Me For A Fool) 6.(6) KAROL G: Provenza 7.(8) JAMIE XX: Let's Do It Again 8.(4) EMELI SANDE: There Isn't Much 9.(12) TEARS FOR FEARS: My Demons 10.(9) GEORGE EZRA: Green Green Grass 11.(-) BILLY NOMATES: Blue Bones 12.(7) JANE WEAVER: Oblique Fantasy 13.(-) AVA MAX: Maybe You're The Problem 14.(11) SAM FENDER: Getting Started 15.(10) DEYAH: Heart Status (Freestyle) MARIAH CAREY: The Roof<==== BLAST FROM THE PAST (1998) PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION: Live <==== ALBUM PICK

[jio]

jio's picks of the week 31/5/2022

SINGLES

1.(1) KOKOROKO: We Give Thanks 2.(5) OBONGJAYAR: Tinko Tinko (Don't Play Me For A Fool) 3.(2) REMA: Are You There 4.(3) PRIMA QUEEN: Chew My Cheeks 5.(4) MEGAN THEE STALLION: Plan B 6.(11) BILLY NOMATES: Blue Bones 7.(-) IRAINA MANCINI: Undo The Blue 8.(-) LAINEY WILSON: Heart Like A Truck 9.(6) KAROL G: Provenza 10.(7) JAMIE XX: Let's Do It Again 11.(-) FLORENCE & THE MACHINE: King 12.(-) BEAR'S DEN: Spiders 13.(-) THE CLOCKWORKS: Endgame 14.(-) THE BLACK KEYS: It Ain't Over 15.(8) EMELI SANDE: There Isn't Much PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION: Darling Nikki<==== BLAST FROM THE PAST (1984) PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION: Live <==== ALBUM PICK

[heppolo]

I really like "Spiders"

[jio]

jio's picks of the week 6/6/2022
SINGLES

1.(-) MARY J BLIGE f. ANDERSON .PAAK: Here With Me 2.(-) SURPRISE CHEF: Velodrome 3.(6) BILLY NOMATES: Blue Bones 4.(8) LAINEY WILSON: Heart Like A Truck 5.(2) OBONGJAYAR: Tinko Tinko (Don't Play Me For A Fool) 6.(-) ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER: The Way It Shatters 7.(-) JESHI f. OBONGJAYAR: Protein 8.(5) MEGAN THEE STALLION: Plan B 9.(3) REMA: Are You There 10.(13) THE CLOCKWORKS: Endgame 11.(-) FILM NOIR: Erotica 12.(-) SHARON VAN ETTEN: Mistakes 13.(-) VIBE CHEMISTRY f. SONGER, TRAUMATIK, DEVILMAN & ONEDA: Balling 14.(7) IRAINA MANCINI: Undo The Blue 15.(-) SUBWAYS: You Kill My Cool THE CLASH: Should I Stay Or Should I Go<==== BLAST FROM THE PAST (1982) PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION: Live <==== ALBUM PICK

[jio]

jio's picks of the week 13/6/2022

SINGLES

1.(1) MARY J BLIGE f. ANDERSON .PAAK: Here With Me 2.(11) FILM NOIR: Erotica 3.(-) LIAM GALLAGHER: Diamond In The Dark 4.(7) JESHI f. OBONGJAYAR: Protein 5.(2) SURPRISE CHEF: Velodrome 6.(12) SHARON VAN ETTEN: Mistakes 7.(-) ZACH BRYAN: Something In The Orange 8.(4) LAINEY WILSON: Heart Like A Truck 9.(3) BILLY NOMATES: Blue Bones 10.(-) POST MALONE f. RODDY RICCH: Cooped Up 11.(13) VIBE CHEMISTRY f. SONGER, TRAUMATIK, DEVILMAN & ONEDA: Balling 12.(-) ALFIE TEMPLEMAN: Leaving Today 13.(-) LADY GAGA: Hold My Hand 14.(-) REGINA SPEKTOR: Up The Mountain 15.(5) OBONGJAYAR: Tinko Tinko (Don't Play Me For A Fool) THE MONOCHROME SET: The Jet Set Junta<==== BLAST FROM THE PAST (1983) PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION: Live <==== ALBUM PICK

[heppolo]

Liam's overall relative resurgence in comparison to this whole Beady Eye fiasco is quite impressive

[jio]

jio's picks of the week 21/6/2022

SINGLES

1.(2) FILM NOIR: Erotica 2.(-) KATE BUSH: Running Up That Hill 3.(-) SUEDE: She Still Leads Me 4.(1) MARY J BLIGE f. ANDERSON .PAAK: Here With Me 5.(-) ANDREW BIRD: Atomized 6.(4) JESHI f. OBONGJAYAR: Protein 7.(7) ZACH BRYAN: Something In The Orange 8.(3) LIAM GALLAGHER: Diamond In The Dark 9.(5) SURPRISE CHEF: Velodrome 10.(10) POST MALONE f. RODDY RICCH: Cooped Up 11.(11) VIBE CHEMISTRY f. SONGER, TRAUMATIK, DEVILMAN & ONEDA: Balling 12.(12) ALFIE TEMPLEMAN: Leaving Today 13.(-) LF SYSTEM: Afraid To Feel 14.(6) SHARON VAN ETTEN: Mistakes 15.(-) SLEAZYWORLD GO: Sleazy Flow CHEAP TRICK: Mighty Wings<==== BLAST FROM THE PAST (1986) ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK: Top Gun <==== ALBUM PICK

[heppolo]

Suede and Kate Bush charting in 2022, who would have thought.

[jio]

jio's picks of the week 28/6/2022

SINGLES

1.(2) KATE BUSH: Running Up That Hill 2.(5) ANDREW BIRD: Atomized 3.(-) MARK RONSON f. LUCKY DAYE: Too Much 4.(1) FILM NOIR: Erotica 5.(3) SUEDE: She Still Leads Me 6.(-) SAY SHE SHE: Forget Me Not 7.(-) CARRIE UNDERWOOD: Denim & Rhinestones 8.(13) LF SYSTEM: Afraid To Feel 9.(6) JESHI f. OBONGJAYAR: Protein 10.(4) MARY J BLIGE f. ANDERSON .PAAK: Here With Me 11.(-) BAILEY ZIMMERMAN: Fall In Love 12.(7) ZACH BRYAN: Something In The Orange 13.(-) CHASE & STATUS: Mixed Emotions 14.(10) POST MALONE f. RODDY RICCH: Cooped Up 15.(9) SURPRISE CHEF: Velodrome KENNY LOGGINS: Danger Xone<==== BLAST FROM THE PAST (1986) MADONNA: Finally Enough Love <==== ALBUM PICK

[heppolo]

quirky tune by LF System

[jio]

jio's picks of the week 5/7/2022

SINGLES

1.(-) CHRISTINE & THE QUEENS: Je Te Vois Enfin! 2.(-) LUKE COMBS: The Kind Of Love We Make 3.(7) CARRIE UNDERWOOD: Denim & Rhinestones 4.(6) SAY SHE SHE: Forget Me Not 5.(4) FILM NOIR: Erotica 6.(3) MARK RONSON f. LUCKY DAYE: Too Much 7.(5) SUEDE: She Still Leads Me 8.(1) KATE BUSH: Running Up That Hill 9.(-) STEREOPHONICS: Right Place Right Time 10.(2) ANDREW BIRD: Atomized 11.(8) LF SYSTEM: Afraid To Feel 12.(-) DIDDY f. BRYSON TILLER: Gotta Move On 13.(-) GORILLAZ f. THUNDERCAT: Cracker Island 14.(-) CARLY PEARCE: What He Didn't Do 15.(13) CHASE & STATUS: Mixed Emotions JOYCE: Feminina<==== BLAST FROM THE PAST (1980) VANESSA PARADIS: Best Of Vanessa Paradis <==== ALBUM PICK

[jio]

jio's picks of the week 12/7/2022

SINGLES

1.(4) SAY SHE SHE: Forget Me Not 2.(-) CITY GIRLS f. USHER: Good Love 3.(-) CHRISTINE McVIE: Slow Down 4.(-) MARY J. BLIGE f. FABOLOUS: Come See About Me 5.(-) FONTAINES D.C.: Roman Holiday 6.(12) DIDDY f. BRYSON TILLER: Gotta Move On 7.(2) LUKE COMBS: The Kind Of Love We Make 8.(13) GORILLAZ f. THUNDERCAT: Cracker Island 9.(3) CARRIE UNDERWOOD: Denim & Rhinestones 10.(7) SUEDE: She Still Leads Me 11.(5) FILM NOIR: Erotica 12.(9) STEREOPHONICS: Right Place Right Time 13.(-) CHUBBY & THE GANG: Who Loves Ya 14.(6) MARK RONSON f. LUCKY DAYE: Too Much 15.(13) SIMPLE MINDS: Vision Thing METALLICA: Until It Sleeps<==== BLAST FROM THE PAST (1996) FLEETWOOD MAC: Tango In The Night <==== ALBUM PICK

[Postdeftoals]

Gorillaz and Fontaines D.C. both are pretty good.