CIMS WEEKLY CHARTS: WEEK ENDING 12/31/20 + STAFF PICKS
Hello Everyone,
Happy new year to you all… I think? As happy as we all are to have 2020 on the books, we know that things were not set “to normal” at the stroke of midnight and if anything, they somehow managed to get weirder. I guess if we have all learned anything it is to expect the unexpected. Today feels quite heavy so I don’t have a lot to say and it feels a little clueless to talk about music or the music industry the day after such a monumental event. I am very saddened when I think about the division of our country right now. However, I remain hopeful that as we move into this new year, we can find ways to work together to heal those wounds and bring the people of our country together. I am grateful to the officials that did the right thing and worked to preserve and uphold our system of democracy last night. This really isn’t about what side you’re on. Thankfully in this country, we have the right to express our own views and opinions, but the goal is to do that with kindness and respect. We still have to work together to find a way to hopefully leave this place in a better place than we found it.
Here is to us finding our way in 2021.
Andrea
Andrea Paschal
Executive Director
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
ThinkIndie Distribution
3738 4th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205.595.1932 x.208
Fax: 205.595.1938
Email : andrea@cimsmusic.com
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ANDREA PASCHAL
CIMS/THINKINDIE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
“Andrea’s Celebrated Records of 2020”
(in no particular order and one for each month of this crazy-ass year)
1. JARV IS- BEYOND THE PALE (Rough Trade)
2. THE AVALANCHES- WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU(Modular/Interscope)
3. HAIM- WOMEN IN MUSIC PART III (Columbia)
4. YELLE- L’ERE DU VERSEAU (Recreation Center)
5. ARCA- KiCk I (XL Recordings)
6. WASHED OUT- PURPLE NOON (Sub Pop) *I also REALLY appreciated that Sade Cover of "Cherish the Day"… great job Ernest!
7. NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS- IDIOT PRAYER (NICK CAVE ALONE LIVE AT ALEXANDRA PALACE (AWAL)
8. CARIBOU- SUDDENLY (Merge)
9. PROTOMARTYR- ULTIMATE SUCCESS TODAY(Domino)
10. DISCLOSURE- ENERGY (Island)
11. THUNDERCAT- IT IS WHAT IT IS (Brainfeeder)
12. SEBASTIAN TELLIER- DOMESTICATED/SIMPLE MIND (Record Makers)
LIZ BOGER
CIMS SALES & MARKETING
In no particular order :)
Haim/ Women in Music Pt. III
Strokes/ The New Abnormal
Sylvan Esso/ Free Love
Waxahatchee/ Saint Cloud
Glass Animals/ Dreamland
Beabadoobee/ Fake it Flowers
Wray / Stream of Youth/ Blank World
Washed Out/ Purple Noon
Finneas/ Blood Harmony
Purity Ring/ WOMB
PS - On a personal note, our family moved to FL this year...we needed more sunshine in our lives and some saltwater therapy. It’s been a tough year - hope everyone is holding up out there. I miss seeing you guys! If you need my new personal mailing address let me know! Hope everyone can find some joy in this holiday season ❤️
BLAKE WIMBERLY
CIMS/THINKINDIE DO/KNOW-IT-ALL
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John Carroll Kirby- My Garden (Stones Throw)
Andras- Joyful (Beats In Space)
Matt Karmil- STS371 (Smalltown Supersound)
Paradise Cinema- Paradise Cinema (Gondwana Records)
Chip Wickham- Blue To Red (Lovemonk)
Turn On The Sunlight- Warm Waves (diskunion)
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Roman Flügel- Garden Party (Running Back)
Anunaku/DJ Plead- 032 (AD 93)
Ami Dang- Meditations Mixtape Vol. 1 (Leaving Records)
Donato Dozzy- The Tao (Samurai Music)
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Pauline Anna Strom (R.I.P.)- "Marking time" (RVNG Intl)
Jay Daniel- "Muse" (Watusi High)
Sharif Laffrey- "Sounds To Come" (Special Forces)
Arkajo/Dorisburg- "Void Pyramid - A" (Arkajo)
Schwefelgelb- "Das Bild Das Wiederkehrt" (Cititrax)
nthng- "Wave Return" (Lobster Theremin)
Third Wife- "Easy" (Concrete Lab)
Fort Romeau- "Neuromance" (Permanent Vacation)
Ryan Elliot- "Headspace" (Faith Beat)
Special Request- "Family Doggo" (R&S)
WhoMadeWho/Adana Twins- "Immersion" (Kompakt)
David Jackson- "Broken Heart" (Frank Music)
Jayda G- "Both of Us" (Ninja Tune)
Kareem Ali- "Galactic Expressway" (890243 Records)
Todd Osborn- "Friendly" (Running Back)
Matthew Halsall- "Joyful Spirits of the Universe" (Gondwana Records)
And one little toot from my own horn...
WRAY- Stream of Youth/Blank World (Earth Libraries)
toot :)
SCOTT REGISTER
THINKINDIE A&R
Here are SOME, and I repeat, SOME of my favorites of 2020. There are a bunch of others but these are a Baker’s Dozen of SOME of my favorites from this crazy ass year.
1. Kathleen Edwards- Total Freedom - Dualtone Records
2. Sturgill Simpson- Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1: The Butcher Shop Sessions & Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 2: The Cowboy Arms Sessions - High Top Mountain/Thirty Tigers (Yeah, I combined the two separate releases into one…SO?)
3. Whitney Rose- We Still Go To Rodeos - McG Recordings
4. Matt Berninger- Serpentine Prison - Concord
5. Lianne La Havas- Lianne La Havas - Warner/Nonesuch
6. My Morning Jacket- The Waterfall II - ATO Records
7. Laura Marling- Song For Our Daughter - Chrysalis Records
8. Paris Jackson- Wilted - Republic Records
9. Nada Surf- Never Not Together - Barsuk Records
10. HAIM- Women In Music Pt. III - Polydor Records
11. Logan Ledger- Logan Ledger - Electromagnetic Records/Rounder Records
12. Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud - Merge Records
13. Steve Earle- Ghosts Of West Virginia - New West Records
Two songs I wish had received more attention. “Make It Through” by Chris Trapper and “Rona Pollona” by Ghost of Vroom. These two tracks capture the year 2020 better than any others I have heard. Hope you’ll take the time to give them a listen and that they help you process life these days.
RUSSELL COTHRAN
THINKINDIE SALES & MARKETING
I think it is safe to say that 2020 has been one of the roughest years on record for any of us, emotionally. Instead of my usual Top 20 from 2020, here are 20 Records/Tracks that have helped get me through this year. Happy Holidays & may the power of music continue to bring us all a little closer in 2021!
Afghan Whigs- Black Love & Gentlemen
Jellyfish- Bellybutton
Brian Eno- Ambient 1 Music For Airports
John Coltrane- Blue Train
Talk Talk- The Spirit Of Eden
Prefab Sprout- Steve McQueen
Vince Guaraldi Trio- A Charlie Brown Christmas
U2- The Unforgettable Fire
Atlas Sound (featuring Laetitia Sadler)- “Quick Canal”
Steely Dan- Gold
Tame Impala- Lonerism
Best Coast- “California Nights”
Tangerine Dream- OST Thief
The Cult- Love
Thom Yorke- The Eraser
David Bowie- “Heroes” (Live Aid Performance)
Rhythm Method- Pacquet De Cinq
Bjork- Volta
Sigur Ros- Agaetis Byrjun
NICK CAMPBELL
THINKINDIE WAREHOUSE MANAGER
Top 10 Albums (in no order)
Protomartyr- Ultimate Success Today
Choir Boy- Gathering Swans
Moaning- Uneasy Laughter
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever- Sideways to New Italy
Nation of Language- Introduction, Presence
Hum- Inlet
Bambara- Stray
Wray- Stream of Youth / Blank World
Holy Wave- Interloper
En Attendant Ana- Juillet
Honorable Mentions
Mourn- Self Worth
Caribou- Suddenly
Metz- Atlas Vending
ASHLEY VASKE
CIMS/THINKINDIE ACCOUNTING
My selection of 2020 albums in no special order:
Poliça- When We Stay Alive
Haim- Women in Music Pt. III
Rhye- Home EP
Joe Wong- Nite Creatures
Tame Impala- Slow Rush
Yelle- L’Ère du Verseau
Mourn- Self Worth
Run the Jewels- RTJ4
Khruangbin- Mordechai
Fiona Apple- Fetch the Bolt Cutters
