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Issue 060 · Sep 21, 2026

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LoudQuietLoud is an automated discovery engine for physical media. A knowledge graph maps artists and labels from listening data, the music press, and radio airplay, then points you straight to the artist or label where possible, and to indie record shops when it’s not. How it works

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Fresh off the press

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On the air · Sun, Sep 20

Yesterday’s Hits (Literally)

Full chart

The most-played albums on KEXP, KCRW, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, and WXPN yesterday. Stations don’t endorse or sponsor these picks.

Featured

Artists in rotation

Refreshed daily

A daily cut of the knowledge graph: two dozen artists ranked by listeners, and anyone the music press has covered in the past two weeks jumps the queue.

In the press

Miley Cyrus

5M listeners
pop · female vocalists · dance
Cover of Memento Mori by Depeche Mode
In the press

Depeche Mode

4.6M listeners
electronic · new wave · synthpop
Cover of 72 Seasons by Metallica
In the press

Metallica

5.3M listeners
metallica · heavy metal · metal
In the press

Travis Scott

3.5M listeners
Cover of Rough and Rowdy Ways by Bob Dylan
In the press

Bob Dylan

4.4M listeners
folk · singer-songwriter · classic rock
Cover of Made in Heaven by Queen
In the press

Queen

7.4M listeners
classic rock · rock · hard rock
Cover of Hurry Up Tomorrow by The Weeknd
In the press

The Weeknd

5.5M listeners
rnb · electronic · dubstep
Cover of Here for It All by Mariah Carey
In the press

Mariah Carey

5.2M listeners
pop · rnb · female vocalists
In the press

Nirvana

7.7M listeners
grunge · rock · alternative rock
In the press

Nirvana

7.7M listeners
grunge · rock · alternative rock
Cover of A Time to Love by Stevie Wonder
In the press

Stevie Wonder

4.1M listeners
soul · funk · motown
Cover of Once Twice Melody by Beach House
In the press

Beach House

3.7M listeners
dream pop · indie pop · indie
Cover of Reality Awaits by The Strokes
In the press

The Strokes

5.9M listeners
indie rock · indie · rock
Cover of Weezer by Weezer
In the press

Weezer

5.6M listeners
alternative rock · rock · alternative
Cover of Ride Lonesome by Beck
In the press

Beck

4.2M listeners
alternative · indie · singer-songwriter
In the press

Journey

3.4M listeners
classic rock · rock · hard rock
Cover of Songs Selected From Young At Heart (Restored 2024) by Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

5M listeners
jazz · swing · oldies
Cover of Nothing’s About to Happen to Me by Mitski

Mitski

3.4M listeners
indie rock · indie · indie pop
Cover of The Ballad of Darren by Blur

Blur

4.9M listeners
britpop · rock · indie

Marilyn Manson

3.2M listeners
industrial · industrial metal · metal
Cover of WHO by The Who

The Who

4M listeners
classic rock · rock · british
Cover of Fossora by Björk

Björk

3.5M listeners
electronic · experimental · alternative
Cover of Collapse Into Now by R.E.M.

R.E.M.

4.5M listeners
rock · alternative rock · alternative

Moby

3.7M listeners
electronic · ambient · chillout
Genres

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RockPopAlternative RockClassic RockDanceElectronicHard RockHip HopIndie RockArt RockSoulPost-PunkR&BElectroDiscoElectronica
Labels

Trusted labels

Nobody hand-picked this list. These are the independent labels showing the most life in our graph right now: fresh releases and deep rosters, majors excluded.

Press

The Wire

Full archive

What the music press is talking about right now: news, reviews, and reissues from Pitchfork, Stereogum, Aquarium Drunkard, and Gorilla vs. Bear, pulled in twice a day. Read the story, then chase the record.