There are a few more changes to the SubModern panel this week, as we welcome aboard KFRR/Fresno. The Fresno Bee’s Mike Oz now hosts "Ozmosis" every Sunday night at 9pm, which just debuted last weekend. On the other hand, Anthony "ChaChi" Siscar has left WZNE and the future of "Music Intervention" is still to be announced.
I suppose I should also make a Super Bowl prediction as well (Am I allowed to write the words "Super Bowl"? Have I used that joke in previous years?)… I’m picking the Giants to win, but I guess I’ll be rooting for the Patriots because I can’t really get behind another team in the NFC East.
The Demos climb to #1 on the album chart with Lovely, while "Nervous" gets to #4 on the singles chart. Thusly the duo is also a Buzz Band this week. Cloud Nothings land at #3t with Attack On Memory, with "Stay Useless" at #6t. Ben Kweller’s Go Fly A Kite is also at #3t. "Mean To Me" is at #13t on the singles chart with "Jealous Girl" at #23t. The new of Montreal album Paralytic Stalks debuts at #5, with "Dour Percentage" coming in at #19t. The Big Pink’s latest album Future This is at #6, with both "Hit The Ground (Superman)" and "Stay Gold" tied at #23. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour land at #7t with Out Of Frequency, while the single "Heart Attack" is at #13t. Canon Blue reaches #7t as well with Rumspringa as "A Native (Madison)" gets to #23t. Shearwater’s new album Animal Joy debuts at #7t with "Breaking The Yearlings’ at #10t. First Aid Kit, Cass McCombs, Frankie Rose and Dr. Dog all made the cut on both the charts as well.
Looking at the singles chart, Kaiser Chiefs debut right at #1 with their new single "On The Run." Delta Spirit spends a second week at #2 with "California," followed by Sleigh Bells’ "California" at #3. Andrew Bird, the man behind Walter The Muppet’s whistling, debuts at #5 with "Eyeoneye." Fanfarlo’s newest single "Shiny Things" debuts at #6t, alongside The Shins’ "Simple Song." There are even more debuts in the top 10 with Soft Swells at #9 and Fozy Shazam at #10t. The massive Bob Dylan tribute album, Chimes Of Freedom, climbs to #2 this week on the album chart.
Learn about the return of Sleigh Bells and meet The Demos by reading on, plus there is always our up-to-date retail data, a complete list of songs and albums that are available for airplay, and the weekly FMQB SubModern singles and albums charts. Of course, don't forget to send your playlists and add dates in tospecialty@fmqb.com.
We met
Sleigh Bells just about two years ago as one of
the buzziest bands of SXSW 2010. Singer Alexis Krauss
and guitarist/noisemaker Derek Miller released
their fuzzed-out debut album Treats that spring,
melding Krauss’ melodic voice with Miller’s Hardcore
influence on singles like "Infinity Guitars" and the
melodic "Rill Rill." Now they’re back with Reign Of
Terror, their sophomore effort due out February 21.
Produced by Miller, the new record is poised the push
the pair to even greater heights. "Born To Lose" was
released around the holidays as a teaser track, but "Comeback Kid" is the proper single. The track has been
a big hit on the SubModern charts, easily debuting at #1
last week, and coming in at #3 this week. Sleigh Bells
will be touring North America in February, then head
overseas to the UK and France, but they’ll be back as an
opener for Red Hot Chili Peppers later in 2012.
If you haven’t seen the badass video for "Comeback Kid,"
check it out at
reignofterror.tv, or visit
momandpopmusic.com for more.
~ Joey Odorisio
Sleigh Bells
"Comeback Kid"
(Mom+Pop)
Indie
pop due The Demos have been steadily climbing the
SubModern charts in the last few weeks and reach #1 on
the album chart today with Lovely. For the
record, the two girls on the album cover aren’t the
Demos. The band is made up of the duo of Jason Milton
and Callan Saunders. The pair have been writing
and performing together since 2002. The record was
co-produced with Mikey James (aka Mikey
Jukebox, and also of Longwave), who plays on
Lovely and released it on his own Young Lion
Of The West label. The Demos traffic in enjoyable,
jaunty pop rock songs, reminiscent of The Posies,
such as the opener "Daydream" and the single "Nervous,"
which comes in at #4. The band prides themselves on
making music the old-fashioned way, saying, "We won’t
play to a backing track and we don’t use auto-tune. The
way the tracks sound are the way we played them." Hear
more of the Demos finished product at
thedemos.net.
~ Joey Odorisio
The Demos
Lovely
(Young Lion Of The West)
updated 02.01.12
#
Artist
Track
Label
1.
Kaiser Chiefs
"On The Run"
(Fiction/COOP/Downtown)
2.
Delta Spirit
"California"
(Rounder)
3.
Sleigh Bells
"Comeback Kid"
(Mom+Pop)
4.
The Demos
"Nervous"
(Young Lion Of The West)
5.
Andrew Bird
"Eyeoneye"
(Mom+Pop)
6t.
Cloud Nothings
"Stay Useless"
(Carpark Records)
Fanfarlo
"Shiny Things"
(Canvasback)
The Shins
"Simple Song"
(Aural Apothecary/Columbia)
9.
Soft Swells
"Put It On The Line"
(Modern Outsider)
10t.
Foxy Shazam
"I Like It"
(I.R.S.)
Shearwater
"Breaking The Yearlings"
(Sub Pop)
12.
The Ettes
"Teeth"
(Krian Music Group)
13t.
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour
"Heart Attack"
(BMG Rights)
The Big Sleep
"Ace"
(Frenchkiss Records)
Ben Kweller
"Mean To Me"
(The Noise Co.)
Cass McCombs
"Robin Egg Blue"
(Domino)
Vacationer
"Trip"
(Downtown)
18.
First Aid Kit
"Emmylou"
(Wichita)
19t.
Frankie Rose
"Know Me"
(Slumberland)
of Montreal
"Dour Percentage"
(Polyvinyl)
Rebelution
"Sky Is The Limit"
(87 Music)
The Used
"I Come Alive"
(Anger Music Group/Hopeless)
23t.
Angels & Airwaves
"Surrender"
(To The Stars Records)
The Big Pink
"Hit The Ground (Superman)"
(4AD)
The Big Pink
"Stay Gold"
(4AD)
Canon Blue
"A Native (Madison)"
(Temporary Residence)
Dr. Dog
"That Old Black Hole"
(Anti-)
Ben Kweller
"Jealous Girl"
(The Noise Co.)
updated
2.01.12
#
Artist
Album
Label
1.
The
Demos
Lovely
(Young Lion Of The West)
2.
Various Artists
Chimes Of Freedom: Songs Of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years
Of Amnesty International
(Amnesty International)
3t.
Cloud Nothings
Attack On Memory
(Carpark Records)
Ben
Kweller
Go Fly A Kite
(The Noise Co.)
5.
of
Montreal
Paralytic Stalks
(Polyvinyl)
6.
The
Big Pink
Future This
(4AD)
7t.
The
Asteroids Galaxy Tour
Out Of Frequency
(BMG Rights)
Canon Blue
Rumspringa
(Temporary Residence)
Shearwater
Animal Joy
(Sub Pop)
10.
The
Black Keys
El Camino
(Nonesuch)
11t.
First Aid Kit
The Lion’s Roar
(Wichita)
Cass
McCombs
Humor Risk
(Domino)
Porcelain Raft
Strange Weekend
(Secretly Canadian)
14t.
The
Black Belles
The Black Belles
(Third Man Records)
Guided By Voices
Let’s Go Eat The Factory
(GBV Inc.)
Nada
Surf
The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy
(Barsuk)
17t.
Lana
Del Rey
Born To Die
(Interscope)
Frankie Rose
Interstellar
(Slumberland)
19t.
A
Place To Bury Strangers
Onwards To The Wall
(Dead Oceans)
M83
Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
(Mute)
21t.
Dr. Dog
Be The Void
(Anti-)
Howler
America Give Up
(Rough Trade)
The
Jezabels
Prisoner
(Mom+Pop)
Various Artists
Re:Generation Music Project
(ATO Records)
25t.
Band Of
Skulls
Sweet Sour
(Vagrant)
Ani
DiFranco
¿Which Side Are You On?
,
(Righteous Babe)
Gotye
Making Mirrors
(Universal Republic)
One
Model Nation
Totalwerks Vol. 1 (1969-1977)
(The End)
LW
TW
DAILY TOP 20 SUBMODERN ALBUM SALES - TUESDAY 1/31/12