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Tuesday, March 09, 2010

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Last night I saw the amazing Muse (with Silversun Pickups) on their first full arena tour of the U.S. I’ve been a fan of the band since Absolution (and actually coulda/shoulda caught them acoustic at CMJ a decade ago circa “Muscle Museum”) and it’s so gratifying to see what a level they’ve reached here in the States. Of course, back home in the U.K. they’ve been superstars for years. It was almost six years ago I was watching them on the side stage at The Cure’s “Curiosa Festival.” Now they have U2 and Nine Inch Nails-level visual effects and can command an audience of thousands. Definitely try to catch this tour if they’re coming through your town.

Mumford & Sons return to #1 on the album chart with Sigh No More, while two of their songs make the singles chart: “Little Lion Man” at #4t and “The Cave” at #21t. Another recent Buzz Band, Frightened Rabbit, hop to #1 on the singles chart with “Nothing Like You,” while their album The Winter Of Mixed Drinks is at #3. Lightspeed Champion is at #6t on the album chart and #4t on the singles chart. Malachai land at #5 with Ugly Side Of Love and #4t with the single “Snowflake.” Alkaline Trio’s This Addiction stays at #4, with the title track at #7t. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s “Beat The Devil’s Tattoo” is at #9t, while the album of the same name arrives at #11t. Johnny Cash’s American IV: Ain’t No Grave debuted at #3 on the Soundscan album chart this week and is at #6t on our SubModern album chart. The song “Ain’t No Grave” is in at #9t. Unsigned act Andy Clockwise debuts at #6t on the album chart and #13t on the singles. Also on each chart this week are The Soft Pack, Shout Out Louds, Rogue Wave, She & Him, The Whigs and Midlake.

New labelmates The New Pornographers and Ted Leo & The Pharmacists both debut tied up at #2 on the singles chart with each of their new tracks. I can’t wait to hear the full albums! Last week’s Buzz Band Intervurt is at #7t with “Union Square/” The all-star Almost Alice soundtrack is at #2 this week on the album chart.

WSFM’s “Final Hours” specialty show moves from a weeknight feature to Sunday nights only, as host A-Webb is promoted to afternoon drive at the Wilmington, NC station.

Learn about Nada Surf’s upcoming all-covers release by reading on, as well as 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. Don't forget to send your playlists and add dates in to specialty@fmqb.com.

~ Joey Odorisio

Nada Surf have come a long, long way from their “Popular” days…the band is popular in a whole different way nowadays (sorry, couldn’t resist that one). After their excellent 2008 album Lucky, the trio is opting to take a left turn into the well-trodden world of cover songs. Their upcoming release, if I had a hi-fi, is made up of a dozen cover tunes and most are surprising, somewhat obscure choices. Aside from Depeche Mode’s hit “Enjoy The Silence,” the track list contains tunes from Kate Bush, The Go-Betweens, The Moody Blues and a rare Spoon tune with an amusing back story (go Google “The Agony Of Laffitte”). Nada Surf even cover a song from newcomers The Soft Pack (though it’s a song that didn’t make their recently-released, self-titled debut). The lead single is a cover of “Electrocution,” by Cleveland-based cult favorite Bill Fox. “Electrocution” debuts at #9t on the singles chart this week. The track was serviced as a download-only, so if you haven’t heard it, contact Rob Wilcox or Jon Landman at The Syndicate. if I had a hi-fi will be out June 8 on their own Mardev Records label. Nada Surf have a short Spring tour of North America lined up for late March and early April, then head to Europe in April and May before playing the West Coast in late May. Surf on over to nadasurf.com for the latest news.

~ Joey Odorisio

Nada Surf
“Electrocution”
(Mardev Records)

updated 03.03.10

#	Artist	Track	Label
1.	Frightened Rabbit	“Nothing Like You”	(Fat Cat Records)
2t.	The New Pornographers	“Your Hands (Together)”	(Matador)
	Ted Leo & The Pharmacists	“The Mighty Sparrow”	(Matador)
4t.	Lightspeed Champion	“Marlene”	(Domino)
	Malachai	“Snowflake”	(Domino)
	Mumford & Sons	“Little Lion Man”	(Glassnote)
7t.	Alkaline Trio	“This Addiction”	(Epitaph)
	Intervurt	“Union Square”	(F.O.F.)
9t.	Black Rebel Motorcycle Club	“Beat The Devil’s Tattoo”	(Abstract Dragon/Vagrant)
	Johnny Cash	“Ain’t No Grave”	(American/Lost Highway)
	Cypress Hill	“Rise Up”	(Priority/Capitol/EMI)
	Nada Surf	“Electrocution”	(Mardev Records)
13t.	Andy Clockwise	“Love And War”	(unsigned)
	She & Him	“In The Sun”	(Merge)
	The Whigs	“Kill Me Carolyne”	(ATO)
16.	Biffy Clyro	“Mountains”	(Warner Bros.)
17t.	Rogue Wave	“Good Morning (The Future)”	(Brushfire)
	Shearwater	“Black Eyes”	(Matador)
	Shout Out Louds	“Fall Hard”	(Merge)
	The Soft Pack	“C’mon”	(Kemado)
21t.	Civil Twilight	“Letters From The Sky”	(Wind-up)
	Gorillaz	“Stylo”	(Virgin)
	The Hours	“Ali In The Jungle”	(Hickory Records)
	Midlake	“Acts Of Man”	(Bella Union)
	Monsters Of Folk	“Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)”	(Shangri-La)
	Mumford & Sons	“The Cave”	(Glassnote)
	OK Go	“This Too Shall Pass”	(Capitol)
	Quasi	“Repulsion”	(Kill Rock Stars)

updated 03.03.10

#	Artist	Album	Label
1.	Mumford & Sons	Sigh No More	(Glassnote)
2.	Various Artists	Almost Alice	(Buena Vista Records)
3.	Frightened Rabbit	The Winter Of Mixed Drinks	(Fat Cat Records)
4.	Alkaline Trio	This Addiction	(Epitaph)
5.	Malachai	Ugly Side Of Love	(Domino)
6t.	Andy Clockwise	Are You Well? EP	(unsigned)
	Johnny Cash	American IV: Ain’t No Grave	(American/Lost Highway)
	Lightspeed Champion	Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You!	(Domino)
	Shout Out Louds	Work	(Merge)
10.	The Soft Pack	The Soft Pack	(Kemado)
11t.	Black Rebel Motorcycle Club	Beat The Devil’s Tattoo	(Abstract Dragon/Vagrant)
	Rogue Wave	Permalight	(Brushfire)
13t.	She & Him	Volume Two	(Merge)
	Spoon	Transference	(Merge)
	The Whigs	In The Dark	(ATO)
16t.	Beach House	Teen Dream	(Sub Pop)
	Quasi	American Gong	(Kill Rock Stars)
	Vampire Weekend	Contra	(XL Recordings)
19t.	Systems Officer	Underslept	(Temporary Residence)
	Twin Tigers	Gray Waves	(Old Flame Records)
21t.	Groove Armada	Black Light	(Om Records)
	Jaguar Love	Hologram Jams	(Fat Possum)
	k-os	YES!	(Last Gang Records)
	Midlake	Courage Of Others	(Bella Union)
	the morning benders	Big Echo	(Rough Trade)
	Solid Gold	Synchronize EP	(Solid Gold Music)
	Surfer Blood	Astro Coast	(Kanine)
	Yeasayer	Odd Blood	(Secretly Canadian)

LW	TW	DAILY TOP 20 SUBMODERN ALBUM SALES - TUESDAY 3/2/10			%
2	1	CRAZY HEART	SOUNDTRACK	NEW WEST	-43
**	2*	JOHN HIATT	OPEN ROAD	NEW WEST	**
**	3*	TEXAS TORNADOES	ESTA BUENO	BISMEAUX	**
1	4	JOANNA NEWSOM	HAVE ONE ON ME	DRAG CITY	-86
**	5*	DJ KHALED	VICTORY	E1 MUSIC	**
4	6	VAMPIRE WEEKEND	CONTRA	XL	-39
11	7*	PRESERVATION: AN ALBUM TO…	PRESERVATION: AN ALBUM TO …	PRESERVATION HALL	7.3
**	8*	STORY OF THE YEAR	CONSTANT	EPITAPH	**
**	9*	SHOOTER JENNINGS & HIEROPHANT	BLACK RIBBONS	ROCKET SCIENCE	**
9	10	MUMFORD & SONS	SIGH NO MORE	GLASSNOTE	-14
**	11*	XX	XX	XL	**
**	12*	IRISH TENORS	VERY BEST OF THE IRISH TENORS	E1 MUSIC	**
15	13	SPOON	TRANSFERENCE	MERGE	-10
**	14*	FLOGGING MOLLY	LIVE AT THE GREEK THEATER	SIDE ONE DUMMY	**
**	15*	HOLMES BROTHERS	FEED MY SOUL	ALLIGATOR	**
6	16	SHEARWATER	GOLDEN ARCHIPELAGO	MATADOR	-66
7	17	BEACH HOUSE	TEEN DREAM	SUB POP	-64
12	18	YEASAYER	ODD BLOOD	SECRETLY CANADIAN	-53
**	19*	MIDLAKE	COURAGE OF OTHERS	BELLA UNION	**
**	20*	PASSION PIT	MANNERS	COLUMBIA/3 ENT.	**