As we stand on the cusp of Fourth of July weekend, I know many panel reporters will be on vacation (and some of you already are now). However, please, please, PLEASE make sure to get your playlists in before the deadline on Wednesday afternoons. We need your playlists in by early afternoon Eastern Time every Wednesday. It makes things go much, much smoother. Thank you.
Phoenix spend a second week at #1 with Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, with both “Listzomania” and “1901” on the singles chart. Stardeath And White Dwarfs is one of this week’s Buzz Bands and their debut album The Birth at #2, with “New Heat” in at #4. Kasabian’s West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum is at #4t, with “Underdog” appearing at #18t. The Continental Divide from War Tapes is up to #4t, with “Dreaming Of You” landing at #8t. Dirty Projectors’ Bitte Orca is at #7 with “Stillness Is The Move” coming in at #18t. Esser and Hockey both tie up at #8 on the album chart and #5 on the album chart. Passion Pit dance to #5t with Manners, with “Little Secrets” at #18t. Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ great album It’s Blitz! returns to the chart at #8t, thanks to the release of the second single, “Heads Will Roll,” which is at #5t. The Rural Alberta Advantage debut at #8t with Hometowns, while also appearing at #11t on the singles chart. You can also find Grizzly Bear, Jets Overhead, Nightmare Of You, Spinnerette and Robotanists on both charts too.
“Never Forget You” from Noisettes flips places with Bad Veins’ “Gold And Warm” atop the singles chart, with the new Jet track “She’s A Genius” debuting at #3. “Dance With Somebody” from Mando Diao at #8t. On the album chart, Sonic Youth’s The Eternal has the #3 spot all to itself. Dinosaur Jr.’s Farm is at #4t.
Also of note, KDJE/Little Rock has returned to the panel, with Jeff Cage’s “Download” airing every Sunday night at 7 p.m.
Read up on a pair of very trippy bands, Stardeath And White Dwarfs and The Phenomenal Handclap Band,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. Have a safe Independence Day and remember to send your playlists and add dates in tospecialty@fmqb.com.
First off, yes Stardeath And White Dwarfs are protégés of The Flaming Lips. Not only has the band toured with them extensively over the years, they collaborated on the Lips’ cover of Madonna’s “Borderline” that was released earlier this year. Even the album art for The Birth was done by Wayne Coyne himself. Oh yeah, and singer Dennis Coyne is Wayne’s nephew. Having said all that, while Stardeath is certainly trafficking in similar psychedelic rock territory, they are certainly a band unto themselves. The uplifting “New Heat” is the focus track here, but the record ranges from the fuzzed-out prog rock of “Those Who Are From The Sun Return To The Sun” to mellower, cosmic moments like “The Age Of The Freak.” And if you didn’t get where these guys are coming from, yes, the last song on The Birth is actually called “Smoking Pot Makes Me Not Want To Kill Myself.” The four members of Stardeath And White Dwarfs have been working on crafting The Birth on-and-off for the past four years, and finally gave “birth” to The Birth in early June. The band will of course be opening for the Flaming Lips this summer, but playing some shows out on their own as well. Find out where at www.myspace.com/stardeath or warnerbrosrecords.com.
~ Joey Odorisio
Stardeath
And
White
Dwarfs
The
Birth
(Warner
Bros.)
Bringing ‘70’s space-rock to Brooklyn, The Phenomenal Handclap Band have been getting a fair amount of buzz online, partly due to their connections to TV On The Radio, Jon Spencer (who sings on “Give It A Rest”), Calla and Amy Winehouse. The group was founded by New York DJs Daniel Collás and Sean Marquand, who brought aboard a slew of musical collaborators. In concert, the Handclap Band fills out to eight members, with multiple singers and musicians on stage. Their self-titled debut album was released last week and is set to impact specialty radio. The band takes an everything-and-the-kitchen-sink approach, specializing in spacey, psychedelic ‘70’s music. “All Of The Above” is electronic indie-rock disco with a harmonica for good measure. The highlight is the very fun “15 To 20,” which is reminiscent of The Go! Team’splayground chants or perhaps “D.A.N.C.E.” by Justice, with lead vocals from Lady Tigra. The Phenomenal Handclap Band currently only have live dates overseas slated for the summer, but should return home at some point later this year. Visit www.myspace.com/phenomenalhandclap or friendlyfirerecordings.com for more.
~ Joey Odorisio
The
Phenomenal
Handclap
Band
The
Phenomenal
Handclap
Band
(Friendly
Fire
Recordings)
updated 07.01.09
#
Artist
Track
Label
1.
Noisettes
“Never Forget You”
(Mercury)
2.
Bad Veins
“Gold And Warm”
(Dangerbird)
3.
Jet
“She’s A Genius”
(EMI/Tenth Street
Entertainment)
4.
Stardeath And White Dwarfs
“New Heat”
(Warner Bros.)
5t.
Esser
“Headlock”
(Chocolate Industries)
Hockey
“Too Fake”
(Capitol)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
“Heads Will Roll”
(Interscope)
8t.
Mando Diao
“Dance With Somebody”
(Universal Republic)
Phoenix
“Lisztomania”
(Loyaute/Glassnote)
War Tapes
“Dreaming Of You”
(Sarathan Records)
11t.
Phoenix
“1901”
(Loyaute/Glassnote)
The Rural Alberta Advantage
“Don’t Haunt This Place”
(Saddle Creek)
Spinnerette
“Baptized By Fire”
(Anthem Records)
14t.
Aranda
“Whyyouwannabringmedown”
(Astonish)
Grizzly Bear
“Two Weeks”
(Warp)
Modest Mouse
“Satellite Skin”
(Epic)
Robotanists
“Wait A Minute Here”
(Overhead Recordings)
18t.
Better Than Ezra
“Black Light”
(RED)
Chevelle
“Jars”
(Epic)
Dirty Projectors
“Stillness Is The Move”
(Domino)
Handsome Furs
“All We Want, Baby, Is
Everything”
(Sub Pop)
Holy Rolling Empire
“This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice
Things”
(Burning House Records)
Jets Overhead
“I Should Be Born”
(Vapor Records)
Kasabian
“Underdog”
(RCA)
Nightmare Of You
“I Think I’m Getting Older”
(The Bevonshire Label)
Passion Pit
“Little Secrets”
(Frenchkiss)
updated 07.01.09
#
Artist
Album
Label
1.
Phoenix
Wolfgang Amadeus
Phoenix
(Loyaute/Glassnote)
2.
Stardeath & White
Dwarfs
The Birth
(Warner Bros.)
3.
Sonic Youth
The Eternal
(Matador)
4t.
Dinosaur Jr.
Farm
(Jagjaguwar)
Kasabian
West Ryder Pauper
Lunatic Asylum
(RCA)
War Tapes
The Continental
Divide
(Sarathan Records)
7.
Dirty Projectors
Bitte Orca
(Domino)
8t.
Esser
Brave Face
(Chocolate Industries)
Hockey
Mind Chaos
(Capitol)
Passion Pit
Manners
(Frenchkiss)
The Rural Alberta
Advantage
Hometowns
(Saddle Creek)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
It’s Blitz!
(Interscope)
13t.
Anti-Flag
The People Or The
Gun
(Side One Dummy)
Grizzly Bear
Veckatimest
(Warp)
Jets Overhead
No Nations
(Vapor Records)
Nightmare Of You
Infomaniac
(The Bevonshire Label)
Spinnerette
Spinnerette
(Anthem Records)
18t.
Eels
Hombre Lobo: 12
Songs Of Desire
(Vagrant)
God Help The Girl
God Help The Girl
(Matador)
The Lemonheads
Varshons
(The End Records/
RED)
Placebo
Battle For The Sun
(Vagrant)
Robotanists
Close Down The
Woods
(Overhead Recordings)
Silversun Pickups
Swoon
(Dangerbird)
Various Artists
New Tales To Tell:
A Tribute To Love And Rockets
(Aresenal/Rock N
Roll/Justice Records)
25.
Seven albums tied
LW
TW
DAILY TOP 20 SUBMODERN ALBUM SALES -
TUESDAY 6/30/09