Saturday, July 04, 2009
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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 to specialty@fmqb.com.
~ Joey Odorisio

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’s playground 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 %
5 1* GRIZZLY BEAR   VECKATIMEST    WARP RECORDS   14
1 2 DINOSAUR JR.  FARM  JAGJAGUWAR  -77
9 3* PHOENIX  WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX  GLASSNOTE  1.9
18 4* STEVE EARLE TOWNES  NEW WEST  37
7 5 SONIC YOUTH  ETERNAL  MATADOR--ADA--  -25
2 6 PATTERSON HOOD MURDERING OSCAR (& OTHER LOVE  RUTH ST RECORDS  -60
** 7* BERNIE  WILLIAMS MOVING FORWARD  ROCK RIDGE MSUIC  **
17 8* IRON & WINE  AROUND THE WELL  SUB POP  17
** 9* MY SISTER'S KEEPER: … SOUNDTRACK  NEW LINE RECORDS  **
** 10* OUR LADY PEACE  BURN BURN  OUR LADY PEACE  ** 
14 11 CHICKENFOOT  CHICKENFOOT  REDLINE ENTERTAINMENT  -22
15 12 MOS DEF  ECSTATIC  DOWNTOWN RECORDS  -26
** 13* ST. VINCENT  ACTOR  4AD  **
** 14* TODD SNIDER EXCITEMENT PLAN  YEP ROC  **
** 15* SILVERSUN PICKUPS  SWOON  DANGERBIRD RECORDS  **
12 16 NEKO CASE  MIDDLE CYCLONE  ANTI/EPITAPH  -52
** 17* DIRTY PROJECTORS  BITTE ORCA  DOMINO  **
** 18* FLEET FOXES  FLEET FOXES  SUB POP  **
8 19 GOD HELP THE GIRL  GOD HELP THE GIRL  MATADOR--ADA--  -64
4 20 TORTOISE  BEACONS OF ANCESTORSHIP  THRILL JOCKEY  -73
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 Guy Zapoleon
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