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 tospecialty@fmqb.com.
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
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