RAVES: We will get right to the Top Debut song, at #70, the new single from the Danish duo The Raveonettes. "Observations" takes the Pick of the Week prize. The new track is from their forthcoming Observator set, due in September. The album is their sixth, and the fourth after their personal breakthru for me, Pretty in Black, ironically their lowest charting album, but still their best. Their most recent endeavor, 2011's Raven in the Grave was mostly well-received here, with their sound updated from their retro early-60s surf sound to a more synth-laden 80's. I added several songs from that set, spearheaded by "Recharge and Revolt" which peaked at #2 in May of last year. It also featured: "Apparitions" (#22), and "Forget That You're Young" (#48).
The new single puts them in yet another phase, in a more modern, subtle, even a dream-pop-like direction, kind of a cross between Coldplay and Fleet Foxes, just to think of two recent bands. Although I fell in love with Pretty in Black, the Raveonettes never stand still, yet continue to make appealing music regardless of their sound. They are on tour, first in Europe, then heading to our side of the pond, with a date at Webster Hall on October 5.
AT THE TOP: Maroon 5's much-talked about current single "Payphone" hangs in at #2, and moving up to a new peak of 37 here on SNS, but their more surreal-sounding entry from The Hunger Games soundtrack, "Come Away to the Water", tops my chart this week. Strong new entries into the Top 20 include M83's "Reunion" and Nunca's "Trails and Ways", while The Kooks have their second top 10 with "Is It Me", at #6.
NO 'ANTICIPATION' FOR THIS CARLY: I don't normally like to discuss pure pop songs and artists, but I can't really ignore the current Billboard #1 song for the fourth week. Of course, I am refering to Carly Rae Jepsen's bubblegummy "Call Me Maybe" which inches up to #79 this week. And yes, I have begrudgingly added this song as I like to at least consider anything that does top the chart if it's halfway listenable. There was considerable discussion on my SNS music page on Facebook, basically echoing the reason why I added it. One female friend didn't want to like it, but the damn song was going thru her head, even though she says she knows better. A male friend "learned to like it", basically because his fourteen year-old son was playing the heck out of it. And then there are our two favorite 18-year-old graduates from Pine Bush N.Y, Emily and Victoria. They aren't fond of the song at all (and you'd think they would since they're more in her target audience. They have listened to some of the songs on my SNS chart playlist when they visited our house this week and they were impressed, even though they have heard many of them for the first time. Jepsen actually was on Canada's version of Idol and placed third in that show's season five in 2007. Apparently her recent big break occurred when Justin Bieber signed her to his manager's record label. Jepsen is doing a world tour. Early this year, she toured her native Canada, opening up for the band Hanson, another teen-oriented band, with tons of more talent, but without a hit the last fifteen years because they moved in a more progressive direction (although they'll always be known for "MMMBop"). It would be nice if Jepsen's music could progress as time went on. Out of the current drop of divas, only Lady Gaga's music has gotten a bit more complex. We will see how long Jepsen sticks around, or whether "Call Me Maybe" will fully be entrenched in the brain..
LOCAL PRIDE: In my blog and on my chart, I love to check out new up and coming artists, especially those home grown in my area, or close by. Two such artists, Rachel Allyn and Leila, I have supported over the last couple of years (in fact, it was two years ago this week that my wife and I "discovered" Ms. Allyn, who essentially has been the hottest artists in the almost-two year history of my blog and chart). Both of them will be releasing their first full-length album shortly. No current word on Rachel's release, but she played at the Dover fireworks on July 3rd, and more importantly will be on Sunday's bill at Maplewoodstock, Maplewood's music and arts festival.
As for Leila, the talented singer-songwriter who topped my chart in May 2011 with "Hush Little Baby" from her EP Black and White, she has her album completed, but needs to raise $2,800 in order to produce the CD and have it released. She's very talented, I have put her in a class with such people as Norah Jones and Corinne Bailey Rae, among others. Please consider making a pledge so we can hear some great music. Check out the following website: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1183254624/leilas-first-full-length-album
Here is a live performance of "Hush Little Baby":
SCENES 'N' SOUNDWAVES 100 for Week of July 2, 2012.
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This Week
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Last Week
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ARTIST-Title
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Weeks on List
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1
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2
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MAROON 5
"Come Away To The Water"
Album: The Hunger Games (Soundtrack)
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15
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2
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3
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The Shins- The Rifle's Spiral
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13
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3
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1
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Metric - Youth Without Youth
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10
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4
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4
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Grace Potter & the Nocturnals - Never Go Back
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12
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5
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6
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Mayer Hawthorne - Henny and Gingerale
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8
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6
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11
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The Kooks - Is It Me
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6
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7
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7
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The Wombats - Jump Into the Fog
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17
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8
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5
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Those Darlins - Screws Get Loose
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17
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9
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10
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Passion Pit - Take A Walk
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7
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10
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21
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TOP 20 IMPACT OF THE WEEK:
TRAILS AND WAYS
"Nunca"
Album: Trilingual
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6
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11
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9
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Gotye f. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used to Know
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24
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12
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15
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Linkin Park - Burn It Down
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10
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13
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18
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Florence + the Machine - No Light, No Light
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25
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14
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20
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Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - That's What's Up
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10
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15
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27
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M83 - Reunion
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7
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16
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8
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Ty Segall & White Fence - I Am Not A Game
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15
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17
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12
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Electric Guest - This Head I Hold
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18
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18
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13
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Lady Antebellum - Dancing Away With My Heart
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15
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19
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26
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Best Coast - The Only Place
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7
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20
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22
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Oberhofer - Away From You
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11
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21
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17
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Jack White - Sixteen Saltines
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13
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22
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14
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The Decemberists - One Engine
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13
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23
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28
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Eve6 - Victoria
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16
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24
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19
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Toby Keith - Red Solo Cup
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15
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25
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30
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Kelly Clarkson - Dark Side
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5
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26
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16
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Garbage - Blood For Poppies
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15
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27
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33
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Graffiti6 - Stare Into the Sun
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8
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28
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34
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Wolf Gang - The King and All His Men
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5
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29
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23
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Marriages - Ride In My Place
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14
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30
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25
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Florence + the Machine - Breath of Life
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8
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31
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48
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The Black Keys - Little Black Submarine
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3
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32
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24
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Silversun Pickups - Bloody Mary
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14
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33
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44
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The Beach Boys - That's Why God Made the Radio
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4
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34
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32
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Snow Patrol - This Isn't Everything You Are
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11
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35
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38
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Lost n the Trees - Golden Eyelids
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13
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36
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36
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The Black Keys - Gold On the Ceiling
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23
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37
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37
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The Offspring - Days Go By
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8
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38
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43
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Maroon 5- Payphone
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8
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39
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46
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Fun. - Some Nights
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14
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|
40
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47
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Phillip Phillips - Home
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6
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|
41
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29
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Beach House - Myth
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16
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|
42
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35
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Dante vs Zombies - Natural Disaster
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16
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43
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31
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The Hives - Go Right Ahead
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14
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44
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42
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Grouplove - Tongue Tied
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29
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|
45
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54
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Beach House - Lazuli
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4
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|
46
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52
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Ty Segall - I Brought My Eyes
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5
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47
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41
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Dirty Heads - Spread Too Thin
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16
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48
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53
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Train - 50 Ways to Say Goodbye
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4
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|
49
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63
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Gossip - Move in the Right Direction
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3
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|
50
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40
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Fitz and the Tantrums - L.O.V.
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17
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51
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39
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Town Hall - Good Boy
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14
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52
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45
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Fun. f. Janelle Monae - We Are Young
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31
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53
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51
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Alabama Shakes - Hold On
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16
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54
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56
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The Gaslight Anthem - 45
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6
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55
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73
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MOVE OF THE WEEK:
THE HEAVY
"What Makes A Good Man"
Album: The Glorious Dead
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2
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56
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58
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Gotye - Eyes Wide Open
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11
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|
57
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60
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Of Monsters and Men - Mountain Sound
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3
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|
58
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50
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The Rapture - How Deep is Your Love
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25
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|
59
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49
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Zach Heckendorf - All the Right Places
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12
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|
60
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57
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Foo Fighters - Bridge Burning
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11
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61
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75
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Dawes - If I Wanted Someone
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2
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|
62
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77
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Matchbox Twenty - She's So Mean
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3
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|
63
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72
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Public Image Ltd - One Drop
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2
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|
64
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83
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The Royal Concept - Gimme Twice
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2
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|
65
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62
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Florence + the Machine - Never Let Me Go
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17
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66
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59
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Chromatics - Kill For Love
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10
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|
67
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55
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Miike Snow - Paddling Out
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15
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|
68
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61
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Reptor - Sebastian
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6
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|
69
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71
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Eric Hutchinson - Watching You Watch Him
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4
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70
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TOP DEBUT:
THE RAVEONETTES
"Observations"
Album: Observator
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1
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71
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76
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The Tallest Man on Earth - 1904
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4
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|
72
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70
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Katy Perry - Wide Awake
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5
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|
73
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74
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The Phenomenal Handclap Band - Radio Girls
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5
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|
74
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69
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Frank Turner - I Still Believe
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5
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|
75
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65
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Alex Clare - Too Close
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8
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|
76
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80
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Dead Sara - Weatherman
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3
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|
77
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64
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Smash Palace - Living It Lonely
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10
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|
78
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79
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Awolnation - Kill Your Heroes
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4
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|
79
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82
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Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
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5
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|
80
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96
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Rihanna - Where Have You Been
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2
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|
81
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66
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Train - Drive By
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25
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|
82
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68
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The Fray - Run For Your Life
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11
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|
83
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93
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Emeli Sande - Next To Me
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2
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|
84
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67
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E'lissa Jones - Best I Ever Had
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18
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|
85
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90
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Dr. Dog - Lonesome
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3
|
|
86
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81
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Gary Clark Jr - Bright Lights
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23
|
|
87
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87
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Theory of A Deadman - Hurricane
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4
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|
88
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78
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Rachel Allyn- Ain't No Fun
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29
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|
89
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Weeks - The House We Grew Up In
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1
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|
90
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----
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Silent Rider - I Was A Bomb
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1
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|
91
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95
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Thompson Square - Glass
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2
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|
92
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----
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Meiko - Leave the Lights On
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1
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|
93
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86
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Junior Doctor - Oh Oh
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3
|
|
94
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----
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Jacuzzi Boys - Automatic Jail
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1
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|
95
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----
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Rome - Dedication
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1
|
|
96
|
89
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Veronica Falls - Bad Feeling
|
24
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|
97
|
88
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Caveman - Old Friend
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23
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|
98
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----
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Zac Brown Band - The Wind
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1
|
|
99
|
85
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White Violet - Lays Around Lazy
|
5
|
|
100
|
92
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Wild Nothing - Nowhere
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23
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