Well, for the Fourth this year, a rather hot weekend in its own right, myself, Barb and our young friends Emily and Victoria made it down to Wildwood Crest for six days and five nights. As for the rain that plagued much of May and June, all I could say is, "what rain?". A shower on the Garden State Parkway on the way down....then that was it...spectacular sunrises and sunsets. During that time, we visited the Cape May Zoo, Hereford Lighthouse in North Wildwood, Cape May proper as well as Sunset Beach (gotta find those Cape May diamonds!), walking the boards at Wildwood, and of course, hanging on the beach at The Crest, where we set up camp for the duration.
It's fitting then, that being at the beach on the major holiday of the summer, that my new number one song is "At the Beach", local artist Paul Czekaj's ode to the good times at the Jersey Shore. It makes the top in just four weeks; only six songs have made this jump in this or less amount of time. And no doubt, that song went through my head much of the weekend, and it still is. There are many songs about summer over the years, and, although Jersey isn't mentioned in the lyrics (unlike Paul's other songs that have made my list), looking at the video, and even by listening, you know it's all about the Garden State.
We're in the heart of the summer, so enjoy this song, watch the video as much as you can. And once again this year, after Labor Day, I'll be unveiling my top songs of the summer, and you know this one should be in the thick of it.
OTHER STUFF: Music, although not playing a major role on the trip, still had some mention over those days. I had my iPod going, of course, and songs like Kurt Vile's "Waking On a Pretty Day " (#16), with it's long drawn out easy groovin' jam, was a presence. Emily and Victoria are all of nineteen years old, having completed their first year in college, thus are exposed to current music. Much of that current stuff is hip-hop oriented, of course, but two bands they mentioned: Daft Punk and Phoenix. While "Get Lucky" is a well known song and transcends genres (as well as eras), and stands at #2 on both SNS and Billboard, and which Victoria set another song from their latest album to one of the videos she was making, the girl's knew about Phoenix. When their current "Trying to Be Cool" was on my iPod, I told them is was by "a band called Phoenix", they commented me on having good taste in music. No doubt that many of the songs on my list will be related to this nice summer weekend.
A LITTLE PICK-ME-UP: The Top Debut this week is the latest single by Silversun Pickups, "Dots & Dashes", the third one from their recent effort, Neck of the Woods. It follows "Bloody Mary" (#7) and "The Pit" (#22). It's what you'd expect from the indie/dream poppers from LA. It starts a bit easy but the intensity increases toward the end. This has been one of my favorite bands for about four years now. The closest they'll be is in Long Island, with dates in Port Chester and Huntington on August 5 and 7, respectively.
MORE FUN. Having unexpectedly landed three top 20 pop singles (and SNS ones, too), top 40 is probably done with Nate Ruess and fun, but there's a fourth single from Some Nights to enjoy. As "Carry On" logs its 36th week on the list, the new one, "Why Am I The One" enters. Another good song, that could land them another hit, although radio (pop or alternative) isn't biting yet. A bit subdued, with hints of early 70's pop rock harmonies, makes for a good listen.
EVERYBODY INTO THE SMALLPOOLS: As far as bands new to SNS, the next highest debut is "Dreaming", by Smallpools. Another from the LA area, this is from their self-titled debut album. Not much is known about this band, and their current tour is on the West Coast, but perhaps we'll know more who these guys are shortly.
Scenes 'n' Soundwaves
July 7, 2013
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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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4
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NUMBER ONE:
PAUL CZEKAJ
"At the Beach"
(single only)
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4
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2
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2
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Daft Punk f. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky
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11
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3
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1
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Foxygen - San Francisco
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12
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4
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3
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New Politics - Harlem
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19
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5
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7
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Omnia Hegazy - Aziza
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8
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6
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5
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Matthew Koma - Parachute
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12
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7
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6
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Calvin Harris f. Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing
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14
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8
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16
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Phoenix - Trying to Be Cool
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5
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9
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11
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Portugal. the Man - Evil Friends
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8
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10
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8
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Fitz and the Tantrums - Out of My League
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21
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11
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10
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Golden Void - Shady Grove
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17
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12
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23
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TOP 20 IMPACT OF THE WEEK:
CAYCUCAS
"High School Lover"
Album: Bigfoot
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6
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13
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9
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Rachel Allyn -October
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11
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14
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21
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The Thermals - I Go Alone
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5
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15
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18
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Lana Del Rey - Young and Beautiful
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6
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16
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20
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Kurt Vile - Waking on A Pretty Day
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7
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17
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13
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Hanson - Get the Girl Back
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14
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18
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12
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The Veils - Through the Deep Dark Wood
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14
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19
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22
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Wild Belle - Keep You
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18
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20
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14
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege
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20
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21
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15
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Lana Del Rey - Ride
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22
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22
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24
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Rihanna - Stay
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11
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23
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17
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Serena Ryder - Stompa
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17
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24
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34
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Neko Case - Man
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4
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25
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35
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KT Tunstall- Feel It All
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5
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26
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33
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Under the Earth
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4
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27
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27
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Waaves - Demon to Lean On
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7
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28
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19
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Paul Czekaj - Even Better Than Before
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13
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29
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30
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Alicia Keys - Girl on Fire
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15
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30
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32
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Dirty Beaches - I Dream In Neon
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7
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31
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40
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Matchbox Twenty - Our Song
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8
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32
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44
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I Am Dynamite - Hey Girl
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4
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33
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41
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Candice Glover - I Am Beautiful
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6
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34
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39
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Dan Croll - From Nowhere
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13
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35
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26
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Alabama Shakes - Hang Loose
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15
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36
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45
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Mayer Hawthorne - Her Favorite Song
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4
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37
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48
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Case Studies - Everything
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4
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38
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38
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The Black Angels - Don't Play With Guns
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8
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39
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43
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Churchill - The War Within
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8
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40
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25
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Pink f. Nate Ruess - Just Give Me A Reason
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18
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41
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47
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Sara Bareilles - Brave
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5
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42
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50
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Plain White T's - Should've Gone to Bed
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6
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43
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28
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Leila - Monday
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18
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44
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42
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Local Natives - Heavy Feet
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17
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45
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51
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Little Green Cars - Harper Lee
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5
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46
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60
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ZZ Ward - 365 Days
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3
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47
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31
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Palma Violets - Last of the Summer Wine
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15
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48
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46
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Phillip Phillips - Gone Gone Gone
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21
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49
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53
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Michael Franti and Spearhead - I'm Alive
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8
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50
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29
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Pageants - August Moon
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12
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51
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36
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The Satelliters - Gonna Get Away
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14
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52
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37
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Guards - Ready To Go
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13
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53
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61
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Atlas Genius - If So
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4
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54
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74
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Portugal. The Man - Purple Yellow Red & Blue
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2
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55
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77
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Paramore - Still Into You
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2
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56
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67
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Palma Violets - Best of Friends
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3
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57
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88
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MOVER OF THE WEEK:
TRAIN
"Bruises"
Album: California 37
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2
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58
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55
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Mumford and Sons - Babel
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5
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59
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56
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Delta Rae - If I Loved You
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5
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60
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59
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Maroon 5 - Love Somebody
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6
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61
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62
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Swedish House Mafia f. John Martin - Don't You Worry Child
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8
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62
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63
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Pepper - Fkarnd
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4
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63
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66
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Jay Arner - Don't Remind Me
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11
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64
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58
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Emeli Sande - Next To Me
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27
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65
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75
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Grouplove - Ways to Go
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2
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66
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69
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Ben Howard - Keep Your Head Up
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6
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67
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49
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Dawes - From A Window Seat
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18
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68
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52
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Fun - Carry On
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36
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69
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78
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Tame Impala - Elephant
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3
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|
70
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Silversun Pickups - Dots and Dashes
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1
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71
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71
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MS MR - Hurricane
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6
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72
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73
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Muse - Panic Station
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11
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73
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54
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Vicci Martinez f. Cee Lo Green- Come Along
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22
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74
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98
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Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
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31
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75
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83
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The Neighborhood - Afraid
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3
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76
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76
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Savages - She Will
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4
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77
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82
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Crystal Fightres - You and I
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8
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78
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68
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Golden Void - The Curve
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38
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79
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fun. - Why Am I The One
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1
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80
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81
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Jamie N Commons - Rumble & Sway
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8
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81
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Smallpools - Dreaming
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1
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82
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Blake Shelton - Boy 'Round Here
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1
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83
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57
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Depeche Mode - Heaven
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19
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84
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Nine Inch Nails - Came Back Wanted
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1
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85
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70
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Vampire Weekend - Diane Young
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11
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86
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100
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Daughter - Human
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2
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|
87
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91
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Jimmy Eat World - I Will Steal You Back
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6
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88
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----
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Anna Kendrick - Cups
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1
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|
89
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Florida Georgia Line - Cruise
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1
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90
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72
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Phoenix - Entertainment
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19
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91
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90
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The National - Don't Swallow the Cap
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7
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92
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99
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The Lone Bellow - Bleeding Out
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2
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93
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84
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Pure X - Things In My Head
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20
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94
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Darius Rucker - Wagon Wheel
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1
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95
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Foals - My Number
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1
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96
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64
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Django Django - Hail Bop
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20
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97
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80
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Linkin Park - Castle of Grass
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13
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98
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Chvrches - Recover
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1
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|
99
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65
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Kelly Clarkson - People Like Us
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11
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100
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Avril Lavigne - Here's To Never Growing Up
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1
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TREMORS:
101. Volbeat , The Hangman's Body Count
102. Ariana Grande - The Way
103. Bruno Mars, Treasure
104. Jack Johnson, I Got You
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