Indie Music Reviewer was another website where you could subscribe to get emails containing links to new music to try out. Again it was for free. Well, I checked this out, and again--nothing new since the beginning of July. So it's back to the drawing board. There are many new bands to be heard, and I will continue to search for outlets for new bands, because frankly, a lot of the stuff I near nowadays--and that includes songs in the top 10 on the Alternative Chart, have left a lot to be desired. Let's hope the tide turns once again.
SPOTLIGHT: Let's focus on the three top debuts. If you remember last week, I picked out "Dear Prudential", the Beatles' classic as the new, third featured track from Rachel Allyn's album Do It Yourself. Leila Hegazy's Looking Glass, which also had two tracks make my top 10, I have now plucked a third song from. Like her twin sister Omnia, she will now use her last name professionally. The song is "The Reason Why". I think with this track, Leila has cemented her own style. Pop with a jazz flair to this one, as it moves mid-tempo. Easy listening for sure, Ms. Hegazy definitely has the talent and definitely deserves to be heard. I also love how the guitar comes in halfway through. This is a great song to have on in the background as well as to listen to it directly. I could see her doing a nice jam to this in live concerts.
I mentioned earlier about new bands while due to the inactive sites referred to above, have been cut off, but I did catch this one from Indie Music Reviewer. That would be "How Do You Know, by Field Mouse, another from the busy indie scene in Brooklyn (Portland Oregon seems to be the West coast hotbed equivalent). Anyway, this definitely can get filed under the "dream pop" category. It again proves my point that I made earlier, that the fresh new music is often made by the obscure, unsigned bands. This is very dreamy and surreal.. Rachel Browne sings lead vocals and plays guitar for this four-piece band. They were on the list of bands to watch for in 2012. Well, I hope that maybe 2013 and beyond can be fruitful for this really good band. This should go right to the top of the SNS list soon. August 20 they will be playing in their home borough, at 284 Kent Ave with a few other bands, and the Music Hall of Williamsburg, also in Brooklyn on September 21. Keep your eye out for them.
Has it been really over three years ago since we were treated to the feel-good sounds of "Home" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros? That was a great song, indeed. Their second album Here was a hit as well, featuring the #4 SNS hit "That's What's Up". Now along comes their third album, eponymously titled, and the lead, featured track is "Better Days". This is definitely a different sound than the other familiar tracks, so don't expect another "Home". But it's still a great song, a little gospel and retro soul thrown into a chugging mid-tempo track. Definitely worth a listen. Looking at their tour schedule, I was excited to see that they are playing at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square PA, on September 28, a place I've been to a couple of times. However, that will be the closest place they will be playing.
TIDBITS: Paul Czekaj's summer anthem, "At the Beach", holds on the top spot for a fifth week. And I need to correct myself; for the state contest for an official Sandy recovery song, Paul will be submitting "My Home New Jersey" and not "Even Better Than Before" as I indicated earlier. And finally, Rachel Allyn will be opening up for "The Gambler" himself, Kenny Rogers. at Yonkers Raceway, on August 18. The Jefferson House seems like a long time ago, doesn't it?
Scenes 'n' Soundwaves 100
August 4, 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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1
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NUMER ONE:
PAUL CZEKAJ
"At the Beach"
(Single Only)
(5 Weeks at #1)
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8
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2
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3
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Phoenix - Trying to Be Cool
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9
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3
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2
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Foxygen - San Francisco
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16
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4
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5
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Cayucas - High School Lover
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10
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5
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7
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Wild Belle - Keep You
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22
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6
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4
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Omnia Hegazy - Aziza
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12
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7
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6
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The Thermals - I Go Alone
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9
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8
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9
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Portugal. the Man - Evil Friends
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12
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9
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8
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New Politics - Harlem
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23
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10
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12
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Under the Earth
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8
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11
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10
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Lana Del Rey - Young and Beautiful
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10
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12
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13
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Kurt Vile - Waking on A Pretty Day
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11
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13
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17
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Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness
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4
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14
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14
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Neko Case - Man
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8
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15
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11
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Daft Punk f. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky
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15
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16
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20
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Train - Bruises
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6
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17
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18
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I Am Dynamite - Hey Girl
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8
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18
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21
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TOP 20 IMPACT OF THE WEEK:
PARAMORE
"Still Into You"
Album: Paramore
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6
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19
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16
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Matchbox Twenty - Our Song
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12
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20
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15
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KT Tunstall- Feel It All
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9
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21
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22
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Case Studies - Everything
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8
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22
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25
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Portugal. The Man - Purple Yellow Red & Blue
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6
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23
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19
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Fitz and the Tantrums - Out of My League
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25
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24
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39
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Pixies - Bagboy
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3
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25
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30
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Palma Violets - Best of Friends
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7
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26
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24
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Dan Croll - From Nowhere
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17
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27
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34
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Silversun Pickups - Dots and Dashes
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5
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28
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36
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Bruno Mars - Treasure
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4
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29
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49
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MOVER OF THE WEEK:
ROBIN THICKE featuring T.I. and PHARRELL WILLIAMS
"Blurred Lines"
Album: Blurred Lines
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3
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30
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23
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Sara Bareilles - Brave
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9
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31
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38
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Foxygen - No Destruction
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4
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32
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33
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ZZ Ward - 365 Days
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7
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33
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29
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Candice Glover - I Am Beautiful
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10
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34
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56
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Pink f. Lily Allen - True Love
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3
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35
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26
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Matthew Koma - Parachute
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16
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36
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27
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Golden Void - Shady Grove
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21
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|
37
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44
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Atlas Genius - If So
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8
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38
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73
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Rachel Allyn - Dear Prudence
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2
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39
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28
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Calvin Harris f. Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing
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18
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40
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45
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Jay Arner - Don't Remind Me
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15
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41
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48
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Maroon 5 - Love Somebody
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10
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|
42
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31
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Rihanna - Stay
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15
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43
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35
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege
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24
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44
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47
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Little Green Cars - Harper Lee
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9
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45
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50
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fun. - Why Am I The One
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5
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46
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32
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Dirty Beaches - I Dream In Neon
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11
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|
47
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37
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The Veils - Through the Deep Dark Wood
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18
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|
48
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43
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Waaves - Demon to Lean On
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11
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|
49
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40
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Lana Del Rey - Ride
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26
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|
50
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42
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Hanson - Get the Girl Back
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18
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|
51
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52
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Swedish House Mafia f. John Martin - Don't You Worry Child
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12
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|
52
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51
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Michael Franti and Spearhead - I'm Alive
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12
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|
53
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60
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Tame Impala - Elephant
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7
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|
54
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63
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Blake Shelton - Boys 'Round Here
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5
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|
55
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54
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Pepper - Fkarnd
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8
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|
56
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64
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Foals - My Number
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5
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|
57
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59
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Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
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35
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|
58
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58
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Grouplove - Ways to Go
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6
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|
59
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62
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Smallpools - Dreaming
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5
|
|
60
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71
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Franz Ferdinand - Right Action
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3
|
|
61
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41
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Rachel Allyn -October
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15
|
|
62
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55
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Mumford and Sons - Babel
|
9
|
|
63
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46
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Mayer Hawthorne - Her Favorite Song
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8
|
|
64
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66
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The Neighborhood - Afraid
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7
|
|
65
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68
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Civil Wars - The One That Got Away
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4
|
|
66
|
70
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Calvin Harris f. Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love
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4
|
|
67
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53
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Alicia Keys - Girl on Fire
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19
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|
68
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57
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Serena Ryder - Stompa
|
21
|
|
69
|
61
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Paul Czekaj - Even Better Than Before
|
17
|
|
70
|
75
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Darius Rucker - Wagon Wheel
|
5
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|
71
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76
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Volbeat - The Hangman's Body Count
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4
|
|
72
|
77
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Pearl Jam - Mind Your Manners
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3
|
|
73
|
67
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The Black Angels - Don't Play With Guns
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12
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|
74
|
74
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Florida Georgia Line - Cruise
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5
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|
75
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69
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Phillip Phillips - Gone Gone Gone
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25
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|
76
|
78
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Anna Kendrick - Cups
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5
|
|
77
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65
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Plain White T's - Should've Gone to Bed
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10
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|
78
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72
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Alabama Shakes - Hang Loose
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19
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|
79
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TOP DEBUT:
LEILA HEGAZY
"The Reason Why"
Album: Looking Glass
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1
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80
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82
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Delta Rae - If I Loved You
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9
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|
81
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83
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Alt-J - Breezblocks
|
3
|
|
82
|
87
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Terraplane Sun - Get Me Golden
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2
|
|
83
|
81
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Nine Inch Nails - Came Back Wanted
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5
|
|
84
|
86
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The Lumineers - Submaries
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3
|
|
85
|
92
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Kings of Leon - Supersoaker
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2
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|
86
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----
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Field Mouse - How Do You Know
|
1
|
|
87
|
90
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Ariana Grande - The Way
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4
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|
88
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----
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Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - Better Days
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1
|
|
89
|
80
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Ben Howard - Keep Your Head Up
|
10
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|
90
|
91
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Passenger - Let Her Go
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3
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|
91
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----
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Man Man - Head On
|
1
|
|
92
|
93
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The Unlikely Candidates - Follow My Feet
|
2
|
|
93
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----
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Ellie Goulding - Burn
|
1
|
|
94
|
79
|
Churchill - The War Within
|
12
|
|
95
|
84
|
MS MR - Hurricane
|
10
|
|
96
|
94
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Gentleman Hall - Sail Into the Sun
|
3
|
|
97
|
95
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Mona - Goons (Baby I Need It All)
|
2
|
|
98
|
----
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OneRepublic - Counting Stars
|
1
|
|
99
|
85
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Crystal Fighters - You and I
|
12
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|
100
|
----
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Phosphorescent - Ride On/Right On
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1
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TREMORS:
101. Vampire Weekend, Unbelievers
102. The 1975, Chocolate
103. Miley Cyrus, We Can't Stop
104. Jack Johnson, I Got You
105. Taylor Swift f. Ed Sheeran, Everything Has Changed
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