SNS 100 for Week of 7/30/2017

We have a new #1 song, as Nick Waterhouse, jazzy-urban-retro "It's Time" edges out Miley Cyrus' "Malibu" by the slimmest of margins, ending the latter's five week run at the top.    Both songs are in decline, but "Malibu" had the steeper drop as the song drops on the Billboard Hot 100.  Of course, Waterhouse didn't land on any chart, but I love the song just the same.    It's quite possible they could flip-flop again next week, although Trapdoor Social's environment-topical "Winning As Truth" is still making big gains and could overtake both songs next week.    Again, no radio action on the latter as it is off radio station WEQX's currents playlist.   But it also proves that I don't rank my records by national popularity.  In fact, nine songs in my top 20 this week aren't on any Billboard chart.   Their loss.

Elsewhere, Fitz & the Tantrums get their 16th top 10 as "Fool" jumps to #8.   As I discussed a couple weeks back,  the band has gone out on a limb and vied for commercial success.    While I have stayed with the song--it's catchy and a bit goofy--radio has not embraced it.   Alternative radio, which netted the band two number one's from their second album More Than Just a Dream, didn't even add the song to their playlists.    As the saying goes, in an effort to win new fans, they lost the old ones.   The question is, will I stay on board?    "Fool" makes it to #8 in its fourth week, but will it continue their string of #1's which is six in a row?    We shall see.  Meanwhile, Foxygen gets its sixth top 20 as "On Lankershim" enters at #17.  Saint Motel gets its third in the upper echelon via "Sweet Talk".

Seven debuts this week, all rather low, headed by Electric Guest's "Oh Devil" and it's another palatable effort for the LA indie band.   I also add Foster the People's intended first single from their third effort Sacred Hearts Club.     Like Fitz and the Tantrums, the band was selling out in an effort to duplicate their "Pumped Up Kicks" pop hit of six years ago, but again, they are falling short.   That album only debuts on the Billboard 200 at #47--a big comedown from the top 10 status of their first two sets.     Will the band get their eighth top 20 here at SNS?    That remains to be seen, but again, selling out in this fickle day and age, just alienates those who supported you in the first place, because your music was unique.    This, my friend, is what's wrong with the music industry in the 2010's.

Kjband has released their latest album Best Kept Secret, with the title track entering at #89.   Ken and company's previous album, Noise, yielded the top 10 "Waves".  Barns Courtney returns with "Golden Dandelions"; his "Fire" reached #12 on SNS last year.   Right behind is Milky Chance's follow-up to "Cocoon", with "Blossom".  Another LA indie band, The Record Company is next with "Baby I'm Broken", their SNS debut, and as mentioned last week, I add Linkin Park's first single off their latest, "Heavy", a hip-hop / rock hybrid that features Kiiara, and sung by the late Chester Bennington. 

Scenes ‘n’ Soundwaves 100

July 30, 2017

 

This Week	Last Week	ARTIST-Title	Weeks on List
1	2	NUMBER ONE: NICK WATERHOUSE "It's Time" Album: Never Twice	8
2	1	Miley Cyrus - Malibu●	9
3	6	Trapdoor Social - Winning As Truth	7
4	5	Dan Auerbach - Shine on Me	7
5	4	The Hounds of Winter - I Get You	12
6	3	Foster the People - SHC	9
7	11	Twenty-One Pilots - HeavyDirtySoul	14
8	14	Fitz and the Tantrums - Fool	4
9	8	Keith Urban f. Carrie Underwood - The Fighter●	20
10	7	LP - Lost on You●	15
11	15	Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still	16
12	12	Pop Etc - Routine	9
13	10	Michelle Branch - Hopeless Romantic	8
14	13	Jake Owen - Good Company	7
15	17	Pageants - Lingr	7
16	9	Alison Ireheta and Halo Circus - Band-Aid	9
17	20	Calvin Harris f Frank Ocean and Migos - Slide	12
18	27	TOP 20 IMPACT OF THE WEEK: FOXYGEN "On Lankershim" Album: Hang	5
19	19	Hanson - I Was Born	8
20	29	Saint Motel - Sweet Talk	5

 

 

21	26	Middle Kids - Edge of Town	15
22	18	The Palms - Push Off●	20
23	30	Øffguard - Maybe	6
24	21	Thomas Rhett - Star of the Show	14
25	23	Royal Bangs - Octagon	17
26	31	Zac Brown Band - My Old Man	17
27	16	Parquet Courts - Human Performance	18
28	24	Kings of Leon - Reverend	14
29	25	Circa Waves - Fire That Burns	14
30	28	Fitz and the Tantrums - Get Right Back●	17
31	33	Ed Sheeran - Shape of You●	21
32	37	The Greeting Committee - She's A Gun	10
33	22	Little Steven - Soulfire	11
34	34	Christina Taylor - Don't Look Good in Your T-Shirt Anymore●	20
35	35	Alt-J - In Cold Blood	10
36	45	Matthew Koma - Hard to Love	6
37	36	Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill	10
38	43	Courtney Barnett - How To Boil An Egg	6
39	59	MOVER OF THE WEEK: TENNIS "In the Morning I'll Be Better" Album: Yours Conditionally	3
40	40	Harry Styles - Sign of the Times	9
41	46	Phoenix - J-Boy	6
42	32	The Big Takeover - Love Understands	13
43	47	Weezer - Feels Like Summer	10
44	50	Red Hot Chili Peppers - Goodbye Angels	6
45	51	Foo Fighters - Run	5
46	53	The Griswolds - Feels So Right	4
47	48	The Lumineers - Angela	11
48	42	Deap Vally - Smile More	10
49	49	The Kooks - Be Who You Are	9
50	61	Grizzly Bear - Mourning Sound	3
51	55	New Politics -One Of Us	8
52	38	Fleet Foxes - Third of May /Odargahara	16
53	70	The Bleachers - Don't Take The Money	3
54	44	DMA's- Timeless●	18
55	54	The Hounds of Winter - Lesson Learned●	20
56	63	Blondie - Long Time	3
57	41	Silversun Pickups - Latchkey Kids	17
58	65	Alvvays - In Undertow	4
59	52	Coin - I Don't Wanna Dance	19
60	77	Christina Taylor - That Girl	2
61	39	K.Flay - High Enough	16
62	78	Kaleo - No Good	2
63	68	Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness - Walking In My Sleep	4
64	87	Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road	2
65	58	The Chainsmokers and Coldplay - Something Just Like This	12
66	62	Ty Segall - Orange Color Queen	8
67	76	The National - The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness	3
68	82	Cage the Elephant - Whole Wide World	2
69	56	Cold War Kids - Love Is Mystical	16
70	73	The Killers - The Man	4
71	88	Haley Reinhart - Baby It's You	2
72	57	Phoebe Ryan - Dark Side●	17
73	81	Arcade Fire - Everything Now	3
74	67	Cage the Elephant - Cold Cold Cold●	19
75	74	Haim - Want You Back	5
76	98	Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee f. Justin Bieber - Despacito	2
77	99	The Weeknd f Daft Punk - I Feel It Coming	2
78	66	Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling	15
79	89	Queens of the Stone Age - The Way You Used to Do	2
80	---	TOP DEBUT: ELECTRIC GUEST "Oh Devil" Album: Plural	1
81	94	Lo Moon - This Is It	2
82	---	Foster the People - Doing It For the Money	1
83	60	Lauren Alaina - Road Less Traveled	12
84	64	Train- Play That Song	19
85	71	Lana Del Rey - Love	13
86	72	Beach Slang - Spin the Dial	8
87	83	The XX - I Dare You	7
88	95	Regrettes - Seashore	2
89	---	Kjband - Best Kept Secret	1
90	---	Milky Chance - Blossom	1
91	69	Saint Motel - Born Again	9
92	91	Sylvan Esso  - Die Young	8
93	92	Danny L Harle f. Phoebe Ryan - Heavy Eyelids	4
94	75	Electric Guest - Back For Me●	18
95	---	Barns Courtney - Golden Dandelions	1
96	---	The Record Company - Baby I'm Broken	1
97	85	Sir Sly - High	5
98	86	The Knocks and Matthew Koma - I Wish (My Taylor Swift)●	28
99	---	Linkin Park f. Kiiara - Heavy	1
100	80	Tennis - Ladies Don't Play Guitar●	19

 

 

Tremors:

101. Demi Lovato, "Sorry Not Sorry" 

 

 

 

Songs with the greatest increase in favorite points over the prior week.

●    Songs with 25 or more plays on my iPod.

▲      Songs with 50 or more plays on my iPod.
 

The “Scenes ‘n’ Soundwaves 100” is a list of current and recent song playlist which I am listening to.