Make it Number Seven for The Black Keys; Offspring nabs Top Debut (SNS week of 5/1/2022)

 Another late blog, so I am going to keep it short this time.  Next time I will discuss the latest inductees onto the so-called "Rock and Roll" Hall of Fame.

The new #1 song on my blog is by a very familiar band, The Black Keys, as "Wild Child" ascends to the pole position.  That makes it the Akron, Ohio duo's seventh chart topper since I started my blog in August, 2010.   It breaks a tie with ScreenAge for the second most #1's on the blog era, behind only Fitz & The Tantrum's 12.   As I hinted at last week, The Black Keys set a record for the longest span of number ones, as they had the very first, "Tighten Up", while held for the first four weeks of the blog.   

It's sort of a return to form for the duo as they once again embraced the stripped-down, rock-filled, catchy music they are known for.   Last year they recorded Delta Kream, a special project consisting of vintage hill country blues songs; one of them was "Crawling Kingsnake" which hit #2 here, and did hit #1 on Triple-A, but didn't do well on alternative.   Before that, they released a vintage cut from their earlier days, "Keep My Name Outta Your Mouth" (no, that wasn't written by Will Smith), which only reached #33 here last year.     "Wild Child" is doing well at radio, it was also a former Triple-A #1, and holds at #2 on the Alternative chart.   Finally, it's the band's first blog #1 since 2019's "Go".

Train's "AM Gold" advances to #2, their best showing since "Save Me, San Francisco" hit #1 here during the summer of 2011.   It's currently at #16 on the Adult Top 40 (Hot AC) chart.  LP's "Angels", number one for the past couple of weeks, drops to #3, but songs in the #4 thru #7 positions are very strong: David F. Porfirio's "Dreamscape", Deb Browning and Six Piece Suits' "Take Me By the Hand", Florence + the Machine's "My Love" (the current Triple-A #1) and especially Curtis Harding's "I Won't Let You Down" making strong moves.   Hegazy grabs its second top ten from their latest sessions as "Maybe If We Try" ascends 12-10; it's the second time around for this song, as a solo version from member Leila Hegazy reached #3 in 2015.   New in the top 20 are the latest from Tim Izzard (25-18, Impact award); Heartless Bastards (21-19) and Anna Lavigne (23-20).  It's the second straight top 20 for the Bastards, fifth straight for Izzard, and seventh in a row for Anna. 

Hegazy's "Do You Want Me Now" takes Mover honors in a 51-27 advance.    The Offspring, which had somewhat of a comeback last year with "Let the Bad Times Roll", the title track from their 2021 album, are back strong with  "Behind Your Walls", also from that set.   A bit different from their usual stuff, but the proto-punk that put them on the map is still as strong as ever.

Also added this week are acts which are no strangers to SNS: Interpol's "Toni", Meg Myers' "HTIS"; The Regrettes' 'Anxieties" and Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats' "I'm On Your Side", another from their current album The Future, continuing their pseudo-Southside Johnny vibe.

CORRECTION:  Last week, I had mentioned that Hannah Joy was the front woman for Babeheaven...she actually fronts Middle Kids, whose "Today We're the Greatest" sits at #98 on my playlist. 

Scenes ‘n’ Soundwaves 100 Playlist

May 1,, 2022  (Week ending May 7, 2022)

This Week	Last Week	ARTIST-Title	Weeks on List
1	2	NUMBER ONE: THE BLACK KEYS "Wild Child" Album: Dropout Boogie	8
2	3	Train - AM Gold	7
3	1	LP - Angels	14
4	5	David F. Porfirio - Dreamscape	9
5	7	Deb Browning and  Six Piece Suits - Take Me By The Hand	7
6	9	Florence + The Machine- My Love	7
7	15	Curtis Harding - I Won't Let You Down	4
8	4	Mitski - The Only Heartbreaker	9
9	6	Einstein's Dad - Here to Home	14
10	12	Hegazy - Maybe If We Try	7
11	10	Joy Again - Looking Out for You	9
12	8	Portugal. The Man - What, Me Worry	10
13	14	Band of Horses - Lights	9
14	11	Red Hot Chili Peppers - Black Summer	11
15	17	Parquet Courts - Watching Strangers Smile	8
16	13	Sadgirl - Little Queenie	14
17	18	Avi Wisnia - Catching Leaves	9
18	25	TOP 20 IMPACT OF THE WEEK TIM IZZARD "Glam Rock Star (Tribute)" Album: 21st Century Expose' (EP)	4
19	21	Heartless Bastards - You Never Know	7
20	23	Anna Lavigne -  Lavender Days	5
21	16	Papercuts - A Dull Boy	11
22	24	Sharon Van Etten - Porta	6
23	19	Anna Lavigne - Mindblown	13
24	20	Tim Izzard - Empty My Head	13
25	31	Cannons - Hurricane	4
26	30	Deb Browning - Dancin'	8
27	51	MOVER OF THE WEEK: HEGAZY "Do You Want Me Now" (Single Only)	2
28	32	Cat 5 Band -Ain't Nothing Better	10
29	34	Milky Chance - Sychronize	5
30	40	Lesa Hudson - Sunny Days	3
31	26	Donna Missal - (To Me) Your Face Is Love	20
32	35	Harry Styles - As It Was	4
33	47	beabadoobee - Talk	3
34	48	My Morning Jacket - In Color	3
35	22	Hegazy - Oil and Water	12
36	46	Bakar - In Color	3
37	36	Christina Taylor- Somebody Will	6
38	45	The Palms - Fire	3
39	27	Cuffed Up - Bonnie	16
40	39	Deb Browning - In My Dreams	17
41	33	Anna Lavigne - This Time	21
42	28	Babeheaven - Don't Wake Me	13
43	44	Don Dixon  ft Dip Ferrell and the True Tones - Young Love	6
44	29	Avril Lavigne ft. Blackbear - Love It When You Hate Me	8
45	42	Adele - Cry Your Heart Out	5
46	56	Kacey Musgraves - Camera Roll	6
47	38	Rex Orange County - Keep It Up	8
48	55	Babeheaven - Heartbeat	5
49	59	Einstein's Dad - Back To You (Tribute to George Harrison)	3
50	37	Bob Moses - Love Brand New	12
51	41	Babeheaven ft. Navy Blue- Make Me Wanna	8
52	52	Zac Brown Band - Old Love Song	11
53	57	The Lumineers - Where We Are	6
54	54	Ed Sheeran ft. Taylor Swift - The Joker and the Queen	8
55	49	Deb Browning - Stop Messin' With My Man●	34
56	61	The Head and the Heart - Virginia	5
57	71	Vance Joy - Clarity	2
58	65	Joy Again - What Lovers Do	4
59	62	Caamp - Believe	5
60	68	Nick Waterhouse - Place Names	3
61	---	TOP DEBUT: THE OFFSPRING "Behind Your Walls" Album: Let the Bad Times Roll	1
62	79	Eliza and the Delusionals- Bed Song	2
63	50	Collective Soul - Right as Rain	14
64	63	Weezer - A Little Bit of Love	6
65	58	Anna Lavigne - Dance the Last Goodbye●	24
66	78	Bishop Briggs- High Water	3
67	81	Eavesdrop - Now You Know	2
68	73	The Band CAMINO - I Think I Like You	4
69	86	Brandi Carlile - Broken Horses	2
70	43	Nané - Seventeen	10
71	53	Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under	12
72	76	Pete Yorn - Elizabeth Taylor	9
73	---	Interpol - Toni	1
74	60	Brandi Carlile - Right On Time	28
75	64	Lord Huron - Mine Forever	18
76	67	Billie Eilish - No Time To Die	5
77	83	Maggie Rogers - That's Where I Am	2
78	87	Mt. Joy - Lemon Tree	2
79	---	Meg Myers - HTIS	1
80	66	Fleet Foxes - Featherweight●	26
81	88	SadGirl - Goodbye Queenie	2
82	---	The Regrettes - Anxieties (Out of Time)	1
83	77	Arcade Fire - The Lightning	4
84	---	Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats- I'm On Your Side	1
85	70	Culture Wars - Faith	5
86	69	Lucius - Next to Normal	13
87	72	King Tappa -Nookie	4
88	74	Martin Stephenson and the Daintees - Harajuku Punks	20
89	75	Swingadelic - The Late Late Show	13
90	85	Dr. Victor - Got to Be You	10
91	80	GAYLE - abcdefu	11
92	82	Eavesdrop - Alive	21
93	90	ScreenAge - Like Fine Wine●	22
94	84	The Beths - A Real Thing	7
95	89	Wetleg - Chaise Lounge	10
96	97	Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti	11
97	91	Elton John and Dua Lipa - Cold Heart●	29
98	92	Middle Kids - Today We're the Greatest	14
99	93	Johnny Woods - Life on Mars	12
100	95	Nick Waterhouse - Very Blue	21