Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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It's time for another sad goodbye in the Modern Rock format, as it was announced this morning that WFNX/Boston is being sold to Clear Channel. A format flip has not been announced, but seems inevitable given the wording of the announcement and the reported exit of much of the staff. This is another unfortunate major market loss to the format, following New York and Chicago last summer. I wish the best of luck to PD Paul Driscoll (who I worked an event with my first week as an intern in radio at Y100 in Philadelphia back in 1999!) and the rest of the ‘FNX crew.

Best Coast spend a third straight week atop the album chart with The Only Place, while the title track is #2 on the singles chart this time around. Both that album and Beach House's Bloom were released this week and Bloom is at #2, with "Myth" at #8t. OFF! land at #3t with their self-titled disc, as "Wiped Out" comes in at #15t. The Cribs' latest record, In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull, is at #5t, with "Come On, Be A No-One" at #13t. Father John Misty takes the #8 slot with Fear Fun, while "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings" Is at #12t. Lower Dens' Nootropics is at #9t with "Brains" at #8t. First Aid Kit, Magic Wands, Buzz Band FAWN, Little Hurricane, The Dandy Warhols and The Walkmen all appear on both charts this week as well.

Japandroids easily claim the #1 single this week with "The House That Heaven Built." Passion Pit's new track "Take A Walk" debuts at #3. Atlas Genius, The Gaslight Anthem, Metric and a debut from Wintersleep all tie up at #4 on the singles chart. We have a debut at #8t from another of this week's Buzz Bands, The Adventures Of…, with "Complication." On the album chart, Silversun Pickups' new release Neck Of The Woods, lands at #3t (and debuts at #6 on the national SoundScan sales chart!). The Joey Ramone release …Ya Know? is in at #5t, followed by Jack White's great solo record Blunderbuss at #7. Master Of My Make Believe by Santigold is at #9t.

The panel adds a new show to a familiar station this week, as WWCD (CD101)'s "In The Stack" started reporting this week. "In The Stack" airs Monday nights at 10 p.m., hosted by DJ Nate and is more of a "traditional" specialty show than the other programs on CD101.

Read about The Adventures Of… and FAWN, as well as up-to-date retail data, a complete list of songs and albums that are available for airplay, and the weekly FMQB SubModern singles and albums charts. Please remember to send your playlists and add dates in to specialty@fmqb.com



~ Joey Odorisio
 

The Adventures Of… is the first band signed to Tori Amos' label Transmission Galactic. So naturally, they're a Glam Rock act that's musically pretty far away from Tori's universe. Upon hearing that Amos was looking for artists for her own label, The Adventures Of… frontman Adam Hanington crafted a handmade package resembling a book to send off his band's demo to a friend of Amos' husband. A few months later, the English outfit was in the studio with Amos' husband Mark Hawley producing their debut record, Top Hats And Scary Tales, which was released earlier this month. Lead single "Complication" will appeal to fans of ‘90s Brit rockers like Supergrass or Spacehog, and it debuts at #8t this week. Of the record, Hanington says. "I've always had a fondness for storytelling, it's that sense of escapism you get, and I like the way that in creating characters and telling stories through songs, you can channel your emotions without completely laying yourself bare." The Adventures Of… will be announcing North American tour dates soon. You can hear "Complication" and check out its video via the widget at complication.viinyl.com, or visit theadventuresof.com for even more.

~ Joey Odorisio

 

The Adventures Of…
"Complication"
(Transmission Galactic)

Breaking out of the Detroit music scene, FAWN impacts the specialty world with Coastlines this week. The group is made up of members of multiple, previous Motor City bands, most notably singer/bassist/photographer Alicia Gbur, who spent some time as one of The Von Bondies. The rest of the lineup is filled out by singer/guitarist Chrsitian Doble, drummer Matt Rickle and guitarist Michael Spence. Coastlines has earned FAWN comparisons to the Pixies, Jesus And Mary Chain and The Breeders and debuts at #14t on the album chart this week. Throughout the record, Gbur and Doble's vocals intertwine and trade off on tracks such as opener "All The Lights," "Suicide" and the lead single "Pixels," which lands at #21t.  As of now, FAWN just have a CD release show on their schedule but hopefully they'll bring their ‘90s-tastic sounds from one coastline to the other later this year. Find out more at wearefawn.com or quitescientific.com.

~ Joey Odorisio

FAWN
Coastlines
(Quite Scientific)

         Updated 5.16.12
# Artist Track Label

1.

Japandroids

"The House That Heaven Built"

(Polyvinyl)

2.

Best Coast

"The Only Place"

(Mexican Summer)

3.

Passion Pit

"Take A Walk"

(Columbia)

4t.

Atlas Genius

"Trojans"

(Warner Bros.)

 

The Gaslight Anthem

"45"

(Mercury)

 

Metric

"Youth Without Youth"

(Mom+Pop)

 

Wintersleep

"Nothing Is Anything (Without You)"

(Roll Call/WMG)

8t.

The Adventures Of…

"Complication"

(Transmission Galactic)

 

Beach House

"Myth"

(Sub Pop)

 

Lower Dens

"Brains"

(Ribbon Music)

11t.

First Aid Kit

"Blue"

(Wichita)

 

Matt Skiba & The Sekrets

"Voices

(Superball Music)

13t.

The Cribs

"Come On, Be A No-One"

(Wichita)

 

Husky

"History's Door"

(Sub Pop)

15t.

Fiona Apple

"Every Single Night"

(Epic)

 

Chappo

"Come Home"

(Major Domo)

 

Little Hurricane

"Haunted Heart"

(Unknown Breakthrough)

 

Mark Lanegan Band

"Riot In My House"

(4AD)

 

Magic Wands

"Black Magic"

(Bright Antenna/ILG)

 

OFF!

"Wiped Out"

(Vice)

21t.

The Dandy Warhols

"Sad Vacation"

(The End)

 

Father John Misty

"Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings"

(Sub Pop)

 

FAWN

"Pixels"

(Quite Scientific Records)

 

The Mynabirds

"Generals"

(Saddle Creek)

 

The Walkmen

"Heaven"

(Fat Possum/Bella Union)


         Updated 5.16.12
# Artist Album Label

1.

Best Coast

The Only Place

(Mexican Summer)

2.

Beach House

Bloom

(Sub Pop)

3t.

OFF!

OFF!

(Vice)

 

Silversun Pickups

Neck Of The Woods

(Dangerbird)

5t.

The Cribs

In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull

(Wichita)

 

Joey Ramone

…Ya Know?

(BMG)

7.

Jack White

Blunderbuss

(Third Man Records/Columbia)

8.

Father John Misty

Fear Fun

(Sub Pop)

9t.

Lower Dens

Nootropics

(Ribbon Music)

 

Santigold

Master Of My Make Believe

(Atlantic)

11t.

First Aid Kit

The Lion's Roar

(Wichita)

 

Magic Wands

Aloha Moon

(Bright Antenna/ILG)

 

The Royalty

Lovers

(Victory Records)

14t.

FAWN

Coastlines

(Quite Scientific Records)

 

Torche

Harmonicraft

(Volcom)

16t.

Bad Veins

The Mess We've Made

(Modern Outsider)

 

Little Hurricane

Homewrecker

(Unknown Breakthrough)

 

Pennywise

All Or Nothing

(Epitaph)

19.

Brendan Benson

What Kind Of World

(Readymade)

20t.

Crystal Fighters

Star Of Love

(Atlantic)

 

The Dandy Warhols

This Machine

(The End)

 

Electric Guest

Mondo

(Downtown)

 

I Break Horses

Hearts

(Cooperative Music)

 

La Sera

Sees The Light

(Hardly Art)

 

The Maccabees

Given To The Wild

(Fiction/COOP/Downtown)

 

The Walkmen

Heaven

(Fat Possum/Bella Union)
LW TW DAILY TOP 20 SUBMODERN ALBUM SALES - TUESDAY 5/15/12 %

**

1

BEACH HOUSE

BLOOM

SUB POP

 **

**

2

BEST COAST

ONLY PLACE

MEXICAN SUMMER/

 **

**

3

SANTANA

SHAPE SHIFTER

STARFAITH

 **

2

4

RAITT, BONNIE

SLIPSTREAM

RED WING

-43.9

5

5

ALABAMA SHAKES

BOYS & GIRLS

ATO

9.8

1

6

SILVERSUN PICKUPS

NECK OF THE WOODS

DANGERBIRD

-80.3

**

7

MEWITHOUTYOU

TEN STORIES

PINE STREET

 **

**

8

HOT WATER MUSIC

EXISTER

RISE

 **

**

9

KILLER MIKE

R.A.P. MUSIC

WILLIAMS STREET

 **

11

10

TRAMPLED BY TURTLES

STARS & SATELLITES

BANJODAD

9.1

**

11

SUGARMAN 3

WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW

DAPTONE

 **

4

12

DARK SHADOWS

SCORE

WATER TOWER

-58.5

18

13

FATHER JOHN MISTY

FEAR FUN

SUB POP

66.7

9

14

IZ KAMAKAWIWO'OLE, ISRAEL

FACING FUTURE

BIG BOY

-25

12

15

CIVIL WARS

BARTON HOLLOW

SENSIBILITY

-5.3

16

16

COUNTING CROWS

UNDERWATER SUNSHINE

COLLECTIVE SOUND

28.6

10

17

MUMFORD & SONS

SIGH NO MORE

GLASSNOTE

-26.1

**

18

MY BLOODY VALENTINE

LOVELESS: EXPANDED REMASTERED

PID

 **

8

19

MARILYN MANSON

BORN VILLAIN

DOWNTOWN

-41.7

6

20

LUMINEERS

LUMINEERS

DUALTONE

-61.8


Flower Power! WRFF/Philadelphia's Wendy Rollins, Rob Wilcox from The Syndicate and WRFF/KDGE/KYSR DJ Kade hang out at 'RFF's Birthday Show last weekend.
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Andy Denemark
EVP, USRN
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