Austin, Texas-based duo MISSIO have been one of my favorite acts ever since I first learned about them and their music back in 2017. I love their uniquely eclectic sound that’s an arresting blend of alternative rock, electronic and hip hop, and have written about them several times on this blog. Three of their songs – “I See You”, “Underground” and “Can You Feel the Sun” – have reached #1 on my Weekly Top 30, and now their darkly captivating “Time” joins that esteemed group by ascending to the top spot on my latest chart. The gorgeous song will be included on their forthcoming fifth album I AM CINCO, an epic work scheduled for release on May 3rd. I love Matthew Brue’s distinctive tenor voice, which sounds especially vulnerable and heartfelt here. And the complexity of their arrangements, combined with intricate instrumentation, always makes for an exciting listen. The simple but profound lyrics touch on anxieties over some of the issues facing our current world and society, with MISSIO reminding us that “time goes wherever you are, now, in each moment” and to “live like it’s your last because you’re not guaranteed a tomorrow.”

In other chart highlights, “Overcompensate” by twenty one pilots inches up a notch to #3, “Kool Aid Blue” by Canadian band The Sylvia Platters moves up one to #6 and “Murder On the Dance Floor” by Australian duo Royel Otis advances three spots to #7. The dreamy “Everything We Need” by electro-rock duo Mojave Grey enters the top 10 at #10.

Two songs make their debut this week. The first, and long overdue, is “Capricorn” by New York City-based indie rock/art pop band Vampire Weekend, entering at #29. I love frontman Ezra Koenig’s pleasing drawl, that lovely piano riff and the gnarly cinematic chorus. The poignant song, described by Alex Hudson of Canadian music webzine Exclaim! as being about the “aching, unavoidable melancholy of growing old and discovering that adults feel just as powerless as kids do“, is from their fifth studio album Only God Was Above Us, which dropped April 5th.

Entering at #30 is “Creatures in Heaven” by English indie/psychedelic pop/rock band Glass Animals. Like the aforementioned Vampire Weekend, their music is hard to classify, as both bands incorporate a myriad of genres and styles into their sound. The song is the lead single from their forthcoming fourth album I Love You So F***ing Much, scheduled for release on July 19th. In an interview with Consequence Sound, band frontman Dave Bayley – whose singing voice I adore – said the song is about “a moment in time, having the capacity to be enormously formative and life-changing.”

1. TIME – MISSIO (2)
2. MY GOLDEN YEARS – The Lemon Twigs (1)
3. OVERCOMPENSATE – twenty one pilots (4)
4. NEON PILL – Cage the Elephant (3)
5. DILEMMA – Green Day (5)
6. KOOL AID BLUE – The Sylvia Platters (7)
7. MURDER ON THE DANCE FLOOR – Royel Otis (10)
8. LUNAR ECLIPSE – The Vaccines (6)
9. I’M IN LOVE – Jelani Aryeh (9)
10. EVERYTHING WE NEED – Mojave Grey (12)
11. DIAMOND AND THE MISSING SON – Unquiet Nights (8)
12. GOOD PEOPLE – Mumford & Sons, Pharrell Williams (15)
13. FIND MY WAY – Ships Have Sailed (11)
14. ICE CREAM (PAY PHONE) – Black Pumas (16)
15. DARK MATTER – Pearl Jam (17)
16. WANTING AND WAITING – The Black Crowes (18)
17. DON’T FORGET ME – Maggie Rogers (19)
18. BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (STAY HIGH) – The Black Keys (13)
19. THE GLASS – Foo Fighters (20)
20. THOUGHTS I HAVE WHILE LYING IN BED – The Maine, Beach Weather (22)
21. BLUSH – Vazum (14)
22. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT – Dead Slow Hoot (25)
23. TOO SWEET – Hozier (30)
24. GOOD TIMES GO – The Kid and I (27)
25. I’VE GOT LOVING FOR YOU – Bottlecap Mountain (28)
26. MUSTANG – Kings of Leon (29)
27. LOVIN ON ME – Jack Harlow (21)
28. WATER UNDERGROUND – Real Estate (23)
29. CAPRICORN – Vampire Weekend (N)
30. CREATURES IN HEAVEN – Glass Animals (N)