Though they’ve been around since the mid 1990s, I’m almost embarrassed to admit that I didn’t come to fully appreciate the music of Spoon until 2017, with the release of their fantastic album Hot Thoughts. I love their distinctive sound that incorporates elements of rock’n’roll, art rock, post-punk revival and experimental rock, not to mention the raspy vocals of frontman Britt Daniel, who at 50 is still going strong. The Austin-based rock band’s gnarly stomper “The Hardest Cut” has been around awhile, and finally reaches the top of my Weekly Top 30. The song is from their 10th and latest album Lucifer on the Sofa, which was written by Daniel during lockdown.

Adele’s “Oh My God” enters the top 10, and both “B-Side” by Khruangbin & Leon Bridges and “Caviar” by Two Feet leap eight spots to #19 and #20, respectively. Three new songs debut this week: “Black Summer” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Love Brand New” by Bob Moses, and “Won’t Stand Down” by Muse. Though I really like Muse, most of their songs take a while to grow on me. I often dislike them upon the first few listens, but almost always end up liking or even loving them, and “Won’t Stand Down” is no exception.

1. THE HARDEST CUT – Spoon (2)
2. I SEE THE SUN – Solar Eyes (1)
3. TWO CAR FAMILY – Apollo Junction (4)
4. ONE AND THE SAME – Future Theory (6)
5. WAKE ME UP – Foals (7)
6. CHAPSTICK – COIN (8)
7. THE OUTSIDE – twenty øne piløts (9)
8. THE ONLY HEARTBREAKER – Mitski (10)
9. STARTS WITH YOU – Shimmer Johnson (3)
10. OH MY GOD – Adele (14)
11. HEAD IN THE CLOUDS – Thunder Fox (13)
12. CRUTCH – Band of Horses (5)
13. JUST LIKE ALWAYS – Oli Barton & the Movement & Maella (15)
14. REDCHURCH STREET BLUES – Philip Morgan Lewis (16)
15. MAGNIFICENT HURT – Elvis Costello & The Imposters (17)
16. I’LL CALL YOU MINE – girl in red (22)
17. BROKEN HEARTS – Ships Have Sailed (20)
18. SOMETHING FROM NOTHING/POINTS OF LIGHT – Secret Postal Society (21)
19. B-SIDE – Khruangbin & Leon Bridges (27)
20. CAVIAR – Two Feet (28)
21. LOVE DIES YOUNG – Foo Fighters (24)
22. GIVE A LITTLE LOVIN’ – Jamie Alimorad (26)
23. TIME IN DISGUISE – Kings of Leon (11)
24. GOOD FRIEND – dwi (12)
25. I DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE – The War On Drugs feat. Lucius (18)
26. IF YOU EVER LEAVE, I’M COMING WITH YOU – The Wombats (29)
27. WHAT, ME WORRY? – Portugal. The Man (30)
28. BLACK SUMMER – Red Hot Chili Peppers (N)
29. LOVE BRAND NEW – Bob Moses (N)
30. WON’T STAND DOWN – Muse (N)