It’s not often I fall in love with a song the moment I hear it (it usually takes a couple of listens for most songs to grow on me, even from artists and bands I love), but I fell head over heels for the gorgeous “Sex, Drugs, Etc.” by Beach Weather the instant it hit my ears. I’m certain I’ve listened to it over 100 times on Spotify! Interestingly, the song was originally recorded in 2016, and was featured on their debut EP Chit Chat. After releasing a second EP What a Drag, the band went on hiatus as the three members – Nick Santino, Reeve Powers, and Sean Silverman – relocated to different cities and began working on their own solo projects.

They reunited late last year, and began recording their forthcoming debut album Pineapple Sunrise, featuring their single “Unlovable”, which dropped August 11, their first release in five years. In the meantime, “Sex, Drugs, Etc.” went viral on TikTok, and started getting airplay on AltNation and alternative radio stations. I was immediately struck by the song’s dreamy melody, Nick’s captivating vocals and the guys’ beautiful harmonies, and it debuted on both the Billboard Alternative Airplay and my own Top 30 chart in early September. Now, after hovering in the top 5 the past few weeks, the song takes over the #1 spot on my Weekly Top 30. It’s also now #1 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart. “Floating on my low-key vibe” indeed!

In other chart developments, Wet Leg‘s delightfully cheeky “Wet Dream” enters the top 10, while the lovely “SNAP” by Rosa Linn is this week’s biggest upward mover, climbing seven spots to #19. Four songs enter my chart this week. Debuting at #26 is The 1975‘s “I’m in Love With You”, replacing “Part of the Band” which dropped off the chart; “I.N.V.U.” by British band Kid Kapichi at #28; “Shadows in the Dark” by the amazing duo The Star Crumbles at #29; and “Scared Together” by Silversun Pickups at #30.

1. SEX, DRUGS, ETC. – Beach Weather (2)
2. BAD HABIT – Steve Lacy (1)
3. MY BABE – Spoon (3)
4. CRACKER ISLAND – Gorillaz featuring Thundercat (6)
5. BOY – The Killers (4)
6. HERE TO FOREVER – Death Cab for Cutie (5)
7. PARTY4ONE – dwi (9)
8. THE ECHO – A.A. Williams (10)
9. PLEASE WRITE RESPONSIBLY – Granfalloon (7)
10. WET DREAM – Wet Leg (11)
11. SISTERS – pMad (13)
12. THESE ARE THE DAYS – Inhaler (14)
13. TEK IT – Cafuné (8)
14. SPIT OF YOU – Sam Fender (17)
15. WHITE HORSES – Art Block (18)
16. CREST OF THE WAVE – Foals (19)
17. I LIKE YOU (A HAPPIER SONG) – Post Malone & Doja Cat (20)
18. WEIRD GOODBYES – The National featuring Bon Iver (22)
19. SNAP – Rosa Linn (26)
20. BITTER – Wild Horse (16)
21. TONIGHT – Phoenix featuring Ezra Koenig (27)
22. SUPERMODEL – Måneskin (12)
23. TIPPA MY TONGUE – Red Hot Chili Peppers (25)
24. BONES – Imagine Dragons (15)
25. NATURAL BORN KILLER – Highly Suspect (28)
26. I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU – The 1975 (N)
27. OFFCUTS – Mount Famine (30)
28. I.N.V.U. – Kid Kapichi (N)
29. SHADOWS IN THE DARK – The Star Crumbles (N)
30. SCARED TOGETHER – Silversun Pickups (N)