
Noah Kahan holds the top spot for a third week with his beautiful inspirational song “The Great Divide”, while The Neighbourhood hold at #2 for a second week with their winsome “Hula Girl”. Rounding out the top five are “Lost Your Ghost” by Two Feet, “Doubletake” by Edgehill and “I Remember When” by MISSIO. Singer-songwriter Stephen Sanchez enters the top ten with his throwback doo wop-inspired “Sweet Love”.
Four new songs by music heavy hitters enter my chart this week, starting with “you and forever” by American pop-rock band Bleachers, coming in at #27. Formed in 2013 by singer-songwriter, musician and producer extraordinaire Jack Antonoff, the group has included his longtime touring musicians Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Evan Smith, Michael Riddleberger, and Zem Audu since 2023. The song is the lead single from their fifth studio album Everyone for Ten Minutes, scheduled for release on May 22nd.
Next up is “Song of the Future” by legendary Irish rock band U2, who since forming in 1976 has consisted of Bono (Hewson) on lead vocals, the Edge on lead guitar, keys and backing vocals, Adam Clayton on bass and Larry Mullen Jr. on drums and percussion. They’ve been putting out music since 1979, including 15 studio albums, 12 EPs and 85 singles. Their first new music in two years, “Song of the Future” is from their Days of Ash EP, released February 18h, which they’ve since followed with Easter Lily EP this past Friday, April 3rd.
Entering at #29 is “Be With You” by English alt-rock band Muse, which since their formation more than 30 years ago has consisted of Matt Bellamy (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Chris Wolstenholme (bass, backing vocals), and Dominic Howard (drums, percussion). The song is the second single (following last year’s “Unravelling”) from their forthcoming tenth studio album The Wow! Signal, to be released June 26th.
Last, but certainly not least, is “Riptides”, the latest single by American indie pop-rock band Death Cab for Cutie. Formed in 1997, the band has undergone a few changes in lineup over the years and now consists of Ben Gibbard (vocals, guitar, piano), Nick Harmer (bass), Dave Depper (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Zac Rae (keyboards, guitar), and Jason McGerr (drums). “Riptides” is the lead single from their forthcoming 11th studio album I Built You a Tower, due for release on June 5th.
- THE GREAT DIVIDE – Noah Kahan (1)
- HULA GIRL – The Neighbourhood (2)
- LOST YOUR GHOST – Two Feet (4)
- DOUBLETAKE – Edgehill (5)
- I REMEMBER WHEN – MISSIO (6)
- YOU GOT TO LOSE – The Black Keys (7)
- THE WRECKAGE – Silversun Pickups (8)
- WHO’S YOUR BOYFRIEND – Royel Otis (3)
- WAITING FOR ME – Talk in Waves (10)
- SWEET LOVE – Stephen Sanchez (11)
- SLUMBER PARTY – Brigitte Calls Me Baby (12)
- THE OLD LAW – Father John Misty (14)
- DRAG PATH – Twenty One Pilots (19)
- HEATHER – Secret Postal Society (15)
- BEDROOM POSTERS – Yellowcard feat. Good Charlotte (16)
- LOOK OUT FOR ME – Turnstile (17)
- DIFFERENT KIND OF LOVE – Young the Giant (18)
- ZOMBIE – YUNGBLUD (9) 21st week on chart
- YOUR FAVORITE TOY – Foo Fighters (29)
- TO SPACE – Kings of Leon (13)
- STARLIGHT – Cannons (24)
- BURN FOR YOU RMX – Between Daze (25)
- FOOL’S GOLD – Buffalo Traffic Jam (26)
- HEAVY FOOT – Mon Rovîa (27)
- SITE UNSEEN – Courtney Barnett featuring Waxahatchee (30)
- HUMAN – Brandi Carlile (20)
- YOU AND FOREVER – Bleachers (N)
- SONG OF THE FUTURE – U2 (N)
- BE WITH YOU – Muse (N)
- RIPTIDES – Death Cab for Cutie (N)
It remains great listening to Noah Kahan’s “The Great Divide.” I also enjoyed Stephen Sanchez’s “Sweet Love.” The vibe reminded me of the oldies radio show I loved listening to on Sunday evenings during my teenage years back in Germany. That program predominantly featured ’50s and ’60s music.
I’m also intrigued with your new entries. I wrote down the May 22 and June 5 release dates for the forthcoming Bleachers and Death Cab for Cutie albums, respectively.
It’s great to see U2 putting out decent new music again. I love this group, mostly their first six albums, but felt their releases over the past 25 years were a mixed bag. In addition to their two back-to-back EPs, it looks like we’re going to see a new full-length album late this year. It’s pretty incredible they’ve been releasing music since 1979 and are still in their original line-up!
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Thanks, Christian Yes, I too love the retro sound of “Sweet Love”. And I agree with you about U2’s music output, as I mostly prefer their output from 1984-1993.
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The new additions all definitely deserve a spot on your list. Good to see that U2 still got it with this more or less suprise release. xx
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Thanks, Cathy. Yes, U2 & Bono sound as good as ever.
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