I’m pretty confident that the majority of my fellow bloggers and readers – at least those few who even bother to read my posts – probably shake their heads at my music tastes and that’s okay, as each of us likes what we like at the end of the day. That said, my new #1 song this week is “Homewrecker” by sombr (born Shane Michael Boose), who turns 21 today. Over the past year he’s become one of my favorite artists, and “Homewrecker” is his fourth song to top my chart, following “back to friends” (which was #1 on my chart a year ago today and is my top song for 2025), “undressed” and “12 to 12” (which spent five weeks at #1).

In other charts developments of note, the lovely “Exit Wound” by Ships Have Sailed, a longtime favorite act of mine from Los Angeles, enters the top 10.

And I’m thrilled to add the captivating “The Endless Border”, by Belgian four-piece Velvet Jesus, to my chart this week. I can’t remember how or where I learned about it, but I love the song’s enchanting Middle Eastern sound and beautiful intricate guitar work. Based in Leuven, the band is comprised of Anton Fannes (lead vocals, guitar, synths, samples), Bart Catoor (bass, samples, backing vocals), Christophe Vandewoude (guitar) and Peter De Clercq (drums). They released their debut single “Qatar” in 2023, which they followed a year later with their album of the same name. The band states that their latest single “is about the strange world of today, and in particular how one population imposes a border on another, while a national border is nothing more than a line on a map.”

1. HOMEWRECKER – sombr (2)
2. GOING SHOPPING – The Strokes (1)
3. FREAKIN’ OUT – Dexter and The Moonrocks (4)
4. HEADLIGHTS – In Color (5)
5. SELF AWARE – Temper City (6)
6. RIPTIDES – Death Cab for Cutie (3)
7. DROP DEAD – Olivia Rodrigo (7)
8. GOOD2B – Goose (8)
9. UNTIL THE SUN EXPLODES – Sublime (9)
10. EXIT WOUND – Ships Have Sailed (11)
11. REPEAT OFFENDER – Gloom Is Okay (12)
12. IN MY ROOM – Julia Wolf (10)
13. RAGING HALLS – Lyia Meta (18)
14. RIDE LONESOME – Beck (16)
15. PICKING DRAGONS’ POCKETS – Modest Mouse (17)
16. BACK IN LOVE – Suki Waterhouse (21)
17. MARATHONS – Sorry Ghost (22)
18. ONLINE – Western Jaguar (23)
19. DOORS – Noah Kagan (25)
20. DRAG PATH – Twenty One Pilots (15)
21. PRIVATE – The Neighbourhood (27)
22. REIN ME IN – Sam Fender & Olivia Dean (28)
23. SLUMBER PARTY – Brigitte Calls Me Baby (13) 21st week on chart
24. BEDROOM POSTERS – Yellowcard feat. Good Charlotte (14)
25. WHO WILL YOU FOLLOW – Evanescence (29)
26. GO FUCK URSELF – Fat Dog (30)
27. TO LOVE SOMEBODY – Holly Humberstone (19)
28. DIFFERENT KIND OF LOVE – Young the Giant (20)
29. DYING TO LOVE – Bad Omens (24)
30. THE ENDLESS BORDER – Velvet Jesus (N)