It’s a third week on top for the beautiful “Rein Me In” by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean, as well as a third week at #2 for “Private” by The Neighbourhood, who’ve spent much of this year on their world tour which began in late March and concludes in their hometown of Los Angeles in December. Fontaines D.C. are the biggest upward movers again this week as their mesmerizing song “Marianne” jumps 10 spots to #7.
There are two new entries to my chart again this week, starting with “High Hopes 3000” by Los Angeles-based artist ROLE MODEL, the music project of 28-year-old singer-songwriter Tucker Harrington Pillsbury. The song is from his third studio album Chuck Timely & The Hourglass, which dropped August 7th. His 2025 single “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out” topped my chart exactly one year ago.
The second new entry is “Black Dog Rabbit Hole” by Nashville-based soul singer-songwriter Devon Gilfillian. The song is featured on his fourth album Time Will Tell, released on June 26th. His 2019 single “Unchained” reached #10 on my chart and ranks #68 on my 100 Best Songs of 2020 list.
- REIN ME IN – Sam Fender & Olivia Dean (1)
- PRIVATE – The Neighbourhood (2)
- ONLINE – Western Jaguar (3)
- HEART STOP – The Revivalists (4)
- LOST BOYS – Phoebe Bridgers (7)
- BEACHES IN TENNESSEE – Cage the Elephant (8)
- MARIANNE – Fontaines D.C. (17)
- RAGING HALLS – Lyia Meta (5)
- DOORS – Noah Kahan (6)
- NO MORE REGRETS – almost monday (9)
- STONE OVER WATER – Death Cab for Cutie (13)
- I FEEL HOPE COMING – Alabama Shakes (15)
- WE MIGHT AS WELL BE STRANGERS – Weezer feat. Wednesday (11)
- I CAN TAKE THE SUN OUT OF THE SKY – Brigitte Calls Me Baby (12)
- HOLD ME IN THE DARK – Myles Smith (14)
- THE ENDLESS BORDER – Velvet Jesus (10)
- EVERGREEN – Young the Giant 20)
- EDGE OF THE EARTH – The Beaches (21)
- LOSER – Tame Impala (23)
- BEHIND THE LINES OF REASON – Hardwicke Circus (22)
- REPEAT OFFENDER – Gloom is Okay (16)
- WINDOW – Foo Fighters (24)
- METASTASIZED – Bealby Point (25)
- SELF AWARE – Temper City (18)
- FREAKING OUT – Michigander (19)
- LOVE TO GO – Edgehill (29)
- YOUNG AGAIN – Shinedown (30)
- PICKING DRAGON’S POCKETS – Modest Mouse (26)
- HIGH HOPES 3000 – ROLE MODEL (N)
- BLACK DOG RABBIT HOLE – Devon Gilfillian (N)
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As I’ve noted before, “Rain Me In” is a nice song. I’m also going to refrain commenting on Olivia Dean’s looks, as I might get in trouble with my wife! 😆
Role Model’s “High Hopes 3000” is instant love – all I needed to hear were the song’s first few bars, and I knew I’d dig it!
I’m also intrigued by Devon Gilfillian. “Black Dog Rabbit Hole” is kind of hard to characterize. It’s got elements of a rock banger and a garage rocker that’s a bit reminiscent of The White Stripes, but you also have falsetto vocals, which give it a soul/R&B – very cool and somewhat unusual song!
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