1. SHINE – Mondo Cozmo (2)
2. HUMAN – Rag’n’Bone Man (3)
3. STILL BREATHING – Green Day (1)
4. SHAPE OF YOU – Ed Sheeran (6)
5. CLEOPATRA – The Lumineers (4)
6. BLOOD IN THE CUT – K.Flay (5)
7. SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL – Alessia Cara (8)
8. I NEED A LIGHT – Run With It (9)
9. HEAVYDIRTYSOUL – twenty øne piløts (11)
10. RUST TO GOLD – Council (12)
11. ON HOLD – The xx (13)
12. WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE – Adele (14)
13. ATLAS, RISE! – Metallica (7)
14. 7 – Catfish and the Bottlemen (16)
15. LOVE IS MYSTICAL – Cold War Kids (19)
16. I FEEL IT COMING – The Weeknd, Daft Punk (18)
17. DON’T WANNA KNOW – Maroon 5, Kendrick Lamar (10)
18. SQUARE HAMMER – Ghost (15)
19. MY NAME IS HUMAN – Highly Suspect (20)
20. TAKE IT ALL BACK – Judah & the Lion (17)
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Top 20 Songs for February 26-March 4, 2017
1. STILL BREATHING – Green Day (3)
2. SHINE – Mondo Cozmo (4)
3. HUMAN – Rag’n’Bone Man (7)
4. CLEOPATRA – The Lumineers (1)
5. BLOOD IN THE CUT – K.Flay (5)
6. SHAPE OF YOU – Ed Sheeran (6)
7. ATLAS, RISE! – Metallica (2)
8. SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL – Alessia Cara (11)
9. I NEED A LIGHT – Run With It (10)
10. DON’T WANNA KNOW – Maroon 5, Kendrick Lamar (8)
11. HEAVYDIRTYSOUL – twenty øne piløts (16)
12. RUST TO GOLD – Council (13)
13. ON HOLD – The xx (18)
14. WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE – Adele (15)
15. SQUARE HAMMER – Ghost (9)
16. 7 – Catfish and the Bottlemen (17)
17. TAKE IT ALL BACK – Judah & the Lion (12)
18. FEEL IT COMING – The Weeknd, Daft Punk (19)
19. LOVE IS MYSTICAL – Cold War Kids (20)
20. MY NAME IS HUMAN – Highly Suspect (14)
Top 20 Songs for February 19-25, 2017
1. CLEOPATRA – The Lumineers (1)
2. ATLAS, RISE! – Metallica (3)
3. STILL BREATHING – Green Day (5)
4. SHINE – Mondo Cozmo (6)
5. BLOOD IN THE CUT – KFlay (8)
6. SHAPE OF YOU – Ed Sheeran (9)
7. HUMAN – Rag’n’Bone Man (13)
8. DON’T WANNA KNOW – Maroon 5, Kendrick Lamar (2)
9. SQUARE HAMMER – Ghost (4)
10. I NEED A LIGHT – Run With It (11)
11. SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL – Alessia Cara (12)
12. TAKE IT ALL BACK – Judah & the Lion (7)
13. RUST TO GOLD – Council (14)
14. MY NAME IS HUMAN – Highly Suspect (10)
15. WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE – Adele (15)
16. HEAVYDIRTYSOUL – twenty øne piløts (16)
17. 7 – Catfish and the Bottlemen (18)
18. ON HOLD – The xx (19)
19. I FEEL IT COMING – The Weeknd, Daft Punk (N)
20. LOVE IS MYSTICAL – Cold War Kids (N)
Top 20 Songs for February 12-18, 2017
1. CLEOPATRA – The Lumineers (1)
2. DON’T WANNA KNOW – Maroon 5, Kendrick Lamar (2)
3. ATLAS, RISE! – Metallica (4)
4. SQUARE HAMMER – Ghost (5)
5. STILL BREATHING – Green Day (6)
6. SHINE – Mondo Cozmo (7)
7. TAKE IT ALL BACK – Judah & the Lion (8)
8. BLOOD IN THE CUT – K.Flay (9)
9. SHAPE OF YOU – Ed Sheeran (10)
10. MY NAME IS HUMAN – Highly Suspect (3)
11. I NEED A LIGHT – Run With It (12)
12. SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL – Alessia Cara (13)
13. HUMAN – Rag’n’Bone Man (18)
14. RUST TO GOLD – Council (15)
15. WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE – Adele (16)
16. HEAVYDIRTYSOUL – twenty øne piløts (17)
17. BLACK BEATLES – Rae Sremmurd, Gucci Mane (11)
18. 7 – Catfish and the Bottlemen (N)
19. ON HOLD – The xx (N)
20. 24K MAGIC – Bruno Mars (14)
Top 20 Songs for February 5-11, 2017
1. CLEOPATRA – The Lumineers (2)
2. DON’T WANNA KNOW – Maroon 5, Kendrick Lamar (3)
3. MY NAME IS HUMAN – Highly Suspect (1)
4. ATLAS, RISE! – Metallica (4)
5. SQUARE HAMMER – Ghost (5)
6. STILL BREATHING – Green Day (6)
7. SHINE – Mondo Cozmo (10)
8. TAKE IT ALL BACK – Judah & the Lion (8)
9. BLOOD IN THE CUT – K.Flay (9)
10. SHAPE OF YOU – Ed Sheeran (11)
11. BLACK BEATLES – Rae Sremmurd, Gucci Mane (7)
12. I NEED A LIGHT – Run With It (14)
13. SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL – Alessia Cara (17)
14. 24K MAGIC – Bruno Mars (12)
15. RUST TO GOLD – Council (16)
16. WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE – Adele (18)
17. HEAVYDIRTYSOUL – twenty øne piløts (20)
18. HUMAN – Rag’n’Bone Man (N)
19. OBSOLETE – Agony in the Garden (13)
20. STARBOY – The Weeknd, Daft Punk (15)
Top 20 Songs for January 29-February 4, 2017
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1. MY NAME IS HUMAN – Highly Suspect (1)
2. CLEOPATRA – The Lumineers (2)
3. DON’T WANNA KNOW – Maroon 5, Kendrick Lamar (3)
4. ATLAS, RISE! – Metallica (6)
5. SQUARE HAMMER – Ghost (7)
6. STILL BREATHING – Green Day (8)
7. BLACK BEATLES – Rae Sremmurd, Gucci Mane (4)
8. TAKE IT ALL BACK – Judah & the Lion (10)
9. BLOOD IN THE CUT – K.Flay (11)
10. SHINE – Mondo Cozmo (12)
11. SHAPE OF YOU – Ed Sheeran (13)
12. 24K MAGIC – Bruno Mars (5)
13. OBSOLETE – Agony in the Garden (9)
14. I NEED A LIGHT – Run With It (15)
15. STARBOY – The Weeknd, Daft Punk (14)
16. RUST TO GOLD – Council (17)
17. SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL – Alessia Cara (19)
18. WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE – Adele (20)
19. WASTE A MOMENT – Kings of Leon (16) 18th week on list
20. HEAVYDIRTYSOUL – twenty øne piløts (N)
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Top 20 Songs January 22-28, 2017
1. MY NAME IS HUMAN – Highly Suspect (2)
2. CLEOPATRA – The Lumineers (3)
3. DON’T WANNA KNOW – Maroon 5, Kendrick Lamar (5)
4. BLACK BEATLES – Rae Sremmurd, Gucci Mane (4)
5. 24K MAGIC – Bruno Mars (1)
6. ATLAS, RISE! – Metallica (10)
7. SQUARE HAMMER – Ghost (12)
8. STILL BREATHING – Green Day (7)
9. OBSOLETE – Agony in the Garden (9)
10. TAKE IT ALL BACK – Judah & the Lion (11)
11. BLOOD IN THE CUT – K.Flay (13)
12. SHINE – Mondo Cozmo (20)
13. SHAPE OF YOU – Ed Sheeran (N)
14. STARBOY – The Weeknd (6)
15. I NEED A LIGHT – Run With It (16)
16. WASTE A MOMENT – Kings of Leon (8)
17. RUST TO GOLD – Council (19)
18. SURE AND CERTAIN – Jimmy Eat World (15)
19. SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL – Alessia Cara (N)
20. WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE – Adele (N)
Top 20 Songs for January 15-21, 2017
1. 24K MAGIC – Bruno Mars (1)
2. MY NAME IS HUMAN – Highly Suspect (2)
3. CLEOPATRA – The Lumineers (4)
4. BLACK BEATLES – Rae Sremmurd, Gucci Mane (5)
5. DON’T WANNA KNOW – Maroon 5, Kendrick Lamar (6)
6. STARBOY – The Weeknd (3)
7. STILL BREATHING – Green Day (9)
8. WASTE A MOMENT – Kings of Leon (7)
9. OBSOLETE – Agony in the Garden (10)
10. ATLAS, RISE! – Metallica (11)
11. TAKE IT ALL BACK – Judah and the Lion (12)
12. SQUARE HAMMER – Ghost B.C. (14)
13. BLOOD IN THE CUT – K.Flay (19)
14. BAD DECISIONS – Two Door Cinema Club (8)
15. SURE AND CERTAIN – Jimmy Eat World (13)
16. I NEED A LIGHT – Run With It (18)
17. MOVE – Saint Motel (17)
18. THE SHAKES THAT YOU MAKE – Dyslexic Postcards (15)
19. RUST TO GOLD – Council (N)
20. SHINE – Mondo Cozmo (N)
EP Review: COUNCIL – “Rust to Gold”
The charismatic new band COUNCIL plays a dynamic style of alternative pop/rock that’s radio-friendly, yet still edgy. Hailing from rural upstate New York, the band consists of three handsome brothers – Patrick, Doug and Andy Reeves. Patrick (bass and lead vocals) and Doug (drums) are twins, and Andy (guitar) is a year younger. The guys are farmers by day, but spend their evenings working on their passion for making music. They’ve recently gained both local and national attention for their high-energy performances, including numerous successful shows in New York City, and opening for bands like The All American Rejects and The Kooks. The guys hope to someday be the headliner band.
They’ve just finished their debut EP, Rust To Gold, under the guidance and assistance of Grammy nominated producer Justin Gray (who’s worked with Mariah Carey & John Legend), 10-time Grammy nominated mixer Mark Needham (Imagine Dragons, The Killers) and mastering legend Howie Weinberg (U2, Nirvana). The result is a well-crafted EP with a polished sound, and Needham’s influence is strongly evident, as COUNCIL’s songs have a noticeable Imagine Dragons vibe.
Rust to Gold features three anthemic songs, characterized by strong percussion, sweeping orchestration and soaring harmonic choruses. While they all have catchy melodies, their lyrics are quite compelling – sometimes intensely so. The title track “Rust to Gold” is a gorgeous rock song about finding your own truth in the world and holding on to what’s important.
“There is something you should know, I’d die before I’d let you go. I work my fingers to the bone to follow the light of this. All the things that we’ve been told, we will never let them go. All the dreams from rust to gold, we will never let them beat us.“
The powerful “All For You” is an emotional expression of regret and sorrow over the pain caused to a loved one, while pledging undying love and devotion. The lyrics are poetic and deep:
“I was doomed from the start, and I held my regrets. I was covered in dark and I wore it like death. Still I got a heart that pounds in this chest. And my closet is full for days. But when your strength is gone, and the lights go grey, I’ll sing your favorite song. I’ll be your hit parade. With every breath I’ve blown I’ve failed a million ways. And everything I own I tore to pieces.“
The track calls to mind Imagine Dragon’s massive hit “Demons.” Here’s a short video of a live performance.
“Rise Above It All” is a beautiful, extremely moving declaration of strength and determination to overcome life’s hardships and challenges.
“For every time I’ve fallen down. For every wall that keeps us bound. For everyone we’ve beaten to the ground, and watched them fade away. For every wrong I couldn’t right. For every sleepless night I hoped and dreamed. For every one, everywhere, every cross I couldn’t bear to watch you leave. But I will not break when all hope is lost. I will be brave and rise above it all.“
All in all, a great debut EP for three talented guys with a bright future in music.
Support COUNCIL by following them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, stream their music on Soundcloud or Reverbnation. Rust to Gold may be purchased on iTunes.
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