
Two Feet holds at #1 for a second week with his fiercely erotic “Tell Me The Truth”, while Sam Fender‘s glorious “Seventeen Going Under” jumps four spots to #2. Despite the fact it’s been around a while, my love for the beautiful and emotionally powerful song just keeps growing stronger. And speaking of staying power, Harry Styles‘ “As It Was” and the Black Keys‘ “Wild Child” are now in their 12th week in the top 10. “As It Was” has actually spent 11 weeks in the top 5, two of them at #1, while “Wild Child” spent 10 weeks in the top 4, two of them also at #1. Entering the top 10 this week is “2am” by Foals, from their marvelous new album Life Is Yours. Leaping 11 spots to #11 is the uplifting and poignant “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” by Arcade Fire, while “The Funeral” by YUNGBLUD climbs five spots to #23.
The one debut track this week is the hauntingly beautiful and cinematic “Broken Record” by British artist NAVE, the solo music project of singer-songwriter, composer and producer Nathan Evans. The prolific and hyper-talented musician, who possesses a gorgeous singing voice, is also front man for alternative rock band Native Tongue. Nathan states “‘Broken Record’ focuses on the like, follow and share society we have transitioned into over the past decade. Likes release dopamine like a drug and we become addicted to the validation, attention and acknowledgment of our successes or happiness. We hide behind filters and fake smiles to show an inaccurate reality we wish was real.” I can attest to the fact that I’m frightfully addicted to the need for validation, attention and acknowledgment of not only my blog, but also my tweets, Instagram and Facebook posts, all of which causes me frequent disappointment and unhappiness.
- TELL ME THE TRUTH – Two Feet (1)
- SEVENTEEN GOING UNDER – Sam Fender (6)
- CHASING TRAINS – HULLAH (2)
- MY LOVE – Florence + the Machine (3)
- AS IT WAS – Harry Styles (5)
- BELIEVE – Caamp (7)
- ABOUT DAMN TIME – Lizzo (8)
- A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE – Weezer (9)
- WILD CHILD – The Black Keys (4)
- 2am – Foals (12)
- UNCONDITIONAL I (LOOKOUT KID) – Arcade Fire (22)
- BLOODRUSH – The Amazons (10)
- SYNCHRONIZE – Milky Chance (14)
- THAT’S WHERE I AM – Maggie Rogers (15)
- THE FOUNDATIONS OF DECAY – My Chemical Romance (16)
- CLOSER – The Frontier (17)
- LONELY – Sea Girls (18)
- LOVE BRAND NEW – Bob Moses (13)
- BEDS ARE BURNING – AWOLNATION feat. Tim McIlrath (19)
- IN THE MIRROR – The Interrupters (21)
- WILD – Spoon (11)
- WARNING SIGNS – Band of Horses (23)
- THE FUNERAL – YUNGBLUD (28)
- DESPERATELY WANTING – Brian Lambert & Marc Schuster (26)
- LIN MANUEL – Onism E (27)
- MISTAKES – Sharon Van Etten (29)
- FAILURE TO COMPLY – MISSIO (30)
- SLEEP – Gooseberry (20)
- VIRGINIA (WIND IN THE NIGHT) – The Head and the Heart (25)
- BROKEN RECORD – NAVE (N)