The Chart Show: Jenny Lewis and friends dance in drag, hits #1 ahead of First Ave. gig
by Bill DeVille
July 17, 2014
I'm Bill DeVille again pinch hitting for Mark Wheat while he's out on vacation overseas.
It was a huge week for Jenny Lewis. She debuts at the top of the Chart with "Just One of the Guys" from her forthcoming album, The Voyager. The album, produced by Beck, is set to release Tuesday, July 29. Jenny pulled out all the stops for the new video for the single which stars Anne Hathaway, Kristen Stewart and Brie Larson in drag. She'll take the First Avenue stage with opening act the Apache Relay on Sunday, Aug. 3.
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Jack White remains near the top this week. His Lazaretto album was the biggest selling record it's first week out since Pearl Jam's Vitalogy effort 20 years ago. If anybody is responsible for the vinyl comeback, it's him!
A couple of sister acts make the Chart Show Hall of Fame this week. It's been a good run for Los Angeles siblings HAIM and Swedish sisters First Aid Kit, who head back to the Twin Cities on audio is now available for on-demand streaming next to Andrea Swensson's review of the big gig. And you can read my review of the new record, too — it's The Current's CD of the Week.
The second highest Chart debut comes from Dallas vets Old 97's, who have found a second wind as about the only alt-country band left from that golden era of the early '90s.
Lana Del Rey also debut on the Chart this week with "West Coast." Andrea Swensson called her "easily one of the most divisive artists of our time" in her excellent review of the new Ultraviolence. Whether you're a fan or not Swensson says, "It's time to stop hating on Lana Del Rey," in a recent thinkpiece.