The Chart Show: Car Seat Headrest, Phantogram inducted to Hall of Fame
by Mark Wheat
September 29, 2016
Bon Iver is No.1 again this week, making the top spot three times in all. His new 22, A Million comes out this Friday and is The Current's Album of the Week. As Andrea Swensson says in her review, we all might be too close to the Eau Claire maestro to be objective about it, but we can be very proud.
Submit your Chart Show ballot this week for a chance to win tickets to Phantogram's sold out First Avenue show on Sunday, Oct. 16!
Dinosaur Jr. are back after a two week hiatus, just in time to get you amped for their show on Oct. 7, one of many First Avenue bookings this Rocktober!
Glass Animals are back, too, with the second song from their second album, the first having been inducted to the Hall of Fame. They'll also be rockin' the suburbs for Rocktober at the Myth on Oct. 7.
Drive-By Truckers also return after one week off the chart, just as they passed through town last weekend. They recorded an in-studio session with Sean McPherson where they candidly suggest that American Band, their 11th album, is their best.
Phantogram are inducted for the fifth time, putting them into the top 20 of our All-Time Hall of Fame. And Car Seat Headrest make their debut as inductees, on the day they play a sold out show at the Cedar Cultural Center!
Brand new at No.20 are local heroes Sonny Knight and the Lakers who graced Minnesota Public Radio's booth stage at the State Fair this year. They'll celebrate the release of Sooner or Later at First Avenue on the 8th of Rocktober.
Poised to be inducted next week, Chance The Rapper climbed six places again. Maybe all the puppets are voting for him? He was joined by a choir of felt friends at the end of his big show in Chicago at the weekend.
The Head and the Heart will also be inducted next week, hanging on at No.14. A sad story in Rolling Stone this week was written by ex-local Will Hermes, detailing how the band is struggling with touring without key member Josiah Johnson who is recovering from an unspecified addiction.