The Chart Show: Father John Misty is inducted, reaches No.1
by Mark Wheat
October 20, 2016
No.1 Father John Misty is inducted to the Hall of Fame this week for the seventh time, putting him in an august group of the Avett Brothers, Mumford and Sons, Arcade Fire, Jack White, Cloud Cult and Dawes, who trail the Black Keys, at 10 entries, on our All-Time Hall of Fame.
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Angel Olsen is the biggest upward mover this week as she starts her European tour, thrilling a London audience with her "raw songs packed with feeling, needing no embellishment to demand attention."
Jack White got another bump up this week, too, after appearing on the first A Prairie Home Companion hosted by Chris Thile. He performed several of the tracks that we've been playing from his new acoustic compilation, having Margo Price join him on one track.
The Head and the Heart are the highest new entry at No.8, they just played a sold out Northrop last week. This week they're selling out Boston and NYC venues, but you get another chance to see them Dec. 2 at the Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee before they head to Europe for a mammoth tour in the new year.
Every so often a listener will email me to ask where to go to see a show when in London. Last time it happened I suggested the Roundhouse. I remember it from my teenage days and it has been refurbished recently and hosts many of the artists we play, including last week Dublin-based James Vincent McMorrow, who "brought his A-game."
Although he pulled out of a tour with Jack Johnson earlier in the year for health reasons, Michael Kiwanuka is back in Oxford tonight and the Cedar Cultural Center Dec. 4. He's also back on the chart at No.13.
Jim James is also back on at No.14 with a song from his forthcoming solo album Eternally Even, due Nov. 4. Another track from the album was released to the web this week, a tribute to survivors of the Orlando shooting.
Kings of Leon are back at No.19 after their new Walls album came out last week. Monday night they played a London gig which was kept secret until the day of the show, as they are likely to go to No.1 there for the fifth time.
The Lemon Twigs are back on the chart after several weeks hiatus as we get ready for their first gig here next Monday at the 7th St. Entry.