The Chart Show: The Black Keys are All Time #1!
by Mark Wheat
August 22, 2019
The Black Keys have been inducted for the 12th time to our Chart Hall of Fame. First inducted back in July 2010 this is the most of any act, so they are Number One on The All Time Chart Hall of Fame! Bon Iver is also inducted this week for the ninth time. That puts them at five All Time, behind Courtney Barnett, Arcade Fire and Dawes. J.S. Ondara is a relative newby, inducted for the second time this year. He'll be back at First Avenue on December 7.
Lizzo stays at the top, and although we like to think of her as having MN roots, she visited Houston at the weekend to go back to her old high school and check in with her mentor.
The new supergroup featuring Brandi Carlile, The Highwomen, stay at two this week and they've dropped the track "Highwomen" to the internet, a passionate frontier tale which some see as a re-write of the song "The Highwaymen," a signature of the previous supergroup of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson. And one of the Highwomen, Amanda Shires was in town last week and stopped by to do a session.
The highest upward movers this week are The National, bouncing back up to five. They announced that a new EP is coming Friday, linked to a film of one of their NYC performances earlier this year.
Up three places to 17 Of Monsters and Men are starting their USA tour in D.C. On Sept 4th hitting the Surly Brewing Festival Field on September 14 and tickets are still available.
Highest new entry is from the trio of sisters in HAIM. The Paul Thomas Anderson directed video for the song "Summer Girl" makes it look like a fun ditty for this time of year but it was born out of the time that Danielle's partner had been diagnosed with cancer, she wanted to be his sunshine and now he's in the clear!
Last week's Album of the Week helped Thom Yorke back on at #19, he's already released an EP of re-mixes of this song.
The other new entry is from Jay Som, a Filipino-American artist who's new album comes out this Friday. It's title 'Anak Ko' which was inspired by a text from her mother, a word for daughter in their language. This review compares her sound, to PJ Harvey, Portishead, Oasis and Prefab Sprout!
Submit your Chart Show ballot this week for a chance to win tickets to Of Monsters And Men at Surly Brewing Festival Field on September 14, 2019.