The Chart Show: The Name's Bond, Billie Bond
by Mark Wheat
February 20, 2020
Coming to the State Theater March 3rd and 4th for his first solo shows you'd think that our Number One this week Nathaniel Rateliff had nothing to worry about, but the new album "And It's Still Alright" which came out last week, has garnered mixed reviews, as they say.
Hanging tough at two for the fourth week out of the six on the chart Billie Eilish cleaned up at The BRITS Awards this week, taking home four of the biggest categories and praise from Johnny Marr whom she performed the new Bond theme with at the show.
Putting her third on the All Time Hall of Fame Chart behind The Black Keys and Courtney Barnett, Dessa is inducted for the tenth time. It's a first for the Minnesota Orchestra! Although the Minnesota Orchestra is not playing with her at shows, she'll still be worth the price of admission in Mankato next Monday, First Ave for a sold out show Thursday and The Castle in Rochester Saturday.
The highest new entry this week at #9 is the first track released from the forthcoming album by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. They've already laid out an impressive tour in support of it, with Trey Anastasio, David Crosby and Strand of Oaks among the openers, hits The Armory June 19th.
The new album Always Tomorrow drops this Friday and Best Coast are getting their best press ever. Bethany Cosentino talks about her process of getting sober and her influences on the new music, including Kool and the Gang, Avril Lavigne and White Lion?! They're in at Number Eleven.
Back at #15, after just one week on the ballot is Margo Price's new single "Stone Me", just in time for International Women's History Month that runs through March. Last year Margo chatted with Jill about it.
You can help us compile a list of great female artists to celebrate this year.
Gorillaz are back at nineteen with the first song from their whole new way of releasing music, 'Song Machine', another installment is coming soon, according to the teasers this week.
It was absolutely surreal to have Wolf Parade fly into Minneapolis last week just to do our latest Micro-Show at The Icehouse! They are just starting their tour in support of the new Thin Mind album. They're in the basement this week with a song about psychic vampires?!
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