Tagged: topheatseekers

Tonight's song is another track from the Newmarket, Ontario indie-rock quartet Tokyo Police Club . In a Cave can be found on the band's debut LP Elephant Shell , and was one of the 2 singles released as a free download before the album's full release in April of last year; The highly anticipated full-length effort from the band would debut at #1 on Billboard 's Top Heatseekers chart, and at #10 on the Canadian Albums Chart . In more recent TPC news, on June 9th of this year it was announced (via the band's [...]

I've got an awsome tune for everyone tonight, coming from the Chicago, Illinois indie/alt-rock band Company of Thieves . Oscar Wilde can be found on the band's first major label release Ordinary Riches , digitally released in January of this year. Named after the famous Irish writer Oscar Wilde , the song won the New York Songwriters Circle contest in 2007. Ordinary riches would peak at #5 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart, and at #162 the Billboard 200 chart. [...]

Staying on the topic of the fast approaching Juno Awards , tonight's song comes from an artist who will be performing at the award show this Sunday. City and Colour , the solo side-project of Canadian singer/songwriter Dallas Green , will be returning to the stage where it won the award for Alternative Album of the Year in 2007. Body In a Box can be found on City and Colour's latest album Bring Me Your Love , which was released in February of 2008. The album would debut at #11 on the [...]

I first heard tonight's song 3 years ago on the drive home from a snowboarding trip. Like Eating Glass comes from the indie-rock/post-punk revival band Bloc Party 's debut album Silent Alarm . Released in February of 2005, Silent Alarm performed well on charts across the UK, Europe, and Australia. It's North American reception was not quite as flattering, peaking at #114 on the Billboard Top 200 and #3 on the Top Heatseekers chart. Bloc Party followed Silent Alarm up with the 2007 release A Weekend in the City and the 2008 release [...]

I've got a pretty sick cover for everyone today from the indie-rock/folk artist Cat Power . Covering the Oasis mega-hit Wonderwall , Power delivers a minimalist rendition of the song wrapped in her signature smokey style. The song was one of the tracks left off of Power's 5th album The Covers Record , which consisted almost entirely of cover songs. The album would peak at #44 Billboard 's Top Heatseekers album chart. [...]

I've got a pretty sick cover for everyone today from the indie-rock/folk artist Cat Power . Covering the Oasis mega-hit Wonderwall , Power delivers a minimalist rendition of the song wrapped in her signature smokey style. The song was one of the tracks left off of Power's 5th album The Covers Record , which consisted almost entirely of cover songs. The album would peak at #44 Billboard 's Top Heatseekers album chart. [...]

Late-ish post tonight coming from the LA indie-rock band Silversun Pickups . Common Reactor comes from the band's first full-length album Carnavas , which hit #1 on Billboard 's Top Heatseekers album chart. Carnavas was released in July of 2006 and follows up the bands 2005 EP Pikul . The band has announced, via the Alternative Press magazine, that work has begun on their second full-length album that will be entitled Swoon. [...]

Tonight/This morning's tune comes from MGMT's epic debut album Oracular Spectacular , which is my runaway favorite for album of the year. Released in October of 2007, Oracular Spectacular hit #1 on Billboard 's Top Heatseekers chart and #12 on the UK Albums Chart . The album has been described as " ...a college-dorm experiment gone horribly right " and " A bloated, uncomfortable, saturated throwback to no genre, time period, or movement in particular ". The Handshake is the 9th track on the album and is currently my favorite song from the [...]

Today's track comes to us from the Los Angeles indie-rock band Say Anything . Formed in 2000, Say Anything have released 3 studio albums with another scheduled for release in 2009. The song Woe comes from the band's second full length album …Is a Real Boy which was released in August of 2004. The album would peak at position #7 on Billboard 's Top Heatseekers chart. All the words in my mouth that [...]