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Modern Rock currents for April 2009

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WBIMDJ

Here are a few of the currents for April 2009 that your local modern rock is (hopefully) spinning:

Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch (blazing up the charts, currently at #9! ;D )
Green Day - Know Your Enemy (just released to radio)
Kings of Leon - Notion
Kings of Leon - Use Somebody (another #1 for these guys!)
Franz Ferdinand - No You Girls
Audrye Sessions - Turn Me Off
Ida Maria - I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked (my current fave)
Metric - Help, I'm alive
Depeche Mode - Wrong
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero
Blue October - Dirt Room
U2 - Magnificent (like this one much better than Get On Your Boots)
Manchester Orchestra - I've Got Friends
Glasvegas - Geraldine
Death Cab For Cutie - Grapevine Fires
311 - Hey You

Most of these tracks I know for a fact right now are currents on WFNX Boston, WBRU Providence, and FM 104 One WURH Hartford.
 
Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch Great track. The album as a whole is solid but but a little similar sounding after a while

Green Day - Know Your Enemy My favorite of the bunch so far. You KNOW this song is going to either debut at #1 or be close.

Kings Of Leon - Notion/Use Somebody I think we all have an opinion of Use Somebody at this point (seeing as it's #1). Notion is the standard follow-up, should do just as well.

Franz Ferdinand - No You GirlsMy favorite track off the new album but, sadly, I think they'll always be known for "Take Me Out" as they have just a little bit too many quirks, turns to be fully embraced by the mainstream.

Audrye SessionsHaven't heard yet...

Ida Maria - I Like You So Much Better When You're NakedReally fun song. Saw them open for Glasvegas a few weeks back, should do decently well (maybe even cross over to the Active-leaning stations?)

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - ZeroAnother great song from a great album. I don't think they'll ever have a platinum record again but this has a great chance at crossover.

Blue October - Dirt RoomDoesn't feel like a hit at all. I think this is only getting spins because it's the follow-up to "Hate Me" and "Into The Ocean"

U2 - MagnificentOne of the best tracks off the new album, love it!

Manchester OrchestraI'm really pulling for these guys. RXP here in NYC (the lets-throw-everything-on-the-wall-and-see-what-sticks rock station we have in the city) has been playing this a lot. Good song from a great band.

Glasvegas - GeraldineI like it, saw them a few weeks ago (as mentioned above). However, I think they'll just be another in the long line of bands from Europe that the American audience won't embrace on a large scale.

DCFC - Grapevine FiresSolid song from a great album. Since it's a single from an album already a year-old I don't expect much from it (as a side note, it's a really dark song if you pay attention the lyrics).

311 - Hey YouSounds like your standard lead-off single for 311. I'm a big fan but I feel like it'll peak within top 10 (not top 5)
 
I agree with all except for the Franz. I feel this new album has wide appeal and is dance-heavy like the first album was. Yet I feel while 2005's "You Could Have It So Much Better" was a great record, it was not as big of a hit as the first record because of less Indie-Dance influences...I think the new record returns to that sound that initially made them big on the first record and could definitely help this time around.
 
WBIMDJ said:
I agree with all except for the Franz. I feel this new album has wide appeal and is dance-heavy like the first album was. Yet I feel while 2005's "You Could Have It So Much Better" was a great record, it was not as big of a hit as the first record because of less Indie-Dance influences...I think the new record returns to that sound that initially made them big on the first record and could definitely help this time around.
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Yeah, I've actually liked each of their releases more than the previous one. So I think Tonight might be my favorite.

BTW, did you used to work at (er, I guess volunteer at) ICB in Ithaca?
 
p_herring said:
WBIMDJ said:
I agree with all except for the Franz. I feel this new album has wide appeal and is dance-heavy like the first album was. Yet I feel while 2005's "You Could Have It So Much Better" was a great record, it was not as big of a hit as the first record because of less Indie-Dance influences...I think the new record returns to that sound that initially made them big on the first record and could definitely help this time around.
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Yeah, I've actually liked each of their releases more than the previous one. So I think Tonight might be my favorite.

BTW, did you used to work at (er, I guess volunteer at) ICB in Ithaca?
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Same here! I honestly think this record is amazing. And no, can't say I've volunteered or even been anywhere in Ithaca.. I do, however have a 90's alternative show on WBIM-FM on Sunday nites 6-8pm...*shameless plug* http://www.bridgew.edu/wbim ;D :D
 
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