DaBaby has the number one album in the country this week:
The set, which is the hip-hop artist’s second studio effort, starts with 145,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Oct. 3, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, just 8,000 were in album sales, as the set was powered largely by streaming activity. Kirk was released on Sept. 27 via SouthCoast/Interscope Records.
When I last spoke with Vinnie Caruana a few weeks ago, he was incredibly excited to share his solo record Aging Frontman with everyone. Now that I’ve had some time to absorb everything that is in this fantastic album, Vinnie and my conversation still sticks in mind with his cautious optimism towards his outlook on not only his music, but his life and accomplishments as well. Aging Frontman on the surface is an observation of Vinnie’s outlook on his great career with bands such as The Movielife, and I Am The Avalanche, yet this solo record solidifies an even greater standing with just how accomplished a musician and songwriter Vinnie Caruana is and has become.
Justin Vernon is the latest guest on Ezra Koenig’s Beats 1 show.
Simple Creatures have shared the new song “One Little Lie.”
The new trailer for season four of Rick and Morty has been releasedc.
Whitney are the latest guests on the Kyle Meredith with… podcast.
Norah Jones has teamed up with Mavis Staples for the new song “I’ll Be Gone.”
Taylor Swift performed “Lover” and “False God” on SNL.
It’s a pretty big album release day today, and this week’s newsletter has my thoughts on quite a few of those. It also has my very early first impressions on Jimmy Eat World’s new album. So that’s fun. There’s also my weekly media diet roundup and a playlist of ten songs I enjoyed this week. This week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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Like Torches have shared the new song “Get a Life.”
Don Broco have released a video for the acoustic version of “Come Out to LA.”
Third Eye Blind have released a video for “Screamer.”
The Almost has released the new song “Tame a Lion.” The song features Less Than Jake’s JR Wasilewski on saxophone.
Ruston Kelly has shared his version of Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well” to all streaming services.