This week's SubModern Report will take you to infinity and beyond! Of course I'm referring to Sylvan Esso's new album Ow ∞ when I say that, because it's this week's #1 album. Congrats to them and to Sports Team for their #1 single chart debut of "Billy".

Liars have returned with the first taste of their eleventh album, which won't be out until early next year, but the single "Ice Pick, Kalamazoo" made its debut at #2. Twisted Teens have their chart debut at #3 with "When We First Met", which is their first release for Sub Pop Records and the first single from their third album of this year! We've got a three-way tie at #4, including "Blister Sunrise" by M83, "Wasteman" by Nautics, and "Beginner Boys" by Simple Minds (don't you forget about them). Next at #7 is a tie between Echo & The Bunnymen's "Take Me By The Hand" and Fat Dog's "Call It What You Want". King Falcon stands alone at #9 with "Hungry Dog Run". And finally singles by Green Star, Party Dozen, The War On Drugs, Wishy, and Working Men's Club are all tied at #10.

The same artists who are tied at #7 on the singles are also tied at #2 on the album chart; that's Echo & The Bunnymen with Apples For Isaac and Fat Dog with Cancel Me (I'm Tired). Next at #4 is the aforementioned King Falcon with their new EP, Bloom, which will be out this Friday. This is Lorelei's highly anticipated The Singer In My Band was just released and showed up at #5. The second half of the top ten is entirely tied at #6, featuring albums from Almost Monday, Cor De Lux, Green Star, Gurriers, and Wishy.

You can get the titles of those singles and albums involved in those big ties on the full charts HERE, and go way beyond the top ten of each. (somehow the top twenty-five albums is actually forty.) And as we are about to for reals enter the fall, the new music barrage continues this week with tunes by Anamanaguchi, Beach House, David Byrne, Kate Nash, Kevin Morby, Lambrini Girls, Mondo Cozmo, and The Strumbellas, plus albums from Babehoven, Echo & The Bunnymen, Freak Slug, Tokyo Tea Room, Tokyo Tea Room, Railcard, Saint Blonde, Slow Pulp, Son Lux, Tokyo Tea Room, and lots more! Be sure to check out the full Available For Airplay list.

Finally, we have to say goodbye to another show on our panel this week. KXTE in Las Vegas is moving their frequency from 107.5 to 107.9 and becoming "The Vegas Alternative". Unfortunately with this transition, their new music show It Hurts When I Pee will be coming to an end, but fortunately host Pauly Kover will continue on with the station. Here's hoping he'll spin up a new specialty show soon.

~ Josh T. Landow