Hey everyone! Welcome back from SXSW if you attended. That means there's a ton of new music that'll be headed our way from new and established artists. We've kinda got one of each of those as this week's #1s. On the singles chart, it's the very much established frontman of The National, Matt Berninger, who's just announced a second solo album. The first taste of Get Sunk is "Bonnet of Pins" which debuts big this week. Then on the more up-and-coming side of things (though they've had some prior SubModern success) is Brit band Courting. Their third album Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’ was just released and shot right to the top of the chart!

The Bug Club are holding steady at #2 with their standalone single "Have U Ever Been 2 Wales". Then there's a tie at #3 between "This Is Real" by Feeble Little Horse and one of two new Bon Iver tracks from the forthcoming Sable, Fable (which is the #3 album of the week). The one that charted was "If Only I Could Wait", perhaps due to prominent guest Danielle Haim (who will show up again in the top ten). JR JR are back after about five years with a new record announced and the title track "Back To The Land" debuting at #5. At #6, last week's top single, "Gethsemane" by Car Seat Headrest, is tied with Sunflower Bean's latest, "Nothing Romantic". Another tie at #8 is where Danielle Haim shows up again with all her sisters as HAIM, with the new tune "Relationships", which is alongside "Hammer" by Cleopatrick. Finally there's six-way tie at #10, featuring singles from Broncho, Dean Wareham, Finn Wolfhard (of Stranger Things fame), Mother Mother, Tunde Adebimpe, and Windser.

As we turn back to the album chart, last week's #1, Here We Go Crazy from Bob Mould, is this week's #2. The aforementioned Sunflower Bean debut their upcoming Mortal Primetime at #4. The first of two three-way ties is at #5, between Dean Wareham's That's The Price of Loving Me, Freak Slug's I Blow Out Big Candles (But WIth A Cherry On Top), and Tunde Adebimpe's Thee Black Boltz. Then the other three-way tie at #8 brings the top ten to a close with Natural Causes from Adult Mom, Hot Shock from HotWax, and Tall Tales, the just-announced debut from the duo of Mark Pritchard and Thom Yorke (never heard of him).

If you want more and bigger ties down the remainder of both charts, you'll find them HERE. And now that SXSW is in the can, this week's Available For Airplay list is back to full power with a ton of music coming our way, including singles from Alan Sparhawk (of Low), DEBBY FRIDAY, Durand Jones & The Indications, and The Kooks, plus album releases from Brian D’Addario (of The Lemon Twigs), Floodlights, Japanese Breakfast, My Morning Jacket, Ora the Molecule, and a bunch more. Have a great week and a happy Equinox! Talk to you in the Spring.

~ Josh T. Landow