Happy summer everyone and welcome to another SubModern Report where The Bug Club are holding onto that #1 spot with their latest album Very Human Features. I'm looking forward to checking them out this weekend. A very different artist has the #1 single this week. It's the gentle singer-songwriter vibes of Cass McCombs with "Peace" from the forthcoming Interior Live Oak, coming in August.

At a close #2 is bar italia, returning with "Cowbella" (insert Christopher Walken impression here). Tied for #3 are Automatic with "Is It Now?" and Unknown Mortal Orchestra with "Death Comes From The Sky" from their new Curse EP, which came in at #2 on the album chart. The Hives and Wednesday also appear in the top ten of both charts this week with the new singles ("Paint A Picture" and "Wound Up Here (By Holdin On)") in a five-way tie at #5, and their upcoming albums The Hives Forever, Forever The Hives at #3t and Bleeds at #5.

The remaining three singles tied for #5 are "Jive" by Sorry, "Live Forever" by Sloan, and last week's #1, "Everybody Laughs" by David Byrne. That just leaves a new tune from the long dormant Motion City Soundtrack, titled "She Is Afraid", at #10.

On the album chart, Nation of Language's just-announced Dance Called Memory is tied with The Hives at #3. HAIM's fourth album I quit debuts at #6 before a three-way tie at #7. That one features Antidepressents from The London Suede, Possession from Ty Segall, and If Not Winter from Wisp. Finally, tied at #10 are Jetstream Pony with Bowerbirds and Blue Things and Sea Lemon's Diving For A Prize.

There's always more than I have room to write about here. You can see the full top twenty-five of each chart HERE. And where are the new tunes you ask? Check 'em out on the Available For Airplay list. This week's offerings include tracks by Bass Drum of Death, The Beths, Mac DeMarco, SPRINTS, and White Denim, plus albums from Durand Jones & The Indications, Frankie Cosmos, The Grip Weeds, Hotline TNT, Laura Stevenson, and more. That's all I've got for now but I'll be back with you next week on my birthday. How's that for dedication?

~ Josh T. Landow