fm014: April 2023

Dienstag, 18. April 2023

Sonic (#784)

Ahoy,

yay - this entry is very much on time. (But do not expect such a thing to happen more often.)

Scrobble count: 191.466

Last week in covers:

Most played artists:

Seafret : New album context. "Wonderland" has a few nice moments, but in the end I was expecting more. The vocals reminded me of Pablo Brooks a bit.
Madonna : Fan times.
All Saints : Flashback times. (William Orbit productions FTW)
The War On Drugs : Fan times.

Most played tracks:

Planetyes - Sonic : Curiosity context. I guess I got to know this track via Spotify playlist. It has a thumping bass line. However, the track seems to build up to something, that gets lost midway.

Noteworthy:

You Me At Six : Flashback times.
5on5 : Promotion context. I was listening to "Discover" and I disliked it.
Bazzi : Curiosity context. His single "Eyes" sounds disappointing.

News

█ Helene Fischer started a new tour - and my social media feed went crazy about her show, which was produced with Cirque du Soleil.

█ The first weekend of the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has finished with a controversial concert by Frank Ocean, that generated quite the buzz on social media. Also BLACKPINK seem to have entertained the crowd.

New entries

Album charts (Germany)

【01】 Linkin Park - Meteora : A nice success for the "20th Anniversary Edition".

【02】 Element Of Crime - Morgens um vier : Okay.

【03】 Powerwolf - Interludium : Hmkay.

【06】 NF - Hope : Wow. This artist sells over here?

【07】 Andrea Jürgens - Best Of Andrea Jürgens : Hm.

Single charts (Germany)

【01】 Udo Jürgens & Apache 207 - Komet : Oh no, it is back at the top.

Albums Chart Top 100 (UK)

【01】 Ellie Goulding - Higher Than Heaven : Okay.

【02】 NF - Hope : I've heard this name, but I can't remember right now.

【07】 Linkin Park - Meteora : A re-entry thanks to a new edition.

Singles Chart Top 100 (UK)

【05】 Drake - Search & Rescue : Hm, Idk. It sounds quite uninspired.

Billboard 200 (USA) - week of April 22

【02】 NF - Hope : Now that is impressive.

【08】 Linkin Park - Meteora : Okay.

Billboard Hot 100 (USA) - week of April 22

【02】 Drake - Search & Rescue : Hmkay. But not even he can defeat Morgan Wallen.

【10】 Eslabon Armado X Peso Pluma - Ella Balla Sola : WTF?! This one jumps in the top ten in its 4th week.

Viral Global Spotify Charts - week of April 13

【02】 Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma - Ella Balla Sola : Yikes. It has risen.

【07】 Drake - Search & Rescue : Hmkay.

【08】 FIFTY FIFTY - Cupid | Twin Ver. : A female K-Pop group.

Cheerio!

All Night (#783)

Ahoy,

catching up like crazy...

Scrobble count: 191.380

Last week in covers:

Most played artists:

Bilderbuch : Research context. Can you believe that I did not make it to listen to their 2022 album "Gelb ist das Feld" until now? That records starts really strong, but it loses me during the final tracks.
Beach Weather : New album context. "Pineapple Sunrise" is a solid alternative album.
Lady Gaga : Fan times.

Most played tracks:

Pet Shop Boys - Love etc. : Fan times and research context. I was trying to find out the difference of the original album version and the remastered version for later compilations (like "Ultimate"). It wasn't that easy.

Noteworthy:

The New Pornographers : New album context. "Continue As A Guest" did not convince me much.
SG Lewis : Fan times. I was so happy to say hello to him after his Berlin concert. :)
Madonna : Fan times.
Ski Aggu : Research context. His sounds fits for a 01099 concert, which is coming up in one month.
bbno$ : Hype context. I was at his Berlin concert and I heard some tracks, that I wanted to check out later. One was his 2019 track "sriracha", which is quite uptempo.

News

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