London Indie electronic outfit Hot Chip sees its new album ‘Why Make Sense‘ debut at the very top of this week’s Independent Record Store Chart.
Hot Chip’s new entry toppled Mumford & Sons from the top spot while other new entries by Paul Weller and Faith No More pushed past Blur and Django Django to take over spots #2 and #3 . Brandon Flowers’ long anticipated follow up album to ‘Flamingo‘ also showed a strong showing with ‘The Desired Effect’ charting at #7 this week.
Flowers has said about the record’s producer Ariel Rechtshaid:
“It’s nice to steer the ship and that’s what you’d think I’d do on my own album, but I’m letting Ariel take over every now and then,”“That’s led to some really exciting things and sounds I would never have used. As I’ve gotten older I’m much more open to that – I’m much more open to peoples’ strengths and really trying to utilise them – and that’s where Ariel comes into the pictur
UK Record Store Chart, Top 20:
1/ Hot Chip – ‘Why Make Sense’
2/ Paul Weller – ‘Saturn’s Pattern’
3/ Faith No more -‘Sol Invictus’
4/ Blur – ‘The Magic Whip’
5/ Mumford & Sons – ‘Wilder Mind’
6/ Jim O’ Rourke – ‘Simple Songs’
7/ Brandon Flowers – ‘The Desired Effect’
8/ Django Django – ‘Born Under Saturn’
9/ Fall – ‘Sub-lingual Tablet’
10/ Alabama Shakes – ‘Sound & Color’
11/ White Snake – ‘The Purple Album’
12/ Sufjan Stephens – ‘Carrie and Lowell’
13/ Taking Back Sunday – ‘Happiness Is’
14/ Holly Herndon – ‘Platform’
15/ Du Blonde – ‘Welcome Back to Milk
16/ Paul Simon – ‘The Ultimate Collection
17/ Torres – ‘Sprinter’
18/ Johnny Rocket Narcissist & Music Machine – ‘Eccentronic Research Council’
19/ Hozier – ‘Hozier’
20/ Public Service Broadcasting – ‘The Race for Space’
