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U.S. SoundScan Chart Report

Here's the notable stuff that entered (or moved up) on the U.S. Billboard SoundScan charts the week of Wed May 14th...

Billboard 200:

• #111 The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of the Understatement [8,730]
• #196 No Age - Nouns [3,931]
• #200 Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell [Up by 19%. 15,992 to-date.]

Heatseekers chart (artists who've never had a release in the top 100 of the big chart):

• #4 MGMT - Oracular Spectacular [Up by 3%. 73,599 to-date.]
• #73 The Duke Spirit - Neptune [Up by 17%. 6,638 to-date.]
• #95 Kathleen Edwards - Asking for Flowers [Up by 8%. 21,433 to-date.]
• #115 The Republic Tigers - Keep Color [740]
• #118 The Morning Benders - Talking Through Tin Cans [730]
• #133 The Long Blondes - Couples [689]
  IAMX - The Alternative did not chart.

Let me know if there are any recent releases you'd like me to look up.

Out in the U.S. on Tuesday

Here's the notable stuff that's out in the U.S. on Tues May 13th...

Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs [Album stream. 6th album from Seattle 4-piece.]

We Are Scientists - Brain Thrust Mastery [Album stream. 3rd album from Brooklyn band who are now a duo.]

Duffy - Rockferry [Vid. Debut from Welsh singer. Bernard Butler co-wrote four tracks.]

Teitur - The Singer [Vid. 3rd album from Stockholm singer-songwriter.]

UK Chart Report

Here's the notable stuff that entered the UK charts on Sun May 11th...

Albums:

• #26 Delays - Everything's the Rush [3rd album from Southampton 4-piece.]

Indie-label album chart:

• #10 Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell [Debut from Toronto 4-piece.]

These albums did not chart:

• Speedmarket Avenue - Way Better Now [Debut from Stockholm 6-piece with boy-girl vocals.]

Singles:

• #8 Coldplay - "Violet Hill" [Vid. Quality 1st single from their 4th album.]
• #24 The Pigeon Detectives - "This Is An Emergency" [Vid. On downloads-alone, CD-single out this week. 1st single from their 2nd album.]
• #53 Captain - "Keep An Open Mind" [Vid. 1st single from their upcoming 2nd album.]

Indie-label singles chart:

• #5 The Charlatans - "Misbegotten" [Vid. 3rd single from their new album.]
• #14 The Lodger - "The Good Old Days" [Vid. 1st single from their 2nd album.]

These singles did not chart:

• Cut Copy - "Lights & Music" [Vid. 3rd single from one of the best albums of the year.]
• Lightspeed Champion - "Galaxy Of The Lost" [Vid. 3rd single from his debut solo album.]
• Noah and the Whale - "Shape Of My Heart" [Vid. 2nd single from London 5-piece.]
• Attic Lights - "God" [Vid. 2nd single from Glasgow 5-piece.]
• Seavault - "Mercy Seat" [No vid? 7"-only debut from duo featuring ex-Slowdive drummer Simon Scott.]