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This is going to be Billie Eilish's equivalent of all those indie ballad chancers copying Radiohead without all the weird and unnerving stuff, isn't it.

I saw them at the Big Weekend when massive social gatherings were a thing and they were phenomenal. Throne absolutely went off, as I believe young people say. I'd never really been a to a Kerrang! demographic gig before even when I was in my late teens at the height of pop-punk and nu-metal. It was mint! I was a right NME indie guy at the time, but whose hits do I go back to in 2020, Starsailor's or System of a Down's? No prizes for guessing the answer!

Ah, was unaware of the EP thing. Hope this gives them a third 2020 Top 40 single in any case!

My Future showed us the lady herself is doing a perfectly good job at being a poor man's Billie Eilish. Think we'll be needing something a bit more powerful from the Bad Guy hitmaker next time lest she's branded a poor man's Tate McRae.

I miss the effortless and timelessly breezy joys of their early singles but I do like some of this album. Nothing gets me massively in the feels though. Although also big fan of "but you don't know how it feels to be the (REDACTED)". Didn't see that coming! What's with people relegating most or all the singles that whet our appetites to 'bonus tracks'? The albums should be built around them surely. I do admire the whole "indie-rock En Vogue" vibe I get from them especially on this album even though I keep forgetting what the album tracks go like.

Damn, I was so looking forward to (REDACTED!) The Musical.

This is extremely reminiscent of Linkin Park. Which is probs fine by me as I'm a massive fan of 2001 chart music off of when I was a mere 18 years old. Only really got into them during the past couple of years but always look forward to their new material now. This is not quite Parasite Eve but is probably better than Obey which got old very, very quickly. Big fan of Mother Tongue here, hope they do something along those lines next.

Gave it a try, didn't really grab me. Big fan of Jarvis as a person and I adore Pulp's early-90s era just before all the mainstream success (Sheffield Sex City and Deep Fried Kelvin are amongst my favourite b-sides of all time) but JESUS JONES his musical endeavours have been rubbish since We Love Life.

Glass Animals normally fare very well with me but I never really got Heat Waves. Presuming Tangerine is supposed to be the next single, when's that hitting R1?

Is it just me or does CD sound very different on this?

Yes, really enjoying this. The singles sound so much better in album context and it's great to get a whole host of guest stars young and old again. Infinitely better than The Now Now. Momentary Bliss is a fantastic celebratory closer to the album proper, and there's a lot of decent stuff amongst the bonus tracks too. The St Vincent one is much more fun that I thought it would be. Very bouncy! Most of The Now Now was nothingy to my ears, more like a half-hearted Damon solo album. The best Gorillaz albums are basically bizarre variety shows with generous amounts of rapping in them.

Really crappy album in my opinion, like someone had slammed a load of 2016-17 hits in a blender and removed all the memorable hooks. Loved them up to and including Lean On but don't know what's happened to the quality control. They put out any old rubbish now. Maybe Diplo is too prolific.

w.c 23.10.20 01 (07) Kylie Minogue: Magic (32-16-7-1) 02 (01) YTRAM feat. Elderbrook: Fire (38-6-3-1-1-2) 03 (17) Travis Scott feat. Young Thug & M.I.A.: FRANCHISE (32-17-3) 04 (02) Pendulum: Nothing For Free (24-13-2-4) 05 (03) Brookes Brothers feat. Liam Bailey: Make No Sound (37-10-4-3-5) 06 (27) KC Lights: Girl (27-6) 07 (08) Imanbek feat. Gia Koka: Hey Baby (28-15-11-8-7) 08 (05) Saweetie: Tap In (25-18-5-8) 09 (09) 24kGolden feat. Iann Dior: Mood (23-12-4-3-9-9) 10 (06) Phoebe Bridgers: Kyoto (28-19-6-10) 11 (26) Royal Blood: Trouble's Coming (26-11) 12 (10) Everything Everything: Big Climb (34-23-10-12) 13 (12) Sunflower Bean: Moment In The Sun (25-12-13) 14 (21) London Grammar: Baby It’s You (38-12-5-8-17-22-21-14) 15 (14) Solardo x Paul Woolford feat. Pamela Fernandez: Tear It Up (21-10-2-3-9-21-14-14-15) 16 (34) Romy: Lifetime (34-16) 17 (04) Karen Harding x Digital Farm Animals: Undo My Heart (29-10-5-2-4-17) 18 (13) Gorillaz feat. Robert Smith: Strange Timez (23-12-13-18) 19 (19) Jason Derulo: Take You Dancing (31-15-15-8-10-19-19) 20 (32) Suspect x Giggs: Bruce Wayne (32-20) 21 (32) Ashnikko: Daisy (36-30-23-21) 22 (31) You Me At Six: Beautiful Way (31-22) 23 (11) TSHA: Sister (25-13-9-11-23) 24 (37) Becky Hill: Space (37-24) 25 (NE) Nothing But Thieves: Impossible (25) 26 (20) Headie One feat. AJ Tracey & Stormzy: Ain’t It Different (6-1-1-1-5-20-26) 27 (NE) Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby: Levitating (27) 28 (18) SG Lewis feat. Robyn and Channel Tres: Impact (26-18-15-18-28) 29 (35) Armand Van Helden & Riva Starr feat. Sharlene Hector: Step It Up (40-24-35-29) 30 (38) Biffy Clyro: Space (32-29-22-27-38-30) 31 (24) Disclosure feat. Kelis: Watch Your Step (20-16-14-17-24-31) 32 (NE) Sundara Karma: Kill Me (32) 33 (15) Chloe x Halle feat. Doja Cat, City Girls and Mulatto: Do It (26-15-33) 34 (36) MK x Anabel Englund: Underwater (36-34) 35 (NE) Tom Everett: Patti (35) 36 (16) Kygo x Donna Summer: Hot Stuff (37-37-16-36) 37 (NE) Dimension feat. TS Graye: Remedy (37) 38 (NE) CamelPhat x Will Easton: Witching Hour (38) 39 (NE) Icona Pop x SOFI TUKKER: Spa (39) 40 (22) Janelle Monáe: Turntables (39-36-22-40)

01 (07) Kylie Minogue: Magic (32-16-7-1) 02 (01) YTRAM feat. Elderbrook: Fire (38-6-3-1-1-2) 03 (17) Travis Scott feat. Young Thug & M.I.A.: FRANCHISE (32-17-3) 04 (02) Pendulum: Nothing For Free (24-13-2-4) 05 (03) Brookes Brothers feat. Liam Bailey: Make No Sound (37-10-4-3-5) 06 (27) KC Lights: Girl (27-6) 07 (08) Imanbek feat. Gia Koka: Hey Baby (28-15-11-8-7) 08 (05) Saweetie: Tap In (25-18-5-8) 09 (09) 24kGolden feat. Iann Dior: Mood (23-12-4-3-9-9) 10 (06) Phoebe Bridgers: Kyoto (28-19-6-10) 11 (26) Royal Blood: Trouble's Coming (26-11) 12 (10) Everything Everything: Big Climb (34-23-10-12) 13 (12) Sunflower Bean: Moment In The Sun (25-12-13) 14 (21) London Grammar: Baby It’s You (38-12-5-8-17-22-21-14) 15 (14) Solardo x Paul Woolford feat. Pamela Fernandez: Tear It Up (21-10-2-3-9-21-14-14-15) 16 (34) Romy: Lifetime (34-16) 17 (04) Karen Harding x Digital Farm Animals: Undo My Heart (29-10-5-2-4-17) 18 (13) Gorillaz feat. Robert Smith: Strange Timez (23-12-13-18) 19 (19) Jason Derulo: Take You Dancing (31-15-15-8-10-19-19) 20 (32) Suspect x Giggs: Bruce Wayne (32-20) 21 (32) Ashnikko: Daisy (36-30-23-21) 22 (31) You Me At Six: Beautiful Way (31-22) 23 (11) TSHA: Sister (25-13-9-11-23) 24 (37) Becky Hill: Space (37-24) 25 (NE) Nothing But Thieves: Impossible (25) 26 (20) Headie One feat. AJ Tracey & Stormzy: Ain’t It Different (6-1-1-1-5-20-26) 27 (NE) Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby: Levitating (27) 28 (18) SG Lewis feat. Robyn and Channel Tres: Impact (26-18-15-18-28) 29 (35) Armand Van Helden & Riva Starr feat. Sharlene Hector: Step It Up (40-24-35-29) 30 (38) Biffy Clyro: Space (32-29-22-27-38-30) 31 (24) Disclosure feat. Kelis: Watch Your Step (20-16-14-17-24-31) 32 (NE) Sundara Karma: Kill Me (32) 33 (15) Chloe x Halle feat. Doja Cat, City Girls and Mulatto: Do It (26-15-33) 34 (36) MK x Anabel Englund: Underwater (36-34) 35 (NE) Tom Everett: Patti (35) 36 (16) Kygo x Donna Summer: Hot Stuff (37-37-16-36) 37 (NE) Dimension feat. TS Graye: Remedy (37) 38 (NE) CamelPhat x Will Easton: Witching Hour (38) 39 (NE) Icona Pop x SOFI TUKKER: Spa (39) 40 (22) Janelle Monáe: Turntables (39-36-22-40)

Kylie has been a huge constant in my life since I was five in 1988 so it's absolutely fecking glorious to give her an organic #1. I didn't game this at all! Capital Dance having a big influence on this already. Tear It Up holding up well on its ninth week, Armand Van Helden going back up, KC Lights in the top ten. Don't think any of these have made the R1 playlist as yet. Stop me if I'm wrong. 01 (07) Kylie Minogue: Magic (32-16-7-1) 02 (01) YTRAM feat. Elderbrook: Fire (38-6-3-1-1-2) 03 (17) Travis Scott feat. Young Thug & M.I.A.: FRANCHISE (32-17-3) 04 (02) Pendulum: Nothing For Free (24-13-2-4) 05 (03) Brookes Brothers feat. Liam Bailey: Make No Sound (37-10-4-3-5) 06 (27) KC Lights: Girl (27-6) 07 (08) Imanbek feat. Gia Koka: Hey Baby (28-15-11-8-7) 08 (05) Saweetie: Tap In (25-18-5-8) 09 (09) 24kGolden feat. Iann Dior: Mood (23-12-4-3-9-9) 10 (06) Phoebe Bridgers: Kyoto (28-19-6-10) 11 (26) Royal Blood: Trouble's Coming (26-11) 12 (10) Everything Everything: Big Climb (34-23-10-12) 13 (12) Sunflower Bean: Moment In The Sun (25-12-13) 14 (21) London Grammar: Baby It’s You (38-12-5-8-17-22-21-14) 15 (14) Solardo x Paul Woolford feat. Pamela Fernandez: Tear It Up (21-10-2-3-9-21-14-14-15) 16 (34) Romy: Lifetime (34-16) 17 (04) Karen Harding x Digital Farm Animals: Undo My Heart (29-10-5-2-4-17) 18 (13) Gorillaz feat. Robert Smith: Strange Timez (23-12-13-18) 19 (19) Jason Derulo: Take You Dancing (31-15-15-8-10-19-19) 20 (32) Suspect x Giggs: Bruce Wayne (32-20) 21 (32) Ashnikko: Daisy (36-30-23-21) 22 (31) You Me At Six: Beautiful Way (31-22) 23 (11) TSHA: Sister (25-13-9-11-23) 24 (37) Becky Hill: Space (37-24) 25 (NE) Nothing But Thieves: Impossible (25) 26 (20) Headie One feat. AJ Tracey & Stormzy: Ain’t It Different (6-1-1-1-5-20-26) 27 (NE) Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby: Levitating (27) 28 (18) SG Lewis feat. Robyn and Channel Tres: Impact (26-18-15-18-28) 29 (35) Armand Van Helden & Riva Starr feat. Sharlene Hector: Step It Up (40-24-35-29) 30 (38) Biffy Clyro: Space (32-29-22-27-38-30) 31 (24) Disclosure feat. Kelis: Watch Your Step (20-16-14-17-24-31) 32 (NE) Sundara Karma: Kill Me (32) 33 (15) Chloe x Halle feat. Doja Cat, City Girls and Mulatto: Do It (26-15-33) 34 (36) MK x Anabel Englund: Underwater (36-34) 35 (NE) Tom Everett: Patti (35) 36 (16) Kygo x Donna Summer: Hot Stuff (37-37-16-36) 37 (NE) Dimension feat. TS Graye: Remedy (37) 38 (NE) CamelPhat x Will Easton: Witching Hour (38) 39 (NE) Icona Pop x SOFI TUKKER: Spa (39) 40 (22) Janelle Monáe: Turntables (39-36-22-40) OUT 25 (NE) Ava Max: Naked (25) 28 (40) slowthai feat. James Blake and Mount Kimbie: Feel Away (40-28) 29 (07) Taylor Swift feat. Bon Iver: Exile (19-5-6-7-29) 30 (08) David Guetta & Sia: Let’s Love (27-22-16-8-30) 33 (06) New Order: Be A Rebel (40-7-3-2-6-33) 38 (NE) Pendulum: Driver (38) 40 (21) Stormzy: Superheroes (35-30-21-40) 2020s #1s SO FAR 1. The Weeknd - Blinding Lights 3wks (2wks 2019) 2. Stormzy feat. Headie One: Audacity (1wk) 3. Camila Cabello feat. DaBaby: My Oh My (2wks) 4. Eminem feat. Juice Wrld: Godzilla (2wks) 5. Roddy Ricch: The Box (1wk) 6. Doja Cat: Say So (2wks) 7. Billie Eilish: No Time To Die (2wks) 8. Jessie Ware: Spotlight (1wk) 9. Lady Gaga: Stupid Love (1 wk) 10. PVRIS: Dead Weight (1wk) 11. Lady Gaga: Stupid Love (2wks) 12. The Weeknd: In Your Eyes (2wks) 13. Lil Mosey: Blueberry Faygo (1wk) 14. The 1975: If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know) (2wks) 15. The Scotts: THE SCOTTS (1 wk) 16. Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande: Rain On Me (4wks) 17. PS1 feat. Alex Hosking: Fake Friends (1wk) 18. Jessie Ware: Save A Kiss (1wk) 19. CamelPhat x Yannis Foals: Hypercolour (1wk) 20. Bring Me The Horizon: Parasite Eve (1wk) 21. Kanye West: Wash Us In The Blood (1wk) 22. Taylor Swift: cardigan (3wks) 23. Fontaines D.C.: A Lucid Dream (1wk) 24. Miley Cyrus: Midnight Sky (2wks) 25. Headie One feat. AJ Tracey & Stormzy: Ain’t It Different (3wks) 26. YTRAM feat. Elderbrook: Fire (2wks) 27. Kylie: Magic (1wk-)

Great to see my current #1 from YTRAM and Elderbrook sneaking in there. And Kylie in the top five where she belongs, wish this was the real chart!

Yes, this is incredible. Love this impassioned hook-drenched DnB. Very much in the vein of High Contrast's Questions as well as Desire. I can see this being massive with me!

Just found out I should be putting this here and not in its own thread. Will type it up properly later! Capital Dance Playlist w.c 12.10.20 https://pasteboard.co/JvM5vE4.jpg

Okay, feel free to delete, mods. I'll put it there instead!

Sorry if someone's already started doing this. I'll type it all out later! Happy to do it every week from now on as there won't be as much typing to do after the first one. https://pasteboard.co/JvM5vE4.jpg

Now this is my kind of poll.

:yahoo: :w00t: :dance: They should devote entire prime-time ITV schedules to this.

Quite liked 2020 promotional single End Of too. But really have always seen them as bit of an Aldi Foo Fighters. Best Becky Hill song? I'm going to go Afterglow. That's just magical! Another autumn one if I remember rightly. Seven years ago already!

Ooh it's close. How do we know when we have a victor?

This makes me happy. I listen to it quite a lot! I was a teenager in the nineties and their name was pretty much MOR mud in the indie snob music press. Yet they are supercool now thanks to the likes of Haim and countless others.