The Mixtape 3/27/09

The big news this week is the return of Silversun Pickups. They come flying back from a two-year absence with "Panic Switch," the first single off Swoon which drops April 14. The song, which flies up from #30-#8 in its second week, recalls the SP sound from their last album Carnavas, which in turn recalls another SP - Smashing Pumpkins. But while Billy Corgan clings to the legacy of his band, it crumbles around him. Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin recently quit, leaving only mad scientist Corgan as the remaining original member. Pumpkin fans need not fear, just listen to Silversun Pickups and your appetite for walls of guitar and loud/soft/loud dynamics will be satiated. The single is destined to move up the Mixtape in the weeks to come and having heard the new record recently, it's a safe bet that other Swoon tracks will follow.

Also making a dramatic leap into the top ten is Great Northern's "Houses." GN cracked the 'Tape last year but only managed to hit 39 with "Telling Lies." "Houses" destroys that mark as it moves from 29-10 in its third week on the chart.

Other than those two giant jumps, the Mixtape doesn't see too much action. Phoenix moves respectably to #21 from last week's #28 and could find a spot in the top ten soon. That's the top ten where the #1-#6 have been occupied by the same songs for the past month. But what goes up always comes down here and Glasvegas (#12's "Go Square Go") seems to be the only likely threat in the near future for reaching single digit status.

Five new entries land in the 35-40 range this week; all first time Mixtape appearances. On the horizon for next week are Dan Deacon's "Of The Mountain" and Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band's "Who's Asking?" And of course, those Silversun Pickup songs off Swoon. See you next week.

1. Zero / Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2 weeks @ #1) iTunes MySpace
2. Now I'm a Fool / Eagles of Death Metal iTunes MySpace
3. Ghetto Love / Spinnerette iTunes MySpace
4. The Rake's Song / The Decemberists iTunes MySpace
5. Seaside / Kestrels iTunes MySpace
6. Now We Can See / The Thermals iTunes MySpace
7. Night Lights / Golden Bear iTunes MySpace
8. Panic Switch / Silversun Pickups iTunes MySpace
   
9. Providence, RI / Nickel Eye iTunes MySpace
10. Houses / Great Northern iTunes MySpace
11. My Maudlin Career / Camera Obscura iTunes MySpace
12. Go Square Go / Glasvegas iTunes MySpace
13. Perfect Games / The Broken West iTunes MySpace
14. Come Saturday / The Pains of Being Pure at Heart iTunes MySpace
15. My Girls / Animal Collective iTunes MySpace
16. Starting Over / Black Lips iTunes MySpace
17. My Last Mistake / Dan Auerbach iTunes MySpace
18. Sleepyhead / Passion Pit iTunes MySpace
19. Brother Sport / Animal Collective iTunes Myspace
20. Wire to Wire / Razorlight iTunes MySpace
21. 1901 / Phoenix iTunes MySpace
22. Search and Destroy / Peaches iTunes MySpace
23. One Week of Danger / The Virgins iTunes MySpace
24. Hang You From the Heavens / The Dead Weather iTunes Official Site
25. Wrong / Depeche Mode iTunes MySpace
26. Nothing to Worry About / Peter, Bjorn, and John iTunes MySpace
27. Airport Surroundings / loney, dear iTunes MySpace
28. Sleeping Sickness / City and Colour iTunes MySpace
29. Drugs In My Body / Thieves Like Us iTunes MySpace
30. No You Girls / Franz Ferdinand iTunes MySpace
31. Buddy / Iran iTunes MySpace
32. I'm Outta Time / Oasis iTunes MySpace
33. Kite Fight/ Hotels iTunes MySpace
34. Statues / Clap Your Hands Say Yeah iTunes MySpace
35. Rain On/ Woods iTunes MySpace
36. Cheerleader / Grizzly Bear iTunes MySpace
37. The Ancient Common Sense of Things / Bishop Allen iTunes MySpace
38. Cemetery Songs / The Archibalds iTunes MySpace
39. Just Impolite / Plushgun iTunes MySpace
40. Pulling On a Line / Great Lake Swimmers iTunes MySpace