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Post by maine on May 18, 2023 11:50:39 GMT -5
First new music since 2015. Lead single to their upcoming album The Ballad of Darren which is due out July 21st.
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Juan Carlos
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Post by Juan Carlos on May 18, 2023 13:18:08 GMT -5
Serviced to Alternative. Impacts on May 30.
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Post by macattack on May 18, 2023 13:59:02 GMT -5
I guess this explains why the grandson song got pulled. This took its place in the WMG slate.
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Post by Daniel Shywaoub on May 18, 2023 23:06:51 GMT -5
Meh, not feelin' it. This won't be pulling a "Ghosts Again". Reminds me a lot of "Part Of The Band"; if they really push it hard, it might manage #15 too, and flame out similarly. I'll take the grandson song instead! :)
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on May 19, 2023 0:31:55 GMT -5
So Alt preferred the Grandfather over the Grandson? I'm not itching to chart this, but this isn't too terrible for a mellow vibe. It definitely has melody. I like the parts with synths.
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Post by Juan Carlos on May 19, 2023 14:31:53 GMT -5
Goes for Triple A adds now.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on May 27, 2023 10:40:39 GMT -5
Top 50 on AAA:
256 48 BLUR The Narcissist 106 14 92 0.311
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on May 28, 2023 13:49:44 GMT -5
Top 50 on Alternative:
95 50 BLUR The Narcissist 131 26 105 0.114
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on May 29, 2023 8:02:41 GMT -5
Top 40 on AAA:
150 40 BLUR The Narcissist 129 27 102 0.358
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Post by No Brakes on May 29, 2023 8:17:26 GMT -5
Feel like this could be a surprise hit this summer.
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Post by shanas on May 29, 2023 23:16:05 GMT -5
great tune
very good return and really looking forward to what else is on the album
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jun 2, 2023 6:55:49 GMT -5
Top 30 on AAA:
52 30 BLUR The Narcissist 198 90 108 0.542
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jun 4, 2023 20:19:36 GMT -5
Top 40 on Alternative:
50 40 BLUR The Narcissist 244 131 113 0.109
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jun 7, 2023 4:50:13 GMT -5
Top 20 on AAA:
36 20 BLUR The Narcissist 296 154 142 0.678
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jun 23, 2023 9:21:31 GMT -5
Top 10 on AAA:
15 10 BLUR The Narcissist 449 405 44 0.627
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jul 6, 2023 15:33:36 GMT -5
Top 5 on AAA:
9 5 BLUR The Narcissist 491 487 4 0.641
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jul 16, 2023 20:40:48 GMT -5
Top 30 on Alternative:
33 30 BLUR The Narcissist 482 459 23 0.175
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Post by R.K. on Jul 22, 2023 16:24:10 GMT -5
Beautiful album.
What I love about Blur in recent years is that their music direction basically follows the relationship between Damon and Graham. The Magic Whip was a very Graham record as he was very heavily involved in production, and he was going through a midlife crisis around that time. Damon was willing to let go of a bit of control there, but snuck in a few songs that were clearly about their relationship in there.
This record however, is very Damon. He admitted that he was going through a rough patch during the pandemic, and this is a reflective record for him. Some of the songs almost feel like having Graham play on Gorillaz songs which I could never imagine happening. Graham’s background vocals over Damon’s melancholy lyrics will never not move me, especially knowing their story. It’s nice to see that after everything, they’re embracing each other through music.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jul 30, 2023 5:14:59 GMT -5
#1 on AAA:
5 1 BLUR The Narcissist 626 579 47 0.861
Probably gonna be a Mediabase-only #1 with the last two updates, to get there before Beck (who already sealed the next Billboard #1) and Noah Kahan. A bit surprised this is doing better here than on Billboard.
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