Airborne Toxic Event

WTMD Top 15 for the Week of Nov. 9

1. Ray LaMontagne, “You Are the Best Thing,” 16 plays
2. Butch Walker, “The Weight of Her,” 9 plays
3. The Dears, “Berlin Heart,” 9 plays
4. The Fireman, “Sing the Changes,” 9 plays

Paul McCartney is singing again with The Fireman. The project is a pairing of the former Beatle and musician and Chinese Democracy producer Youth. This third album, Electric Arguments, is the first to feature vocals.

5. Good Old War, “Coney Island,” 9 plays

Good Old War has a great turn-around time. The Philadelphia trio met last December and already have out their first release. Only Way to Be Alone features three-part harmonies that add warmth to the sparse instrumentation.

6. Kings of Leon, “Sex on Fire,” 9 plays

7. Elbow, “Grounds for Divorce,” 8 plays
8. La Rocca, “Half Speed,” 8 plays
9. Susan Tedeschi, “True,” 8 plays
10. Adele, “Right as Rain,” 7 plays
11. Dar Williams, “It’s Alright,” 7 plays
12. Decemberists, “Valerie Plame,” 7 plays
13. Flogging Molly, “Float,” 7 plays
14. Okkervil River, “Lost Coastlines,” 7 plays
15. Airborne Toxic Event, “Sometime Around Midnight,” 6 plays

Either become a novelist or write rock music. On Airborne Toxic Event’s self-titled debut, you can tell Mikel Jollett made the right choice and picked an unbelievably talented band to back him up. It’s chamber pop meets bouncy rock ‘n’ roll with the soul of a poet.

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