RIP: We would be remiss not to mention the passing of two music icons this past week: Brian Wilson and Sly Stone.
Very few musicians have even been called a genius and deserved it. Brian Wilson was a massively important influence in a wide range of genres, from punk, indie rock, and emo to art pop, psychedelia, & chamber pop. Burt Bacharach heralded him as “one of the greatest innovators” in music history and Art Garfunkel called him “the Mozart of Rock ‘n’ Roll.” His influence over so much of the music featured here every week cannot be overstated.
Sly Stone and his band Sly And The Family Stone’s pioneering fusion of soul, rock, psychedelia, and gospel can be summed up by the following quotes. AllMusic stated that “James Brown may have invented funk, but Sly Stone perfected it.” And music critic Joel Selvin said, “There are two types of black music: black music before Sly Stone, and black music after Sly Stone.”
NACC NOTEABLES FIVE FEATURES THIS WEEK
1] Stereolab enjoys a third week at #1 on the NACC 200, though their lead shrinks considerably. They also remain at #1 @ NACC Non-Comm and NACC Canadian.
2] Alan Sparhawk enjoys the biggest climb into the Top 10, up 37-10. This is his third cumulative NACC 200 Top 10 after two with his band Low (one of which went to #1)
3] Mother Mother lands the top debut of the week on the NACC 200, opening at #24 with their 10th LP, Nostalgia.
4] Deep Sea Diver has the biggest climber on the NACC 200 this week with their recent #1 album, Billboard Heart. It rebounds 175-56.
5] The Bug Club wins a close battle with King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard for the most-added album of the week with their fourth LP, Very Human Features.
NACC CHART GENRE HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
– Wet Leg ties Arlo Parks for the longest run ever at #1 on NACC Singles (10 weeks) with “Catch These Fists”
– Valerie June returns to #1 on R&B/Soul this week and now all seven #1s on this chart in 2025 have dropped from and returned to #1
– The Blues Chart continues to be the stingiest in handing out #1s in 2025, with only four chart-toppers. All other charts have had seven or more #1s this year
