Tame Impala’s huge new single Lost in Yesterday is straight in at number-one on this week’s FEISTY Alternative Singles Chart.
The latest track from Tame Impala’s upcoming new album The Slow Rush may well already be one of the singles of the year, and becomes the second chart-topper on our brand-new chart.
Elsewhere our chart – and the accompanying playlist – features new music from Wolf Parade, Joywave, Dream Nails and more, for 12 new entries overall.
What is the FEISTY Alternative Singles Chart?
Launched last week, the FEISTY Alternative Singles Chart is our countdown of today’s best new music, featuring the hottest bands and projects from around the world.
We publish the chart every Thursday, gathering the most essential alternative, indie, pop and rock music in a distinctive Top 40 format.
You can learn more about the FEISTY Alternative Singles Chart, including how we were inspired by the golden age of the UK Indie Chart and the nitty-gritty of how it’s compiled and which artists are eligible, in this article.
This week’s new entries and movers
Despite the January blues, we’ve got no less than 12 new entries in total, from some names you’re sure to already know, and some you might not.
We’ve already told you that Tame Impala is the highest new entry, with a track we’re sure to be listening to for quite some time.
Tame Impala shoves Delacey‘s No One’s Gonna Ever Love You off the top spot: She slips to No. 3, as La Roux retains second spot with Gullible Fool.
The second highest new entry comes from Grimes, in at No. 7 with My Name is Dark, from her new album Miss Anthropocene, due in February but leaked online in November.
North America is freshly represented in the top 20 by Joywave‘s fun new track and Wolf Parade‘s latest single, and at No. 24 by Wild Nothing‘s New Year’s Day release Foyer.
Alcopop! Records signing Dream Nails announced their debut album this week – it’s set for release in April – and debut on the chart at No. 27 with Text Me Back (Chirpse Degree Burns).
Veterans Bombay Bicycle Club are in at No. 28, and newcomers Mush make an impact at No. 31.
A poppy effort from Los Angeles County fivesome The Mowgli’s squeezes in at No. 34, before three lesser-known artists round out the latest Top 40.
Young Wakefield band The Jarrs are at No. 37, raucous Vancouver trio Lié chart at No. 39, and singer-songwriter Sofia Wolfson concludes the listing at No. 40.
The week’s notable climbers are Courteeners, who surge 14 places to No. 9, and Ten Fé, who reach the top five.
You can listen to the full Top 40 each week via our Spotify playlist. Heart the playlist to always have access to the latest, freshest picks, now and forevermore! You can also click on the track titles in the chart below to open individual songs on that platform.
You can check out the full FEISTY Alternative Singles Chart below, and make sure to check back every Thursday for the latest edition! ♥♥♥
FEISTY Alternative Singles Chart: 09 January 2020
| TW | LW | ARTIST / TITLE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | NE |  | Tame Impala Australia | Lost in Yesterday Modular Recordings |
| 02 | 02 |  | La Roux United Kingdom | Gullible Fool Supercolour Records |
| 03 | 01 |  | Delacey United States | No One's Gonna Ever Love You HITCO / Delicate Flower |
| 04 | 03 |  | Gengahr United Kingdom | Heavenly Maybe Liberator Music |
| 05 | 10 |  | Ten Fé United Kingdom | Heaven Sent Me Some Kinda Love |
| 06 | 04 |  | Grimes Canada | So Heavy I Fell Through the Earth 4AD |
| 07 | NE |  | Grimes Canada | My Name is Dark 4AD |
| 08 | 08 |  | MGMT United States | In the Afternoon |
| 09 | 23 |  | Courteeners United Kingdom | Better Man Ignition Records |
| 10 | 12 |  | Do Nothing United Kingdom | LeBron James Exact Truth |
| 11 | 09 |  | Tame Impala Australia | Posthumous Forgiveness Modular Recordings |
| 12 | 05 |  | Ladyhawke New Zealand | Colours in the Dark Modular Recordings |
| 13 | 06 |  | The Big Moon United Kingdom | Take a Piece Fiction Records |
| 14 | NE |  | Joywave United States | Half Your Age Cultco Music / Hollywood Records |
| 15 | 07 |  | Thyla United Kingdom | December |
| 16 | NE |  | Wolf Parade Canada | Julia Take Your Man Home Sub Pop Records |
| 17 | 13 |  | Say Lou Lou Sweden | The Look of Love Cosmos Music |
| 18 | 16 |  | Yumi Zouma New Zealand | Right Track / Wrong Man Polyvinyl |
| 19 | 19 |  | White Lies United Kingdom | Falling Out Without Me [PIAS] |
| 20 | 18 |  | Hockey Dad Australia | I Missed Out Farmer & the Owl / BMG |
| 21 | 11 |  | Allie X Canada | Regulars Twin Music |
| 22 | 15 |  | Jess Day Australia | Affection |
| 23 | 21 |  | Stereo Honey United Kingdom | My Darkness LAB Records |
| 24 | NE |  | Wild Nothing United States | Foyer Captured Tracks |
| 25 | 14 |  | Spacey Jane Australia | Head Cold |
| 26 | 22 |  | Shopping United Kingdom | Initiative FatCat Records |
| 27 | NE | .jpg) | Dream Nails United Kingdom | Text Me Back (Chirpse Degree Burns) Alcopop! Records |
| 28 | NE |  | Bombay Bicycle Club United Kingdom | I Can Hardly Speak Mmm...Records |
| 29 | 30 |  | Neon Trees United States | Used to Like Thrill Forever |
| 30 | 17 |  | Grimes Canada | 4ÆM 4AD |
| 31 | NE |  | Mush United Kingdom | Revising My Fee Memphis Industries |
| 32 | 20 |  | Beach Bunny United States | Ms. California Mom+Pop |
| 33 | 24 |  | Honeymoan South Africa | Still Here Communion |
| 34 | NE |  | The Mowgli's United States | Wasting Time CandyShop Recordings |
| 35 | 25 |  | Poliça United States | Forget Me Now Memphis Industries |
| 36 | 27 |  | Kalpa United Kingdom | Tether |
| 37 | NE |  | The Jarrs United Kingdom | Do Your Magic on Me |
| 38 | 32 |  | Coach Party United Kingdom | Oh Lola Chess Club |
| 39 | NE |  | Lié Canada | Digging in the Desert Mint Records |
| 40 | NE |  | Sofia Wolfson United States | Party Favors |
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