Charts Recap for May 2nd - 8th, 2022

A new week means a new weekly top-ten best-seller chart at Sonic Boom. We’ve got one of our all time chart titans back at number one this week. It’s the return of the ARCADE FIRE with We, the Montreal group’s first new record in five years. A lot of folks are calling this a return to form, with the group hewing a little closer to the center of the “Arcade Fire sound” this go around. And it sounds good, give a listen!

Down at number eight we’ve got this week’s highest charting new reissue with RTJ2 by RUN THE JEWELS finally arriving back on store shelves. The 2014 album from the rap duo of Killer Mike and El-P was a smash with critics and fans alike, perhaps marking the high water mark of the RTJ project. Still sounds as vital today as when it debuted.

This week also saw the release a new BELLE & SENASTIAN record! A Bit Of Previous managed to sneak into our charts at number ten, fittingly, as this marks the tenth proper LP from the long time store favorites. It’s a classic collection of smart indie-pop songs from the Scottish group and should please long time fans.