Two old standbys return to the
Vibe-Rater chart this week in
Mercury/
IDJ’s
Neon Trees and
Hollywood’s
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.
Utah alt-rockers Neon Trees are riding the massive national Buick TV ad campaign featuring their track “Everybody Talks” into solid multi-format radio airplay in front of next week’s release of the Picture Show album. On the PoMo front, the band is garnering airplay at Sirius XM Alt Nation, KYSR, KROQ, KITS, KDGE, KTBZ, WFNX and more. Top 40 adopters include Sirius XM Hits-1 and KDND. Look for a spring tour with AWOLNATION starting May 1, with TV slots at Kimmel last week and Leno last night, with Ellen (4/16) and the Today Show (4/18) also on tap. For the full entry, click here.
Hollywood Records act Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are readying the release of their fourth studio album, The Lion The Beast The Beat, coming June 12, with a burgeoning hit at Triple A in “Never Go Back.” Sirius XM Spectrum, WRHR, KCKC, WXRT and more are already on board. Look for perfs at Coachella the next two weekends, with New Orleans Jazz Fest (5/4) and a summer tour with Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw kicking off June 2. Band appeared on Leno last week, with a VH1 Storytellers on tap June 15. For more, click here.
