VIBE-RATER QUARTET

Victory Records Florida-based A Day to Remember’s third album, Homesick, has been out since February ’09, but Tony Brummel and company keep on plugging, with the focus track, “Have Faith In Me,” now #1 Most Requested at KROQ for two consecutive weeks on Stryker’s show. The video premiered on MTV.com (7/14), and is now on MTV2 and mtvU. Look for appearances at the X Games (7/27), Syracuse’s KRockathon (7/31), Winnipeg’s Rock on the Range (8/7) and Epicenter (9/26), with a Loveline scheduled for 7/28. For more info, click here.

Universal Republic alt-rockers Anberlin’s fifth studio release, the Brendan O’Brien-produced Dark is the Way. Light is the Place, is set to hit retail 9/7, but the first track, “Impossible,” is already lighting up PoMo station add boards at KROQ, Q101, KITS, X96, KRBZ, WBRU, KNDD and more. Look for features in USA Today and Spin.com, with a Jimmy Kimmel appearance slated for week of release. Check here for more.

C.E./MRV/Capitol/EMI SoCal pop-rock band Runner Runner is the first signing to talk-show host Letterman’s new label with longtime music biz exec Ponti. The band’s self-titled debut comes out 9/28, but the first single, “So Obvious,” is already attracting attention at Pop and Hot Adult formats, including WNCI, CKEY, WHBQ and Sirius Hits 1, among others. The band’s currently on tour with Secondhand Serenade through 9/4, with an UStream webcast 7/17. Check out the YouTube video of their recent performance on Jimmy Kimmel here. For more information, go here.

Secretly Canadian Brooklyn-based hipster sensations Yeasayer break through with their major label debut, Odd Blood, and its first track, “O.N.E.,” garnering strong airplay at KYSR, WRXP, WXRT, LIVE 105, KGSR, WFNX, WRLT, WLUM, WBRU, WRNR, WWCD, KPND, KNDD, WEQX and KBCO, among many more. The band just played the Hollywood Bowl with Baaba Maal, as a world tour begins in Australia. Look for press in Rolling Stone and Spin. For more info on the Jason Foster/We Are Free-managed band, go here.