Three debuts this week, capped by the Swell Season, led by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. "High Horses," at No. 38, is the follow-up to the Top 10 "Low Rising." I saw the group in concert last week and it was uniformly excellent. I wasn't familiar with the group's music beyond "Low Rising" and the Oscar-nominated "Falling Slowly" from "Once" (credited to Hansard and Irglova, that hit the Top 10 on my charts a few years back). I definitely recommend seeing them if you get a chance.
Soul/R&B veteran Bettye Lavette is back at No. 40 with "All My Love," her take on a Led Zeppelin track from their "In Through the Out Door" album from 1979. (This must be the year for Led Zep R&B remakes, as Mary J. Blige has covered "Whole Lotta Love" and "Stairway to Heaven.") Lavette's last time in the Top 40 was in 2007, when "I Guess We Shouldn't Talk About That Now" hit No. 21. "All My Love" is from her latest collection, "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook."
The last of the debuts comes from Erik Hassle. "Hurtful," at No. 39, was selected last week as iTunes' free download of the week. Hassle is a 21-year-old singer-songwriter from Sweden, and "Hurtful" comes from his debut release in the U.S., "Pieces."
At the top of the charts this week, The Bird and the Bee conclude their chart rise with "Heard It on the Radio" moving 2-1. But two songs take big leaps into the Top 10 to challenge it in weeks to come. "Free," by the Zac Brown Band, moves 21-9, a 12-notch jump, while coming on even stronger is "California Gurls" from Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg, bounding 17 positions, 22-5. Can either one of them slow down what's become a revolving door at No. 1? We'll see.
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