Top 25 Playlist for Monday, May 18, 2009

Friss Zene Top for the week ending on Monday, 05.18.09

Another week, another debut song goes straight to the top. Jordin Sparks rips into her newest signature song with vigor. Ah, the power of Idol and a good pop song courtesy of Ryan Tedder.

01. Jordin Sparks - Battlefield (#1 for 1 week) (DEBUT)
02. Parachute - Under Control (#1 for 1 week)
03. Hoobastank - So Close, So Far (#1 for 2 weeks)
04. Quietdrive - Birthday
05. Allison Iraheta - Cry Baby
06. All Time Low - Weightless
07. The Real You - Unwound
08. Kelly Clarkson - I Do Not Hook Up
09. Carolina Liar - Show Me What I'm Looking For
10. Carrie Underwood - Home Sweet Home
11. Kris Allen - Heartless (DEBUT)
12. Keri Hilson feat. Ne-Yo and Kanye West - Knock You Down
13. James Morrison - Please Don't Stop The Rain (DEBUT)
14. Ne-Yo - Part Of The List
15. Daughtry - No Surprise
16. The White Tie Affair - If I Fall (DEBUT)
17. Katy Perry - Waking Up In Vegas
18. Meg & Dia - Black Wedding
19. Mat Kearney - Closer To Love
20. Jessie James - Wanted
21. Valencia - Where Did You Go? (#1 for 1 week)
22. David Cook - Come Back To Me
23. The Veronicas - Take Me On The Floor
24. Kevin Rudolf feat. Kid Cudi - Welcome To The World
25. Jon McLaughlin - Smack Into You (#1 for 1 week)

Retired
The White Tie Affair - Candle (Sick And Tired) (#1 song for 1 week)

So close, yet so far
Paula DeAnda - Roll The Credits
Akon feat. Colby O'Donis and Kardinal Offishall - Beautiful
The All-American Rejects - The Wind Blows

Check back next week for the next top 25 playlist

Love At First Listen - Parachute's "Under Control" & Jordin Sparks's "Battlefield"

Is Will Anderson the doppelganger of Panic At The Disco's Brendon Urie??

Parachute - Under Control: I anticipate the moment I discover a fresh new band by a slight moment of chance I happen to catch something by ear. This time, I give the credit to Nivea, for allowing a band called Parachute and a few seconds of the first verse of the song "Under Control" to be featured in one of their commercials, for whatever they were trying to sell. What stuck with me were those few lines by a soulful rock voice, accompanied by a simple, repetitive piano melody that instantly clicked with me. I later found out that soulful croon belonged to lead singer Will Anderson, who helped to slowly build the song up to a powerful mid-section of soulful backing vocals echoing and emphasizing parts of the ultra-catchy chorus.

Parachute is a Virginia-based band that has gone through a bit of a reincarnation. They began as Sparky's Flaw, then recently Parachute VA, later dropping the VA for legal reasons. Their major label debut Losing Sleep was recently released on iTunes and will physically hit stores tomorrow(5/19). To me, their sound is reminiscent of early Maroon 5, although Will's vocals are a lot less whiny and their songs sound more earnest than egotistical. I love the fact that they are embracing the aim to appeal to a wider mainstream audience through melody, and this song is a prime example of the kind of music that resonates with many, including myself. **Potential Song of 2009 Contender**

Jordin debuts her latest on the Idol results show last week

Jordin Sparks - Battlefield: The American Idol 2007 winner is back to the fray with her fresh lead single off her yet-unnamed sophomore album due out later this summer. The song is pretty much epic, from the bombastic drumbeats that provide the support throughout the song to Jordin's exasperating, nonetheless cliche, message about love equated with a war zone. It's catchy as heck, with memorable lines like "You better go and get your armor" that can be amusingly misheard as "you better get your drama".

Written by the 'it' songwriter of the moment Ryan Tedder, his signature style is pretty evident on this track and it tailor-made to be embraced by radio. Moments of the song remind me of the haunting vocal of Rihanna's "Umbrella" which was a hit two summers ago. And dare I say this song may very well garner the same distinction as this year's summer jam.