GOOD RECORDS OVERALL TOP 20

1. The Magnetic Fields - Distortion
2. Radiohead - In Rainbows
3. Mom - Little Brite
4. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights
5. Red Monroe - ¡Policia! ¡Policia!
6. The Octopus Project - Hello, Avalanche
7. Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
8. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
9. Ben Harper - Live at Twist & Shout
10. Caribou - Andorra
11. Citay - Little Kingdom
12. Burial - Untrue
13. Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
14. Demetri Martin - Person (DVD)
15. Rivers Cuomo - Alone-The Home Recordings
16. Johnossi - Johnossi
17. Sigur Ros - Hvarf-Heim
18. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
19. Libertines - Time for Zeroes
20. Soundtrack - Once (Collector's Edition)

Rivers Cuomo? I had no idea that nutsack still made music.

GOOD RECORDS LOCAL TOP 5

1. Mom - Little Brite
2. Red Monroe - ¡Policia! ¡Policia!
3. Doug Burr - On Promenade
4. Salim Nourallah - Snowing In My Heart
5. Shock of Pleasure - It's About Time

Didn't have access to the other charts this week, but they'll be back next week.

CD world? What the fuck are you talking about? Just listen to them.

psst-12:04 pm- doesn't some(or one) of the members of red monroe work at good records too?

psst-12:04 pm- doesn't some(or one) of the members of red monroe work at good records too?

mom sold more cds in the last 5 months than red monroe... ever has.

that's actually a good point

Red Monroe has to have sold as many as Mom in the past 2 years and at least those fuckers get drunk and rock out

why's everyone so butt-hurt about frequencies in the air. is it not fun to play music on stage--or sell records at a record store-- or get free beer when you play? People keep referencing The Books which is what CD world told you-- Go to a real record store.

Give them a break, I bet your band probably sounds like something else too... probably the beatles,

everyone's gotta start somewhere. at least they've started.

My favorite part about the whole weshotjr blog-blah-blah, is everyone puts in their two cents with their trendy-indie anonymous tag.. stick up for what you say at least.

man i wish my mom would come to my shows more often! she's too busy hangin out at HOB.

does merch dude man the booths at the shows? That is one problem, the band is too busy packing gear to be at the merch table as the set ends and take advantage of the moment. And unlike Mom, many bands' music doesn't appeal to their girfriends or Moms, so they aren't at the shows to help.

When I saw the Books I figured out what it was Mom was trying to do

Id be happy if my local band sold as well as Mom. But it doesn't. Maybe... more myspace friends??? Play more shows? HOW DO WE DO IT?

I'm so glad snowing in my heart is doing so well.

Yeah, bands that sell albums are lame. especially if they're local. I'm usually quicker to label a band lame if they are just starting out and are local. I'm also really concerned with other people's opinions.

"Gay Dad" is better than "Mom"

yeah, it's really good marketing to work in the store...

"ooo check out my band"

congratulations mom

i was really looking forward to a big weezer argument.

i like this quote because it made me laugh:

"Rivers Cuomo? I had no idea that nutsack still made music."

Not bad?? Thats incredible!

all local too? damn.

Bravo Pancakes, bravo.

a couple customers ("suckers") told me about this discussion today while at the store, so I thought I'd chime in.

'little brite' has been out for 6 months as of last week.
about 900 copies have been purchased in dallas at good records, recycled and strawberry in denton...and at shows out and about.

not bad, really.

why do people like 12:24 get so upset when a local band actually does well at home? especially a band that doesn't suck?

fuck this dude's taste

ben harper - gross

mom is much better than the books

I like what mom does musically. I also like how they market themselves. They are playing all kinds of different places to different crowds, just trying to get their shit out there, and it pays off in record sales. More bands from this area should do that. Don't just preach to the choir...go out and shake things up.

Doug Burr got a nice write up in Paste this month.

mom sounds EXACTLY like the books.

straight up.

you good records customers are suckers.

how did a rivers album slip through the cracks?

i'd go to bat for the blue album as well as pinkerton.

fuck pinkerton, fuck rivers cuomo.

SR, do you own Pinkerton?

Mom,

How many records have you sold in the past 6 months?