🎙 Alt18 for 5/15/21: Twenty One Pilots fly to No. 1

Some old play on the Alt18 Countdown this week with Modest Mouse and Coldplay both making debuts. MM is back with We Are Between, while Coldplay joins with Higher Power.

No change in the Top 2 with Twenty One Pilots holding at the top with “Shy Away,” while Manchester Orchestra follows with “Bed Head.”

We have a new No. 1! Not surprisingly, Twenty One Pilots jumped up one to flop spots with Manchester Orchestra on the Alt18 Countdown.

Weezer, All Time Low, The Backseat Lovers and Alice Merton dropped off the countdown this week. One of the AltNation DJs said Merton’s “Vertigo” was No. 19 this week, so maybe it returns next week.

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Wolf Alice today release their new track “No Hard Feelings” via Dirty Hit/RCA Records, a delicate ba

The UK’s drill music scene is celebrating its first number one single after Russ Millions and Tion Wayne’s ‘Body’ took top slot in the official chart.

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These new alternative tracks range in genre, from low key hip-hop beats and easy vibing pop punk to snark-ridden metalcore and snot-drenched punk.

Moriondo cited Marie Ulven (who records as girl in red) as an early influence. Both are releasing new albums that showcase frank emotions and more ambitious productions.

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