[ ♫ ] TOP FIVE, 1/27 - 2/02

01. Past Lives, Strange Symmetry
02. Hey Marseilles, To Travels and Trunks
03. Reel Big Fish, Fame, Fortune, and Fornication
04. Matt & Kim, Grand
05. Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavillion

Local badasses, Past Lives topped our charts this week! They're opening for the Murder City Devils next week. I wonder how many DJ's I'll see there... Hey Marseilles also dominated! Good thing Katy made the arduous trek down to SU Admissions to collect the album from frontman Matt Bishop!! Reel Big Fish's summer fun cover album ranked third! Matt & Kim are well deserving of their spot in our top 5. Seattle, I seriously hope you caught them at Chop Suey on Matt's birthday! And Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavillion remained hot on the charts for the third week in a row!

UPDATE: Speaking of the fabulous Past Lives and Hey Marseilles, I just recieved an e-mail from Loveless Records announcing that both bands will be playing SXSW as part of the SxSeattle Showcase. They'll be joining the Blue Scholars, Common Market, Barcelona, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, New Faces, Mt. St. Helen's Vietnam Band, and Dynah. For free! Now, if only I could get down to Austin...