What are your neighbors listening to? Oxford Karma decided to survey Oklahoma mainstay Guestroom Records about its top-sellers each week to figure out just that. Here’s what was flying off the shelves/out of the crates this week:
1). Father John Misty — I Love You, Honeybear
2). JD McPherson — Let the Good Times Roll
3). Imagine Dragons — Smoke + Mirrors
4). Grooms — Comb the Feelings Through Your Hair
5). Mourn — Mourn
6). Ibeyi — Ibeyi
7). Title Fight — Hyperview
8). Aphex Twin — Caustic Window
9). A Place to Bury Strangers — Transfixation
10). BRONCHO — Just Enough Hip to Be Woman
It’s no one night stand with Father John Misty. This torrid love affair has the sensual singer’s standout sophomore LP on top of the Guestroom charts for the second straight week. If this steamy romance continues, kids and a house in the suburbs are all but assured to follow. JD McPherson also holds steady at number two with Let the Good Times Roll (read our review here), while Imagine Dragons roared into the conversation, showing that even independent record store patrons have a weakness for their brand of arena alt-rock.
Grooms are off to a good start in 2015 after a tumultuous 2014 that saw the shutdown of their Brooklyn home base Death By Audio and founding member Emily Ambruso going on hiatus from the band. Their drummer, Steve Levine, appeared in the premiere episodes of Better Call Saul with his twin brother a few weeks back, and the band’s fourth studio record, Comb the Feelings Through Your Hair, is receiving strong reviews. Fun fact: Bandleader Travis Johnson used to front Norman indie band The Muggabears (which eventually morphed into Grooms).
Elsewhere, the lauded debuts by Barcelona’s Mourn and Parisian duo Ibeyi landed in the middle of the chart. Title Fight is hanging tough at seven, Aphex Twin’s recently resurfaced record Caustic Window got its wide vinyl release and BRONCHO is clinging to the final spot. A Place to Bury Strangers’ latest album Transfixation charts at number nine, and you can hear those tracks live when the band returns to Oklahoma City March 4 at The Conservatory. They’ll be joined by Creepoid, Depth & Current and Power Pyramid.
