Explorer 27 for August 10

01 01 03 Vampire Weekend - Holiday
02 05 02 The New Pornographers - Crash Years
03 06 02 Archie Bronson Outfit - Hoola
04 02 04 The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio (live at Directors Cut)
05 15 02 Darren Hanlon - All These Things
06 03 04 Blood Red Shoes - Don't Ask (live DeSmet)
07 04 03 Local Natives - World News
08 08 03 The Drums - Forever And Ever Amen
09 13 02 Hungry Kids of Hungary - Wristwatch
10 12 02 The Lodger - Have A Little Faith In People
11 10 02 She & Him - Thieves
12 -- 01 Devo - Fresh
13 17 02 Kate Nash - Kiss That Girl
14 14 02 The Black Keys - Tighten Up
15 18 01 British India - Avalanche
16 18 02 The Jezabels - Easy To Love
17 -- 01 Kylfa - Moon Boogie
18 09 02 Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip - Sick Tonight
19 -- 01 Ash Grunwald - Walking
20 16 02 Lola Kite - Different Story
21 11 02 Washington - Rich Kids
22 -- 01 DeWolff - Don't You Go Up To The Sky
23 -- 01 The Charlatans - Love Is Ending
24 -- 01 Radical Face - Welcome Home
25 -- 01 The Divine Comedy - I Like
26 -- 01 Eliza Doolittle - Pack Up
27 -- 01 Kula Shaker - Peter Pan R.I.P.

New Explorer 23 for July 20

We're back! After a summer of World Cup, Tour De France jobhunting and more things like that there's finally a new Top 23. As you can imagine a lot of new songs and the ones that remained were all released in the last two months (May and June).
Australians take note!


01 03 02 Vampire Weekend - Holiday
02 01 03 The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
03 02 03 Blood Red Shoes - Don't Ask
04 16 02 Local Natives - World News
05 -- 01 The New Pornographers - Crash Years
06 -- 01 Archie Bronson Outfit - Hoola
07 19 02 The Drums - Forever And Ever Amen
08 23 02 Band of Horses - Laredo
09 -- 01 Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip - Sick Tonight
10 -- 01 She & Him - Thieves
11 -- 01 Washington - Rich Kids
12 -- 01 The Lodger - Have A Little Faith In People
13 -- 01 Hungry Kids of Hungary - Wristwatch
14 -- 01 The Black Keys - Tighten Up
15 -- 01 Darren Hanlon - All These Things
16 -- 01 Lola Kite - Different Story
17 -- 01 Kate Nash - Kiss That Girl
18 -- 01 The Jezabels - Easy To Love
19 -- 01 British India - Avalanche
20 -- 01 Clare Bowditch - Bigger Than The Money
21 -- 01 Dennis Ferrer - Hey Hey
22 -- 01 Mystery Jets - Dreaming Of Another World
23 -- 01 Rox - I Don't Believe

Explorer 23 For June 10th.

Not too many new singles chartworthy so we skipped one. Here's the new one. Happy World Cup!


TW LW #W
01 01 02 The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio (2x#1)
02 03 02 Blood Red Shoes - Don't Ask
03 -- 01 Vampire Weekend - Holiday
04 04 04 The Antlers - Sylvia (Spinner Interface)
05 02 04 Darwin Deez - Radar Detector (1x#1)
06 05 05 Titus Andronicus - A More Perfect Union
07 07 04 Morning Benders - Promises
08 08 03 The Soft Pack - Answer To Yourself (Letterman)
09 13 04 The Salvadors - Atacama Disco
10 22 02 Lisa Mitchell - Oh! Hark!
11 06 05 These New Puritans - Attack Music (2x#1)
12 18 02 Harlem - Friendly Ghost
13 17 02 Angus & Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane
14 -- 01 Yacht - The Afterlife
15 21 02 Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! - Little Cowboys, Bad Hombres
16 -- 01 Local Natives - World News
17 20 02 Cloud Control - This is What I Said
18 15 03 LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls
19 -- 01 The Drums - Forever & Amen
20 -- 01 Kapitan Korsakov - When We Were Hookers
21 -- 01 The Divine Comedy - At The Indie Disco
22 -- 01 The King Blues - Headbutt
23 -- 01 Band of Horses - Compliments


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Explorer 23 For April 10

OK, OK! It's two days late. Winers... be happy it's spring!

01 01 02 These New Puritans - Attack Music
02 05 03 Mumford & Sons - The Cave
03 07 03 She & Him - In The Sun
04 08 04 The Twilight Sad - The Room
05 11 03 Frightened Rabbit - Nothing Like You
06 02 06 Surfer Blood - Swim
07 06 04 Wild Beasts - We Still Got The Taste
08 03 04 The Soft Pack - C'mon
09 17 02 Hold Your Horses - 70 Million
10 -- 01 Titus Andronicus - A More Perfect Union
11 04 05 The XX - VCR
12 18 02 Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip - Get Better
13 09 04 Field Music - Them That Do Nothing
14 -- 01 Fang Island - Life Coach
15 10 05 The Antlers - Bear
16 16 03 Tegan & Sara - Alligator
17 23 02 Fanfarlo - Harold T. Wilkins
18 -- 01 Fixkes - Rock 'n Roll
19 -- 01 Stornoway - I Saw You Blink
20 12 06 Blood Red Shoes - Light It Up
21 19 02 Local Natives - Airplanes
22 13 06 OK Go - This Too Shall Pass
23 -- 01 Kate Nash - Do Wah Doosh

Explorer 23 for March 20

01 02 04 Surfer Blood - Swim
02 07 02 The Soft Pack - C'mon
03 01 04 OK Go - This Too Shall Pass
04 03 03 The Antlers - Bear
05 04 04 Blood Red Shoes - Light It Up
06 10 02 These New Puritans - We Want War
07 11 03 The XX - VCR
08 12 02 Futureheads - Heartbeat Song
09 14 02 Wild Beasts - We Still Got The Taste
10 16 02 The Twilight Sad - The Room
11 18 02 Field Music - Them That Do Nothing
12 -- 01 She & Him - In The Sun
13 06 03 Beach House - Norway
14 18 03 Girls - Morning Light
15 05 03 Deep Sea Arcade - Don't Be Sorry
16 22 02 Hungry Kids of Hungary - Let You Down
17 09 03 Washington - How To Tame Lions
18 -- 01 Frightened Rabbit - Nothing Like You
19 -- 01 Tegan & Sara - Alligator
20 -- 01 Mumford & Sons - The Cave
21 23 02 Tunng - Hustle
22 -- 01 Liars - Scissor
23 -- 01 Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn ;)

Explorer 23 for February 10

01 01 04 Vampire Weekend - Cousins (Letterman)
02 06 03 Bettie Serveert - Deny All (DWDD)
03 02 04 Tegan & Sara - Hell
04 15 02 Tocotronic - Macht es nicht Selbst
05 -- 01 OK Go - This Too Shall Pass
06 03 04 Avett Brothers - Slight Figure Of Speech
07 08 03 Jonsi - Boy Lilikoi
08 -- 01 Surfer Blood - Swim
09 12 02 Adam Green - Buddy Bradley
10 04 04 Kings of Convenience - Mrs. Cold
11 05 04 Philadelphia Grand Jury - The Good News
12 14 02 The Paper Scissors - T-T-Time
13 07 04 Phoenix - Lasso
14 -- 01 Blood Red Shoes - Light It Up
15 09 04 Atlas Sound - Walkabout
16 17 03 eels - Little Bird
17 13 04 Camera Obscura - The Sweetest Thing
18 16 04 Hot Chip - One Life Stand
19 10 04 Manchester Orchestra - The Only One
20 19 02 Riton & Primary 1 - Who's There?
21 -- 01 Los Campesinos - Romance Is Boring
22 -- 01 Jamie T - The Man's Machine
23 -- 01 Lightspeed Champion - Marlene

Explorer 23 for November 15

01 02 02 Airborne Toxic Event - Does This Mean You're Moving On

02 04 04 Dodos - Fables

03 01 04 The Drums - Let's Go Surfing

04 05 03 Little Comets - Adultery

05 03 04 The Avett Brothers - I And Love And You

06 06 03 The Dead Weather - I Cut Like A Buffalo

07 22 02 The Very Best Of - Warm Heart of Africa feat Ezra Koenig

08 09 03 4 or 5 Magicians - Nice Little Earner

09 10 03 Wild Beasts - All The King's Men

10 -- 01 King Charles - Love Lust

11 08 04 Cancel The Astronauts - I Am The President Of Your Fanclub

12 07 04 Pharaohs - Squashed Against My Wall

13 12 02 Ida Maria & Iggy Pop - Oh My God Remix

14 -- 01 Moss - I Like The Chemistry

15 15 03 Mumford and Sons - Little Lion Man

16 -- 01 The Joy Formidable - Greyhounds in the Slips

17 20 02 Bombay Bicycle Club - Magnet

18 -- 01 Manchester Orchestra - Shake It Out

19 11 04 The Holloways - Jukebox Sunshine

20 13 04 Jay Reatard - Ain't Gonna Save Me

21 -- 01 I Concur - Sobotka

22 -- 01 Noah & The Whale - Love of an Orchestra

23 -- 01 The XX - Islands

Explorer 23 For November 05

Almost killed by Cumin earlier this week. But enough about me, here's the list:

01 01 03 The Drums - Let's Go Surfing
02 -- 01 Airborne Toxic Event - Does This Mean You're Moving On
03 04 03 The Avett Brothers - I And Love And You
04 07 03 Dodos - Fables
05 10 02 Little Comets - Adultery
06 12 02 The Dead Weather - I Cut Like A Buffalo
07 03 03 Pharaohs - Squashed Against My Wall
08 02 03 Cancel The Astronauts - I Am The President Of Your Fanclub
09 16 02 4 or 5 Magicians - Nice Little Earner
10 09 02 Wild Beasts - All The King's Men
11 06 03 The Holloways - Jukebox Sunshine
12 -- 04 Ida Maria & Iggy Pop - Oh My God Remix
13 05 03 Jay Reatard - Ain't Gonna Save Me
14 19 02 Mumford and Sons - Little Lion Man
15 08 03 Young Rebel Set - If I Was
16 -- 02 The Boxer Rebellion - Flashing Red Light Means Go
17 11 03 The Golden Silvers - Arrows Of Eros
18 14 03 The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - The Golden Age
19 17 03 Grizzly Bear - While You Wait For The Others
20 21 02 Bombay Bicycle Club - Magnet
21 18 03 Ohbijou - New Years
22 -- 01 The Very Best Of - Warm Heart of Africa feat Ezra Koenig
23 -- 01 Johnny Foreigner - Criminals

Explorer 23 for October 26th, 2009

The Explorer 23 for October 26, 2009.

Drums make it to number #1, lot of unknown English bands entered the charts, and one supergroup in the form of the Dead Weather.


TW LW #W
01 03 02 The Drums - Let's Go Surfing
02 02 02 Cancel The Astronauts - I Am The President Of Your Fanclub
03 10 02 Pharaohs - Squashed Against My Wall
04 05 02 The Avett Brothers - I And Love And You
05 01 02 Jay Reatard - Ain't Gonna Save Me (1x#1)
06 04 02 The Holloways - Jukebox Sunshine
07 22 02 Dodos - Fables
08 07 02 Young Rebel Set - If I Was
09 -- 01 Wild Beasts - All The King's Men
10 -- 01 Little Comets - Adultery
11 08 02 The Golden Silvers - Arrows Of Eros
12 -- 02 The Dead Weather - I Cut Like A Buffalo
13 11 02 The Madd - Good Evening Girl
14 06 02 The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - The Golden Age
15 13 02 The Galacticos - I'm With My Girl
16 -- 01 4 or 5 Magicians - Nice Little Earner
17 21 02 Grizzly Bear - While You Wait For The Others
18 09 02 Ohbijou - New Years
19 -- 01 Mumford and Sons - Little Lion Man
20 15 02 Sidney Samson - Riverside
21 -- 01 Bombay Bicycle Club - Magnet
22 14 02 Maria Taylor - Cartoons and Forever Plans
23 20 02 LoveLikeFire - Boredom

Explorer 23 for October 19th, 2009

And yes folks, it's back by popular demand, the legendary Explorer 23! May not be as as punctual as usual, but it should provide you all with some fun.

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01. Jay Reatard - Ain't Gonna Save Me
02. Cancel The Astronauts - I Am The President Of Your Fanclub
03. The Drums - Let's Go Surfing
04. The Holloways - Jukebox Sunshine
05. The Avett Brothers - I And Love And You
06. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Golden Age
07. Young Rebel Set - If I Was
08. The Golden Silvers - Arrows Of Eros
09. Ohbijou - New Years
10. Pharaohs - Squashed Against My Wall
11. The Madd - Good Evening Girl
12. Labasheeda - Two Too Late
13. The Galacticos - I'm With My Girl
14. Maria Taylor - Cartoons and Forever Plans
15. Sidney Samson - Riverside
16. Modest Mouse - Satelite Skin
17. Arctic Monkeys - Cornerstone
18. Love is All - Last Choice
19. Danananakroyd - Some Dresses
20. LoveLikeFire - Boredom
21. Grizzly Bear - While You Wait For The Others
22. The Dodos - Fables
23. Black Lips - Drugs

Wide Eyed Explorer for June 11th.

Hello there Kiddies,

again a new #1, Animal Collective takes the top spot again with a new song. Airborne Toxic Event's new song has a new video and since we are slowly starting to get obsessed with them they are in as well as the new Kings of Leon song. Anyone spot the Cure 'cover' ?


TW LW #W
01 02 03 Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes (1x#1)
02 04 03 The Horrors - Who Can Say
03 01 04 We Were Promised Jetpacks - Quiet Little Voices (1x#1)
04 04 05 The Airborne Toxic Event - Happiness is Overrated
05 10 02 Ida Maria - I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked
06 05 06 The Thermals - Now We Can See (1x#1)
07 -- 01 Kings Of Leon - Notion
08 07 05 Fight Like Apes - Something Global
09 07 05 Dananananaykroyd - Black Wax
10 -- 01 The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight
11 -- 01 Meindert Talma - Tamango
12 12 02 Peter Fox - Das Haus Am See
13 17 02 Wave Machines - I Go I Go I Go
14 16 05 The Joy Formidable - Whirring
15 15 03 Noisettes - Never Forget You
16 09 04 Super Tennis - Super Tennis Theme Song
17 -- 01 Crystal Stilts - Love Is A Wave
18 -- 01 Gang Gang Dance - First Communion
19 11 06 The Galacticos - He Said She Said
20 -- 01 Franz Ferdinand - Can't Stop Feeling
21 -- 01 Eugene McGuinness - Wendy Wonders
22 08 06 Neko Case - People Got A Lot Of Nerve (1x#1)
23 -- 01 Lady Sovereign- So Human


Not going to go through all the trouble again by listing all the YouTube videos: Just go HERE and watch them

Explorer 23 for June 2nd

And Good Day To You.

No major upsets this week.


01 03 03 We Were Promised Jetpacks - Quiet Little Voices (1x#1)
02 02 02 Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes
03 04 04 The Airborne Toxic Event - Happiness is Overrated
04 07 02 The Horrors - Who Can Say
05 01 05 The Thermals - Now We Can See (1x#1)
06 11 02 Fight Like Apes - Something Global
07 05 04 Dananananaykroyd - Black Wax
08 06 05 Neko Case - People Got A Lot Of Nerve (1x#1)
09 10 03 Super Tennis - Super Tennis Theme Song
10 20 02 Ida Maria - I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked
11 08 05 The Galacticos - He Said She Said
12 -- 01 Peter Fox - Das Haus Am See
13 17 02 God Help the Girl - Come Monday Night
14 12 05 Mastodon - Divinations
15 19 02 Noisettes - Never Forget You
16 15 14 The Joy Formidable - Whirring
17 -- 01 Wave Machines - I Go I Go I Go
18 09 05 The Horrors - Sea Within A Sea
19 -- 01 Bombay Bicycle Club - Dust on the Ground
20 13 05 The View - Temptation Dice
21 14 04 De Staat - Wait for Evolution
22 21 03 Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears - Sugarfoot
23 -- 01 Ten Page Pilot - In The City