Update: Third Day

I wouldn't have guessed Third Day for the first Christian band to appear on Billboard Magazine. They've acquired some heftier producing and marketing talents in the music industry who are excited to promote them without changing their style or message. Here's a link to the admirable Billboard article, and here's a link to the myspace with the much-praised new single - not really impressing me beyond typical Third Day stuff at this point (it's got a slightly countrified guitar riff floating between the standard TD power rock ballad elements), but it's nice to see them going places.

Revelations hits outlets July 29.

(Source: JesusFreakHideout.com)

Update: Relient K

On July 1, Relient K will be releasing The Bird And the Bee Sides, a 26-track collection of new songs, rarer old stuff, and some acoustic tracks. Each member of the band wrote a song for this one, and there are also some selections from previous EPs. Full track listing:

1. Where Do I Go From Here
2. The Scene And Herd
3. At Least We Made It This Far
4. The Last, The Lost, The Least
5. The Lining Is Silver
6. There Was No Thief
7. No Reaction
8. Curl Up And Die
9. You'll Always Be My Best Friend
10. There Was Another Time In My Life
11. Beaming
12. I Just Want You To Know
13. Bee Your Man
14. Up And Up (Acoustic)
15. Wit's All Been Done Before
16. The Vinyl Countdown
17. For The Band
18. Nothing Without You
19. A Penny Loafer Saved Is A Penny Loafer Earned
20. Five Iron Frenzy Is Either Dead Or Dying
21. Five Iron Frenzy Is Either Dead Or Dying (Ska Version)
22. Who I Am Hates Who I've Been (Acoustic)
23. Here I Go (Demo)
24. The Stenographer (Demo)
25. Jefferson Aeroplane (Demo)
26. Hope For Every Fallen Man (Acoustic)

(Source: AbsolutePunk.net)

Update: Deas Vail

Deas Vail is in the studio. When not touring they are recording new music for an EP set for August and a new full-length album set for January. They're posting daily updates of the process at www.deasvail.com.

(Source: Blog on Deas Vail MySpace)

Song Sales Week 23 (May 20)

From Billboard Hot Digital Songs:
(Total Sales In Parentheses)

-- 1 COOK*DAVID TIME OF MY LIFE 236024 (236024)
3 2 LIL WAYNE LOLLIPOP 165980 (1692708)
1 3 RIHANNA TAKE A BOW 145168 (607519)
14 4 COLDPLAY VIVA LA VIDA 138811 (295278)
2 5 LEWIS*LEONA BLEEDING LOVE 126318 (2217693)
4 6 BEDINGFIELD*NATASHA POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE (1014268)
-- 7 COOK*DAIVD DREAM BIG 111052 (111052)
5 8 MADONNA FEAT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAK 4 MINUTES 104050 (1533097)
-- 9 COOK*DAVID I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M 97868 (97868)
7 10 SPARKS*JORDIN NO AIR 87518 (1866343)

Also Of Note:

69 20 TIMBALAND FEAT. ONEREPUBLIC APOLOGIZE 62363 252 17708 3558324
40 48 FLYLEAF ALL AROUND ME 30321 6 28511 515018

Album Sales Week 23 (May 20)

From the Billboard 200:

(Total Sales in Parentheses)

1 3 DOORS DOWN 3 DOORS DOWN 154,342 (154,807)
2 BUN-B II TRILL 97,957 (98,344)
3 HOUGH*JULIANNE JULIANNE HOUGH 67,230 (67,334)
4 SINATRA*FRANK NOTHING BUT THE BEST 54,143 (153,481)
5 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE NARROW STAIRS 52,564 (196,413)
6 LEWIS*LEONA SPIRIT 50,117 (667,905)
7 CAREY*MARIAH E=MC2 44,837 (931,987)
8 DUFFY ROCKFERRY 44,218 (115,302)
9 MADONNA HARD CANDY 38,632 (466,384)
10 DIAMOND*NEIL HOME BEFORE DARK 35,678 (235,236)

Also of Note:

21 FOXBORO HOT TUBS STOP DROP & ROLL! 18,832 (19,228)
23 JUNO SOUNDTRACK 17,638 (762,040)
65 FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS 9,589 (112,757)
87 FLYLEAF FLYLEAF 7,847 (1,033,538)
128 CASTING CROWNS ALTAR & THE DOOR 5,099 (310,073)
176 CHAPMAN*STEVEN CURTIS THIS MOMENT 3,739 (59,186)