April was a mixed bag for my music tastes, as the diversity of the below Top 50 shows. I discovered Lana Del Rey and Skrillex over the course of the month which explains their new entries. I also finally downloaded a copy of Fleetwood Macs "Tango In The Night" after giving up the search for the physical CD I have in a box somewhere, so it was no surprise to see them enter the charts for the first time. The other two New Entries are both bands I've listened to for years - the brilliant, but underrated, Dream City Film Club and Juno Reactor (who will be familiar to anyone who's seen the Matrix movies).
The below are the bands I've listend to most in April on iTunes or my iPod. Inspiration, downtime, or just to keep me company whilst I work. This list made up a large part of my soundtrack over the last 30 days...
Top 50 Bands – March 2012
Position Last Month Band
1 1↔ Conjure One
2 20↑ Enigma
3 2↓ Mind.In.A.Box
4 28↑ Nine Inch Nails
5 5↔ In Strict Confidence
6 21↑ Maple Bee
7 3↓ The Sisters of Mercy
8 4↓ Pink Floyd
9 NE Lana Del Rey
10 RE Chicane
11 7↓ Nouvelle Vague
12 23↑ Metric
13 14↑ Archive
14 18↑ In The Nursery
15 17↑ Marilyn Manson
16 33↑ Huski
17 6↓ Fields of the Nephilim
18 8↓ The Kills
19 2↓ Front 242
20 11↓ Front Line Assembly
21 10↓ Assemblage 23
22 15↓ New Model Army
23 16↓ Brand New
24 13↓ Abney Park
25 31↑ Gotye
26 NE Fleetwood Mac
27 RE Clannad
28 40↑ Type O Negative
29 RE Dead Can Dance
30 26↓ Sleepthief
31 41↑ Melanie Garside
32 36↑ Mazzy Star
33 RE I Am The Avalanche
34 44↑ My Bloody Valentine
35 22↓ My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
36 NE Skrillex
37 34↓ Innerpartysystem
38 24↓ Emilie Simon
39 25↓ Sons and Daughters
40 27↓ Dead Kennedys
41 29↓ Delerium
42 NE Dream City Film Club
43 9↓ The Mission
44 30↓ System of A Down
45 32↓ This Mortal Coil
46 42↓ Sneaker Pimps
47 37↓ Tricky
48 35↓ Neuroticfish
49 RE Norah Jones
50 NE Juno Reactor
STATS
New Entries = 5 (Highest = 9 Lana Del Rey) (-3 from last month)
Re-Entries = 5 (Highest = 10 Chicane) (+/-0 from last month)