Sheppard Make Debut At #1 On Carlton Dry Independent Charts

Ubiquitous Brisbane-bred popsters Sheppard have toppled enigmatic songstress Sia from the summit of the Carlton Dry Independent Music Charts as their first full-length record Bombs Away netted itself top position upon debut, knocking Sia's 1000 Forms Of Fear — last week's best performer — down a notch to #2.

A similar switch between the artists took place on Carlton Dry's Singles chart, where Sheppard's Geronimo re-assumes pole position, with Sia still strong in #2 with Chandelier. The top positions are consistent across both the Independent Labels Through Independent Distribution and Independent Labels Through Any Distribution categories.

On the albums front, the indies-through-indies chart shows Pierce Brothers LP The Night Tree moving up a spot to #3, a placing occupied by Hillsong and No Other Name on the indies-through-any rankings, while Chet Faker's Built On Glass straddles both at #4.

Further album debuts this week come from Stu Larson, whose Vagabond earns him a top-five placing on the indies-through-indies, where he's joined by fellow debutant Luluc and Passerby at #10.

The singles landscape for the week, however, is pretty much debut city; Vance Joy's Mess Is Mine (#5), Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl's Hear Me, featuring Christine Hoberg (#11), One Day's Many Hands (#14), Allday's You Always Know The DJ (#15), The Wolfe Brothers' That Kinda Night (#17) and Briggs' The Hunt, featuring Gurrumul (#19), all making their inaugural chart appearances when sorted through any distribution.

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