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Sound of Change by Dirty Heads
Sound of Change is an album by Dirty Heads, released in 2014. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 14 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “My Sweet Summer”, on 9 lists with a best position of #9.
Sound of Change, the fourth Dirty Heads album, landed on July 8, 2014 through Five Seven Music, and the title isn't kidding. The Huntington Beach crew, started in 1996 by Jared "Dirty J" Watson and Dustin "Duddy B" Bushnell after the two met at a high school party and began writing reggae- and punk-tinged hip-hop in Bushnell's garage, steer away from that hip-hop reggae bounce here and toward straight-up pop.
Watson and Bushnell still trade the lead vocals, with Bushnell on guitar, and the band that has backed them since 2003, David Foral on bass, Shawn Hagood on keys, Matt Ochoa on drums and Jon Olazabal on percussion, keeps the grooves sun-warmed and easy. The hooks are bigger and shinier, built for windows-down summer radio, and "My Sweet Summer" all but says so. The gamble paid: about 21,000 copies went out the door in week one, enough for an opening spot of No. 8 on the Billboard 200, with Top Rock Albums runner-up honors to boot.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Sound of Change on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Sweet Summer | 9 | #9 | – | 2014–2020 | |
| 2 | Sound Of Change | 5 | #37 | – | 2014–2015 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.