The Charts Are Broken, Wilco Is Pricey, and Squeeze Still Don’t Like Each Other (But the Songs Hold Up)

This week’s On The Record with Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie begins where most music chats don’t: with a gripe about what the ARIA charts don’t show.

Wise is baffled that Emma Donovan’s Take Me to The River—an album he rates highly after seeing her preview it live at Port Fairy—can’t be found on the main chart or the Australian chart. 

The question isn’t aesthetic; it’s structural. Where do “successful” albums live now—physical sales, streaming equivalents, store reporting, some opaque blend of all three?

Show Notes

Emma Donovan — Take Me to The River (and the ARIA chart mystery) The revived Rhythms Chart (Top 30) World Cup ticketing + dynamic pricing discussion (BBC) Wilco — Morocco/Marrakesh 3-night concept (hotel pricing reality check) Squeeze documentary — Take Me I’m Yours (2012)

Listen here to Michael's debut album Oversharing With Strangers

Widow’s Bay Trailer (Apple TV) Spider-Noir (Prime Video)