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Toronto Singer-Songwriter Sam Drysdale Debuts on the Billboard Canada Airplay Charts With 'Cold Water'
The indie-folk song arrives at No. 30 on the CHR/Top 40 chart. Plus, a new track from Canadian-American band Autumn Kings debuts on Mainstream Rock.
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Sam Drysdale is feeling the chill on the Billboard Canada airplay charts.
The Toronto-based singer-songwriterâs track âCold Waterâ arrives on the Billboard Canada CHR/Top 40 airplay chart at No. 30, dated October 18.
With a quintessential indie-folk sound that amplifies an acoustic guitar, steady drum beats and chant-like vocals, Drysdale muses on how heartbreak feels like the end of summer, comparing the struggle of moving on from a past lover to the unfortunate final days of warm weather.
âBut loving you is jumping into cold water/ I wonder if Iâll ever breathe again,â he sings, effortlessly describing the feeling of submerging in freezing temperatures and questioning if he will ever recover from the pain.
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Drysdale is one of the many artists using their social media platforms to elevate their artistry. Last year, his track âOnly The Strong Surviveâ from his third EP, Bonnieâs Sad Songs, went viral, amassing over three million streams on Spotify. The success of the song reached a wide audience and helped establish him as an emerging voice in Canadian music.
âCold Waterâ is slowly creeping up in streams, and now it's becoming a fixture of radio playlists.
This weekend, heâs set to perform at the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Legends show in Toronto, which will honour artists like Gino Vannelli, Andy Kim, Jane Siberry, Triumph and more.Rock band Autumn Kings are earning a new debut on Mainstream Rock. Their track âHellboundâ arrives at No. 35. It serves as the title track on their 2024 LP.
For the former Ontario natives â who are now based in Detroit, Michigan â the song holds a unique space in the rock genre, blending heavy guitar riffs with tinges of Lebanese music, inspired by soundscapes that co-frontman Jake Diab says he grew up listening to with his dad.
On YouTube, the group detailed the trackâs meaning, saying âit speaks to the whole idea of conquering learned helplessness,â and conquering oneâs âvictim mentality,â emotionally charged feelings that many have faced in the years preceding the pandemic.
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â[Itâs about] getting to that place where you feel you have more ownership of your own life,â they shared. â[When] you can radically confront the issues that youâre experiencing in your life and try not to give up, as clichĂ© as it sounds, itâs pretty amazing the results that you find."
Despite its heavy-handed sound and title, Autumn Kings' song crafts an uplifting message for listeners to turn their lives around, with lyrics like: "This is the moment where I wake up/F--k an alarm, put up my arms," performed by co-leads Diab and Joe Coccimiglio.
There are a select few Canadian artists entering this weekâs airplay charts.
Sofia Camaraâs âGirls Like Youâ enters AC at No. 24, already a proven airplay success on All-Format, CHR/Top 40 and Hot AC. Loud Luxury and Natalie Janeâs track âUH OH!â makes no mistakes as it debuts at No. 37 on that same chart, following its arrival on CHR/Top 40 last month. Singer-songwriter Owen Riegling makes a splash on Country, arriving at No. 42 with âTaillight This Town.â
Topping the charts is Alex Warrenâs âOrdinary,â which continues its months-long reign on All-Format, AC and Hot AC. A few weeks ago, Justin Bieberâs âDaisiesâ knocked Warren out of No. 1 on CHR/Top 40, and he has remained there, earning a fourth week at the top.
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On Country, Scotty McCreery & Hootie & The Blowfishâs âBottle Rocketsâ sits at No. 1 in its third week. Canadian rockers Three Days Grace hold down the top spot with âApologies" on Mainstream Rock, while long-running Canadian rock band Big Wreck rises from No. 5 to No. 3 with âBeliever,â slowly creeping up in advance of their album The Rest of the Story on Oct. 24.
After a lively SNL debut, meanwhile, Role Modelâs âSally, When the Wine Runs Outâ tops the Modern Rock for the seventh week.
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Check out the Billboard Canada Airplay charts here.
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