SFBM Reached #3 on Billboard Indy Chart, Good News! Options

[SJN1279]

I took this from the Michigan concerts website:

Their latest release Songs from the Black Mountain (2006) reached number three on Billboard’s Top Independent Albums chart.

I guess none of us bothered to check. So for an indy release, the album didn't do half bad. Live has in fact gone indy. A tour can probably only help the albums meet sales expectations.

Pretty cool!

[Heather]

I'm confused. How can an album be on an Indy chart if it was released by a major label? Have they rereleased it under an Indy label? And really, I hope this is the route that they choose for their next album. Really I think it was what they should have done to begin with. But then what do I know?

[SJN1279]

I'm confused. How can an album be on an Indy chart if it was released by a major label? Have they rereleased it under an Indy label? And really, I hope this is the route that they choose for their next album. Really I think it was what they should have done to begin with. But then what do I know?

The album ended up released on Red Ink Epic, with a lot of artists you never heard of before. Since it wasn't released under Epic records main distribution label, the release can be considered independent.

Once they moved the album to Red Ink, The River fell immediately from the Hot A/C charts. That is also why Mystery hasn't picked up at all. Red Ink has a really hard time getting its artists airplay, especially in the Hot A/C or pop formats. I would love to see Red Ink release Night of Nights to the rock format exclusively. I think it could get some decent airplay in a smaller format.