Picture This score their second Number 1 album with MDRN LV

The four-piece’s sophomore album MDRN LV, dethrones Ariana Grande’s Thank U, Next and gives the band two top 20 albums this week as previous chart topper Picture This spends a 78th week on the chart, coming in this week at Number 12.

Elsewhere in the Top 10, Post Malone’s former chart-topper Beerbongs & Bentleys rebounds three spots to Number 6 following his show at Dublin’s 3Arena last week, while his debut record Stoney is just outside the top flight at Number 11.

Tommy Fleming climbs eight spots to Number 15 with Voice of Hope II as his national tour continues, while Juice WRLD’s debut album Goodbye & Good Riddance scales 10 slots to Number 20 following the release of his new single 'Robbery'.

Avril Lavigne claims her sixth Top 50 entry as Head Above Water reaches 25, while two more albums see a spike in popularity as the artists behind them release new material; David Guetta’s seventh album 7 is up nine to 37 off the back of his new song Ring The Alarm, and the success of Cardi B’s new song 'Please Me' with Bruno Mars sees her debut album Invasion of Privacy bounce back 16 placings to 43.

PICTURE THIS

Picture This also graced cover of Hot Press' second issue of the year.

Ahead of their mammoth run of performances in Dublin, Hot Press’ Deputy Editor Stuart Clark learnt about the stories behind the songs on their fantastic new album, MDRN LV, as well as hearing about their most meaningful live experiences, their admiration for the likes of Oasis, Johnny Cash and The Stone Roses (whose drummer Mani has a deep, personal connection with Athy), Ryan Hennessy’s libido (read and find out…) and what went down when the band was asked to conduct an exclusive interview with The 1975 at the start of this year.

MDRN LV is out now, and you can buy the Picture This issue of Hot Press here: