Parachute Band's MATINS:VESPERS Hits the Charts

Auckland, New Zealand Parachute Band’s fourth album is charting at home and abroad, following its worldwide release at Parachute Festival 2012 last weekend.

MATINS:VESPERS entered the New Zealand Top 40 album charts this week at #2. The album also reached
#4 on the New Zealand iTunes album charts and topped local iTunes Inspirational charts.

The double album also made waves overseas in its week of release, reaching #52 on the US iTunes
Christian/Gospel charts, being featured in the iTunes store's "New & Noteworthy" section. It also reached #18
on the Canadian iTunes Inspirational charts.

For more information about the new album, see http://www.parachutemusic.com/parachuteband

MATINS:VESPERS was released on the Saturday of Parachute Festival. Other festival headliners have also
charted on the New Zealand Top 40 in the week following the event, including:

#8 Casting Crowns COME TO THE WELL
#16 Avalanche City OUR NEW LIFE ABOVE THE GROUND
#23 New Empire SYMMETRY
#24 LZ7 LIGHT
#26 Lydia Cole ME & MOON
#29 Massad OVERTURE E.P
#30 The Rocket Summer OF MEN AND ANGELS
#32 The Jury & The Saints AS ALIENS AND STRANGERS
#33 Randy Stonehill SPIRIT WALK