The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending April 15

Gayngs-born Poliça and Zeus, which moonlights as Jason Collett's backing band, break into the TAS Top 20 while the Mark Lanegan Band makes a bluesy run back to No. 1.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending April 8

While Lost in the Trees find their way onto the TAS album chart, The Shins drop anchor at the top spot with Port of Morrow.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending April 1

As Sleigh Bells ring in their reign atop the TAS Top 20, British newcomers Django Django make their own jangling debut on this week's album chart.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending March 25

Brooklyn's own Tanlines and a new lineup of The Shins break into the TAS Top 20 while The Magnetic Fields keep Sleigh Bells at bay to retain their number 1 position.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending March 18

The Magnetic Fields' new album might be at the bottom of the sea, but they soar to the top of the TAS Top 20. Plus debuts from Santigold, White Rabbits and Fanfarlo spring foward on the album chart.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending March 11

The Mark Lanegan Band's elegiac blues dominate the TAS album chart with upstarts Cloud Nothings and Grimes rounding out the TAS Top 3.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending March 4

As Cloud Nothings float to the top of the TAS Top 20, both Shearwater and The Magnetic Fields break onto the album chart with new releases.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending February 26

Contemplative new albums from Sharon Van Etten and Perfume Genius step onto The Alternate Side's album chart while Tennis sails to the very top.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending February 19

Islands and the Mark Lanegan Band break onto the TAS Top 20 while star-gazing Nada Surf remains at the pinnacle of the album chart.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending February 5

London's The Big Pink and Cleveland's Cloud Nothings drift onto the TAS Top 20 while The Roots remain planted at the pinnacle of this week's album chart.

Win Tickets For Cloud Nothings At Mercury Lounge

The Cloud Nothings, which began as 18-year-old Dylan Baldi's lo-fi, solo project, has expanded to a live band, supporting a debut, self-titled album out now on Carpark Records. Win tickets to see music blog darling Baldi and his bandmates, who've just wrapped a tour with Toro y Moi, when they play Mercury Lounge on April 12.

Toro Y Moi And Cloud Nothings Tag Team On Tour And Single

Toro Y Moi, aka Chaz Bundick, announced a spring tour with Braids and Adventure earlier this year, but he'll now join his Carpark labelmate Cloud Nothings (Cleveland's Dylan Baldi) on an additional tour this March and a split 7-inch single of unreleased songs. This month, they'll preview that newly-announced tour with a sold-out show at Mercury Lounge.

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