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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending April 8

Posted 4-3-12 by
Tags: Cloud Nothings, Django Django, Fanfarlo, Grimes, Lost In The Trees, Mark Lanegan Band, Perfume Genius, Sharon Van Etten, Sleigh Bells, Tanlines, The Shins, White Rabbits

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.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending March 18

Posted 3-13-12 by
Tags: Air, Cloud Nothings, Fanfarlo, Grimes, Howler, Islands, Mark Lanegan Band, Of Montreal, Perfume Genius, Santigold, Sleigh Bells, Tennis, The Magnetic Fields, White Rabbits

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.

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Fanfarlo Return With Digital EP In July

Posted 6-1-10 by
Tags: Fanfarlo

The London-based orchestral pop collective, who are cavorting with vampires on the upcoming The Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack, release their new Fire Escape EP on July 13 which features remixes of the track from The Horrors, Dave Sitek of TV On The Radio and more.

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The National Expand Summer Tour Dates With Pavement, Beach House, Fanfarlo, Okkervil River and More

Posted 4-29-10 by
Tags: Fanfarlo, Midlake, Okkervil River, Pavement, Ramona Falls, The Antlers, The Middle East, The National, The Walkmen

The National will be living out of suitcases for a long time; the Brooklyn band has expanded their summer tour and will be gigging with everyone from Pavement to Rufus Wainwright.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending January 17

Posted 1-12-10 by
Tags: Air, Alec Ounsworth, Animal Collective, Arctic Monkeys, BlakRoc, Built to Spill, Cold Cave, Devendra Banhart, Editors, Fanfarlo, Generationals, Massive Attack, Midlake, Spoon, Tegan and Sara, The Black Hollies, The xx, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

Nearly-released albums from Massive Attack, Yeasayer and Midlake climb up the chart, but there's no surprise that a certain New York band dominates this week. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has the rundown.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending January 10

Posted 1-5-10 by
Tags: Air, Alec Ounsworth, Animal Collective, Arctic Monkeys, BlakRoc, Built to Spill, Cold Cave, Devendra Banhart, Editors, Fanfarlo, Generationals, Midlake, Spoon, Tegan and Sara, The Black Hollies, The Flaming Lips, The xx, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

A new year and a new TAS Top Twenty Album Chart. Midlake and Yeasayer jump aboard and the xx finally make it to the top slot after weeks on the chart

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Fanfarlo's Amos Memon on Father Christmas And Other Festive Thoughts

Posted 12-22-09 by
Tags: Bradford Cox, Fanfarlo

As The Alternate Side counts down the days to Christmas, we continue on our tireless (overly earnest) quest of asking (nudging) some of our favorite bands for their Yuletide and year-end impressions (and drunken reveries). Next up is Amos Memon, drummer and vocalist for London's orchestral popsters Fanfarlo, who muses upon Father Christmas, Deerhunter's Bradford Cox and dreams of America.

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TAS In Session: Fanfarlo

Posted 10-19-09 by
Tags: Fanfarlo

London's Fanfarlo, who released their debut Reservoir last week, recently visited Rita Houston and The Alternate Side in Studio A for a chat and an exclusive live performance.

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