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TAS In Session: Flashback 2011, Part 2

Posted 12-27-11 by
Tags: Art Brut, Elbow, Fool's Gold, James Blake, Low, Megafaun, Milagres, The Shivers, Twin Sister, YACHT

Last week, The Alternate Side posted the first part of TAS in Session: Flashback 2011 featuring artists like The Drums, Laura Marling and Real Estate. This week, round two of some of The Alternate Side and our sister station WFUV's favorite performances from the last year, including the pensive wizardry of James Blake, the stirring poetry of Elbow and the sprawling pop boulevards crossed by Fool's Gold.  In addition to revisiting highlights, like Low's far-from-somnolent "Try To Sleep," or YACHT's incendiary "Dystopia," we'll also link to the original sessions and update you on what's coming up in 2012 for many of TAS' notable artists and bands.

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Fool's Gold: TAS In Session

Posted 11-30-11 by , Russ Borris
Tags: Fool's Gold

Throw together a mélange of Afrobeat, Congolese grooves and even a slice of Smiths-style pop and you'd have a vague idea of the sparkling sound of L.A. rockers Fool's Gold, who released their accomplished sophomore album Leave No Trace earlier this year. Taking a left turn from Luke Top's Hebrew-sung vocals of their debut, opting for English lyrics this time, Fool's Gold have also trimmed themselves down to a tight quintet. The band recently came by The Alternate Side's Studio A to play a shimmering four-song set. You can hear the session on TAS on 91.5 WNYE this Friday, December 2, at 11 a.m. or streaming on The Alternate Side.

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The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending October 23

Posted 10-18-11 by
Tags: Beirut, Björk, Blitzen Trapper, Deer Tick, Dum Dum Girls, Fool's Gold, Girls, Megafaun, Mr. Heavenly, St. Vincent, The Drums, The Rapture, Wild Flag

Björk's Biophilia and Deer Tick's Divine Providence debut and St. Vincent and Girls' Father, Son, Holy Ghost battle for the top spot in a strangely spiritual-sounding TAS Top 20.

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The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending October 16

Posted 10-11-11 by
Tags: Blitzen Trapper, Dum Dum Girls, Feist, Fool's Gold, Girls, Mates of State, Megafaun, Real Estate, St. Vincent, The Horrors, Wild Flag

Mates of State and Real Estate conflate with the TAS Top 20 fête (we couldn't resist a little rhyme) while Girls fend off a real girl, St. Vincent, for another week at Number One.

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The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending October 7

Posted 10-3-11 by
Tags: Blitzen Trapper, Fool's Gold, Girls, Megafaun, Neon Indian, St. Vincent, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, The Drums

Neon Indian's sophomore album Era Extrana floats onto the TAS Top 20 whle Girls make a holy trinity move to the heavenly peak of the album chart.

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The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending September 25

Posted 9-20-11 by
Tags: Beirut, Blitzen Trapper, Fool's Gold, Girls, Milagres, St. Vincent, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, The Drums

The Drums and Blitzen Trapper wing their way onto the TAS Top 20 while a Brooklyn band makes a miracle leap to the apex of the album chart.

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The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending August 28

Posted 8-23-11 by
Tags: Bon Iver, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Elbow, Fool's Gold, Handsome Furs, Holy Ghost! Arctic Monkeys, Mr. Heavenly, Shabazz Palaces, The Antlers, The Rosebuds, Washed Out

Applause for Clap Your Hands Say Yeah who debut on this week's TAS Top 20 while Shabazz Palaces maintain their reign.

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The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending August 21

Posted 8-16-11 by
Tags: Beirut, Bon Iver, Fool's Gold, Handsome Furs, Shabazz Palaces, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, The Antlers, The Horrors, The Shivers, Washed Out

It's a Pacific Coast takeover on the TAS Top 20 as L.A.'s Fool's Gold and Portland-based Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks debut while Seattle's Shabazz Palaces finally become kings of the chart, dethroning Bon Iver.

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