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The TAS Top 25 Tracks Of 2011

Posted 1-1-12 by
Tags: Bon Iver, Girls, James Blake, Lykke Li, M83, Neon Indian, The Drums, tUnE-yArDs, Washed Out

Missed our countdown of the TAS Top 25 Tracks of 2011? Never fear, we've got the list right here. Happy New Year!

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The TAS Top 20 Albums For 2011

Posted 12-27-11 by
Tags: Bon Iver, Elbow, Feist, Girls, James Blake, Lykke Li, M83, PJ Harvey, Real Estate, The Mountain Goats, Wild Flag

Many albums, artists and bands have clambered up and down the TAS Top 20 chart over the past 12 months, but Bon Iver, PJ Harvey and M83 were tough to unseat in 2011. After the jump, The Alternate Side's 20 top-charting albums of the past year.

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Win Tickets To Girls And Real Estate At Terminal 5 On January 14

Posted 12-12-11 by
Tags: Girls, Real Estate

Yes, both Girls and Real Estate are two of the most frustrating bands to Google (leading you down the internet rabbit hole of house listings or lad magazines), but the fact that both of these tour de force, TAS-loved bands are touring together is cause for celebration. Both released superior sophomore albums — Girls' Father, Son, Holy Ghost and Real Estate's Days — and they'll be playing Terminal 5 on January 14. It's a great gig to kick off the new year and The Alternate Side is giving away tickets.

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The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending December 11

Posted 12-6-11 by
Tags: Atlas Sound, Björk, Deer Tick, Dum Dum Girls, Feist, Girls, Guided By Voices, M83, Mates of State, Neon Indian, Real Estate, St. Vincent, Zola Jesus

Guided By Voices charges into the TAS Top 20 with a brazen reunion while M83 loiters at the pinnacle of the album chart with Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

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Real Estate Plots North American Tour For 2012

Posted 11-29-11 by
Tags: Girls, Real Estate

Real Estate have announced a fresh slew of North American and Australian tour dates, including a previously-announced stop at New York's Terminal 5 on January 14, opening for Girls.

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The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending December 4

Posted 11-29-11 by
Tags: Class Actress, Crooked Fingers, Dum Dum Girls, Feist, Girls, M83, Mates of State, Neon Indian, Real Estate, St. Vincent, The Drums

Class Actress and Crooked Fingers break into the TAS Top 20 while M83 slows down and holds onto the very peak of the album chart for another week.

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The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending November 27

Posted 11-22-11 by
Tags: Björk, Deer Tick, Dum Dum Girls, Feist, Girls, M83, Mates of State, Neon Indian, Real Estate, St. Vincent, The Drums

M83, aka Anthony Gonzalez, spends a second week atop the TAS Top 20, just in time for his two-show stopover in New York this week.

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The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending November 20

Posted 11-15-11 by
Tags: Atlas Sound, Björk, Dum Dum Girls, Feist, Girls, M83, Mates of States, St. Vincent, The Drums, Wild Flag, Zola Jesus

Moonlighting Bradford Cox breaks into the TAS Top 20 with his latest Atlas Sound release while M83 hurries up the chart to its dreamy apex.

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The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending November 13

Posted 11-8-11 by
Tags: Björk, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Dum Dum Girls, Feist, Girls, M83, Megafaun, St. Vincent, The Drums, The War On Drugs, Wild Flag, Zola Jesus

 Zola Jesus makes a gothic TAS Top 20 debut while The Drums fill in the #1 spot

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The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending November 6

Posted 11-1-11 by
Tags: Björk, Dum Dum Girls, Feist, Girls, M83, Mates of State, Mister Heavenly, St. Vincent, The Drums, The War On Drugs, Wild Flag

 Women reign on this week's TAS Top 20 with Wild Flag, Feist and St. Vincent rising to the pinnacle of the chart.

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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 September 18

Posted 9-13-11 by
Tags: Beirut, Girls, Milagres, Sleeper Agent, St. Vincent, Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks. WILD FLAG, The Horrors, The Rapture, The War On Drugs, Washed Out, We Are Augustines

We Are Augustines, The Rapture And The War On Drugs march onto the TAS Top 20 while Beirut fends off Washed Out and Milagres to triumph at Number One.

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The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending September 11

Posted 9-5-11 by
Tags: Beirut, Girls, Milagres, St. Vincent, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, The Horrors, Washed Out, Wild Flag

Washed Out cleans up the TAS Top 20 while St. Vincent, Girls and Wild Flag debut on the album chart with a little girl - and guy - power.

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