The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending May 20

Both Silversun Pickups and Best Coast realize that the TAS Top 20 is the only place to be whle Jack White has no intention of vacating his spot at the peak of the album chart.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending May 13

Beach House blooms on the TAS Top 20 chart while Jack White aims at the Number 1 slot with Blunderbuss.

Lost In The Trees: TAS In Session

The powerful, tender bond between Lost in the Trees' singer and songwriter Ari Picker and his late mother has informed both of the band's albums, the latest being the stunning A Church That Fits Our Needs, out now on Anti- Records. Picker's unflinching examination of his family's tragic history is buoyed by beautiful, orchestral folk rock which comes to vivid realization in their live shows. Try to catch Lost in the Trees when they play New York's Le Poisson Rouge this Wednesday, April 11, and listen to an exclusive session with the band on 90.7 WFUV this Tuesday night, April 10, at 9 p.m. After the jump, watch the band, live in the WFUV studios, playing four tracks from A Church That Fits Our Needs.

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.

Win Tickets To Lost In The Trees And Poor Moon At LPR On April 11

North Carolina band Lost in the Trees, lead by singer and songwriter Ari Picker, made an impressive debut in 2010 with an unflinching, raw and semi-autobiographical debut, All Alone In An Empty House. The group releases a second album, A Church That Fits Our Needs, on March 20 via Anti- and embarks on a North American tour to support that album in March. The Alternate Side is giving away tickets to Lost in the Trees' show at Le Poisson Rouge on April 11. Opening is Poor Moon, the new project from Fleet Foxes' Christian Wargo and Casey Wescott and The Christmas Cards' Ian and Peter Murray.

TAS In Session: Lost In The Trees

North Carolina band Lost in the Trees, guided by frontman and songwriter Ari Picker has released one of the most deeply personal, brutally handsome albums of the year, All Alone in an Empty House. Picker and his six bandmates recently dropped by The Alternate Side to explore and explain tracks from their remarkable debut. Look for the band live when they play Joe's Pub on January 7.

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