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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending May 20

Posted 5-15-12 by
Tags: Best Coast, Chromatics, Jack White, Lost In The Trees, Mark Lanegan Band, Poliça, Santigold, Silversun Pickups, White Rabbits, Zeus

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.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending April 29

Posted 4-24-12 by
Tags: Bear in Heaven, Django Django, Jack White, Mark Lanegan Band, Santigold, Sleigh Bells, Spiritualized, The Shins, White Rabbits

Bear in Heaven, Spiritualized and rock's holy man Jack White make up the celestial trio debuting on this week's TAS Top 20.

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Win Tickets To See The Mark Lanegan Band At Webster Hall On May 10

Posted 4-23-12 by
Tags: Mark Lanegan Band

Mark Lanegan's dust-and-grit baritone has powered the singer through various bands since the 80s: Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age, the Gutter Twins and even his yin-and-yang pairing with Isobel Campbell. But Lanegan's solo career, which has paralleled his tenure in all of these groups, has claimed his most compelling, ravaged songs. His latest release, Blues Funeral, is a masterful record which has topped TAS' album charts for the past few weeks. Now, The Alternate Side is giving away tickets to see the Mark Lanegan Band at Webster Hall on May 10.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending April 22

Posted 4-17-12 by
Tags: Chairlift, Django Django, Hower, Islands, Mark Lanegan Band, Miike Snow. The Shins, Perfume Genius, Santigold, Sleigh Bells, The Magnetic Fields

It's a study in contrasts as the Mark Lanegan Band's Blues Funeral darkly possesses the peak of the TAS Top 20 while Miike Snow debuts at the bottom of the album chart with Happy To You.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending April 15

Posted 4-10-12 by
Tags: Cloud Nothings, Django Django, Islands, Mark Lanegan Band, Perfume Genius, Poliça, Sleigh Bells, The Magnetic Fields, The Shins, White Rabbits, Zeus

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.

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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 April 1

Posted 3-27-12 by
Tags: Cloud Nothings, Django Django, Grimes, Mark Lanegan Band, Perfume Genius, Sleigh Bells, The Magnetic Fields, The Shins

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.

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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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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending March 11

Posted 3-6-12 by
Tags: Air, Cloud Nothings, Grimes, Hospitality, Howler, Mark Lanegan Band, Of Montreal, Perfume Genius, Shearwater, Sleigh Bells, Tennis, The Magnetic Fields

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

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending March 4

Posted 2-28-12 by
Tags: Air, Caveman, Chairlift, Cloud Nothings, Grimes, Mark Lanegan Band, Perfume Genius, Shearwater, Tennis, The Big Pink, The Magnetic Fields

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.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending February 26

Posted 2-21-12 by
Tags: Air, Cloud Nothings, Grimes, Hospitality, Howler, Los Campesinos!, Mark Lanegan Band, Nada Surf, Perfume Genius, Sharon Van Etten, Tennis, The Big Pink, The Roots

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.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending February 19

Posted 2-14-12 by
Tags: Air, Caveman, Cloud Nothings, Grimes, Hospitality, Howler, Islands, Mark Lanegan Band, Nada Surf, Sleigh Bells, Tennis, The Big Pink, The Roots, Zola Jesus

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.

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