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First Listen: Sufjan Stevens, 'Silver & Gold'

Posted 11-27-12 by

Tags: Sufjan Stevens

Yes, it's not quite December, but as NPR Music's Stephen Thompson observes, Sufjan Stevens views the holidays as a labor of love — worthy of creativity and care, hard work and an ocean of ideas. In Silver & Gold's nearly three hours of music, impeccable grace never strays far from playful ridiculousness. Listen to Stevens' latest collection of tinsel-draped tunes, courtesy of WFUV and NPR Music.

Listen: Sufjan Stevens, Serengeti And Son Lux's "Museum Day"

Posted 3-6-12 by

Tags: s / s / s, Serengeti, Son Lux, Sufjan Stevens

The bird-chapeau-loving trio of Sufjan Stevens, Serengeti and Son Lux, working under the moniker of s / s / s, have released the first single off of their upcoming EP, Beak and Claw, which drops March 20 on Anticon. After to the jump, listen to "Museum Day."

The Alternate Side Hangs The Mistletoe With A Very Merry Xmas Special

Posted 12-20-11 by

Tags: Camera Obscura, Gruff Rhys, Johnny Marr and The Healers, Sonic Youth, Sufjan Stevens, The Raveonettes, The Roots

So, this is Christmas and what have you done? Well, The Alternate Side has pulled together a pretty sweet holiday playlist. that's what we've done! We've rustled up some cool Yule tunes from Sufjan Stevens, The Kills, The Roots, Johnny Marr and The Healers, The Raveonettes, Gruff Rhys, Sonic Youth, Camera Obscura and many more. Check out The Alternate Side's very merry holiday special, hosted by Russ Borris and Alisa Ali, this Friday, December 23, at 10 p.m. ET on our sister station, WFUV, or streaming on The Alternate Side. Can't wait that long? After the jump, find out how you can listen this very minute.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending January 9

Posted 1-4-11 by

Tags: Belle and Sebastian, Blonde Redhead, Clinic, Deerhunter, Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, Matt and Kim, Sufjan Stevens, The Greenhornes, The Twilight Singers

The Twilight Singers' upcoming release on Sub Pop, Gorillaz' Christmas surprise and the latest, asterisk-abundant record from The Greenhornes all enter the first TAS Top 20 album chart for 2011 as another long-lived group takes over the top spot.

TAS Decks Those Halls And Trims Those Trees With A Very Merry Xmas Special

Posted 12-22-10 by

Tags: Sufjan Stevens, The Raveonettes

The Alternate Side knows you need a crackling 'n' cool holiday soundtrack as you raise up those cups of Christmas cheer, so Russ Borris and Alisa Ali have pulled together a Yuletide show for your listening pleasure which you can check out this very minute. And no, there's no Mariah warbling "All I Want For Christmas Is You." Really. We promise ....

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending December 19

Posted 12-14-10 by

Tags: Antony and the Johnson, Belle and Sebastian, Chromeo, Deerhunter, LCD Soundsystem, Mark Ronson, Matt and Kim, Sufjan Stevens, Superchunk, The Posies

Little surprise that Deerhunter's excellent Halcyon Digest is back atop the TAS Top 20 album chart, but the "and" bands - Matt and Kim, Antony and the Johnsons and Belle and Sebastian - are challenging Bradford Cox and his crew.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending December 12

Posted 12-7-10 by

Tags: Antony and the Johnsons, Belle and Sebastian, Chromeo, Deerhunter, Grinderman, LCD Soundsystem, Matt and Kim, Sufjan Stevens, Warpaint

LCD Soundsystem's cathartic live album London Sessions blasts onto the TAS Top 20 while a indie-cute Brooklyn couple take on the top slot, elbowing Deerhunter and Antony Hegarty out of the way.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending December 5

Posted 11-30-10 by

Tags: Antony and the Johnsons, Clinic, Deerhunter, Grinderman, Matt and Kim, Sufjan Stevens, The Posies, Warpaint

While Antony Hegarty sadly croons his way to the top slot, Warpaint sends salvos onto this week's TAS Top 20 with The Fool.

TAS Live Review: Sufjan Stevens At The Beacon Theatre, November 14

Posted 11-23-10 by

Tags: Sufjan Stevens

Sufjan Stevens played two sold-out gigs at New York's Beacon Theatre a week ago and TAS reviewer Eleanor Kagen caught one of the "grandiose" concerts which she deems one of the best shows she's ever seen.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending November 28

Posted 11-23-10 by

Tags: Antony and the Johnsons, Chromeo, Clinic, Deerhunter, Grinderman, Of Montreal, Ra Ra Riot, Sufjan Stevens, Superchunk

Clinic chew up the TAS Top 20 chart with Bubblegum while Bradford Cox and his Deerhunter compadres land solidly at Number One.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending November 21

Posted 11-16-10 by

Tags: Antony and the Johnsons, Arcade Fire, Belle and Sebastian, Chromeo, Deerhunter, Interpol, Junip, Matt and Kim, Sufjan Stevens, Superchunk

The TAS album chart takes a seismic shift as Interpol and Arcade fire slip to the bottom rungs while Deerhunter, Superchunk and Sufjan Stevens soar to the top.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending November 14

Posted 11-9-10 by

Tags: Antony and the Johnsons, Autolux, Belle and Sebastian, Deerhunter, Junip, Mark Ronson, Sufjan Stevens, Superchunk, The Posies

Belle and Sebastian and The Posies pop onto our Top 20 album chart this week while Sufjan Stevens and Superchunk shake up the TAS top three.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending November 7

Posted 11-2-10 by

Tags: Arcade Fire, Autolux, Chromeo, Interpol, Junip, Matt and Kim, Of Montreal, Stornoway, Sufjan Stevens, Superchunk, The Walkmen

Matt and Kim sidewalk onto this week's TAS Top 20 album chart while The Walkmen saunter into the top three.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending October 24

Posted 10-19-10 by

Tags: Antony & The Johnsons, Arcade Fire, Foals, Interpol, Kele, Mark Ronson, Of Montreal, Stornoway, Sufjan Stevens

Both Antony and the Johnsons and Sufjan Stevens amble onto this week's TAS Top 20 album chart, plus Stornoway makes a move to dislodge Of Montreal from the top spot.

Sufjan Stevens Releases A New EP

Posted 8-20-10 by

Tags: Sufjan Stevens

Sufjan Stevens fans will be delighted to learn that he's released a new EP today, August 20, entitled, appropriately, All Delighted People.

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