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TAS In Session: Wintersleep

Posted 10-15-12 by , Alisa Ali

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Wintersleep's amusingly named Hello Hum, the Canadian band's fifth album, finds the quintet at its most expansive, incisive and brooding. The group launches a North American tour on October 16 with a Brooklyn date, October 30, set for the Knitting Factory. Watch videos from Wintersleep's TAS session and listen to the interview and performance on TAS on 91.5 WNYE this Friday, October 19, at 11 a.m. and streaming on The Alternate Side.

WFUV And TAS In Session: Bob Mould

Posted 10-11-12 by

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From his early punk tenure in Hüsker Dü to the power-rock propulsion of Sugar to a long solo career, Bob Mould remains a vital figure in the American indie rock scene. His new album, Silver Age, returns Mould to the hazy, explosive, wall-of-guitar that sweetened his Sugar days. Listen to WFUV's Darren DeVivo's interview and watch Mould's live performance of three songs from Silver Age and Sugar's 1992 debut, Copper Blue.

TAS In Session: Matthew E. White

Posted 10-9-12 by , Alisa Ali

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The hirsute composer, arranger and songwriter Matthew E. White, who opens for the Mountain Goats on that band's North American autumn tour, self-released his low-key solo debut, Big Inner, this summer. White, who also plays Brooklyn's Union Pool on October 17, recently visited Studio A for a fascinating, insightful interview. Watch the videos here and listen to the session on TAS on 91.5 WNYE this Friday, October 12 at 11 a.m. EDT, streaming on The Alternate Side.

TAS In Session: The Mountain Goats

Posted 10-8-12 by

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Did you miss The Alternate Side's session with the Mountain Goats on TAS on 91.5 NYE last Friday? Listen to it now in the WFUV archives. The prolific band plays four sold-out shows in New York City next week.

Watch: Django Django Play 'Waveforms' Live In Studio A

Posted 10-4-12 by

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Mercury Prize nominees Django Django visited The Alternate Side's Studio A for a session on Monday, the day before before the band's triumphant, sold-out show at Bowery Ballroom on October 2 (they play Brooklyn's Knitting Factory tonight). Watch Django Django's exclusive TAS performance of "Waveforms" here.

Horse Feathers: TAS In Session

Posted 9-24-12 by , Alisa Ali

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Oregon folk collective Horse Feathers released a fourth, exquisitely crafted album earlier this year, the wryly christened Cynic's New Year. Despite the title, there's far more optimisim that makes its way into singer and songwriter Justin Ringle's thoughtful and often tender lyrics. Horse Feathers embarks on a fall tour next month — a stop at Brooklyn's Knitting Factory is set for November 14 — and over the summer the band dropped by Studio A for a session. Read the interview with Horse Feathers and watch the three-song set of "Bird On a Leash," "Fit Against the Country" and "Where I'll Be."

Alt-J: TAS In Session

Posted 9-17-12 by , Russ Borris

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Clever move on the part of recent Mercury Prize nominees Alt-J to name their debut album An Awesome Wave; the title neatly sums up the young band's amazing trajectory for the year. An Awesome Wave has been out in the UK since May, but it will be released, at long last, in the States tomorrow on Canvasback. Not long ago, Alt-J made its way to Studio A for a live session which The Alternate Side will broadcast this Friday, September 21, on TAS on WNYE at 11 a.m. EDT, streaming on the TAS site. Check out Alt-J interview highlights and performances of songs like "Tessellate" and "Fitzpleasure."

Yeasayer: TAS in Session

Posted 9-10-12 by , Russ Borris

Those irreverent jesters Yeasayer are back with a trippy third album, Fragrant World. The guys are in the midst of a fall tour and play a special hometown gig at Central Park's Rumsey Playfield this Wednesday, September 12. Recently, Chris Keating, Ira Wolf Tuton and Anand Wilder visited TAS's Studio A for a conversation and a live session. Listen to Yeasayer's musings on Ikea's meatballs, Bruce Springsteen and GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, plus a generous set of songs, this Friday, September 14 on TAS in Session on WNYE at 11 a.m. EDT and streaming on The Alternate Side. Watch videos of their performance and read interview highlights here.

Exitmusic: TAS In Session

Posted 9-4-12 by

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Exitmusic's Aleksa Palladino and Devon Church have forged a profound partnership. The couple came together in a romantic, cinematic way and over the course of two albums, the most recent being Passage, they've created an artistic identity which is beautifully beguiling and darkly unsettling. Exitmusic will play Hoboken's Maxwell's on September 26, and they recently journeyed to the Bronx for a live session in Studio A. Listen to the session this Friday, September 7 at 11 a.m. EDT on TAS on 91.5 WNYE and streaming on the TAS site. Watch Exitmusic's performance and read interview highlights here.

Niki And The Dove: TAS In Session

Posted 8-27-12 by , Alisa Ali

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The mysterious world spun by the Swedish trio Niki and The Dove is buoyed by a dreamy brew of ebullient, delectable synthpop, winning songwriters Malin Dahlström and Gustaf Karlöf plenty of breathless critical accolades for their debut album, Instinct. The band plays Seattle's Bumbershoot this weekend and then embarks on a North American tour with Twin Shadow, including two shows In New York on September 27 and 28. Listen to Niki and The Dove's wonderful session in Studio A, taped earlier this summer, on Friday, August 31 on TAS on 91.5 WNYE at 11 a.m. EDT, also streaming on TAS. Head here and watch videos of their four-song set.

Here We Go Magic: TAS In Session

Posted 8-20-12 by

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Here We Go Magic, which evolved from being Luke Temple's solo project to a full-fledged band, has lately undergone more significant shifts. They worked with Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich on their third album, A Different Ship, and bassist Jen Turner recently departed the group, leaving it a trio. Despite cancelling some European shows, Here We Go Magic launch a fall tour with Andrew Bird on September 26 in Madison, Wisconsin. Several weeks ago the Brooklyn band headed north to the Bronx for a session at Studio A; watch the videos of their four-song set and listen to the interview on TAS on 91.5 WNYE this Friday, August 24 at 11 a.m. EDT, also streaming on The Alternate Side's site.

Bombay Bicycle Club: TAS In Session

Posted 8-13-12 by

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Bombay Bicycle Club had a big day on Sunday, opening for Blur, New Order and The Specials in London's Hyde Park, a concert that marked the end of the 2012 London Olympics, concurrent with the Closing Ceremony. The British quartet just wrapped a swing through the States in support of 2011's A Different Kind of Fix and, despite getting slightly lost on their way to the Bronx, the band made it to The Alternate Side's Studio A for a brilliant session. Watch the videos of their four-song set and listen to the session when it airs on TAS on 91.5 WNYE this Friday, August 17 at 11 a.m. EDT, also streaming on the TAS site.

The Dandy Warhols: TAS In Session

Posted 8-6-12 by , Alisa Ali

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Few bands have had as fraught a history with labels as the Dandy Warhols. After squabbling with Capitol for years, the band has finally found a new home, The End Records, and has released their tenth album, The Machine, this past spring. Not long ago, singer and guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and drummer/guitarist Brent DeBoer came by TAS' Studio A for a stripped-down session of new songs from The Machine and older material, like "Country Leaver" from 2000's Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia. Watch the live performance videos and listen to the session when it airs on TAS on 91.5 WNYE this Friday, August 10, at 11 a.m. EDT and streaming on the TAS site.

Poliça: TAS In Session

Posted 7-30-12 by , Alisa Ali

When autotune is abused — and yes, Ke$ha, we're looking at you — it's painful. But in the right hands, as aptly demonstrated by Bon Iver or Poliça, the audio processing technique can be downright beautiful. Singer Channy Leaneagh and her longtime Gayngs cohort and producer Ryan Olson have created a mesmerizing digitized soundscape on Poliça's restless debut album, Give You The Ghost. Not long ago, Channy and her bandmates, who play Lollapalooza this weekend, visited The Alternate Side and WFUV's Studio A for an exhilarating session. Watch the videos and listen to the interview and live performance, airing on TAS on 91.5 WNYE this Friday, August 3, at 11 a.m. EDT, streaming on The Alternate Side.

Father John Misty: TAS In Session

Posted 7-23-12 by , Alisa Ali

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Josh Tillman has been on a mission to discover his "real" voice as a musician, singer and songwriter for a while, trying on the guise of J. Tillman for a solo career and drumming with Fleet Foxes (he left that band earlier this year) and Saxon Shore. But he's finally found his muse as Father John Misty, releasing the quirky Fear Fun in May on Sub Pop and Bella Union to critical plaudits. Watch Father John Misty perform in Studio A and listen to the intriguing TAS/WFUV session with the loquacious Tillman this Friday, July 27 on TAS on WNYE at 11 a.m. EDT, also streaming on TAS and in the WFUV archives.

Spanish Prisoners: TAS In Session

Posted 7-16-12 by

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Not quite straight out of Brooklyn (but by way of Columbus, Ohio too), Spanish Prisoners released its sophomore album, Gold Fools, last fall, debuting the band's current lineup. Determined to tour the States and play SXSW earlier this year, they raised the funds needed to buy a van that they nicknamed "Steve." Spanish Prisoners just released a mixtape called Prior Art and visited the TAS studios not long ago for a session (driving "Steve" to the Bronx). They not only played tracks from Gold Fools, but debuted a brand new song, tentatively titled "My Good Friends." Watch the performance and listen to the session when it airs this Friday, July 20 on 91.5 WNYE at 11 a.m. EDT, streaming on the TAS site too.

Twin Shadow: TAS In Session

Posted 7-9-12 by , Russ Borris

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A motorbike accident isn't a common catalyst for an album, but Twin Shadow's Confess, out today in the UK and on Tuesday in the States on 4AD, was born of singer and composer George Lewis Jr.'s altered perspective following a crash. Lewis' admiration of sleek 80s electro-pop and rock is also evident on Twin Shadow's sophomore album, the followup to 2010's Forget, as demonstrated on the grand Bruce Springsteen-meets-Berlin "Five Seconds." The soft-spoken frontman discussed what a gap of two years taught him when he and his Twin Shadow bandmates visited The Alternate Side for an interview and live set. Listen to Twin Shadow's session when it airs this Friday, July 13, at 11 a.m. EDT on TAS on 91.5 WNYE, streaming on the TAS site.

Silversun Pickups: TAS In Session

Posted 7-2-12 by , Russ Borris

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Although Silversun Pickups has seen its share of indie rock mainstream success, the Los Angeles quartet isn't content staying on a predictable path. For its third album, Neck of the Woods, Silversun Pickups strayed on a darker, dreamier road, influenced as much by frontman Brian Aubert's affection for scary movies as by its new producer, Jacknife Lee, who has worked with U2, Editors. and Bloc Party. Both Aubert and bassist Nikki Monninger discussed Lee's impact and more when they dropped by The Alternate Side for an acoustic session which airs this Friday, July 6 at 11 a.m. EDT on TAS on 91.5 WNYE and streams on the TAS site. After the jump, watch videos of the predominantly Neck of the Woods set, plus "Panic Switch" from Swoon.

Lower Dens: TAS In Session

Posted 6-25-12 by

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Atmospheric patterns shape Lower Dens' Nootropics, a haunting underworld of hazy psychedelic rock, Krautrock and electronic reveries. The album, out now on Ribbon Music, is just the second chapter of a four-part journey for a band that may — or may not — conclude permanently after frontwoman Jana Hunter and her bandmates release that fourth record. Hunter remained cryptic about Lower Dens' fate when the band recently visited The Alternate Side for a stirring session that will air this Friday, June 29 at 11 a.m. on TAS on 91.5 WNYE, streaming on the TAS site. Lower Dens, on a North American tour now, plays New York's Bowery Ballroom on July 19.

The Walkmen: TAS In Session

Posted 6-18-12 by , Eric Holland

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The Walkmen must be feeling pretty upbeat given the wildly enthusiastic response to the band's seventh album Heaven, a record which parallels the quintet's tenth anniversary. It has also been the best of times for The Walkmen personally; all of the guys are married with children and that tender, domestic viewpoint is quietly reflected in Heaven's gentler temperament. The Walkmen visited The Alternate Side not long ago for a live session (check out the videos after the jump) and also tackled an historic array of subjects, from broken arms to working with producer Phil Ek. Listen to the session this Friday, June 22, on TAS on 91.5 WNYE at 11 a.m. EDT, also streaming on The Alternate Side.

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2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Mosquito

3. Vampire Weekend
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4. Kurt Vile
Wakin on a Pretty Daze

5. Savages
Silence Yourself

6. Chvrches
Recover EP

7. Palma Violets
180

8. Depeche Mode
Delta Machine

9. Daughter
If You Leave

10. Phosphorescent
Muchacho

11. My Bloody Valentine
m b v

12. Phoenix
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13. Shout Out Louds
Optica

14. Atoms For Peace
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15. Deerhunter
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16. Yo La Tengo
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17. Foals
Holy Fire

18. Chelsea Light Moving
Chelsea Light Moving

19. Jamie Lidell
Jamie Lidell

20. Caveman
Caveman

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