Top 40 2.4.11

February 7th, 2011 by Ryan Nisley

The Cold War Kids hold on to their number 1 spot on our Top 40, but Bright Eyes’ The People’s Key takes the number 2 spot from the Decemberists. Although not officially released until Febuary 15, WLOY has The People’s Key for your listening pleasure. Iron and Wine, Cage the Elephant hold firm within the top ten as well. Kings of Leon’s mediocre album remains in the top ten, but don’t expect it to stay there for long. Indie favorites like Smith Westerns and Tennis are on the outside looking in, but that’ll change soon.

What to expect in the coming weeks: Mogwai’s new album, conveniently titled, “Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will.” Oh, how existential of them.

	Artist	Album	iTunes	Amazon
40	Fierce Creatures	I Mostri Feroci
39	Now Now	Neighbors
38	Mogwai	Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
37	Tara Priya	Tara Priya
36	The Boxer Rebellion	The Cold Still
35	Ringside	Lost Days [EP]
34	Tristen	Charlatans At The Garden Gate
33	Plan B	The Defamation of Strickland Banks
32	A House For Lions	I Want Us To Be Remembered
31	Kitten	Sunday School
30	Grouplove	Grouplove [EP]
29	Mnemonic Sounds	Muscle Memories
28	Last Royals	The Last Royals [EP]
27	Elvis Costello	National Ransom
26	Young Galaxy	Shapeshifting
25	Hellogoodbye	Would It Kill You?
24	Veils	Troubles of the Brain [EP]
23	Cee-lo Green	Lady Killer
22	Young Man	Boy [EP]
21	Belle and Sebastian	Write About Love
20	Chiddy Bang	The Preview
19	Crocodiles	Sleep Forever
18	Diamond Rings	Special Affections
17	Wavves	King of the Beach
16	Tennis	Cape Dory
15	White Lies	Ritual
14	Funeral Party	Live at the BBC
13	Social Distortion	Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes
12	Smith Westerns	Dye It Blonde
11	Get Up Kids	There Are Rules
10	Tapes N Tapes	Outside
9	Naked and Famous	Passive Me, Aggressive You
8	Bear Hands	Burning Bush Supper Club
7	Matt & Kim	Sidewalks
6	Kings of Leon	Come Around Sundown
5	Cage The Elephant	Thank You Happy Birthday
4	Iron and Wine	Kiss Each Other Clean
3	Decemberists	The King Is Dead
2	Bright Eyes	The People’s Key
1	Cold War Kids	Mine Is Yours