Top 40 of 2.25.11

Spring break approaches, and the music is reflecting it! Catchy, warm, and poppy music dominates the charts again… with the unusually charming Conor Oberst coming out on top. So enjoy the weather getting warmer, and enjoy this week’s Top 40. We don’t have many newcomers, leaving the spaces wide open for next week’s new music.

	Artist	Album	iTunes	Amazon
40	Fierce Creatures	I Mostri Feroci	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/satan-is-a-vampire/id374307769?uo=4″ title=”Fierce_Creatures-I_Mostri_Feroci_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B003O24TQC” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
39	Serra	La Sera
38	Dum Dum Girls	He Gets Me High	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/dum-dum-girls/id340050411?uo=4″ title=”Dum_Dum_Girls”]
37	Mogwai	Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/mogwai/id2989748?uo=4″ title=”Mogwai”]	[amazon_link id=”B004LL2Z7K” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
36	The Boxer Rebellion	The Cold Still	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/both-sides-are-even/id408508275?uo=4″ title=”The_Boxer_Rebellion-The_Cold_Still_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B001RJQITK” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
35	Ringside	Lost Days [EP]	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lost-days-feat-ben-harper/id412668567?uo=4″ title=”Ringside-Lost_Days_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004HO8O6C” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
34	Tristen	Charlatans At The Garden Gate	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/baby-drugs/id414285551?uo=4″ title=”Tristen-Charlatans_At_the_Garden_Gate_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004IXB482″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
33	Plan B	The Defamation of Strickland Banks	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/plan-b/id4157686?uo=4″ title=”Plan_B”]	[amazon_link id=”B003VCULOY” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
32	A House For Lions	I Want Us To Be Remembered	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/let-back/id400599414?uo=4″ title=”A_House_For_Lions-I_Want_Us_To_Be_Remembered_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B0049O3NB6″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
31	Kitten	Sunday School	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kitten-with-a-whip/id396517456?uo=4″ title=”Kitten-Sunday_School_-_EP_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B0046OVBD6″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
30	Grouplove	Grouplove [EP]	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/colours/id413922867?uo=4″ title=”Grouplove-Grouplove_-_EP_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004IKQHBY” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
29	Mnemonic Sounds	Muscle Memories	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-past-is-pending/id383418843?uo=4″ title=”Mnemonic_Sounds-Muscle_Memories_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B003WNVMK4″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
28	Last Royals	The Last Royals [EP]	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/crystal-vases/id404835153?uo=4″ title=”The_Last_Royals-The_Last_Royals_-_EP_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004BSAALQ” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
27	Now Now	Neighbors	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/giants/id407431320?uo=4″ title=”Now_Now-Neighbors_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004F9UPEI” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
26	Young Galaxy	Shapeshifting	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/young-galaxy/id206698518?uo=4″ title=”Young_Galaxy”]	[amazon_link id=”B000QR1Q82″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
25	The Low Anthem	Smart Flesh
24	Veils	Troubles of the Brain [EP]	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-stars-came-out-once-lights/id410661800?uo=4″ title=”The_Veils-Troubles_of_the_Brain_-_EP_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004GLGSOQ” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
23	Dom	Sunbronzed Greek Gods
22	Asobi Seksu	Fluorescence	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/asobi-seksu/id27762246?uo=4″ title=”Asobi_Seksu”]	[amazon_link id=”B004LL1G98″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
21	Young Man	Boy [EP]	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/home-alone/id385651367?uo=4″ title=”Young_man-Boy_(Bonus_Version)_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B003YOBDT6″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
20	Papercuts	Fading Me	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/papercuts/id64383507?uo=4″ title=”Papercuts”]
19	Jessica Lea Mayfield	Tell Me
18	Crocodiles	Sleep Forever	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sleep-forever/id389977978?uo=4″ title=”Crocodiles-Sleep_Forever_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B0041KQFMC” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
17	Diamond Rings	Special Affections	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/you-me/id396318004?uo=4″ title=”Diamond_Rings-Special_Affections_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B0045QKVE0″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
16	Monogold	The Softest Gold	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/spirit-or-something/id416165844?uo=4″ title=”Monogold-The_Softest_Glow_(Album)”]
15	Funeral Party	Live at the BBC	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/just-because-kids-of-88-remix/id414262683?uo=4″ title=”Funeral_Party-Live_At_the_BBC_-_EP_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004IUAQPM” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
14	Social Distortion	Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/machine-gun-blues/id401558211?uo=4″ title=”Social_Distortion-Hard_Times_and_Nursery_Rhymes_(Deluxe_Edition)_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004HU6YZ4″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
13	Middle Brother	Middle Brother
12	Get Up Kids	There Are Rules	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-widow-paris/id408480062?uo=4″ title=”The_Get_Up_Kids-There_Are_Rules_(Bonus_Track_Version)_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004FYO2VU” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
11	Tapes N Tapes	Outside	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/freak-out/id406037900?uo=4″ title=”Tapes_n_Tapes-Outside_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004EZ3AKY” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
10	Naked and Famous	Passive Me, Aggressive You	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-naked-and-famous/id278307603?uo=4″ title=”The_Naked_and_Famous”]	[amazon_link id=”B004B3HE24″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
9	Tennis	Cape Dory
8	Bear Hands	Burning Bush Supper Club	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/crime-pays/id399225888?uo=4″ title=”Bear_Hands-Burning_Bush_Supper_Club_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B00480AGL6″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
7	Matt & Kim	Sidewalks	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cameras/id394022266?uo=4″ title=”Matt_Kim-Sidewalks_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B0043XSTAI” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
6	Smith Westerns	Dye It Blonde	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dye-the-world/id412978341?uo=4″ title=”Smith_Westerns-Dye_It_Blonde_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004I2HUOU” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
5	Cage The Elephant	Thank You Happy Birthday	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shake-me-down/id409370037?uo=4″ title=”Cage_the_Elephant-Thank_You_Happy_Birthday_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004GNQ6UA” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
4	Iron and Wine	Kiss Each Other Clean	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/me-and-lazarus/id407541301?uo=4″ title=”Iron_Wine-Kiss_Each_Other_Clean_(Deluxe_Version)_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004IJX0UQ” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
3	Decemberists	The King Is Dead	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/january-hymn/id407622045?uo=4″ title=”The_Decemberists-The_King_Is_Dead_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004HAG40O” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
2	Cold War Kids	Mine Is Yours	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mine-is-yours/id414717171?uo=4″ title=”Cold_War_Kids-Mine_Is_Yours_(Deluxe_Version)_(Album)”]	[amazon_link id=”B004J6G442″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]
1	Bright Eyes	The People’s Key	[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/bright-eyes/id6547614?uo=4″ title=”Bright_Eyes”]	[amazon_link id=”B004JXKVYO” target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]