Artist · chart history
The Lashes
Band Seattle United States Active 2000–2008
The Lashes formed in 2000 in Seattle, United States and was active until 2008. The Lashes has 4 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 2004–2006. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Sometimes The Sun”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #84. The station that charted The Lashes most often is 107.7 The End (Seattle, WA), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2005.
The Lashes got going in Seattle in 2000, and they played power pop the way it ought to be played: loud, fast and catchy. Their Stupid Stupid EP came out on Lookout! Records in 2004, produced by John Goodmanson, and "Death by Mixtape" is pure sugar-rush: buzzing guitars, a chorus made for shouting along, and a title any record-store kid could love.
Goodmanson stayed on for the debut album, Get It, which Columbia released in 2006, with "Sometimes the Sun" showing a slightly sunnier, more polished side of the band without losing the kick.
In May 2007, guitarist Eric Howk was badly hurt in a fall into a hole at a construction site and left paralyzed from the waist down, and a benefit was held later that month to help with his medical bills. The band went quiet in 2008, and singer Ben Lashes went on to work as a talent manager.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Lashes on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sometimes The Sun | 3 | #84 | – | 2006 | |
| 2 | Death by Mixtape | 1 | #66 | – | 2004 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 93 | Sometimes The Sun | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2006 |
| 2006 | 145 (tie) | Sometimes The Sun | WBER Listener Countdown 2006 |
| 2005 | 84 | Sometimes The Sun | The End Top 107 Songs of 2005 |
| 2004 | 66 | Death by Mixtape | The End Top 77 Songs of 2004 |
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