The Needle Drop
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Savages Go Silent, and The Haxan Cloak Excavates
This week on the Needle Drop, were diving into the latest releases from post-punk outfit Savages and dark ambient producer the Haxan Cloak. Well also be listening to new music from Norwegian singer-songwriter Jenny Hval.
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Experimental Saxophone and Twelve Reasons To Die
On this weeks episode of The Needle Drop, were taking a listen to new tracks from MGMT, Co La, and Savages. Well also be sampling from the latest full-lengths by saxophonist Colin Stetson and New York emcee Ghostface Killah.
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Wakin On A Daze and A King Remembered In Time
This week on The Needle Drop, weve got new tracks from Gold Panda, Holograms, and more. Well also be diving into the latest full-length releases from MIssissippi rapper Big K.R.I.T. and psychedelic singer-songwriter Kurt Vile.
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James Blake Shakes The Habitual
On this weeks episode of The Needle Drop, were featuring brand new tracks from TNGHT, Young Fathers, and Queens of the Stone Age. Well also be sampling the latest full-lengths from The Knife and James Blake.
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Nostalchic Hits The Waves
This Week on The Needle Drop, were looking into the latest releases from Lapalux and The Mary Onettes. Well also be trying out brand new tracks from Phosphorescent, Deerhunter, , and Cold Cave.
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Nordic Rock 'n' Roll and The Drones
This week on The Needle Drop, were checking out some new tracks from The Mary Onettes, Mikal Cronin, and Mount Kimbie. Well also be sampling tracks from the latest releases from KEN mode, The Drones, Kvelertak.
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The Next Day For Diane Young
This week on The Needle Drop, were tripping through some of the latest tracks from Vampire Weekend, The Knife, Savages, and more. Well also be visiting with the latest full-length release from the one and only David Bowie.
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Gloomy Trap and Abstract Electronics
This week on The Needle Drop, were diving into the latest releases from Shlohmo and Autechre. Well also be trying out new tracks from Kylesa, Smith Westerns, and more.
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The Needle Drops on SXSW
Austin, Texas is the epicenter of the music world, at least for the next few days. The South By Southwest Music Festival got underway Tuesday. Every year, well known acts and up-and-comers from all genres of popular music make the trip to Austin. The Needle Drops Anthony Fantano, the internets busiest music nerd is in Austin for the festival. We caught up with Anthony to see whats catchi...
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Grave Babies Run Amok
This week on The Needle Drop, weve got new tracks from Call of the Void, SoapSkin, Roomrunner, and more. Well also be sampling the latest full-lengths from Atoms For Peace and Grave Babies.
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Warm Soda and You're Nothing
This week on The Needle Drop, were diving into new releases from Warm Soda and Iceage. Well also be sampling brand new tracks from Matmos, Shlohmo, Saltland, and more.
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Beach Fossils and Soiled Denim
This week on The Needle Drop, were sampling music from the latest releases by bands such as Iceage, Pissed Jeans, and Veronica Falls. Well also be taking a deeper listen into the latest Beach Fossils LP, Clash The Truth.
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Bloody Valentines and Cough Coughs
This week on The Needle Drop, were trying out new tracks from Grave Babies, Beach Fossils, and Fat History Month. Well also be diving into the latest releases from Everything Everything and My Bloody Valentine.
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Bukes, Gases, and Oddfellows
This week on The Needle Drop, weve got new tracks from the likes of Colin Stetson, Nails, Bonobo, and more. Well also be diving into the latest releases from Tomhawk and Buke and Gase.
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Screamo Comrades and Moving Bodies
This week on the Needle Drop, weve got new tracks from California X, Oliver, Akron/Familiy, and more. Well also be diving into the latest releases from electronic producer Gold Panda, math rock band This Town Needs Guns, and screamo outfit Comadre.
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21st Century Masters and Almond Milk Paradises
This week on The Needle Drop, were looking at the latest releases from pop/rock revivalists Foxygen, and experimental rapper Milo. Well also be hearing new tracks from Factory Floor and Low.
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My Favorite Music of 2012: Part 5
Its our 5th and final installment of music off of my favorite records of 2012. Thanks for listening, and I hope to have turned you on to some music you love over the course of this year-end series. 2013! Lets do this!
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My Favorite Music of 2012: Part 4
This week on The Needle Drop, its the shows fourth installment in our look back at some of the best records of 2012--dont worry, were almost done. Well be flying through releases from TNGHT, Dope Body, Holograms, iamamiwhoami, and more.
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My Favorite Music of 2012: Part 3
This week on The Needle Drop, we head further into my favorite albums of 2012 with my third episode in this series.
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Where The Needle Drops: Live! Best of 2012
Yes, I know - the easiest thing in the world is to come up with lists of things at the end of the year. Best movies, best shows, and of course best music. But heres the thing: Everyone loves them! I love them because I never have the time to dig through all of the music thats out there in the world. Thats why we turn to our friend Anthony Fantano - host of The Needle Drop. Its a...
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My Favorite Music of 2012: Part 2
This week on The Needle Drop, we continue our revisit to some of the best releases 2012 had to offer. We bring tracks from SoapSkin, Spiritualized, Bit K.R.I.T., BADBADNOTGOOD, and more!
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My Favorite Music of 2012: Part 1
This week on The Needle Drop, were starting our revisit to the best records of 2012. Well be doing it for the next several episodes, actually. Here, were revisiting past releases from post-punkers Cloud Nothings, electronic jazz experimentalists Portico Quartet, and pained singer-songwriter Perfume Genius.
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Angel Olsen Gets Evens
This week on The Needle Drop, weve got new tracks from Zoo Babies, Dumbo Gets Mad, and Holly Herndon. Well also be diving into the latest releases from D.C. underground vets the Evens and up-and-coming singer-songwriter Angel Olsen.
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Greed Waltzes and the Order of Noise
This week on the show, weve got new tracks from the likes of Michael Price, Voivod, Veronica Falls, and Susanne Sundfor. Well also be diving into the latest full-length effort from UK music producer Vessel.
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Sweet Beats and Vintage Folk
This week on the Needle Drop, weve got new tunes from Hot Sugar, M-O-D, Code Orange Kids, Dumbo Gets Mad, and more. Well also be diving into the latest album from singer-songwriter Jessica Pratt.
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Luxury Problems and Dripping Piles
This week on the Needle Drop, weve got new tracks from Diamond Rings, Dirty Projectors, and folk singer Jessica Pratt. Well also be diving into the latest releases from Andy Stott and Pile.
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NO LOVE and Conscious Rap
This week on the Needle Drop, were listening to new tracks from Holy Ghost!, Daphni, and Jean Grae. Well also be playing tracks off the lastest releases from Macklemore and Death Grips.
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Godspeed Returns and Some Psych Rock Jams
This week on the Needle Drop, were playing the latest tracks from Haleek Maul, How to Destroy Angels, Rhye, and the Babies. Well also be diving into the colorfully psychedelic sounds of the new Tame Impala LP, Lonerism, as well as the full-length return of post-rock heavyweights, Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
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Deerhoofs and Mountain Goats
This week on the Needle Drop, weve got new tracks from Stalin Gardens, Fins, Foxygen, and the Bad Plus. Were also diving into the latest full-length releases from Deerhoof and the Mountain Goats.
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Beats, Beats, and More Beats
This week on the Needle Drop, were diving into the latest beatmusic albums from Flying Lotus and the Gaslamp Killer. Both are at the forefront of some pretty interesting musical ideas right now with their respective albums, Until the Quiet Comes and Breakthrough.
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An Emo Revival and Grizzly Bear Brings Sheilds
This week on the Needle Drop, were exploring new tracks from a variety of genres from Flatlander, METZ, Dinosaur Jr., and the Bruiser Brigade. Well also be diving into the latest albums from Grizzly Bear and Title Fight.
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Falsetto Freak Folk and a Cumbia Explosion
In addition to our usual assembly of new tracks and singles, well also be diving into the latest album from Woods, Bend Beyond. The album is a pretty awesome and modern take on psychedelic folk, being graced with the bands usual falsetto vocals. Weve also got new tracks from Ondatropicas self-titled debut. The Columbian cumbia supergroup is defying genre with over an hour of music on their...
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Witty Songwriters and a Tribute to Japan
This week on the Needle Drop, weve got new tracks from Dustin Wong, the Gaslamp Killer, Rustie, and Converge. Well also be diving into the latest album releases from singer-songwriters Cat Power and Jens Lekman.
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Moody Dance Pop and Some Heady House
This week on the Needle Drop, weve got new tracks from Ondatropica and the Meridian Brothers. Well also be trying out the latest releases from Matthew Dear and Four Tet.
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Dreamy Pop and Snarky Rock
This week on the show, were trying out new tracks from Flying Lotus, Holy Others, Krule Kid, and more. Were also diving into the latest LPs from Wild Nothing and Parquet Courts.
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Desaparecidos Are Back, and Get Some Lo-Fi Hi-Fives
This week on the Needle Drop, weve got new tracks from Grizzly Bear, Jessie Ware, Airhead, and Matthew Dear. Well also be serving up a load of tracks from the new R. Stevie Moore compilation, Lo Fi Hi Fives.
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