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By Anthony Fantano
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Podcast Description
The Needle Drop is a weekly independent music podcast that beats up weakly independent music podcasts. It's hosted by Anthony Fantano: a music dork who lives in the Constitution State of Connecticut where he goes to shows, buys records, breaks hearts, and runs a blog popular among music lovers and French aristocrats.
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Electronic Jazz and Sharon Van Etten | This week on the Needle Drop, we're sampling tracks from Tramp, the latest album from Brooklyn singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten. We'll also be listening to the schizophrenic pop stylings of of Montreal, and a hybrid of jazz and electronica on the new, self-titled Portico Quartet album. | 2/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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One Electronic Groove After Another | This week on the Needle Drop we've got new electronica, hip hop, and pop from Big K.R.I.T., Evian Christ, John Talabot, and Jack White. | 2/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eccentric Art Pop and Unsettling Noise Rock | This week on the Needle Drop, we've got tracks via the latest releases from Chairlift, Gonjasufi, Pop. 1280, and more. | 2/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Youthful Punk Rock Tunes and Indie Folk Sisters | This week on the Needle Drop, we look into the latest release from the Swedish sister singer-songwriter duo First Aid Kit. We'll also be indulging in some experimental hip hop from young fathers, and a smattering of punk and post-hardcore from Cloud Nothings. | 1/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Odd Indie Folk and Experimental Beats | This week on the Needle Drop, we've got new tracks from Zammuto, Jonti, and the Act of Estimating as Worthless. | 1/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Favorite Albums of 2011 PT. 4 | This is part three of the Needle Drop's show series tributing the best records of 2011. In this episode, we look back on new records from Thundercat, The Log.Os, La Dispute, Veronica Falls, and more. | 1/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Favorite Albums of 2011 PT. 3 | This is part three of the Needle Drop's show series tributing the best records of 2011. In this episode, we look back on new records from Battles, Iceage, Africa Hitech, and more. | 1/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Favorite Albums of 2011 PT. 2 | This is part two of the Needle Drop's show series tributing the best records of 2011. In this episode, we look back on new records from Fleet Foxes, Crystal Stilts, Big K.R.I.T., and Holy Ghost!. | 12/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Favorite Albums of 2011 PT. 1 | This is part one of the Needle Drop's show series tributing the best records of 2011. In this episode, we look back on new records from Nicolas Jaar, Colin Stetson, and PJ Harvey. | 12/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ambient Classical and a Blend of Different Metals | This week on the Needle Drop, we've got new music from the latest Jacaszek album, Glimmer. It's a plesant blend of classical instrumentation, and ambient songstructures. Plus, it's complimented with a few electronic elements as well. We've also got a blend of different metal styles coming off the new Cormorant album, Dwellings, as well as a posthumous album from music producer Nujabes. ... | 12/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
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