A funny little song from the forthcoming Neverever EP, Shake-A-Baby. The title: “Mexicoco.” It’s the kind of song that would have been a surf pop hit in the 60s if it had a better recording going for it. I can see leagues of teenage girls chewing gum and gossiping
If you’re into highlife music and afrobeat, listen up. You might miss out on a copy of this forthcoming EP from Janka Nabay & the Bubu Gang, An Letah. It’s coming out via True Panther Sounds on March 20th, and Janka Nabay should have a full-length album dropping
SWiSHeR. by LiL JaBBA FACT turned me on to an interesting little footwork project: Lil JaBBA. It’s got the quick, speedy beats and relentless vocal samples usually found in footwork and juke music, but uses a bit of noise and a lo-fi recording style to add some grit to
(This stream will be removed on Feb. 5th) Right here on the Needle Drop, we’re premiering a full stream of the new Steve Moore / Majeure, Brainstorm. It’s out via Temporary Residence. Though Moore and Majeure have made some considerable noise in the past with their respective solo efforts,
MP3 A track from the new 6-track EP from New York’s Homeboy Sandman. He’s got a pretty bold description for it, too: “6 rap songs with content no one has ever rapped about before in the history of rap music. Unfortunately not a very difficult thing to do.
always in postscript by willamette Some soothing, ambient drones coming through on this new Williamette release, Always In Postscript. It’s out now digitally, but there’s a limited edition 10″ available as well. While the music on Always has that formless quality most ambient songs do, there’s a
MP3 A track from the forthcoming Eric Chenaux album, Guitar & Voice, which is looking at a March 6th release date through Constellation. Though the title of this album might seem like it’s telling listeners how little they’re getting, that’s not the case. Rather, the title is
D A Y B R E A K by Mecca:83 On his latest set of tracks, D A Y B R E A K, Mecca:83 masters the gentle instrumental, creating a series of grooves that are light on the ears. Seems the UK producer has a lot of
On Lana Del Rey’s new album, the American singer-songwriter brings a fresh approach to baroque pop, but doesn’t really bring the depth or substance to back it up. WATCH THE REVIEW
On Nehru Jackets, New York rapper Heems rekindles the witty and hilarious rhymes that made me so interested in his main project, Das Racist, in the first place. WATCH THE REVIEW
