• Home
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Editorial
  • Opinion
  • Loved List
  • Stats
More...
The Needle Drop
Join
  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Editorial
  • Opinion
  • Loved List
  • Stats
More...
The Needle Drop
  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Editorial
  • Opinion
  • Loved List
  • Stats

  • May 8 black metal

    The Soft Pink Truth - "Black Metal"

    The Needle Drop

    https://soundcloud.com/thrilljockey/the-soft-pink-truth-black Drew Daniel, best known as one half of Baltimore-based electronic music duo Matmos, is back with his first album in ten years under his handle The Soft Pink Truth. The album is, strangely enough, a love letter to the black metal genre – just in case

    Read More
  • May 8 avant-garde

    Various Artists - Anything for You: A Tribute to Swans

    The Needle Drop

    Are you one of the admirable few who’s managed to abstain from listening to Swans‘ massive new album To Be Kind? Hang in there – there’s only a handful of days left to go! But maybe you’ve already worn out their other 12 records waiting and need a

    Read More
  • May 8 album

    Cleared - Drown

    The Needle Drop

    https://soundcloud.com/immune-recordings/sets/cleared-drown/s-xINig In 2009 Steven Hess and Michael Vallera, two of the figureheads of Chicago’s experimental music underground, formed the duo Cleared. They conceived of a sort of trilogy, starting with their 2011 self-titled debut, continuing with 2012’s Breaking Day, and now finishing

    Read More
  • May 7 biggie apple

    Pearls Negras - "Guerreira"/Biggie Apple Mixtape

    The Needle Drop

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl76sGuxH78 via Tiny Mix Tapes The ladies of Rio de Janeiro hip hop trio Pearls Negras have a new video out for Biggie Apple cut “Guerreira.”  From their fiery flows to their blaring, lasering beats, Alice, Jeni, and Mari are indeed up to some

    Read More
  • May 7 Album Reviews

    Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots

    The Needle Drop

    Damon Albarn’s latest record may be slightly passionless and relentlessly dreary, but he delivers some stand-out songs throughout the tracklist here.

    Read More
  • May 7 Album Reviews

    Andrew Jackson Jihad - Christmas Island

    The Needle Drop

    With Christmas Island, Andrew Jackson Jihad comes through with what’s essentially their pop album. While the band brings plenty of concise tracks with straightforward instrumentation, they mostly lack the emotional impact of previous material–the instrumental finesse, too.

    Read More
  • May 7 2014

    Never Young - "Main Stacks"

    The Needle Drop

    Never Young whips out a sad, heart-stopping chord progression on “Main Stacks,” which is one of the many tracks featured on their new, cassette, Master Copy. If you’re looking for well-crafted guitars mixed with noise, and fed through some lo-fi recording tricks, then look for this thing on Father/

    Read More
  • May 6 Album Reviews

    BADBADNOTGOOD - III

    The Needle Drop

    BADBADNOTGOOD drops their most moody, lush, and orchestrated album yet.

    Read More
  • May 6 2014

    Savages - "Fuckers"

    The Needle Drop

    UK post-punk outfit Savages drop a cinematic live video of their recently released single, “Fuckers.” The footage is stunning, and the performance is, well, anything but concise. I wouldn’t call it sloppy, but the band definitely seems “in the zone” on this one. The almost 10-minute rendition of this

    Read More
  • May 6 chicago

    Mick Jenkins - "Who Else" (prod. TJ Osinulu)

    The Needle Drop

    https://soundcloud.com/mickjenkinsmusic/mick-jenkins-who-else-prod-tj-osinulu Mick Jenkins has really been impressing lately, namely with his last video for the macabre “Martyrs,” and now with his new single “Who Else.” The man is proving to be a hell of a wordsmith (“Piers Morgan my peers now”!) and his lyrics retain a

    Read More
  • Prev
  • Next
Featured Posts
Worst Albums of 2025

Worst Albums of 2025

Top 10 Worst Songs of 2025

Honorable Mentions of 2025

Genres
  • classic ➜
  • Country ➜
  • Electronic ➜
  • hip hop ➜
  • loud rock ➜
  • Pop ➜
  • rock ➜
  • Other ➜
Categories
  • Album Reviews ➜
  • Interviews ➜
  • News ➜
  • Opinion ➜
  • track reviews ➜
  • great albums ➜
The Needle Drop

Subscribe to The Needle Drop

Home of the internet's busiest music nerd

  • Sign up
  • About This Site
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Advertise With Us

© 2024 The Needle Drop - LG Media - Hosted on Digital Ocean