the needle drop
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MP3 Taking inspiration from the American Civil War, Goldmund’s latest album is a series of piano-interpreted folk songs from that era. “Shenandoah” is the first song to drop from the album, and it glimmers with beauty and hope. The acoustic guitar playing–which is a surprising and welcome addition
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On her latest album, Metals, Canadian singer-songwriter Leslie Feist brings a set of songs that feel much older than the tracks that were on her last album, the Reminder. That album was released only four years ago, but Metals‘ dreary, grey aesthetic makes the distance between these two albums feel
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New audio album review! Yes! Just like the Big Troubles review, I’m accompanied by my good friend Derek Ljongquist. First off, I want to APOLOGIZE for the terrible quality of this audio recording. I had technical difficulties recording this Skype conversation, and I find it funny that I review
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Dead End Hip Hop and the Needle Drop team up once again for a review. This time, it’s focused on the new Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire mixtape, Lost In Translation. Here’s the description from Dead End Hip Hop’s YouTube channel: “Brooklyn MC Mr. Muthafuckin’ Exquire is starting to
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La Dispute’s Wildlife is a fantastic and rewarding gauntlet of emotional rock music. Even if post-hardcore isn’t in your comfort zone, this album is worth a shot. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On the Future Islands’ new album, they continue breeding the simple, bare, and dramatic style of synth pop that caught ears in 2010 on the group’s last album, In Evening Air. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On his latest solo effort, legendary producer 9th Wonder invites some of his favorite MCs to spit over his beats and celebrate his relevancy as a fixture in hip hop. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On his first official full-length album on Roc Nation, rapper and producer J. Cole takes the talents he’s been perfecting on past mixtapes and goes big time with them. WATCH THE REVIEW
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BADBADNOTGOOD is a Canadian jazz trio, and the outfit’s latest self-release is a series of instrumental reinventions of classic hip hop beats. WATCH THE REVIEW
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A hard-as-nails combination of black metal and thrash on Absu’s latest album, Abzu. It’s coming out this week via Candlelight. Enjoy!
