Artist: the needle drop

On the new Lapalux EP, there's a lot of creativity to go around. Despite a lack of focus, the beats here are loaded with a bounty of different sounds and textures. WATCH THE REVIEW

On Portico Quartet's third album, the London-based band creates an impressive mixture of sounds from jazz and electronica. WATCH THE REVIEW

Download / RSS New music from Big K.R.I.T., Shlohmo, Evian Christ, the Gaye Blades, Heems, Jack White, Bowerbirds, John Talabot.

On his latest album, singer-songwriter presents exactly what this album's title suggests. I just wish the instrumentation sounded better. WATCH THE REVIEW

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On its latest album, California band Loma Prieta mixes its screamo roots with some pretty extreme sounds. WATCH THE REVIEW

On his debut album, Spanish electronic music producer creates one hypnotic groove after another, incorporating different sounds and ideas with each track. WATCH THE REVIEW

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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

Download / RSS New music freom First Aid Kit, Cloud Nothings, Young Fathers, Lapalux, Zeus, and of Montreal.

Gonjasufi's latest album shoots for many of the same sounds and ideas that made his full-length debut, but it ends up packing a less powerful punch. WATCH THE REVIEW

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW VIDEO Anthony Fantano runs his own music blog/youtube channel called "The Needle Drop". This week he has decided not to review another album but to protest against Sopa. His short speech is straight to the point, but vital for all music lovers to understand. Sopa is not about stopping piracy, it's about stopping your freedom. The Needle Drop: Twitter • Website PADDY Tags: Anthony Fantano , freedom , Pipa [...]

With some strong vocals and memorable songs, Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit retruns with it's second album. It's a helluva listen-even if the arranged instrumentation doesn't have that much character to it. WATCH THE REVIEW

Download / RSS Feed This week on the Needle Drop , we've got new music from Robert Glasper, Erykah Badu, Pop. 1280, the Shins, the Magnetic Fields, Gonjasufi, Nicolas Jaar, Zammuto, Jonti, and the Act of Estimating as Worthless.

On his sophomore album, Schoolboy Q chases after a number of different sounds and personalities. For me, it's kinda hit-or-miss, but there are still tracks on here that make it worthwhile to visit this album at least once. WATCH THE REVIEW

Cloud Nothings' latest album is a lean and muscular improvement on the lo-fi sound the band used to deal in just a year ago. WATCH THE REVIEW

What are some of your favorite music movies? Why? Why do we feel the need to play out the lives of some of our favorites artists and musical movements in film? What's your favorite music documentary? Would you like to see your favorite music artist(s) in a movie? Have you already? What's your favorite soundtrack? Has your favorite artist ever composed a soundtrack? Do you own tons of DVDs or Blu Rays? Are any of them music movies? Are you tired of reading questions? OK, I'll stop. Love you

Download / RSS Feed This is part four of our series looking back on the best records of 2011. It's the final installment.

Come Sunday is the second installment of traditional songs and spirituals from jazz veterans Charlie Haden and Hank Jones. I don't prefer it to the first album the duo released, Steal Away, but it's an enjoyable listen for fans of this genre. WATCH THE REVIEW