Keith Kenniff har masser af jern i ilden. Som jeg tidligere har skrevet, udkommer han snart under projektet Mint Julep med sin ægtefælde på vokal, og der skulle også være et nyt Helios album på vej i år. Nu lader han også op til næste Goldmund album med nummeret Shenandoa , som du kan lytte til herunder. Albummet med titlen All Will Prospe r udkommer omkring den 14. novemeber (foreløbig dato). Det vil bestå af række fortolkninger af folkesange fra den amerikanske borgerkrig — en periode, Kenniff har en særlig interesse for. Tracklisten [...]
Hey, everyone! Hope you're well. Anthony Fantano, here. Internet's Busiest Music Nerd. You know! Alright, it's time for another track review. Punching them out right now, and I'm getting to talking about an artist I promised I'd lay an opinion on: Evidence. This dude is a West Coast MC, and I've been conscious of this buy for a little while. A friend of mine in college turned me on to Dilated Peoples, which kinda fit my hunger for conscious hip hop at the time. However, for some reason, I didn't really stick with these guys and Evidence like [...]
Hello, my Needle Drops. Wow, that looks weird typed to me. Well, let's move on. Track review time. 'Nother text one. Hey, when y'all read this, do you hear it in your heads as my voice? Weird, right? Right now, we're focusing on a track from a death metal album I was smitten with a few weeks back: Azarath's Blasphemers' Maledictions . These guys are from Poland, and this is their fifth album if I'm correct. In previous reviews, I've been really open about my thoughts on death metal. I've got a bigger crush on [...]
Hey, everybody. Trying out this text thing for a quick second so I can get it together and talk about a few records that sorta fell by the wayside for me. In this post, I'd like to talk up the new Phonte album a little bit. The title of this album is Charity Starts at Home , and I was pretty sure I'd review it the day it dropped. But September 27th proved to be way too saturated with new releases and this LP wasn't holding my attention like I hoped it would. [...]
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 for a Goldmund album-adds a lot more flavor than I expected. This dude, Keith Kenniff, really has a great ear for melody. This album, All Will Prosper , is set to drop on Western Vinyl , and is currently up for pre-order.
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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 so much wider. WATCH THE REVIEW
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 records despite the fact that I can't get a simple Skype convo recorded correctly. Ah, mistakes ! Well, I'm determined to make this shiz happen, so let's continue: This review, my friend and I are talking about the new Youth Lagoon album [...]
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 make some noise. With the breakout of the Huzzah remix featuring Das Racist, El-P, Danny Brown, and Despot, people have started to take notice. We linked up with The Needledrop again for this album review. Take a listen and see what Dead End Hip Hop has to say about [...]
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
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
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
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
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!
Needle Drop by R. Stevie Moore It seems my voice turns up in a big way on R. Stevie Moore's latest Bandcamp release, Space Bar . I'm all over the last track for some reason. I know I name-checked him in the review, but I'm pretty sure the guy knows I'm a fan. I mean, I've even bought music off of him via e-mail. I dunno. I just think it's hilarious. And to be honest, I've partially forgotten what review he's even sampling, hah. I think it's my Ariel Pink review, but I [...]
Wild Flag's self-titled debut album is a light, fun, and upbeat reformation for these indie rock veterans. I think some longtime fans-especially those in the Sleater-Kinney camp-will expect a little bit more. That's fine and understandable. I feel the same way to an extent. However, after several listens, the simplicity of this album no longer bugged me. Instead, it made this album catchy and invigorating. These ladies know what complicated music is, and this project is obviously a conscious effort to make something more straightforward, you know? This album is a handful of tracks that [...]
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