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This week on the Needle Drop, we're sampling new albums from Liars, Bobby Womack, Open Mike Eagle, and Ty Segall. Covering all the bases from quirky art rap to tough-as-nails garage rock.

This week on the Needle Drop, we're sampling tracks from the latest releases from Swedish synth pop songstress iamamiwhoami, and piano rock warrior Fiona Apple.

This week on the Needle Drop, we're observing the dreamy, atmospheric sounds of hip hop beats from the new Clams Casino instrumental compilation. We're also giving the new Black Breath album a go, Sentenced to Life--not to mention trying out new tracks from Recondite, Grizzly Bear, and Fiona Apple.

This week on the Needle Drop, we're sampling a series of tracks from the new Mount Eerie album, Clear Moon. It's the most serene release to come from the longstanding experimental folk and rock project. We'll also be laying out a gauntlet of tracks from new singles and forthcoming albums. Be on the lookout for names like Savages, Slugabed, Ondatropica, and more!

This week on the Needle Drop, we're exploring the latest albums from weirdo rockers Dope Body, and we'll be sampling some hardcore hip hop off Georgia rapper Killer Mike's new album, R.A.P. Music.

Every few months, "the internet's busiest music nerd" joins us to share some of his favorite new tracks. Anthony Fantano is the man behind The Needle Drop, which is a blog, YouTube channel and a public radio show that can be heard on WNPR at 10pm on Saturday nights.  Mr. Fantano was recently name-dropped by David Byrne...making him even more of a rock star in our eyes. We're not the only on...

This week on the Needle Drop, we're sampling the latest releases from Beach House and Squarepusher. We'll also be trying new tracks from Girl Unit, Luke Abbott, and Fergus & Geronimo.

This week on the needle drop we've got new tracks from Animal Collective, Four Tet, and TNGHT. We'll also be exploring tracks from the latest albums released by the Flaming Lips, OFF!, and Lone.

This week on the Needle Drop, we've got a deep look into two new albums from Torche and Billy Woods. D.C. MC Billy Woods' latest album is a hardcore hip hop mutation that'll grit teeth and chill spines with it's aggressive personality and gritty imagery. Torche's latest effort, Harmonicraft, is about the catchiest album of loudrock tunes you'll hear this month.

This week on the Needle Drop, we're trying out new tracks from R. Stevie Moore, St. Vincent, and Dweller On the Threshold. We'll also be scoping some new remixes of material from Battles' 2011 album Gloss Drop, and a full set of songs from the new Death Grips album, the Money Store.