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Piece Description
This week on The Needle Drop, it's the latest album from California's The Morning Benders, Big Echo. This LP takes a big hint from the early days of rock and roll, but not the dirty underbelly of the genre. Rather, it's the high-production end, influenced by guys like Phil Spector. Grizzly Bear member Chris Taylor gets some co-production credits on Big Echo, so you know the sound quality is there.
We've also got the new Ted Leo album, The Brutalist Bricks. Leo comes off like a real rock vet on this release, bringing a ton of experience and passion to each song. It's pop punk with a strong singer-songwriter sentiment.
All that and 7''s from Awesome Color and Summer cats.
Broadcast History
This episode originally aired on March 13th.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Even Heroes Have To Die | Ted Leo and the Pharmacists | The Brutalist Bricks. | Matador Recs | 00:00 | |
| where was my brain? | Ted Leo and the Pharmacists | The Brutalist Bricks. | Matador Recs | 00:00 | |
| gimme the wire | Ted Leo and the Pharmacists | The Brutalist Bricks. | Matador Recs | 00:00 | |
| bottled in cork | Ted Leo and the Pharmacists | The Brutalist Bricks. | Matador Recs | 00:00 | |
| last days | Ted Leo and the Pharmacists | The Brutalist Bricks. | Matador Recs | 00:00 | |
| your timetable | summer cats | your timetable 7''. | slumberland | 00:00 | |
| tv guide | summer cats | your timetable 7''. | slumberland | 00:00 | |
| flying | awesome color | flying 7''. | hat energy | 00:00 | |
| i.o.u. | awesome color | flying 7''. | hat energy | 00:00 | |
| the dead dog | portugal. the man | american ghetto. | 00:00 | ||
| excuses | the morning benders | big echo. | Rough Trade | 00:00 | |
| promises | the morning benders | big echo. | Rough Trade | 00:00 | |
| wet cement | the morning benders | big echo. | Rough Trade | 00:00 | |
| all day daylight | the morning benders | big echo. | Rough Trade | 00:00 |
Additional Files
- Show Promo (The_Needle_Drop_03-13-10_Ted_Leo_Promo.mp3)
Additional Credits
Produced by Anthony Fantano w/support from WNPR in Hartford, CT.
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