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The Needle Drop: 04-16-11

Series: The Needle Drop
From: WNPR
Length: 00:57:08

New music from Crystal Stilts, Timber Timbre, and more. Read the full description.

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This week on the Needle Drop, rock 'n' roll gets a dark and hazy makeover with Crystal Stilts' latest album, In Love With Oblivion. We've also got tracks from one of the creepiest bands to come out of Canada: Timber TImbre.

We've visit with those two albums and hear even more from Natural Child, Grouper, and the Shivers.

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Piece Description

This week on the Needle Drop, rock 'n' roll gets a dark and hazy makeover with Crystal Stilts' latest album, In Love With Oblivion. We've also got tracks from one of the creepiest bands to come out of Canada: Timber TImbre.

We've visit with those two albums and hear even more from Natural Child, Grouper, and the Shivers.

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
HARD WORKIN MAN NATURAL CHILD 1971. INFINITY CAT 2011 00:00
ALIEN OBSERVER (TEEN DAZE REMIX) GROUPER A I A. SELF-RELEASED 2011 00:00
USED TO BE THE SHIVERS MORE. Silence Breaks 2011 00:00
CAMERA DAY ZEROH G7 UNIVERSITY. SELF-RELEASED 2011 00:00
CHOCOBO ZEROH G7 UNIVERSITY. SELF-RELEASED 2011 00:00
TROUBLED AND DONE BALKANS BALKANS. DOUBLE PHANTOM 2011 00:00
DARK KNIGHT MT BEARINGTON Love Buttons. Safety Meeting Records 2011 00:00
Sixteen Ways Vivian Girls Share the Joy. Polyvinyl 2011 00:00
Take It As It Comes Vivian Girls Share the Joy. Polyvinyl 2011 00:00
Blood Barons Crystal Stilts In Love With Oblivion. SLUMBERLAND 2011 00:00
Precarious Stair Crystal Stilts In Love With Oblivion. SLUMBERLAND 2011 00:00
DO I HAVE POWER TIMBER TIMBRE CREEP ON CREEPIN' ON. ARTS & CRAFTS 2011 00:00
LONESOME HUNTER TIMBER TIMBRE CREEP ON CREEPIN' ON. ARTS & CRAFTS 2011 00:00

Additional Credits

Produced by Anthony Fantano with support from WNPR in Hartford, CT.

Related Website

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