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The Needle Drop's Anthony Fantano Recommends New Ear Candy

Chion Wolf
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WNPR

Anthony Fantano, host of The Needle Drop, came by WNPR studios and shared a few of his latest favorite musical sounds.

Appearing on WNPR's Where We Live, Fantano told host John Dankosky that it's been the best musical year that he can remember.

Two themes emerged from Fantano's picks. "Replayability" is a big factor for him. Why buy an album when you only listen to it once? The other theme is the role of stories in these songs. Several of the songs in his list have terrific stories within them, especially Sun Kil Moon's "Micheline" and Clipping's "Story 2."

"The Internet's Busiest Music Nerd" shared some of his favorite songs - what are some of yours? Leave your picks in the comments section.

Timber Timbre: "Hot Dreams"

Ariel Pink: "White Freckles"

FKA Twigs: "Numbers"

Flying Lotus: "Moment of Hesitation"

Liars: "Mess on a Mission"

Neil Cicierega: "Numbers"

Behemoth: "Blow Your Trumpets" (Explicit language)

Clipping: "Story 2" (Explicit language)

Freddie Gibbs and Madlib: "Knicks" (Explicit lyrics)

Sun Kil Moon: "Micheline"

Swans: "A Little God in My Hands"

Here's a little something extra that we didn't talk about on the show.

Iceage: The Lord’s Favorite 

Tucker Ives is WNPR's morning news producer.

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