What's In My Bag № 512 August 2017

Anthony Fantano

The Needle Drop 9 albums picked

Anthony Nicholas Fantano is an American music critic and internet personality who runs The Needle Drop, a YouTube channel with a tie-in website and Twitch streaming channel. Self-billed as "The Internet's Busiest Music Nerd", as a social media influencer Fantano discusses and reviews music from a variety of genres online. He also runs the channel Fantano where he talks about events in the music industry solo or with guests and conducts interviews.

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Ep #512 · August 2017

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What Anthony Fantano said · 6 records

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Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone ·1966

"To me, this is one of her most chilling songs, and just to have it on vinyl is fantastic."

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Perils from the Sea

Mark Kozelek & Jimmy LaValle ·2013

"Some of the storytelling on this album I thought was pretty compelling... I actually find the beats on this one a little bit more pleasant and sparkly and really pretty on the ears... it's really kind of, again, an intimate, very pretty record all around."

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Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell ·1981

"I think Soft Cell doesn't get enough credit. I mean, 'Tainted Love' is a great song, but when you listen to the original mix of that track, kind of raw 12-inch version, and you listen to some of their older stuff, they're really dark."

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The Seer

Swans ·2012

"I don't know, I think this record is pretty underrated. I mean I loved it when it came out."

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They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants ·1986

"I feel like They Might Be Giants, they don't get enough credit because I think they're one of the most significant groups in pop in the 80s, y'know, as far as kind of eclectic, weird, silly kind of stuff. They were ahead of the curve on so many things."

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