The Needle Drop

Anthony "the internet's busiest music nerd" Fantano runs a b/vlog about all things related to various indie rock, pop, hip-hop, metal and electronic musics. He's most known for his Youtube channel in which he gives his brief opinon about a work in a digestable, agreeable, and sometimes funny way. His rating scale is based on a scale from 0 to 10 and he likes to throw around words like "light" or "strong" when rating them. He was awarded with a /mu/ award for "Best Review Website or Blog".

Album of the Year Winners

 * 2009: Fever Ray - Fever Ray
 * 2010: LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
 * 2011: Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
 * 2012: Death Grips - The Money Store
 * 2013: Tim Hecker - Virgins
 * 2014: Swans - To Be Kind
 * 2015: Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly
 * 2016: Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
 * 2017: Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
 * 2018: Daughters - You Won't Get What You Want
 * 2019: Charli XCX - Charli
 * 2020: Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure?
 * 2021: Spellling - The Turning Wheel