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Japanese Heart Software could easily be the name of some a e s t h e t i c, vaporwavey project full of ironic 90's television samples; in reality, the name actually refers to the lo-fi sythpop created by Melbourne, Australia's Nat Chippy. "Loner," off Japanese Heart Software's new release Lonely Hearts, blends driving percussion … Continue reading Daily Discovery-Japanese Heart Software-Loner
Part 3 of the 2019 Deutschtown Music Festival In Review Photo "borrowed" from the band's Facebook page The Sun Champs are a funky jam band from Pittsburgh, made up of five guys with serious musical chops. I'd like to think that the band's name was inspired by the Dayman character featured in the notorious song from … Continue reading Deutschtown Music Festival Artist Spotlight–The Sun Champs
Stephen Metejka A little while ago, during my near-daily scrolls through Pittsburgh-based Bandcamp pages, I started coming across releases from a label called Autumn Sounds. The music found on these releases was unfailingly bizarre; it seemed like every weird or unconventional album being uploaded to the site by a Pittsburgh artist was associated with Autumn … Continue reading Tapes From The Garbage–A Q+A With The Mastermind Behind Experimental Music Label Autumn Sounds
Sicayda is a four-piece band from Toronto that creates hazy, echoey guitarscapes in the vein of the classic 90's shoegaze groups. Their new EP Sown ranges stylistically from delicate, crystalline balladry to whirring, distorted rushes of sound, sometimes pulling from both simultaneously. "Only Worried" is a towering, majestic track whose air of celestial sadness reminds … Continue reading Daily Discovery-Sicayda-Only Worried
Part 2 of the 2019 Deutschtown Music Festival In Review Photo borrowed from the band's Facebook page Fuck Yeah, Dinosaurs! are Pittsburgh's resident dino-punkers. From what I can tell, they're into two things: herbal tea and prehistoric mammals. Just kidding; they like beer and dinosaurs, of course. After The Petals' set at Max's Allegheny Tavern ended, … Continue reading Deutschtown Music Festival Artist Spotlight–Fuck Yeah, Dinosaurs!
Independent New York artist Jimi Lucid makes music that is difficult to classify. His new album Doom Generation draws from the deep well of emotion that has sprung up out of the Soundcloud-based "emo-rap" genre, which features melodic, sensitive songs that are still rooted in hip-hop production and flows. But where many "emo-rap" songs are … Continue reading Daily Discovery-Jimi Lucid-Flutter
Part 1 of the 2019 Deutschtown Music Festival In Review The Petals are a Pittsburgh group that we've heard of before; a few weeks ago, I spent 30 minutes trying to decide which band their song "Mercy Kill" reminded me of (spoiler, it ended up being Biffy Clyro). I kicked off my Deutschtown Music Festival … Continue reading Deutschtown Music Festival Artist Spotlight–The Petals
(To be clear, this piece is not about alcohol or apparel--although, at the festival, I did enjoy a few beers and buy some clothing from the awesome Ooh Baby--I just really needed to make that admittedly terrible Hunter S Thompson pun) ### "How is it that you guys can't just make us a flatbread?!" The … Continue reading Beer and Clothing (and Music) in East Allegheny – Deutschtown Music Festival 2019
I didn't get enough sleep last night, so today's song needed to provide a pick-me-up alternative to extra strong Café Bustelo, which I've been swilling from a thermos all day. Luckily, Canadian synthpop duo Young Galaxy exists, and, even more luckily, they released "Fall For You" on their 2013 album Ultramarine (Paper Bag Records). Not … Continue reading Daily Listen-Young Galaxy-Fall For You
"Oooh helloooo, I didn't expect to see you! I mean, I thought I blocked you!" "How you doing..wait, what? You out here blocking guys? What gives? Why would you do something like that?" Thus goes the intro to "Seeing Your Face Again," a track from Life On Hold (1Hood Media), the new EP from Pittsburgh-area … Continue reading Daily Discovery-Jacquea Mae-Seeing Your Face Again
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