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Here we are, back at it again with some more Yearly Yinz action, this time for Bored In Pittsburgh's favorite local albums of 2019, arranged chronologically. ### Brittney Chantele - A Fire On Venus Although Brittney Chantele’s April release, A Fire On Venus, is both more romantic and less overtly political than 2017’s Labels, it’s … Continue reading Yearly Yinz 2019: Albums
<-------Back To Part One Bored In Pittsburgh’s favorite local tracks from the past year, arranged in no particular order. Remember to check out the handy user’s guide if you want to locate a specific track or artist, and that the option to tab between pages is hiding at the bottom below "related" and above "tagged." … Continue reading Yearly Yinz 2019: Songs (Part 2)
Here it is; Bored In Pittsburgh's favorite local tracks from the past year, arranged in no particular order. You can check out this handy user's guide if you want to locate a specific track or artist. The option to move between pages is hiding at the bottom (below "related posts" and above "tags"). Part Two … Continue reading Yearly Yinz 2019: Songs (Part One)
A handy user's guide to locating specific tracks within the maze that is the Yearly Yinz. No search function because technology is hard, but you can use control-f! Part 1, Page 1 Take Me With You - The Mercy FightSierra Sellers - CookoutMolly Alphabet - For The BirdsC.Scott - Venus (ft. Hubbs)The Petals - Mercy … Continue reading Yearly Yinz 2019: Song List
Oh boy! 2019 was an interesting year. What started as a simple way to fill the empty hours after work has turned into an all-encompassing, time-sucking, borderline obsessive pursuit, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I started Bored In Pittsburgh in April because I was, well, bored in Pittsburgh; I liked music, I … Continue reading Announcing: The Yearly Yinz 2019
INEZ is a Pittsburgh producer, audio engineer, and singer-songwriter whose long-awaited debut, Voicemails And Conversations, dropped this week. Voicemails And Conversations is a sonic diary of INEZ's hopes, fears, desires, and growth; it's emotionally honest and vulnerable, but maintains a sense of confidence and self-empowerment at the same time. The album's undisputed victory lap is … Continue reading Daily Yinz – INEZ – Queen (ft. QueTheGuitarist)
GFTF (real name Megan Helbig) is a Pittsburgh electro-pop artist who released her debut album, A Call To Innocence, last week. The music of A Call To Innocence exists in a dimly lit room whose walls are adorned with day-glo paint and geometric shapes made of neon tubing. Colored lights blink and strobe on the … Continue reading Daily Yinz – GFTF – Heavy
LoRen is a Pittsburgh singer/songwriter who backs her neo-soul vocal stylings with the mellifluous guitar chillness of artists like Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat. She released her A.M EP last week. When I heard LoRen describe her daily AM routine on EP opener "Morning Mood" by singing, "I drink a cup of coffee by myself/Sometimes … Continue reading Daily Yinz – LoRen – Morning Mood (ft. Joziah Council)
Gentleman Brawlers are an electrifying Brooklyn group whose music draws from soul, psych, afrobeat, and electronic styles. The band's new single, "The Bullet" premieres today on Bored In Pittsburgh. "The Bullet" contains the same frenetic sense of energy as the rest of the Brawlers' music, wrapping itself tightly around a jittery, concentric guitar pattern and … Continue reading Track Premiere – Gentleman Brawlers – The Bullet
Speed Plans are a Pittsburgh hardcore act whose second album of 2019 is appropriately titled More Hardcore. "American Gun," the album's second track, hints at glammy swagger for about seven seconds before bursting into half a minute of distorted punk fury. It sounds like Hüsker Dü hitting a polluted beach, a quick, seesawing two-chord passage … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Speed Plans – American Gun
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