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A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### SUREFIRE - Boys Cry Love Any song that involves whiskey is sure to also involve jilting, and this anthem checks both boxes while sounding more empowered than it does heartbroken. More from SUREFIRE Follow on Instagram and Facebook Artwork by … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 03.31.23
Threaded's debut, Numb to the Taste, is a crushing fever dream. Threaded bury grunge's heavy brood under several weighted anxiety blankets, smothering the bummed-out feelings until they register from far away, through a dissociative haze. The vocals are quiet, almost soothing, while the guitars are distorted, densely layered, and, above all, loud. The churning, regretful … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Threaded – Phantoms
A composition for five shakuhachi that was inspired by a profound literary experience. When composer and performer Devon Osamu Tipp read Yoshimoto Banana's novel "Argentine Hag," they experienced a sort of two-way deja-vu; Tipp felt an inkling that events that occurred within the book's plot might happen to them in the future, or had perhaps … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Devon Osamu Tipp – Smell of the Sun 太陽の匂い
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Luwidakid - Different Cloth (ft. iiiMooeen) Darkly bombastic melodic hip-hop filled to the brim with off-kilter instrumental flourishes and disorienting vocal cadences. More from Luwidakid Follow on Instagram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gipEj8xwYQ8 ### Dizzier - cruelty Hushed acoustic guitar music that feels like … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 03.24.23
The self-described "dumbest band in hardcore" returns with a second LP called No Experts. The thrashing "Weather Capital," full of grinding guitars and queasy bass, serves a mini-anthem for the band itself. Vocalist Lawson Bloom, in a voice that simultaneously brays, honks, and snarls, announces the group's reemergence from the depths of a not-so-cold winter, … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Illiterates – Weather Capital
In mid-February, HEARTAVI released REDSTARR01, a distilled sugar rush of a debut album. There was always a kid who would let their Tamagotchi die on purpose; that one sicko who would neglect their digital pocket pet, refusing to feed it or press the medicine button when it got ill, all for a sadistic chuckle at … Continue reading Daily Yinz – HEARTAVI – TAMAGOTCHI
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Woodland Creatures - Keep On Running A moody, ominous Americana track that smolders like the charred remains of an industrial sprawl that's just finished immolating. More from Woodland Creatures Follow on Instagram and Facebook Artwork by Bill Lyon ### Fort … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 03.11.23
Driving While Black's Jordan Montgomery returns with Prime Real Estate, his first album since 2020. The album's lead single, "Carne Asada," rides a triumphant Big Jerm instrumental through a series of trials--bad credit, unaffordable tuition, creative dry spells, untrustworthy friends--and emerges victorious, with drums knocking and horns blaring. As Montgomery puts it, "Pain is like … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Jordan Montgomery – Carne Asada
Psychedelic act Sleep Movies shares an outtake from 2021's Melt Transmission (Crafted Sounds). Sleep Movies mastermind Skyler Brimmeier describes Melt Transmission as a "messy, unintentional, primitive exercise in turning loops into big chaotic atmospheres and then finding a way to cool them down." On the album proper, this process resulted in series of blurred synth … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Sleep Movies – Shadow Talker
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