Month: May 2024

Daily Yinz – hiroto kei – Ghost of the Show

hiroto kei's debut EP is the melancholy Hiro is Ok. You could imagine an EP called Hiro is Ok containing mellow poolside fare meant to be consumed along with a lime-wedged beer, but taken in the context of the wounded, autumnal music featured on hiroto kei's debut, the title comes across as a hard-won sigh--not … Continue reading Daily Yinz – hiroto kei – Ghost of the Show →

Daily Yinz – Peace Talks – Bloody Murder

The punk quartet's Will You Be Next? is a joint release from Cruel Noise and Chaos and Chill. The three-track album (two mains and one bonus) was birthed from the same sessions that produced 2023's Progress. That LP's artwork portrayed a globe engulfed in flames--a now-constant reality both literally and metaphorically--so it follows that Will … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Peace Talks – Bloody Murder →

Daily Yinz – Appalachian Cat Boy – Beaver Valley Bowl

The artist behind County Conservation District and the Autumn Sounds label also brings the noise as Appalachian Cat Boy. Where County Conservation District generally trades in vaporous melodic swells, Appalachian Cat Boy raises a clamorous junkyard yowl that befits the moniker attached to the music. ACB's recent release, Confetti for Y2K (Cleaner Tapes), fizzles and … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Appalachian Cat Boy – Beaver Valley Bowl →

Daily Yinz – Fuzznaut – Spacerock

Guitar warlock Fuzznaut's windblasted new single. On the seven-minute instrumental "Spacerock," guitar notes echo with a barren resonance that suggests strange tumbleweeds blowing across a lonely Martian plain. The guitar's tone is weathered for the most part, like it's been abraded by a dust storm's vicious red gusts, but there are points at which drop-tuned … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Fuzznaut – Spacerock →

Daily Yinz – David Bernabo – Doorless Cottage

Sauna Music (Ongoing Box) contains a series of improvisations laid down on pitched percussion instruments. As someone who spends a lot of time around words, I am embarrassed to admit that I did not until this morning think very closely about the meaning of the word "percussion." I knew that to percuss something meant to … Continue reading Daily Yinz – David Bernabo – Doorless Cottage →

Daily Yinz – Derek White – perhaps I should be more kind

The mastermind behind Mystic Seers' retro psychedelia also creates reflective instrumental music. The pieces found on Derek White's lates release, direct messages, were created on the fly in a dark room, and seek to instill meditative states within the listener. Tones coaxed from analog synths, cracked midis, acoustic instruments, and the world itself bloom and … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Derek White – perhaps I should be more kind →

Daily Yinz – CENTURY III – TIED IN KNOTS

CENTURY III is back with "TIED IN KNOTS," the trio's first release since 2020. Century III the mall may be getting demolished piece by piece, but CENTURY III the band is still going strong. Funny enough, their new single, the pining "TIED IN KNOTS," actually sounds like it was recorded in an abandoned mall. Skronky, … Continue reading Daily Yinz – CENTURY III – TIED IN KNOTS →