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A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Jaded x Kish - Let It Go (Alt. Version) A rework of a previous release, this one flits by in a disorienting rush; it feels like the musical embodiment of a strobe light. More from Jaded and follow on Instagram … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 06.28.24
Coke Belda's new album, LOVE, explores facets of the elusive force that has inspired so much art. Love is the black hole at the center of human experience. Love possesses a power that is all-consuming, but it cannot be observed or defined in its pure form. People have tried--they've chalked it up to the presence … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Coke Belda – Love Is Good
A single from The Highs & Lows, Luwidakid's upcoming EP. If there's one thing that's clear after listening to Luwidakid's work over time, it's that he's a master at establishing a distinct vibe on every track. Each of his releases feels like its own genre, not to mention its own unique song. "True Colors," an … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Luwidakid – True Colors
Dittocrush, Miles Scharff, and Ross Antonich are TGD Hiss Ensemble. The trio's self-titled debut includes three segments of extended improvisation. "II," which runs the longest at twenty-three minutes, conjures an extraterrestrial sound bubble. Dittocrush's modulated, rainy fizz encases everything, like a deluge rapping against blurred glass, inside of which droning electronics, unconstrained drums, and abstract … Continue reading Daily Yinz – TGD Hiss Ensemble – II
Zacharia Tayler's The Day We Finally Go is a collection of twangy, gritty anthems. The phrase "No Depression" is central to the history of country music. The Carter Family's 1936 song "No Depression in Heaven" imagined a sublime escape from the economic bleakness of the day. Uncle Tupelo made a hardscrabble cover (bearing the shortened … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Zacharia Tayler – No Depression
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Feralcat - palm trees & blankets Breezy, sax-adorned beats for the beginning of summer. What you hear when you call the magical relaxation hotline that doesn't exist, but should. More fro Feralcat Follow on Instagram ### cokeworks - Vulture The … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 06.21.24
Hip-hop duo follows the Two Guns EP with an LP of the same name. The sweeping, technicolor string loop that guides the "Magenta Narcotics" instrumental sounds like a distorted fragment ripped from the Wizard of Oz score--fitting, because that film contains an overt reference to a certain magenta narcotic that would leave anyone feeling far … Continue reading Daily Yinz – BOSSY x JVGGY HENDRIX – Magenta Narcotics
Mento Fellini's new album, Temptation Babylon, contains nearly two hours of music. Temptation Babylon teems with rainbows of sonic diversity. Whether he's shredding with hairsprayed fervor, hammering out a lo-fi piano ballad, slinking around a hazy disco rhythm, or harmonizing on a euphoric hook, Mento Fellini's Dane Adelman resembles only himself; he bends classic sounds … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Mento Fellini – Laney
CHAOS is the first installation in Madame Dolores's four-part naeama series. Naeama, short for Navigating Earth Manual, is a multimedia project that includes audiovisual and literary components. The work seeks to illuminate a path of strength, justice, and decency in a world whose governments and power apparatuses embody the opposite qualities. The ten pieces featured on … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Madame Dolores – I wasn’t supposed to be HERE
Alexander Stanton's first townsppl album since 2017 is Beyond The Garden Wall. The balmy compositions and rich arrangements found on Beyond The Garden Wall suggest a bustling community in which the songs' narrators grow up, fall in love, live, and die. Not a concept album exactly, but a work, like The Kinks Are the Village … Continue reading Daily Yinz – townsppl – Man of the Future
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