Month: October 2024

Daily Yinz – GLO-TREE – A Bridge Into Dawn

The improvisational duo recently released a self-titled debut album. On GLO-TREE, guitarist GNM and flautist trē seguritan abalos--assisted by producer and sound sculptor Soy Sos--weave tranquil, drifting wonders. The pieces' progressions evoke the passage from wakefulness to sleep and vice versa, boundary states during which thoughts, images, sounds, and feelings meld synesthetically. "A Bridge Into … Continue reading Daily Yinz – GLO-TREE – A Bridge Into Dawn →

Daily Yinz – Zack Keim – Incredible

A single and video released in advance of Keim's upcoming album, Battery Lane. "Incredible" (produced by Animal Scream and Jake Hanner) is a loose-limbed, sun-drenched serenade, a "we-can-make-it" affirmation that ranges in sound from nylon-stringed hush to fuzzy, psychedelic bloom. It's the details that make it--the little ASMR plinks that echo through the daydreamy opening, … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Zack Keim – Incredible →

Daily Yinz – Wild Garden – Low Tide

The instrumental trio's debut album is A Growing Chorus. A Growing Chorus finds keyboardist Dustin Stuppy, bassist Braden Ashe, and drummer Mark Carlisle using eclectic instrumental and stylistic flourishes to flesh out the traditional jazz trio sound. The album's second track, "Low Tide," begins with a quiet, Kind of Blue skulk; all cymbal taps, sneaky … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Wild Garden – Low Tide →

Daily Yinz – HUBBS – Tiers (prod. Big Jerm) feat. Planet Asia

A collaboration between two Pittsburghers and one Californian. HUBBS constructs a verse the way a bricklayer does a building. Step back to admire the finished product, and you wonder how it ever existed as anything other than the whole. HUBBS' rhymes flow so seamlessly that it's hard to pull quotes from them; it would be … Continue reading Daily Yinz – HUBBS – Tiers (prod. Big Jerm) feat. Planet Asia →

Daily Yinz – FLOOR BABA – caution! caution!

The experimental electronic artist's latest EP is FACILITIES. "caution! caution!" is the kind of message you see flashing on your video game screen when your avatar wanders into the right kind of wrong place, some cave or secret base that contains a frightening and unconquerable enemy who, of course, must be conquered in order for … Continue reading Daily Yinz – FLOOR BABA – caution! caution! →

Daily Yinz – J. Sands – Blue Nile Featuring Blu

Hip-hop veteran's new LP is Cash Flow Buddha & Shelter (BUKA Entertainment). It's fitting that Cash Flow's title comes from a classic Nas track, because J. Sands, a former Lone Catalyst, is an evocative, thoughtful storyteller in the same vein as the Young City Bandit. "Blue Nile," produced by J himself and featuring LA emcee … Continue reading Daily Yinz – J. Sands – Blue Nile Featuring Blu →

Daily Yinz – My Betsy – A lot of Money, A Little Fun

LA by-way-of Pittsburgh artist's new EP is Finish Your Drinks, The Uber's Here (no you don't have time to pee). On "A lot of money, A Little Fun," Betsy Schmeler wrings the profound from the farcical. Backed by layers of giddyap acoustic guitars and ticking cymbal tones, Schmeler describes a goofy anecdote from a night … Continue reading Daily Yinz – My Betsy – A lot of Money, A Little Fun →

Daily Yinz – Mrs.Paintbrush – SPLEENIX

The eclectic eccentric's latest EP is Spikin' at the Cassowary Estuary. No disrespect to Riff Raff, Danny Brown, or RXKNephew, but Mrs.Paintbrush songs feature some of the most outlandish boasts you'll hear. "SPLEENIX," a pounding, metallic rave-up full of five-alarm guitar wails, sees Mrs.Paintbrush flex using authoritative chants and breathy melodies alike. A sampling: "Should … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Mrs.Paintbrush – SPLEENIX →