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The versatile hip-hop duo's third LP is RUST BELT (U Don't Deserve This Beautiful Art). I don't think it's a coincidence that RUST BELT's artwork--denim, belt buckle, power stance--recalls the blue-collar middle Americana of Springsteen's Born In The U.S.A. Back in '84, Bruce belted his protest from the neglected underside of Reagan's would-be capitalist utopia, … Continue reading Daily Yinz – BBGuns – Outlanders
The latest volume of Blue Pine, a recording series from Eric Stevens' Forest Counties project. Forest Counties is less a band than it is a state of mind, a grain-hazed, tape-warped bucolic, both spatially and temporally removed from the optimized gloss that marks our times. Eric Stevens (Michi Tapes' label head) masterminds the project on … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Forest Counties – Blue Pine Vol. 4 Overture #1
Bored In Pittsburgh’s 2025 album picks have migrated over to the Pittsburgh Manifold, a burgeoning independent news collective. In light of the cartoonishly evil Block family's recent closures of both the City Paper and the Gazette, it’s more important than ever to read and support outlets that do good, thoughtful, and independent reporting. Check out … Continue reading Yearly Yinz 2025: Albums
The trio follows up 2022's Happy Days Are Here Again with the recently released Character Study. Boy Wonders' sound has ripened nicely over the past three years. The music featured on Character Study feels fuller and more fleshed out than ever, and those omnipresent jangles chime even more brightly. "Little Black Shadow" brings the pomp … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Boy Wonders – Little Black Shadow
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