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Last September, two Morgantown, WV bands--Tony From Bowling and Natural Rat--played a show in support of their split EP, Mate, at Oakland house venue The Deli. If you were there to see it, great! If not, or if you just want to relive the night in psychedelic fashion, Michi Tapes's Eric Stevens has got you … Continue reading Michi Tapes – Natural Rat Live at The Deli 9/30/22
Dream-poppers The Real Sea follow up June's swooning "Paper Machete" with "Jeong Kwan," premiering this morning on Bored In Pittsburgh. The single pays tribute to the titular Seon Buddhist nun and vegan chef, a woman who uses simple, homegrown food to explore the eternal. The song hits like a sunrise--slight at first, and then radiant--starting … Continue reading Daily Yinz/Premiere – The Real Sea – Jeong Kwan
Bedroom pop oddball Sheridan Woika releases "Beehive (Strength)," his first track since last year's rabbits, in advance of his upcoming album, ARCANA CONTINUA. The single is a power ballad done Woika style; sure, it's got cascading piano chords, reverent horns, and dramatic shifts from soft to loud, but it's also got ramshackle drum fragments, chaotically … Continue reading Daily Yinz/Premiere – Sheridan Woika – Beehive (Strength)
Emilio Rizzo (aka Fuzznaut) is a Pittsburgh guitar sorcerer whose live rendition of "Form Is Emptiness," the title track from Fuzznaut's stark, glacial 2019 release, premieres today on Bored In Pittsburgh. As Fuzznaut, Rizzo plays solo, allowing his downtuned, heavily distorted guitar chords to creep through empty space like the tentacles of some primordial leviathan. … Continue reading Video Premiere – Fuzznaut – Form Is Emptiness
Singer/songwriter Sheridan Woika releases the cathartic "I Explode" as the first single from his upcoming album, Playing House. Exemplifying Woika's penchant for confessional balladry, the song rides swells of organ as it builds from a hushed acoustic reverie into a soaring ode to combustible inner turmoil. Horns join in after a while, buoying Woika ever … Continue reading Song Premiere – Sheridan Woika – I Explode
Gentleman Brawlers are an electrifying Brooklyn group whose music draws from soul, psych, afrobeat, and electronic styles. The band's new single, "The Bullet" premieres today on Bored In Pittsburgh. "The Bullet" contains the same frenetic sense of energy as the rest of the Brawlers' music, wrapping itself tightly around a jittery, concentric guitar pattern and … Continue reading Track Premiere – Gentleman Brawlers – The Bullet
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