Writing about things that do and don't exist
The band's plaintive, hazy new single comes with a nocturnal video. The person who narrates "do you miss her" occupies unsteady ground. She's with somebody who left somebody else for her, and now lies awake at night wondering whether she'll be the next Somebody Else to slide from the rearview mirror's frame. Backed by booming … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Colatura – do you miss her
Casts is the hardcore punk trio's debut release. "The Ruthless," the antagonists positioned opposite "The Rest of Us" on Casts' second track, could stand in for any number of entities: politicians who use our tax money to kill instead of feed or treat illnesses, corporate media conglomerates who position life-or-death struggles as horse race entertainment, … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Warplanes – The Ruthless Versus the Rest of Us
The emcee/producer's new project is an "audiobook" called WHO?. The artist behind WHO? wears two hats. When he's rapping, he's Leek Lone, and when he's behind the boards, he's BLCKNGHBR. On "SINCERELY," a reflective audiobook highlight, he wears both hats at once, and they look pretty damn good together. The track begins with Leek's weary … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Leek Lone – SINCERELY
From a noisy, psychedelic EP called Amateur Ascetics Detour to Excess. The EP has the unchecked sound of a person (or persons) turning on a laptop mic and absolutely letting it rip in their basement, slinging white-hot guitar licks, twiddling some knobs, and slamming the kit like neighbors don't exist. "Sarsaparilla Strut," a cacophonous rave-up … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Rising Main – Sarsaparilla Strut
The electronic artist's dark, sweeping new album is Pessimist. The centerpiece of the album (which is mastered by Tri-Labs' Machine Listener) is a 23-minute epic called "This Shit Earth," that plays out like a vivid daydream of intergalactic escape. It starts with a looped sequence of bleeps--maybe a phone ringing in some dead-lit office bullpen … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Incentive – This Shit Earth
The metal quintet's latest album, It Exists Between Us, delivers existentialist beatdowns. The music on It Exists Between Us hits in short bursts, each of which viciously interrogates a foundational human belief: religion, selfhood, morality, the nature of reality itself. "Alabaster Yellow" uses gut-churning riffs, skull-rattling drumbeats, and roars both guttural and shrieking to conjure … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Underneath – Alabaster Yellow
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
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
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Andrew Kirk - Wine of Youth Jazz composition (written by bassist Tony DePaolis) that runs the gamut from spiraling trumpet ecstasy to tiptoeing double bass reserve. More from Andrew Kirk Follow on Instagram Artwork by Mackenzie Horne ### Arc … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 10.25.24
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
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