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The artist follows up his 2024 debut, Dusting Off, with a knockout new single. Not only is the song titled after a collage; it sounds like one. Trickling acoustic finger picks bump up against crushing distorted riffs, augured by nothing more than a subtle and shuddering hitch in Adam Smith's voice as he sings, "Juggle … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Adam’s Purse – Fool’s Collage
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot over the past few weeks ### Sewn Tight - Keep Lying To Yourself Convulsive hardcore beatdown that ratchets up the heaviness as it goes, ending at a barbarous lurch. More from Sewn Tight Follow on Instagram and Facebook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPLahdg9_GI ### UPRISING - … Continue reading Multi-Weekly Wrap-Up 09.19.25
The family trio's latest album is Compressor//Sustainer. For a band with such an intimate dynamic (vocalist/guitarist RJ Dietrich and drummer Karen Dietrich are married, and keyboardist/bassist/vocalist Robert Dietrich is their son), Essential Machine make big songs, ones built around wide-open instrumentals and soaring melodies that stretch to arena size. "Walking Pi (In A Daze)" pitches … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Essential Machine – Walking Pi (In a Daze)
A head trip of a new single from the psych-rock act. Frontman and founder Noah Mailliard's bass sets the tone on "Slenderman." Backed by Lucas Martucci's herky-jerky drums, it roves into the picture, moving in unexpected zigzags, like it's navigating a maze, or perhaps embodying a sped-up version of the ricocheting screensaver that used to … Continue reading Daily Yinz – FOAMER – Slenderman
The latest from the “dumbest band in hardcore” is Does Not Compute (Sorry State). Things smart people created: Ballistic weapons, fracking, artificial intelligence, trickle down economics, the government. Things dumb people created: The Illiterates album Does Not Compute, which features the song “Does Not Compute,” an irascible hardcore uppercut that acts as the perfect soundtrack to the daily … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Illiterates – Does Not Compute
The band's excellent debut EP is Spun Out. Mezzanine's vocalist/guitarist/bassist Owen Traynor is an audio engineer and producer who has worked with local heavy-hitters like eyewash and Hazing Over (of which Traynor is also a member), so it makes sense that Spun Out sounds great. The guitars are crisp, the vocals rich, and the drums … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Mezzanine – Rather Bleed
A few words about a few more tracks that hit the spot over the past few weeks ### SHUAA - Heating Up A velvet smooth romance jam whose guitar chords flicker like a fireplace viewed through twin wine glasses. More from SHUAA Follow on Instagram and Facebook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM0xtsdhYj8 ### Wyborn - Portable Water Full-throttle shimmer … Continue reading Multi-Weekly Wrap-Up 08.29.25
Natural Order is the trio's latest collection of instrumental doom metal. The Long Hunt make music for arduous journeys into the depths of primeval forests and across untouched mountain ranges. "Spine of Dusk" (a pleasing combination of words if I've ever heard one) is a dusty tumbleweed creep, all hissing cymbals, distorted rumbles, and snaking … Continue reading Daily Yinz – The Long Hunt – Spine of Dusk
The electronic artist's new album, labor, is full of busy sounds. FLOOR BABA's music, which teems with all manner of colorful and lively sonic splotches, has always made me picture a cell's internal industry. labor makes the connection more explicit. This is productivity music for an imaginary realm in which work is fun, in which … Continue reading Daily Yinz – FLOOR BABA – Heatwave Blues
Rocky Mountain Low is the veteran Pittsburgh musician's first solo full-length. Rocky Mountain Low distills André Costello's freewheeling breeziness--honed during his time with André Costello and the Cool Minors and Forestry Division--down to its purest essence. In an inspired move, Costello recruited Anthony LaMarca--who plays guitar and keys in my favorite band, the War on … Continue reading Daily Yinz – André Costello – Background Actor
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