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The band recently released The Great Yinzer Trendkill (Crestfallen Records), a split with fellow moshers Kicked in the Head by a Horse. Underneath and KITHBAH are two of Pittsburgh's most compelling heavy bands, so when they dropped a split album in early June, earings ringing throughout the city surely perked up. Sure enough, The Great … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Underneath – Fractaling Euphoria
The experimental artist's latest release is Lemon Skyullz. Dittocrush uses tape loops and electronic beats to create audio collages that sound like they're being transmitted from a realm whose language cannot quite be deciphered. It's close to human, but far enough away to both intrigue and unnerve. On Lemon Skyullz, you'll hear choked vocal fragments, … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Dittocrush – Debt Metal
Stalemate of Wills - Existence Denied Grim, gasping metal that heaves itself along like a desert wanderer who sees no oasis on the horizon More from Stalemate of Wills Follow on Instagram Artwork by russelltattoos ### AE Paterra - Free Swimming Medusae Analog synth squiggles evoke the kinds of creatures that you might see flitting, … Continue reading Multi-Weekly Wrap-Up 06.26.26
Rhetoric / Rocky is the dream-pop quintet's first release since 2021. A-side "Rhetoric" finds the band at full throttle. A lead guitar line jangles away with a mind of its own, then distorts and revs up during the chorus, which captures the rush of accelerating from a ramp onto a clear highway. Vocalist Hal McDonough … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Care Package – Rhetoric
The alt-country act's latest album is The Big Country. Like fellow Pittsburgh tumbleweeds Westinghouse Atom Smasher, Horace Whisper & the Empty Hand searches for the wide open spaces of traditional Americana music and finds them cluttered with high-rises, celebrity gimmicks, billboards, and screens. The cowpokes of old reveled in the freedom of the plain; Horace … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Horace Whisper & the Empty Hand – Big Country
C.Scott - Do It! (feat. AARIE) A boisterous, marimba-looping boom-bap collaboration, a lyrical kick to the complacent ass More from C.Scott Follow on Instagram Artwork by Steph Neary ### Shy Birds - Flip the Car Wistful, slow-swinging rock that anchors passages of quiet burn with bursts of jagged, bittersweet catharsis More from Shy Birds Follow … Continue reading Multi-Weekly Wrap-Up 05.29.2026
The experimental artist recently released a tape called The Carriage Went Flying (Not For Commodity). The Carriage Went Flying contains a series of audio collages assembled from field recordings, drones, and little sprigs of melody. Listening to it feels like walking through a city populated by computer glitches and disembodied spirits, a place full of … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Root Coiled – merely mended
A new two-track single from the shoegaze heavy-hitters. "Blonde"--introduced by the glitchy, lyric-less piece "Timing Is"--ripples with heavy, echoing guitars, cirrus cloud synths, and cascading drum cadences. The verses, delivered dazedly by bassist Rachel Hines, plumb great depths of pain ("Nosediving / Lost control / Can't go on like this / Unsustainable"), but the emotion's … Continue reading Daily Yinz – eyewash – Blonde
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot over the past few weeks ### Gallop Gallop Gallop - The Great Escape Lo-fi twang, complete with purring organ and scribbled guitar, that colors joyfully outside the lines. More from Gallop Gallop Gallop Follow on Instagram ### Farade - DIGITAL CIRCUS Maximalist, fast-twitch … Continue reading Multi-Weekly Wrap-Up 05.15.2026
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot over the past few weeks ### Pat Kelly - Rotten Deal A wry, groggily plaintive porch-rocker; instead of slide guitar, it's spiked with some gnarly modular synths, courtesy of guest Jess Tambellini. More from Pat Kelly Follow on Instagram Artwork by Paulina … Continue reading Multi-Weekly Wrap-Up 05.01.26
