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The quartet's debut album, Everybody Needs Love, is a masterclass in windmilling power-pop. For some reason, I woke up this morning with School of Rock quotes floating around in my head. Maybe I ate something weird last night. As I stepped blearily into the shower, I heard Jack Black rail against The Man. "The Man … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Language of the Heart – Psychedelic Eternal
Saxophonist Tyler Cassidy's new album, Green & Gold, puts life's joyful moments to music. This past Sunday I sat outside on the porch for the first time in months. I embodied all the cliches associated with porch-sitting; listening to the wind in the trees, watching clouds drift past in the sky and dog-walkers drift past … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Tyler Cassidy – When It Gets Warm
Today's exercise features a high-powered academic conference. AMBER CANCER PROFESSIONAL CENTURY Amber Driscoll-Hopkins, of the impressive research consortium HealthPax—incorporating minds of Harvard, minds of Chicago, minds of Stanford, minds of Penn, additional minds not worth mentioning—it says so on her nametag. The liminal, carpeted halls of the Miami Hilton yawn and stretch just for her, … Continue reading Random Word Generator 03.05.24
Zinnia's Garden released an anthemic, alien-themed single and video in preparation for their April EP. I've been on a massive X-Files kick over the past several months. It's my first time watching the show, and I already count it among my favorites. The one thing that calms me down on an especially frantic work day … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Zinnia’s Garden – I Want to Believe
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Rieko Safiyya - BFF Over glassy synths and chattering percussion, Rieko searches for a spiritual connection that transcends simple infatuation, proposing, "Let's be friends first." More from Rieko Safiyya Follow on Instagram Video by drewsgolden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXVyp4pPIa4 ### negligible wound - … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 03.01.24
Psychedelic rock act FOAMER's self-titled debut EP is out now. Closing track "Vessel" follows a swaying groove built around blissed-out guitars and agile drums. Arpeggios twinkle and cascading notes buzz while frontman Noah Mailliard, singing in a sighing, spaced-out register, ponders the feeling of being "tied to the weight of the world." About halfway through … Continue reading Daily Yinz – FOAMER – Vessel
Caleb Kopta's latest single soars and yearns. "Outta My Head" is a propulsive pop track that burns with the feeling of solar flare intensity stoked by newfound romantic passion, but I'd argue that the refrain ("Can't get you outta my head") applies just as well to the song itself. It's a particularly persistent earworm, one … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Caleb Kopta – Outta My Head
Blinder's debut, Drugs of the Sun, is out now on cassette label Michi Tapes. Blinder wields its guitars like science fiction weapons. On "Dose Makes the Poison," the instruments glide, squeal, divebomb, roar, and generally make a destructive ruckus of themselves in service of a deceptively catchy tune. Herky-jerky riffs crash against each other and … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Blinder – Dose Makes the Poison
Genital Shame's full-length debut, Chronic Illness Wish, is out now on The Garrote. Genital Shame's Erin Dawson has always tinkered with black metal the way a mad scientist does with a corpse and an array of metallic bits, and Chronic Illness Wish scribbles along the same inventive, idiosyncratic streak that made Genital Shame's previous EPs--2022's … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Genital Shame – Taste Rot
Today's exercise features a bad case of writer's block. ACCOMPANY MAXIMUM RADIO STORE “Accompany me to the service counter, now,” Johnston Hangborio purred. The man moved soft. Smoothed edges, gliding steps, snake tongue. His dustbrush mustache hung with the gloss of horsehair. He was a wiry man with a delicate strength. You knew he could … Continue reading Random Word Generator 02.23.24
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