Daily Yinz – Melt – Sight To See

The fuzzmongers of Melt return with a new full-length called Replica of Man. Lead single "Sight To See," which appropriately clocks in at exactly 4:20, is a twisted warlock waltz that features buzzing guitar lines, forsaken wails ("Now the path is lost/Just take it from me"), and some especially deft drum work--full of starts, stops, … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Melt – Sight To See →

Daily Yinz – BusCrates – Floating In The Wind

Producer BusCrates recently released a new LP on Bastard Jazz Recordings. Control Center features BusCrates' signature blend of rubber ball synths and soulful, head-nodding grooves. "Floating In The Wind" sounds like an old school funk track that's been plunged into a saltwater lagoon; drums create the steady rhythm of waves bobbing against a shoreline, keyboards … Continue reading Daily Yinz – BusCrates – Floating In The Wind →

Daily Yinz – MIRAKLER – This Is Brit Pop

MIRAKLER's latest release, How I Became The Devil (Reptilian Records), contains fifteen tracks of clanging discord. Unhinged howls, screeching guitars, and gut-churning rhythms abound. Despite its title, "This Is Brit Pop" is decidedly not a Britpop song. Instead of a sneering anthem about going out with the lads, it's a nervous breakdown set to paranoid … Continue reading Daily Yinz – MIRAKLER – This Is Brit Pop →

Weekly Wrap-Up 07.07.23

A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Goalie Fight- Argyle Sweater Twinkly, jangly New Jersey emo--with a CMU connection--that makes a last-minute foray into ska shredding. More from Goalie Fight Follow on Instagram and Facebook https://soundcloud.com/user-249140256/argyle-sweater?in=user-249140256/sets/shineshoe-1&si=a5891b87c6d742a0a4efd05ce80237d2&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing ### Grîmmöld - Home Misty guitar swirls build to castle-conquering riffs … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 07.07.23 →

Daily Yinz – Ames Harding & the Mirage – Rain Won’t Fall

The eclectic, psychedelic band released a two-track single last month. The title track enlivens a hip-shaking funk groove with strutting keyboard flourishes and intricate sprays of smacked hand drums. Harding's lyrics are simultaneously heady and sensual, evoking both spiritual strife and bacchanalian rapture, often within the same thought ("Rain won't fall in cluttered mind/Ripe with … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Ames Harding & the Mirage – Rain Won’t Fall →

Weekly Wrap-Up 06.30.23

A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Sweat - Ice Cream Man A big block of 70s-throwback cheese that features swaggering riffs, sparkling keyboards, and soaring vocals. The bands named after places--Boston, Kansas, etc--would be proud. More from Sweat Follow on Instagram and Facebook Artwork by Studio … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 06.30.23 →

Daily Yinz – Unfurl – Hyperviolet Estuary

Metal quartet Unfurl's third album, Ascension, is an apocalyptic merging of bruising and melodic styles. Unfurl will just as soon weave you a tapestry of gauzy arpeggios and gentle vocals as they will pummel you with blastbeats, pile-driver guitars, and ghoulish howls. The evocatively-named "Hyperviolet Estuary" rides intricate, fretboard-traversing riffs through passages of crushing savagery … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Unfurl – Hyperviolet Estuary →

Daily Yinz – Clara Kent – EUPHORIA

Clara Kent's THE FOUR WINDS: EAST EP is the first of a four-part series honoring the Medicine Wheel, a symbol central to her Lakota heritage. It's fitting that the FOUR WINDS series would begin at the Medicine Wheel's Eastern quadrant, which is associated with Springtime rejuvenation. The EP bloomed from seeds sown during years of … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Clara Kent – EUPHORIA →