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A composition for five shakuhachi that was inspired by a profound literary experience. When composer and performer Devon Osamu Tipp read Yoshimoto Banana's novel "Argentine Hag," they experienced a sort of two-way deja-vu; Tipp felt an inkling that events that occurred within the book's plot might happen to them in the future, or had perhaps … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Devon Osamu Tipp – Smell of the Sun 太陽の匂い
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Luwidakid - Different Cloth (ft. iiiMooeen) Darkly bombastic melodic hip-hop filled to the brim with off-kilter instrumental flourishes and disorienting vocal cadences. More from Luwidakid Follow on Instagram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gipEj8xwYQ8 ### Dizzier - cruelty Hushed acoustic guitar music that feels like … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 03.24.23
The self-described "dumbest band in hardcore" returns with a second LP called No Experts. The thrashing "Weather Capital," full of grinding guitars and queasy bass, serves a mini-anthem for the band itself. Vocalist Lawson Bloom, in a voice that simultaneously brays, honks, and snarls, announces the group's reemergence from the depths of a not-so-cold winter, … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Illiterates – Weather Capital
In mid-February, HEARTAVI released REDSTARR01, a distilled sugar rush of a debut album. There was always a kid who would let their Tamagotchi die on purpose; that one sicko who would neglect their digital pocket pet, refusing to feed it or press the medicine button when it got ill, all for a sadistic chuckle at … Continue reading Daily Yinz – HEARTAVI – TAMAGOTCHI
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Woodland Creatures - Keep On Running A moody, ominous Americana track that smolders like the charred remains of an industrial sprawl that's just finished immolating. More from Woodland Creatures Follow on Instagram and Facebook Artwork by Bill Lyon ### Fort … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 03.11.23
Driving While Black's Jordan Montgomery returns with Prime Real Estate, his first album since 2020. The album's lead single, "Carne Asada," rides a triumphant Big Jerm instrumental through a series of trials--bad credit, unaffordable tuition, creative dry spells, untrustworthy friends--and emerges victorious, with drums knocking and horns blaring. As Montgomery puts it, "Pain is like … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Jordan Montgomery – Carne Asada
Psychedelic act Sleep Movies shares an outtake from 2021's Melt Transmission (Crafted Sounds). Sleep Movies mastermind Skyler Brimmeier describes Melt Transmission as a "messy, unintentional, primitive exercise in turning loops into big chaotic atmospheres and then finding a way to cool them down." On the album proper, this process resulted in series of blurred synth … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Sleep Movies – Shadow Talker
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Partly Sunny - Sick or Sad This track, which takes center stage in a space opera about a family escaping a doomed earth, deploys driving rhythms, whispy vocals, and jarring instrumental stabs in service of a deceptively poignant unrequited love … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 02.17.23
Hardcore quartet Cold Mass return with a self-titled third album. Cold Mass sure know how to make sulfuric guitars, sledgehammer drums, and throat-pulverizing yowls sound fun; a menacing groove animates the band's music, rendering it neck-snappingly, arm-flailingly danceable. Cold Mass III opener "Bring the Chairs Closer to the Casket" twists itself around a series of … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Cold Mass – Bring the Chairs Closer to the Casket
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Ex Pilots - Red Tape A tin-can piano ballad that starts off tender and gathers steam until guitars roar to life--jet engines ready for takeoff--and blast things into the hazy upper atmosphere. More from Ex Pilots Follow on Instagram Artwork: … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 02.10.23
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