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Urns creates metal that must be listened to with fingers waggling and mouth going "oOoOoOo." The songs on Urns' latest release, Empyre, use sludgy, roiling guitars, hammering drums, spooky synths, and incantatory moans to tell tales of apocalyptic worlds and bizarre creatures. "King of the Ashes" leans especially heavily into the warlocky drama, opening with … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Urns – King of the Ashes
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Speedrun - World Champs Googly-eyed, baseball-themed power-pop romance anthem built around a riff that starts off all disintegrated before it coalesces into a Weezer-esque earworm. More from Speedrun Follow on Instagram ### The Freeloaders - Sick and Tired Mon Valley … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 01.06.23
Photo provided by artist Memory Front are a duo that creates dramatic electro-rock suites that plumb the dark depths of human experience, be they personal or political. Jesse, the band's vocalist/synthesizerist, was kind enough to answer a few questions for Bored In Pittsburgh. Check it out below: ### Who/what is Memory Front? A tagline or … Continue reading A Word By Itself Can Create A Visceral Reaction – A Q+A With Memory Front
Oliver Hufford released his debut single, Blisters/Staying Up Late (Wake Up On Fire), in December. There's something about a slide guitar--the way its gliding tone mimics the swoop of a keening human voice or the curl of a lonely smoke ring dissipating into the air--that raises the emotional stakes of a song. Oliver Hufford uses … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Oliver Hufford – Blisters
Here it is: Bored In Pittsburgh’s favorite local tracks from the past year, arranged in no particular order. Not a best-of list by any means, just a collection of music that stood out to one person. As always, there were so many great releases that it was impossible to include everything, but here goes. ### … Continue reading Yearly Yinz 2022 – Songs
"Escalator," released along with B-side "She Lives Upstairs," is a single from the psychedelic group's upcoming Cool Water Broadcast Control EP. Unlike some of Sober Clones' burners, "Escalator"--a patchwork of synths, samples, and hazy vocals--doesn't so much rock as it does float. The track's head-bopping percussion, grooving bass, glittering bells, and shivering organ give it … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Sober Clones – Escalator
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Requiem Witch - Let It Haunt You An evocative instrumental that takes the glassy "lo-fi hip-hop beats to study/relax to" sound and spices it up with ghostly cries, ornate strands of flute, and a wubbing low end. More from Requiem … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 12.16.22
The sludgy industrial project from Dave 8cylinder and Nick Breinich unveiled its debut, A Futile Stream of Commands (Darkfloor Sound), in October. Over the course of six tracks (and five remixes, including takes from Luke Lund and Napalm Death's Mick Harris), modular synths crawl all over each other like giant centipedes, while a drum machine … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Gnarled Horse Throat – Melting Mammoth
The self-described breakup pop duo follows 2018's Vodkawine with a new single called "Plastic & Pearl." The woozy, dazed quality that underpinned Sad Girls Aquatics Club's debut lingers after five years; surprisingly, a global pandemic, the enervating creep of consumer capitalism, and the continued collapse of our environment are not great for a person's mental … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Sad Girls Aquatics Club – Plastic & Pearl
Bored In Pittsburgh recently returned from a bit of a break, and recapped some of the work that was submitted while we were away. Part 2 of the recap will highlight music--released over the past few months--that was sourced from the depths of Pittsburgh Bandcamp. As always, there is so much great stuff coming out … Continue reading Hiatus Rewind (Part 2)
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