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As you may have noticed, Bored In Pittsburgh went on a bit of a hiatus for the past few months due to factors. Those factors were: 1. Burnout. It's fun! 2. A desire to try my hand at fiction writing. It's actually fun! Both factors remain in play, but I missed writing about Pittsburgh's music … Continue reading Hiatus Rewind (Part 1)
Those who happened to be at the Thunderbird Music Hall on 5/27 were treated to "May The Saints Go March In Sin," a four-act showcase of Pittsburgh-based rock that featured Blinder, Big Baby, Silver Car Crash, and The Sewerheads. I wasn't there, but luckily for me and for anyone else who missed the show, Michi … Continue reading Michi Tapes – Silver Car Crash Live at Thunderbird 5/27/22
A playlist containing some of the music featured on Bored In Pittsburgh this past month https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0chUxhv0OmSXzPnl7pUvpl?si=eede54420b5e47c4 July 2022 tracks that aren't on Spotify (and where to find them) G.R. ZOMBIE - sad america Merci Da Icon - Pocono Downs Freestyle I4A - Fence of Pearls niku daruma - tourniquetting
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### The Roundlakes - Donkey's Tail The first product of a musical collaboration stretching across the Atlantic from Pittsburgh to England, this one bounces leisurely along like an errant super ball, with fried, slurred vocals and ambivalent chord changes combining to … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 07.29.22
Experimental trio I4A specializes in winding vamps that traverse peaks and valleys. "Fence of Pearls," the longest track from the group's new release, I4A 2--which is saying something when the shortest one clocks in at 7:26--is a radiant musical monolith. It takes its time to build up from a base of gentle strums, cycling through … Continue reading Daily Yinz – I4A – Fence of Pearls
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Balloon Ride Fantasy - Wild Dream Big, chunky synth journey into a fantastical realm filled with carnal desires and pleasures. Resembles a Com Truise track whose lyrics have been subcontracted to the always-visceral Purity Ring. More from Balloon Ride Fantasy … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 07.22.22
New collaboration between producer Ozilate and singer/songwriter Indigo Rae traverses a post-breakup wasteland. Last time we checked in on Indigo Rae, they were singing melancholic ballads over spare ukulele. On "Hazy," the melancholy lingers ("When I breathe in/My bed still smells like you/Baby, now I'm faded/Self medicated"), but its soundtrack takes a different tack. Producer … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Ozilate – Hazy (feat. Indigo Rae)
Benji. returns with a languid dance track called "Jorja." Rather than coast off the success of 2021's Smile, You're Alive!, Benji. pulls a switch-up on his latest single, forgoing his previous album's soulful rave-ups and meditative ballads in favor of a "Passionfruit"-style toe-tapper (produced by Nice Rec, Gianni Carter, and Damon Steele) built around flickering … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Benji. – Jorja
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Rex Tycoon - Bad Habits Woolly mope-rock whose guitars seem to jangle just a bit out of tune, an apt sonic backdrop for lyrics that bemoan a litany of self-defeating practices (mumbling, smoking, procrastinating, jealousy, leaving dishes in the sink) … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 07.15.22
Metal quintet follow up their 2020 debut with the blistering Siege of Cruelty EP. If the guitar guy from Mad Max: Fury Road had been joined by an entire band's worth of chemical-scarred miscreants, their music may have resembled the scorching thrash contained on Siege of Cruelty. It's like punks worked themselves into napalm-fueled overdrive, … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Vicious Blade – Scavengers
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