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A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Nardo Says - The Arrival (feat. Robin Brown) Multi-hyphenate artist pays tribute to his late compatriot, Reese Vex Brown--a venerable figure within Pittsburgh's DJ community--with a woozy, lush instrumental album. Its opener, which leads with a voicemailed co-sign from Brown's … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 02.19.22
On their debut album, Leave It All Behind, The Arden Room add a touch of prairie-bound wistfulness to a spacious indie rock sound. Leave It All Behind comprises nine expansive tracks, on which shimmering guitars interlock with steady drumbeats while glimmers of brass and glockenspiel fly longingly on by like scenery viewed from a moving … Continue reading Daily Yinz – The Arden Room – Pastor Wren
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### SUREFIRE - 10,000 Miles (ft. The Living Street) Collaboration between rockers and folkier rockers produces a lighters-in-the-air, hair-blowing-in-wind power ballad. Had me nostalgic for high school afternoons spent tuning in to the local Top 40 station hoping for a few … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 02.11.22
DWB labelmates Jordan Montgomery, JM the Poet, and Livefromthecity join forces for Back In Business, their first collaborative EP since 2019's Support Black Business. Like the rest of the EP, lead single "Love & Trust" is produced by Live himself, operating under his Low Key Flame tag. The track's instrumental is simple--nothing more than a … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Driving While Black Records – Love & Trust
Buffalo Rose's upcoming project, Rabbit, features contributions from legendary folk singer Tom Paxton. Rabbit's lead single, "Runaway," builds and releases tension through the use of simmering, palm-muted chords that explode into bursts of slide guitar and mandolin. The song is rhythmic, even without percussion, and the murmurs of assent that follow some particularly satisfying licks … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Buffalo Rose – Runaway
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week. ### Flash J - Bad Trip Tuneful hip-hop that simultaneously channels Kid Cudi and Chief Keef. Flash J, popping Advils after a negative chemical experience, stays committed to his work despite a broken heart. The instrumental's desolate whistling evokes an early … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 02.04.22
A playlist containing some of the music featured on Bored In Pittsburgh last month https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4WO6CHvhD4FFSj3Ja6smQV?si=637e9c5a538d4980 January 2022 songs that aren't on Spotify (and where to find them) kondracki - Meet the Weirdo Morse Code Band - Dying Embers Ramon Yancey - Empathy MAKO - BLACK EYES Wisbands - slipping into maypril
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week. ### Connie Roses - ADOBO Warm, lush hip-hop, in which sentiments of growth, gratefulness, and grace flow between measures like water through an irrigation channel, feeding the first shoots of green in a field that's long laid fallow. More from Connie … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 01.28.22
Hardo and Deezlee, who make up one of Pittsburgh hip-hop's most formidable partnerships, deliver a painfully honest reflection on the carceral system. "Depend on Me," inspired directly by the two artists' life experiences, takes the form of a back-and-forth between close friends--one locked up and the other free. Backed by plucked acoustic guitar and ghostly … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Hardo x Deezlee – Depend on Me
Pat Coyle posits his latest album, Relic of a Rift, as a series of snapshots into the lonely, disconnected lives of alternate selves. Relic retains the melancholy of Coyle's previous releases, but sends his sorrow spinning onto a dimly-lit dance floor in a flurry of blipping electronic beats. "Glimmer of Gordon," which contrasts breezy acoustic … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Pat Coyle – Glimmer of Gordon
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