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Oneiric Vision (Delicate Cashmere) is both an album and a short film. The album and film (which had its premiere a few weeks ago at Garfield's Inter-) are both explorations of the dreaming state. The project's music--created using a Roland SP-404 sampler--features a teeming diversity of hazy tones and head-nodding rhythms, which Good Dude Lojack's … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Good Dude Lojack – Oneiric Vision
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Nardo Says - Better prod. NiceRec A cheery, slightly bleary ode to rubbing the sleep out of your eyes, opening the blinds, and showing your face to the world, metaphorically speaking. More from Nardo Says Follow on Instagram ### … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 04.18.25
The second solo single from the Code Orange guitarist. Where Meyers' debut single, "Certain Uncertainty," dug in with churning guitars and skyscraping howls, "Got Your Hold On Me" takes a quieter tack, layering a skeletal, echoing rhythm with creeping synths that gather like ultraviolet storm clouds. Meyers sings with simmering intensity about a desire so … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Reba Meyers – Got Your Hold On Me
The metal quartet's new album is Drone Down. AutoReplicant plays a twisty brand of thrash characterized by Anthony Everitt's use of the fretless bass. The instrument gives the low end an agile, rubbery quality that makes Aaron Myers-Brooks' (Night Vapor, Monochromatic Residua) calculous guitar riffs and Michael Laughlin's (Creation is Crucifixion, Cattle Decapitation) heavy artillery … Continue reading Daily Yinz – AutoReplicant – Global Tempest
The first single from the duo's upcoming debut album, void jazz (Reptilian Snack). prepare thyself came into being when multi-instrumentalist Andrew Kruske (Chameleon Treat, Reptilian Snack Records) teamed up with drummer Eli Weidman (Ames Harding & the Mirage, L.T. Creacher) for a set of lo-fi psychedelic pieces recorded between two attics. "atoms, nothing else" finds … Continue reading Daily Yinz – prepare thyself – atoms, nothing else
The pop-punk quartet's new EP is Psychic Hellos. Fake Grave creates beleaguered anthems full of chugging guitars and choruses that soar like wounded birds. EP opener "How Light" plants itself in front of a mirror and confronts life's most frightening quandaries. Is it possible to change as a person? If so, how is it then … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Fake Grave – How Light
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Madame Dolores - EVERY YEAR a new year Raw, trippy electronica that embodies all facets of its emancipatory message; it recognizes that true freedom is both joyful and a bit dangerous. More from Madame Dolores Follow on Instagram Artwork … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 04.11.25
The emcee's latest album--a collaboration with producer Tommy Wong--is Clocks&Mirrors. My mom told me once about a dream she had. She was trapped at the bottom of an icy cavern. The entrance opened far above, unreachable no matter how many times she tried to climb the slick walls. Finally, though, she turned around and saw … Continue reading Daily Yinz – AARIE – alltheway
The metal artist's latest release is the epic No Tomorrow Worth Knowing (Fiadh Productions). On the album, Vale constructs glittering vaults of guitar and then lashes them with gales of black metal anguish. The nearly eleven-minute "Heaven Without You In It" finds the artist wandering a foggy purgatory, moving through realms of clean drift and … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Vale – Heaven Without You In It
The ambient artist's latest release is Music for Stillness. As was the case with Schwarzschild's 2019 release, Saturnian Dawn, the music here finds inspiration in the movement of celestial bodies. Or, in some cases, the non-movement. A Lagrange Point is (in my understanding as someone with little to no knowledge of astronomy; thanks, Wikipedia!) a … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Schwarzschild – Lagrange Point
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