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Hip-hop duo follows the Two Guns EP with an LP of the same name. The sweeping, technicolor string loop that guides the "Magenta Narcotics" instrumental sounds like a distorted fragment ripped from the Wizard of Oz score--fitting, because that film contains an overt reference to a certain magenta narcotic that would leave anyone feeling far … Continue reading Daily Yinz – BOSSY x JVGGY HENDRIX – Magenta Narcotics
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Alysm - Love (Something in Between) A smitten-but-confused cyborg croons away over jellyfish synths and electric funk bass; a screwed-down radio jockey officiates. More from Alysm Follow on Instagram and Facebook Animation by Alysm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RukjQE7oJWA ### Reliable Child - Handsome … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 06.14.24
Chandra Rhyme continues her paper chase with new single "Motivated." "Motivated" finds Chandra flexing in trilingual fashion: there's English, there's Spanish, and there's Cash-ish. As she puts it on the song's bouncy hook, "Talking 'bout money? / Then you speaking my language." That's the thesis statement, and Chandra fleshes it out in spirited fashion, backed … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Chandra Rhyme – Motivated
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Strayline. - Circles (feat. blood pact, Jovan Macias) Gentle vocals float through a despondent sea of reverb-drenched guitars and slow motion drums. More from Strayline. Follow on Instagram ### SelfMan7 - Wax (prod. by Du-Beatz) A sample that sounds like … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 05.24.24
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Pen Lordz - Never Enough Arsinel and Fam Ross divide and conquer over a piano-led boom-bap instrumental (courtesy of Bordeaux, France's Kheyzine). Watch out for the punch lines; they might give you a black eye. More from Arsinel and follow … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 05.17.24
The Taylor Gang rapper's latest release is Soul Searching. "100," one of the tracks from Soul Searching that received music video treatment, finds Fedd and collaborator Latia on the lookout for honest simplicity in a world full of flashing neon distraction. Fedd starts the track off with the weary admission, "Life been kicking my ass," … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Fedd The God – 100 (ft. Latia)
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Livefromthecity - Strange A melodic, lovelorn trunk-rattler that finds Live examining a soured relationship over heavy bass and stuttering percussion. More from Livefromthecity Follow on Instagram and Facebook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBvsiUXE6Uo ### Caleb Kopta - Pour Over A hearty, funky pull from … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 05.10.24
ID Labs' E.Dan recently released an instrumental album called Nothing You Don't Know (Remember Music, Warner Records). ID Labs is a legendary Pittsburgh studio and production facility that collaborated with the likes of Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller as they climbed the long and arduous path from mixtape to arena. On Nothing You Don't Know, … Continue reading Daily Yinz – E.Dan – Outta You
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Spiral - Sunshine Guitar music whose gaze penetrates well beneath the shoes, all the way down into a roiling black pit. More from Spiral Follow on Instagram Artwork by isabellalucianiphotography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL7WpdYDFVw ### Yokai Jem - CHAOS THEORY (feat. GHAIS GUEVARA) … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 05.03.24
FTR Drama returns with the ominous "Rainfall." The Devin Miles-produced instrumental on "Rainfall" sounds like the walkout music for a thirty-foot-tall boxer. Melodic tones swirl with the menace of thunderheads before a storm, and the bass thumps like footfalls hitting the ground with metric tons of weight behind them. FTR Drama takes full advantage of … Continue reading Daily Yinz – FTR Drama – Rainfall
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