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A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot over the past few weeks ### Pharaoh Lum - Ain't Been Stepped On Don't be fooled by the instrumental's low-key glisten; this one comes at you like the sole of a Timberland boot. More from Pharaoh Lum Follow on Instagram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwl7te-3xtY ### … Continue reading Multi-Weekly Wrap-Up 04.10.26
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Frog Legs - Killamanjaro Scraggly folk-punk that manages to wring buoyancy from the existential dread that defines 21st century living More from Frog Legs Follow on Instagram Artwork by leafypains ### FARKAS/HACKATHORN DUO - The Unmarked Tomb of the Witty … Continue reading Multi-Weekly Wrap-Up 03.27.26
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 2025: Songs
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot over the past few weeks ### G.R. ZOMBIE - poison tree (feat. XOMBIEMANE) Halloween hip-hop that rolls down the block in a tinted Cadillac hearse; the tank's full of codeine instead of gas. More from G.R. ZOMBIE Follow on Instagram ### SUN … Continue reading Multi-Weekly Wrap-Up 10.31.25
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Calamity Vessel - The Siren's Dream Windswept black metal that contains a strong melodic undercurrent, like an angelic song filtering up through dark waves. More from Calamity Vessel Follow on Instagram ### tamping - sortie (feat. temper the steel) … Continue reading Multi-Weekly Wrap-Up 08.08.25
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot over the past few weeks ### Histrionic - The Eastern Side of Anderson Memorial Bridge Raw emotion that courses through jagged peaks and valleys of guitar, threatening at times to overflow its bounds. More from Histrionic Follow on Instagram ### Dan Koshute … Continue reading Multi-Weekly Wrap-Up 07.11.25
The power pop artist's eighth album is the appropriately titled C8ke. Coke Belda's decades-long search for the perfect power pop song has carried him across continents, from the clear waters of the Mediterranean to the slightly less clear waters of the Allegheny. C8ke finds Belda delivering, with his signature vintage sunniness, another batch of hook-heavy … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Coke Belda – Starstruck
feeble little horse guitarist/producer Sebastian Kinsler debuts his solo project. find my friends' self-titled release contains eight compact tracks stuffed full of chipper digital beats, topsy-turvy synths, textured guitars, and sly melodic hooks. The songs are brief, but they're not mere sketches; each is rendered in intricate detail, like the works that certain dextrous visual … Continue reading Daily Yinz – find my friends – Call
Billie Sue Bracken's latest album as Halloway is the airy, grief-hushed Rhapsody. According to Bracken, Rhapsody's songs are imbued with the memory of a friend stolen away by addiction. The music is delicate and vulnerable, but contains a core of gossamer strength, like that of a spiderweb. "Consider" overlays a sparse piano waltz (the chords' … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Halloway – Consider
The debut single from Julia Mahncke's solo project. I adopted my cat a few months after moving to Pittsburgh because I didn't have any friends. The night I brought her home from the Humane Society, she bounced around my apartment-- scratching couch arms, knocking things over, brushing against my legs, generally being delightful--and I felt … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Almost Exactly Like Julia – A New Kind of Love
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