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A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot over the past few weeks ### Gallop Gallop Gallop - The Great Escape Lo-fi twang, complete with purring organ and scribbled guitar, that colors joyfully outside the lines. More from Gallop Gallop Gallop Follow on Instagram ### Farade - DIGITAL CIRCUS Maximalist, fast-twitch … Continue reading Multi-Weekly Wrap-Up 05.15.2026
The noise-punk trio released its self-titled debut EP on Boston's outforarip label. Jon Bygone's music feels intriguingly dangerous, like some pulsing mound that you stumble upon in a smelly, low-lit tunnel and quickly hurry away from, back to the light, all the while wondering, what if I had stayed... If you do stay to experience … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Jon Bygone – Cheese Ball King
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
The punk firebrands' prickly new EP is needle beach. Each of the EP's four tracks whips up a confrontational ruckus, but the most unruly offering is closer "unmarked car," which seethes like a pit of paranoid stomach acid. Roiling drums and agitated guitars build steadily in intensity while Noa Seese narrates queasy snippets pulled straight … Continue reading Daily Yinz – sorry face – unmarked car
Dem0 is a series of demos from a new duo featuring former members of Come Holy Spirit and A Low Rose Trellis. Dem0's seven tracks tap into the primordial wellspring that powered Come Holy Spirit's avant-garde punk. The release finds CHS's Gina Favano and A Low Rose Trellis' Marti Albertz employing minimal instrumentation--grimy bass, urgent … Continue reading Daily Yinz – 0-Six Female – C0ver the Earth
Bored In Pittsburgh’s 2025 album picks have migrated over to the Pittsburgh Manifold, a burgeoning independent news collective. In light of the cartoonishly evil Block family's recent closures of both the City Paper and the Gazette, it’s more important than ever to read and support outlets that do good, thoughtful, and independent reporting. Check out … Continue reading Yearly Yinz 2025: Albums
The punk sextet's new album is Tell My Mom And Dad I Love My Mom (Say-10 Records). On Tell My Mom And Dad I Love My Mom (an all-timer of a title), the band barrels headlong toward disaster, but it sounds like they're having a great time doing it. Their lyrics focus on impending annihilation--sometimes … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Worlds Scariest Police Chases – Wild Car
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot over the past few weeks ### Switch Hitter - Batting for Both Teams Ragged, snarling hardcore punk that scalds from both sides of the plate. Eddie Murray, Mickey Mantle, and Chipper Jones would be proud. More from Switch Hitter Artwork by Buggsy … Continue reading Multi-Weekly Wrap-Up 10.17.25
The crust quintet's debut LP is Reapers Call (Profane Existence). The album is full of drums that lash viciously, guitars that roil like hot dirty petroleum, and roared lyrics that take aim at war, genocide, tech supremacy, and government corruption, themes that the band treats not as separate issues, but as nodes linked together in … Continue reading Daily Yinz – DEADSKY – Kleptocracy
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