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A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Ancient History - Madcow A ticking, whirring little ditty that builds to a toybox marching band crescendo full of faded horns and rattling drums. More from Ancient History Follow on Instagram ### Anne Eliza - Devil Behind My Door Imagines … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 04.26.24
Tough Cuffs' latest EP is the searing All Dogs Go To Heaven. "One Track Mind" opens with two wordless barks and a riff that features about as many banshee-like feedback screeches as it does sledgehammer power chords. It's the same energy that an attack dog exudes as it snaps at the end of its rusting … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Tough Cuffs – One Track Mind
Heavy snarl from the quartet's upcoming debut. It's no surprise that a band featuring members of Microwaves and Night Vapor would create music that grooves like a bluesy power tool hard at work on a block of concrete. The cantankerous "Pig's Eye," one of two tracks now available from Rated Eye (due out in May … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Rated Eye – Pig’s Eye
Skeletonized enlisted vocalist Brian DiSanto and bassist RJ Myato for the wild sounds of Go Forth Kaleidoscope Junkie. DiSanto's flavor of absurdist troubadourism (which can be heard a cappella at Wild Raft Records) fits well with Skeletonized's metallic free jazz discord. Instead of a bard wandering through a meadow playing around with alliteration and juggling … Continue reading Daily Yinz – The Skeletonized Quintet – Directional Druid
Constant Hell's latest features grindcore inspired by crimes (and a Misfits cover). "Endangerment." "Distribution." "Theft." "Public Intoxication." "Assault." "Arson." "Mommy Can I Go Out And Kill Tonight." With the hopeful exception of the Misfits cover, the song list on Crime Grind reads like a typical Friday night on lovely Carson St. One can easily picture … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Constant Hell – Theft
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Luwidakid - Homecoming (feat. Dewey Markie) Tuneful, breezy hip-hop featuring a strobing, shimmying instrumental and a strong dose of screwed down vocals. More from Luwidakid Follow on Instagram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tBn54LVDOY ### Zinnia's Garden - Purple Portal Dream A warmly encouraging follow-your-dreams … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 01.05.24
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Peace Talks - Progress Snarling, feral punk made for a world on fire. Proceeds from the album, available in full from Peterwalkee Records, benefit Prevention Point Pittsburgh. More from Peace Talks Follow on Instagram ### Judge Russo - The Portal … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 12.22.23
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Dre Dior ft. Lando Ash and Stacia Vonne - Let You Down Reflective musings--the kinds of things you think about when you're sitting alone in your kitchen at night--tossed around breezily by multiple vocalists. More from Dre Dior Follow on … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 12.15.23
MIRAKLER's latest release, How I Became The Devil (Reptilian Records), contains fifteen tracks of clanging discord. Unhinged howls, screeching guitars, and gut-churning rhythms abound. Despite its title, "This Is Brit Pop" is decidedly not a Britpop song. Instead of a sneering anthem about going out with the lads, it's a nervous breakdown set to paranoid … Continue reading Daily Yinz – MIRAKLER – This Is Brit Pop
Morning Dew are a blistering emo two-piece whose second album, Pulp, came out in April. Pulp is as raw an expression of grief and emotional turmoil as you'll hear. It's a flare sputtering and screaming into the sky from a sinking ship; trebly riffs, racing drums, and howls of anguish fight each other for space … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Morning Dew – Suture Kit
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