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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
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 R&B artist's new EP is Samira. The soft, jazzy "Wicked" feels like it was recorded somewhere with low lighting and red velvet curtains. The percussion doesn't so much as hit as it does brush up against you, and the keyboards sound like they're shimmering through layers of water. Sellers' hushed voice flutters like a … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Sierra Sellers – Wicked
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot this week ### A'leighsha - Claim It A smooth, dreamy, Stoney-produced statement of devotion; the song is the musical embodiment of its cover art. More from A'leighsha Follow on Instagram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnDDuKWBgjs ### CLONING - lullaby The kind of scratching, clawing, warbling noise … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 01.31.25
An R&B collaboration between Berlin's Noa Erni and Pittsburgh's Nardo Says. BEAMS, SCREENS, & THE SOUND OF LOVE (Kommerz Records) is the result of a long, transcontinental musical partnership between two devotees of soulful melodies and lush, knocking beats. On the album, Noa Erni acts as composer, while Nardo Says, himself a producer on other … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Noa Erni and Nardo Says – STANDBY
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Rieko Safiyya - Water Talks! Listen! Slow, trickling funk that makes you feel like you're being rocked by the gentle waters of a sensory deprivation tank. More from Rieko Safiyya Follow on Instagram Video by Rieko Safiyya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_4awDcDN0I ### … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 11.15.24
Benji.'s new EP is Love Gun 2, a sequel to last October's Love Gun. Opening track "Howling At The Moon" intrigues from the jump. A difficult song to pin down, it builds slowly, with tentative tendrils of electric guitar echoing faintly behind Benji.'s voice as it booms from the ether. The melody is tense, circling … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Benji. – Howling At The Moon
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### SoulfulTone - Insecure A gentle, honest self-reminder--featuring a silk smooth instrumental--that there's no time limit on becoming the person you aspire to be. More from SoulfulTone Follow on Instagram Video by brutalist.001 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkjtmoYBYCk ### Dream The Heavy - Flame A … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 03.29.24
Council's latest single creeps like a lone tear down a cheek. Sour Patch Kids were my drug of choice as a kid. I'd buy them--or rather I would cajole my parents into buying them for me--whenever the chance arose, which usually ended up happening at the local movie theater's concession counter. I loved the candy's … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Joziah Council – BITTERSWEET (Breakup Version)
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Rieko Safiyya - BFF Over glassy synths and chattering percussion, Rieko searches for a spiritual connection that transcends simple infatuation, proposing, "Let's be friends first." More from Rieko Safiyya Follow on Instagram Video by drewsgolden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXVyp4pPIa4 ### negligible wound - … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 03.01.24
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