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A new two-track single from the shoegaze heavy-hitters. "Blonde"--introduced by the glitchy, lyric-less piece "Timing Is"--ripples with heavy, echoing guitars, cirrus cloud synths, and cascading drum cadences. The verses, delivered dazedly by bassist Rachel Hines, plumb great depths of pain ("Nosediving / Lost control / Can't go on like this / Unsustainable"), but the emotion's … Continue reading Daily Yinz – eyewash – Blonde
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot over the past few weeks ### Pat Kelly - Rotten Deal A wry, groggily plaintive porch-rocker; instead of slide guitar, it's spiked with some gnarly modular synths, courtesy of guest Jess Tambellini. More from Pat Kelly Follow on Instagram Artwork by Paulina … Continue reading Multi-Weekly Wrap-Up 05.01.26
The riff-happy band recently released its self-titled debut EP. Groups that specialize in peaks-and-valleys guitar sojourns usually give themselves names like "We Think As Paintings" or "You Burn Because You Are Alive" or "Hoisting Mountains Toward The Sun." Not Sad Bulldog. Despite their dejected moniker--and Sad Bulldog's artwork, which features an adorably morose canine--the band's … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Sad Bulldog – Dog Waters Barking
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
To celebrate the first anniversary of their 2025 album, Appear, the psych-rock band released a few more tracks recorded during those sessions. "Summoner" pairs a jagged, scrabbling chord progression with strident drums, thick gobs of bass, necromancer vocal harmonies, and a spindle of guitar drone that hangs in the middle of the mix like a … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Tony From Bowling – Summoner
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
Prolific guitarist/vocalist Chet Vincent's latest album with The Music Industry is Static On The Radio. Static opens with a bout of swaying heartsickness on its rueful title track, moves into a Tom Petty-style ode to Mary Jane, clad alluringly in her green dress, and then devotes its final eight cuts to grateful, sun-dazed cardiac repair. … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Chet Vincent & The Music Industry – Only Child
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
The quintet released its debut studio album, Leaving New Mexico, in January. The album, an ambitious, post-apocalyptic-ish concept piece that explores themes of disillusionment, acceptance, and familial return, centers on frontman Gibson Musisko's passionate, searching delivery. Backed by instrumentals that alternately soothe and seethe, Musisko--sometimes keening, sometimes murmuring, sometimes raging--muses with offbeat humor on the … Continue reading Daily Yinz – PosterChild – Shot In The Chest
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
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