Writing about music in lieu of human interaction
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Sinia - Missed Exit Minimalist, free-floating heartache jam that deconstructs R&B's composite parts and scatters them loosely around a skeletal rhythmic framework. A rumble of bass here, a synth droplet or triangle ping there, serve as landmarks for Sinia to … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 04.22.22
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Pacing - Sunny ❤ Social media has made it possible for us to compare ourselves to an endless torrent of other people and come up short every time. Log on to Instagram, and accounts called "investingexecutives" and "businessmastership" blare unsolicited … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 04.15.22
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Ames Harding - The Poet's Tango What do you get when you cross a group of ten musicians with an abandoned Wilkinsburg church? An eclectic, understated, slightly spooky album that pulls from jazz, folk, indie, and throwback pop styles equally, … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 03.25.22
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Cpt. Bisquick - Drinking Cup Deadpan, hyper-literate rock that periodically jolts itself out of a folksy sway using bursts of atonal guitar, background vocal chatter, and one excellent Spongebob scream. Reminds me fondly of Cake's absurdist, cubicle-core musings. More from … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 02.25.22
A few words about a few local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Nardo Says - The Arrival (feat. Robin Brown) Multi-hyphenate artist pays tribute to his late compatriot, Reese Vex Brown--a venerable figure within Pittsburgh's DJ community--with a woozy, lush instrumental album. Its opener, which leads with a voicemailed co-sign from Brown's … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 02.19.22
Oh boy! This site started out of personal necessity after I moved to Pittsburgh because I had no friends and nothing to do when I got home from work except to shame-binge Friends and get hunted by my cat. I still have no friends, and my cat still hunts me, but Bored In Pittsburgh has … Continue reading Introducing: Weekly Wrap-Up
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