Pittsburgh surf rock/ post pop duo Action Camp (Maura Jacob + Bengt Alexsander) are back in the studio busily recording their follow up to the 2009 stunner Best I Can Do. In the meantime, the first single from their upcoming as-yet-untitled release ”zero/one” is available for purchase now. Apparently it was also recorded for Conspiracy [...]
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July 28, 2010
Jack Wilson & DJ Spaed – “P & LE”
Steel City MC Jack Wilson is back with the brief mixtape/EP Fame, enlisting Pittsburgh turntablist DJ Spaed to produce a challenging, dynamic collection of beats. ”P & LE” possesses the most shadowy, sinister beat of them all, coiling like cool smoke underneath Wilson’s tongue-twisting rhymes. This is pure mix tape nirvana: no hook, no pauses, just some muscular, spartan production [...]
July 21, 2010
Black Crash – “Sometimes Dreams”
Pittsburgh’s native shoegazers and local scene veterans Black Crash are back with three two tracks available for download on the group’s Facebook page from their forth coming LP due out in the fall. “Sometimes Dreams” captures the group’s zeitgeist perfectly: cascading walls of guitars drenched in reverb, yearning vocals from lead singer Ryan McElroy, and [...]
July 9, 2010
1,2,3 – “Going Away Party”
The fellas of 1,2,3 (formerly of Pittsburgh’s version of The Takeover UK) return with their latest 7” single “Going Away Party” off UK indie imprint Chess Club/Rough Trade. Boasting a soupy disco bass line and dripping with androgynous glam sex appeal, the track is yet another fine step in the progression of 1,2,3′s sound. While [...]
July 8, 2010
The Modey Lemon are Back with Wandering Eye 7”
Pittsburgh’s consummate garage rockers are back after a long layoff since 2008′s Season of Sweets with a small, but potent, explosion of swagger with the Wandering Eye 7”, out now on These Are Not Records. “Wandering Eye” doesn’t mess with the formula that made The Modey’s so impressive in the first place: snarling chainsaw guitars [...]
March 8, 2010
Recollect – “Somehow” Video, “It Came From Above”
Pittsburgh native Derek Dumont and his solo dubstep project Recollect finally get some tripped out visuals worthy of being paired with his hazy, grooving soundscapes. With the help of loacal filmmakers Colin Sander and Andrew McIntyre (all three of whom were responsible for this) Dumont’s “Somehow” comes to life in a slow motion fog of [...]
March 8, 2010
Defining Ourselves Through Music Presents: Stilltown Vol. 1
Recently, a friend of mine tossed me an earful concerning the lack of Pittsburgh hip-hop represented on speed of the pittsburgh sound. I couldn’t deny his accusation. I paid attention to the biggies: Wiz Khalifa, Boaz, Discuss, Grand Buffet, Commonwealth Family, but not much else. I decided I needed to search for a goldmine, a [...]
March 3, 2010
Tanlines – “Real Life”, Rx (ft. Jim Doutrich of Ennui) – “Fire Flies VIP”
Two new Pittsburgh related collaborations have been making the rounds on the interwebs the past two weeks and I felt they need a little attention. The first track, found after poking around Pitchfork the past couple days, is “Real Life,” a new song from ex-Don Caballero bassist and Pittsburgh born Eric Emms’ latest project, the [...]
February 4, 2010
Takeover UK Members’ New Project 1,2,3 Release “Confetti” Single
Two (former?) members of Pittsburgh shit kicking rockers The Takeover UK, Nic Snyder and Josh Sickles, have ventured out into the world under new moniker 1,2,3 and released the sensational single “Confetti” this past Tuesday available via iTunes for next to nothing. Along with a little recording help from bassist Derek White (who is proving [...]
October 30, 2009
New Yeasayer Track – “Ambling Alp”
Last July’s Yeasayer concert at Mr. Small’s proved to be quite the telling experience. Half the set was new material that steered away from the world music and shaman-chanting influences that was the band’s trademark since 2007′s All Hour Cymbals. But while the new material focused on a heavy, electronic production (including new interpretations of [...]
