Pianos Become the Teeth is wrapping up their tour, following the release of their newest album Drift. Supporting Pianos on this tour is Dreamtigers and Dosser. On 11/11, the tour stopped in Pittsburgh at Preserving Underground. This show was supported by local openers, and my dearest friends, overtheweather.
overtheweather opened up the night. The four piece played songs from all of their releases, including both songs off their newest split Food Fight. This split is awesome, both OTW and Toluca Lake have incredible tracks on the album. I highly recommend giving it a listen! The band also played other songs from their previous releases Party Socks (2021), and Old Room (2019). These guys never fail to amaze me (even though I am at all of their shows) and this night was no different. It’s important to have a high energy band to open the night, and OTW played that role perfectly.
The second set of the night was Dosser from Baltimore, MD. Dosser is a great band. While their sound may not have directly peeked my interest, this band is clearly extremely talented and their music is well crafted. The band played some songs from their upcoming debut LP, which is expected to be released in January of next year. I happened to run into a few of the band members after the show, and they were a very nice group of people.
The third band to play was Dreamtigers from Massachusetts. This set absolutely blew me away. I have only briefly listened to this band leading up to the show. I found this band through their lead singer and drummer, who both play in a band called Defeater. The band played through songs from their newest album Ellapsis. I made sure to give it a spin on my way home from the show. I would highly recommend this album.
Pianos Become the Teeth from Baltimore, MD closed out the night. PBTT haven’t been through Pittsburgh in a few years, so I was very excited when I saw they were coming through on this tour. The band just released their fifth full length album Drift. Pianos has seen a change in their sound since their initial debut release Old Pride in 2010. The band was originally a screamo band, but once lead vocalist Kyle Durfey decided to stop screaming, they morphed their music to better fit the new sound. While I do thoroughly enjoy their older music, the newest album is fantastic. Hearing some of the songs live was an incredible experience. Pianos Become the Teeth have a few more days left on this tour.
I would love to see this band again in the future.
Photos and words by Tom Randall (www.instagram.com/trandallphoto)
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