Donora Returns With Album Out Here Bleeding Again
The Pittsburgh indie pop band's 2025 release follows a multi-year hiatus shaped by frontwoman Casey Hanner's motherhood.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Alternative
Pittsburgh indie pop band Donora released its album "Out Here Bleeding Again" in 2025, its first major release after a hiatus of several years. The album is available on Bandcamp.
Why it matters
The record marks the return of a Pittsburgh band founded in 2006 whose songs appeared in films, TV shows, and commercials. Its songs focus on motherhood and on parenting through news-driven catastrophes, reflecting the frontwoman's experience.
Donora was founded in 2006 by Casey Hanner and her brother, and its songs have been featured in movies, TV shows, and commercials. The extraction provides no sales, streaming, or chart figures for the 2025 album.
The players
Donora
A Pittsburgh-based indie pop band whose songs have been featured in movies, TV shows, and commercials.
Casey Hanner
The frontwoman of Donora, who co-founded the band with her brother in 2006 and has written about motherhood on the new album.
91.3 WYEP
A Pittsburgh radio station that hosted Donora's Live & Direct Session earlier in 2026.
The details
Hanner stepped back from the band during the pandemic and while balancing gigs with parenting a second child, and continued writing music during the hiatus. The album's title comes from a lyric in the song "We Are the Lovers." Earlier in 2026, the band played a Live & Direct Session for 91.3 WYEP.
Timeline
2006 — Donora is founded by Casey Hanner and her brother.
Pandemic period — Hanner steps back from the band.
2025 — Donora releases "Out Here Bleeding Again."
Earlier in 2026 — Donora plays a Live & Direct Session for 91.3 WYEP.
Local Scene
Donora's Live & Direct Session on 91.3 WYEP places the band within the station's recurring series of in-studio performances by Pittsburgh artists. The session marks an active step in the band's return after its hiatus.
The album is available on Bandcamp, where listeners can purchase or stream it directly. Fans seeking the band's catalog can find the release on that platform.
The takeaway
Hanner's experience of balancing a music career with parenting shows how a hiatus can shape the content of a band's return. Listeners interested in the album's themes can hear them directly on the record.
Further reading
Explore more Pittsburgh alternative music coverage for other local indie releases.
Source note: This article includes information reported by 91.3 WYEP.
