Monthly Archives: December 2018

Listen: Grouper Live @ Murmrr Theater [9/12/2018]

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Very Warm

I’ve resolved we must live in the good timeline, solely because there is a high fidelity concert recording of a show from Grouper’s latest tour online. A bigger treat for me is that it was taped at the show I … Continue reading →

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Best Of 2018 :: Live Experiences

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Very Warm

Over the past two years, I’ve made the arbitrary decision to rank the live shows I attended that year. It’s worked decently well, since I have gone to some shows in the past that just knocked my socks clean off … Continue reading →

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Charli XCX’s ‘Pop 2’ is the Best Album of 2017, 2018 and Beyond

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Very Warm

Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of Charli XCX’s groundbreaking Pop 2 “mixtape”. It has dominated my listening rotation since its release, as its future pop folds are incredibly easy to get, for lack of a better word, addicted to. I’ve been so … Continue reading →

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Best Of 2018 :: 50 Albums

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Very Warm

I wrote a lot in this post, so I’m gonna keep the intro brief. Thought music as a whole was pretty dang good this year. My top 20 records feel especially water tight. A good amount of pop-leaning stuff in … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Adrianne Lenker, Against All Logic, Amen Dunes, Anenon, Bernice, Best of 2018, Camp Cope, Caroline Rose, Caroline Says, Christine And The Queens, Confidence Man, Daniel Bachman, Daughters, Denzel Curry, DJ Koze, Dusk, Earl Sweatshirt, Eleventeen Eston, Fire-Toolz, Flasher, Gia Margaret, Grouper, Haley Heynderickx, Hermit & The Recluse, Holy Fawn, Hop Along, IDLES, Janelle Monae, Julia Holter, Kacey Musgraves, Kadhja Bonet, Kali Uchis, Kamasi Washington, Kate NV, Kelly Moran, Leon Vynehall, Mary Lattimore, møl, Mitski, Mountain Man, natalia lafourcade, Natalie Prass, North Americans, NV, Oneohtrix Point Never, Ovlov, Palm, Pariah, Pusha T, Renata Zeiguer, Rezzett, Robyn, Rosalía, Rosali, Saintseneca, serpentwithfeet, Skee Mask, Sophie, Teyana Taylor, The Beths, The Samps, Tirzah, U.S. Girls, Wished Bone, Young Galaxy, Young Jesus, Yves Tumor | Leave a comment

Best Of 2018 :: 100 Songs

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Very Warm

Happened to be sleeping for all of 2018 due to a 2017-induced coma? Take a sabbatical from modern life due to the avalanche of hellfire raining down upon us on a daily basis? Miss literally all of the music from … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 1010 Benja SL, 700 Bliss, Adrianne Lenker, Against All Logic, Amen Dunes, Barrie, Beach House, Bernice, Best of 2018, boygenius, Camp Cope, Cardi B, Caroline Rose, Caroline Says, Cat Power, Channel Tres, Charli XCX, Christine And The Queens, Chromatics, Clarence Clarity, Connan Mockasin, Daniel Bachman, Daughters, Deafheaven, Denzel Curry, Dilly Dally, Dirty Projectors, DJ Koze, Dusk, Earl Sweatshirt, Eleventeen Eston, Empress Of, Flasher, Forth Wanderers, Friendly Fires, Fucked Up, G Flip, gang gang dance, Grouper, Haley Heynderickx, Hatchie, Holy Now, Hop Along, I'm With Her, IDLES, Janelle Monae, Jenny Hval, Jerry Paper, Jessica Pratt, Joji, Julia Holter, Kacey Musgraves, Kadhja Bonet, Kali Uchis, kevin krauter, Let's Eat Grandma, Loma, Lonnie Holley, Lykke Li, Marie Davidson, MGMT, Mitski, Mountain Man, Mr. Twin Sister, Mt. Si, Natalie Prass, Negative Gemini, No Age, North Americans, Ocean Hope, Peggy Gou, Playboi Carti, Pllush, Robyn, Rosalía, Rosali, Ross From Friends, Sam Wilkes, serpentwithfeet, Shame, Simian Mobile Disco, Skee Mask, Smerz, Snail Mail, Sophie, Superorganism, The Beths, The Samps, Tirzah, Travis Scott, U.S. Girls, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Wished Bone, Wye Oak, yaeji, Yo La Tengo, Young Fathers, Young Galaxy, yuno, Yves Tumor | Leave a comment

Best Of 2018 :: 10 EPs

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Very Warm

As the tradition goes, WARM VISIONS LIST WEEK gets kicked off with the EPs. The little appetizers to stimulate musical appetite, the accoutrements to dress the heavy-hitting long-players. Although, someone can be plenty satisfied by ordering just apps at a … Continue reading →

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Recommended Albums: November 2018

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Very Warm

Sliding right in before YEAR END LIST time comes my favorite releases from November, a cute little crew that had a slight impact on my YEAR END LIST, with Rosalía, Earl Sweatshirt and Kelly Moran all making appearances in my … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Andy Shauf, Earl Sweatshirt, Ellis, Eyedress, Foxwarren, Kelly Moran, Mary Lattimore, Meg Baird, Oneohtrix Point Never, recommended albums, Rosalía, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sharon Van Etten, The Samps, Vince Staples | Leave a comment

Tatsuro Yamashita – “Mirai No Theme” [2018]

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Very Warm

Haven’t posted a legit song in a while, but this **new** song from city pop icon Tatsuro Yamashita has been burning a hole in my brain for so many reasons. I unwittingly ran into it in the trailer for Mirai, … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: December 2018

Listen: Grouper Live @ Murmrr Theater [9/12/2018]

Best Of 2018 :: Live Experiences

Charli XCX’s ‘Pop 2’ is the Best Album of 2017, 2018 and Beyond

Best Of 2018 :: 50 Albums

Best Of 2018 :: 100 Songs

Best Of 2018 :: 10 EPs

Recommended Albums: November 2018

Tatsuro Yamashita – “Mirai No Theme” [2018]

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