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Usually cool dude stuff.

Listen: Floating Points – “Vocoder” [2022]

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Very Warm

Oh baby, this one’s a heater. After giving us one of the best albums of 2021 in Promises, Floating Points brings us back to the club with a head-spinning new track “Vocoder”, out today. If you like his more confrontational, architectural … Continue reading →

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Listen: Joe Rainey – “no chants” [2022]

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Very Warm

Get to know Minneapolis musician Joe Rainey, an Ojibwe Pow Wow singer that just recently joined Justin Vernon + Aaron & Bryce Dessner’s 37d03d record label, a spot that pretty routinely supports righteous, out-there music. I really wasn’t super familiar … Continue reading →

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Listen: King Crimson – “Matte Kudasai” [1981]

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Very Warm

I know a lot of music nerds out there have listened to King Crimson’s Discipline before, but I hadn’t until this month. Yeah, it’s really good. I had always thought of the band as really maximal and theatric like most other prog … Continue reading →

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Listen: Star Party – “Shot Down” [2022]

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Very Warm

If you’re a fan of hissing, boiling noise rock baked into delightful, indie pop treats, get to know Seattle’s Star Party and put their upcoming album Meadow Flower on your release calendar. The album drops March 11, but listen to second single … Continue reading →

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Listen: Just Mustard – “Still” [2022]

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Very Warm

Oh baby. If you’re a reader of the blog, you know I’m a fan of some deep, dark, menacing shoegaze. I’m not sure if this technically even qualifies (but who’s gonna come foul me? A shoegaze referee?), either way, Just … Continue reading →

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Listen: Michael Beharie (of Zs) – “Ghost” [2022]

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Very Warm

A brand-new offering for you today – the first track from the upcoming Michael Beharie (of improvisational group Zs) album, Promise, out April 8. If you’re familiar with Zs’ music and are intimidated (like I was before clicking play on … Continue reading →

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Listen: Erica Eso – “Home Is A Glow” [2022]

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Very Warm

Are you bored with hearing the same old melodies and harmonies in your pop music? Feeling de ja vu as you mindlessly ooze down your algorithmically-generated playlist? Well I have the solution – this new track (and the upcoming album) … Continue reading →

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Listen: caroline – “Dark blue” [2022]

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Very Warm

This song has been out for a minute now, but London group caroline just dropped their debut LP via Rough Trade this past Friday and its opener, “Dark Blue” is a tone-setter for an album I foresee myself spending a … Continue reading →

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Recommended Albums: January 2022

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Very Warm

A little late getting it out, but once again starting another year of Recommended Albums, where I pick around 10 records from each month and write a little memorable description about them. I’ve been doing this since 2016 – I … Continue reading →

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Listen: Cida Desvarieux – “Foubap” [1984]

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Very Warm

Another discovery in my time trawling the internet for buried gems of the 1980s. On this occasion I’m brought to France, I think, with singer Cida Desvarieux + her album Cida, released in 1984. There’s not much I can find … Continue reading →

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