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Usually cool dude stuff.

Listen: Laura Stevenson – “Don’t Think About Me” [2021]

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Very Warm

Laura Stevenson has quietly been putting out some of the best rock records year after year and not enough people are paying attention. This is me doing my part, aside from featuring her newest, self-titled album in Recommended Albums of … Continue reading →

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10 Best Songs: U.S. Girls

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Very Warm

One of my favorite bands (and also specifically – LIVE bands) over the last six years, U.S. Girls has carved a niche all of their own, full of bravely experimental and confrontational disco and funk, tackling themes of domestic abuse, … Continue reading →

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Recommended Albums: August 2021

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Very Warm

Well – this took a lot longer to get up than I would have liked. September is nearly over at this point, so let’s just wrap up August quickly.

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Listen: Portishead – “Threads” [2008]

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Very Warm

Going through a massive Portishead (specifically Third) phase and just wanted to share something quick to hopefully spur someone to listen to the album for the first time or maybe revisit it if they haven’t in a while. “Threads” is the … Continue reading →

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Listen: Circuit des Yeux – “Sculpting The Exodus” [2021]

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Very Warm

Hard to calculate the excitement I’m feeling towards the release of the forthcoming Circuit des Yeux album, -io, coming October 22 via Matador Records. Our first taste of the record, “Dogma”, definitely felt like a teaser of some large iceberg dwelling … Continue reading →

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Listen: Mr Twin Sister – “Polvo” [2021]

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Very Warm

A little late on posting this “on time” but you know I would never just dismiss posting about a Mr Twin Sister song. You already know it’s good. Press play and click buy.

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Listen: Ryuichi Sakamoto – “Thousand Knives” [1978]

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Very Warm

Even though I like to think I know a good bit of “classic” Japanese music (I don’t), I’m always slapped across the face with even more classics that I’ve been too ignorant to check out. Case in point: the title … Continue reading →

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Listen: Natalie Jane Hill – “Orb Weaver” [2021]

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Very Warm

Get to know Austin-based singer/songwriter Natalie Jane Hill ahead of the release of her sophomore album, Solely, coming October 29 via Dear Life Records, with this new track “Orb Weaver”, which has some of the hottest finger-picked guitar I’ve heard … Continue reading →

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Listen: TOMÁ – “Green” [2021]

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Very Warm

Start off your week with a little funk goodness. Austro-Bulgarian producer TOMÁ (aka Tomá Ivanov) just dropped his debut LP ATOM at the end of June (yes – on the paradigm-shifting 6/30 release date – it must be fate), which features … Continue reading →

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Listen: Innovations – “Seabird” [1977]

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Very Warm

Walked into a club last night to see Lightning Bug and this was the song that was playing for me. What a gift. I discovered this song purely via Spotify’s “Suggested Additions” while making my playlist Rose Garden 2AM all … Continue reading →

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