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Playlist: Sand Dollar Jukebox – Seafaring Funk

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Very Warm

Howdy folks! It’s been a while since I posted a little playlist, but after a groundswell of inspiration thanks to the improving weather, I was stricken with the playlist-making fever. Hopefully many more to come, because this was originally around … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Playlist | Tagged "Blue" Gene Tyranny, Anri, Arthur Russell, Benny Sings, Bill LaBounty, BUMPER, city pop, Domenique Dumont, Haruomi Hosono, hiroshi sato, Innovations, John Carroll Kirby, Leon Lowman, Mark Barrott, Ned Doheny, New Musik, Nora Guthrie, Pages, Playlist, Rick Cuevas, Sade, Saint Etienne, Shintaro Sakamoto, Steely Dan, Steve Hiett, Suzuki Shigeru, Taeko Ohnuki, Taken By Trees, The Sweet Enoughs, tops, Triste Janero, Vanessa De Mata, Wendy Matthews, yacht rock | Leave a comment

Listen: Dawn Richard – “Mornin | Streetlights” [2021]

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Very Warm

I somehow have not posted about any Dawn Richard singles from her upcoming album Second Line, coming April 30 via Merge Records, but trust and believe I’ve been listening and LOVING. Her newest, “Mornin | Streetlights” shows off her talent for … Continue reading →

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Listen: Dry Cleaning – “Her Hippo” [2021]

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Very Warm

Not sure how I haven’t posted more about Dry Cleaning here. I think one reason is that they’ve always been weirdly on the outside of my radar, only coming into view when it’s Best Of list season and I listened … Continue reading →

Posted in Listen, Music | Tagged 2021, Dry Cleaning, rock | Leave a comment

Listen: Izzy Johnson – “seeing” [2021]

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Very Warm

We love a Michigan musician! As a Michigan native myself, I don’t do enough to actively seek out the creators from my homeland. When I do come across one though, I usually approach their music with an innate fondness. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Listen, Music | Tagged 2021, Folk, Izzy Johnson | Leave a comment

Listen: Ducks Ltd. – “As Big As All Outside” [2021]

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Very Warm

You can’t go back and listen to it now (but you will!), but Ducks Ltd. (formerly Ducks Unlimited) wowed me with their debut EP in late 2019, even being featured as a Recommended Album of November AND on my Best … Continue reading →

Posted in Listen, Music | Tagged 2021, Ducks Ltd., Ducks Unlimited, jangle, rock | Leave a comment

10 Best Songs: TOPS

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Very Warm

TOPS, currently comprised of Jane Penny, David Carriere, Riley Fleck and Marta Cikojevic, hail from Montreal and have released four albums thus far in their careers. Each album has seen the band hone their blend of danceable, punchy pop music, … Continue reading →

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Recommended Albums: March 2021

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Very Warm

I expressed this on Twitter a few days ago, but I feel like 2021 has been pretty great in terms of new music. There are already eight or nine records from this year that I feel radically positive about, compared … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Alchemist, Armand Hammer, Bernice, Best of 2021, Dntel, Doohickey Cubicle, Esther Rose, Floatie, Floating Points, For Those I Love, Genesis Owusu, Hildegard, Kalbells, L'impératrice, Lighght, Lost Girls, Nashville Ambient Ensemble, Pharoah Sanders, POiSON GiRL FRiEND, recommended albums, Regional Justice Center, Renée Reed, serpentwithfeet, Sofia Kourtesis, The London Symphony Orchestra, Vegyn, Xiu Xiu | Leave a comment

Listen: Ben Seretan – “8pm Crickets” [2021]

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Very Warm

The past few weeks in NYC have been blessed by the slow, true onset of Spring. No flashes of false spring here folks. It’s been pretty steady, with clear days and generally warmer temperatures. This makes the days of gray … Continue reading →

Posted in Listen, Music | Tagged 2021, ambient, Ben Seretan, field recording, Listen, piano | Leave a comment

2010s Retrospective: 10 Years of Discoveries, Obsessions and True Moments

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Very Warm

Well folks, welcome to my most indulgent, most confessional, most self-referential and truly most vain post on the blog. This is probably playing it up, but I’ve written a lot about myself on here. The dang header image is literally … Continue reading →

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Listen: They Hate Change & Fire-Toolz – “Scene!” [2021]

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Very Warm

Oh man – exciting, genre-breaking labels Hausu Mountain and Deathbomb Arc have come together in a fusion dance like freakin jetsetting experimental music super saiyans on an upcoming project, Arc Mountain, combining artists on their rosters for a collab album … Continue reading →

Posted in Listen, Music | Tagged 2021, Electronic, experimental, Fire-Toolz, Hip Hop, They Hate Change | Leave a comment

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Playlist: Sand Dollar Jukebox – Seafaring Funk

Listen: Dawn Richard – “Mornin | Streetlights” [2021]

Listen: Dry Cleaning – “Her Hippo” [2021]

Listen: Izzy Johnson – “seeing” [2021]

Listen: Ducks Ltd. – “As Big As All Outside” [2021]

10 Best Songs: TOPS

Recommended Albums: March 2021

Listen: Ben Seretan – “8pm Crickets” [2021]

Listen: They Hate Change & Fire-Toolz – “Scene!” [2021]

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