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Best Of Lists:
- Best of 2025 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2020-2024 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2020-2024 :: 100 Albums
- 2024 Retrospective
- Best of 2024 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2024 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2024 :: Live Shows
- 2023 Retrospective
- Best of 2023 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2023 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2023 :: Live Shows
- 2022 Retrospective
- Best of 2022 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2022 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2022 :: Live Shows
- Best of 2022 :: 10 EPs
- 2021 Retrospective
- Best of 2021 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2021 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2021 :: Live Shows
- Best of 2021 :: 10 EPs
- 2020 Retrospective
- Best of 2020 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2020 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2020 :: 10 EPs
- 2010s Retrospective
- Best of the 10s :: 200 Songs
- Best of the 10s :: 200 Albums
- 2019 Retrospective
- Best of 2019 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2019 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2019 :: Live Shows
- Best of 2019 :: 10 EPs
- 2018 Retrospective
- Best of 2018 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2018 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2018 :: Live Shows
- Best of 2018 :: 10 EPs
- Best of the 00s :: 100 Albums (Rework)
- 2017 Retrospective
- Best of 2017 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2017 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2017 :: 10 Shows
- Best of 2017 :: 10 EPs
- Revisiting 2013
- 2016 Retrospective
- Best of 2016 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2016 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2016 :: 15 EPs
- Best of 2016 :: Honorable Mentions
- 2015 Retrospective
- Best of 2015 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2015 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2015 :: 15 EPs
- Best of 2015 :: Honorable Mentions
- Best of 2010 – 2014 :: 50 Albums
- 2014 Retrospective
- Best of 2014 :: 50 Songs
- Best of 2014 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2014 :: 10 EPs
- Best of 2014 :: Honorable Mentions
- 2013 Retrospective
- Best of 2013 :: 40 Songs
- Best of 2013 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2013 :: 10 Weirdos
- Best of 2013 :: 15 EPs
- Best of 2013 :: Honorable Mentions
- 2012 Retrospective
- Best of 2012 :: 102 Songs
- Best of 2012 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2012 :: Honorable Mentions
- 2011 Retrospective
- Best of 2011 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2011 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2011 :: 20 Remixes
- Best of 2011 :: Honorable Mentions
- 2010 Retrospective
- Best of 2010 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2010 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2010 :: 20 New Bands
- Best of 2010 :: 25 Music Videos
- Best of the 00s :: 100 Albums
- Best of 2009 :: 20 Albums
- Best of the 90s :: 100 Albums
Warm Visions Playlists:
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- 2010 – 2019 – The Master List
- Best Songs of The 2010s
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- Best Songs of 2018
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- Best Songs of 2016
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- Best Songs of 2014
- Best Songs of 2013
- Best Songs of 2012
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- Essential BEACH HOUSE
- Essential BECK
- Essential BJÖRK
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- Essential DAFT PUNK
- Essential DEERHUNTER
- Essential DESTROYER
- Essential HUNDRED WATERS
- Essential ST. VINCENT
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- A Summer Can Last A Decade
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- Blush Vortex – Pop Crush
- Ecstatic Affluence – JP City Pop
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- Heist on the Highway – Funk
- I Dreamt Of Reeds Again – Wistful
- It Felt Good To Be Alone – Sad
- Locked In – Productivity / Run
- Mauve Malaise – Dusk & Dark
- Melting Portal Vision – Synth Drift
- My Black T-Shirt – Metal
- Nightlife Daydream – City Pop 2
- Ochre Overture – Autumn Feel
- Old-Growth, New Sprouts – Growing
- Patchouli Sunrise – Peaceful Folk
- Rose Garden, 2AM – Infatuated
- Sand Dollar Jukebox – Summer
- Submerged Reflection – Hazy
- Sun Glitters on Cool Water – Shine
- Sunset High Dive – HypeM Replica
- 【☆sweet dream☆】 – Calm
- Winter Jacket Love Letter – Road
- Your Peculiar Glow – Light Bender
- 100% Humidity – Hazy Groove 2
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A stream of consciousness music blog, active since 2010. Established in Ann Arbor, MI, currently in NYC.
Send me music: warmsubmissions @ gmail
I hope you enjoy your time here.
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Recommended Albums: January 2025
To anyone that’s been disappointed about the lack of updates on Warm Visions, I humbly apologize. 2025 has been quite the wild year and it’s been a bit tough to get the motivation to focus on new music like I … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Lake, Bonnie Prince Billy, Eddie Chacon, Maribou State, recommended albums, sam amidon, U.e., Ulla
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Warm Visions’ Top 10 Concerts of 2024
Realized I did things a little out of order, as I like to post the year’s Retrospective after all my “Best Of” lists are done. Well, woops. I still had to list out my favorite concerts I saw in 2024, … Continue reading
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Tagged Allah-Las, Angelica Garcia, BALTHVS, beabadoobee, Been Stellar, Best of 2024, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Black Country New Road, Bleach Lab, Blood Incantation, Body Meat, Bolis Pupul, Brandi & The Alexanders, Brittany Davis, Camera Obscura, Caribou, Cassandra Jenkins, Chanel Beads, Charli XCX, Charlotte Adigéry, Chris Cohen, Chuquimamani-Condori, Cigarettes After Sex, Claire Rousay, Coco, Corinne Bailey Rae, Corridor, Crumb, Cults, Dawn Richard, Death's Dynamic Shroud.wmv, Deeper, Dehd, Discovery Zone, Divorce, DJ Shadow, Dry Cleaning, Ebi Soda, Elmiene, Emma Ruth Rundle, Eric Copeland, Erika de Casier, Fabiana Palladino, Fat Dog, fazerdaze, Fcukers, Fontaines D.C., Gareth Donkin, Geese, Girl and Girl, Glare, Glass Beams, Glasser, Godcaster, Hermanos Gutierrez, Hiatus Kaiyote, Horse Jumper of Love, Horsegirl, HotWax, Hurray For The Riff Raff, IDLES, ill peach, Iron & Wine, Jack Powers, Jade Bird, Jahnah Camille, Jake Blount, Jamila Woods, Jerry Paper, Joanna Sternberg, Jordan Rakei, julie byrne, Kassa Overall, Kathleen Edwards, Kim Gordon, KOKOROKO, L'impératrice, L'Rain, LA LOM, Land Of Talk, Laura Marling, Lip Critic, Live Review, Lo Moon, Lomelda, Los Bitchos, Loving, LUCY, Lunar Vacation, Macula Dog, Madi Diaz, Mali Obomsawin, Maria Chiara Argirò, Mary Lattimore, Meagre Martin, Meernaa, Mica Levi, Midwife, Mitski, MJ Guider, MJ Lenderman, Mk.gee, ML Buch, More Eaze, MRCY, Mulatu Astatke, Nabihah Iqbal, Nathalie Joachim, Niecy Blues, Nilüfer Yanya, NNAMDI, Ora Cogan, Pan American, Paul Spring, Peter Cat Recording Co, PJ Harvey, Poolside, Porij, Promiseland, quannnic, Reyna Tropical, Ride, Robin Pecknold, Rosali, Royel Otis, Ryley Walker, Shallowhalo, Shannon & The Clams, Shygirl, Slowdive, Snacktime, Spencer Zahn, SPRINTS, Still House Plants, Suzanne Ciani, Tagua Tagua, The Decemberists, The National Reserve, Thee Sacred Souls, Time Wharp, Tirzah, tops, Toro Y Moi, Torres, TRANSA, Uwade, Vacations, villagerrr, voyeur, Waterbaby, Windy & Carl, Winged Wheel, Wishy, Yo La Tengo, Youbet, Yukimi, Zsela
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2024 Retrospective – 100 Discoveries, Obsessions and True Moments + Listening Stats
Every year since 2014, I’ve taken time at the end of my Best of the Year list season to survey the field, to take stock in the music that defined my year, and not just the tracks that came out … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrianne Lenker, Beck, Best of 2024, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Blood Incantation, Boards of Canada, Bowery Electric, Brandy, brian eno, Brijean, Bruno Berle, CA7RIEL, Camera Obscura, Caribou, Cassandra Jenkins, Chanel Beads, Charli XCX, Cindy Lee, Cocteau Twins, Confidence Man, Contrahouse, Corinne Bailey Rae, Deerhunter, Denzel Curry, Directions, Discovery Zone, Dissolve, Doss, Elkka, Emma Ruth Rundle, Enya, Erika de Casier, Fcukers, Fennesz, Fever Ray, Fleet Foxes, Fontaines D.C., Ginger Root, Grouper, Harold Budd, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Hop Along, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Iglooghost, James K, Jamie xx, Jessica Pratt, Joanna Sternberg, Jordan Rakei, julie byrne, Kassie Krut, Kelly Lee Owens, Kendrick Lamar, Kim Gordon, Kordhell, Kylie Minogue, Laura Marling, Lip Critic, Magic AL, Malibu, Maria Chiara Argirò, Marina Allen, Mary Lattimore, Mk.gee, ML Buch, Molina, Monica, Mulatu Astatke, musclecars, Nico, Nilüfer Yanya, Paco Amoroso, Peaking Lights, Pearl and the Oysters, retrospective, Reyna Tropical, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sade, Saki Kabata, salute, Sam Smith, Shannon & The Clams, SOFI TUKKER, Solange, Sophie, Stevie Wonder, Still House Plants, Studio, Suzanne Ciani, The Other People Place, the sea and cake, Tinashe, Tommy Richman, Total Blue, Two Shell, Underworld, Vegyn, Walt McClements, Washed Out, Waxahatchee, Winged Wheel, yellow magic orchestra, Yo La Tengo, Zsela
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Warm Visions’ Top 100 Songs of 2024
Moving right along with Warm Visions list extravaganza with my favorite songs of 2024. Like the last few years, I’ve listed 90 of my favorite songs below alphabetically and then ranked my top 10 favorites below that. Commenting on my … Continue reading
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Tagged A$AP ROCKY, Adrianne Lenker, Allegra Krieger, Amen Dunes, Angelica Garcia, Astrid Sonne, Ben Böhmer, Best of 2024, Beth Gibbons, Bibi Club, Body Meat, Bolis Pupul, Brijean, Bruno Berle, Camera Obscura, Caribou, Caroline Says, Cassandra Jenkins, Chanel Beads, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Confidence Man, Contrahouse, Corridor, Crumb, Dehd, Denzel Curry, Dis Fig, Discovery Zone, DJ Seinfeld, Dummy, Elkka, Empress Of, Erika de Casier, Fabiana Palladino, fazerdaze, Fcukers, Fine, Fontaines D.C., Ginger Root, Helado Negro, Hiatus Kaiyote, HiTech, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Iglooghost, Jamie xx, Jane Penny, Jerry Paper, Jessica Pratt, Jordan Rakei, Kassie Krut, Keeley Forsyth, Kelly Lee Owens, Kelly Moran, Kiasmos, Kim Gordon, Kit Sebastian, Konradsen, Laura Marling, Lawrence Hart, Lewis OfMan, Lip Critic, Lorde, Mannequin Pussy, Maria Chiara Argirò, Marina Allen, Mary Lattimore, Mdou Moctar, Michi, Mk.gee, ML Buch, Moin, Molina, Nick León, Nilüfer Yanya, Opal Sunn, Paycheque, Pearl and the Oysters, Pressure Heaven, Priori, Reyna Tropical, RiTchie, Rosali, Sade, salute, SG Lewis, Shabason Krgovich Sage, Shannon & The Clams, SOFI TUKKER, Sophie, Spirit Of The Beehive, Still House Plants, The Body, The Cure, The Softies, This Is Lorelei, Total Blue, Tove Lo, TSHA, Two Shell, Vegyn, Walt McClements, Waxahatchee, Winged Wheel, Zsela
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Warm Visions’ Top 50 Albums of 2024
Hello dear reader of Warm Visions dot net, and welcome to my favorite time of the year: Best of 2024 season. This season has fully passed for nearly every other music site on the planet, but I am but just … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrianne Lenker, Angelica Garcia, Being Dead, Best of 2024, Beth Gibbons, Bibi Club, Blood Incantation, Bobbie Lovesong, Brijean, Caribou, Caroline Says, Cassandra Jenkins, Charli XCX, Christopher Owens, Cindy Lee, Confidence Man, Contrahouse, Corridor, Dehd, Dis Fig, Discovery Zone, Dorothea Paas, Dummy, Fabiana Palladino, Fievel Is Glauque, Fine, Floating Points, Fontaines D.C., Ginger Root, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Iglooghost, Jamie xx, Jessica Pratt, Joseph Shabason, Kassie Krut, Kelly Lee Owens, Kim Gordon, Kit Sebastian, Konradsen, Laura Marling, Lip Critic, M. Sage, Mabe Fratti, Maria Chiara Argirò, Marina Allen, Mary Lattimore, Mk.gee, Mo Dotti, Moin, Mount Eerie, Nala Sinephro, Nicholas Krgovich, Nilüfer Yanya, Pearl and the Oysters, Priori, Shabason Krgovich Sage, Skee Mask, Spirit Of The Beehive, Still House Plants, The Body, The Cure, The Softies, Total Blue, Walt McClements, Winged Wheel
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Recommended Albums: November 2024
Winding down 2024’s Recommended Albums (usually I don’t have the effort / material to dive into December’s albums, but we’ll see!), we shove the year off into the mist with some mighty solid records. I’d be remiss not to shout … Continue reading
Recommended Albums: October 2024
Not as late this time! And hey – Recommended Albums of October 2024 had a good reason for being delayed. Unless I miscounted (very likely), I’m featuring 17 albums below. That’s a good amount! And there were still more records … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood Incantation, Caribou, Caroline Says, Confidence Man, Dawn Richard, Fievel Is Glauque, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Hildegard, Jonah Yano, Kelly Lee Owens, Laura Marling, Moin, Molina, Music From Memory, recommended albums, Shovel Dance Collective, Spencer Zahn, Thee Sacred Souls, Two Shell, Underworld, Yasmin Williams
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Recommended Albums: September 2024
Another late Recommended Albums post, but this one has a pretty good excuse. September 2024 was absolutely loaded with fantastic records. 15 LPs are listed below, and there were even more that I liked enough to consider for more spots. … Continue reading
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Tagged Being Dead, Dummy, Fcukers, Floating Points, Ginger Root, Jamie xx, Jerry Paper, Julie, Kit Sebastian, Lunar Vacation, Merce Lemon, Mo Dotti, Molchat Doma, Nala Sinephro, Nídia & Valentina, Nilüfer Yanya, Nubya Garcia, Pearl and the Oysters, Photay, recommended albums, Setting, Sun Araw, Toro Y Moi, TR/ST
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Recommended Albums: August 2024
Earlier this year I had commented on how the Recommended Albums of June 2024 was the latest post in Warm Visions history. I had to outdo myself in terms of lateness and get the August post out in deep October, … Continue reading
Playlist: Old-Growth, New Sprouts – Finding Your Way
On somewhat of a tear with playlists, inspired by a roadtrip taken this past week up to Maine. Gotta have some new meat on the speakers for eight hours in the car. This time around I wanted to return to … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel Olsen, Arthur Russell, Carole King, Coco, Cut Worms, Daughter Of Swords, Emmylou Harris, Ezra Feinberg, Happy End, Hayden Pedigo, Jessica Pratt, Joanna Sternberg, Jon McKiel, Jose Gonzalez, Julian Lynch, Magic AL, Maybel, Molly Sarlé, Neil Young, Nico, Playlist, sam amidon, Sam Burton, Sam Evian, Tan Cologne, Weyes Blood, Y La Bamba
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