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Listen: Sara Bug – “Rosebank” [2021]

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Very Warm

Wanted to share a new song from a relatively new artist, Nashville’s Sara Bug, who just signed to Egghunt Records. The song in question is “Rosebank”, a song dedicated to taking therapeutic motorcycle rides – a concept I’m very familiar … Continue reading →

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Listen: Anna B Savage – “Corncrakes” [2021]

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Very Warm

Stop what you’re doing and listen to Anna B Savage, a London-based singer/songwriter poised for a meteoric rise in 2021 with her upcoming debut album, A Common Turn, coming via City Slang January 29. Her vocals are deep and intense, a … Continue reading →

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Listen: Matthew E. White & Lonnie Holley – “This Here Jungle Of Moderness/Composition 14” [2021]

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Very Warm

Newly announced today, Richmond’s Matthew E. White has teamed up with prolific artist Lonnie Holley for a new collaborative album, Broken Mirror, A Selfie Reflection, coming April 9 via Spacebomb & Jagjaguwar. Holley made one of my favorite songs of the … Continue reading →

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Listen: Brijean – “Ocean” [2021]

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Very Warm

Oakland’s Brijean (aka Brijean Murphy with Doug Stuart) put out a record that I saw a lot of people I trust talk about in 2019, Walkie Talkie. I definitely enjoyed the LP but it always slipped my mind when it … Continue reading →

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Listen: Kalbells – “Purplepink” [2021]

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Very Warm

NY’s Kalbells made one of my favorite EPs of 2020, Mothertime, and are already on their way to put out a new LP, Max Heart, coming March 26th via NNA Tapes. I’ve had the chance to check it out and … Continue reading →

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Listen: Shoeg – “ES II: Needs Assessment” [2020]

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Very Warm

Was recently sent this cool album by Spanish musician Shoeg, 外皮 External Skin, an OST to a fictional RPG. This one’s for all you VGM freaks out there. There’s the regular album version of 外皮 External Skin, but Shoeg has … Continue reading →

Posted in Listen, Music | Tagged 2020, Donkey Kong Country, Electronic, experimental, Shoeg | Leave a comment

Listen: Smerz – “Believer” [2021]

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Very Warm

I’ve taken a bit of a break from posting new music but thought this new Smerz song would be the perfect thing to break my 2021 seal. Smerz made two of my favorite EPs of the 2010s, Have fun and … Continue reading →

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Recommended Albums: December 2020

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Very Warm

I forgot I had to do a Recommended Albums of December 2020 post after I had written “this is my last post for 2020” on my 2020 Retrospective. I was pretty tuned out of new music halfway through December, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Ichiko Aoba, Kelly Moran, Mica Levi, Prurient, recommended albums, Rico Nasty, Suss, The Avalanches | Leave a comment

2020 Retrospective – 100 Songs + Listening Stats

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Very Warm

Like I said in my Best Albums of 2020 list, I don’t need to be the one to tell you how awful 2020 was. What we have here is my usual 100-song rundown of how my 2020 sounded. I didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged "Blue" Gene Tyranny, Alexander Robotnick, Aluna, Andras, Ann Steel, Anna Von Hausswolff, Arthur Russell, Belle and Sebastian, best of 2020, Better Person, Bibio, Björk, brian eno, Bruno Pernadas, BUMPER, C814, Callisto, Charli XCX, Chloe x Halle, Cindy Lee, Clams Casino, Cocteau Twins, Colored Music, Cut Worms, David Axelrod, Deerhunter, Depeche Mode, Destroyer, Dinosaur L, Disclosure, Dolly Parton, Elysia Crampton, Emily King, Ernest Hood, Esther Suarez, FACS, Frances Quinlan, Francesco Messina, Georgia, Global Communication, Grouper, Harold Budd, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Home Boy and the C.O.L., Imogen Heap, India Jordan, Inner Life, Insides, Jayda G, Jessie Ware, Jessy Lanza, Jim O'Rourke, John Carroll Kirby, Julien Negre, Kalbells, Keleketla!, Kit Sebastian, Land Of Talk, Larry Young, Leonard Cohen, Liz Phair, Loving, Madonna, Madvillain, Mamalarky, Manuel Gottsching, Marie Davidson, Max Cilla, Música Esporádica, Motohiko Hamase, Mountain Man, Nation of Language, Neil Young, Neutral Milk Hotel, Nubya Garcia, Olivier Rogg, Pale Saints, Perfume Genius, Power Trip, Prefab Sprout, Preservation, Raul Lovisoni, retrospective, Sade, Sault, Sea Oleena, Shabason Krgovich Harris, Soundgarden, Stevie Wonder, Ted Lucas, The Avalanches, The Blasting Company, The Chameleons, The Flamingos, The Roches, Thundercat, Tidiane Thiam, TootArd, tops, Tortoise, Unwound, Virginia Astley, Waxahatchee, Westerman, Weyes Blood, Whitney Houston, Wilco, Yo La Tengo, Yuki Nakayamate, Yves Tumor | Leave a comment

The 100 Best Songs of 2020

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Very Warm

I’m not sure if it’s just me, but it seemed like the concept of “favorite songs” went out the window in 2020. Maybe it’s because I usually listen to albums at home and playlists on the move, so there wasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Adrianne Lenker, Advertisement, Aluna, Andras, Andy Shauf, Anna Von Hausswolff, Armand Hammer, Avery Leigh's Night Palace, Badge Époque Ensemble, best of 2020, Better Person, Bibio, Blue Hawaii, Braids, Breaking, BUMPER, Buscabulla, Charli XCX, Chloe x Halle, Choir Boy, Christine And The Queens, Cindy Lee, CMON, Cold Beat, Cut Worms, Dehd, Destroyer, Disclosure, Domenique Dumont, Duma, Earl Sweatshirt, Eartheater, Elysia Crampton, Empress Of, FACS, Faten Kanaan, Fontaines D.C., Frances Quinlan, Freddie Gibbs, Georgia, Gil Scott-Heron, Holy Hive, India Jordan, Jayda G, Jesse Kivel, Jessie Ware, Jessy Lanza, Joel Ross, John Carroll Kirby, Kahil El'Zabar, Kalbells, Kamaal Williams, Kate NV, keiyaa, Kllo, Land Of Talk, Laura Marling, Lianne La Havas, Lido Pimienta, Luis Pestana, Lyra Pramuk, Madeline Kenney, Makaya McCraven, Mamalarky, Marie Davidson, Mary Lattimore, Maybel, Merce Lemon, Nailah Hunter, Nana Adjoa, Nation of Language, Nick Hakim, Nicolas Jaar, Nubya Garcia, Perfume Genius, Pottery, Preservation, Róisín Murphy, Rico Nasty, Rina Sawayama, Romy, Salem, Sault, Sea Oleena, Shabason Krgovich Harris, Soccer Mommy, Still House Plants, TENGGER, Thanya Iyer, The Weather Station, They Hate Change, Thundercat, TootArd, tops, U.S. Girls, Ultraísta, Waxahatchee, Westerman, Winter, Yumi Zouma, Yves Tumor | Leave a comment

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Listen: Sara Bug – “Rosebank” [2021]

Listen: Anna B Savage – “Corncrakes” [2021]

Listen: Matthew E. White & Lonnie Holley – “This Here Jungle Of Moderness/Composition 14” [2021]

Listen: Brijean – “Ocean” [2021]

Listen: Kalbells – “Purplepink” [2021]

Listen: Shoeg – “ES II: Needs Assessment” [2020]

Listen: Smerz – “Believer” [2021]

Recommended Albums: December 2020

2020 Retrospective – 100 Songs + Listening Stats

The 100 Best Songs of 2020

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