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Usually cool dude stuff.

Listen: Kestrels – “Grey and Blue (feat. J Mascis)” [2020]

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Very Warm

Where oh where has all the great shoegaze gone? Well my friend, it’s all around us! Halifax group Kestrels has been on my radar since 2014 or so with their The Moon Is Shining Our Way EP, but I haven’t really kept … Continue reading →

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Listen: Sweeping Promises – “Safe Now” [2020]

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Very Warm

I got turned on to this record by Sweeping Promises late last night and vowed that I would post about them in the morning. Fulfilling my side of this imaginary bargain, I’m featuring the Boston outfit’s new record Hunger For … Continue reading →

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Listen: Ela Minus – “megapunk” [2020]

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Very Warm

If you need a new, motivating anthem to get you through this deluge of political inaction (or destruction), pandemic fever, idiocy in the form of policy, and the stifling suffocation of the arts, look no further than the new Ela … Continue reading →

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Listen: Dntel – “Anywhere Anyone” [2001]

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Very Warm

I’ve posted about this song in playlists and retrospective lists, but never given it its own spotlight. If you have never listened to this song, change that right now. This is one of my all-time favorite songs and a mainstay … Continue reading →

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Listen: Land of Talk – “Love In 2 Stages” [2020]

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Very Warm

I already featured the Land of Talk album on my Recommended Albums of July post, but man I gotta feature this simmering beauty of a track, “Love In 2 Stages”. It’s not upbeat and pummeling like a regular single, but … Continue reading →

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10 Best Songs: Joanna Newsom

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Very Warm

I’m finally attempting to fell this giant that has been lurking in my blog drafts for at least three years. Joanna Newsom is one of my all-time favorite musicians with a repertoire of purely flawless songs with bulletproof songwriting, lush … Continue reading →

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Listen: Marie Davidson & L’Œil Nu – “Renegade Breakdown” [2020]

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Very Warm

Montreal’s Marie Davidson, along with Pierre Guerineau and Asaël R. Robitaille have formed Marie Davidson & L’Œil Nu, and their new album Renegade Breakdown is coming September 25 via Ninja Tune. Full disclosure, I’m promoting this album to radio at my … Continue reading →

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Recommended Albums: July 2020

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Very Warm

Because I make my own rules on this site, I chose to feature 12 albums this month instead of the usual 10. July really brought it and I’m supremely happy about that. Some really wonderful records that I had been … Continue reading →

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Listen: Cut Worms – “Sold My Soul” [2020]

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Very Warm

I’ve listened to this new Cut Worms track maayybbeee 10 times in the last 24 hours. Something about it is totally addicting. It feels like a stone cold classic from decades ago, with a familiar-enough melody that it sounds exclusively … Continue reading →

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Listen: Yalc123 – “Free Throw” [2020]

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Very Warm

Somehow came across this great album by Texas musician Yalc123 and their record Yalc Nitsua Mailliw today and I really wish it came out in July so I could feature it in my upcoming Recommended Albums post, but alas I think … Continue reading →

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