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The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Very Warm

It’s been a minute, but I’m back with more Best of the Decade content. This time it’s breaking down my 200 favorite songs of the decade, which was obviously no easy task. In my opinion, picking 200 albums was so … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 2814, A$AP ROCKY, alex g, Alvvays, Amber Coffman, Amen Dunes, Angel Olsen, Anohni, Arcade Fire, Ariel Pink, Ava Luna, Aye Nako, Azealia Banks, Beach House, Beck, Best Coast, Best of the 2010s, best of the decade, Beyonce, Big Thief, Björk, Blanck Mass, boygenius, Brutus, Burial, carly rae jepsen, CCFX, CFCF, chairlift, Charli XCX, Chastity Belt, Chelsea Wolfe, chino amobi, Circuit Des Yeux, Clams Casino, cloud nothings, Cults, danny l harle, Daughters, Deafheaven, Dean Blunt, Deerhunter, Delorean, Destroyer, DIIV, Dntel, Dusk, El Guincho, Elite Gymnastics, Empress Of, Erika de Casier, Fear Of Men, Fiona Apple, FKA Twigs, Fleet Foxes, Florence and the Machine, Flying Lotus, Ford & Lopatin, Frank Ocean, Frankie Cosmos, Friendly Fires, Fucked Up, Future Islands, gang gang dance, Gorillaz, Grimes, Grouper, Hand Habits, Holly Herndon, Hop Along, How to Dress Well, Hundred Waters, Jai Paul, Jamie xx, Janelle Monae, Japanese Breakfast, Jenny Hval, Jessica Pratt, Jessy Lanza, Joanna Newsom, John Maus, Julia Holter, Kacey Musgraves, Kanye West, Kate NV, Kelela, Kendrick Lamar, Kero Kero Bonito, King Krule, Kisses, Krill, Lana Del Rey, Laurel Halo, LCD Soundsystem, Lemonade, Let's Eat Grandma, Little Dragon, Lonnie Holley, m83, mac demarco, Majical Cloudz, Major Lazer, Merchandise, Mica Levi, Mister Lies, Mitski, Mr. Twin Sister, My Bloody Valentine, natalia lafourcade, Natalie Prass, Neon Indian, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nicolas Jaar, Nilüfer Yanya, Omni, Oneohtrix Point Never, Ovlov, Owen Pallett, Panda Bear, Playboi Carti, Purity Ring, quirke, Radiator Hospital, Ratking, Real Estate, Real Lies, Rosalía, Saintseneca, SANDY Alex G, Sassy 009, shabazz palaces, Sky Ferreira, Smerz, Smith Westerns, Solange, Sophie, St. Vincent, sufjan stevens, Tame Impala, The Avalanches, The Beths, The Joy Formidable, The Knife, The Radio Dept., The Weeknd, Tirzah, Todd Terje, tops, TR/ST, Twin Shadow, Tycho, U.S. Girls, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Vampire Weekend, Vince Staples, Washed Out, Weed, Weyes Blood, White Denim, Whitney, Wildhoney, Women, Wye Oak, yaeji, Yeasyer, Yo La Tengo, Young Galaxy, Yuck, Yves Tumor, Zola Jesus | Leave a comment

Listen: Jockstrap – “Acid” [2020]

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Very Warm

Here’s something exciting. Bubbling newcomer duo Jockstrap just got picked up by Warp and put out this bomb new single “Acid”. My roommate (shout out to Dylan if you’re reading) has been telling me about this band for ages, so … Continue reading →

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Listen: Destroyer – “It Just Doesn’t Happen” [2020]

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Very Warm

It’s here. The new Destroyer album Have We Met is OUT NOW via Merge and it’s splendid. I’ve been lucky enough to sit with the album for a while and early single “It Just Doesn’t Happen” has been my favorite song … Continue reading →

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Recommended Albums: December 2019

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Very Warm

Oops! This is very late. I still wanted to continue my streak and wouldn’t you know it, there were some pretty hot albums that came out in the cold of December. While most of the output seemed like it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Burial, Daniel Lopatin, Duster, Free Nationals, Julianna Barwick, Kaytranada, Oneohtrix Point Never, Pedro Kastelijns, recommended albums | Leave a comment

The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Very Warm

To celebrate 10 years of Warm Visions / Combo Breaker Kid, I’ve compiled my 200 favorite albums of the 2010s. Not only that, but I’ve concocted “Warm Visions” descriptions and wrote blurbs about each record. I’m sure you can infer … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 2814, aldous harding, Alvvays, Amen Dunes, Andy Shauf, Angel Olsen, Arca, Arcade Fire, Ariel Pink, Beach Fossils, Beach House, Best of the 2010s, best of the decade, Big Thief, bill callahan, Björk, Braids, Burial, carly rae jepsen, Charli XCX, Chastity Belt, chino amobi, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Christine And The Queens, Chromatics, cloud nothings, Colin Stetson, Cross Record, D'Angelo, danny brown, Daughters, David Bowie, Deafheaven, Dean Blunt, death grips, Deerhunter, demen, Destroyer, dirty beaches, Dirty Projectors, Disclosure, DJ Koze, Dntel, Dusk, Earl Sweatshirt, Elite Gymnastics, Emeralds, Empress Of, Erika de Casier, Father John Misty, Fear Of Men, Fever Ray, Fiona Apple, FKA Twigs, Fleet Foxes, Floating Points, Flying Lotus, Ford and Lopatin, Frank Ocean, Future Islands, Gorillaz, Grave Babies, Grimes, Grouper, Hand Habits, Holly Herndon, Hop Along, Hundred Waters, Jai Paul, James Blake, Jamie xx, Janelle Monae, Jenny Hval, Jessica Pratt, Jessy Lanza, Joanna Newsom, John Maus, Julia Holter, Julianna Barwick, Kacey Musgraves, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Kali Uchis, Kamasi Washington, Kanye West, Kaytranada, Kelela, Kelly Lee Owens, Kelly Moran, Kendrick Lamar, Kllo, Krallice, Krill, Laurel Halo, LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz, mac demarco, Macintosh Plus, Majical Cloudz, Merchandise, Mitski, Mono No Aware, Mount Eerie, Mr. Twin Sister, My Bloody Valentine, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Oneohtrix Point Never, Ovlov, Owen Pallett, Panda Bear, Perfume Genius, Preoccupations, Purple Mountains, Real Estate, Roman A Clef, Royal Headache, Saintseneca, sam amidon, Sampha, SANDY Alex G, Sarah Neufeld, Sassy 009, shabazz palaces, Sharon Van Etten, Skee Mask, Smerz, Sophie, St. Vincent, sufjan stevens, Sun Araw, Swearin, SZA, Takao, Tame Impala, The Avalanches, The Babies, The Beths, The Books, the caretaker, The Radio Dept., The Weeknd, Tim Hecker, Tirzah, Todd Terje, tops, TR/ST, Ty Segall, Ty Segall Band, U.S. Girls, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Vampire Weekend, Vince Staples, Waxahatchee, Wednesday Campanella, Weyes Blood, White Denim, White Lung, Whitney, Women, Yo La Tengo, Yves Tumor, Zola Jesus | Leave a comment

Listen: Georgia – “24 Hours” [2020]

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Very Warm

Baby’s first 2020 post! We’ve been teased with singles from the upcoming Georgia full-length Seeking Thrills for what seems like the longest, and now on Jan 10th we’re finally getting our release. Every song out from it so far has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Georgia | Leave a comment

2019 Retrospective – 100 Songs + Listening Stats

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Very Warm

Since 2014, I’ve tried to keep track of songs that have impacted or defined my year. See 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Songs that will make me think back to that time when I listened to it a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 100 gecs, Alan Lomax, aldous harding, Alicia Myers, Alyus, Ana Roxanne, Anamanaguchi, Angel Olsen, Animal Collective, AnnaMelina, Arthur Russell, Arthur Verocai, Badge Époque Ensemble, Beach House, Beck, Benny Sings, Best of 2019, Big Thief, Björk, Black Midi, Blue Hawaii, Bodywash, Bowery Electric, Boy Harsher, Brutus, Burial, Camera Obscura, Cassiano, CHAI, Charli XCX, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Cristina Camargo, danny brown, Dawn Richard, Deerhunter, demen, dirty beaches, Drexciya, Earl Jeffers, Earl Sweatshirt, Eddie Kendricks, Erika de Casier, Esther Rose, Floating Points, FLORA, Fontaines D.C., Friendly Fires, Gal Costa, Great Grandpa, Grouper, Hailu Mergia, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Holly Herndon, J-E-T-S, Jai Paul, Jamie xx, Jenny Hval, Jessica Pratt, Jessy Lanza, Joanna Newsom, Joni Mitchell, Junior Boys, Kasper Marott, Kelly Moran, Kenny Beats, Konradsen, Kornel Kovacs, Krallice, Lapalux, Les Filles de Illighadad, LINGUA IGNOTA, Little Simz, Majical Cloudz, Mannequin Pussy, Masayoshi Takanaka, Maston, Megan Thee Stallion, Molly Erin Sarlé, Pottery, Powder, Prefab Sprout, Purple Mountains, Resavoir, retrospective, Rico Nasty, Sacred Paws, SANDY Alex G, Scott Walker, Silver Jews, Slayyyter, Solange, Spike Fuck, Stereolab, Sun Araw, Takao, talk talk, The Avalanches, The Prodigy, The Rah Band, Tim Maia, Tyler the Creator, United Sacred Harp Musical Association, Vanishing Twin, Varg, Vumani, Wednesday Campanella, Weyes Blood, Y La Bamba | 1 Comment

Best of 2019 :: Live Experiences

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Very Warm

I saw a lot of shows this year. The most out of any year period. There were multiple weeks where I went to a concert every night. Was it healthy? Maybe. I probably didn’t eat very well those weeks. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 100 gecs, A Giant Dog, Adult Mom, Air Waves, aldous harding, Altin Gün, Andrew Bird, Angel Olsen, Apex Manor, Ashnikko, Automatic, Ava Luna, Badge Époque Ensemble, Bailen, Baroness, Barrie, Battles, Bea1991, Beach House, Best of 2019, Big Thief, Bitchin Bajas, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Black Marble, Black Midi, Black Pumas, Body Meat, Body Type, Bodywash, Bonobo, Boy Harsher, Brandon Coleman, Broncho, Brutus, carly rae jepsen, CHAI, Charli XCX, Charly Bliss, Christina Vantzou, Chromatics, Circuit Des Yeux, Common Holly, Daniel Bachman, danny brown, Das Body, Daughter Of Swords, Daughters, Deafheaven, Deerhunter, Desire, Destroyer, Dirty Projectors, Dopey's Robe, Drab Majesty, DRAMA, Dusk, Eartheater, Easy Life, Ella Vos, Empath, Erin Durant, Escape-ism, Ex Hex, Flying Lotus, Fontaines D.C., Four Tet, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, Friendly Fires, Fucked Up, Gauche, George Clanton, Georgia, Goon, H.C. McEntire, HAELOS, Haley Fohr, Hand Habits, Haruomi Hosono, HEALTH, HIDE, Hiss Golden Messenger, Holly Herndon, Hubert Lenoir, Ian Isiah, Ibibio Sound Machine, IDLES, Imperial Teen, Infinity Shred, Injury Reserve, J-E-T-S, JAB, Jackie Mendoza, Jamila Woods, Japanese Breakfast, Jealous of the Birds, Jerry Paper, Jessica Moss, Jessica Pratt, Jitwam, jlin, joan shelley, Joanna Newsom, Jonathan Something, Jordan Rakei, Jose Gonzalez, Joyero, Julia Holter, Julie Doiron, Kara-Lis Coverdale, Kate Teague, Kelly Moran, Kikagaku Moyo, Kindness, KOKOKO!, Lady Lamb, Lambchop, Limousine, LINGUA IGNOTA, Little Scream, Little Simz, Live Review, Loving, M. Geddes Gengras, Maria Usbeck, Mary Lattimore, Maverick Sabre, Max Band, Mike Krol, Minami Deutsch, Molly Burch, Molly Erin Sarlé, Morabeza Tobacco, Mount Eerie, Mountain Man, Mr Twin Sister, Negative Gemini, Nightcrawlr, Nilüfer Yanya, Otoboke Beaver, Palehound, Parrot Dream, PBDY, Pedro the Lion, Petite League, Pinky Pinky, Pottery, Public Practice, Red Steppes, Reduction Plan, Renata Zeiguer, Rico Nasty, Rock*A*Teens, Sacred Paws, Saintseneca, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Sam Fender, Sampa The Great, SANDY Alex G, SASAMI, sessa, Shana Falana, Sharon Van Etten, Shintaro Sakamoto, Slauson Malone, Sneaks, Soft Kill, SPELLLING, Starscream, Stef Chura, Stereolab, Sudan Archives, Superchunk, Swearin, Telekinesis, The Beths, The Comet Is Coming, The Mountain Goats, The New Power Generation, The Nude Party, Tim Hecker, Titus Andronicus, Torres, Tourist, Trudy and the Romance, Tuxedo, Ty Segall, U.S. Girls, Valley Maker, Viagra Boys, Voice Training, Wand, Waxahatchee, Weyes Blood, Whitney, Why Bonnie, William Tyler, Wye Oak, Yeasayer, Yves Tumor, Zah | Leave a comment

Best of 2019 :: 100 Songs

Posted on December 22, 2019 by Very Warm

Gonna keep it quick since I’m publishing this so late in the year and I have a good amount of words below. Once again, I’ve picked my 100 favorite songs of the year and ranked my top 10. It’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 100 gecs, ALASKALASKA, aldous harding, Altin Gün, Ana Roxanne, Anamanaguchi, Angel Olsen, Anna Meredith, AnnaMelina, Badge Époque Ensemble, Benny Sings, Best of 2019, Bibio, Big Brave, Big Thief, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Black Midi, Blanck Mass, Body Meat, Bodywash, Bonobo, Boy Harsher, Brutus, carly rae jepsen, Caroline Polachek, Charli XCX, Clairo, Common Holly, Cross Record, danny brown, Deaton Chris Anthony, Deerhunter, Denzel Curry, Destroyer, Drugdealer, Elsa Hewitt, Erika de Casier, Esther Rose, FACS, Faye Webster, Feater, FKA Twigs, Floating Points, FLORA, Fontaines D.C., Frances Quinlan, Friendly Fires, Georgia, Great Grandpa, Hand Habits, Helado Negro, Holly Herndon, Infinity Shred, Jai Paul, Jamila Woods, Jenny Hval, Jessica Pratt, Julia Jacklin, Julie Doiron, KARYYN, Kasper Marott, Kenny Beats, Kindness, Konradsen, Kornel Kovacs, Lana Del Rey, Lapalux, LINGUA IGNOTA, Little Simz, Loving, Mannequin Pussy, Marble Arch, Maria Somerville, Mega Bog, Megan Thee Stallion, Molly Erin Sarlé, Mount Eerie, Nate Mercereau, Nilüfer Yanya, Nonlocal Forecast, Powder, Purple Mountains, Rico Nasty, Sacred Paws, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Sandro Perri, SANDY Alex G, Sharon Van Etten, Slayyyter, Snoh Aalegra, Solange, SPELLLING, Steve Gunn, Sudan Archives, The Galleria, Thom Yorke, Tiny Ruins, Toro Y Moi, Tyler the Creator, Vanishing Twin, Varg, Weyes Blood, Y La Bamba, Yeule | Leave a comment

Best of 2019 :: 50 Albums

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Very Warm

Here it is, my recap of 50 of my favorite records from 2019. This was a strange year for me music-wise. It seemed like a ton of people were calling this the best year for music this decade, or close … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 100 gecs, aldous harding, Ami Dang, Ana Roxanne, Anamanaguchi, Angel Olsen, Badge Époque Ensemble, Barker, Benny Sings, Best of 2019, Big Brave, Big Thief, Black Midi, Body Meat, Boy Harsher, Charli XCX, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Common Holly, danny brown, Denzel Curry, Elsa Hewitt, Erika de Casier, Esther Rose, FKA Twigs, Floating Points, Freddie Gibbs, Friendly Fires, Girl Ray, Great Grandpa, Jamila Woods, Jenny Hval, Jessica Pratt, Julie Doiron, Kaytranada, Kenny Beats, Kit Sebastian, Konradsen, Lightning Bug, LINGUA IGNOTA, Little Simz, Madlib, Mannequin Pussy, Maria Somerville, Mdou Moctar, Megan Thee Stallion, Men I Trust, Mount Eerie, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nivhek, Oli XL, Purple Mountains, Resavoir, Rico Nasty, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Sandro Perri, SANDY Alex G, Sault, sessa, Vanishing Twin, Varg, Weyes Blood, Y La Bamba, Yves Jarvis | Leave a comment

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Listen: Jockstrap – “Acid” [2020]

Listen: Destroyer – “It Just Doesn’t Happen” [2020]

Recommended Albums: December 2019

Listen: Georgia – “24 Hours” [2020]

2019 Retrospective – 100 Songs + Listening Stats

Best of 2019 :: Live Experiences

Best of 2019 :: 100 Songs

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