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Usually cool dude stuff.

Listen: Big Bend – “Long Time” [2019]

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Very Warm

Got a tip on this great Big Bend album from a trusted friend of the blog and boy howdy am I glad I checked this out. Fits right into my niche of projects that are balanced in terms of murkiness … Continue reading →

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Listen: Reduction Plan – “The River” [2019]

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Very Warm

This ain’t no Bruce, but a friend of blog Reduction Plan have a new album coming September 20 via Redscroll Records + Dune Altar. Very cool to see hometown record store Redscroll supporting this release – vinyl and everything! “The … Continue reading →

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Recommended Albums: June 2019

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Very Warm

In this edition of Recommended Albums, we pick up some hip hop, folk bliss, the most hyped rock band in a minute, Brazilian breezes, improvised ambient jazz and more. This month was difficult to get through just because I was … Continue reading →

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Listen: Camera Obscura – “Razzle Dazzle Rose” [2006]

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Very Warm

By and far the best song named after a Crayola crayon, “Razzle Dazzle Rose” is the magnificent closer to one of my all-time favorite albums, Camera Obscura’s 2006 record Let’s Get Out of This Country. It perfectly toes the line … Continue reading →

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The Best of 2019 So Far :: 25 Albums + 40 Songs

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Very Warm

We’re already at the half of 2019, the final year of the 10s. Can you believe it? I’ve listened to over 250 albums of 2019 already. Out of those, I selected 25 of my favorites and ranked them. In the … Continue reading →

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Listen: Mukqs – “Miracle Love Item” [2019]

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Very Warm

You ever feel like you wanna be living on a futuristic floating island in the sky? You’re in luck! New project from Chicago’s Mukqs, Mem Aleph (his third(?) project of the year!), matches the euphoric excitement of actually realizing that you’re … Continue reading →

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Listen: Hatchie – “Stay With Me” [2019]

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Very Warm

This Hatchie album is good, but “Stay With Me” is so good, it’s almost unfair. Created in a test tube with the atomic components that make up all the dreamiest, breeziest, most romantic late-90s radio jams. Pure melody.

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Listen: DIÄT – “W.I.G.T.D.W.M?” [2019]

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Very Warm

Every time I feel like I’m burnt out of this post punk stuff, a special project reels me back in. Whether it was Omni in 2016, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever (a very poppy variant) in 2017, IDLES in 2018 and … Continue reading →

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10 Best Songs: Beach House

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Very Warm

WARNING – ULTIMATE CHEESE AHEAD ON THESE DESCRIPTIONS: Beach House has long been a group, if not THE group that is the most intertwined with the relationship between my partner and I. There are so many memories and feelings attached … Continue reading →

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Listen: Sam Amidon – “Ghosts” [2017]

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Very Warm

Sam Amidon’s The Following Mountain remains one of the most adventurous, genre breaking, exciting records in the “folk sphere” in this decade, maybe of all time? This album is just genius and after listening to a lot more Arthur Russell, among other … Continue reading →

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