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Usually cool dude stuff.

Listen: (Sandy) Alex G – “Hope” [2019]

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Very Warm

The artist formerly known as Alex G, (Sandy) Alex G, has released another new single off his upcoming LP House of Sugar (out 9/13 via Domino). The previous single, “Gretel”, is far and away one of my favorite songs of the … Continue reading →

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Listen: Badge Époque Ensemble – “Milk Spilt On Eternity” [2019]

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Very Warm

If you’re like me, you love U.S. Girls. If you’re REALLY like me, you’ve seen U.S. Girls live. Meg Remy has an incredible live band backing her up, don’t you think? Have you ever wanted a studio recording of something … Continue reading →

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Listen: Anna Meredith – “Paramour” [2019]

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Very Warm

Anna Meredith hooked me in back in 2016 with her album Varmints, a record that I really ought to revisit since it has had time to marinate in my brain. Long story short – it’s a record of some weird mutant … Continue reading →

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Listen: HTRK – “You Know How To Make Me Happy” [2019]

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Very Warm

HTRK is a group I only started listening to pretty recently with their Psychic 9-5 Club record. I played the song “Love Is Distraction” on a concept radio show I was doing about someone’s brain in a breakup tailspin. The … Continue reading →

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Listen: Chastity Belt – “Ann’s Jam” [2019]

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Very Warm

Chazzy is back baby! Although I listened to them more with Time To Go Home in my senior year of college, I think they’re still an essential piece of the rock landscape of the 2010s. They somehow are able to refine the … Continue reading →

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Listen: Jenny Hval – “Ashes to Ashes” [2019]

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Very Warm

Jenny Hval is BACK with a new album baby and I am so excited. The Practice of Love is coming September 13 via Sacred Bones. Her Spells EP last year was great, but we need longform Hval back in our lives. If you’re … Continue reading →

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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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