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Recommended Albums: January 2024

Posted on March 3, 2024 by Very Warm

I thought it would never come, but I finally was hit with the inspiration to feature some great albums from January 2024. December 2023 is a lost cause by now, but February shaped up to be a solid month. Looking … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Astrid Sonne, Cooper B. Handy, Deerlady, Fabiano Do Nascimento, Khadija Al Hanafi, LUCY, Magdalena Abrego, Mali Obomsawin, Nailah Hunter, Patrick Holland, recommended albums, Sam Gendel, Skee Mask, The Smile | Leave a comment

2023 Retrospective – 100 Discoveries, Obsessions and True Moments + Listening Stats

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Very Warm

Here we go folks – it’s honestly my biggest 2023-related post of the year. This was the ninth year I’ve actively kept track of the songs that have sculpted my year. Whether they added clay or shaped me into who I am, these songs were the soundtrack to everything as it happened. Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Amaarae, Angelo Badalamenti, Aretha Franklin, Armand Hammer, Arthur Russell, Arthur Verocai, Augustus Pablo, Bart, Being Dead, Big Thief, Billy Woods, Blonde Redhead, Bowery Electric, Bridget St. John, Chaba Fadela, Chuquimamani-Condori, Cluster, Cole Pulice, Confidence Man, Courtesy, dada Joãozinho, Deradoorian, Devendra Banhart, DJ Seinfeld, Emahoy Tsegue Mariam Gebru, Emeralds, En Attendant Ana, Exodus, Faye Webster, Fever Ray, Gia Margaret, Hayden Pedigo, Heather Woods Broderick, jacques greene, Jai Paul, Jessy Lanza, Joanna Newsom, Joanna Sternberg, Joanne Robertson, John Carroll Kirby, Kate NV, Kelela, Kenny Segal, Led Zeppelin, Liaisons Dangereuses, m83, Maple Glider, Marci, Marvin Gaye, Mass of the Fermenting Dregs, Maya Ongaku, Meernaa, Mega Bog, Miles Davis, Mitski, ML Buch, Natural Wonder Beauty Concept, Neon Indian, NewJeans, Overmono, Palm, Pat Metheny Group, Patti Smith, Pearl and the Oysters, Powers / Pulice / Rolin, Radiohead, retrospective, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Scree, Shygirl, Sofia Kourtesis, Stars Of The Lid, Sun Araw, Television, Tensnake, The Beatles, The Books, The Cure, The Replacements, the sea and cake, The Sundays, The Verve, Tinashe, Tirzah, TisaKorean, Truth Club, U.S. Girls, Unwound, Vampire Weekend, Wednesday, Westerman, XTC, Yo La Tengo, Young Fathers | Leave a comment

Warm Visions’ Top 10 Concerts of 2023

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Very Warm

To wrap up my Best of 2023 lists for Warm Visions, I’ve collected all my favorite concerts I attended this year, along with cataloging every show I went to as well. I’ve done this every year since 2016, when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Adi Oasis, ALASKALASKA, Albertine Sarges, Altin Gün, Aoife Nessa Frances, Arlo Parks, Arthur Verocai, Baaba Maal, Baby Rose, Bailen, Best of 2023, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Black Country New Road, Blonde Redhead, Blondshell, Bolis Pupul, Bonny Doon, Braids, Brandt Brauer Frick, Braxe + Falcon, Bully, Caroline Rose, Cerrone, CHAI, Charlotte Adigéry, Danielle Ponder, danny brown, Devendra Banhart, DIatom Deli, Divino Niño, Dusk, Esther Rose, Florist, Geese, Genesis Owusu, Girl Ray, Hannah Jadagu, Hayden Pedigo, Helen, Hermanos Gutierrez, Horsegirl, Hotline TNT, Iguana Death Cult, Indigo De Souza, Jackie Mendoza, Jai Paul, Jalen Ngonda, Jeff Rosenstock, Jessy Lanza, John Carroll Kirby, Julia Jacklin, Julianna Riolino, Ka Baird, Kate NV, Killer Mike, Knifeplay, Laurel Halo, Little Dragon, Live Review, Low Cut Connie, m83, Madison McFerrin, Mali Obomsawin, Maple Glider, Mary Lattimore, Mass of the Fermenting Dregs, Matt Evans, Mdou Moctar, Meernaa, Meg Baird, Mega Bog, Mitski, Moor Mother, Mr Twin Sister, mui zyu, Nabihah Iqbal, Natalie Merchant, Nick Hakim, Obongjayar, Panda Bear, Pearl and the Oysters, Pearla, PJ Harvey, Rahill, Ric Wilson, Rogê, Roy Ayers, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Say She She, Shallowhalo, Shirley Hurt, Skullcrusher, SOFI TUKKER, Son Rompe Pera, Sonic Boom, SPELLLING, SXSW, the caretaker, The Cure, The Golden Dregs, The Nude Party, Thee Sacred Souls, Time Wharp, Tinariwen, Truth Club, TV Girl, Twain, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Unwound, Voces8, War, Westerman, Weval, Will Butler + Sister Squares, William Tyler, Y La Bamba, Yasmin Williams, Yaya Bey, Yo La Tengo, Yussef Dayes, zzzahara | Leave a comment

Warm Visions’ Top 100 Songs of 2023

Posted on December 29, 2023 by Very Warm

Going through the natural progression of all things, when first come albums, songs must follow. Like the last few years, I’ve listed 100 favorite songs total: alphabetically listing 90 of them and then ranking my Top 10 below that. There’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged a.s.o., Active Surplus, Alan Palomo, Amaarae, Andrea, Anna B Savage, Armand Hammer, Arthur Russell, Asher White, BAMBII, Bart, Bernice, Best of 2023, Big Thief, Billy Woods, Blonde Redhead, Bombino, Braids, Carlos Niño, Caroline Polachek, Chuquimamani-Condori, Cleo Sol, Cole Pulice, Colin Stetson, Confidence Man, Courtesy, Crushed, dada Joãozinho, danny brown, DJ Seinfeld, Dusk, Edsel Axle, En Attendant Ana, Esther Rose, Faith Healer, Feeble Little Horse, Fever Ray, Freak Heat Waves, Gia Margaret, Glasser, Hayden Pedigo, jacques greene, Jam City, Jessie Ware, Jessy Lanza, Joanna Sternberg, Joanne Robertson, John Carroll Kirby, JPEGMAFIA, julie byrne, Kali Uchis, Kara Jackson, Kate NV, Kelela, Kenny Segal, Little Dragon, m83, Maple Glider, Marci, Mary Lattimore, Maya Ongaku, Meagre Martin, Meernaa, Meg Baird, Mega Bog, Mitski, ML Buch, mui zyu, Nabihah Iqbal, NewJeans, Nourished By Time, Overmono, Pangaea, Pearl and the Oysters, PJ Harvey, Powers / Pulice / Rolin, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Sampha, Scree, Shame, Sluice, Snow Strippers, Sofia Kourtesis, SPELLLING, sufjan stevens, Sun June, Tara Clerkin Trio, Tensnake, Thandi Ntuli, Tinashe, Tiny Ruins, Tirzah, TisaKorean, Titanic, Truth Club, Uh Huh, Wednesday, Westerman, Y La Bamba, Yeule, Yo La Tengo, Young Fathers, Yunè Pinku, Yussef Dayes, Yves Tumor | Leave a comment

Warm Visions’ Top 50 Albums of 2023

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Very Warm

Greetings, dear readers of Warm Visions, and welcome to my favorite albums of 2023 post. Every year it becomes more apparent that ranking art is a bad thing, but let’s make that only apply to conglomerates of many writers, that … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Amaarae, Andre 3000, Andrea, Andrew Osterhoudt, Armand Hammer, Bart, Being Dead, Best of 2023, Billy Woods, Blonde Redhead, Chuquimamani-Condori, Cleo Sol, Colin Stetson, Daniel Bachman, Devendra Banhart, Dusk, En Attendant Ana, Fever Ray, Gia Margaret, Hayden Pedigo, Jaimie Branch, Joanna Sternberg, julie byrne, Kara Jackson, Kelela, Kenny Segal, Laurel Halo, Mary Lattimore, Maybel, Meernaa, Mega Bog, ML Buch, Munya, Nabihah Iqbal, Natalie Rose Labrecht, North Americans, Nourished By Time, Pearl and the Oysters, PJ Harvey, Powers / Pulice / Rolin, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Scree, Sofia Kourtesis, Tinashe, Tiny Ruins, Tirzah, TisaKorean, Titanic, Truth Club, Westerman, Yeule, Yo La Tengo | Leave a comment

Recommended Albums: November 2023

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Very Warm

November 2023 came and went, leaving behind some stellar records that easily found their way onto my Best Albums of 2023 list, which should be coming in the next few weeks now that I have this finished. I’m still going … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Aesop Rock, Andre 3000, Badge Époque Ensemble, Carlos Niño, Chuquimamani-Condori, Danashevskaya, Daniel Bachman, danny brown, Elysia Crampton, George Riley, H31R, Hilary Woods, Hotline TNT, Kelly Moran, Marci, Misha Panfilov, quannnic, recommended albums, Resavoir, Tara Clerkin Trio, Thandi Ntuli, U.S. Girls | Leave a comment

Recommended Albums: October 2023

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Very Warm

Getting this out basically in December – no need to include descriptions. These are good albums, you’ll be seeing a few of them in my Top 50 of 2023, whenever that comes. Thanks for reading.

Posted in Music | Tagged A Beacon School, Adeline Hotel, Allah-Las, Ana Frango Elétrico, Dusk, Faith Healer, forest swords, Glasser, Jamila Woods, Jane Remover, L'Rain, Land Of Talk, Maple Glider, Mary Lattimore, Maybel, Meernaa, MIKE, Omni Gardens, recommended albums, Sampha, Sinego, Sofia Kourtesis, sufjan stevens, Sun June, Truth Club, Vanishing Twin | Leave a comment

Playlist: Winter Jacket Love Letter – Fool’s Nostalgia

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Very Warm

’95 sedan heat, carpet seats crumbs embedded, pilling flannel under dad’s old coat, arm cast signed xoxo, flattened field, glazed pewter skies, 3pm twilight, turnpike cowboy, fool’s nostalgia, snare shot to heaven, a letter you tucked away from another season. Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged a.s.o., Better Person, Black Marble, Blouse, CCFX, Choir Boy, Chromatics, Claude, Deerhunter, Dennis Harte, Donnie & Joe Emerson, Electrelane, Heather Woods Broderick, Julee Cruise, Labyrinth Ear, Life Without Buildings, Merchandise, Molly Nilsson, Nation of Language, New Order, Pink Industry, Playlist, The Radio Dept, This Mortal Coil, Widowspeak, Yukihiro Takahashi | 1 Comment

Recommended Albums: September 2023

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Very Warm

Holy smokes. New music in 2023 had been pretty slow so far, in my opinion. Then September 2023 happened and I had to put 17 albums in my Recommended Albums post. You read that right: 17 albums are listed below. … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Al Menne, Alan Palomo, alexalone, Animal Collective, Armand Hammer, Blonde Redhead, Bombino, Bridget St. John, CHAI, Cleo Sol, Colleen, Courtesy, Devendra Banhart, Eartheater, Emeralds, Jalen Ngonda, Laurel Halo, Loraine James, Lusine, Matana Roberts, Mitski, Nation of Language, Pachyman, Róisín Murphy, recommended albums, Romy, Slowdive, Stars Of The Lid, The Beatles, The Dead Texan, The Replacements, The Verve, Tinashe, Tirzah, Tony Price, Will Butler + Sister Squares, Woods, Yeule, Yussef Dayes | Leave a comment

Recommended Albums: August 2023

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Very Warm

Hey and welcome. Apologies for the massive wait for August albums. It’s basically October. I went on vacation for a week earlier in the month. The weeks have tended to melt by without much hubbub, making me completely lost track … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Activity, Buck Meek, dada Joãozinho, draag me, Edsel Axle, Gaadge, Genesis Owusu, Jaimie Branch, Kibi James, Mary Jane Dunphe, recommended albums, SPELLLING, Supershy | Leave a comment

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Recommended Albums: January 2024

2023 Retrospective – 100 Discoveries, Obsessions and True Moments + Listening Stats

Warm Visions’ Top 10 Concerts of 2023

Warm Visions’ Top 100 Songs of 2023

Warm Visions’ Top 50 Albums of 2023

Recommended Albums: November 2023

Recommended Albums: October 2023

Playlist: Winter Jacket Love Letter – Fool’s Nostalgia

Recommended Albums: September 2023

Recommended Albums: August 2023

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