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Usually cool dude stuff.

Listen: Friendly Fires – “Heaven Let Me In” [2018]

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Very Warm

I somehow missed this second single from Friendly Fires, one of my favorite UK dance bands, from late last year. I posted about the first, “Love Like Waves”, the band’s first single in nearly seven years. This new one follows … Continue reading →

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Listen: Molly Sarlé – “Human” [2019]

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Very Warm

My partner & I’s favorite voice & personality from Mountain Man, Molly Sarlé, released her debut single on Partisan Records recently and I haven’t been able to stop listening to it. The obvious comparisons tap into something like Angel Olsen … Continue reading →

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Listen: Toro Y Moi – “Who Am I?” [2019]

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Very Warm

Toro Y Moi guy Chaz Bear continues to showcase his innate ability to contort his sound to tap into what “the kids” are into these days while still holding to a strong core voice that he’s carried throughout his career … Continue reading →

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Listen: Weyes Blood – “Andromeda” [2019]

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Very Warm

My queen of 2016, Weyes Blood, (honestly, one of my many queens of 2016, from Jenny Hval to Jessy Lanza) is BACK with a new album coming this Spring via her fancy new label, Sub Pop. While there’s no official … Continue reading →

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Listen: Sharon Van Etten – “Seventeen” [2019]

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Very Warm

If music continues to reach the bar that Sharon Van Etten’s “Seventeen” reaches, we’re in for a doozy of a year. This is an incredibly powerful song about talking to your former self about the good and the bad, and … Continue reading →

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10 Best Songs: Animal Collective

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Very Warm

2019 marks the 10-year anniversary of Animal Collective’s breakout album Merriweather Post Pavilion, the record that got me into the band, as well as acted as the cement shoes that pulled me down into the nefarious depths of indie rock. Although … Continue reading →

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Listen: Haron – “Lotuseter” [2018]

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Very Warm

I’m not quite done sharing music from 2018, thanks to a buzzer-beating recommendation from a trusted friend. Wandelaar is the project of dutch composer Haron Aumaj, and it taps into some of ambient’s greatest works with floating and poetic use of … Continue reading →

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Recommended Albums: December 2018

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Very Warm

Wanna give a special shout-out to Bandcamp Daily for this month’s edition of Recommended Albums. Usually I go off my general knowledge of what’s being released, reviewed and talked about that month, but it seemed like everyone was just focusing … Continue reading →

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Listen: Hiroshi Yoshimura – “Creek” [1986]

Posted on January 5, 2019 by Very Warm

Had a moment today with Hiroshi Yoshimura’s 1986 album Green: I was standing on the top observation deck at the Whitney Museum in the rain, looking out at lower NYC. Watching all the little things conspire down below me, along with … Continue reading →

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2018 Retrospective – 100 Songs + Listening Stats

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Very Warm

Looking back at my listening statistics for 2018, it is to my chagrin that this year only perpetuated my habit of almost exclusively listening to music that came out in the current year and ignoring everything else. I had very … Continue reading →

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