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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 →

Posted in Music | Tagged 10 Best Songs, Animal Collective, Avey Tare, Deakin, Fall Be Kind, Feels, Geologist, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Panda Bear, Peacebone, Prospect Hummer, Strawberry Jam, Vashti Bunyan | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Music | Tagged Algernon Cadwallader, Bad Bunny, Best of 2018, Budgie, El Búho, 박혜진 park hye jin, Hammock, MIKE, Orchestre Abass, Park Hye Jin, recommended albums, Silent Servant, Twist | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Music | Tagged ambient, Hiroshi Yoshimura, japanese, Listen, new age | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Music | Tagged 2018 retrospective, 2814, Against All Logic, Amen Dunes, Ana Caprix, Beach House, Beck, Best of 2018, Boris, Caroline Rose, Caroline Says, Channel Tres, Charli XCX, Christine And The Queens, Cocteau Twins, Connan Mockasin, Cyril Hahn, Daniel Avery, Daniel Bachman, Daughters, David Bowie, Denzel Curry, Destroyer, Dilly Dally, Dirty Projectors, DJ Koze, DJ Seinfeld, Djeli Moussa Diawara, Dusk, Earl Sweatshirt, Empress Of, Everything But The Girl, Felt, Four Tet, Frank Sinatra, Friendly Fires, G Flip, gang gang dance, Gorillaz, Grouper, Hop Along, I'm With Her, IDLES, Iggy Pop, James Holden, Jamie xx, Jamila Woods, Jenny Hval, Jessica Pratt, Joanna Newsom, Jordan De La Sierra, Julia Holter, Kacey Musgraves, Kali Uchis, Kisses, Laurel Halo, Lonnie Holley, Marie Davidson, Marvin Gaye, Miharu Koshi, Mitski, Mountain Man, Mr. Twin Sister, Natalie Prass, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Oneohtrix Point Never, Palms Trax, Patsy Cline, Peggy Gou, Prefab Sprout, retrospective, Rosalía, Sam Wilkes, Sassy 009, serpentwithfeet, Shame, Simian Mobile Disco, Skee Mask, Smerz, Sonic Youth, Sophie, Steady Holiday, Sun Araw, Swearin, Tatsuro Yamashita, Teyana Taylor, The Avalanches, The Babies, The Beths, The Blow, The Style Council, The Supreme Jubilees, Tirzah, U.S. Girls, Wayfarer, Wished Bone, yellow magic orchestra, Yo La Tengo, Young Galaxy, yuno, Yves Tumor | 3 Comments

Listen: Grouper Live @ Murmrr Theater [9/12/2018]

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Very Warm

I’ve resolved we must live in the good timeline, solely because there is a high fidelity concert recording of a show from Grouper’s latest tour online. A bigger treat for me is that it was taped at the show I … Continue reading →

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Best Of 2018 :: Live Experiences

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Very Warm

Over the past two years, I’ve made the arbitrary decision to rank the live shows I attended that year. It’s worked decently well, since I have gone to some shows in the past that just knocked my socks clean off … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Alvvays, Amen Dunes, Ava Luna, Bambara, Best of 2018, Bombino, carly rae jepsen, Caroline Rose, Cigarettes After Sex, Destroyer, Fever Ray, Four Tet, G Flip, Grouper, Hand Habits, Hatchie, Hop Along, I'm With Her, IDLES, Jamila Woods, Kevin Morby, L'Rain, Leon Vynehall, Live Review, Louis Cole, Mitski, Mountain Man, Mr. Twin Sister, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Oneohtrix Point Never, Phoebe Bridgers, Saintseneca, serpentwithfeet, Snail Mail, The Radio Dept., U.S. Girls, Waxahatchee, Yo La Tengo, Young Galaxy | Leave a comment

Charli XCX’s ‘Pop 2’ is the Best Album of 2017, 2018 and Beyond

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Very Warm

Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of Charli XCX’s groundbreaking Pop 2 “mixtape”. It has dominated my listening rotation since its release, as its future pop folds are incredibly easy to get, for lack of a better word, addicted to. I’ve been so … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Best of 2018, Charli XCX, pop, Pop 2 | Leave a comment

Best Of 2018 :: 50 Albums

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Very Warm

I wrote a lot in this post, so I’m gonna keep the intro brief. Thought music as a whole was pretty dang good this year. My top 20 records feel especially water tight. A good amount of pop-leaning stuff in … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Adrianne Lenker, Against All Logic, Amen Dunes, Anenon, Bernice, Best of 2018, Camp Cope, Caroline Rose, Caroline Says, Christine And The Queens, Confidence Man, Daniel Bachman, Daughters, Denzel Curry, DJ Koze, Dusk, Earl Sweatshirt, Eleventeen Eston, Fire-Toolz, Flasher, Gia Margaret, Grouper, Haley Heynderickx, Hermit & The Recluse, Holy Fawn, Hop Along, IDLES, Janelle Monae, Julia Holter, Kacey Musgraves, Kadhja Bonet, Kali Uchis, Kamasi Washington, Kate NV, Kelly Moran, Leon Vynehall, Mary Lattimore, møl, Mitski, Mountain Man, natalia lafourcade, Natalie Prass, North Americans, NV, Oneohtrix Point Never, Ovlov, Palm, Pariah, Pusha T, Renata Zeiguer, Rezzett, Robyn, Rosalía, Rosali, Saintseneca, serpentwithfeet, Skee Mask, Sophie, Teyana Taylor, The Beths, The Samps, Tirzah, U.S. Girls, Wished Bone, Young Galaxy, Young Jesus, Yves Tumor | Leave a comment

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

10 Best Songs: Animal Collective

Listen: Haron – “Lotuseter” [2018]

Recommended Albums: December 2018

Listen: Hiroshi Yoshimura – “Creek” [1986]

2018 Retrospective – 100 Songs + Listening Stats

Listen: Grouper Live @ Murmrr Theater [9/12/2018]

Best Of 2018 :: Live Experiences

Charli XCX’s ‘Pop 2’ is the Best Album of 2017, 2018 and Beyond

Best Of 2018 :: 50 Albums

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