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Best Of 2018 :: 100 Songs

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Very Warm

Happened to be sleeping for all of 2018 due to a 2017-induced coma? Take a sabbatical from modern life due to the avalanche of hellfire raining down upon us on a daily basis? Miss literally all of the music from … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 1010 Benja SL, 700 Bliss, Adrianne Lenker, Against All Logic, Amen Dunes, Barrie, Beach House, Bernice, Best of 2018, boygenius, Camp Cope, Cardi B, Caroline Rose, Caroline Says, Cat Power, Channel Tres, Charli XCX, Christine And The Queens, Chromatics, Clarence Clarity, Connan Mockasin, Daniel Bachman, Daughters, Deafheaven, Denzel Curry, Dilly Dally, Dirty Projectors, DJ Koze, Dusk, Earl Sweatshirt, Eleventeen Eston, Empress Of, Flasher, Forth Wanderers, Friendly Fires, Fucked Up, G Flip, gang gang dance, Grouper, Haley Heynderickx, Hatchie, Holy Now, Hop Along, I'm With Her, IDLES, Janelle Monae, Jenny Hval, Jerry Paper, Jessica Pratt, Joji, Julia Holter, Kacey Musgraves, Kadhja Bonet, Kali Uchis, kevin krauter, Let's Eat Grandma, Loma, Lonnie Holley, Lykke Li, Marie Davidson, MGMT, Mitski, Mountain Man, Mr. Twin Sister, Mt. Si, Natalie Prass, Negative Gemini, No Age, North Americans, Ocean Hope, Peggy Gou, Playboi Carti, Pllush, Robyn, Rosalía, Rosali, Ross From Friends, Sam Wilkes, serpentwithfeet, Shame, Simian Mobile Disco, Skee Mask, Smerz, Snail Mail, Sophie, Superorganism, The Beths, The Samps, Tirzah, Travis Scott, U.S. Girls, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Wished Bone, Wye Oak, yaeji, Yo La Tengo, Young Fathers, Young Galaxy, yuno, Yves Tumor | Leave a comment

Best Of 2018 :: 10 EPs

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Very Warm

As the tradition goes, WARM VISIONS LIST WEEK gets kicked off with the EPs. The little appetizers to stimulate musical appetite, the accoutrements to dress the heavy-hitting long-players. Although, someone can be plenty satisfied by ordering just apps at a … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 1010 Benja SL, 700 Bliss, Best of 2018, boygenius, Channel Tres, Hatchie, Helena Deland, Peggy Gou, Ravyn Lenae, Smerz, yuno | Leave a comment

Recommended Albums: November 2018

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Very Warm

Sliding right in before YEAR END LIST time comes my favorite releases from November, a cute little crew that had a slight impact on my YEAR END LIST, with Rosalía, Earl Sweatshirt and Kelly Moran all making appearances in my … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Andy Shauf, Earl Sweatshirt, Ellis, Eyedress, Foxwarren, Kelly Moran, Mary Lattimore, Meg Baird, Oneohtrix Point Never, recommended albums, Rosalía, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sharon Van Etten, The Samps, Vince Staples | Leave a comment

Tatsuro Yamashita – “Mirai No Theme” [2018]

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Very Warm

Haven’t posted a legit song in a while, but this **new** song from city pop icon Tatsuro Yamashita has been burning a hole in my brain for so many reasons. I unwittingly ran into it in the trailer for Mirai, … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged anime, city pop, pop, Tatsuro Yamashita | Leave a comment

Recommended Albums: October 2018

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Very Warm

The theme of this month’s Recommended Albums post is “One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other”. You’ll find that the predominant mood or sound in this collection of ten albums is dreamy, pensive and euphoric. The one glaring … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 1010 Benja SL, Adrianne Lenker, Beach House, boygenius, Cat Power, Clarence Clarity, Connan Mockasin, Daughters, Domenique Dumont, Empress Of, Farao, Graham Van Pelt, Harrison, Jamila Woods, Jerry Paper, Jessica Pratt, Joji, Julia Holter, Kero Kero Bonito, Kikagaku Moyo, Marie Davidson, Miya Folick, Mr. Twin Sister, Robyn, Sam Wilkes, Sharon Van Etten, Sheck Wes, Swearin, The Samps, Thundercat, Young Jesus, Yowler | Leave a comment

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – “Jubilee Street (Live In Copenhagen)” [2018]

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Very Warm

On October 26, 2018, I saw Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds perform at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. It was one of the best shows I’ve seen all year. I’m not even a massive fan of Nick Cave. I’m pretty familiar with Skeleton … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, rock | Leave a comment

The 100 Best Albums Of The 2000s (2018 Version)

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Very Warm

With the end of the 10s rapidly approaching and with it, an inevitable decade-recapping list, I felt a deep inspiration to look back at my previous effort to summarize a decade’s musical output. I made a list of The 100 … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, Animal Collective, Arcade Fire, Beach House, Beck, Björk, Boards of Canada, Boris, Broadcast, Broken Social Scene, Burial, Camera Obscura, Cat Power, Colleen, Daft Punk, Death Cab For Cutie, Deerhunter, Destroyer, Dirty Projectors, Dntel, Fever Ray, Fleet Foxes, Flying Lotus, Fred Squire, Fucked Up, Ghostface Killah, Gillian Welch, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Gorillaz, Grizzly Bear, Grouper, Have A Nice Life, HEALTH, Interpol, J Dilla, Jay Reatard, jens lekman, Joanna Newsom, Julie Doiron, Kanye West, LCD Soundsystem, Life Without Buildings, Lightning Bolt, m83, Madvillain, MF Doom, Midlake, Modest Mouse, Mount Eerie, Outkast, Panda Bear, PJ Harvey, Portishead, Radiohead, sam amidon, Sleater-Kinney, Smog, Songs: Ohia, Sonic Youth, St. Vincent, Stars Of The Lid, Studio, sufjan stevens, Sun Araw, Sun Kil Moon, Sweet Trip, The Avalanches, The Books, The Field, The Flaming Lips, The Killers, The Knife, The Mars Volta, The Microphones, The New Pornographers, The Postal Service, The Strokes, The Thermals, the tough alliance, The Unicorns, Vampire Weekend, Wilco, William Basinski, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Yo La Tengo | 2 Comments

Boris – “Just Abandoned Myself” [2005]

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Very Warm

Looking for a good wash of noise to cleanse yourself in? Boris’ 2005 album Pink, their best in my humble opinion, has a closer that will do it for you in spades. This 18-minute assault starts fast and then combusts into … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Boris, metal, noise, rock | Leave a comment

Mountain Man – Magic Ship [2018]

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Very Warm

One record I neglected to add to the Recommended Albums of September post from earlier this month was Mountain Man’s Magic Ship, their first record in over eight years. The trio of singers (Amelia Meath, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig & Molly Erin Sarlé) … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Alexandra Sauser-Monnig, Amelia Meath, Folk, Magic Ship, Molly Erin Sarlé, Mountain Man | Leave a comment

Recommended Albums: September 2018

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Very Warm

Ava Luna – Moon 2 [Western Vinyl] Putting an impossibly complicated formula into a graphing calculator, exploding the screen and watching numbers big and small fly across the room and form new shapes in the air. Christine & The Queens … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Adrianne Lenker, Ava Luna, Best of 2018, Christine And The Queens, Dilly Dally, Emma Ruth Rundle, Empress Of, Foodman, Guerilla Toss, Joji, Julia Holter, Kelly Moran, Lil Uzi Vert, Lonnie Holley, Low, Marie Davidson, Mountain Man, North Americans, Oliver Coates, recommended albums, The Field, The Spirit Of The Beehive, Tim Hecker, yaeji, Yumi Zouma, Yves Tumor | Leave a comment

Author Archives: Very Warm

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Best Of 2018 :: 100 Songs

Best Of 2018 :: 10 EPs

Recommended Albums: November 2018

Tatsuro Yamashita – “Mirai No Theme” [2018]

Recommended Albums: October 2018

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – “Jubilee Street (Live In Copenhagen)” [2018]

Boris – “Just Abandoned Myself” [2005]

Mountain Man – Magic Ship [2018]

Recommended Albums: September 2018

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