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Usually cool dude stuff.

Dan Lambert – “Charley Town”

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Very Warm

I just discovered the treasure trove of reissued goodness that is Numero Group Records, which is a label based in Chicago that focuses on putting out old/forgotten/under-appreciated/unknown cuts of music. What kind of music? That part doesn’t matter, as long … Continue reading →

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Jamie xx – “Loud Places (ft. Romy)” & “Gosh” [2015]

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Very Warm

To be honest, I’ve never truly been into The xx or any of their side-projects, Jamie xx included. He’s had a few tracks that I’ve dug a little bit, including some off of the collaboration with Gil Scott-Heron We’re New … Continue reading →

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Alice Cohen – “Cascading Keys” [2012]

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Very Warm

I just recently delved into the world of now defunct(?? I hope not) record label Olde English Spelling Bee, a purveyor of weirdo ambient, electronic, pop, rock and folk records. Most of their catalog came from around 2009-2012, which in … Continue reading →

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Weekend – “Oubliette” [2013]

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Very Warm

Sort of an outlier in Weekend’s catalog, at least the beginning and the chorus, since it brings in some really bright, dulcimer tones into the mix. The rest is usual Weekend, with dark, blazing post punk that I love. I … Continue reading →

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Chastity Belt – “Joke” [2015]

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Very Warm

Coming in at a perfect time in my life, the new Chastity Belt record is now my go-to record for melodies tainted with jaded melancholy. Downtrodden yet catchy, laid back yet conscious enough to make a witticism or killer riff. … Continue reading →

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Kendrick Lamar – “Institutionalized” [2015]

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Very Warm

I don’t really have the time to properly articulate my own words to describe my feelings toward this album, but in basic terms, it’s by and far a massive landmark in the realm of modern music as a whole, not … Continue reading →

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Sun Araw – “Beams” [2008]

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Very Warm

This week I had my favorite long train ride from New Haven to NYC, a quick, two-hour ordeal, to go see Björk in Brooklyn. I put on a great album for traveling, Sun Araw’s Beach Head, a four-song psychedelic odyssey … Continue reading →

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Album Stream: Death Grips – “Jenny Death”

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Very Warm

JENNY DEATH NOW. The long awaited second half of Death Grips’ supposed “final” double album, Jenny Death, is here. So far, it sounds like it’s definitely the least traditionally hip-hop thing they’ve done up until this point. This is more punk/hardcore … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Yowler – The Offer

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Very Warm

Yowler is the pseudonym of Columbus, OH, resident Maryn Jones. She’s also in the bands Saintseneca and All Dogs, the former being the creators of my favorite album of 2014, Dark Arc. This album, The Offer, is her debut under this … Continue reading →

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Mumdance x Novelist – “Shook” [2015]

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Very Warm

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