Category Archives: Music

Recommended Albums: December 2021

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Very Warm

Y’all thought you were done with me, eh? Well, Recommended Albums stops for no one! Had to run through quick to pull up a few LPs from December that I missed, but overall a good selection of seven albums to … Continue reading →

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Listen: Anna Von Hausswolff – “Pomperipossa (Live at Montreaux)” [2022]

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Very Warm

Anna Von Hausswolff had been at the periphery of my taste barrier for some time before she rocked my world with her instrumental organ album All Thoughts Fly back in 2020. She’s followed that up with this hulking live album that … Continue reading →

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Listen: The Sea and Cake – “On a Letter” [2008]

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Very Warm

I’ve been going through a major The Sea and Cake phase the last two weeks, thanks in part to a great Helado Negro tweet asking for suggestions of which song of theirs to cover. The endless wellspring of 00s indie … Continue reading →

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Listen: Marissa Nadler – “Seabird” (Alessi Brothers Cover) [2022]

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Very Warm
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Listen: Suzanne Ciani – “The Second Wave: Sirens” [1982]

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Very Warm

I realized just recently that despite Suzanne Ciani’s 1982 album Seven Waves greatly impacting my 2021 and its listening habits, I never posted about it aside from my 2021 Retrospective. I’m here to change that today, because some of y’all act … Continue reading →

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Listen: Kill Alters – “Dissect Me” [2022]

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Very Warm

NYC trio Kill Alters (comprised of Bonnie Baxter, Nicos Kennedy and Hisham Bharoocha, all of whom have dipped their fingers in pools of Black Dice, Machine Girl, Prolaps, Boredoms, Lightning Bolt, etc) have a new album Armed to the Teeth … Continue reading →

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Listen: Frank Harris & Maria Marquez – “Canto Del Pilon” [1985]

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Very Warm

Wanted to start off 2022 with some true magic. Just recently came across this 7″ by Frank Harris and Maria Marquez, “Canto Del Pilon” b/w “Campesina”, beautiful synth-backed reworkings of Venezuelan folk songs. Some sweet experimental touches thrown in for … Continue reading →

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2021 Retrospective – 100 Discoveries, Obsessions and Moments + Listening Stats

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Very Warm

Since 2014, I’ve tried to keep track of songs that have impacted or defined my year (see all those posts tagged in the “Retrospective” section). The songs that I pull into this playlist are usually favorite discoveries of mine that blow my mind (and embarrass me occasionally, as in “why didn’t I listen to this sooner?” Lots of that in this post here), obsessions that I sink into like quicksand (usually new songs that come out that year) or more rarely, soundtracks to true moments that I’ll forever associate with said song. Continue reading →

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Revisiting 2011

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Very Warm

Before 2021 ends, I wanted to put up a shout out to something that’s intrinsically tethered to the year: 2011. Many things about 2011 don’t feel like they’re ten years old, but here we are. Ten years ago, this blog … Continue reading →

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10 Best Songs: LCD Soundsystem

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Very Warm

What better time to talk about LCD Soundsystem, my favorite band of my late teens, than now? The band just wrapped up a monumental residency of shows in Brooklyn (that were probably/definitely super spreader events), they’ve got some holiday special … Continue reading →

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