Category Archives: Music

2012 Retrospective

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Very Warm

The self-indulgent Retrospective series continues, this time diving into 2012, maybe THE year that my music taste fully broke and I went from a dedicated listener + hunter of new music to a depraved lunatic. Wild times here, y’all. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged A$AP ROCKY, Amber Coffman, Andrew Bird, andy stott, Aphex Twin, Baroness, Beach House, Beck, Best of 2012, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Boris, Burial, Captain Murphy, CFCF, chairlift, Chromatics, Clams Casino, cloud nothings, Cocteau Twins, Daisuke Tanabe, Dan Deacon, Dean Blunt, death grips, DIIV, El Polen, Elite Gymnastics, Father John Misty, Fiona Apple, Frank Ocean, Frankie Rose, Glocca Morra, Grimes, Grizzly Bear, Hallelujah Chicken Run Band, Have A Nice Life, Hop Along, hot chip, Hundred Waters, Jai Paul, Japandroids, Jessica Pratt, John Talabot, Julia Holter, Kendrick Lamar, Kidkanevil, Killer Mike, Kindness, King Tuff, Koh Ohtani, Korallreven, laraaji, Laurel Halo, Le Tigre, Lemonade, Liar, Light Asylum, Lone, mac demarco, Macintosh Plus, Major Lazer, Marina, Marina and the Diamonds, Meadowlands, Melody's Echo Chamber, Memory Tapes, Merchandise, Miguel, Mister Lies, Moons, Mount Eerie, Mustafa Ozkent Orchestre, Parquet Courts, Perfume Genius, pictureplane, Purity Ring, Pylon, retrospective, Royal Headache, Ryan Hemsworth, Schoolboy Q, Sleigh Bells, Snowing, Solange, Stardust, Submerse, Swans, Taken By Trees, Tame Impala, Tennis, The Field, the men, The Microphones, The Velvet Underground, TNGHT, tops, TR/ST, Trailer Trash Tracys, Trash Talk, Ty Segall, Wild Nothing, Wu Fei, Yo La Tengo, Zero 7 | Leave a comment

Recommended Albums: October 2020

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Very Warm

October felt like nothing at all. Despite housing my birthday and a big holiday, nothing much seemed to have happened. Even the weather wasn’t super fall-like. 2020 really does have to do it to us like that I guess. What … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Actress, Adrianne Lenker, Azymuth, best of 2020, Better Person, Cut Worms, Deep Sea Diver, Eartheater, Ela Minus, Emma Ruth Rundle, Gorillaz, Gunn-Truscinski Duo, Helena Deland, Isola, Joel Ross, Machinedrum, Magik Markers, Mary Lattimore, North Americans, Róisín Murphy, recommended albums, Salem, sam amidon, Sea Oleena, Surprise Chef, The Budos Band, Thou, Tobacco, Wendy Eisenberg, Working Men's Club | Leave a comment

Listen: Surprise Chef – “The Limp” [2020]

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Very Warm

I feel like we’ve been blessed with a lot of great jazz/funk this year. Seems like it’s become a VERY cool thing to post about on blogs + listen to in playlists. Not gonna lie, I’m in that group! I’ve … Continue reading →

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2011 Retrospective

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Very Warm

Cruising along through the missing pieces of my 2010s musical experience (previously, the 2010 Retrospective) and going into a very pivotal year that was 2011. To make any reader feel baby, old or just right: in 2011 I graduated high … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 2011, A$AP ROCKY, araabmuzik, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Azealia Banks, Battles, Beat Connection, Best of 2011, Beyonce, Björk, Boards of Canada, bon iver, Born Gold, brian eno, Burial, Charli XCX, Clams Casino, Cold Cave, Crystal Antlers, CSS, Cut Copy, Daft Punk, Dan Deacon, Das Racist, death grips, Destroyer, Dinosaur Jr., Discovery, Elite Gymnastics, Fleet Foxes, Ford & Lopatin, Friendly Fires, Fucked Up, Future Islands, gang gang dance, Gauntlet Hair, girls, Gorillaz, Grimes, Grouper, Handsome Furs, Holy Ghost!, Hooray For Earth, jacques greene, Jai Paul, James Blake, Jamie Woon, Julianna Barwick, Kanye West, King Krule, Korallreven, Kurt Vile, Lady Gaga, Lana Del Rey, Lemon Demon, Little Dragon, Lykke Li, m83, Massive Attack, Mazzy Star, My Bloody Valentine, Neon Indian, Oneohtrix Point Never, Panda Bear, PJ Harvey, Purity Ring, Radiohead, Real Estate, retrospective, rustie, shabazz palaces, Sleep ∞ Over, Slint, Smith Westerns, St. Vincent, The Black Keys, the caretaker, The Decemberists, The Dodos, The Flaming Lips, The Goat Rodeo Sessions, The Joy Formidable, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, The Rapture, The Strokes, The Weeknd, Tim Hecker, Toro Y Moi, Tune-Yards, Ty Segall, Tycho, Tyler the Creator, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Washed Out, When Saints Go Machine, White Denim, Wild Beasts, Young Galaxy, Youth Lagoon, Yuck, Zoo Kid | Leave a comment

Playlist: Ochre Overture – An Autumnal Trance

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Very Warm

Last year I made a fall-themed playlist “Mauve Malaise” that leaned heavily into heavy, distorted sounds of shoegaze interspersed with droning, trance-like folk, an attempt to balance the sonic cacophony of deeply-processed guitars and sheets of American Primitive guitar playing, … Continue reading →

Posted in Listen, Music | Tagged Adrianne Lenker, Anna Von Hausswolff, Avery Leigh's Night Palace, Beach Fossils, Beach House, Brittany Haas, Broadcast, Cinder Well, Circuit Des Yeux, Cocteau Twins, Daniel Bachman, Dirty Three, Faye Webster, Fred Squire, Gia Margaret, Gravenhurst, Grouper, Gunn-Truscinski Duo, Harold Budd, Insides, Jessica Pratt, Jon McKiel, Julie Doiron, Karen Dalton, Lomelda, Lovesliescrushing, Marisa Anderson, Mary Lattimore, Midwife, Mojave 3, Mount Eerie, Mountain Man, Nico, North Americans, Pale Saints, Playlist, Robbie Basho, sam amidon, Sandro Perri, Scott Walker, Seasonal Playlist, Shabason Krgovich Harris, Stereolab, Tenci, The Flamingos, The Velvet Underground, Varo, Weyes Blood, Widowspeak, Yo La Tengo | Leave a comment

Listen: Badge Époque Ensemble – “Unity (It’s Up To You) (feat. James Baley)” [2020]

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Very Warm

A little late on sharing this one, but my favs Badge Époque Ensemble are back with a new single from their upcoming album Self Help, alongside a beautiful claymation video. The song, “Unity (It’s Up To You)” features a returning … Continue reading →

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Listen: Better Person – “Hearts On Fire” [2020]

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Very Warm

SO much great new music came out today, October 23rd, but I gotta point you to something you might miss: Something To Lose, the fantastic debut album from L.A.-via-Berlin-via Poland musician Better Person (aka Adam Byczkowski), out now via Arbutus. … Continue reading →

Posted in Listen, Music | Tagged 2020, Better Person, Listen | Leave a comment

2010 Retrospective

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Very Warm

If you’re familiar with this blog, you’ll know (or recollect) that starting in 2014, I’ve posted “Retrospectives” at the end of every year wrapping up all the music that made the year memorable or special in chronological order. Knowing me, … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Arcade Fire, Beach House, Best Coast, best of 2010, Big Boi, Buck 65, Burial, Camera Obscura, Can, cloud nothings, Crooked Still, Crystal Castles, CSS, Cults, Das Racist, Deerhunter, Delorean, Depeche Mode, Destroyer, Die Antwoord, DJ Shadow, El Guincho, Elliott Smith, Fang Island, Fatboy Slim, Fever Ray, Fiona Apple, Flying Lotus, Friendly Fires, girls, Givers, Glasser, Gobble Gobble, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Goldfish, Gorillaz, Grizzly Bear, Here We Go Magic, hot chip, How to Dress Well, Jackson 5, James Blake, Janelle Monae, Joanna Newsom, Kanye West, keepaway, Kid Cudi, LCD Soundsystem, Lemonade, Local Natives, M.I.A., m83, Madvillain, Massive Attack, Modest Mouse, Muse, My Bloody Valentine, Nada Surf, Neon Indian, New Order, Owen Pallett, Pavement, retrospective, Rostam, Salem, serengeti, She & Him, Sleigh Bells, Smith Westerns, Smog, Sonic Youth, Spoon, sufjan stevens, Sunset Rubdown, Talking Heads, Tame Impala, Tanlines, The Avalanches, The Black Keys, The Futureheads, The Good The Bad and the Queen, The Knife, The Morning Benders, The Radio Dept., The Strokes, The Thermals, Thee Oh Sees, Titus Andronicus, Tobacco, Vampire Weekend, Wavves, Weezer, Wild Nothing, Women, Xiu Xiu, Yeasyer | 1 Comment

Listen: Aluna – “Envious (Kiddy Smile Remix)” [2020]

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Very Warm

I’ve been a fan of Aluna (of AlunaGeorge) since the duo dropped their first few singles back in what, 2011? 2012? It’s been a while since I’ve kept tabs on them, but Aluna released her solo debut this year, Renaissance, … Continue reading →

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Listen: Mines Falls – “From Behind Glass” [2020]

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Very Warm

Recently checked out the sophomore self-titled record from brotherly L.A. duo Mines Falls. The whole record has a big emphasis on dynamic, rolling waves of staccato guitars and warm synthesizers amongst a grandiose backdrop of strings and piano. Think Wild … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Music

Recommended Albums: October 2020

Listen: Surprise Chef – “The Limp” [2020]

2011 Retrospective

Playlist: Ochre Overture – An Autumnal Trance

Listen: Badge Époque Ensemble – “Unity (It’s Up To You) (feat. James Baley)” [2020]

Listen: Better Person – “Hearts On Fire” [2020]

Listen: Aluna – “Envious (Kiddy Smile Remix)” [2020]

Listen: Mines Falls – “From Behind Glass” [2020]

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