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A stream of consciousness music blog, active since 2010. Established in Ann Arbor, MI, currently in NYC.
Send me music: warmsubmissions @ gmail
I hope you enjoy your time here.
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Best Of 2017 :: 100 Songs
My favorite 100 songs of 2017 don’t venture too far off from my favorite albums list, but still has a few untouched gems in there that I’d love for you to listen to. A lot of “indie” staples represented here … Continue reading
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Tagged aldous harding, alex g, Alvvays, Amber Coffman, Ariel Pink, Beach Fossils, Beck, best of 2017, Big Thief, Björk, Blanck Mass, Blue Hawaii, Brockhampton, carly rae jepsen, CCFX, Charli XCX, Charlotte Gainsbourg, chino amobi, Circuit Des Yeux, Colin Stetson, Colleen, Colter Wall, danny l harle, demen, Destroyer, DJ Seinfeld, Drab Majesty, drake, Faye Webster, Fever Ray, first hate, Four Tet, Frank Ocean, Future, Giant Claw, Gunn-Truscinski Duo, Hand Habits, hoops, Hundred Waters, Hurray For The Riff Raff, j hus, jacaszek, jacques greene, Japanese Breakfast, Jay Som, jens lekman, Jessica Lea Mayfield, julie byrne, Kedr Livanskiy, Kelela, Kelly Lee Owens, Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Morby, King Krule, Knox Fortune, Kotomi, Land Of Talk, Laurel Halo, Lawrence Rothman, Madeline Kenney, Makthaverskan, Margo Price, Men I Trust, migos, Molly Burch, Mount Kimbie, natalia lafourcade, nite jewel, Omni, Palm, Playboi Carti, pond, priests, Richard Dawson, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Ross From Friends, sam amidon, Sampha, sandy, Sassy 009, shabazz palaces, She-Devils, Slowdive, Smerz, Sneaks, SoulMates, Sudan Archives, Superorganism, SZA, The Spirit Of The Beehive, Tonstartssbandht, tops, TR/ST, Trust, Vince Staples, Washed Out, Weed, yaeji, Yumi Zouma, Yves Tumor, Zola Jesus
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Best Of 2017 :: 50 Albums
Happy to bring you, treasured reader, another batch of 50 albums ranked via the pleasure yielded upon each listen throughout the year of 2017. This is my 8th year of doing these, so I’ve gotten quite good at whittling everything … Continue reading
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Tagged aldous harding, alex g, Alvvays, Arca, Ariel Pink, best of 2017, Big Thief, Björk, Blue Hawaii, Brockhampton, Charlotte Gainsbourg, chino amobi, Circuit Des Yeux, Colin Stetson, Colleen, Colter Wall, demen, Destroyer, DJ Seinfeld, drake, Faith Healer, Faye Webster, Fever Ray, first hate, Fleet Foxes, Four Tet, Giant Claw, Gunn-Truscinski Duo, Hand Habits, Hundred Waters, Hurray For The Riff Raff, jacaszek, James Holden, jens lekman, Jessica Lea Mayfield, joan shelley, julie byrne, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Kelela, Kelly Lee Owens, Kendrick Lamar, King Krule, Kronos Quartet, Land Of Talk, Laurel Halo, Madeline Kenney, Mega Bog, migos, Mono No Aware, Mount Eerie, nite jewel, Omni, Oneohtrix Point Never, Phoebe Bridgers, pond, sam amidon, Sampha, sandy, She-Devils, Slowdive, Sote, Steve Gunn, The Animal Spirits, The Spirit Of The Beehive, tops, Trio Da Kali, Vince Staples, Visible Cloaks, Weed, Yves Tumor, Zola Jesus
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Best Of 2017 :: 10 EPs
As is tradition, the christening of WARM VISIONS LIST WEEK starts with the EPs. The little guys. The quality over quantity. The toe dip before the album. It never feels right to rank EPs with full albums, so I always … Continue reading
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Tagged best of 2017, CCFX, danny l harle, Hundred Waters, Kamasi Washington, Palm, Ross From Friends, Sassy 009, Sudan Archives, yaeji
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Recommended Albums: November 2017
This November was much better than last year, where I struggled to even make a post with November and December combined. Some really good stuff this month, including my space queen Björk. Still trying to unpack her record, but it’s still … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel Olsen, best of 2017, Björk, Call Super, Charlotte Gainsbourg, DJ Seinfeld, EERA, Gingerlys, Gunn-Truscinski Duo, Hyperdub, recommended albums, Sassy 009, Steve Gunn, yaeji
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SASSY 009 – “Are you leaving” [2017]
Haven’t posted in a while, but I’m going to be posting A LOT of list content soon so I wanted to get something I’ve been jamming on before all that comes out. SASSY 009 is one of the few new … Continue reading
SoulMates – “Instant Fan” [2017]
“Intimidatingly euphoric” rave track from True Panther duo SoulMates. The press releases hint at bigger names behind the music here, but for now they’re going under the aliases of Adaron and Nico, a corgi and gecko, respectively. This track is … Continue reading
Recommended Albums: October 2017
October yielded some really, really great albums. Some things that had me reach outside my comfort zone and pull back remarkable things I probably wouldn’t have listened to otherwise. I highly recommend anyone listen to the things I’ve listed here. You can … Continue reading
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Tagged best of 2017, Blue Hawaii, CCFX, Circuit Des Yeux, Colleen, De Lux, Deradoorian, Destroyer, Fever Ray, Foodman, John Maus, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Kelela, King Krule, Kllo, Lawrence Rothman, Makthaverskan, Nai Palm, NHK yx Koyxen, Palmbomen II, recommended albums, Sassy 009, Smerz, SoulMates, St. Vincent, Stars, The Weather Station, Visible Cloaks, yaeji, Yumi Zouma
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Reduction Plan – “Dreams In Blue” & “Autumn” [2017]
A man in a suit of mirrors walks down a dark highway, reflecting the light of passing headlights into a pitch-black sky. Reduction Plan is the main venture of CT musician and friend of the blog Dan Manning and is … Continue reading
Recommended Albums: September 2017
September was a breath of fresh air after a stale summer of music. Plenty of great albums are included here, none of which have cracked my Top 10 overall yet, but a few are chilling in the Top 20 for … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Cameron, Alvvays, best of 2017, Bicep, Björk, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Burial, Chelsea Wolfe, Destroyer, Faith Healer, Four Tet, Giant Claw, Hercules And Love Affair, Hundred Waters, Iglooghost, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Kedr Livanskiy, Kelela, Knox Fortune, Kronos Quartet, Madeline Kenney, Midnight Sister, Mount Kimbie, Myrkur, Nosaj Thing, Omni, Phoebe Bridgers, recommended albums, St. Vincent, Superorganism, Susanne Sundfør, the caretaker, Trio Da Kali, Wand, Zola Jesus
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