Tag Archives: 2020

Listen: Kestrels – “Grey and Blue (feat. J Mascis)” [2020]

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Very Warm

Where oh where has all the great shoegaze gone? Well my friend, it’s all around us! Halifax group Kestrels has been on my radar since 2014 or so with their The Moon Is Shining Our Way EP, but I haven’t really kept … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Listen: Sweeping Promises – “Safe Now” [2020]

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Very Warm

I got turned on to this record by Sweeping Promises late last night and vowed that I would post about them in the morning. Fulfilling my side of this imaginary bargain, I’m featuring the Boston outfit’s new record Hunger For … Continue reading →

Posted in Listen, Music | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Listen: Ela Minus – “megapunk” [2020]

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Very Warm

If you need a new, motivating anthem to get you through this deluge of political inaction (or destruction), pandemic fever, idiocy in the form of policy, and the stifling suffocation of the arts, look no further than the new Ela … Continue reading →

Posted in Listen, Music | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Listen: Land of Talk – “Love In 2 Stages” [2020]

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Very Warm

I already featured the Land of Talk album on my Recommended Albums of July post, but man I gotta feature this simmering beauty of a track, “Love In 2 Stages”. It’s not upbeat and pummeling like a regular single, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Listen, Music | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Listen: Bibio – “Sleep On The Wing” [2020]

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Very Warm

I’ve been following Bibio for nearly 10 years now and it brings me such joy that his music is not only constantly evolving and taking new forms, but retaining me as a steady fan throughout. From his groovy psychedelic funk, … Continue reading →

Posted in Listen, Music | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Listen: TootArd – “Moonlight” [2020]

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Very Warm

It’s tough to post about anything besides protests, defunding the police, psychotic police brutality, Black Lives Matter, radical injustices and the like – and you should KEEP posting about all of that until things become fixed. That might take a … Continue reading →

Posted in Listen, Music | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Listen: Nation of Language – “The Wall & I” [2020]

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Very Warm

You know I love a good album closer. Who wouldn’t? It’s the last taste that’s left in your mouth after digesting a body of work. If you’ve got a stale closer, then it’s gonna taint the whole rest of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Listen, Music | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Listen: Jayda G – “Both Of Us” [2020]

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Very Warm

Absolutely losing my mind to this tune. Jayda put herself on my map with her awesome Significant Changes LP from last year, and now she has a new EP coming later in July, also on Ninja Tune. This first song “Both Of … Continue reading →

Posted in Listen, Music | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Listen: India Jordan – “I’m Waiting (Just 4 U)” [2020]

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Very Warm

I posted about India Jordan’s great single “For You” back in my GR8 TRACKS of APRIL 2020 list (find that in my Recommended Albums of April 2020 post!), and they recently just released an EP of the same name via … Continue reading →

Posted in Listen, Music | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Listen: Pantayo – “Divine” [2020]

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Very Warm

I want you to get into queer female Filipino via Toronto ensemble Pantayo, who are making some absolutely radical pop with heavy emphasis on working in traditional southern Philippines musical style called Kulintang, similar to that of Indonesian Gamelan. Percussive … Continue reading →

Posted in Listen, Music | Tagged , | Leave a comment