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Warm Visions’ Top 10 Concerts of 2023

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Very Warm

To wrap up my Best of 2023 lists for Warm Visions, I’ve collected all my favorite concerts I attended this year, along with cataloging every show I went to as well. I’ve done this every year since 2016, when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Adi Oasis, ALASKALASKA, Albertine Sarges, Altin Gün, Aoife Nessa Frances, Arlo Parks, Arthur Verocai, Baaba Maal, Baby Rose, Bailen, Best of 2023, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Black Country New Road, Blonde Redhead, Blondshell, Bolis Pupul, Bonny Doon, Braids, Brandt Brauer Frick, Braxe + Falcon, Bully, Caroline Rose, Cerrone, CHAI, Charlotte Adigéry, Danielle Ponder, danny brown, Devendra Banhart, DIatom Deli, Divino Niño, Dusk, Esther Rose, Florist, Geese, Genesis Owusu, Girl Ray, Hannah Jadagu, Hayden Pedigo, Helen, Hermanos Gutierrez, Horsegirl, Hotline TNT, Iguana Death Cult, Indigo De Souza, Jackie Mendoza, Jai Paul, Jalen Ngonda, Jeff Rosenstock, Jessy Lanza, John Carroll Kirby, Julia Jacklin, Julianna Riolino, Ka Baird, Kate NV, Killer Mike, Knifeplay, Laurel Halo, Little Dragon, Live Review, Low Cut Connie, m83, Madison McFerrin, Mali Obomsawin, Maple Glider, Mary Lattimore, Mass of the Fermenting Dregs, Matt Evans, Mdou Moctar, Meernaa, Meg Baird, Mega Bog, Mitski, Moor Mother, Mr Twin Sister, mui zyu, Nabihah Iqbal, Natalie Merchant, Nick Hakim, Obongjayar, Panda Bear, Pearl and the Oysters, Pearla, PJ Harvey, Rahill, Ric Wilson, Rogê, Roy Ayers, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Say She She, Shallowhalo, Shirley Hurt, Skullcrusher, SOFI TUKKER, Son Rompe Pera, Sonic Boom, SPELLLING, SXSW, the caretaker, The Cure, The Golden Dregs, The Nude Party, Thee Sacred Souls, Time Wharp, Tinariwen, Truth Club, TV Girl, Twain, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Unwound, Voces8, War, Westerman, Weval, Will Butler + Sister Squares, William Tyler, Y La Bamba, Yasmin Williams, Yaya Bey, Yo La Tengo, Yussef Dayes, zzzahara | Leave a comment

Warm Visions’ Top 100 Songs of 2023

Posted on December 29, 2023 by Very Warm

Going through the natural progression of all things, when first come albums, songs must follow. Like the last few years, I’ve listed 100 favorite songs total: alphabetically listing 90 of them and then ranking my Top 10 below that. There’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged a.s.o., Active Surplus, Alan Palomo, Amaarae, Andrea, Anna B Savage, Armand Hammer, Arthur Russell, Asher White, BAMBII, Bart, Bernice, Best of 2023, Big Thief, Billy Woods, Blonde Redhead, Bombino, Braids, Carlos Niño, Caroline Polachek, Chuquimamani-Condori, Cleo Sol, Cole Pulice, Colin Stetson, Confidence Man, Courtesy, Crushed, dada Joãozinho, danny brown, DJ Seinfeld, Dusk, Edsel Axle, En Attendant Ana, Esther Rose, Faith Healer, Feeble Little Horse, Fever Ray, Freak Heat Waves, Gia Margaret, Glasser, Hayden Pedigo, jacques greene, Jam City, Jessie Ware, Jessy Lanza, Joanna Sternberg, Joanne Robertson, John Carroll Kirby, JPEGMAFIA, julie byrne, Kali Uchis, Kara Jackson, Kate NV, Kelela, Kenny Segal, Little Dragon, m83, Maple Glider, Marci, Mary Lattimore, Maya Ongaku, Meagre Martin, Meernaa, Meg Baird, Mega Bog, Mitski, ML Buch, mui zyu, Nabihah Iqbal, NewJeans, Nourished By Time, Overmono, Pangaea, Pearl and the Oysters, PJ Harvey, Powers / Pulice / Rolin, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Sampha, Scree, Shame, Sluice, Snow Strippers, Sofia Kourtesis, SPELLLING, sufjan stevens, Sun June, Tara Clerkin Trio, Tensnake, Thandi Ntuli, Tinashe, Tiny Ruins, Tirzah, TisaKorean, Titanic, Truth Club, Uh Huh, Wednesday, Westerman, Y La Bamba, Yeule, Yo La Tengo, Young Fathers, Yunè Pinku, Yussef Dayes, Yves Tumor | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Music | Tagged A Winged Victory For The Sullen, A$AP ROCKY, Active Child, Algernon Cadwallader, Amen Dunes, andy stott, araabmuzik, Atlas Sound, Austra, Balam Acab, Balkans, Battles, Best of 2011, bill callahan, Björk, Blood Orange, Blouse, Bodies Of Water, bon iver, Born Gold, Braids, Brown Recluse, Chelsea Wolfe, Cities Aviv, Clams Casino, Clive Tanaka, Colin Stetson, Connan Mockasin, Crystal Stilts, Cults, Cut Copy, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Daniel Bachman, danny brown, Destroyer, Devon Williams, dirty beaches, Dum Dum Girls, Elite Gymnastics, EMA, Fleet Foxes, Floating Points, Florence and the Machine, Ford & Lopatin, Frank Ocean, Friendly Fires, Fucked Up, gang gang dance, girls, Grouper, Handsome Furs, Holy Ghost!, Holy Other, Iceage, James Blake, james ferraro, Jon Hopkins, Julia Holter, Julianna Barwick, Katy B, Kendrick Lamar, King Creosote, Korallreven, Lady Gaga, Laura Marling, Light Asylum, Liturgy, m83, Machinedrum, Macintosh Plus, Male Bonding, Matana Roberts, Mogwai, Mr Twin Sister, Mr. Muthafuckin Exquire, Neon Indian, Nerves Junior, Nicolas Jaar, Oneohtrix Point Never, P.S. Eliot, Panda Bear, Peaking Lights, pictureplane, PJ Harvey, Ponytail, Portugal. The Man, Preslav Literary School, Pure X, Puro Instinct, Real Estate, Revisiting, rustie, Ryley Walker, Saintseneca, Sandro Perri, SBTRKT, shabazz palaces, Sleep ∞ Over, Smith Westerns, St. Vincent, Steve Hauschildt, Sun Araw, The Babies, The Black Keys, the caretaker, The Field, The Goat Rodeo Sessions, the men, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, The Psychic Paramount, The Rapture, The Sandwitches, The Weeknd, Thee Oh Sees, Thundercat, Tim Hecker, Toro Y Moi, Tune-Yards, Ty Segall, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Washed Out, White Denim, Wild Beasts, Wye Oak, Young Fathers, Young Galaxy, Youth Lagoon, Yuck, Zola Jesus | Leave a comment

Listen: Braids – “Taste” [2015]

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Very Warm

Was revisiting Braids’ immaculate 2015 synth pop opus Deep In The Iris tonight and was reminded that 1. this record kicks ass and 2. not enough people know about it. “Taste” feels like the lead single despite its five-minute length. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Listen, Music | Tagged 2015, Braids, Electronic, Listen, pop, synth pop | Leave a comment

The 100 Best Songs of 2020

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Very Warm

I’m not sure if it’s just me, but it seemed like the concept of “favorite songs” went out the window in 2020. Maybe it’s because I usually listen to albums at home and playlists on the move, so there wasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Adrianne Lenker, Advertisement, Aluna, Andras, Andy Shauf, Anna Von Hausswolff, Armand Hammer, Avery Leigh's Night Palace, Badge Époque Ensemble, best of 2020, Better Person, Bibio, Blue Hawaii, Braids, Breaking, BUMPER, Buscabulla, Charli XCX, Chloe x Halle, Choir Boy, Christine And The Queens, Cindy Lee, CMON, Cold Beat, Cut Worms, Dehd, Destroyer, Disclosure, Domenique Dumont, Duma, Earl Sweatshirt, Eartheater, Elysia Crampton, Empress Of, FACS, Faten Kanaan, Fontaines D.C., Frances Quinlan, Freddie Gibbs, Georgia, Gil Scott-Heron, Holy Hive, India Jordan, Jayda G, Jesse Kivel, Jessie Ware, Jessy Lanza, Joel Ross, John Carroll Kirby, Kahil El'Zabar, Kalbells, Kamaal Williams, Kate NV, keiyaa, Kllo, Land Of Talk, Laura Marling, Lianne La Havas, Lido Pimienta, Luis Pestana, Lyra Pramuk, Madeline Kenney, Makaya McCraven, Mamalarky, Marie Davidson, Mary Lattimore, Maybel, Merce Lemon, Nailah Hunter, Nana Adjoa, Nation of Language, Nick Hakim, Nicolas Jaar, Nubya Garcia, Perfume Genius, Pottery, Preservation, Róisín Murphy, Rico Nasty, Rina Sawayama, Romy, Salem, Sault, Sea Oleena, Shabason Krgovich Harris, Soccer Mommy, Still House Plants, TENGGER, Thanya Iyer, The Weather Station, They Hate Change, Thundercat, TootArd, tops, U.S. Girls, Ultraísta, Waxahatchee, Westerman, Winter, Yumi Zouma, Yves Tumor | Leave a comment

The Best Albums + Songs of 2020 So Far

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Very Warm

The year is only halfway over even though it’s felt like it’s been ending for at least the whole thing. I don’t need to be the one to tell you that 2020 has been the most intense, turbulent and upsetting … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Andras, Andy Shauf, Armand Hammer, best of 2020, Bibio, Braids, Caroline Rose, Charli XCX, Chloe x Halle, Christine And The Queens, Cindy Lee, Destroyer, Disclosure, Dua Saleh, Elysia Crampton, Empress Of, FACS, Fiona Apple, Frances Quinlan, Georgia, Gil Scott-Heron, India Jordan, Jayda G, Jessie Ware, Jessy Lanza, Jockstrap, John Carroll Kirby, Ka, Kalbells, Kate NV, Laura Marling, Lido Pimienta, Makaya McCraven, Medhane, Nailah Hunter, Nation of Language, Nick Hakim, Nubya Garcia, Perfume Genius, Pottery, Preservation, Rina Sawayama, Sault, Soccer Mommy, Thundercat, TootArd, tops, U.S. Girls, Ultraísta, Waxahatchee, Westerman, Yumi Zouma, Yves Tumor | Leave a comment

Recommended Albums: June 2020

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Very Warm

In June’s edition of Recommended Albums, we’re featuring a multiple releases that were incredibly well-timed for this moment. SAULT, Space Afrika and Armand Hammer all confront and synthesize the waves of unrest and pain the country, specifically Black folk, are … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Armand Hammer, best of 2020, Bibio, Braids, Country Westerns, Daniel Avery, 박혜진 park hye jin, Fontaines D.C., Gum Country, Hum, Jessie Ware, Jockstrap, Jonah Yano, Julianna Barwick, Kate NV, Noname, Pottery, Quin Kirchner, recommended albums, run the jewels, Sault, Skee Mask, Space Afrika, Terrace Martin, Westerman | Leave a comment

Recommended Albums: January 2020

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Very Warm

The first edition of Recommended Albums of 2020 is a good one. SO many good records already this year. Long awaited new ones from Destroyer and Frances Quinlan graced us, plus newcomers (to me) like Andras and Ulla made some … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Andras, Andy Shauf, Bonny Light Horseman, Braids, Caroline Rose, Destroyer, En Attendant Ana, Four Tet, Frances Quinlan, Georgia, j hus, Loving, Nicolas Godin, recommended albums, Rosalía, The Innocence Mission, Thundercat, Torres, Ulla, Westerman | Leave a comment

The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Very Warm

To celebrate 10 years of Warm Visions / Combo Breaker Kid, I’ve compiled my 200 favorite albums of the 2010s. Not only that, but I’ve concocted “Warm Visions” descriptions and wrote blurbs about each record. I’m sure you can infer … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 2814, aldous harding, Alvvays, Amen Dunes, Andy Shauf, Angel Olsen, Arca, Arcade Fire, Ariel Pink, Beach Fossils, Beach House, Best of the 2010s, best of the decade, Big Thief, bill callahan, Björk, Braids, Burial, carly rae jepsen, Charli XCX, Chastity Belt, chino amobi, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Christine And The Queens, Chromatics, cloud nothings, Colin Stetson, Cross Record, D'Angelo, danny brown, Daughters, David Bowie, Deafheaven, Dean Blunt, death grips, Deerhunter, demen, Destroyer, dirty beaches, Dirty Projectors, Disclosure, DJ Koze, Dntel, Dusk, Earl Sweatshirt, Elite Gymnastics, Emeralds, Empress Of, Erika de Casier, Father John Misty, Fear Of Men, Fever Ray, Fiona Apple, FKA Twigs, Fleet Foxes, Floating Points, Flying Lotus, Ford and Lopatin, Frank Ocean, Future Islands, Gorillaz, Grave Babies, Grimes, Grouper, Hand Habits, Holly Herndon, Hop Along, Hundred Waters, Jai Paul, James Blake, Jamie xx, Janelle Monae, Jenny Hval, Jessica Pratt, Jessy Lanza, Joanna Newsom, John Maus, Julia Holter, Julianna Barwick, Kacey Musgraves, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Kali Uchis, Kamasi Washington, Kanye West, Kaytranada, Kelela, Kelly Lee Owens, Kelly Moran, Kendrick Lamar, Kllo, Krallice, Krill, Laurel Halo, LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz, mac demarco, Macintosh Plus, Majical Cloudz, Merchandise, Mitski, Mono No Aware, Mount Eerie, Mr. Twin Sister, My Bloody Valentine, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Oneohtrix Point Never, Ovlov, Owen Pallett, Panda Bear, Perfume Genius, Preoccupations, Purple Mountains, Real Estate, Roman A Clef, Royal Headache, Saintseneca, sam amidon, Sampha, SANDY Alex G, Sarah Neufeld, Sassy 009, shabazz palaces, Sharon Van Etten, Skee Mask, Smerz, Sophie, St. Vincent, sufjan stevens, Sun Araw, Swearin, SZA, Takao, Tame Impala, The Avalanches, The Babies, The Beths, The Books, the caretaker, The Radio Dept., The Weeknd, Tim Hecker, Tirzah, Todd Terje, tops, TR/ST, Ty Segall, Ty Segall Band, U.S. Girls, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Vampire Weekend, Vince Staples, Waxahatchee, Wednesday Campanella, Weyes Blood, White Denim, White Lung, Whitney, Women, Yo La Tengo, Yves Tumor, Zola Jesus | Leave a comment

Recommended Albums: May 2016

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Very Warm

Ok so May really spoiled us with a surplus of really good, memorable albums. I couldn’t choose just ten so here are 23. I’ll be brief I swear. Sort of. I hope you enjoy and maybe discover something new or revisit … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Anohni, best of 2016, Big Thief, Braids, Car Seat Headrest, Chance The Rapper, Chris Cohen, death grips, Electronic, Folk, Gold Panda, Hip Hop, Holy Fuck, indie, Jessy Lanza, Julianna Barwick, Kaytranada, LUH, Maria Usbeck, Marissa Nadler, music, Mutual Benefit, Olga Bell, Perturbator, pop, Radiohead, recommended albums, rock, Skepta, Tim Heidecker, Twin Peaks, Yumi Zouma | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Braids

Warm Visions’ Top 10 Concerts of 2023

Warm Visions’ Top 100 Songs of 2023

Revisiting 2011

Listen: Braids – “Taste” [2015]

The 100 Best Songs of 2020

The Best Albums + Songs of 2020 So Far

Recommended Albums: June 2020

Recommended Albums: January 2020

Recommended Albums: May 2016

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