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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

Recommended Albums: September 2023

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Very Warm

Holy smokes. New music in 2023 had been pretty slow so far, in my opinion. Then September 2023 happened and I had to put 17 albums in my Recommended Albums post. You read that right: 17 albums are listed below. … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Al Menne, Alan Palomo, alexalone, Animal Collective, Armand Hammer, Blonde Redhead, Bombino, Bridget St. John, CHAI, Cleo Sol, Colleen, Courtesy, Devendra Banhart, Eartheater, Emeralds, Jalen Ngonda, Laurel Halo, Loraine James, Lusine, Matana Roberts, Mitski, Nation of Language, Pachyman, Róisín Murphy, recommended albums, Romy, Slowdive, Stars Of The Lid, The Beatles, The Dead Texan, The Replacements, The Verve, Tinashe, Tirzah, Tony Price, Will Butler + Sister Squares, Woods, Yeule, Yussef Dayes | Leave a comment

Recommended Albums: May 2021

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Very Warm

Back at it again with another Recommended Albums. May 2021 was pretty solid with some great new releases, including two highly-anticipated ones from Daniel Bachman and Erika De Casier for me. Not much to say here honestly – listen to … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged aly & aj, Best of 2021, Black Midi, CHAI, Colleen, Daniel Bachman, Doss, Erika de Casier, FACS, Green-House, India Jordan, John Andrews and the Yawns, JULES, Marinero, Mdou Moctar, Mustafa, recommended albums, Rosali, Sara Bug, Sarah Neufeld, Skee Mask, Sophia Kennedy, Squid, St. Vincent | Leave a comment

2010s Retrospective: 10 Years of Discoveries, Obsessions and True Moments

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Very Warm

Well folks, welcome to my most indulgent, most confessional, most self-referential and truly most vain post on the blog. This is probably playing it up, but I’ve written a lot about myself on here. The dang header image is literally … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Playlist | Tagged 100 gecs, 2814, A$AP ROCKY, Alan Lomax, aldous harding, Alvvays, Alyus, Amen Dunes, Anamanaguchi, Andy Shauf, Angel Olsen, Animal Collective, Aphex Twin, Arca, Arcade Fire, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Arthur Russell, Arthur Verocai, Ata Kak, Ava Luna, Azealia Banks, Babes, Badge Époque Ensemble, Baroness, Battles, Beach Fossils, Beach House, Beck, Bernice, Best Coast, Best of the 2010s, best of the decade, Beyonce, Big Boi, Big Star, Big Thief, Björk, Blank Banshee, Blue Sky Black Death, Boa, Boards of Canada, Boat Club, Bodywash, Boris, Bowery Electric, Boy Harsher, brian eno, Broadcast, Brutus, Buck 65, Built To Spill, Burial, Camera Obscura, carly rae jepsen, Caroline Rose, Cassiano, Cat Power, CHAI, Chance The Rapper, Charli XCX, Chastity Belt, Chelsea Wolfe, Chick Corea, chino amobi, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Chromatics, Circuit Des Yeux, Clams Casino, cloud nothings, Cocteau Twins, Cole M.G.N., Colin Stetson, Colleen, Connan Mockasin, Craft Spells, Crying, Cults, Cut Copy, D'Angelo, D.R.A.M., Daft Punk, Daniel Bachman, Das Racist, Daughters, David Bowie, Dawn Richard, Deafheaven, Dean Blunt, death grips, Deerhunter, Delorean, Denzel Curry, Destroyer, DIIV, dirty beaches, Disclosure, Discovery, DJ Koze, DJ Rashad, DJ Shadow, Djeli Moussa Diawara, Dntel, Domenique Dumont, Donnie & Joe Emerson, Dusk, Earl Sweatshirt, ECO VIRTUAL, Eddie Kendricks, El Guincho, El Polen, Elite Gymnastics, Eluvium, Empress Of, Erika de Casier, Eskimeaux, Everything But The Girl, FaltyDL, Fang Island, Fatboy Slim, Father John Misty, Fear Of Men, Felt, Fetty Wap, Fever Ray, Fiona Apple, FKA Twigs, Fleet Foxes, Ford & Lopatin, Four Tet, Frank Ocean, Frankie Cosmos, Friendly Fires, Fucked Up, Future, Future Islands, G Flip, gang gang dance, Gauntlet Hair, Geinoh Yamashirogumi, Gillian Welch, Givers, Glasser, Gobble Gobble, Gorillaz, Grave Babies, Grimes, Grouper, Guided By Voices, Hailu Mergia, Hallelujah Chicken Run Band, Hand Habits, Have A Nice Life, HEALTH, Heathered Pearls, hiroshi sato, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Hiss Golden Messenger, Holly Herndon, Holy Fuck, Holy Ghost!, Hooray For Earth, Hop Along, How to Dress Well, Hundred Waters, Hurray For The Riff Raff, I'm With Her, IAN SWEET, ice choir, Infinity Shred, J Dilla, Jai Paul, James Blake, Jamie xx, Janelle Monae, Japandroids, Jay Reatard, Jenny Hval, Jeremy Zuckerman, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Jessica Pratt, Jessy Lanza, Joanna Newsom, joe hisaishi, John Talabot, Joni Mitchell, Juan Wauters, Julia Holter, Julianna Barwick, julie byrne, Jurgen Muller, Kacey Musgraves, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Kanye West, Kasper Marott, Kate NV, Kaytranada, Kedr Livanskiy, Kelela, Kelly Moran, Kendrick Lamar, Kenny Beats, kevin krauter, Kevin Morby, Killer Mike, King Krule, Kirin J Callinan, Koh Ohtani, Konradsen, Krill, Lana Del Rey, Lapalux, Laura Cortese, Laurel Halo, LCD Soundsystem, Lemon Demon, Lemonade, Life Without Buildings, LINGUA IGNOTA, Little Dragon, Little Simz, Local Natives, Lone, Lonnie Holley, LVL UP, m83, mac demarco, Madvillain, Majical Cloudz, Major Lazer, Malcolm McLaren, Mariya Takeuchi, Marvin Gaye, Masayoshi Takanaka, Massive Attack, Megan Thee Stallion, Melody's Echo Chamber, Merchandise, MGMT, MIA, Mica Levi, Midlake, migos, Miharu Koshi, Mission Of Burma, Mister Lies, Mitski, Momoko Kikuchi, Moons, Mount Eerie, Mountain Man, Mr. Twin Sister, Mulatu Astatke, Mustafa Ozkent Orchestre, My Bloody Valentine, Nada Surf, Nami Shimada, natalia lafourcade, Neil Young, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Neon Indian, New Order, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nicolas Jaar, Nosaj Thing, Oneohtrix Point Never, Opaline, Ovlov, Owen Pallett, Parquet Courts, Peggy Gou, perfect pussy, PJ Harvey, Playboi Carti, Playlist, Porches, Portishead, Prefab Sprout, Prince, Pure X, Purity Ring, Quality Cinema, quirke, Radiator Hospital, Rae Sremmurd, Real Estate, Red House Painters, Resavoir, retrospective, Ricky Eat Acid, Rico Nasty, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Ryan Hemsworth, Sacred Paws, Saintseneca, Sam Evian, Sarah Neufeld, Sassy 009, Schoolboy Q, scntfc, Seoul, Sergei Rachmaninoff, shabazz palaces, Shlohmo, Sicko Mobb, Silver Jews, Simian Mobile Disco, Skee Mask, Slayyyter, Sleigh Bells, Slint, Slow Warm Death, Slowdive, Smerz, Smith Westerns, Sonic Youth, Sophie, St. Vincent, Stereolab, Submerse, sufjan stevens, Sun Araw, Sun Kil Moon, Swearin, Sweet Valley, Sylvan Esso, Takao, Tame Impala, Tennis, The Avalanches, The Beach Boys, The Beths, The Blow, The Blue Nile, The Books, the caretaker, The Field, The Flamingos, The Futureheads, The Goat Rodeo Sessions, The Joy Formidable, The Knife, The Mighty Hannibal, The Music Tapes, The Pillows, The Radio Dept., The Range, The Replacements, The Smiths, The Stone Roses, The Strokes, The Sundays, The Supreme Jubilees, The Thermals, The Weeknd, Tim Hecker, Tim Maia, Tirzah, TNGHT, Tobacco, Todd Terje, tops, Toro Y Moi, TR/ST, Trailer Trash Tracys, Tune-Yards, Ty Segall, U.S. Girls, Ultrademon, United Sacred Harp Musical Association, Vampire Weekend, Vanessa De Mata, Vanishing Twin, Vince Staples, Vumani, Washed Out, Wave Racer, Wavves, Waxahatchee, Wednesday Campanella, Weed, Weyes Blood, Whitney, Wild Beasts, Wild Nothing, Women, Wu Fei, Xiu Xiu, Y La Bamba, Yeasayer, Yo La Tengo, Young Galaxy, Young Thug, Yuck, Yves Tumor, Zola Jesus, Zoo Kid | Leave a comment

2019 Retrospective – 100 Songs + Listening Stats

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Very Warm

Since 2014, I’ve tried to keep track of songs that have impacted or defined my year. See 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Songs that will make me think back to that time when I listened to it a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 100 gecs, Alan Lomax, aldous harding, Alicia Myers, Alyus, Ana Roxanne, Anamanaguchi, Angel Olsen, Animal Collective, AnnaMelina, Arthur Russell, Arthur Verocai, Badge Époque Ensemble, Beach House, Beck, Benny Sings, Best of 2019, Big Thief, Björk, Black Midi, Blue Hawaii, Bodywash, Bowery Electric, Boy Harsher, Brutus, Burial, Camera Obscura, Cassiano, CHAI, Charli XCX, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Cristina Camargo, danny brown, Dawn Richard, Deerhunter, demen, dirty beaches, Drexciya, Earl Jeffers, Earl Sweatshirt, Eddie Kendricks, Erika de Casier, Esther Rose, Floating Points, FLORA, Fontaines D.C., Friendly Fires, Gal Costa, Great Grandpa, Grouper, Hailu Mergia, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Holly Herndon, J-E-T-S, Jai Paul, Jamie xx, Jenny Hval, Jessica Pratt, Jessy Lanza, Joanna Newsom, Joni Mitchell, Junior Boys, Kasper Marott, Kelly Moran, Kenny Beats, Konradsen, Kornel Kovacs, Krallice, Lapalux, Les Filles de Illighadad, LINGUA IGNOTA, Little Simz, Majical Cloudz, Mannequin Pussy, Masayoshi Takanaka, Maston, Megan Thee Stallion, Molly Erin Sarlé, Pottery, Powder, Prefab Sprout, Purple Mountains, Resavoir, retrospective, Rico Nasty, Sacred Paws, SANDY Alex G, Scott Walker, Silver Jews, Slayyyter, Solange, Spike Fuck, Stereolab, Sun Araw, Takao, talk talk, The Avalanches, The Prodigy, The Rah Band, Tim Maia, Tyler the Creator, United Sacred Harp Musical Association, Vanishing Twin, Varg, Vumani, Wednesday Campanella, Weyes Blood, Y La Bamba | 1 Comment

Best of 2019 :: Live Experiences

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Very Warm

I saw a lot of shows this year. The most out of any year period. There were multiple weeks where I went to a concert every night. Was it healthy? Maybe. I probably didn’t eat very well those weeks. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 100 gecs, A Giant Dog, Adult Mom, Air Waves, aldous harding, Altin Gün, Andrew Bird, Angel Olsen, Apex Manor, Ashnikko, Automatic, Ava Luna, Badge Époque Ensemble, Bailen, Baroness, Barrie, Battles, Bea1991, Beach House, Best of 2019, Big Thief, Bitchin Bajas, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Black Marble, Black Midi, Black Pumas, Body Meat, Body Type, Bodywash, Bonobo, Boy Harsher, Brandon Coleman, Broncho, Brutus, carly rae jepsen, CHAI, Charli XCX, Charly Bliss, Christina Vantzou, Chromatics, Circuit Des Yeux, Common Holly, Daniel Bachman, danny brown, Das Body, Daughter Of Swords, Daughters, Deafheaven, Deerhunter, Desire, Destroyer, Dirty Projectors, Dopey's Robe, Drab Majesty, DRAMA, Dusk, Eartheater, Easy Life, Ella Vos, Empath, Erin Durant, Escape-ism, Ex Hex, Flying Lotus, Fontaines D.C., Four Tet, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, Friendly Fires, Fucked Up, Gauche, George Clanton, Georgia, Goon, H.C. McEntire, HAELOS, Haley Fohr, Hand Habits, Haruomi Hosono, HEALTH, HIDE, Hiss Golden Messenger, Holly Herndon, Hubert Lenoir, Ian Isiah, Ibibio Sound Machine, IDLES, Imperial Teen, Infinity Shred, Injury Reserve, J-E-T-S, JAB, Jackie Mendoza, Jamila Woods, Japanese Breakfast, Jealous of the Birds, Jerry Paper, Jessica Moss, Jessica Pratt, Jitwam, jlin, joan shelley, Joanna Newsom, Jonathan Something, Jordan Rakei, Jose Gonzalez, Joyero, Julia Holter, Julie Doiron, Kara-Lis Coverdale, Kate Teague, Kelly Moran, Kikagaku Moyo, Kindness, KOKOKO!, Lady Lamb, Lambchop, Limousine, LINGUA IGNOTA, Little Scream, Little Simz, Live Review, Loving, M. Geddes Gengras, Maria Usbeck, Mary Lattimore, Maverick Sabre, Max Band, Mike Krol, Minami Deutsch, Molly Burch, Molly Erin Sarlé, Morabeza Tobacco, Mount Eerie, Mountain Man, Mr Twin Sister, Negative Gemini, Nightcrawlr, Nilüfer Yanya, Otoboke Beaver, Palehound, Parrot Dream, PBDY, Pedro the Lion, Petite League, Pinky Pinky, Pottery, Public Practice, Red Steppes, Reduction Plan, Renata Zeiguer, Rico Nasty, Rock*A*Teens, Sacred Paws, Saintseneca, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Sam Fender, Sampa The Great, SANDY Alex G, SASAMI, sessa, Shana Falana, Sharon Van Etten, Shintaro Sakamoto, Slauson Malone, Sneaks, Soft Kill, SPELLLING, Starscream, Stef Chura, Stereolab, Sudan Archives, Superchunk, Swearin, Telekinesis, The Beths, The Comet Is Coming, The Mountain Goats, The New Power Generation, The Nude Party, Tim Hecker, Titus Andronicus, Torres, Tourist, Trudy and the Romance, Tuxedo, Ty Segall, U.S. Girls, Valley Maker, Viagra Boys, Voice Training, Wand, Waxahatchee, Weyes Blood, Whitney, Why Bonnie, William Tyler, Wye Oak, Yeasayer, Yves Tumor, Zah | Leave a comment

The Best of 2019 So Far :: 25 Albums + 40 Songs

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Very Warm

We’re already at the half of 2019, the final year of the 10s. Can you believe it? I’ve listened to over 250 albums of 2019 already. Out of those, I selected 25 of my favorites and ranked them. In the … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 2019 So Far, aldous harding, Ana Roxanne, Best of 2019, Bibio, Big Thief, Black Midi, Boy Harsher, Brutus, carly rae jepsen, Cate Le Bon, CHAI, Daughter Of Swords, DAWN, Dawn Richard, Deerhunter, Denzel Curry, Diät, Elsa Hewitt, Erika de Casier, Faye Webster, FKA Twigs, FLORA, Georgia, Hand Habits, Injury Reserve, J-E-T-S, Jai Paul, Jamila Woods, Jessica Pratt, KARYYN, Kasper Marott, Kornel Kovacs, Little Simz, Mannequin Pussy, Molly Erin Sarlé, Nilüfer Yanya, Nivhek, Otoboke Beaver, Pottery, Powder, SANDY Alex G, Sharon Van Etten, Solange, Tiny Ruins, TR/ST, Tyler the Creator, Vanishing Twin, Varg, Weyes Blood, Y La Bamba | Leave a comment

Recommended Albums: March 2019

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Very Warm

We had a surplus of GREAT music this month so I did something controversial and went over my 10 album limit. Lovely variety of moods and textures on this list. Long-established artists and brand new pups on the scene. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Ana Roxanne, Andrew Bird, Apparat, Arthur Russell, Avey Tare, Best of 2019, Bibio, Black Midi, Brutus, CHAI, Chris Cohen, Elizabeth Colour Wheel, Elsa Hewitt, FACS, Four Tet, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, Friendly Fires, Georgia, Hand Habits, Helado Negro, Hush Pup, Injury Reserve, JAB, KARYYN, KH, Laurence Guy, Lena Raine, Little Simz, Marble Arch, Maria Somerville, Nilüfer Yanya, Nonlocal Forecast, Orville Peck, Penelope Isles, recommended albums, Reptaliens, SASAMI, Snapped Ankles, Sofia Kourtesis, Solange, Tamaryn, The Comet Is Coming | Leave a comment

SXSW 2019 RECAP

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Very Warm

After battling through dehydration-like symptoms and a following phlegm-based sickness, I’ve finally completed my full recap of all 48 bands (51 total performances) I saw at SXSW 2019. It’s a new record for me in terms of “content consumed”, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Andrew Bird, Bea1991, Best of 2019, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Black Midi, Black Pumas, Body Type, Broncho, CHAI, Charly Bliss, Das Body, Dopey's Robe, DRAMA, Easy Life, Ella Vos, Empath, Fontaines D.C., Frankie and the Witch Fingers, HAELOS, Hubert Lenoir, Injury Reserve, Jackie Mendoza, Jealous of the Birds, Jerry Paper, Kate Teague, KOKOKO!, Live Review, Loving, Mary Lattimore, Molly Burch, Morabeza Tobacco, Otoboke Beaver, Parrot Dream, Pedro the Lion, Pinky Pinky, Pottery, Red Steppes, Rico Nasty, Sam Fender, SASAMI, Soft Kill, Stef Chura, SXSW, SXSW 2019, The Beths, The Comet Is Coming, The Nude Party, Trudy and the Romance, Valley Maker, Wand, Westerman, Why Bonnie | Leave a comment

Recommended Albums: February 2019

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Very Warm

This month’s edition of Recommended Albums features darkwave synth, Japanese ambient, a dub ambient collab, an official DJ mix, and some of the best singer-songwriters on the planet. Boy Harsher – Careful [Nude Club] A dramatic, black-lit car chase sequence … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged aldous harding, Best of 2019, Body San, Boy Harsher, Cass McCombs, CHAI, Grouper, Hot Flash Heat Wave, Jamila Woods, Jessica Pratt, Julia Jacklin, laraaji, log(m), Mikron, mild minds, Nivhek, odesza, Pottery, Powder, recommended albums, SPELLLING, Tiny Ruins, TR/ST, Trust, Unloved | Leave a comment

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Warm Visions’ Top 10 Concerts of 2023

Recommended Albums: September 2023

Recommended Albums: May 2021

2019 Retrospective – 100 Songs + Listening Stats

Best of 2019 :: Live Experiences

The Best of 2019 So Far :: 25 Albums + 40 Songs

Recommended Albums: March 2019

SXSW 2019 RECAP

Recommended Albums: February 2019

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