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Warm Visions’ Top 100 Songs of the 2020s So Far

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Very Warm

It’s already that time again: below you’ll find my favorite 100 songs of the 2020s so far, ranked in order. It feels bizarre that I’m already dissecting songs from the last five years under the lens of them being the … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged alex g, Amaarae, Anz, Armand Hammer, Best of the 2020s, Big Thief, Billy Woods, Black Country New Road, Blunt Chunks, Bolis Pupul, Braxe + Falcon, Carlita, Caroline, Cassandra Jenkins, CFCF, Chanel Beads, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Charlotte Adigéry, Chat Pile, Chloe x Halle, Chuquimamani-Condori, Cindy Lee, Coco, Cole Pulice, Confidence Man, Courtesy, Cut Worms, Daniel Avery, Dehd, Destroyer, DJ Seinfeld, Doss, Dry Cleaning, Dua Lipa, Elysia Crampton, En Attendant Ana, Erika de Casier, Evan J Cartwright, FACS, Fcukers, Fever Ray, Fontaines D.C., Grouper, Hatchie, hoodie, Indigo De Souza, jack j, James K, Jamie xx, Jayda G, Jazmine Sullivan, Jessica Pratt, Jessie Ware, Jessy Lanza, Joanna Sternberg, Jose Gonzalez, Just Mustard, Kassie Krut, Katy Kirby, Kim Gordon, KOKOROKO, Laura Marling, Little Simz, Lorde, Low, Lunar Vacation, Maple Glider, Marci, Mdou Moctar, Mk.gee, ML Buch, Nation of Language, NewJeans, Nilüfer Yanya, Nu Genea, Palm, Pearl and the Oysters, Perfume Genius, Romy, Sade, Shabason Krgovich Harris, Shannon and the Clams, Soccer Mommy, Sofia Kourtesis, SPELLLING, Thundercat, Tobacco City, tops, Truth Club, Two Shell, Tyla, Waxahatchee, Westerman, Wet, Winged Wheel, Yola, Yves Tumor | Leave a comment

Warm Visions’ Top 100 Albums of the 2020s So Far

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Very Warm

Somehow, someway, we’ve reached the midpoint of the 2020s. We’ve all lived through it, so I don’t need to break down what it’s been like. I’ll just say that if this hasn’t been the most turbulent, spiritually damaging stretch of five years … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged a.s.o., Adrianne Lenker, alex g, Alvvays, Amaarae, Ana Roxanne, Andrea, Angel Olsen, Anna Von Hausswolff, Armand Hammer, Ben Seretan, Best of the 2020s, Big Thief, Billy Woods, Black Country New Road, Bolis Pupul, Caroline, Cassandra Jenkins, Charli XCX, Charlotte Adigéry, Chuquimamani-Condori, Cindy Lee, Corridor, Daniel Bachman, Dehd, Deradoorian, Destroyer, Doss, Dry Cleaning, Eartheater, Elysia Crampton, En Attendant Ana, Erika de Casier, Evan J Cartwright, Fever Ray, Floating Points, Fontaines D.C., For Those I Love, Ginger Root, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Grouper, Horsegirl, Iglooghost, Indigo Sparke, Jessica Pratt, Jessie Ware, Joanna Sternberg, John Carroll Kirby, Ka, Kassie Krut, Katy Kirby, keiyaa, Kim Gordon, L'Rain, Land Of Talk, Laura Marling, Lip Critic, Low, Lucrecia Dalt, Lunar Vacation, Mali Obomsawin, Malibu, Marci, Mary Lattimore, Mdou Moctar, Meernaa, MJ Lenderman, Mk.gee, ML Buch, Nala Sinephro, Nilüfer Yanya, Nu Genea, Nubya Garcia, Ovlov, Palm, Pearl & The Oysters, Pharoah Sanders, Powers / Pulice / Rolin, Rochelle Jordan, Sea Oleena, Shabason Krgovich Harris, Sofia Kourtesis, SPELLLING, Spirit Of The Beehive, Still House Plants, Sudan Archives, Tess Roby, The London Symphony Orchestra, Tinashe, Tirzah, TootArd, tops, Two Shell, Vanishing Twin, Westerman, Wet, Winged Wheel, Yo La Tengo, You'll Never Get To Heaven, Yves Tumor | Leave a comment

2024 Retrospective – 100 Discoveries, Obsessions and True Moments + Listening Stats

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Very Warm

Every year since 2014, I’ve taken time at the end of my Best of the Year list season to survey the field, to take stock in the music that defined my year, and not just the tracks that came out … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Adrianne Lenker, Beck, Best of 2024, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Blood Incantation, Boards of Canada, Bowery Electric, Brandy, brian eno, Brijean, Bruno Berle, CA7RIEL, Camera Obscura, Caribou, Cassandra Jenkins, Chanel Beads, Charli XCX, Cindy Lee, Cocteau Twins, Confidence Man, Contrahouse, Corinne Bailey Rae, Deerhunter, Denzel Curry, Directions, Discovery Zone, Dissolve, Doss, Elkka, Emma Ruth Rundle, Enya, Erika de Casier, Fcukers, Fennesz, Fever Ray, Fleet Foxes, Fontaines D.C., Ginger Root, Grouper, Harold Budd, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Hop Along, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Iglooghost, James K, Jamie xx, Jessica Pratt, Joanna Sternberg, Jordan Rakei, julie byrne, Kassie Krut, Kelly Lee Owens, Kendrick Lamar, Kim Gordon, Kordhell, Kylie Minogue, Laura Marling, Lip Critic, Magic AL, Malibu, Maria Chiara Argirò, Marina Allen, Mary Lattimore, Mk.gee, ML Buch, Molina, Monica, Mulatu Astatke, musclecars, Nico, Nilüfer Yanya, Paco Amoroso, Peaking Lights, Pearl and the Oysters, retrospective, Reyna Tropical, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sade, Saki Kabata, salute, Sam Smith, Shannon & The Clams, SOFI TUKKER, Solange, Sophie, Stevie Wonder, Still House Plants, Studio, Suzanne Ciani, The Other People Place, the sea and cake, Tinashe, Tommy Richman, Total Blue, Two Shell, Underworld, Vegyn, Walt McClements, Washed Out, Waxahatchee, Winged Wheel, yellow magic orchestra, Yo La Tengo, Zsela | Leave a comment

30 Years: Warm Visions’ #1 Albums of 1992-2022

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Very Warm

On October 24th, 2022, I turned 30. I didn’t have any big plans for the momentous date which is convenient for me since I also came down with covid the day of. While marinating in a fever-addled haze, I thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Animal Collective, Aphex Twin, Arca, Beck, Best of, Best of the 1990s, Best of the 2000s, Best of the 2010s, Big Thief, Björk, Boards of Canada, Built To Spill, Burial, Cassandra Jenkins, Charli XCX, Cindy Lee, Destroyer, Grouper, Hop Along, Jessy Lanza, Joanna Newsom, Laurel Halo, Madvillain, Mr Twin Sister, Neutral Milk Hotel, Portishead, reckless listmaking, Slowdive, Sophie, sufjan stevens, The Avalanches, The Books, Yo La Tengo | Leave a comment

2022 Retrospective – 100 Discoveries, Obsessions and True Moments + Listening Stats

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Very Warm

For the eighth year running, I’ve kept track of the songs that impacted my year as it happened, building a playlist from January to December and keeping it at 100 songs. If I was obsessed with a certain song that … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Aaron Dilloway, alex g, Alvvays, Angel Olsen, Animal Collective, Badge Époque Ensemble, Belle and Sebastian, Best of 2022, Beth Orton, Beyonce, Big Thief, Billy Woods, Black Country New Road, Blunt Chunks, Bolis Pupul, Braxe and Falcon, Can, Caroline, Charli XCX, Charlotte Adigéry, Chat Pile, Claude, Dan Deacon, Daniel Avery, Daniel Bachman, Daphni, Deftones, Dehd, Denzel Curry, Depeche Mode, Destroyer, Divino Niño, Dungen, Evan J Cartwright, Evanescence, Fairuz, Feist, Fleet Foxes, Floating Points, Florist, Fontaines D.C., Frank Harris, George FitzGerald, Grouper, Harald Grosskopf, Hatchie, Indigo Sparke, jack j, jens lekman, Jessie Ware, joan shelley, Just Mustard, Khruangbin, King Crimson, KOKOROKO, Kornel Kovacs, Kraftwerk, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Lali Puna, Lucrecia Dalt, Machine Girl, Malibu, Maria Chiara Argirò, Maria Marques, Men I Trust, MJ Lenderman, Monoton, MUNA, Nu Genea, Old Saw, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Palm, Patrice Rushen, Pep Llopis, Pet Shop Boys, Pharoah Sanders, retrospective, Shirley Hurt, Shuggie Otis, Shygirl, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sophie and Peter Johnston, Stevie Wonder, Tallies, TDJ, Tess Roby, The A's, The Go-Go's, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Primitives, The Range, the sea and cake, Thee Sacred Souls, Tim Bernardes, TSHA, Two Shell, Vieux Farka Touré, Voivod, Winged Wheel, X, Yukihiro Takahashi, Zapp | Leave a comment

Warm Visions’ Top 10 Concerts of 2022

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Very Warm

I returned to live music in a big way in 2022. I witnessed 109 different performances by 105 different artists, as opposed to last year where I saw 44 performances by 43 artists (granted shows really didn’t start back up … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 1010 Benja SL, Acid Dad, alex g, Allison Russell, Altin Gün, Alvvays, Animal Collective, Armand Hammer, Ata Kak, Automatic, Belle and Sebastian, Benee, Best of 2022, Beth Orton, Billy Woods, Black Country New Road, Blondshell, Bolis Pupul, Bonobo, Brush, Burnt Sugar Arkestra, Caroline, Cassandra Jenkins, Charley Crockett, Charlotte Adigéry, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Cindy Lee, Claire Rousay, Contour, Craig Finn, Destroyer, Disq, Dry Cleaning, Dummy, Ebo Taylor, Erika de Casier, Eyedress, Fleet Foxes, Floating Points, Fly Anakin, FlySiifu's, Fontaines D.C., Four Tet, Geese, Grouper, Hannah Jadagu, Hatchie, Hiatus Kaiyote, Horsegirl, Indigo De Souza, Indigo Sparke, Injury Reserve, Jake Blount, Jamie xx, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Jessie Ware, Jo Schornikow, Jordan Rakei, Julia Blair, julie byrne, Just Mustard, Katie Von Schleicher, L'Rain, Lifeguard, Live Review, Los Bitchos, Low, Lunar Vacation, Maia Friedman, Marlon Williams, Mary Lattimore, Metronomy, Miss Grit, Mitski, Myd, Nikki Lane, NoSo, Ouri, Preoccupations, Preservation, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Rosali, Sasha and the Valentines, sessa, Sharon Van Etten, Shygirl, Sofie Royer, Softee, Sudan Archives, The A's, The Beths, The Black Angels, The Vacant Lots, The Weather Station, They Hate Change, Thus Love, Tilden, Tim Bernardes, Tirzah, Twisting, V.V. Lightbody, Vanishing Twin, Water From Your Eyes, Weval, Wild Nothing, Winter, Yaya Bey, Yo La Tengo, Youbet | Leave a comment

2021 Retrospective – 100 Discoveries, Obsessions and Moments + Listening Stats

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Very Warm

Since 2014, I’ve tried to keep track of songs that have impacted or defined my year (see all those posts tagged in the “Retrospective” section). The songs that I pull into this playlist are usually favorite discoveries of mine that blow my mind (and embarrass me occasionally, as in “why didn’t I listen to this sooner?” Lots of that in this post here), obsessions that I sink into like quicksand (usually new songs that come out that year) or more rarely, soundtracks to true moments that I’ll forever associate with said song. Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged alexalone, Art Blakey, Badge Époque Ensemble, Badge Epoch, Ben Seretan, Bernice, Best of 2021, Black Country New Road, Blue Hawaii, Bright Eyes, Brijean, Broken Social Scene, Camera Obscura, Caroline Rose, Cassandra Jenkins, Cocteau Twins, David Bowie, Dawn Richard, Dead Can Dance, Doss, Dry Cleaning, Dummy, Enya, Erika de Casier, Floating Points, For Those I Love, Gilligan Moss, Gloria Ann Taylor, Grouper, Hildegard, Hiroki Kikuta, hiroshi sato, Horsegirl, Indigo De Souza, Innovations, Insides, Izzy Johnson, Jazmine Sullivan, Jessica Pratt, Jessy Lanza, Jimmy Edgar, Joe Henderson, John Carroll Kirby, John Coltrane, Junko Yagami, Katy Kirby, L'Rain, Laura Marling, Laurie Anderson, Leonard Cohen, Lightning Bug, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, Mary Lattimore, Mdou Moctar, Minus the Bear, Misha Panfilov Sound Combo, Moonshine, Mountain Man, Mr. Twin Sister, Neil Young, Nico, Nora Guthrie, Open Sky Unit, Ovlov, Panda Bear, PDP III, Pharoah Sanders, Phillip Fullwood, Portishead, Prefab Sprout, Rebbie Jackson, retrospective, Richard Hawley, Rochelle Jordan, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sam Evian, Sam Prekop, Shannon and the Clams, Shygirl, Slowdive, Sophie, SPELLLING, Spirit Of The Beehive, Steely Dan, Suzanne Ciani, Tatsuro Yamashita, Ted Lucas, The Blue Nile, The Cleaners From Venus, The Cure, The Knife, The Radio Dept., The Rah Band, The Velvet Underground, tops, Tradition, Wet, Wye Oak, Yasmin Williams, yes/and, Yo La Tengo, Yola | 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

Warm Visions’ Top 100 Songs of 2021

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Very Warm

Putting a bow on 2021’s Warm Visions list week with my final big piece: 100 of my favorite songs of the year. Doing this the same as the last few years, where I alphabetize 90 of my favorite songs and rank my top 10. There’s no way I can rank 100 songs. Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Ada Lea, alexalone, Amyl and the Sniffers, Anna B Savage, Anz, Arooj Aftab, Älägator, Badge Epoch, Best of 2021, Black Country New Road, Black Marble, Black Midi, Caroline, Cassandra Jenkins, CFCF, Circuit Des Yeux, Claire Rousay, Cleo Sol, Coco, danny l harle, Dawn Richard, Dean Blunt, Dijon, DJ Seinfeld, Doohickey Cubicle, Doss, Dry Cleaning, Dummy, Duval Timothy, Erika de Casier, Esther Rose, 박혜진 park hye jin, Floatie, Floating Points, Foamboy, For Those I Love, Geese, Genesis Owusu, Gilligan Moss, Grouper, Hatchie, Hayden Pedigo, Helado Negro, Hiatus Kaiyote, Hildegard, Horsegirl, India Jordan, Indigo De Souza, Izzy Johnson, Japanese Breakfast, Jazmine Sullivan, Jenny Hval, Jimmy Edgar, John Carroll Kirby, Joseph Ray, Karima Walker, Katy Kirby, Kero Kero Bonito, L'Rain, Lakou Mizik, Laura Stevenson, Lightning Bug, Lily Konigsberg, Little Simz, Low, Lunar Vacation, Magdalena Bay, Makthaverskan, Maple Glider, Marissa Nadler, Mdou Moctar, Miss Grit, Moonshine, Mr Twin Sister, My Idea, Natalie Jane Hill, Nu Genea, Ovlov, PDP III, Pharoah Sanders, Pink Siifu, Pom Pom Squad, Psymon Spin, Rochelle Jordan, Rosie Lowe, Sam Evian, Sara Bug, Sasha and the Valentines, Shannon and the Clams, Sloppy Jane, Smerz, Sofia Kourtesis, SPELLLING, Spirit Of The Beehive, Sun June, Sweeping Promises, The Weather Station, Tirzah, Tobacco City, Turnstile, UNIIQU3, Wet, Yola, Yves Tumor | Leave a comment

Warm Visions’ Top 50 Albums of 2021

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Very Warm

Here’s the big one – 50 of my favorite albums (plus 11 honorable mentions) from this upside-down, majorly cursed year. The vibes were bad, but the music was good. Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged alexalone, Angelo De Augustine, Arooj Aftab, Ben Seretan, Bernice, Best of 2021, Black Country New Road, Black Midi, Brijean, Cassandra Jenkins, CFCF, Circuit Des Yeux, Cleo Sol, Daniel Bachman, Dawn Richard, Doohickey Cubicle, Dry Cleaning, Dummy, Erika de Casier, Floating Points, Foamboy, For Those I Love, Genesis Owusu, Grouper, Hildegard, Indigo De Souza, Injury Reserve, Insides, Izzy Johnson, Japanese Breakfast, John Carroll Kirby, Karima Walker, Katy Kirby, L'Rain, Laura Stevenson, Leon Vynehall, Lightning Bug, Little Simz, Low, Lunar Vacation, M. Sage, Marissa Nadler, Mdou Moctar, Mr. Twin Sister, Nala Sinephro, Natalie Jane Hill, Ovlov, Pharoah Sanders, Psymon Spine, Rochelle Jordan, Rosali, Sam Evian, Sasha and the Valentines, Skee Mask, SPELLLING, Spirit Of The Beehive, sufjan stevens, The London Symphony Orchestra, Turnstile, Vanishing Twin, Wau Wau Collectif, Wet, Yasmin Williams, Yola | Leave a comment

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Warm Visions’ Top 100 Songs of the 2020s So Far

Warm Visions’ Top 100 Albums of the 2020s So Far

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2022 Retrospective – 100 Discoveries, Obsessions and True Moments + Listening Stats

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