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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

Recommended Albums: October 2021

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Very Warm

Welcome to October 2021’s edition of Recommended Albums, one of the most stacked and exciting months of music I’ve had the privilege of diving into and exploring. Plenty of high quality albums from artists that I’ve been a fan of … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Anz, BADBADNOTGOOD, Best of 2021, Black Marble, Circuit Des Yeux, Dummy, Foamboy, Geese, Grouper, Hand Habits, Helado Negro, Kit Sebastian, Lily Konigsberg, Lunar Vacation, Magdalena Bay, Marissa Nadler, Natalie Jane Hill, recommended albums, Ross From Friends, Sam Evian, Sylvie, Tirzah, Tonstartssbandht, Vanishing Twin, Wet | Leave a comment

Listen: Grouper – “Unclean mind” [2021]

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Very Warm

Well folks, it’s that time again. Time for me to discard all other music that’s been released in a five-year radius and begin to fully inhabit my “Grouper State of Mind” as they say. The incomparable Liz Harris has a … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 2021, ambient, Folk, Grouper | 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

2013 Retrospective

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Very Warm

After many, many months, I’ve finally wrapped up my Retrospective series for the 2010s. By Retrospective, I mean collecting 100 songs that essential were the soundtrack to the year as it happened to me. Songs that I listen to and … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Anamanaguchi, Aphex Twin, Arca, Asobi Seksu, Aye Nako, Beach Fossils, Beck, Best of 2013, Bibio, Blank Banshee, Blood Orange, Boards of Canada, Buke & Gase, Burial, Chelsea Wolfe, Clams Casino, Clipping, Courtney Barnett, Crying, Cut Copy, Daft Punk, Deafheaven, Dean Blunt, death grips, Deerhunter, Diarrhea Planet, Disclosure, Dive, DJ Rashad, ECO VIRTUAL, FaltyDL, Fear Of Men, FKA Twigs, Fuji Grid TV, Geinoh Yamashirogumi, Grave Babies, Grouper, HEALTH, Hop Along, Iceage, Infinity Shred, J Dilla, Jai Paul, James Blake, Jay Reatard, Joanna Newsom, Jon Hopkins, Julia Holter, Julianna Barwick, Jurgen Muller, Kanye West, Kelela, Kirin J Callinan, Kurt Vile, Laura Cortese, Laurel Halo, M.I.A., Machinedrum, Merchandise, Mikal Cronin, Mr. Muthafuckin Exquire, My Bloody Valentine, Neutral Milk Hotel, Oneohtrix Point Never, Onra, Ovlov, Pity Sex, Postiljonen, Quality Cinema, retrospective, Shlohmo, Slow Warm Death, Sophie, Still Corners, Sun Araw, Swearin, Sweet Valley, T. Rex, The Angelic Process, The Knife, The Mighty Hannibal, The Music Tapes, The Radio Dept., The Range, The Underachievers, Tim Hecker, Tirzah, Tobacco, Todd Terje, Vampire Weekend, Van Morrison, Waxahatchee, William Basinski, Young Fathers, Young Galaxy | Leave a comment

2020 Retrospective – 100 Songs + Listening Stats

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Very Warm

Like I said in my Best Albums of 2020 list, I don’t need to be the one to tell you how awful 2020 was. What we have here is my usual 100-song rundown of how my 2020 sounded. I didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged "Blue" Gene Tyranny, Alexander Robotnick, Aluna, Andras, Ann Steel, Anna Von Hausswolff, Arthur Russell, Belle and Sebastian, best of 2020, Better Person, Bibio, Björk, brian eno, Bruno Pernadas, BUMPER, C814, Callisto, Charli XCX, Chloe x Halle, Cindy Lee, Clams Casino, Cocteau Twins, Colored Music, Cut Worms, David Axelrod, Deerhunter, Depeche Mode, Destroyer, Dinosaur L, Disclosure, Dolly Parton, Elysia Crampton, Emily King, Ernest Hood, Esther Suarez, FACS, Frances Quinlan, Francesco Messina, Georgia, Global Communication, Grouper, Harold Budd, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Home Boy and the C.O.L., Imogen Heap, India Jordan, Inner Life, Insides, Jayda G, Jessie Ware, Jessy Lanza, Jim O'Rourke, John Carroll Kirby, Julien Negre, Kalbells, Keleketla!, Kit Sebastian, Land Of Talk, Larry Young, Leonard Cohen, Liz Phair, Loving, Madonna, Madvillain, Mamalarky, Manuel Gottsching, Marie Davidson, Max Cilla, Música Esporádica, Motohiko Hamase, Mountain Man, Nation of Language, Neil Young, Neutral Milk Hotel, Nubya Garcia, Olivier Rogg, Pale Saints, Perfume Genius, Power Trip, Prefab Sprout, Preservation, Raul Lovisoni, retrospective, Sade, Sault, Sea Oleena, Shabason Krgovich Harris, Soundgarden, Stevie Wonder, Ted Lucas, The Avalanches, The Blasting Company, The Chameleons, The Flamingos, The Roches, Thundercat, Tidiane Thiam, TootArd, tops, Tortoise, Unwound, Virginia Astley, Waxahatchee, Westerman, Weyes Blood, Whitney Houston, Wilco, Yo La Tengo, Yuki Nakayamate, Yves Tumor | Leave a comment

Listen: Grouper – “Thanksgiving Song” [2018]

Posted on November 26, 2020 by Very Warm

Pretty self-explanatory. Happy Thanksgiving. Think about Native Americans today and what we can do to help them.

Posted in Listen, Music | Tagged 2018, Grouper, Listen | Leave a comment

2011 Retrospective

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Very Warm

Cruising along through the missing pieces of my 2010s musical experience (previously, the 2010 Retrospective) and going into a very pivotal year that was 2011. To make any reader feel baby, old or just right: in 2011 I graduated high … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 2011, A$AP ROCKY, araabmuzik, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Azealia Banks, Battles, Beat Connection, Best of 2011, Beyonce, Björk, Boards of Canada, bon iver, Born Gold, brian eno, Burial, Charli XCX, Clams Casino, Cold Cave, Crystal Antlers, CSS, Cut Copy, Daft Punk, Dan Deacon, Das Racist, death grips, Destroyer, Dinosaur Jr., Discovery, Elite Gymnastics, Fleet Foxes, Ford & Lopatin, Friendly Fires, Fucked Up, Future Islands, gang gang dance, Gauntlet Hair, girls, Gorillaz, Grimes, Grouper, Handsome Furs, Holy Ghost!, Hooray For Earth, jacques greene, Jai Paul, James Blake, Jamie Woon, Julianna Barwick, Kanye West, King Krule, Korallreven, Kurt Vile, Lady Gaga, Lana Del Rey, Lemon Demon, Little Dragon, Lykke Li, m83, Massive Attack, Mazzy Star, My Bloody Valentine, Neon Indian, Oneohtrix Point Never, Panda Bear, PJ Harvey, Purity Ring, Radiohead, Real Estate, retrospective, rustie, shabazz palaces, Sleep ∞ Over, Slint, Smith Westerns, St. Vincent, The Black Keys, the caretaker, The Decemberists, The Dodos, The Flaming Lips, The Goat Rodeo Sessions, The Joy Formidable, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, The Rapture, The Strokes, The Weeknd, Tim Hecker, Toro Y Moi, Tune-Yards, Ty Segall, Tycho, Tyler the Creator, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Washed Out, When Saints Go Machine, White Denim, Wild Beasts, Young Galaxy, Youth Lagoon, Yuck, Zoo Kid | Leave a comment

Playlist: Ochre Overture – An Autumnal Trance

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Very Warm

Last year I made a fall-themed playlist “Mauve Malaise” that leaned heavily into heavy, distorted sounds of shoegaze interspersed with droning, trance-like folk, an attempt to balance the sonic cacophony of deeply-processed guitars and sheets of American Primitive guitar playing, … Continue reading →

Posted in Listen, Music | Tagged Adrianne Lenker, Anna Von Hausswolff, Avery Leigh's Night Palace, Beach Fossils, Beach House, Brittany Haas, Broadcast, Cinder Well, Circuit Des Yeux, Cocteau Twins, Daniel Bachman, Dirty Three, Faye Webster, Fred Squire, Gia Margaret, Gravenhurst, Grouper, Gunn-Truscinski Duo, Harold Budd, Insides, Jessica Pratt, Jon McKiel, Julie Doiron, Karen Dalton, Lomelda, Lovesliescrushing, Marisa Anderson, Mary Lattimore, Midwife, Mojave 3, Mount Eerie, Mountain Man, Nico, North Americans, Pale Saints, Playlist, Robbie Basho, sam amidon, Sandro Perri, Scott Walker, Seasonal Playlist, Shabason Krgovich Harris, Stereolab, Tenci, The Flamingos, The Velvet Underground, Varo, Weyes Blood, Widowspeak, Yo La Tengo | Leave a comment

Playlist: Patchouli Sunrise – A Morning Companion

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Very Warm

Another time-of-day themed playlist! This has been sitting and waiting to be made for over a year and this quarantine has finally helped me find the inspiration to make it. What with the first day of Spring being yesterday, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Playlist | Tagged Ana Roxanne, Angel Olsen, Bibio, Big Thief, Bonny Doon, Caroline Says, Cross Record, Daughter Of Swords, Don Slepian, Gabor Szabó, Gary McFarland, Geotic, Gimmer Nicholson, Grouper, Hand Habits, Harumi, Hiss Golden Messenger, Jack Rose, James Elkington, Jessica Pratt, joan shelley, John Martyn, Judee Sill, julie byrne, Kim Jung Mi, Linda Perhacs, Little Wings, Loving, Mary Lattimore, Molly Erin Sarlé, Mountain Man, Nai Palm, Nathan Salsburg, North Americans, Playlist, Ryosuke Miyata, Sam Evian, sessa, Sun June, Ted Lucas, Twain, Woo | Leave a comment

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Warm Visions’ Top 50 Albums of 2021

Recommended Albums: October 2021

Listen: Grouper – “Unclean mind” [2021]

2013 Retrospective

2020 Retrospective – 100 Songs + Listening Stats

Listen: Grouper – “Thanksgiving Song” [2018]

2011 Retrospective

Playlist: Ochre Overture – An Autumnal Trance

Playlist: Patchouli Sunrise – A Morning Companion

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