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The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Very Warm

It’s been a minute, but I’m back with more Best of the Decade content. This time it’s breaking down my 200 favorite songs of the decade, which was obviously no easy task. In my opinion, picking 200 albums was so … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 2814, A$AP ROCKY, alex g, Alvvays, Amber Coffman, Amen Dunes, Angel Olsen, Anohni, Arcade Fire, Ariel Pink, Ava Luna, Aye Nako, Azealia Banks, Beach House, Beck, Best Coast, Best of the 2010s, best of the decade, Beyonce, Big Thief, Björk, Blanck Mass, boygenius, Brutus, Burial, carly rae jepsen, CCFX, CFCF, chairlift, Charli XCX, Chastity Belt, Chelsea Wolfe, chino amobi, Circuit Des Yeux, Clams Casino, cloud nothings, Cults, danny l harle, Daughters, Deafheaven, Dean Blunt, Deerhunter, Delorean, Destroyer, DIIV, Dntel, Dusk, El Guincho, Elite Gymnastics, Empress Of, Erika de Casier, Fear Of Men, Fiona Apple, FKA Twigs, Fleet Foxes, Florence and the Machine, Flying Lotus, Ford & Lopatin, Frank Ocean, Frankie Cosmos, Friendly Fires, Fucked Up, Future Islands, gang gang dance, Gorillaz, Grimes, Grouper, Hand Habits, Holly Herndon, Hop Along, How to Dress Well, Hundred Waters, Jai Paul, Jamie xx, Janelle Monae, Japanese Breakfast, Jenny Hval, Jessica Pratt, Jessy Lanza, Joanna Newsom, John Maus, Julia Holter, Kacey Musgraves, Kanye West, Kate NV, Kelela, Kendrick Lamar, Kero Kero Bonito, King Krule, Kisses, Krill, Lana Del Rey, Laurel Halo, LCD Soundsystem, Lemonade, Let's Eat Grandma, Little Dragon, Lonnie Holley, m83, mac demarco, Majical Cloudz, Major Lazer, Merchandise, Mica Levi, Mister Lies, Mitski, Mr. Twin Sister, My Bloody Valentine, natalia lafourcade, Natalie Prass, Neon Indian, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nicolas Jaar, Nilüfer Yanya, Omni, Oneohtrix Point Never, Ovlov, Owen Pallett, Panda Bear, Playboi Carti, Purity Ring, quirke, Radiator Hospital, Ratking, Real Estate, Real Lies, Rosalía, Saintseneca, SANDY Alex G, Sassy 009, shabazz palaces, Sky Ferreira, Smerz, Smith Westerns, Solange, Sophie, St. Vincent, sufjan stevens, Tame Impala, The Avalanches, The Beths, The Joy Formidable, The Knife, The Radio Dept., The Weeknd, Tirzah, Todd Terje, tops, TR/ST, Twin Shadow, Tycho, U.S. Girls, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Vampire Weekend, Vince Staples, Washed Out, Weed, Weyes Blood, White Denim, Whitney, Wildhoney, Women, Wye Oak, yaeji, Yeasyer, Yo La Tengo, Young Galaxy, Yuck, Yves Tumor, Zola Jesus | 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

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

Playlist: Mauve Malaise – A Fading Desire

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Very Warm

Long in the making, it’s not the fall playlist I anticipated, but the one I think we all need right now. The sun sets at 4:30pm, the sky rarely deviates from a hard slate grey, and the cold temperatures give … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Playlist | Tagged Astrobrite, Bedhead, Benny Sings, Black Twig Pickers, Bowery Electric, Cigarettes After Sex, Cocteau Twins, Codeine, Colleen, Cross Record, Daniel Bachman, Drowse, Duster, Fibril, Fleeting Joys, Flying Saucer Attack, Gia Margaret, Good Night and Good Morning, Grouper, Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions, Infinite Body, Julee Cruise, Julia Lucille, Low, LSD and the Search for God, Matchess, Mazzy Star, Mojave 3, My Bloody Valentine, Nick Drake, North Americans, Playlist, Purple Pilgrims, Red House Painters, Roy Montgomery, Sarah Louise, Seasonal Playlist, Secret Shine, Should, Slowdive, Steve Gunn, Sweet Trip, Swirlies, Tamaryn, The Microphones, Weyes Blood, Yo La Tengo | Leave a comment

User’s Manual #2: Grouper

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Very Warm

Welcome to User’s Manual – a segment that helps listeners find a suitable entry point within an unfamiliar artist’s discography, or to reinvigorate someone’s interest in a certain artist by breaking down their work to a molecular level, allowing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged ambient, drone, Eternal Tapestry, Folk, Grouper, Helen, Ilyas Ahmed, Inca Ore, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Lawrence English, Mirrorring, Nivhek, noise, Raum, Roy Montgomery, Slow Walkers, Tiny Vipers, User's Manual, Visitor, Xiu Xiu | 1 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

2018 Retrospective – 100 Songs + Listening Stats

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Very Warm

Looking back at my listening statistics for 2018, it is to my chagrin that this year only perpetuated my habit of almost exclusively listening to music that came out in the current year and ignoring everything else. I had very … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 2018 retrospective, 2814, Against All Logic, Amen Dunes, Ana Caprix, Beach House, Beck, Best of 2018, Boris, Caroline Rose, Caroline Says, Channel Tres, Charli XCX, Christine And The Queens, Cocteau Twins, Connan Mockasin, Cyril Hahn, Daniel Avery, Daniel Bachman, Daughters, David Bowie, Denzel Curry, Destroyer, Dilly Dally, Dirty Projectors, DJ Koze, DJ Seinfeld, Djeli Moussa Diawara, Dusk, Earl Sweatshirt, Empress Of, Everything But The Girl, Felt, Four Tet, Frank Sinatra, Friendly Fires, G Flip, gang gang dance, Gorillaz, Grouper, Hop Along, I'm With Her, IDLES, Iggy Pop, James Holden, Jamie xx, Jamila Woods, Jenny Hval, Jessica Pratt, Joanna Newsom, Jordan De La Sierra, Julia Holter, Kacey Musgraves, Kali Uchis, Kisses, Laurel Halo, Lonnie Holley, Marie Davidson, Marvin Gaye, Miharu Koshi, Mitski, Mountain Man, Mr. Twin Sister, Natalie Prass, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Oneohtrix Point Never, Palms Trax, Patsy Cline, Peggy Gou, Prefab Sprout, retrospective, Rosalía, Sam Wilkes, Sassy 009, serpentwithfeet, Shame, Simian Mobile Disco, Skee Mask, Smerz, Sonic Youth, Sophie, Steady Holiday, Sun Araw, Swearin, Tatsuro Yamashita, Teyana Taylor, The Avalanches, The Babies, The Beths, The Blow, The Style Council, The Supreme Jubilees, Tirzah, U.S. Girls, Wayfarer, Wished Bone, yellow magic orchestra, Yo La Tengo, Young Galaxy, yuno, Yves Tumor | 3 Comments

Listen: Grouper Live @ Murmrr Theater [9/12/2018]

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Very Warm

I’ve resolved we must live in the good timeline, solely because there is a high fidelity concert recording of a show from Grouper’s latest tour online. A bigger treat for me is that it was taped at the show I … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged ambient, Grouper, Live Review | Leave a comment

Best Of 2018 :: Live Experiences

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Very Warm

Over the past two years, I’ve made the arbitrary decision to rank the live shows I attended that year. It’s worked decently well, since I have gone to some shows in the past that just knocked my socks clean off … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Alvvays, Amen Dunes, Ava Luna, Bambara, Best of 2018, Bombino, carly rae jepsen, Caroline Rose, Cigarettes After Sex, Destroyer, Fever Ray, Four Tet, G Flip, Grouper, Hand Habits, Hatchie, Hop Along, I'm With Her, IDLES, Jamila Woods, Kevin Morby, L'Rain, Leon Vynehall, Live Review, Louis Cole, Mitski, Mountain Man, Mr. Twin Sister, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Oneohtrix Point Never, Phoebe Bridgers, Saintseneca, serpentwithfeet, Snail Mail, The Radio Dept., U.S. Girls, Waxahatchee, Yo La Tengo, Young Galaxy | Leave a comment

Best Of 2018 :: 50 Albums

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Very Warm

I wrote a lot in this post, so I’m gonna keep the intro brief. Thought music as a whole was pretty dang good this year. My top 20 records feel especially water tight. A good amount of pop-leaning stuff in … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Adrianne Lenker, Against All Logic, Amen Dunes, Anenon, Bernice, Best of 2018, Camp Cope, Caroline Rose, Caroline Says, Christine And The Queens, Confidence Man, Daniel Bachman, Daughters, Denzel Curry, DJ Koze, Dusk, Earl Sweatshirt, Eleventeen Eston, Fire-Toolz, Flasher, Gia Margaret, Grouper, Haley Heynderickx, Hermit & The Recluse, Holy Fawn, Hop Along, IDLES, Janelle Monae, Julia Holter, Kacey Musgraves, Kadhja Bonet, Kali Uchis, Kamasi Washington, Kate NV, Kelly Moran, Leon Vynehall, Mary Lattimore, møl, Mitski, Mountain Man, natalia lafourcade, Natalie Prass, North Americans, NV, Oneohtrix Point Never, Ovlov, Palm, Pariah, Pusha T, Renata Zeiguer, Rezzett, Robyn, Rosalía, Rosali, Saintseneca, serpentwithfeet, Skee Mask, Sophie, Teyana Taylor, The Beths, The Samps, Tirzah, U.S. Girls, Wished Bone, Young Galaxy, Young Jesus, Yves Tumor | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Grouper

2019 Retrospective – 100 Songs + Listening Stats

Playlist: Mauve Malaise – A Fading Desire

User’s Manual #2: Grouper

Recommended Albums: February 2019

2018 Retrospective – 100 Songs + Listening Stats

Listen: Grouper Live @ Murmrr Theater [9/12/2018]

Best Of 2018 :: Live Experiences

Best Of 2018 :: 50 Albums

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