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WV Playlist 041: Natural World, Birthed Anew – Psychedelic Precursor

Posted on September 28, 2026 by Very Warm

Well, the Garage Rock Summer 2026 may be over, but the spirit of psychedelia remains. This playlist and the following that arrives next week stem from a longtime appreciation of the musician Sun Araw, specifically his output from around 2008 … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Playlist | Tagged African Head Charge, Alice Cohen, Animal Collective, Blues Control, Broadcast, Dumbo Gets Mad, forest swords, gang gang dance, Glen Brown, Gorillaz, Hailu Mergia, Harald Grosskopf, Horace Andy, James Holden, Julia Holter, Kieran Hebden, King Tubby, Lee Scratch Perry, M. Geddes Gengras, Maral, Mike Cooper, Mouse on Mars, Panda Bear, Peaking Lights, Phillip Fullwood, Playlist, Prince Rama, psych rock, Steve Reid, Sun Araw, The Congos | Leave a comment

2025 Retrospective – 100 Discoveries, Obsessions and True Moments + Listening Stats

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Very Warm

Every year since 2014, I’ve collected songs into a playlist as the year happens that reaches 100 songs. It serves as a digital snapshot, marking when I was obsessed with certain songs, new or old, or a song soundtracked a … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Adrianne Lenker, Air, Air France, Amerie, Animal Collective, Armand Van Helden, Autechre, Bear in Heaven, Beck, Big Thief, Black Country New Road, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Brendan Eder Ensemble, Cameron Winter, Carlita, Chaos in the CBD, Chloe Robinson, Chuquimamani-Condori, Confidence Man, Cross Record, Cut Copy, D'Angelo, Daphni, Disclosure, DJ ADHD, Domenique Dumont, Elori Saxl, Eris Drew, Erland Øye, Four Tet, Friendly Fires, Geese, Gelli Haha, Grizzly Bear, Grouper, Hayden Pedigo, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Holy Fuck, inc. no world, James Holden, James K, JÁNA, Jensen Sportag, Jessica Pratt, Joanna Newsom, Joanne Robertson, Justus Köhncke, Kelly Moran, Khaled, Khruangbin, KOKOROKO, Lawrence Hart, Los Thuthanaka, Madonna, Men I Trust, Mereba, Moin, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Neil Young, Neu, Nina Simone, Ninajirachi, Nine Inch Nails, Norah Jones, Octo Octa, Oklou, Oli XL, Oneohtrix Point Never, Ora Cogan, P.S. Eliot, Petter, Phoenix, Playboi Carti, Prospa, Purelink, Purity Ring, Real Lies, retrospective, Robyn, Safe Mind, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Sextile, Silvana Estrada, Sonic Youth, Southern Shores, SPELLLING, Stevie Wonder, Tate McRae, The Beatles, The Dirtbombs, The MFA, The Radio Dept., Underworld, VTSS, Wednesday, Wet, Wunder, Yasmin Williams, YHWH Nailgun, Yo La Tengo, ZEDD | Leave a comment

Recommended Albums: March 2023

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Very Warm

Running more late than usual, it’s March 2023’s Recommended Albums. Featured below are some great records that you may have missed, plus a few that were widely praised, such as Fever Ray’s. I’d like to think most are pretty under … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Altin Gün, Andrea, Bing & Ruth, Bowery Electric, Caroline Rose, David Moore, Eddie Chacon, Emahoy Tsegue Mariam Gebru, Fever Ray, Holly Waxwing, James Holden, Jessy Lanza, Joanna Newsom, Kali Uchis, Kate NV, Lucinda Chua, m83, Masahiro Takahashi, Mega Bog, Miles Davis, Mystic 100's, NOIA, Overmono, Róisín Murphy, recommended albums, Scree, Sluice, Steve Gunn, Sun Araw, Symphony Orchestra, TDJ, the sea and cake, TisaKorean, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Unwound, Weval, Yves Tumor | 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

James Holden & The Animal Spirits – “Spinning Dance” [2017]

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Very Warm

A rainbow-died parachute billowing in an immense desert. The self-titled LP from James Holden & The Animal Spirits that arrived late 2017 is a record that I’ve been spending more and more time with as of late. I haven’t listened … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Electronic, James Holden, jazz, rock, The Animal Spirits | Leave a comment

Best Of 2017 :: 50 Albums

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Very Warm

Happy to bring you, treasured reader, another batch of 50 albums ranked via the pleasure yielded upon each listen throughout the year of 2017. This is my 8th year of doing these, so I’ve gotten quite good at whittling everything … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged aldous harding, alex g, Alvvays, Arca, Ariel Pink, best of 2017, Big Thief, Björk, Blue Hawaii, Brockhampton, Charlotte Gainsbourg, chino amobi, Circuit Des Yeux, Colin Stetson, Colleen, Colter Wall, demen, Destroyer, DJ Seinfeld, drake, Faith Healer, Faye Webster, Fever Ray, first hate, Fleet Foxes, Four Tet, Giant Claw, Gunn-Truscinski Duo, Hand Habits, Hundred Waters, Hurray For The Riff Raff, jacaszek, James Holden, jens lekman, Jessica Lea Mayfield, joan shelley, julie byrne, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Kelela, Kelly Lee Owens, Kendrick Lamar, King Krule, Kronos Quartet, Land Of Talk, Laurel Halo, Madeline Kenney, Mega Bog, migos, Mono No Aware, Mount Eerie, nite jewel, Omni, Oneohtrix Point Never, Phoebe Bridgers, pond, sam amidon, Sampha, sandy, She-Devils, Slowdive, Sote, Steve Gunn, The Animal Spirits, The Spirit Of The Beehive, tops, Trio Da Kali, Vince Staples, Visible Cloaks, Weed, Yves Tumor, Zola Jesus | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: James Holden

WV Playlist 041: Natural World, Birthed Anew – Psychedelic Precursor

2025 Retrospective – 100 Discoveries, Obsessions and True Moments + Listening Stats

Recommended Albums: March 2023

2018 Retrospective – 100 Songs + Listening Stats

James Holden & The Animal Spirits – “Spinning Dance” [2017]

Best Of 2017 :: 50 Albums

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