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Playlist: Melting Portal Vision – Pliable Reality

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Very Warm

The third installment of my summer’s synth pop playlists, Melting Portal Vision leans into squelchy, rubbery and especially 80s-indebted synth textures more than the others in the series. It aims to be a dizzying, blissful sink into warm waters. Near … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Playlist | Tagged Blood Orange, Cut Copy, Delorean, DyE, Future Unlimited, Games, Grimes, Gypsy & the Cat, ice choir, Jensen Sportag, Men I Trust, MGMT, Neon Indian, nite jewel, Passion Pit, pictureplane, Playlist, Porcelain Raft, Pure Bathing Culture, Roman A Clef, School of Seven Bells, small black, Star Slinger, Surfing, Teams, Toro Y Moi, Woman's Hour | 1 Comment

Playlist: Sun Glitters on Cool Water – Remembered Paradise

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Very Warm

It’s been far too long since I’ve posted a new playlist on the blog (also just posted anything period), but I’m breaking that dry spell with four new chillwave / balearic revival / synth pop playlists all set to soundtrack … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Playlist | Tagged Air France, AlunaGeorge, Bear in Heaven, Beat Connection, Blood Orange, Classixx, Craft Spells, CSS, Delorean, Empress Of, ice choir, John Talabot, Kindness, Kisses, Korallreven, Lemonade, Little Dragon, Mr Twin Sister, Neon Indian, Phoenix, Playlist, small black, Tanlines, the tough alliance, Toro Y Moi, Washed Out, Yumi Zouma | 1 Comment

2023 Retrospective – 100 Discoveries, Obsessions and True Moments + Listening Stats

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Very Warm

Here we go folks – it’s honestly my biggest 2023-related post of the year. This was the ninth year I’ve actively kept track of the songs that have sculpted my year. Whether they added clay or shaped me into who I am, these songs were the soundtrack to everything as it happened. Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Amaarae, Angelo Badalamenti, Aretha Franklin, Armand Hammer, Arthur Russell, Arthur Verocai, Augustus Pablo, Bart, Being Dead, Big Thief, Billy Woods, Blonde Redhead, Bowery Electric, Bridget St. John, Chaba Fadela, Chuquimamani-Condori, Cluster, Cole Pulice, Confidence Man, Courtesy, dada Joãozinho, Deradoorian, Devendra Banhart, DJ Seinfeld, Emahoy Tsegue Mariam Gebru, Emeralds, En Attendant Ana, Exodus, Faye Webster, Fever Ray, Gia Margaret, Hayden Pedigo, Heather Woods Broderick, jacques greene, Jai Paul, Jessy Lanza, Joanna Newsom, Joanna Sternberg, Joanne Robertson, John Carroll Kirby, Kate NV, Kelela, Kenny Segal, Led Zeppelin, Liaisons Dangereuses, m83, Maple Glider, Marci, Marvin Gaye, Mass of the Fermenting Dregs, Maya Ongaku, Meernaa, Mega Bog, Miles Davis, Mitski, ML Buch, Natural Wonder Beauty Concept, Neon Indian, NewJeans, Overmono, Palm, Pat Metheny Group, Patti Smith, Pearl and the Oysters, Powers / Pulice / Rolin, Radiohead, retrospective, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Scree, Shygirl, Sofia Kourtesis, Stars Of The Lid, Sun Araw, Television, Tensnake, The Beatles, The Books, The Cure, The Replacements, the sea and cake, The Sundays, The Verve, Tinashe, Tirzah, TisaKorean, Truth Club, U.S. Girls, Unwound, Vampire Weekend, Wednesday, Westerman, XTC, Yo La Tengo, Young Fathers | 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

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

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

2010 Retrospective

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Very Warm

If you’re familiar with this blog, you’ll know (or recollect) that starting in 2014, I’ve posted “Retrospectives” at the end of every year wrapping up all the music that made the year memorable or special in chronological order. Knowing me, … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Arcade Fire, Beach House, Best Coast, best of 2010, Big Boi, Buck 65, Burial, Camera Obscura, Can, cloud nothings, Crooked Still, Crystal Castles, CSS, Cults, Das Racist, Deerhunter, Delorean, Depeche Mode, Destroyer, Die Antwoord, DJ Shadow, El Guincho, Elliott Smith, Fang Island, Fatboy Slim, Fever Ray, Fiona Apple, Flying Lotus, Friendly Fires, girls, Givers, Glasser, Gobble Gobble, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Goldfish, Gorillaz, Grizzly Bear, Here We Go Magic, hot chip, How to Dress Well, Jackson 5, James Blake, Janelle Monae, Joanna Newsom, Kanye West, keepaway, Kid Cudi, LCD Soundsystem, Lemonade, Local Natives, M.I.A., m83, Madvillain, Massive Attack, Modest Mouse, Muse, My Bloody Valentine, Nada Surf, Neon Indian, New Order, Owen Pallett, Pavement, retrospective, Rostam, Salem, serengeti, She & Him, Sleigh Bells, Smith Westerns, Smog, Sonic Youth, Spoon, sufjan stevens, Sunset Rubdown, Talking Heads, Tame Impala, Tanlines, The Avalanches, The Black Keys, The Futureheads, The Good The Bad and the Queen, The Knife, The Morning Benders, The Radio Dept., The Strokes, The Thermals, Thee Oh Sees, Titus Andronicus, Tobacco, Vampire Weekend, Wavves, Weezer, Wild Nothing, Women, Xiu Xiu, Yeasyer | 1 Comment

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

Playlist – Beach Ball Hell

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Very Warm

Nice weather is finally upon us in 2018, so I thought I’d celebrate the occasion by starting off what will hopefully be a consistent stream of playlists, curated by yours truly. I’ve got a few works in progress right now, … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Air France, Anemone, Antena, Beat Connection, Blackbird Blackbird, Boat Club, brothertiger, Casa Del Mirto, CEO, Chad Valley, chillwave, Clive Tanaka, Cole M.G.N., Craft Spells, Delorean, Domenique Dumont, El Guincho, Ford & Lopatin, javelin, JJ, keepaway, Kisses, Korallreven, Lemonade, Memory Cassette, Men I Trust, Moss Of Aura, Mr. Twin Sister, Neon Indian, Playlist, Selebrities, small black, Southern Shores, Taken By Trees, Tanlines, Teen Daze, The Radio Dept., the tough alliance, Toro Y Moi, Washed Out, White Hinterland | 2 Comments

The ’10s So Far :: 50 Albums (2010 – 2014)

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Very Warm

Welcome to WV’s retrospective of the decade so far – my favorite records from 2010-2014. I’ve been toying around with the idea to make a list like this for a while now, mostly for my own personal nostalgia quencher. What … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 2010-2014, Arca, Arcade Fire, Beach Fossils, Beach House, best of 2010, Best of 2011, Best of 2012, Best of 2013, best of 2014, best of the decade, Burial, Chromatics, Clams Casino, Daft Punk, Deafheaven, death grips, Deerhunter, Destroyer, Dirty Projectors, Emeralds, Fear Of Men, Fiona Apple, Fleet Foxes, Flying Lotus, Ford & Lopatin, Gorillaz, Grimes, Grouper, Hop Along, Hundred Waters, Jai Paul, Janelle Monae, Joanna Newsom, Julianna Barwick, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Killer Mike, Laurel Halo, LCD Soundsystem, Lists, mac demarco, Mitski, Neon Indian, Oneohtrix Point Never, Ovlov, Real Estate, Saintseneca, St. Vincent, sufjan stevens, Tame Impala, the caretaker, The Weeknd, Tim Hecker, Todd Terje, Vampire Weekend, White Denim, Women | 3 Comments

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Playlist: Melting Portal Vision – Pliable Reality

Playlist: Sun Glitters on Cool Water – Remembered Paradise

2023 Retrospective – 100 Discoveries, Obsessions and True Moments + Listening Stats

Revisiting 2011

2011 Retrospective

Playlist – Beach Ball Hell

The ’10s So Far :: 50 Albums (2010 – 2014)

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