Tag Archives: pop

Listen: Vanishing Twin – “Afternoon X” [2023]

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Very Warm

I’ve had quite the backlog of tracks to post about from longtime blog favs. Near the top of my list was the first new single from Vanishing Twin’s upcoming album, Afternoon X, out October 6 via Fire Records.  This track is … Continue reading →

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Listen: Jessy Lanza – “Casino Niagara” [2023]

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Very Warm

Blog fav Jessy Lanza has released her new album, Love Hallucination, and I’ve been really enjoying it. It hasn’t struck me as immediately as her last three albums did, with more lowkey, downtempo tracks held together by minimal grooves, but … Continue reading →

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Listen: Kate NV – “mi (we)” [2023]

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Very Warm

In the summer of 2017, I happened to see Kate NV perform in Brooklyn three times in a two week span. Once by chance (opening for Jessy Lanza @ House of Yes), and twice by seeking out her gigs since … Continue reading →

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Listen: Shabason & Krgovich – “I Am So Happy With My Little Dog” [2022]

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Very Warm

Well there was no way I wasn’t going to be sharing THIS. (Joseph) Shabason and (Nicholas) Krgovich, along with Chris Harris, made one of my favorite albums of 2020, Philadelphia, and have continued on a wild hot streak of creative … Continue reading →

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Listen: Tallies – “Catapult” [2022]

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Very Warm

Yes, I’m alive. Trying to get back into the swing of posting music I like. In this case, this Tallies song “Catapult” is absolutely something I like.

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Listen: Hatchie – “Quicksand” [2022]

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Very Warm

A quick late night listen post, the first in many months. Sorry about that! There will be a big post that will swallow this one up shortly. I’ve listened to this track so many times over the last week because … Continue reading →

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Listen: Kisses – “Bermuda” [2010]

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Very Warm

Realized I had never given this track its own standalone post – not once in the entire 12-year history of this blog. “Bermuda” is a track worth posting about, I think. A highlight of my early blog-posting days, but arriving … Continue reading →

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Listen: Marci – “Entertainment” [2022]

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Very Warm

TOPS-heads rejoice! Keyboardist Marta Cikojevic just released her David Carriere-produced debut single, “Entertainment”, via Arbutus Records. David, as you may know, is the guitarist in TOPS. It’s a whole family affair. Keeping in form, this new song would feel right … Continue reading →

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Listen: Evan J Cartwright – “impossibly blue” [2022]

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Very Warm

Take a Friday chill pill with the newest single from Toronto singer/songwriter Evan J Cartwright’s upcoming debut LP, “impossibly blue”, and its initially unassuming yet harshly stimulating companion video. Cartwright, the go-to drummer for mainstay Canadian acts like U.S. Girls … Continue reading →

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Listen: Tess Roby – “Up 2 Me” [2022]

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Very Warm

If a song is described as “hypnotic” in a press release, with mention of swirling synths and vaguely clubby drum programming, there’s a very high chance I’ll like the song. So when the newest single from Tess Roby dropped in … Continue reading →

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