Tag Archives: rock

Playlist – Ecstatic Affluence: A City Pop Odyssey

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Very Warm

ECSTATIC AFFLUENCE: A CITY POP ODYSSEY is perhaps the thing I hold the most pride in from all my days as a “music curator”, if you can call me that. It’s a 50-song playlist of exclusively Japanese music centering around the … Continue reading →

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Hop Along – “The Fox In Motion” [2018]

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Very Warm

The new Hop Along record is something really, really special. They’ve done it again, the absolute madman. Back half of this track is just transcendent, especially Frances’ vocal delivery AKA the saving grace for all of music.

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El Polen – “A Las Orillas Del Vilcanota” [1973]

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Very Warm

El Polen’s fantastic record Fuera De La Ciudad was one of my first worldly discoveries I made while on the hunt for new music and one of the main sparkplugs that has fueled my desire to continue finding buried gold (well, maybe … Continue reading →

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Yoshiko Sai – “冬の地下道” (Fuyu no Chikadō) [1975]

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Very Warm

More and more gold always coming in from my music mining expeditions of old Japan. If you’re immersed in new music as much as I am, an appropriate RIYL for this would be Weyes Blood. Very similar timbre to their … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Amen Dunes – “Splits Are Parted” [2014]

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Very Warm

Beyond pumped for the new Amen Dunes record coming later this year.

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Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – “Middle America” [2018]

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Very Warm

Driving through your hometown after a long road trip with a nice mix of nostalgia and “get me the hell out of here” running through your veins. So incredibly psyched for the upcoming Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks record. I … Continue reading →

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AIM LOW – “Low Hanging Fruit” [2017]

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Very Warm

  As you enter the infamous chasms of the House Of Leaves home, you find an immense, hypnotic peace instead of the chilling, creeping self-destruction that others who traverse its black catacombs undoubtedly unravel into.  AIM LOW is a band … Continue reading →

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Omni – “Equestrian” [2017]

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Very Warm

Omni, the ATL dudes who made one of my top favorite records of 2016 are back with a new one this year called Multi-Task, coming in September. This new track “Equestrian” is a both a reminder of why I loved their … Continue reading →

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Kirin J. Callinan – “S.A.D.” [2017]

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Very Warm

I doubt you’ll find a song from 2017 with a chorus as monstrous as this. Or a song with as many key changes. Can’t wait for the Kirin J. Callinan album, coming out June 9 on Terrible Records.

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