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- Best of 2025 :: 50 Albums
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- 2024 Retrospective
- Best of 2024 :: 100 Songs
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- Best of 2024 :: Live Shows
- 2023 Retrospective
- Best of 2023 :: 100 Songs
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- Best of 2022 :: 100 Songs
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- Best of 2021 :: Live Shows
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Send me music: warmsubmissions @ gmail
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Warm Visions’ Top 100 Songs of the 2020s So Far
It’s already that time again: below you’ll find my favorite 100 songs of the 2020s so far, ranked in order. It feels bizarre that I’m already dissecting songs from the last five years under the lens of them being the … Continue reading
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Tagged alex g, Amaarae, Anz, Armand Hammer, Best of the 2020s, Big Thief, Billy Woods, Black Country New Road, Blunt Chunks, Bolis Pupul, Braxe + Falcon, Carlita, Caroline, Cassandra Jenkins, CFCF, Chanel Beads, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Charlotte Adigéry, Chat Pile, Chloe x Halle, Chuquimamani-Condori, Cindy Lee, Coco, Cole Pulice, Confidence Man, Courtesy, Cut Worms, Daniel Avery, Dehd, Destroyer, DJ Seinfeld, Doss, Dry Cleaning, Dua Lipa, Elysia Crampton, En Attendant Ana, Erika de Casier, Evan J Cartwright, FACS, Fcukers, Fever Ray, Fontaines D.C., Grouper, Hatchie, hoodie, Indigo De Souza, jack j, James K, Jamie xx, Jayda G, Jazmine Sullivan, Jessica Pratt, Jessie Ware, Jessy Lanza, Joanna Sternberg, Jose Gonzalez, Just Mustard, Kassie Krut, Katy Kirby, Kim Gordon, KOKOROKO, Laura Marling, Little Simz, Lorde, Low, Lunar Vacation, Maple Glider, Marci, Mdou Moctar, Mk.gee, ML Buch, Nation of Language, NewJeans, Nilüfer Yanya, Nu Genea, Palm, Pearl and the Oysters, Perfume Genius, Romy, Sade, Shabason Krgovich Harris, Shannon and the Clams, Soccer Mommy, Sofia Kourtesis, SPELLLING, Thundercat, Tobacco City, tops, Truth Club, Two Shell, Tyla, Waxahatchee, Westerman, Wet, Winged Wheel, Yola, Yves Tumor
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2020 Retrospective – 100 Songs + Listening Stats
Like I said in my Best Albums of 2020 list, I don’t need to be the one to tell you how awful 2020 was. What we have here is my usual 100-song rundown of how my 2020 sounded. I didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged "Blue" Gene Tyranny, Alexander Robotnick, Aluna, Andras, Ann Steel, Anna Von Hausswolff, Arthur Russell, Belle and Sebastian, best of 2020, Better Person, Bibio, Björk, brian eno, Bruno Pernadas, BUMPER, C814, Callisto, Charli XCX, Chloe x Halle, Cindy Lee, Clams Casino, Cocteau Twins, Colored Music, Cut Worms, David Axelrod, Deerhunter, Depeche Mode, Destroyer, Dinosaur L, Disclosure, Dolly Parton, Elysia Crampton, Emily King, Ernest Hood, Esther Suarez, FACS, Frances Quinlan, Francesco Messina, Georgia, Global Communication, Grouper, Harold Budd, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Home Boy and the C.O.L., Imogen Heap, India Jordan, Inner Life, Insides, Jayda G, Jessie Ware, Jessy Lanza, Jim O'Rourke, John Carroll Kirby, Julien Negre, Kalbells, Keleketla!, Kit Sebastian, Land Of Talk, Larry Young, Leonard Cohen, Liz Phair, Loving, Madonna, Madvillain, Mamalarky, Manuel Gottsching, Marie Davidson, Max Cilla, Música Esporádica, Motohiko Hamase, Mountain Man, Nation of Language, Neil Young, Neutral Milk Hotel, Nubya Garcia, Olivier Rogg, Pale Saints, Perfume Genius, Power Trip, Prefab Sprout, Preservation, Raul Lovisoni, retrospective, Sade, Sault, Sea Oleena, Shabason Krgovich Harris, Soundgarden, Stevie Wonder, Ted Lucas, The Avalanches, The Blasting Company, The Chameleons, The Flamingos, The Roches, Thundercat, Tidiane Thiam, TootArd, tops, Tortoise, Unwound, Virginia Astley, Waxahatchee, Westerman, Weyes Blood, Whitney Houston, Wilco, Yo La Tengo, Yuki Nakayamate, Yves Tumor
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The Best Albums + Songs of 2020 So Far
The year is only halfway over even though it’s felt like it’s been ending for at least the whole thing. I don’t need to be the one to tell you that 2020 has been the most intense, turbulent and upsetting … Continue reading
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Tagged Andras, Andy Shauf, Armand Hammer, best of 2020, Bibio, Braids, Caroline Rose, Charli XCX, Chloe x Halle, Christine And The Queens, Cindy Lee, Destroyer, Disclosure, Dua Saleh, Elysia Crampton, Empress Of, FACS, Fiona Apple, Frances Quinlan, Georgia, Gil Scott-Heron, India Jordan, Jayda G, Jessie Ware, Jessy Lanza, Jockstrap, John Carroll Kirby, Ka, Kalbells, Kate NV, Laura Marling, Lido Pimienta, Makaya McCraven, Medhane, Nailah Hunter, Nation of Language, Nick Hakim, Nubya Garcia, Perfume Genius, Pottery, Preservation, Rina Sawayama, Sault, Soccer Mommy, Thundercat, TootArd, tops, U.S. Girls, Ultraísta, Waxahatchee, Westerman, Yumi Zouma, Yves Tumor
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Recommended Albums: April 2020
DANG Y’ALL. April 2020 was absolutely bananas for new music. I mentioned a few weeks ago on my twitter that five records featured here have already comfortably become obsession-worthy favorites. Can you guess which ones? The gag is that the … Continue reading
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Tagged best of 2020, Charli XCX, Cindy Lee, CMON, Crisman, Earl Sweatshirt, Ellis, Empress Of, Fiona Apple, India Jordan, Jackie Lynn, Jerskin Fendrix, Jessy Lanza, Jockstrap, John Carroll Kirby, Kalbells, Laura Marling, Laurel Halo, Lido Pimienta, Maybel, Midwife, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Purity Ring, recommended albums, Rina Sawayama, Skullcrusher, Soela, Sun Araw, The Buttertones, Thundercat, Tom Misch, Tom Misch and Yussef Dayes, tops, Westerman, Why Bonnie, Wilma Archer, Yussef Dayes, Yves Tumor
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Recommended Albums: January 2020
The first edition of Recommended Albums of 2020 is a good one. SO many good records already this year. Long awaited new ones from Destroyer and Frances Quinlan graced us, plus newcomers (to me) like Andras and Ulla made some … Continue reading
Recommended Albums: October 2018
The theme of this month’s Recommended Albums post is “One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other”. You’ll find that the predominant mood or sound in this collection of ten albums is dreamy, pensive and euphoric. The one glaring … Continue reading
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Tagged 1010 Benja SL, Adrianne Lenker, Beach House, boygenius, Cat Power, Clarence Clarity, Connan Mockasin, Daughters, Domenique Dumont, Empress Of, Farao, Graham Van Pelt, Harrison, Jamila Woods, Jerry Paper, Jessica Pratt, Joji, Julia Holter, Kero Kero Bonito, Kikagaku Moyo, Marie Davidson, Miya Folick, Mr. Twin Sister, Robyn, Sam Wilkes, Sharon Van Etten, Sheck Wes, Swearin, The Samps, Thundercat, Young Jesus, Yowler
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Recommended Albums: February 2017
Ok February was real nice, real good. I really liked February. It’s always good when it’s hard narrowing things down to just 20 records for the month. From November 2016 to January 2017, it was a struggle to find even … Continue reading
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Tagged best of 2017, Bing & Ruth, Chris Eldridge, Communions, Half Waif, Hand Habits, jens lekman, Jonwayne, Julian Lage, King Woman, Kingdom, Lowly, Mega Bog, Molly Burch, Mozart's Sister, Peter Silberman, recommended albums, Sampha, Sevendeaths, Thundercat, Vagabon, Visible Cloaks, Xiu Xiu
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