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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

The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Very Warm

To celebrate 10 years of Warm Visions / Combo Breaker Kid, I’ve compiled my 200 favorite albums of the 2010s. Not only that, but I’ve concocted “Warm Visions” descriptions and wrote blurbs about each record. I’m sure you can infer … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 2814, aldous harding, Alvvays, Amen Dunes, Andy Shauf, Angel Olsen, Arca, Arcade Fire, Ariel Pink, Beach Fossils, Beach House, Best of the 2010s, best of the decade, Big Thief, bill callahan, Björk, Braids, Burial, carly rae jepsen, Charli XCX, Chastity Belt, chino amobi, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Christine And The Queens, Chromatics, cloud nothings, Colin Stetson, Cross Record, D'Angelo, danny brown, Daughters, David Bowie, Deafheaven, Dean Blunt, death grips, Deerhunter, demen, Destroyer, dirty beaches, Dirty Projectors, Disclosure, DJ Koze, Dntel, Dusk, Earl Sweatshirt, Elite Gymnastics, Emeralds, Empress Of, Erika de Casier, Father John Misty, Fear Of Men, Fever Ray, Fiona Apple, FKA Twigs, Fleet Foxes, Floating Points, Flying Lotus, Ford and Lopatin, Frank Ocean, Future Islands, Gorillaz, Grave Babies, Grimes, Grouper, Hand Habits, Holly Herndon, Hop Along, Hundred Waters, Jai Paul, James Blake, Jamie xx, Janelle Monae, Jenny Hval, Jessica Pratt, Jessy Lanza, Joanna Newsom, John Maus, Julia Holter, Julianna Barwick, Kacey Musgraves, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Kali Uchis, Kamasi Washington, Kanye West, Kaytranada, Kelela, Kelly Lee Owens, Kelly Moran, Kendrick Lamar, Kllo, Krallice, Krill, Laurel Halo, LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz, mac demarco, Macintosh Plus, Majical Cloudz, Merchandise, Mitski, Mono No Aware, Mount Eerie, Mr. Twin Sister, My Bloody Valentine, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Oneohtrix Point Never, Ovlov, Owen Pallett, Panda Bear, Perfume Genius, Preoccupations, Purple Mountains, Real Estate, Roman A Clef, Royal Headache, Saintseneca, sam amidon, Sampha, SANDY Alex G, Sarah Neufeld, Sassy 009, shabazz palaces, Sharon Van Etten, Skee Mask, Smerz, Sophie, St. Vincent, sufjan stevens, Sun Araw, Swearin, SZA, Takao, Tame Impala, The Avalanches, The Babies, The Beths, The Books, the caretaker, The Radio Dept., The Weeknd, Tim Hecker, Tirzah, Todd Terje, tops, TR/ST, Ty Segall, Ty Segall Band, U.S. Girls, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Vampire Weekend, Vince Staples, Waxahatchee, Wednesday Campanella, Weyes Blood, White Denim, White Lung, Whitney, Women, Yo La Tengo, Yves Tumor, Zola Jesus | Leave a comment

Playlist: A Summer Can Last A Decade – An Enduring Paradise

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Very Warm

At long last, and just in time, I’ve completed something that I’ve wanted to do for quite some time: a summer-themed post. Sitting in my drafts since 2016 has been a post entitled “The Enduring Paradise of a Great Summer … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Playlist | Tagged Alvvays, Amen Dunes, Anamanaguchi, Angel Olsen, Babes, Barrie, Beach Fossils, Beach House, Best Coast, best of the decade, Big Boi, Blood Orange, carly rae jepsen, Chance The Rapper, Channel Tres, Clams Casino, Craft Spells, Cults, D.R.A.M., danny l harle, Delorean, Dirty Projectors, Disclosure, DJ Koze, Domenique Dumont, drake, Dusk, Erika de Casier, Ford & Lopatin, Frank Ocean, Friendly Fires, Georgia, Grimes, Hatchie, Heathered Pearls, Hiss Golden Messenger, hot chip, Hudson Mohawke, ice choir, Jamie xx, Janka Nabay, Jessie Ware, Jessy Lanza, JUCE, Kacey Musgraves, Kali Uchis, Kaytranada, King Tuff, Kornel Kovacs, Lana Del Rey, Laurel Halo, LCD Soundsystem, Lemonade, Little Dragon, m83, Major Lazer, Melody's Echo Chamber, Mikal Cronin, Mr. Twin Sister, Natalie Prass, Omni, Playlist, Postiljonen, Radiator Hospital, Ricky Eat Acid, Robyn, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Roman A Clef, Ryan Hemsworth, Seasonal Playlist, Seoul, shabazz palaces, Smith Westerns, Snail Mail, Sneaks, Solange, Sophie, Still Corners, Sylvan Esso, Tame Impala, Tennis, The Avalanches, The Babies, The Drums, The Rapture, tops, Tyler the Creator, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Vampire Weekend, Vince Staples, Washed Out, White Denim, White Reaper, yaeji, Yeasayer, Yumi Zouma, yuno | Leave a comment

Playlist – Rose Garden, 2AM: A Hallucination Infatuation

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Very Warm

After listening to my favorite playlist Essential Oil Dimension on loop for nearly a year, I decided that a spiritual successor should come soon. And thus, we have ROSE GARDEN, 2AM. While it doesn’t have as much of a fleshed … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Playlist | Tagged Amen Dunes, Angel Olsen, Antena, Art Feynman, Art of Noise, Arthur Russell, Astronauts etc, Ava Luna, Babes, Bernice, Bobb Trimble, Broadcast, Cave, Chris Cohen, Colin Blunstone, Connan Mockasin, Cornelia Murr, Deerhoof, Destroyer, Diana, Dorothy Ashby, Drugdealer, Emitt Rhodes, Frankie Beverly, Gerry Rafferty, Girma Hadgu, Gold Celeste, Hand Habits, Haruomi Hosono, Helado Negro, James Mason, Jerry Paper, Jessica Pratt, Julia Holter, Kadhja Bonet, Kali Uchis, kevin krauter, Kikagaku Moyo, Laura Groves, Laure Briard, Les Baxter, Magnetophonique, Maze, Mega Bog, Men I Trust, Mr. Twin Sister, Mulatu Astatke, NADINE, Nagisa Ni Te, Nina Simone, Nu Guinea, Playlist, Prefab Sprout, Pure X, Sade, sales, The Avalanches, The Durutti Column, The Supreme Jubilees, Tim Maia, Tirzah, Todd Rundgren, tops, Virna Lindt, Washed Out, Weyes Blood, Y La Bamba | Leave a comment

Playlist – Essential Oil Dimension: An Olfactory Fantasy

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Very Warm

ESSENTIAL OIL DIMENSION: AN OLFACTORY FANTASY is a playlist based on a thought that came to me after seeing the band Destroyer. I couldn’t believe how tight the band was despite playing in these weird, spaced out grooves. The singer … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Al Stewart, Amen Dunes, Arthur Russell, Atlas Sound, Ava Luna, Bernice, Blood Orange, Broadcast, Carole King, Caroline Says, Charlie Hilton, Connan Mockasin, Cuushe, Destroyer, Donnie & Joe Emerson, Drugdealer, Electronic, Everything But The Girl, Faith Healer, Folk, ice choir, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Jerry Paper, João Gilberto, Joni Mitchell, Julia Holter, Kamasi Washington, Kelela, Khruangbin, Les Halles, Lewis Baloue, Mega Bog, Mount Kimbie, Mr. Twin Sister, Nicholas Krgovich, nite jewel, Panda Bear, Playlist, Poolside, pop, Prefab Sprout, rock, Roxy Music, Rudy Norman, Sam Evian, Sean Nicholas Savage, Solange, Stan Getz, Stereolab, The Blue Nile, The Flamingos, The Style Council, tops, Toro Y Moi, U.S. Girls, Vesuvio Solo, Virginia Wing, Weyes Blood, yacht rock | Leave a comment

Best Of 2017 :: 100 Songs

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Very Warm

My favorite 100 songs of 2017 don’t venture too far off from my favorite albums list, but still has a few untouched gems in there that I’d love for you to listen to. A lot of “indie” staples represented here … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged aldous harding, alex g, Alvvays, Amber Coffman, Ariel Pink, Beach Fossils, Beck, best of 2017, Big Thief, Björk, Blanck Mass, Blue Hawaii, Brockhampton, carly rae jepsen, CCFX, Charli XCX, Charlotte Gainsbourg, chino amobi, Circuit Des Yeux, Colin Stetson, Colleen, Colter Wall, danny l harle, demen, Destroyer, DJ Seinfeld, Drab Majesty, drake, Faye Webster, Fever Ray, first hate, Four Tet, Frank Ocean, Future, Giant Claw, Gunn-Truscinski Duo, Hand Habits, hoops, Hundred Waters, Hurray For The Riff Raff, j hus, jacaszek, jacques greene, Japanese Breakfast, Jay Som, jens lekman, Jessica Lea Mayfield, julie byrne, Kedr Livanskiy, Kelela, Kelly Lee Owens, Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Morby, King Krule, Knox Fortune, Kotomi, Land Of Talk, Laurel Halo, Lawrence Rothman, Madeline Kenney, Makthaverskan, Margo Price, Men I Trust, migos, Molly Burch, Mount Kimbie, natalia lafourcade, nite jewel, Omni, Palm, Playboi Carti, pond, priests, Richard Dawson, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Ross From Friends, sam amidon, Sampha, sandy, Sassy 009, shabazz palaces, She-Devils, Slowdive, Smerz, Sneaks, SoulMates, Sudan Archives, Superorganism, SZA, The Spirit Of The Beehive, Tonstartssbandht, tops, TR/ST, Trust, Vince Staples, Washed Out, Weed, yaeji, Yumi Zouma, Yves Tumor, Zola Jesus | Leave a comment

Best Of 2017 :: 10 Shows

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Very Warm

I haven’t crunched all the numbers yet, but I’m fairly certain that in 2017 I saw the most shows ever in one year… out of anyone who’s ever lived. Joking aside, I truly have not seen more shows in one … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged aldous harding, Colin Stetson, Daniel Bachman, El Guincho, Foodman, Giant Claw, Hand Habits, Jessy Lanza, Julianna Barwick, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Kate NV, Kelela, Nai Palm, New Order, NV, pond, sam amidon, Sneaks, St. Vincent, tops, Washed Out, Yo La Tengo, Zola Jesus | 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

Recommended Albums: June 2017

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Very Warm

This here’s the first installment of Recommended Albums where I bring in the “new format” from my previous few list posts. I have a lot of fun with it and people seem to enjoy it so there we go. June … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 2 Chainz, Amber Coffman, Ariel Pink, Beach Fossils, Beach House, best of 2017, Big Thief, Chastity Belt, DJ Sports, Elder, Ex Eye, Fieldhead, Fleet Foxes, Guerilla Toss, Jakob Ogawa, Kedr Livanskiy, Kevin Morby, Kirin J Callinan, Lapalux, Laurel Halo, Lorde, Palm, recommended albums, tops, Vince Staples, Washed Out | Leave a comment

2017 So Far :: 40 Songs

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Very Warm

Here are forty of my favorite songs from 2017, ten of which are ranked and 30 listed alphabetically. The top 10 all have little descriptors with them similar to my 2017 So Far :: 30 Albums list I posted earlier. … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged aldous harding, alex g, Arca, Beach Fossils, best of 2017, Big Thief, carly rae jepsen, chino amobi, Colin Stetson, danny l harle, first hate, Hand Habits, hoops, Hundred Waters, Hurray For The Riff Raff, j hus, jacaszek, jens lekman, julie byrne, Kedr Livanskiy, Kendrick Lamar, Kirin J Callinan, Land Of Talk, Laurel Halo, migos, Molly Burch, natalia lafourcade, nite jewel, Palm, Pile, Playboi Carti, pond, priests, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, sam amidon, Sampha, sandy, Sneaks, tops, Weed, yaeji, Yves Tumor | Leave a comment

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Playlist: A Summer Can Last A Decade – An Enduring Paradise

Playlist – Rose Garden, 2AM: A Hallucination Infatuation

Playlist – Essential Oil Dimension: An Olfactory Fantasy

Best Of 2017 :: 100 Songs

Best Of 2017 :: 10 Shows

Best Of 2017 :: 50 Albums

Recommended Albums: June 2017

2017 So Far :: 40 Songs

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