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2012 Retrospective

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Very Warm

The self-indulgent Retrospective series continues, this time diving into 2012, maybe THE year that my music taste fully broke and I went from a dedicated listener + hunter of new music to a depraved lunatic. Wild times here, y’all. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged A$AP ROCKY, Amber Coffman, Andrew Bird, andy stott, Aphex Twin, Baroness, Beach House, Beck, Best of 2012, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Boris, Burial, Captain Murphy, CFCF, chairlift, Chromatics, Clams Casino, cloud nothings, Cocteau Twins, Daisuke Tanabe, Dan Deacon, Dean Blunt, death grips, DIIV, El Polen, Elite Gymnastics, Father John Misty, Fiona Apple, Frank Ocean, Frankie Rose, Glocca Morra, Grimes, Grizzly Bear, Hallelujah Chicken Run Band, Have A Nice Life, Hop Along, hot chip, Hundred Waters, Jai Paul, Japandroids, Jessica Pratt, John Talabot, Julia Holter, Kendrick Lamar, Kidkanevil, Killer Mike, Kindness, King Tuff, Koh Ohtani, Korallreven, laraaji, Laurel Halo, Le Tigre, Lemonade, Liar, Light Asylum, Lone, mac demarco, Macintosh Plus, Major Lazer, Marina, Marina and the Diamonds, Meadowlands, Melody's Echo Chamber, Memory Tapes, Merchandise, Miguel, Mister Lies, Moons, Mount Eerie, Mustafa Ozkent Orchestre, Parquet Courts, Perfume Genius, pictureplane, Purity Ring, Pylon, retrospective, Royal Headache, Ryan Hemsworth, Schoolboy Q, Sleigh Bells, Snowing, Solange, Stardust, Submerse, Swans, Taken By Trees, Tame Impala, Tennis, The Field, the men, The Microphones, The Velvet Underground, TNGHT, tops, TR/ST, Trailer Trash Tracys, Trash Talk, Ty Segall, Wild Nothing, Wu Fei, Yo La Tengo, Zero 7 | Leave a comment

The Best Albums + Songs of 2020 So Far

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Very Warm

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 →

Posted in Music | 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 | Leave a comment

Recommended Albums: April 2020

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Very Warm

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 →

Posted in Music | 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 | Leave a comment

Listen: TOPS – “Pirouette” [2020]

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Very Warm

It’s hard for me to choose a favorite off the new TOPS LP, but third track “Pirouette” has been stuck in my head for the whole week, so I thought I’d share it here. If you’re unfamiliar, TOPS have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Listen, Music | Tagged tops | Leave a 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

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

WV Playlist 009: 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

WV Playlist 007: 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

WV Playlist 004 – 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

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The Best Albums + Songs of 2020 So Far

Recommended Albums: April 2020

Listen: TOPS – “Pirouette” [2020]

WV Playlist 009: A Summer Can Last A Decade – An Enduring Paradise

WV Playlist 007: Rose Garden, 2AM – A Hallucination Infatuation

WV Playlist 004 – Essential Oil Dimension: An Olfactory Fantasy

Best Of 2017 :: 100 Songs

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