Find Something
About
A stream of consciousness music blog, active since 2010. Established in Ann Arbor, MI, currently in NYC.
Send me music: warmsubmissions @ gmail
I hope you enjoy your time here.
-
Join 55 other subscribers
Upcoming Releases:
2026 Releases Coming Soon!
Recommended Albums:
- November 2025
- October 2025
- September 2025
- August 2025
- July 2025
- June 2025
- May 2025
- April 2025
- March 2025
- February 2025
- January 2025
- November 2024
- October 2024
- September 2024
- August 2024
- July 2024
- June 2024
- May 2024
- April 2024
- March 2024
- February 2024
- January 2024
- November 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- November & December 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
Best Of Lists:
- Best of 2025 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2020-2024 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2020-2024 :: 100 Albums
- 2024 Retrospective
- Best of 2024 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2024 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2024 :: Live Shows
- 2023 Retrospective
- Best of 2023 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2023 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2023 :: Live Shows
- 2022 Retrospective
- Best of 2022 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2022 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2022 :: Live Shows
- Best of 2022 :: 10 EPs
- 2021 Retrospective
- Best of 2021 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2021 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2021 :: Live Shows
- Best of 2021 :: 10 EPs
- 2020 Retrospective
- Best of 2020 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2020 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2020 :: 10 EPs
- 2010s Retrospective
- Best of the 10s :: 200 Songs
- Best of the 10s :: 200 Albums
- 2019 Retrospective
- Best of 2019 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2019 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2019 :: Live Shows
- Best of 2019 :: 10 EPs
- 2018 Retrospective
- Best of 2018 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2018 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2018 :: Live Shows
- Best of 2018 :: 10 EPs
- Best of the 00s :: 100 Albums (Rework)
- 2017 Retrospective
- Best of 2017 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2017 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2017 :: 10 Shows
- Best of 2017 :: 10 EPs
- Revisiting 2013
- 2016 Retrospective
- Best of 2016 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2016 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2016 :: 15 EPs
- Best of 2016 :: Honorable Mentions
- 2015 Retrospective
- Best of 2015 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2015 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2015 :: 15 EPs
- Best of 2015 :: Honorable Mentions
- Best of 2010 – 2014 :: 50 Albums
- 2014 Retrospective
- Best of 2014 :: 50 Songs
- Best of 2014 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2014 :: 10 EPs
- Best of 2014 :: Honorable Mentions
- 2013 Retrospective
- Best of 2013 :: 40 Songs
- Best of 2013 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2013 :: 10 Weirdos
- Best of 2013 :: 15 EPs
- Best of 2013 :: Honorable Mentions
- 2012 Retrospective
- Best of 2012 :: 102 Songs
- Best of 2012 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2012 :: Honorable Mentions
- 2011 Retrospective
- Best of 2011 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2011 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2011 :: 20 Remixes
- Best of 2011 :: Honorable Mentions
- 2010 Retrospective
- Best of 2010 :: 100 Songs
- Best of 2010 :: 50 Albums
- Best of 2010 :: 20 New Bands
- Best of 2010 :: 25 Music Videos
- Best of the 00s :: 100 Albums
- Best of 2009 :: 20 Albums
- Best of the 90s :: 100 Albums
Warm Visions Playlists:
- Best Songs of the 2020s So Far
- Best Songs of 2024
- Best Songs of 2023
- Best Songs of 2022
- Best Songs of 2021
- Best Songs of 2020
- 2010 – 2019 – The Master List
- Best Songs of The 2010s
- Best Songs of 2019
- Best Songs of 2018
- Best Songs of 2017
- Best Songs of 2016
- Best Songs of 2015
- Best Songs of 2014
- Best Songs of 2013
- Best Songs of 2012
- Best Songs of 2011
- Best Songs of 2010
- Essential ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
- Essential BEACH HOUSE
- Essential BECK
- Essential BJÖRK
- Essential CAMERA OBSCURA
- Essential DAFT PUNK
- Essential DEERHUNTER
- Essential DESTROYER
- Essential HUNDRED WATERS
- Essential ST. VINCENT
- Essential TOPS
- Amazeballs – High School Sim
- A Summer Can Be A Playlist ’12
- A Summer Can Last A Decade
- Baile Brasil! – Boogie to Bossa
- Beach Ball Hell – Chillwave
- Blush Vortex – Pop Crush
- Ecstatic Affluence – JP City Pop
- Electric Eel Boogie – Sizzle
- Ennui Potpourri – Late Winter
- Essential Oil Dimension – Vibes
- Heist on the Highway – Funk
- I Dreamt Of Reeds Again – Wistful
- It Felt Good To Be Alone – Sad
- Locked In – Productivity / Run
- Mauve Malaise – Dusk & Dark
- Melting Portal Vision – Synth Drift
- My Black T-Shirt – Metal
- Nightlife Daydream – City Pop 2
- Ochre Overture – Autumn Feel
- Old-Growth, New Sprouts – Growing
- Patchouli Sunrise – Peaceful Folk
- Rose Garden, 2AM – Infatuated
- Sand Dollar Jukebox – Summer
- Submerged Reflection – Hazy
- Sun Glitters on Cool Water – Shine
- Sunset High Dive – HypeM Replica
- 【☆sweet dream☆】 – Calm
- Winter Jacket Love Letter – Road
- Your Peculiar Glow – Light Bender
- 100% Humidity – Hazy Groove 2
10 Best Songs:
Recommended Blogs:
Webcomics:
Time Machine
About
A stream of consciousness music blog, active since 2010. Established in Ann Arbor, MI, currently in NYC.
Send me music: warmsubmissions @ gmail
I hope you enjoy your time here.
Tag Archives: Vampire Weekend
2023 Retrospective – 100 Discoveries, Obsessions and True Moments + Listening Stats
Here we go folks – it’s honestly my biggest 2023-related post of the year. This was the ninth year I’ve actively kept track of the songs that have sculpted my year. Whether they added clay or shaped me into who I am, these songs were the soundtrack to everything as it happened. Continue reading →
Posted in Music
|
Tagged Amaarae, Angelo Badalamenti, Aretha Franklin, Armand Hammer, Arthur Russell, Arthur Verocai, Augustus Pablo, Bart, Being Dead, Big Thief, Billy Woods, Blonde Redhead, Bowery Electric, Bridget St. John, Chaba Fadela, Chuquimamani-Condori, Cluster, Cole Pulice, Confidence Man, Courtesy, dada Joãozinho, Deradoorian, Devendra Banhart, DJ Seinfeld, Emahoy Tsegue Mariam Gebru, Emeralds, En Attendant Ana, Exodus, Faye Webster, Fever Ray, Gia Margaret, Hayden Pedigo, Heather Woods Broderick, jacques greene, Jai Paul, Jessy Lanza, Joanna Newsom, Joanna Sternberg, Joanne Robertson, John Carroll Kirby, Kate NV, Kelela, Kenny Segal, Led Zeppelin, Liaisons Dangereuses, m83, Maple Glider, Marci, Marvin Gaye, Mass of the Fermenting Dregs, Maya Ongaku, Meernaa, Mega Bog, Miles Davis, Mitski, ML Buch, Natural Wonder Beauty Concept, Neon Indian, NewJeans, Overmono, Palm, Pat Metheny Group, Patti Smith, Pearl and the Oysters, Powers / Pulice / Rolin, Radiohead, retrospective, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Scree, Shygirl, Sofia Kourtesis, Stars Of The Lid, Sun Araw, Television, Tensnake, The Beatles, The Books, The Cure, The Replacements, the sea and cake, The Sundays, The Verve, Tinashe, Tirzah, TisaKorean, Truth Club, U.S. Girls, Unwound, Vampire Weekend, Wednesday, Westerman, XTC, Yo La Tengo, Young Fathers
|
Leave a comment
Recommended Albums: May 2023
Arriving late aka arriving on time for Warm Visions, it’s May’s Recommended Albums post. Unfortunately I didn’t make the 10-album ceiling, but these are eight very quality records. Also, cut me some slack. I had to move at the end … Continue reading →
Posted in Music
|
Tagged 79.5, Billy Woods, Colin Stetson, Ferkat Al Ard, Gia Margaret, Jam City, Kassa Overall, Kenny Segal, L CON, Led Zeppelin, Mass of the Fermenting Dregs, Mega Bog, Overmono, Rahill, recommended albums, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Symphony Orchestra, Tinariwen, Vampire Weekend, Westerman
|
Leave a comment
2010s Retrospective: 10 Years of Discoveries, Obsessions and True Moments
Well folks, welcome to my most indulgent, most confessional, most self-referential and truly most vain post on the blog. This is probably playing it up, but I’ve written a lot about myself on here. The dang header image is literally … Continue reading →
Posted in Music, Playlist
|
Tagged 100 gecs, 2814, A$AP ROCKY, Alan Lomax, aldous harding, Alvvays, Alyus, Amen Dunes, Anamanaguchi, Andy Shauf, Angel Olsen, Animal Collective, Aphex Twin, Arca, Arcade Fire, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Arthur Russell, Arthur Verocai, Ata Kak, Ava Luna, Azealia Banks, Babes, Badge Époque Ensemble, Baroness, Battles, Beach Fossils, Beach House, Beck, Bernice, Best Coast, Best of the 2010s, best of the decade, Beyonce, Big Boi, Big Star, Big Thief, Björk, Blank Banshee, Blue Sky Black Death, Boa, Boards of Canada, Boat Club, Bodywash, Boris, Bowery Electric, Boy Harsher, brian eno, Broadcast, Brutus, Buck 65, Built To Spill, Burial, Camera Obscura, carly rae jepsen, Caroline Rose, Cassiano, Cat Power, CHAI, Chance The Rapper, Charli XCX, Chastity Belt, Chelsea Wolfe, Chick Corea, chino amobi, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Chromatics, Circuit Des Yeux, Clams Casino, cloud nothings, Cocteau Twins, Cole M.G.N., Colin Stetson, Colleen, Connan Mockasin, Craft Spells, Crying, Cults, Cut Copy, D'Angelo, D.R.A.M., Daft Punk, Daniel Bachman, Das Racist, Daughters, David Bowie, Dawn Richard, Deafheaven, Dean Blunt, death grips, Deerhunter, Delorean, Denzel Curry, Destroyer, DIIV, dirty beaches, Disclosure, Discovery, DJ Koze, DJ Rashad, DJ Shadow, Djeli Moussa Diawara, Dntel, Domenique Dumont, Donnie & Joe Emerson, Dusk, Earl Sweatshirt, ECO VIRTUAL, Eddie Kendricks, El Guincho, El Polen, Elite Gymnastics, Eluvium, Empress Of, Erika de Casier, Eskimeaux, Everything But The Girl, FaltyDL, Fang Island, Fatboy Slim, Father John Misty, Fear Of Men, Felt, Fetty Wap, Fever Ray, Fiona Apple, FKA Twigs, Fleet Foxes, Ford & Lopatin, Four Tet, Frank Ocean, Frankie Cosmos, Friendly Fires, Fucked Up, Future, Future Islands, G Flip, gang gang dance, Gauntlet Hair, Geinoh Yamashirogumi, Gillian Welch, Givers, Glasser, Gobble Gobble, Gorillaz, Grave Babies, Grimes, Grouper, Guided By Voices, Hailu Mergia, Hallelujah Chicken Run Band, Hand Habits, Have A Nice Life, HEALTH, Heathered Pearls, hiroshi sato, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Hiss Golden Messenger, Holly Herndon, Holy Fuck, Holy Ghost!, Hooray For Earth, Hop Along, How to Dress Well, Hundred Waters, Hurray For The Riff Raff, I'm With Her, IAN SWEET, ice choir, Infinity Shred, J Dilla, Jai Paul, James Blake, Jamie xx, Janelle Monae, Japandroids, Jay Reatard, Jenny Hval, Jeremy Zuckerman, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Jessica Pratt, Jessy Lanza, Joanna Newsom, joe hisaishi, John Talabot, Joni Mitchell, Juan Wauters, Julia Holter, Julianna Barwick, julie byrne, Jurgen Muller, Kacey Musgraves, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Kanye West, Kasper Marott, Kate NV, Kaytranada, Kedr Livanskiy, Kelela, Kelly Moran, Kendrick Lamar, Kenny Beats, kevin krauter, Kevin Morby, Killer Mike, King Krule, Kirin J Callinan, Koh Ohtani, Konradsen, Krill, Lana Del Rey, Lapalux, Laura Cortese, Laurel Halo, LCD Soundsystem, Lemon Demon, Lemonade, Life Without Buildings, LINGUA IGNOTA, Little Dragon, Little Simz, Local Natives, Lone, Lonnie Holley, LVL UP, m83, mac demarco, Madvillain, Majical Cloudz, Major Lazer, Malcolm McLaren, Mariya Takeuchi, Marvin Gaye, Masayoshi Takanaka, Massive Attack, Megan Thee Stallion, Melody's Echo Chamber, Merchandise, MGMT, MIA, Mica Levi, Midlake, migos, Miharu Koshi, Mission Of Burma, Mister Lies, Mitski, Momoko Kikuchi, Moons, Mount Eerie, Mountain Man, Mr. Twin Sister, Mulatu Astatke, Mustafa Ozkent Orchestre, My Bloody Valentine, Nada Surf, Nami Shimada, natalia lafourcade, Neil Young, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Neon Indian, New Order, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nicolas Jaar, Nosaj Thing, Oneohtrix Point Never, Opaline, Ovlov, Owen Pallett, Parquet Courts, Peggy Gou, perfect pussy, PJ Harvey, Playboi Carti, Playlist, Porches, Portishead, Prefab Sprout, Prince, Pure X, Purity Ring, Quality Cinema, quirke, Radiator Hospital, Rae Sremmurd, Real Estate, Red House Painters, Resavoir, retrospective, Ricky Eat Acid, Rico Nasty, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Ryan Hemsworth, Sacred Paws, Saintseneca, Sam Evian, Sarah Neufeld, Sassy 009, Schoolboy Q, scntfc, Seoul, Sergei Rachmaninoff, shabazz palaces, Shlohmo, Sicko Mobb, Silver Jews, Simian Mobile Disco, Skee Mask, Slayyyter, Sleigh Bells, Slint, Slow Warm Death, Slowdive, Smerz, Smith Westerns, Sonic Youth, Sophie, St. Vincent, Stereolab, Submerse, sufjan stevens, Sun Araw, Sun Kil Moon, Swearin, Sweet Valley, Sylvan Esso, Takao, Tame Impala, Tennis, The Avalanches, The Beach Boys, The Beths, The Blow, The Blue Nile, The Books, the caretaker, The Field, The Flamingos, The Futureheads, The Goat Rodeo Sessions, The Joy Formidable, The Knife, The Mighty Hannibal, The Music Tapes, The Pillows, The Radio Dept., The Range, The Replacements, The Smiths, The Stone Roses, The Strokes, The Sundays, The Supreme Jubilees, The Thermals, The Weeknd, Tim Hecker, Tim Maia, Tirzah, TNGHT, Tobacco, Todd Terje, tops, Toro Y Moi, TR/ST, Trailer Trash Tracys, Tune-Yards, Ty Segall, U.S. Girls, Ultrademon, United Sacred Harp Musical Association, Vampire Weekend, Vanessa De Mata, Vanishing Twin, Vince Staples, Vumani, Washed Out, Wave Racer, Wavves, Waxahatchee, Wednesday Campanella, Weed, Weyes Blood, Whitney, Wild Beasts, Wild Nothing, Women, Wu Fei, Xiu Xiu, Y La Bamba, Yeasayer, Yo La Tengo, Young Galaxy, Young Thug, Yuck, Yves Tumor, Zola Jesus, Zoo Kid
|
Leave a comment
2013 Retrospective
After many, many months, I’ve finally wrapped up my Retrospective series for the 2010s. By Retrospective, I mean collecting 100 songs that essential were the soundtrack to the year as it happened to me. Songs that I listen to and … Continue reading →
Posted in Music
|
Tagged Anamanaguchi, Aphex Twin, Arca, Asobi Seksu, Aye Nako, Beach Fossils, Beck, Best of 2013, Bibio, Blank Banshee, Blood Orange, Boards of Canada, Buke & Gase, Burial, Chelsea Wolfe, Clams Casino, Clipping, Courtney Barnett, Crying, Cut Copy, Daft Punk, Deafheaven, Dean Blunt, death grips, Deerhunter, Diarrhea Planet, Disclosure, Dive, DJ Rashad, ECO VIRTUAL, FaltyDL, Fear Of Men, FKA Twigs, Fuji Grid TV, Geinoh Yamashirogumi, Grave Babies, Grouper, HEALTH, Hop Along, Iceage, Infinity Shred, J Dilla, Jai Paul, James Blake, Jay Reatard, Joanna Newsom, Jon Hopkins, Julia Holter, Julianna Barwick, Jurgen Muller, Kanye West, Kelela, Kirin J Callinan, Kurt Vile, Laura Cortese, Laurel Halo, M.I.A., Machinedrum, Merchandise, Mikal Cronin, Mr. Muthafuckin Exquire, My Bloody Valentine, Neutral Milk Hotel, Oneohtrix Point Never, Onra, Ovlov, Pity Sex, Postiljonen, Quality Cinema, retrospective, Shlohmo, Slow Warm Death, Sophie, Still Corners, Sun Araw, Swearin, Sweet Valley, T. Rex, The Angelic Process, The Knife, The Mighty Hannibal, The Music Tapes, The Radio Dept., The Range, The Underachievers, Tim Hecker, Tirzah, Tobacco, Todd Terje, Vampire Weekend, Van Morrison, Waxahatchee, William Basinski, Young Fathers, Young Galaxy
|
Leave a comment
2010 Retrospective
If you’re familiar with this blog, you’ll know (or recollect) that starting in 2014, I’ve posted “Retrospectives” at the end of every year wrapping up all the music that made the year memorable or special in chronological order. Knowing me, … Continue reading →
Posted in Music
|
Tagged Arcade Fire, Beach House, Best Coast, best of 2010, Big Boi, Buck 65, Burial, Camera Obscura, Can, cloud nothings, Crooked Still, Crystal Castles, CSS, Cults, Das Racist, Deerhunter, Delorean, Depeche Mode, Destroyer, Die Antwoord, DJ Shadow, El Guincho, Elliott Smith, Fang Island, Fatboy Slim, Fever Ray, Fiona Apple, Flying Lotus, Friendly Fires, girls, Givers, Glasser, Gobble Gobble, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Goldfish, Gorillaz, Grizzly Bear, Here We Go Magic, hot chip, How to Dress Well, Jackson 5, James Blake, Janelle Monae, Joanna Newsom, Kanye West, keepaway, Kid Cudi, LCD Soundsystem, Lemonade, Local Natives, M.I.A., m83, Madvillain, Massive Attack, Modest Mouse, Muse, My Bloody Valentine, Nada Surf, Neon Indian, New Order, Owen Pallett, Pavement, retrospective, Rostam, Salem, serengeti, She & Him, Sleigh Bells, Smith Westerns, Smog, Sonic Youth, Spoon, sufjan stevens, Sunset Rubdown, Talking Heads, Tame Impala, Tanlines, The Avalanches, The Black Keys, The Futureheads, The Good The Bad and the Queen, The Knife, The Morning Benders, The Radio Dept., The Strokes, The Thermals, Thee Oh Sees, Titus Andronicus, Tobacco, Vampire Weekend, Wavves, Weezer, Wild Nothing, Women, Xiu Xiu, Yeasyer
|
1 Comment
The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s
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
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
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
The 100 Best Albums Of The 2000s (2018 Version)
With the end of the 10s rapidly approaching and with it, an inevitable decade-recapping list, I felt a deep inspiration to look back at my previous effort to summarize a decade’s musical output. I made a list of The 100 … Continue reading →
Posted in Music
|
Tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, Animal Collective, Arcade Fire, Beach House, Beck, Björk, Boards of Canada, Boris, Broadcast, Broken Social Scene, Burial, Camera Obscura, Cat Power, Colleen, Daft Punk, Death Cab For Cutie, Deerhunter, Destroyer, Dirty Projectors, Dntel, Fever Ray, Fleet Foxes, Flying Lotus, Fred Squire, Fucked Up, Ghostface Killah, Gillian Welch, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Gorillaz, Grizzly Bear, Grouper, Have A Nice Life, HEALTH, Interpol, J Dilla, Jay Reatard, jens lekman, Joanna Newsom, Julie Doiron, Kanye West, LCD Soundsystem, Life Without Buildings, Lightning Bolt, m83, Madvillain, MF Doom, Midlake, Modest Mouse, Mount Eerie, Outkast, Panda Bear, PJ Harvey, Portishead, Radiohead, sam amidon, Sleater-Kinney, Smog, Songs: Ohia, Sonic Youth, St. Vincent, Stars Of The Lid, Studio, sufjan stevens, Sun Araw, Sun Kil Moon, Sweet Trip, The Avalanches, The Books, The Field, The Flaming Lips, The Killers, The Knife, The Mars Volta, The Microphones, The New Pornographers, The Postal Service, The Strokes, The Thermals, the tough alliance, The Unicorns, Vampire Weekend, Wilco, William Basinski, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Yo La Tengo
|
2 Comments
The 100 Best Albums Of The 00s (re-post)
Originally posted Feb. 13, 2011. Editor’s Note: This list was condensed into one post (it was originally 5 different posts leading up to #20 – #1 – how annoying!) and reformatted a bit on 9/20/2018. I’m thinking about revisiting this list, … Continue reading →
Posted in Music
|
Tagged Alison Krauss, And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Animal Collective, Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Art Brut, Beck, Beirut, Björk, Bloc Party, bon iver, Bright Eyes, Broken Social Scene, Burial, Camera Obscura, Coldplay, CSS, Daft Punk, Death Cab For Cutie, Death From Above 1979, Deerhunter, Dirty Projectors, Explosions In The Sky, Fever Ray, Fleet Foxes, Flotation Toy Warning, Franz Ferdinand, Gnarls Barkley, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Gorillaz, Grizzly Bear, hot chip, Interpol, Jason Mraz, Jay-Z, jens lekman, Kanye West, Lambchop, LCD Soundsystem, Lightning Bolt, m83, Madvillain, MGMT, MIA, Modest Mouse, Muse, My Dear Disco, My Morning Jacket, of Montreal, Okkervil River, Outkast, Panda Bear, Portishead, Radiohead, Robert Plant, Rogue Wave, Ryan Adams, Sigur Ros, Spoon, St. Vincent, sufjan stevens, The Avalanches, The Decemberists, The Flaming Lips, The Killers, The Knife, The Mars Volta, The Microphones, The New Pornographers, The Postal Service, The Streets, The Strokes, The Thermals, the tough alliance, The Unicorns, The White Stripes, TV On The Radio, Vampire Weekend, Wilco, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Yeasayer
|
4 Comments