West coast hip-hop outfit Warm Brew may have released this record in January, but make no mistake: this is a summer album to the nth degree. Backed by some fantastically swirling and upbeat production, Ray Wright, Manu Li, and Serk Spliff spit stories of the good times they share in California, and prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that they deserve their new spot on Dom Kennedy's label, OPM. With a bevy of soulful anthemic hooks and that endless summer vibe, this record has a very high replay value, especially with songs like "Hold On To Her", "Whispers", "W$ Phonk", and "Live From Wimbley" on the tracklist. Ultimately, this is one of the most overlooked records from this year, criminally so. Warm Brew is definitely worth your time if you want some nice west coast hip-hop, or even if you just want an album to jam perpetually in the summer.
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