January 2025 kicked off with a major ice storm across the U.S. and Canada dumping more than a foot of snow across multiple states and provinces. And the frost isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, with meteorologists are forecasting an imminent polar vortex for next week. "I’m no winter warrior, but something about the cold and the dark makes music hit differently; the same way summertime can turn a bop into an anthem, the frozen stretch from December to February feels perfect for curling up with a good album and burrowing into its recesses, escaping a bout of cabin fever by hopping into an artist’s world," writes perlucidum.⁠ ⁠ There were four records in particular Vivian Medithi returned to time and again. A tinted-window victory lap by wizzhavinnn; a winter wonderland of pluggnb by 1lilshine; the hushed gangster raps of lil2dow; and a genre-melting Christmastime mini-tape by danikiyoko — these mixtapes are the perfect snow day soundtracks.⁠ ⁠ Read our roundup at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ #Wi...