https://modestwalrus.com/tags/funk-rock/Recent content in Funk Rock on Modest WalrusHugoen-usWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/music/the-warmth-by-incubus/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/music/the-warmth-by-incubus/<h2 id="why-i-reacted-to-this-song">Why I Reacted To This Song</h2> <p>The whale sounds shouldn&rsquo;t work on a rock record and somehow they do, easing you in before that bass line just takes over.</p> <h2 id="original-by-artist">Original by Artist</h2> <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VeHddLI-aY8?autoplay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;end=0&amp;loop=0&amp;mute=0&amp;start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <h2 id="about-this-song">About This Song</h2> <p>&ldquo;The Warmth&rdquo; appears on Incubus&rsquo;s 1999 album Make Yourself, the record that pushed the band away from their earlier funk-metal leanings toward something more melodic and atmospheric. The track opens with whale song samples before settling into a heavy, rolling bass line courtesy of Dirk Lance, with Brandon Boyd&rsquo;s vocals sitting on top of the groove rather than fighting it.</p>