Sitting in his girlfriend’s sorority house, singer-songwriter James Bunning could only fantasize about what it would be like to live in a place with conditions other than the grimy arrangements college housing brings to mind.

The start of a new year always holds a feeling of excitement in anticipation of what is to come, from personal events waiting to be experienced to the release of the albums that create the soundtracks of people’s lives.

The brick walls invited me into their warmth, begging me to sit down and listen as the stage lights created shadows and a soft, dull glow against the deep red.

Getting lost in the moment, dreaming and sharing this sense of community make So Many Wizards who they are and essentially culminate in the release of their dreamy debut album, “Warm Nothing.”