Sam Valenti IV
@VALENTI
founder, @ghostly. co-founder, All Flowers Group. playlist minder @herbsundays on @substack. he/him/his
Herb Sundays - @HerbSundays Midyear MMXXV complete A global survey of Herb faves of 2025 pt 1 and 2 - 99 cuts and some youtube only joints Art by @Michaelcina. Link in bio
When I lose control 🪩 our song Annihilation is out now! Full album drops August 22nd ghostly.lnk.to/TOPS-Annihilat…
herb sundays theme this week if i get around to it
Psycho Les (The Beatnuts) and I want to wish Hip-Hop at happy 50th birthday!
crazy heat
New music out today on Ryan Elliot’s Faith Beat label faithbeat.bandcamp.com/album/faith-be…
An email typo is sometimes refreshing, like a small vinyl needle skip from the crowd
our new single “cwtch” will be streaming everywhere wednesday, july 30th ☆ ghostly.lnk.to/crushed-no-sco…
Herb Sundays 135: Herb Presents Smooth Jazz, chosen by @Michaelcina. A reconsideration of Smooth Jazz: The radio format, the concept, and the well-tempered canon of jazz/soul/rock/pop you tried to ignore but cannot. Link in bio to playlist and newsletter.
Herb Sundays 135: Herb Presents Smooth Jazz, chosen by @Michaelcina. A reconsideration of Smooth Jazz: The radio format, the concept, and the well-tempered canon of jazz/soul/rock/pop you tried to ignore but cannot. Link in bio to playlist and newsletter.
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This month in 1986, Genesis were at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Invisible Touch", the first of five top-5 singles from the album of the same name. Did you know they were knocked off the top spot the following week by none other than @itspetergabriel with "Sledgehammer"?
"Nowadays, Drake’s influence is common. You can hear aspects of his sound — a hushed baritone coo unfurled over an eddy of fingerstyle guitar — in the intimate soul of Annahstasia..."
Nick Drake made three shimmering LPs before he died in 1974. Now a 42-track collection built around two found recordings helps illuminate his creative process. nyti.ms/45dq42t
crushed's (@crushedwrldwide) full-length debut ‘no scope’ is coming september 26th. "we’ve spent the last two years pouring every ounce of ourselves into this record and we cant wait for you to finally hear it…"
crushed's (@crushedwrldwide) full-length debut ‘no scope’ is coming september 26th. "we’ve spent the last two years pouring every ounce of ourselves into this record and we cant wait for you to finally hear it…"
<twitter voice> Gore is left out of 'best songwriters of generation' list but YALL not ready to have that convo
Happy Birthday, Martin Gore! From Depeche Mode to VCMG, from synth-pop anthems to electronic experiments — we just can't get enough of you 🎛️🎵
Belle and Sebastian - This Is Just A Modern Rock Song youtu.be/HT0grH_H-_M?si… via @YouTube
Happy Funcrusher Plus day to those of us who celebrate. One of the greatest albums of all time.
Rap History: Company Flow - ‘Funcrusher Plus’, released July 22, 1997.
Nick León (@nickleon) on Perfectly Imperfect ⭐️ The Miami-based producer and DJ stops by to tell us what he's been into.
Cool to be included in this midyear music check in put together by @VALENTI @HerbSundays and share my love for this track by ISTA that gets me every time youtu.be/fYXYZdMWPII?si… herbsundays.substack.com/p/herb-sundays…