This week a cool one from aja monet. Here’s her writing about the song.
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Hump-Day Song of the Week: Penny in the Lake by Ratboys
Today’s is from Ratboys, from their new record Singin’ to an Empty Chair.
Continue reading...Hump-Day Song of the Week: All the People by Chinese American Bear
This week’s song is brought to you because it has puppets. It’s from Chinese America Bear’s upcoming album “Dim Sum & Then Some,” due out May 8, 2026.
Continue reading...Hump-Day Song of the Week: Circles by Large
This week’s is a dreamy one from Large, off their upcoming record Marine Life.
Continue reading...Hump-Day Song of the Week: City of Heroes by Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg wrote and released this new song this past weekend dedicated to the people of Minnesota.
Continue reading...Hump-Day Song of the Week: Soft Touch by screensaver
When I first heard this (very recently) I swore it was a way older song. Nope, came out in the tail end of 2025. I guess 2025 was a long time ago, though.
Continue reading...Hump-Day Song of the Week: Cursive by Mandy, Indiana
Here’s Cursive, by Mandy, Indiana, from the upcoming album “URGH” coming out on 6 February 2026.
Continue reading...Hump-Day Song of the Week: DEATH CULT ZOMBIE by Genesis Owusu
Here’s a song so we can get the depressing January 6 post off the top of the front page but also the song rules. So: win, win.
Continue reading...Favorites, 2025
Getting towards the end of the year over here at V&V (and apparently everywhere else), and so it seems appropriate (like everywhere else) to post some favorites of the year. Here, in really no order, are some of my favorites of 2025. Now, note these are not “Bests, 2025.” I have not consumed all the media that was created in the past year, and I do not have the faculty to even judge these things on any semblance of objective scale. No, these are merely favorites. Things I liked, perhaps some more than others. Music Tunde Adebimpe...
Continue reading...Hump-Day Song of the Week: Day In The Sun (Gettin’ Wit U) by De La Soul
De La Soul are back with their 9th album, Cabin in the Sky, and while it is definitely missing Plug 2, it’s almost certainly up there in my favorite records of 2025.
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