What's Good (Week of 10/6)

The cover for Black Ends' album "Psychotic Spew". It features a mannequin or puppet boy in front of a stone wall.

You made it through another week, so treat yourself to some good tunes with What's Good! We've got a really good crop this go 'round, including:

New Albums

  • Black Ends
  • Chat Pile
  • E L U C I D
  • Mutant Academy
  • Nicolay
  • Sam Wilkes
  • 7xvethegenius

New Singles

  • Biig Piig
  • Blockhead
  • Bruiser Wolf & Zack Fox
  • Flying Lotus
  • Kim Deal
  • Obongjayar
  • Yukimi

And a ton more, but first, some Bonus Beats.

Bonus Beats

The Best Revenge Is Living Well: An Interview with Roxanne Shanté
The Queensbridge battle queen reflects on the Roxanne Wars to balancing motherhood, hosting her Rock the Bells radio show to receiving the Hip Hop Grandmasters Award from the Paid in Full Foundatio…

Tracy Kawalik interviewed the legendary queen from Queensbridge, Roxanne Shante, on her career and life for the almighty Passion of the Weiss.

Plant Care Zine & Seeds “Your Own Light at the End of Decay” from TV-MA
Plant Care Zine & Seeds “Your Own Light at the End of Decay” from TV-MA

TV-MA is offering a zine to go along with the release of The Light at the End of Decay, which includes seeds from their very own garden for you to care for. You can cop the zine standlone at the link above, and it also is available with purchase of the CD version of the album (also via Bandcamp). He's also on tour, starting tonight San Francisco at Dead End Vintage/Dead Noise Station!

Thee Marloes took a visit to Surabaya, Indonesia's Abidin Studio Hall for a performance of "Beri Cinta Waktu" from their recent LP Perak.

Dj.Fresh took The SOS Band's Feeling for a Chopped-And-Screwed spin over on his YouTube channel.

Jonwayne gave the MPC One some love for Jon Makes Beats, and gave us a tasty beat.

Issue #72: A Conversation with Hurray for the Riff Raff by Don't Rock The Inbox

"It's a practice to resist."

Read on Substack

Natalie Weiner sat down with Alynda Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff to dig into their album The Past Is Still Alive (from which, you can check out the new video for "Buffalo" down below).


Music

Frankie Jax No Mad - NO RELATION (From THANKS FOR UNDERSTANDING, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Kim Deal - A Good Time Pushed (From No One Loves You More, out on 11/22. Preorder: Bandcamp | 4AD, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Slick Devious - Wabi Sabi (From You Can Tell the Truth, I'm Not a Stool Pigeon, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Scowl - Special (Out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Thirdface - Midian (From Ministerial Cafeteria, 11/1. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

D2x - Fire (From the upcoming The Hunger Era. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

jerrard - 3...2...1 (Out now, a loosie, for now.)

Paten Locke - TheNeverEnder feat. Akrobatik (From Dance On My Grave, out on 10/29 Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Jeff Parker + ETA IVtet - Late Autumn (From The Way Out of Easy, out 11/22. Preorder: Bandcamp | Physicals via Nonesuch Records, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

tp Dutchkiss - Song for Ugne feat. James Riotto (From high functioning, out on 10/25. Preorder: Bandcamp | Leaving Records, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Anna Wise - coals (Out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Clairo - Love Songs (Margo Guryan cover) (From Like Someone I Know: A Celebration of Margo Guryan, out on 11/8 Preorder: Bandcamp | Sub Pop Mega Mart, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Tuxedo - Think Twice (From Tuxedo IV, out on 11/1. Preorder: Bandcamp | Vinyl via Mayer Hawthorne's website, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Kim Gordon - Bangin' On The Freeway (From The Collective (Deluxe Edition), out now digitally. LP with bonus 7-inch including "Bangin' On The Freeway" and "ECRP" out December 13th. Preorder: Bandcamp | Kung Fu Merch, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

DJ Muggs, Crimeapple, & RLX - Spike Lee Joint (From the upcoming Los Pollos Hermanos. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Flying Lotus - Ingo Swann (Out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Warp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

DJ Rude One - Elegant feat. Roc Marciano (From Upper Space, out on 10/18. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Illa J & Ash Walker - Vibe (From Off Days in London, out now. Preorder: Bandcamp | BBE Music, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Yukimi - Break Me Down (Out now. Preorder: Bandcamp | Ninja Tune, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Nicolay - Take Care feat. Carlitta Durrand (From Terra Firma, out now. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

MF DOOM - One Beer (Madlib Remix) (From MM..FOOD 20th Anniversary Edition, 11/15. Preorder: Bandcamp | Physicals, digital and merch via Gas Drawls, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Bruiser Wolf & Zack Fox - MOUNTAIN LION (Out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Fendi P - Benz Boyz feat. Curren$y (From Worth Every Dollar 2, out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Obongjayar - Tomorrow Man (From the Just My Luck/Tomorow Man single, out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Rob Cave - Carpe Per Diem (From God Dose, out now. Purchase/Stream: Bandcamp)

Philmore Greene - Whole Time feat. Skyzoo & Rashid Hadee (From The Grand Design, out on 10/25. Preorder: Bandcamp | Physicals via Mello Music Group, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Mutant Academy - Paranoid (From KEEP HOLLY ALIVE, out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Aan - Laced and Lost (From Over The Mountain, out on 12/6. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Jimmie D & Nicholas Craven - Rudimentary feat. Pay$o & Raz Fresco (Out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

The Underachievers - Have Nots (Out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Jorja Smith - Lately (Remix) feat. Craig David (From falling or flying (Deluxe), out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Dillon & Batsauce - Goin' Viral (From What Have We Done, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Merch bundles via Full Plate, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Blockhead - Dolphin Lundgren (From Mortality Is Lit!, out on 11/22 Preorder: Bandcamp | Vinyl via Blockhead's store, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

7xvethegenius - Dirty Nikes (From Death of Deuce, out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Biig Piig - Decimel (Out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Hurray for the Riff Raff - Buffalo (From The Past Is Still Alive, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Merch and physicals via Hurray for the Riff Raff Official Store, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Sam Wilkes - Descending (Frue) (From iiyo iiyo iiyo, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Brainorchestra - You Don't Know Me feat. Sonnyjim (From The Stone Tablet, 10/25. Purchase the single: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

The Doppelgangaz - Uwu (From G Pack, Vol. 6, out on 10/25. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Nate Mercereau - Excellent Traveler Theme (From Excellent Traveler, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Vinyl via Third Man Records, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify | YouTube Fireplace Visualizer)

Black Ends - Suppin' On Strange (From Psychotic Spew, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Youth Riot Records, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Chat Pile - Shame (From Cool World, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | The Flenser, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify | YouTube)

Paul White - Runway (From Peace In Chaos, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Small Professor - your whole aura is plexiglass (From i had to be a watchmaker in the past, out now. Purchase/Stream: Bandcamp)

E L U C I D - 14.4 (From REVELATOR, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Fat Possum, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Ovrkast. - CUT UP (From KAST GOT WINGS, out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

The Mouse Outfit - Got Me Lookin' feat. Millie Mountain & KOJ + AyiTe (Out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)


Playlists

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That does it for this week. Be sure to share this with your folks, and don't hesitate to let me know what you're listening to this weekend down in the comments. Take care, and make good choices.

DJ Regular

DJ Regular

Game and Music Lover. Writer. Unfortunate optimist. "Spare me the Hallmark Karl Marx."
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