What's Good (Bandcamp Friday Edition - Week of 8/31)
Bandcamp Friday is upon us again, and like we always do about this time, it's a special edition of What's Good. In addition to all the new joints today like:
New Albums
- AJ Suede
- CRIMEAPPLE & V Don
- El Michels Affair
- freespottie & thefoodlord
- Sankofa & Tali Rodriguez
- Venna
New Singles
- Darko The Super & andrew
- HUMAN ERROR CLUB & Kenny Segal
- Ivan Ave
- Lexa Gates
- Nolan The Ninja
- Princess Nokia
- YL & Another Planet (Lungs & Phiik)
Thanks to Bandcamp waving their share for the day, artists and labels get 100% of the profits from each sale. Also, artists and labels are taking the opportunity to get some sales and special offers off. Here's just a few of them:
Bandcamp Friday Deals
- Three Dollar Pistol: The good brothers from the Wrecking Crew are offering flash sales on a couple of vinyl releases, with BLUu Edwards' (Curly Castro and Small Professor) All We Need is Kill and sleepingdogs' DOGSTOEVSKY both marked down to $15
- FXCK RXP: FXCK RXP is taking 25% off all their Bandcamp exclusives variants, just use the code WHATIF. They're also offering 25% off all vinyl on their website through Monday @ Midnight PST.
- Lana Del Rabies: Released today, Lana Del Rabies' one-off live Experimental Power Electronics set at Trade School in Altadena, CA on July 7th, 2025.
- Insubordinate Records: 10% off everything on the Insubordinate Records Bandcamp with the code WEIRD for today only, including Yesterday's Weirdness is Tomorrow's Reason Why.
- Prefuse 73: Take 95% off everything from the Failing Institute series and Tapes upon Tapes sample packs with the code setaprice95off. From Prefuse 73 themselves, "...I couldn’t figure out how to set up a: “name your own price” option that I liked...so, I set up a 95% off everything (that isn’t owned by a label) and I encourage everyone to use this to your advantage if you don’t have the means. I’d really love to see the existing digital releases here on vinyl / cassette) - so maybe this a bit of a fundraiser as well. - There are over 5 releases here and it’s a bit overwhelming but would be beautiful to see it finally happen."
- Sankofa: Sankofa is opening up the KOFA CARD CLUB CARD which along with a physical 'Kofa trading card "gets you a digital download of everything I drop in 2026, plus 50% off any physical drop."
That's just a small sample, but like I said everything you cop from Bandcamp today puts more bread in an artists' pocket, sale or no. Happy hunting. Now with that out of the way, let's get into this week's foolishiness with some Bonus Beats.
Playlists
TIDAL
TIDAL: What's Good Playlist - Week of 8/31/25
YouTube
Bonus Beats
Natalie Weiner
The queen Natalie Weiner writes for Don't Rock The Inbox about country and folk icon Nanci Griffith and the uneven application of "legacy" between men and women in music:
Legacy requires respect, and typically respect from (white) men — otherwise known as the ones most often in position to create canons and litigate legacies. It's why there are thousands of books on the Beatles and the Stones and just two extremely recent ones on Big Mama Thornton; why Dolly had to get old enough to no longer be threatening before she was truly recognized as a legend (and still, it's mostly the ferocity of her female fanbase that's put her in this position more than any sea change from the men who too often write our histories).
Video Dave was recently out on tour in Slovakia playing the Pohoda Festival, and had an accoustic session with Bene:
Bene put together the tour after he got us booked to play at Pohoda Festival which is an amazing annual event out there. We played Saturday night, the same day as Iggy Pop, and Queens of the Stoneage which is just a crazy sentence to be able to type out....
On Friday afternoon we were invited to record a video performance for Pohoda Festival digital, we were happy to get that chance.
Dash Lewis
Dash Lewis chats with Gabe 'Nandez and Preservation on how Sortilège came together:
In the press materials, a notable talking point emphasized the big, heavy drums throughout. Pres, what about this project dictated the necessity for drums versus some of the more spare work that you've done in the past?
P: In listening to Gabe’s previous work, he just likes to spit. You need something to back that up, to push that through. And I had to show motherfuckers that I had some fucking beats. [Gabe laughs] That other stuff is not beats. I would have drummers hit me and say, "I love this," and I would ask, "There are no drums, so why do you like it?" And they're like, "Yeah, but there is, they just don't hear it!" So, I just had to kind of rep and be like, I do all of this. I come from all of it. For Gabe, he just needed some slappers; he needed some knock on that shit, so I gave it to him. [Gabe laughs]
Crumb came through the KEXP studios for a set mostly from their most recent LP AMAMA, with a couple of joints from Jinx and Ice Melt.
Music
Darko the Super & andrew - It's Gonna Blow Your Mind (From Then I Turned Into a Perfect Smile, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Lexa Gates - Past It (Out now. Purchase: Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Youtube Music)
Rome Streetz & Conductor Williams - 10 Toes feat. Jay Worthy (From Trainspotting, out now. Purchase: Physicals, digital and merch via Mass Appeal | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
saba - clementine (Out now, another YouTube only loosie.)
Maxo - Idk (From MARS IS ELECTRIC, out now. Purchase: Vinyl via SmileForMaxo.com | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Braxton Cook - Not Everyone Can Go (From Not Everyone Can Go, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Nolan The Ninja - ouch feat. Michael Christmas (Out now. Purchase: Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Youtube Music)
HUMAN ERROR CLUB & Kenny Segal - NOT HECN AROUnd (From HUMAN ERROR CLUB AT KENNY'S HOUSE, out on 9/26. Preorder: Bandcamp | Physicals, digital, and merch via Backwoodz Studioz | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
CARRTOONS - Cascade feat. Rae Khalil, Wiki, & The Kount (From Space Cadet, out on 9/23. Preorder: Bandcamp | Vinyl via Plus One Records, | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Kal Banx - 1019 (From RHODA, out now. Purchase: Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Venna - Myself feat. Jorja Smith (From MALIK, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Princess Nokia - Blue Velvet (From GIRLS, out on 10/10. Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
CRIMEAPPLE & V Don - Scrape The Bowl (From Bulletproof Chicken, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Physicals via RRC (Import) | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
freespottie & thefoodlord - MOOD MUSIC (From CHILDREBELSOLDIERS, out now. Purchase: Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
AJ Suede - Another Thousand Years (From Grateful Dread, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Lt Headtrip
Lt Headtrip & steel tipped dove - Eatin' Every Breadcrumb (From Hostile Engineering, out on 9/23. Preorder: Bandcamp)
The Expert - What It Looks Like feat. Buck 65 (From Vivid Visions, out on 9/26. Preorder: Bandcamp | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
THERAVADA - Droste Effect (From The Years We Have, out on 9/9. Preorder: Qobuz)
Ben Reilly - Don't Lose The Plot! (From Don't Lose The Plot!, out now. Purchase: Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Alfa Mist - Dersen Cafe (From Roulette, out on 10/3. Preorder: Bandcamp | Physicals, digital, and merch via Sekito | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Boldy James - Jacksonville (From Permanent Ink, out now. Purchase: Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Earl Sweatshirt - exhaust (From Live, Laugh, Love, out now. Purchase: Physicals, digital, and merch via Earl Sweatshirt's official store | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Sankofa & Tali Rodriguez - Cadaver Dogs (From Diatribalism, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream "Cadaver Dogs": Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Mura Masa - I'm Really Hot (For Myself) (Out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Ivan Ave - Dog With A Bone (Out now. Purchase/Stream: Bandcamp)
Chè Noir & The Other Guys - Incense Burning feat. Jack Davey (From No Validation, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Count Bass D - Be Real (Out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Nelson Bandela - casio chordsss 005 155 (From Bandela Beat Tape 010, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp)
Zilla Rocca - Vital Nerve Freestyle feat. Fatboi Sharif, ALASKA, & Defcee (From the Easy Street Mixtape, out on 9/19. Preorder: Limited edition CDs via Bandcamp)
Dillon & Paten Locke - Pots & Pans (From Rations, out on 10/17. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
AJ Snow, KoolKidKalvo, & Jansport J - Lose My Mind (From Tomorrow, We Eating Steaks, out now. Purchase: Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Rich Jones & Good Food - One Legged Pigeon (From Comemos, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Myka 9 & Blu - B-Boys feat. Ellay Khule (From the upcoming God Takes Care Of Babies & Fools. Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Bugseed - One Shot (From More East, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
El Michels Affair - Carry Me Away feat. Norah Jones (From 24 Hr Sports, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Big Crown Records, | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
YL & Another Planet (Lungs & Phiik) - All Hail The Claw (From BAD NEWS, out on 9/26. No streaming or preorders yet.)
QRTR - Alegria (From ONDAS, out now 11/7. Preorder: Vinyl via QRTR's Site | Purchase "Alegria" @ Bandcamp | Purchase "Alegria" @ Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Onry Ozzborn & Milipede - Airjordan feat. Aesop Rock (From ᵗʰᵉ 𝑬𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒂 ᵉʳᵃ, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp)
Illingsworth
Illingsworth - sleeping babies (From pressed 2, out now. Purchase/Stream: Bandcamp)
Marta & Tricky - Way Up In feat. Marcela Rybska (From Out The Way, out on 10/3. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Dear Dea - Azúcar (Out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Sam Gendel & Nate Mercereau - the village (From digi-squires, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 3, 2020
Stik Figa - In Traffic (70 W) feat. Yung Bee and Adrian Truth (From Jewell Ave John 3, out on 10/3. Preorder: Bandcamp)
That'll do us for this Bandcamp Friday, happy spending. If you found a new favorite through the blog, let a brother know by dropping a comment below or hitting me up via my socials.
Have a good weekend, and as always, make good choices.
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