03 Oct 2025 9 min read what's good

What's Good (Bandcamp Friday Edition - Week of 9/28)

The penultimate Bandcamp Friday for the year has arrived, and that means we've got a special What's Good. In addition to all the brand new joints like:

New Albums

Blu & Myka 9
Genevieve Artadi & Real Bad Man
Mick Jenkins & EMIL
J.U.S. & Raphy

New Singles

Butcher Brown
7xvethegenius
Mei Semones
Sleep Sinatra

Bandcamp waves their portion of sales for the day, so artists and labels get 100% of the profits. As is standard, those labels and artists usually have some specials on deck. Here's a few:

Bandcamp Friday Deals

Pa La Raza: TV-MA's compilation to benefit people affected by ICE raids in SELA and the Gateway Cities regions of LA is live, and today would be an excellent day to cop it from Bandcamp.
Swarvy: The next volume of Swarvy's DJ Edits series is live, this time in the form of his first independently produced vinyl. It's also a split with the other side belonging to the one-and-only Thelonious Martin. 10 copies only, so jump on it if you want the vinyl.
Open Mike Eagle: Open Mike Eagle's latest album Neighborhood Gods Unlimited now has a limited edition (250 to be exact) casette release, just in time for today. (Check this week's drops for a new video for "ok but im the phone screen")
Julia, Julia (aka Julia Kugel of The Coathangers): Suicide Squeeze added an autographed vinyle bundle of Sugaring A Strawberry.
Krystin Hayter (fka Lingua Ignota): "Hello kids, your scary mom is heading back into the studio to make new stuff for you, and so I am putting some very limited merch items up for Bandcamp Friday, please navigate to my merch page to check it out."
- "Two shirt styles in very limited quantities that I have bleached/dyed/distressed myself. Each one is unique. This was fun to do but took a million years. Limited sizing."
- Signed Power In The Blood realtree hats
- "Signed very very limited quantities of all Perpetual Flame pressing vinyl — all the records I have left, including my 14 remaining artist copies of Sinner."
- "Every order will come with a free download of "“The End: Live at Islington Assembly Hall” featuring all your favorite Lingy hits."
BBE Music: 20% off all purchases with the code BBETWENTY
Cise Greeny: Cise Greeny's offering his entire catalog for Pay What You Want, including today's new release that you can find down in the music drops for this week.
Broadcast: Broadcast's entire discography is available to purchase at a 25% discount (£81, around $109) for today only. Just click on any album and scroll down to the option for "Buy Digital Discography" to cop. They've also released two new t-shirts for preorder: Come On Let's Go and 'Water Tower' in long sleeves
Serengeti: Serengeti's releasing his debut album Gasoline Rainbows on Bandcamp for the first time.
U Don't Deserve This Beautiful Art: Darko The Super's label is offering 25% off all releases with the code wigtwistingseason , including the recent Darko & andrew collab Then I Turned Into a Perfect Smile.
John Carpenter: The horror director and maestro just released a complete expanded collection of his soundtracks for the David Gordon Green Halloween trilogy. Digital, CD, and Vinyl box sets available here.
Aynsia Kym & Tony Seltzer: CDs of the duos latest collaboration Purity are now available.
The Other Guys: The Other Guys just released instrumentals for their collaboration with What's Good fave Chè Noir.
Passion of the Weiss Recordings: The mighty POW Recordings just released a deluxe edition of Fatboi Sharif and Roper Williams' Planet Unfaithful, with 4 extra tracks and instrumentals.
Kenny Segal: Kenny's collab with HUMAN ERROR CLUB is now up on Bandcamp today.
Lex Records: The label home for recent releases from Fly Anakin, and $ilkmoney is offering 25% off their catalog (excluding preorders) with the code bcfridayoct2025.
Prefuse 73: All of Prefuse 73's self-released material is available at 40% off with the code 73friday40off.
ShrapKnel: Individual LPs from the Triple Steel Beam Collection are available, along with a new "Worry Doll" t-shirt with art from Shane Ingersoll.

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
Bonus Beats
Music

Playlists

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TIDAL: What's Good Playlist - Week of 9/28/25

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Bonus Beats

The documentary series Synth History breaks down Ela Minus' January release, DÍA

DJ Haram's Monday Night Raw show on The Lot Radio an electro-acoustic set from HxH, a DJ set from Carmen Sandiego, and a rap set from Gabe 'Nandez.

Tunde Adebimpe stopped by the KEXP studios for a short set of joints from his solo record Thee Black Boltz.

Emma Silvers covers the reopening campaign of iconic Bay Area punk venue Mabuhay Gardens, and what its future could or should look like in today's San Francisco:

If the Mab’s would-be proprietors didn’t previously understand quite how important the venue was to music fans, the wide range of, shall we say, pointed opinions on social media after the news broke made it clear.

Joanna Lioce, who booked the Oct. 3 show, wasn’t surprised by any of them. Lioce, who manages Vesuvio, has worked in North Beach venues for more than 20 years, and she had a pretty good sense of how the old-timers — a group that includes some of her best friends — might react.

“A lot of people were super excited. A lot of people are very cautious. A lot of people are like, ‘Eh, we'll see what happens,’” says Lioce, seated at a corner table on the second floor of Vesuvio on a recent Thursday, as the storied bar fills up with happy hour clientele. As a scene veteran, Lioce says she understands the skepticism. Music people in San Francisco have learned not to get their hopes up; they’ve been burned too many times.

Also, shout out the launch of Coyote, go read this article then give them your support).

What's Good fave QRTR is giving away the test pressings of her upcoming album ONDAS, and all you have to do for a chance to get one is tell your friends about the record. Check the video for details, and check out the video for "Alegria" in this week's drops.

Rather than giving a review and product breakdown of AKAI's new MPC Live III, Jonwayne gave us a full beat tape using the machine. You can stream or download the whole thing as a member of Jonwayne's Patreon.

Bad Snacks is holding a remix competition for "say it like u mean it!!!" from her MIDNIGHT EP, with a bunch of prizes for the winners.

Music

Video Dave - the letter e (From Old Chicago Stadium, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

Brainorchestra - Looking At The World (From From Brainorchestra's Patreon, along with lots of music and updates direct from the man himself: Join here)

Genevieve Artadi & Real Bad Man - Little Claws (From Everything Is Under Control., out now. Purchase: Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Youtube Music)

Wynne - Big Stepper (From the upcoming Just Say Wynne mixtape.)

Butcher Brown - HOURS:AFTER (Out now. Purchase: Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Youtube Music)

Emma-Jean Thackray - Save Me (Live from Hoxton Hall) (From Weirdo, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Merch and physicals via Emma-Jean's store | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

El Michels Affair - Shining (From 24 Hr Sports, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Big Crown Records | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

Clipse - The Birds Don't Sing feat. John Legend & Voices of Fire (From Let God Sort 'Em Out, out now. Purchase: Physicals, Digital, and Merch via Clipse's official site | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

Mei Semones - Itsumo (Out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

Mick Jenkins - DeadStock feat. EMIL (From A Murder of Crows, out now. Purchase: EVEN, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Youtube Music)

The Coathangers - Hurry (Demo) (From "Hurry" b/w "Drifter", out on 10/31. Preorder: Bandcamp | 7" via Suicide Squeeze | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

YGTUT - On Top Of The World (Out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Youtube Music)

Open Mike Eagle - ok but im the phone screen (From Neighborhood Gods Unlimited, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

Sankofa - Craig Hodges (From BLKTCHP5, out on 10/15. Preorder: Bandcamp | Ampwall, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

Show Me The Body - Sabotage (Beastie Boys cover) (Out now, video directed by Jake Hanrahan of Popular Front. Purchase: Bandcamp | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon - I'm Getting Too Famous (From As of Now, out on 1/30/26. Preorder: Bandcamp | Vinyl via Lex Records | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

Sleep Sinatra - Fei Long feat. Nolan The Ninja (From the upcoming LP TIMESOFPERIL. Purchase "Fei Long": Bandcamp | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

Nelson Bandela- Close 2 theEdge feat. Djore (From BetaTape :: RNS - BILL$$$, out now. Purchase/Stream: Bandcamp)

Las Brujitas - ALIIIV3 (From the Pa La Raza compilation. 100% proceeds donated to people affected by ICE raids in SELA and the Gateway Cities regions of LA. Purchase: Bandcamp | Ampwall)

QRTR - Alegria (From ONDAS, out on 11/7. Preorder: Purchase "Alegria" via Bandcamp | Vinyl via QRTR's Site, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

Myka 9 & Blu - Park Bench (From God Takes Care of Babies and Fools, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Physicals via Nature Sounds | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

Stereolab - Constant and Uniform Movement Unknown (From the Fed Up With Your Job / Constant And Uniform Movement Unknown AA single, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Warp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

Tortoise - Works and Days (From Touch, out on 10/24. Preorder: Bandcamp | Physicals and digital via Nonesuch Records | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

Melody's Echo Chamber - In The Stars (From Unclouded, out on 12/5. Preorder: Bandcamp | Physicals and merch via Hello Merch | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

J.U.S. & Raphy - Gold Fish (From Treasures, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp)

Earl Sweatshirt - Live (From Live, Laugh, Love, out now. Purchase: Physicals, digital, and merch via Earl Sweatshirt's official store | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory - I Can't Imagine (Why You Feel This Way) (From Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Physicals and merch via Sharon Van Etten's official store | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

Roy Rutto - dear Malvern, i'm tryin (Out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

Paul Wall & dj.Fresh - OUT YO MIND (From The Tonite Show, out now. Purchase: Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

Verses GT (Nosaj Thing & Jacques Greene) - Your Light feat. George Riley (From Verses GT, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Physicals and digital via LUCKYME | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

John Wells - I gotta slow down (From I don't wanna die (Pt. 1), out now. Purchase: Merch via John's site | Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

7xvethegenius - Windows (From Self 7xve 3, out on 10/14. Preorder: Qobuz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Youtube Music)

Low Leaf - Cold Blooded (From GROWN, out now. Purchase: MP3 and WAVs via Low Leaf's site)

Stik Figa - Write of Passage pt. 2 (From Jewel Ave John 3, out now. Purchase/Stream: Bandcamp)

Cise Greeny - "If I Fail Atleast I Tried" (From Astonishing Anguish, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp)

Jesse The Tree - Doris Burke feat. Onry Ozzborn (From Worm In Heaven, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)

lilith - Antiques (From , out now. Purchase/Stream: Bandcamp)

That's that for this edition of the blog. If you cop anything from today's list or the archives, be sure to let me know your haul in the comments or over on social media. If you haven't already, be sure to subscribe or add me to your RSS feed so you get the blog as soon as it's published. Have a good weekend, take care of each other, and as always, make good choices.