What's Good (Week of 1/26)
A month that's felt like a whole year is almost in the rearview. Take a minute to chill with some new tunes with What's Good. This week we've got:
New Albums
- Fines Double
- MIKE
- Nyron Higor
- Radamiz & Fortes
New Singles
- Black Milk & Fat Ray
- Emma-Jean Thackray
- Fly Anakin
- Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals
- Puma Blue
- Teller Bank$ & Wino Willy
And a ton more. But first up, a few Bonus Beats.
Bonus Beats
Salami Rose Joe Louis touched down at the KEXP studios (along with Simon Martinez aka Flanafi, Luke Titus, and Tone Whitfield) and played an ethereal set with songs from Zdenka 2080, Chapters of Zdenka, and Akousmatikous.
Yussef Dayes headed to Japan with this live performance doc, interspersed with travelogue footage, including a visit to a taiko drummer in Kamakura, a calligraphy studio in Tokyo, and more.
THE HIP HOP MOVIE PODCAST EVENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR. The lads from Cabbages and Call Out Culture teamed up to take on Hype Williams' cult classic and cinematography tour de force, Belly. Up above, they all break down the movie, and you can head over to your podcatcher of choice to hear them break down the soundtrack for the Call Out Culture Podcast.
Music
Puma Blue - tapestry (Out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Rob Cave - Around Corners (From Books of the Living Vol 2: Kairos, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream "Around Corners": Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
eu-IV - The Return (A loosie from 2022, now on YouTube. Purchase/Stream: Bandcamp)
Deafheaven - Magnolia (From Lonely People With Power, out 3/28/25. Preorder: Vinyl and merch via Deafheaven's website, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Julia & The Squeezettes - Cue Cards (Lync Cover) (From the Cue Cards split 7", out 2/14/25. Purchase: Bandcamp | Suicide Squeeze, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Emma-Jean Thackray - Wanna Die (From Weirdo, out 4/25/25. Preorder: Bandcamp | Emma-Jean's Store, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Tunde Adebimpe - Drop (From Thee Black Boltz, out 3/18/25. Preorder: Bandcamp | Sub Pop Mega Mart, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Stik Figa - ??? (Probably from A Small Fortune, out next month. YouTube only for now.)
Teller Bank$ and Wino Willy - Big Dog (From Black Man!, out on 2/21/25. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
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Messiah Musik - Tsunami (From Wurlitzer, out now. Purchase/Stream: Bandcamp)
TUAMIE - weed break with friends and laugh (From What Does A Clock Measure, out now. Purchase/Stream: Bandcamp)
Fines Double - The Difference Is / The Differences feat. Deem Spencer & KILVONGARD (From Espejismo, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals - Sometimes, Papi Chulo (From A City Drowned in God's Black Tears, out 4/4/25. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Goya Gumbani - FireFly (From Warlord of the Weejuns, out 3/21/25. Preorder: Bandcamp | Ghostly International, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Nico Georis - Who Knows The Path (From Music Belongs To The Universe, 4/4/25. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Gregory Uhlmann, Josh Johnson, Sam Wilkes - Frica (From Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes, out 3/14/25. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Kelela - Better (unplugged) (From In The Blue Light, out on 2/11/25. Preorder: Bandcamp | Warp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 27, 2024
SCAPE.GHST & GEX ARMOUR - Bio-Hacking (From GHST.ARMOUR, out now. Purchase/Stream: Bandcamp)
Miya Folick - Fist (From Erotica Veronica, out on 2/28/25. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Kurious - 1984 (From Majician, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Vinyl and merch via Metalface Records/Gas Drawls, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek - Direne Direne (From Yarın Yoksa, out on 3/14/25. Preorder: Bandcamp | Big Crown Records, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
ZelooperZ & Real Bad Man - Sweet Celine (From Dear Psilocybin, out 2/7/25. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Fly Anakin - My Nigga feat. Quelle Chris, $ilkmoney, and Big Kahuna OG (From (The) Forever Dream, out 4/25/25. Preorder: Bandcamp | Lex Records, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Stefan Ringer & Blvck Spvde - YOURZZZ (From Build A Temple, out 2/26/25. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 24, 2018
Black Milk & Fat Ray - ELDERBERRY (From Food from the Gods, out 2/13/25. Preorder: Bandcamp | Fat Beats Records, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Devaloop - Catalyze (From Slow Unfolding, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Radio Juicy (EU), Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
MIKE - man in the mirror & Artist of the Century (From Showbiz, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | 10k Global, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 29, 2025
Sacco & Vanzetti - Ducks (Out now. Purchase/Stream: Bandcamp)
doseone & Steel Tipped Dove - Epinephrine Pen (From All Portrait, No Chorus, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Backwoodz Studioz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Queen Herawin - Manifest feat. Apathy and Mickey Factz (From Awaken The Sleeping Giant, out 2/28/25. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Nyron Higor - Me Vestir De Você feat. Johanna (From Nyron Higor, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Far Out Recordings, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify | YouTube)
Larry June, 2 Chainz, & The Alchemist - I Been (From Life Is Beautiful, 2/7/25. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Radamiz & Fortes - Clean Hands (From LIGHTMAN, out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Playlists
TIDAL
Tidal Playlist - What's Good (Week of 1/26/25)
YouTube
And that's it for this month. Be sure to share this with your folks, and let me know what you thought down in the comments below. I'll see you next week, take care of each other, and as always, make good choices.
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