What's Good (Week of 3/16/25)
We're still on a really stressful type of time, with no real end in sight, so take an opportunity to take a breath, untense your shoulders, and enjoy some music with What's Good. This week we've got:
New Albums
- Japanese Breakfast
- Goya Gumbani
- PremRock
- Previous Industries
- Saba & No ID
- Squadda B
New Singles
- DEBBY FRIDAY
- De La Soul
- Estee Nack & al.divino
- Kit Sebastian
- Willie The Kid & Real Bad Man
- Tom Misch
And much more. I'm actually going to try switching things up a little bit by putting the playlists up front this week before the larger list, just to see if this hooks people in a little easier. Throw the music on your platform of choice, then click over to the Music section if you find something that moves you to make a purchase.
Playlists
TIDAL
TIDAL: What's Good Playlist - Week of 3/16/25
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BNCMPR: What's Good Playlist - Week of 3/16/25
YouTube
And before we get to the list of videos and joints, let's take a look at some Bonus Beats from around the web.
Bonus Beats
Dua Saleh touched down at KEXP to perform back in January, with a grip of joints from their most recent LP, I SHOULD CALL THEM, and one from CROSSOVER.
What's Good fave AshTreJinkins touches down in Brooklyn for a set on JADALAREIGN's show on The Lot Radio.
Adris Mattsön sits down with Bad Snacks on her podcast The Sauce Factory to talk mastering, his solo record The Understory, and some lessons learned from being a member of Moonchild.
Dylan Green
A double shot from Dylan Green over at Hearing Things, first a chat with Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals ahead of next month's A City Drowned in God's Black Tears:
The night before we met up, the popular left-wing YouTuber F.D. Signifier shared “The Iron Wall” with his nearly one million subscribers, saying, “While we’re on the topic of what revolutionary music might sound like…” Ennals initially found out after his five-year-old son’s mother, who’s a big fan of F.D. Signifier, sent him the post in disbelief—Ennals didn’t even know who he was beforehand. While the duo appreciate the support, they bristle at the notion of being put in a box.
“I’m not a revolutionary. That’s a hard load to carry, bro,” Ennals says with a laugh. “I’m not starting breakfast programs, you know what I’m sayin’? It’s a lot of responsibility. I don’t write like ‘Oh, did I say something about how much I hate the cops on this? Or something about, like, oppression?’ I can’t write like that. It’s not fully who we are, but it’ll always be an aspect because we’re aware. I don’t like the word ‘conscious,’ but we’re aware of our surroundings.”
Dylan Green
Then an interview with Flying Lotus on the influences for the score of his currently-in-theaters sci-fi film ASH, and a big scoop on Brainfeeder's latest signee that'll be welcome news for video game fans:
Akira Yamaoka is all in this. He's an unsung hero. People owe so much to his influence in the sound and worlds of Silent Hill. Without the music in that atmosphere, it can be a pretty hollow game. He uses a very minimal approach to invoke that feeling of isolation and the beautiful melancholy where you just want to walk through the fog and the sun never comes out. I love that about his music.
I don't know if this is too early to say, but we are signing Akira Yamaoka to Brainfeeder. We got the man himself coming out with an album very soon. It’s completely unrelated to Silent Hill, but the fans will know what it is. I'll say that as a fan, I'm geeking over the album. I'm like, Dude, that's the guy right there.
Music
Sleep Sinatra x SOO DO KOO - 8 Million Darts (From Charred Remains, out now. Purchase/Stream: Bandcamp)
God Body Bingo - The Game Is The Game (From Last Name First, out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
El Michels Affair - Kodak (From the Mr. Brew/Kodak 7", out now. Purchase (vinyl ships on 3/24): Bandcamp | Big Crown Records, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Deradoorian - Any Other World (From Ready For Heaven, out on 5/9/25. Preorder: Bandcamp | Fire Records (UK), Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Patrick Wolf - Limbo feat. Zola Jesus (From Crying The Neck, out on 6/13/25. Preorder: Physicals and digital download via Patrick Wolf's website, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Willie the Kid & Real Bad Man - Maxwell's Peacoat Collection (From the upcoming LP Midnight. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Sweatson Klank & Lily Juniper - Needless (From Tilt, out on 4/25/25. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Estee Nack & Al.Divino - ARTMONEY/DOPEMONEY (A loosie, maybe from a upcoming album?)
Mick Jenkins - Long Time Coming (From type sh*t, out now. Purchase: Purchase via EVEN)
Murs - Silverlake Rec League (From Love & Rockets 3:16 (The Emancipation), out on 6/12/25. Preorder: Bandcamp | Mello Music Group, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Tom Misch - Old Man (Out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Saba & No ID - Crash feat. Raphael Saadiq and Kelly Rowland (From From The Private Collection of Saba and No ID, out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Men I Trust - All My Candles (From Equus Asinus, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify | YouTube)
duendita - baby teeth (From a strong desire to survive, out on 4/4/25. Preorder: Bandcamp | 10k Global, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Previous Industries - Rock N Roll McDonald's (From Evergreen Plaza, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Merge Records, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Gelli Haha - Bounce House (From Switcheroo, out on 6/27. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Low Key & DIBIA$E - Sunday Breeze feat. tvkii (From OF AGE, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify | YouTube)
Kit Sebastian - Dehliz (Out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Ninja Tune/Brainfeeder, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Fatboi Sharif & Driveby - Swim Team Audible Function (From Let Me Out, out on 4/24/25. Purchase: Bandcamp | Vinyl exclusively via Deathbomb Arc, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Kilo Kish - digital emotional (From Negotiations, out on 5/16. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
DEBBY FRIDAY - 1/17 (Out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Sub Pop Mega Mart, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Chè Noir & Superior - Destiny Rose (From Seeds of Babylon, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Vanilla - Say It Again (From Time Goes By Pt. 1, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Vinyl via Vinyl Digital (EU), Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Luna Li - Fantasy feat. Raveena (From When A Thought Grows Wings (Reimagined), out on 6/15. Preorder: Bandcamp | Physicals and merch via Hello Merch, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Yukimi - Peace Reign (From For You, out on 3/28/25. Preorder: Bandcamp | Ninja Tune, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
De La Soul - Respect (From the 20th Anniversary edition of The Grind Date, out now. Purchase: One of two extra tracks available on the CD version, available at De La's site, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Squadda B - Say It Twice feat. Danny Brown (From The Wonderful World of Squadda B, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Japanese Breakfast - Picture Window (From For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Japanese Breakfast Official Store, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Braxton Cook - We've Come So Far (Out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
JUICEB☮X & modii - Main Squeeze (From modiiBOX EP, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
PremRock - Flight Risk (From Did You Enjoy Your Time Here?, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Backwoodz Studioz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Henny L.O. & ewonee - White Vette (From The Coldest Season Ever, out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Goya Gumbani - Crossroad(s) (From Warlord of the Weejuns, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Ghostly International, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
wave Groove - Chilled Out (From Horizon Mirage, out now. Purchase/Stream: Bandcamp)
Papo2oo4 & Subjxct 5 - Chopper City Pap (A YouTube only loosie for now.)
And that'll do us for this week. Be sure to join us again next Friday for more tunes (including new albums from BACKXWASH, SPELLLING, and Deafheaven, and a new single from Asterisk featuring Lungs and Hester Valentine), and if you enjoyed this week, share this with your friends, and make sure to subscribe to get the heat delivered directly to your inbox every week.
Take care of each other and as always, make good choices.
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