27 Jun 2025 4 min read what's good

What's Good (Week of 6/22/25)

The Horrors™ keep on horroring, so as usual What's Good will serve as a space to take a breath and enjoy your day with some good music. This week we've got:

New Albums

Blood Vulture (Jordan Olds aka Gwarsenio Hall)
Gelli Haha
Public Enemy
Madison McFerrin

New Singles

Anna Wise
Chester Watson
crushed
Evidence
fanclubwallet
Lady Wray
Rich Jones & Good Food
Rapswell & Jason Griff

And a ton more. Next week I'll try to give y'all some resources to use if you want to act in the face of...*gestures around* But the links for immigrant and trans-focused orgs from the last two weeks are still good places to start.

Let's get into it.

Playlists
Bonus Beats
Music

Playlists

TIDAL

TIDAL: What's Good Playlist - Week of 6/22/25

YouTube

Bonus Beats

Rock legends Living Colour touched down at the NPR Tiny Desk for a short set of songs from their second album Time's Up in honor of its 35th anniversary, as well as "Cult of Personality." Cameo by a bag of cheetos.

The Brothers Thornton brought the lead single from Let God Sort 'Em Out to the Colors Studio soundstage.

Music

Lady Wray - You're Gonna Win (From Cover Girl, out on 9/26. Preorder: Big Crown Records | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Aesop Rock - Movie Night (From Black Hole Superette, out now. Purchase: Aesop Rock Official | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify | YouTube)

Flying Lotus - SURFACE::LEAVING (From the ASH Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Jonah Yano - Homerun 2021 (Out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire - Absotively Posilutely feat. Blu (From Vol. 2: The Y.O.Uprint, out on 7/11. Preorder: Limited edition white vinyl via Old Soul Music | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Evidence - Different Phases (From Unlearing Vol. 2, out on 8/15. Purchase: Physicals and merch via Rhymesayers | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

MAVI - Potluck feat. Smino (Out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Chester Watson - Continuum feat. Dr. Josephine Olatomi Soboyejo (Out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Case Oats - In A Bungalow (From Last Missouri Exit, out on 8/22. Preorder: Merge Records | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Radamiz & Fortes - S.P.I.R.I.T (From LIGHTMAN, the album, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: CD via Big Enough Home | Apple | Spotify)

El Michels Affair - Say Goodbye feat. Florence Adooni (From 24 Hr Sports, out on 9/5. Preorder: Big Crown Records | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Harry the Nightgown - bellboy (From Ugh, out now. Purchase: Leaving Records | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify | YouTube)

crushed - starburn (From no scope, out on 9/26. Preorder: Physicals and Digital via Ghostly International | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

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

Bad Tofu (Milc & Chuck Strangers) - Leche's Lullaby (From Affordable Luxuries, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Thirstin Howl The 3rd - Feet On The Gas feat. Rampage The Last Boy Scout (From The Last Shall Be Thirst, out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Mamaleek - The Pressman (Primus Cover) (From Cadejos + Those Who Pass Between Fleeting Words, out on 7/18. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

14KT - THEE feat. SHAD (From iMAKE GOLD, track-by-track released on Bandcamp. Purchase the single: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Rapswell & Jason Griff - Sissy Spacek feat. Jesse the Tree (From Heart of Gold, out on 7/15. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

JUICEB☮X - Catch the Fireflies (From Fireflies In June/Catch The Fireflies, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Kenn Starr & Kev Brown - Hennessy Straight/And What (From Cold [Deluxe Edition], out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

CARRTOONS - Thursday Disco feat. Halie Supreme (From Space Cadet, out on 9/26. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

FloFilz - Atélier feat. Toshiki Soejima & Matt Wilde (Out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

eu-IV - lawsofspring (From IV, out now. Purchase/Stream: Bandcamp)

fanclubwallet - Cotton Mouth (Out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Apollo Brown & Bronze Nazareth - Lemon Glue feat. Eddie Kaine (From Funeral For A Dream, out on 7/25. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

DJ Haram - Fishnets feat. Bbymutha, SHA RAY, & August Fanon (From Beside Myself, out 7/18. Preorder: Hyperdub | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Madison McFerrin - Spent (From SCORPIO, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Low Key - Jungle Boy (From Proof of Existence, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal)

Lnrd Dstroy x Chromadadata - Paradise Lounge feat. Dom Sanders (From Enter The ScribbleVerse, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp)

Papo2oo4 & Subjxct 5 - Graduation '07' (Out now. Stream: Tidal | Spotify)

Blood Vulture (Jordon Olds aka Gwarsenio Hall of Two Minutes to Late Night) - Die Close: Finale (From Die Close, out now. Purchase: Physicals and merch via Pure Noise | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Audrey Nuna - 2High (From TRENCH, out now. Purchase: Vinyl via Diggers Factory, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Princess Nokia - Drop Dead Gorgeous (From Album Title, out on date. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Rich Jones & Good Food - Don't feat. Sir Michael Rocks (From Comemos, out on 7/11. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Public Enemy - March Madness (From Black Sky Over The Projects: Apartment 2025, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream "March Madness": Tidal | Apple | Spotify)

Gelli Haha - Funny Music (From Switcheroo, out now. Purchase: Vinyl and coloring book via Gelli Kompany | BandcampTidal | Apple | Spotify | Full Album Visualizer via YouTube)

That's it for this edition of the blog. As always, if you enjoyed it or found something new that you wouldn't have otherwise, be sure to subscribe or add me to your RSS feed so you don't miss it as it drops each week. Share this with your friends and loved ones, and don't be afraid to drop me a line to let me know what you're feeling.

Take care of each other, and make good choices.