What's Good (Week of 7/13)
Friday is upon us, and like we usually do around this time, have What's Good as a space to breathe amidst The Horrors™. Once you've put pressure on your elected officials to restore funding to public media, and maybe considered donating to your local PBS Member Station, chill out with the new tunes this week, including:
New Albums
- DJ Haram
- Disinblud
- DMH & Tommy Bahama
- Raekwon
- ShrapKnel & Raphy
- $ilkmoney
New Singles
- Chè Noir
- clipping.
- Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
- Preservation & Gabe 'Nandez
- Sudan Archives
And a ton more. First up, let's get into these Bonus Beats.
Playlists
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TIDAL: What's Good Playlist - Week of 7/13/25
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Bonus Beats
Jeff Weiss talks with Martin Douglas about his new book on Britney Spears and mid-2000s pop culture, "Waiting For Britney Spears" for KEXP's A Deeper Listen.
Open Mike Eagle talks Neighborhood Gods Unlimited with The Rap Music Plug Podcast.
Gary Suarez
DJ Haram speaks with CABBAGES about her work up 'til now (including this week's Beside Myself), putting her own voice on records, and working with collaborators like Moor Mother, August Fanon, and Armand Hammer.
Gary: Community obviously is clearly very important in terms of the way that you create and the people who you surround yourself with. And as strong as your vocal collaborators here are, I'm also very curious about some of the other producers and instrumentalists you linked with for the album. August Fanon's name immediately stands out for me as a rap critic. So how does a song like "Fishnets" come together for your as a composer and producer?
DJ Haram: I think it was before we ever met in person. Fanon makes a lot of music and just sends it out to folks all the time. I just asked him if he wanted to collab on something and sent options. There's the intro part of the track ["Fishnets"] with BBmutha before she really hops into her verse. So basically I had an entire demo that was like that, with the dissonant drums and the violin. He just took that and made the second half; the Legendary Lady J sample and the drums are him.
He sent me that back and then I was like, 'I actually want to include some of my weird, in-my-Blue-Note-Jazz-bag drums over here.' So it would keep it more me. I love what he did, and still I think it actually stands more powerfully with the intro. But I'm just a sound design girl and I always want more than a loop. So I ultimately did the final arrangement. As far as production-wise, it's pretty 50/50 there. SHA RAY rapped on it first, and then I sent a couple options to BBymutha. She was like, 'this girl is hard. I want to do that one.' So everybody kind of just went with their heart on that one.
Kim Deal performs "Are You Mine?" from last year's Nobody Loves You More live from Electric Lady Studios.
Music
Stacey Epps - Feels Like feat. Believe (From the upcoming Flowheart. Purchase the single: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Slick Devious - Twisted Tea (Oogachacka Baby Mix) (Out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Youtube Music)
14KT - Stealth Mode (The 7th single from 14KT's "continuous compilation album" ¡MakeGold!. Purchase "Stealh Mode": Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Youtube Music)
Roc Marciano & The Alchemist - Skirt Steak (From The Skeleton Key, out now. Purchase: Vinyl & merch exclusively via ALC Records (likely sold out by the time you're seeing this) | Digital via Roc Marciano's Website, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Shirt - What's In a Name (Out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Radamiz & Fortes - Hold treasure (From LIGHTMAN, the album, out now. Purchase: CD via Big Enough Home, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Youtube Music)
Verses GT - Your Light feat. George Riley (From Verses GT, out 9/12. Preorder: Physicals and Digital via LUCKYME | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Thee Marloes - I'd Be Lost (Out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
clipping. - Night of Heaven feat. Counterfeit Madison & Kid Koala (From Dead Sky Channel Plus, out on 9/19. Preorder: Sub Pop Megamart | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
The Armed - Sharp Teeth (From THE FUTURE IS HERE AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED, out on 8/1. Preorder: Physicals and merch via Hello Merch | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Nilüfer Yanya - Treason (From Dancing Shoes, out now. Purchase: Signed Vinyl via Nilüfer's store | Vinyl and Digital via Ninja Tune | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Kipp Stone - P.I.P.O. (From I Ain't Want Nothin', out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Youtube Music)
Sudan Archives - MY TYPE (From THE BPM, out on 10/17. Preorder: Physicals via Stones Throw | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist - 1995 (From Alfredo 2, out on 7/25. Preorder: Physicals via Get On Down, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Youtube Music)
Gelli Haha - Tiramisu (From Switcheroo, out now. Purchase: Vinyl and coloring book via Gelli Kompany | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Rapswell & Jason Griff - In A Dark Wood Wandering feat. Marcus Pinn (From Heart of Gold, out now. Preorder/Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Youtube Music)
Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends - Sound then Words (From Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends at TreePeople, out on 8/28. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
FloFilz - Taito City Hideout feat. Takuya Kuroda (From Hagaki 葉書, out on 9/12. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Youtube Music)
DMH & Tommy Bahama - CRIMES PETTY (From XANADU, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Youtube Music)
Cassandra Jenkins - Delphinium Bliss (From My Light, My Massage Parlor, out on 8/14. Preorder: Vinyl via Dead Oceans/Secretely | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Murs - F.A.M.I.L.Y. (From Love & Rockets 3:16 (The Emancipation), out on 7/20. Preorder: Bandcamp | Other retailer, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Nine Inch Nails - As Alive As You Need Me To Be (From the TRON: Ares Soundtrack, out on 9/19. Preorder: Vinyl & CD via NIN's Official Store, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Youtube Music)
Sleep Sinatra
Sleep Sinatra & Chow - Dragon Years (From Dragon Years, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp)
Chè Noir & The Other Guys - Smooth Jazz feat. 38 Spesh (From No Validation, out on 8/29. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Preservation & Gabe 'Nandez - Ball & Chain (From Sortilège, out on 10/10. Preorder: Physicals via Backwoodz Studioz, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Youtube Music)
Luisa - Romântica (From the Luisa 7", out on 9/5. Preorder: Far Out Recordings | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Raekwon - 600 School feat. Ghostface Killah & Method Man (From The Emperor's New Clothes, out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
DJ Haram - Loneliness Epidemic (From Beside Myself, out now. Purchase: Digital and vinyl via Hyperdub | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
$ilkmoney - THE $400 CHEESEBURGER FROM THE WINDOW SHOPPER VIDEO WAS JUST A BIG MAC (From WHO WATERS THE WILTING GIVING TREE ONCE THE LEAVES DRY UP AND FRUITS NO LONGER BEAR?, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Disinblud (Rachika Nayar & Nina Keith) - Give-upping feat. Julianna Barwick (From Disinblud, out now. Purchase: Physicals and Digital via Smuggler's Way | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | YouTube Music)
Blockhead - Morph and Mindy (Out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Youtube Music)
Illingsworth
Illingsworth - on my baby (From pressed, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp)
g_erard
ShrapKnel & Raphy - Blade Opera (From Lincoln Continental Breakfast, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp)
And that's a wrap for this week. As always, if you like the blog, or discovered anything new, be sure to subscribe or add me to your RSS feed so you get the dopeness delivered to you as soon as it goes live every Friday. Enjoy your weekend, take care of each other, and make good choices.
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