What's Good (Week of 7/6)
Back at it for another week, it's your new music roundup to head into the weekend with What's Good. I had hoped to keep things a little lighter than the past few weeks on the intro, but life keeps lifing. You probably already know what's going on, so rather than any preamble, here's what you can do:
ICE Watch
ICE continues its assualt on American neighborhoods and immigrants. If you want to be a wrench in the works, be sure to have access to your local Rapid Response Network when you spot them. Latinx Therapy has a list of nationwide, and if you're in California like me, you can find a list of networks across the state at the California Center for Immigrant Justice.
Texas Floods
If you're looking for resources to aid folks affected by the flooding in Texas last week:
- Kerr County Flood Relief Fund via the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country
- GoFundMe consolidated list of verified fundraisers for relief in Texas and West Virginia
Florida Immigrant Detention Compound
I won't be calling it by the name the Trump Administration has given it, or what the media's embraced, but you should be loud in your dissent for the massive immigrant detention compound that's been built in Florida using FEMA funds. Let your officials know that the horrible conditions, lack of access to legal counsel and lawmakers cannot stand, and it must be shut down immediately.
Now with that out of the way, let's get into the music. This week we've got:
New Albums
- Clipse
- GDP & Fatboi Sharif
- Nicholas Craven & Boldy James
- Open Mike Eagle
- Rich Jones & Good Food
New Singles
- Blueprint
- Die Spitz
- Evidence
- Jay Som
- Marissa Nadler
And a metric ton more. But first up, some Bonus Beats.
Playlists
TIDAL
TIDAL: What's Good Playlist - Week of 6/22/25
YouTube
Bonus Beats
Deantoni Parks flipped J. Dilla's "Time: The Donut of the Heart" live at Porter Street Studios in Downtown LA over the July 4th weekend.
For the first salvo in our double shot of KEXP live sets, Raveena came through with a few joints from last year's Where The Butterflies Go In The Rain, and one her 2017 EP Shanti.
Ahead of the release of next week's Beside Myself, DJ Haram stopped byt The Lot Radio to perform "[Dis]ambiguation" of the new LP. In their words, a "one-off extended, experimental/ambient/noise version of Beside Myself."
The second of our KEXP shots, Yukimi touched down for songs from her solo debut For You, and a bit of chatting with host Evie Cooke.
Natalie Weiner
Friends of the blog Don't Rock The Inbox have moved away from Substack and onto Ghost (what I use to host this place), and they're celebrating with a sale! If you're reading this the day of, you've can sub to the finest Country music newsletter on the internets for 30%-off. If you aren't already hip, their music recs are a great place to get started:
"Fuck I.C.E.," Croy and the Boys: Bad Boy Croy (that would be Corey Baum) is singular in his ability to make well-honed honky-tonk tunes that are plain-spoken and clear-eyed in their rebukes of every last toxic establishment, from capitalism to the police to, in this well-timed re-recording, the now extra-powerful, mostly extra-judicial "immigration enforcement" agency I.C.E. Kudos to Croy for making a song anyone would want to sing along to with such timely, necessary lyrics. — NW
Music
Maxo Kream - Cracc At 15 (Out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Marissa Nadler - Hatchet Man (From New Radiations, out on 8/15. Preorder: Vinyl & CD via Sacred Bones | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
SYD - Die For This (Out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Julia, Julia - Bound (From Sugaring a Strawberry, out on 9/9. Preorder: Vinyl Bundles via Suicide Squeeze)
Neko Case - Wreck (From Neon Grey Midnight Green, out on 9/26. Preorder: Vinyl and merch via Neko Case's Official Store | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Evidence - Outta Bounds (From Unlearning Vol. 2, out on 8/15. Preorder: Physicals and Merch via Rhymesayers | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Blueprint - It Doesn't Matter (From Vessel, out on 7/29. Preorder: Physicals and merch bundles via Weightless Recordings | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Kendra Morris - Flat Tire (From Next, out on 9/19. Preorder: Physicals and Vinyl w/Board Game via Colemine Records | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
DEBBY FRIDAY - Bet On Me (From The Starrr Of The Queen Of Life, out on date. Preorder: Physicals & Digital via Sub Pop Mega Mart | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Estee Nack & V Don - ILDUCE (From the upcoming BRAP 2. Orders for the vinyl will be live 7/17 @ FXCK RXP)
Alfa Mist - All Time feat. Tawiah (From Roulette, out on 10/3. Preorder: Rough Trade | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Cavalier - Open Season (Flip) (From the Limited Edition CD version of Private Stock, out now. Purchase: Via Cavalier's Store)
End It - Life Sublime (From Wrong Side Of Heaven, out on 8/29. Preorder: Physicals and Merch via Flatspot Records | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Michael Christmas - Violated (From Two Slices, out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
By Storm - In My Town (Out now. Purchase: MAXI single w/6 remixes, the original song, acapella, and instrumentals available via By-Storm.net, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Rich Jones & Good Food - One Legged Pigeon (From Comemos, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
The 6th Letter & GhostboyRJ - Ride Around Steamin' (From Smoke Sumn Radio Vol. 1, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Open Mike Eagle - my co-worker clark kent's secret black box (From Neighborhood Gods Unlimited, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Brian Nasty - Belly Of The Beast (Out now. Purchase: Big Dada | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
doseone & Height Keech - Wood Teeth (From Wood Teeth, out now. Purchase: Limited vinyl via Hand$made | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Jay Som - Float (From Belong, out on 10/10. Preorder: Vinyl and merch via Merch Table | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Die Spitz - Throw Yourself to the Sword (From Something to Consume, out on 9/12. Preorder: Physicals and merch via Die Spitz's Store | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Kassa Overall - Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat) (Digable Planets cover) (From CREAM, out on 9/12. Purchase: Vinyl, CD, and Digital via Kassa Overall's Store | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Blu & Exile - Valley Of Kings (From Album Title, out on date. Purchase: Vinyl, digital, and merch via Dirty Science | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Recoechi - GOLDEN feat. JazStarr (From FLAVAZ, out on 8/14. Purchase the single: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Puma Blue - gone is the grace (From antichamber., out now. Purchase: Physicals and Digital via Puma Blue's store, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Shad - Bars and BBQs (From Start Anew, out on 10/31. Preorder: Vinyl via Secret City Records | Purchase "Bars and BBQs" via Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
VINSON - Million Words (From Rhythmic Pool EP, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
YGTUT - Fresh Out The Bank (From I NEED $, out on now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Nick Hakim - I've Been Trying (Demo) (From the collected version of Where Will We Go, with demos, out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Jimmie D & Nicholas Craven - Notre Dame (From Good Music Hypnotizes, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
FLO & Kaytranada - The Mood (Out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
QRTR - I Guess I Don't (Out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
U - Black Vaughan (From the Black Vaughan / Is It A Kind Of Dream? single, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Kipp Stone - Eddy Road Flow (From I Ain't Want Nothin', out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
FOHDH Matthew x Wino Willy - "Matthew's Highway Motor Is Not Turning Over" (From Matthew Gets Sick Off Cheap Wine and Prefers Gruaud-Larose 1945, out on 7/25. Preorder/Purchase: "Pinkie's Brain" vinyl variant via Backwoodz Studioz | Other variants will be available @ Grilchy Party's Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Larry June & Cardo Got Wings - 50's in the City (From Until Night Comes, out now. Purchase: Physicals and merch via Larry June, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Wildchild - My Utopia (From Child of a Kingsman, out on 8/22. Preorder: BBE (UK) | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Nicholas Craven & Boldy James - The Whole Shabang (From Late To My Own Funeral, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire - The Y.O.Uprint (From Vol. 2: The Y.O.Uprint, out on date. Purchase: Vinyl via Old Soul Music | Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Marta & Tricky - Leave The Lights (From Out The Way, out on 10/3. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Clipse - P.O.V. feat. Tyler, The Creator (From Let God Sort Em Out, out now. Purchase: Physicals and merch via Clipse's site, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
GDP and Fatboi Sharif - 2pac's Autopsy Photo (From Endocrine, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
That does it for this week, friends. If you enjoyed the blog or found anything new, be sure to subscribe or add me to your RSS feed so you don't miss it each week. Have a good weekend, and as always, make good choices.
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