this new Simz track... it took a second, but I think I dig it... it's like she's been hanging out with Wet Leg and Dry Cleaning, and listening to 70s jams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s07gWh37Xcc

also it's Friday, the end of a long week... how about some dumb grindcore/mincecore?

Haggus - As the Hammer Drops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F08WcZ89gUc

Woe Bather's Swallowed by the Chains of Spirit Loss is pretty good focus-work music... https://woebather.bandcamp.com/album/swallowed-by-the-chains-of-spirit-loss

Om - Addis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4Hss-QiCnQ

Radie Peat & Daragh Lynch - Hares on the Mountain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHF4kcMod8w

I would pre-order immediately... but why does it cost more than the actual record to ship it to the US? https://wewantsounds.bandcamp.com/merch/fairuz-chat-iskandaria-lp-deluxe-gatefold-edition-black-vinyl

if you like Lykke Li, you'll like these covers... they feel like hers (even though you've heard the original tracks 10,000 times): https://www.stereogum.com/2311623/lykke-li-shares-three-new-covers-to-pacify-me-from-100-hours-of-doom-scrolling/music/

Les Filles de Illighadad - Inigradan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E-Zv2qckSw

Aụnty Rȧyzor - Murder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbh9gh7B0Us

a couple of years ago, Kampala-based Congolese producer Chrisman released Dozage... I forgot what a wild ride it was: https://hakunakulala.bandcamp.com/album/dozage

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Sly & The Family Stone (24) Fairuz (22) Mr. Airplane Man (19) Saidan (19) Bei Ru (18). #myweekcounted 270 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lfm_blue

revisiting No Kings...
Doomtree - Bolt Cutter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWDHxK_HfOw

off to see Saidan this evening...
Visual Kill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FsOVyrqMuo

Fever Ray - I'm Not Done (Therapy Session): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCdp3btVIZE

if the DM calls for initiative to be rolled, and you brought your own d20... you might dig the latest track from Castle Rat - Wizard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWKmiTwjjHA

Not to take away from Brian, but I was always kinda partial to Dennis...

Thoughts of You: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVktrPv5zW4

I pretty much never listen to The Beach Boys, but Pet Sounds is an amazing record… https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jun/11/brian-wilson-beach-boys-dies #rip

Unexpectedly, this is a Jaylah Hickmon fan account… https://deadline.com/2025/06/doechii-bet-awards-over-ruthless-attacks-la-protests-1236429069/

Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUUhDoCx8zc

so many great songs...
https://www.stereogum.com/2311149/sly-stone-dead-at-82/news/ #rip