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# #HotTakes | Week of 07.07.25
- URL: https://www.musicsavage.com/hottakes-week-of-07-07-25/
- Published: 2025-07-11T20:00:20.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-11T20:00:22.000Z
- Description: Featuring: The Hives, Weakened Friends, mei ehara, Neko Case, Jesse Welles, Spaceface, Jared Dustin Griffin, The Thing, Big Thief, Low Girl, Paul McDonald
- Author: Steve Benoit
- Tags: #hottakes, the hives, Weakened Friends, mei ehara, Neko Case, Jesse Welles, Spaceface, Jared Dustin Griffin, The Thing, Big Thief, Low Girl, Paul McDonald, hot takes

Songs we think you should hear without the pomp and circumstance.

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**Legalize Living //** [**The Hives**](https://www.instagram.com/thehives?ref=musicsavage.com)

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**Tough Luck (Bleed Me Out) //** [**Weakened Friends**](https://www.weakenedfriends.com/?ref=musicsavage.com)

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**Sad Driver //** [**mei ehara**](https://www.instagram.com/mei%5Fehara/?ref=musicsavage.com)

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**Wreck //** [**Neko Case**](https://www.instagram.com/NekoCaseOfficial?ref=musicsavage.com)

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**The List //** [**Jesse Welles**](https://www.wellesmusic.com/?ref=musicsavage.com)

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**Everything Is Money //** [**Spaceface**](https://www.musicsavage.com/mixtape-june-2025/)

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**Howl at the Moon //** [**Jared Dustin Griffin**](https://www.instagram.com/jareddustingriffin/?ref=musicsavage.com)

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**Something To Say //** [**The Thing**](https://www.instagram.com/thingthething/?ref=musicsavage.com)

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**All Night All Day //** [**Big Thief**](https://www.bigthief.net/?ref=musicsavage.com)

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**Handbrake //** [**Low Girl**](https://www.instagram.com/lowgirllowgirl?ref=musicsavage.com)

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**Dark Side //** [**Paul McDonald**](https://www.thepaulmcdonald.com/?ref=musicsavage.com)