Bandcamp is a drug for music lovers and knowing that your support directly buttresses the performers’ work – on May 1, mind you, without Bandcamp’s cut removed – has got to up the potency of the aural narcotic a bit. Here is a sadly incomplete compendium of what I’ve been listening to and downloading on Bandcamp in the last few months. Organized according to some sort of archaic alphabet, as to not express bias.
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https://bonnieprincebilly.bandcamp.com
Everyone’s favorite alt-indie troubadour serves up the usual Drag City and Palace fare on his Bandcamp channel. Check it out, though, for those mysterious and mysteriously deep-cut “mix-tapes” of unreleased material.
https://claraengel.bandcamp.com
“Hatching Under The Stars,” which Engel released in April, is one of 2020’s most haunting and Edward Gorey-inspired outings. They have almost 30 frighteningly and consistently good LPs up for the offering here.
https://gaelynnlea.bandcamp.com
Lea, who won NPR’s Tiny Desk in ’16, produces enrapturing work that scratches two itches – the one for haunting melodies, looped ad infinitum, and the one for pop sensibilities as filtered through the timbre of a phonographic cylinder.
https://rachaelmcelhiney.bandcamp.com
“Apricot Trees,” Rachael McElhiney’s too-short EP, is a gem hidden in plain sight. It features some of the most breathtaking and bare-naked soul music you’ll hear this year – and McElhiney pulls it off with just ukulele and that smoky voice.
https://amandapalmer.bandcamp.com
You’ve already been inspired by Amanda Palmer; you just don’t release it yet. Her take on Leonard Cohen’s “Everybody Knows” is better than the original by a mile – there, I said it.
https://paranoidvoid.bandcamp.com
The world’s best math rock is coming from Japan – you can quote me on that. Blistering technical chops meet ambitious song-structures. There’s not a weak link in the trio. “02” is definitely worth downloading, maybe even twice.
https://robfordexplorer.bandcamp.com
Rubbery and jazzy post-rock from Reno. The new “Buh Bye” LP is good, though I am a die-hard devotee of the group’s 2018 self-titled outing.
https://ryanrumery.bandcamp.com
This multi-instrumentalist and composer has seized on corona-times to release a flood of intimate and sometimes breathtaking music. Recommended for the post-classical aficionado.
https://skeletonstv.bandcamp.com
Matt Mehlan is an underappreciated genius and Skeletons deserves to be on post-rock mantle right alongside Gastr del Sol. Ugly and wondrous poly-scapes, care of everyone’s favorite label-collective – Shinkoyo.
The blistering trio TRVSS released my favorite Pittsburgh record of 2019 and, if noise-rock is your speed, you’ll want these guys on speed-dial.
| A | |
| Aaron Archer | aaronarcher.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Admiral | admiral.bandcamp.com/track/eternal-companion |
| Alguno Hombres | algunoshombres.bandcamp.com |
| Alls Done | allsdone1.bandcamp.com/music |
| Altar Boys | thealtarboys.bandcamp.com/ |
| Amanda Palmer | amandapalmer.bandcamp.com/ |
| Anastasia Minster | anastasiaminster.bandcamp.com/ |
| And How | andhow1.bandcamp.com |
| Andy Tillison/The Tangent | andytangent.bandcamp.com/ |
| Anny Celsi | annycelsi.bandcamp.com |
| Artist Formerly Known as Vince, The | theartistformallyknownasvince.bandcamp.com |
| Astromanticos | astromanticos.bandcamp.com/ |
| B | |
| b-attitudes, the | theb-attitudes.bandcamp.com/ |
| Beki Hemingway | bekihemingway.bandcamp.com |
| Ben Vogel | benvogelmusic.bandcamp.com/album/whistling-after-midnight |
| Big Stir Records | bigstirrecords.bandcamp.com |
| Black Tape For A Blue Girl | blacktapeforabluegirl.bandcamp.com/ |
| Bonnie “Prince” Billy | bonnieprincebilly.bandcamp.com/ |
| Bram Cools | bramcools.bandcamp.com/ |
| Breidablik | breidablik.bandcamp.com/ |
| Brian Jones Was Murdered | brianjoneswasmurdered.bandcamp.com/ |
| Building Rockets | Buildingrockets.bandcamp.com |
| Buzz Music | buzzmusic.bandcamp.com |
| By Torchlight | bytorchlight.bandcamp.com |
| C | |
| Cait Brennan | caitbrennan.bandcamp.com/music |
| Caved Mountains | cavedmountains.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Cherryfez | Cherryfez.bandcamp.com |
| Chris Neri | chrisneri.bandcamp.com/ |
| Chris Taylor | christaylor.bandcamp.com |
| Chunk Archives | chunkarchives.bandcamp.com/music |
| Clara Engel | claraengel.bandcamp.com/ |
| Coopers, The | thecoopers99.bandcamp.com |
| Creeping Hush | creepinghush.bandcamp.com/ |
| Cudas, The | thecudas.bandcamp.com/ |
| Curry Cuts Music Label | currycuts.bandcamp.com |
| Curtis Eiler | curtiseller.bandcamp.com |
| D | |
| Daniel Prendiville | danielprendiville.bandcamp.com |
| Dann Gunn | danngunn.bandcamp.com/ |
| Deirdre Forrest | https://deirdreforrest.bandcamp.com/music |
| Denny Smith | dennysmith.bandcamp.com/ |
| Derri Daugherty | derridaugherty.bandcamp.com/ |
| Details, The | thedetails.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Dig Records USA | digrecordsusa.bandcamp.com |
| Dolph Chaney | bigstirrecords.bandcamp.com/album/rebuilding-permit |
| Dragmatic | Dragmatic.bandcamp.com |
| Drew Neely and the Heroes | DrewNeelyandtheheroes.bandcamp.com |
| Drywall Heels | drywallheels.bandcamp.com/track/confucius |
| E | |
| Embryos, The | theembryos.bandcamp.com/ |
| Eric Matthews | ericmatthews.bandcamp.com/ |
| Eve Selis | eveselis.bandcamp.com |
| F | |
| Flowers of Evil, The | the-flowersofevil.bandcamp.com/album/after-geography |
| Futureman Records | futuremanrecords.bandcamp.com/ |
| G | |
| Gaelynn Lea | gaelynnlea.bandcamp.com/ |
| Gold Needles, The | thegoldneedles.bandcamp.com/ |
| Golems of the Red Planet | golemsoftheredplanet.bandcamp.com |
| Gretchen’s Wheel | gretchenswheel.bandcamp.com/ |
| H | |
| Hell Yeah Babies, The | thehellyeahbabies.bandcamp.com/ |
| Hollywood Horses | hollywoodhorses.bandcamp.com/releases |
| I | |
| J | |
| James Byron Schoen/Edensong | edensong.bandcamp.com |
| Jeff Elbel + Ping | ping.bandcamp.com/ |
| Jim O’Dell | jimodell.bandcamp.com |
| John Sally Ride, The | thejohnsallyride.bandcamp.com/ |
| Johnny and the Razor Blades | johnnyandtherazorblades.bandcamp.com |
| Josh Lory/Young Earth Records | youngearthrecords.bandcamp.com |
| Julian Leal | julianleal.bandcamp.com/ |
| K | |
| Ken Shane | kenshane.bandcamp.com/ |
| Kerosene Halo | kerosenehalo.net |
| KLANK | music.klanknation.com |
| L | |
| L.S. Underground | lsunderground.bandcamp.com/ |
| Lannie Flowers | lannieflowers.bandcamp.com/ |
| LittleTrainRec | littletrainrec.bandcamp.com |
| Lonely Dogs, The | thelonelydogs.bandcamp.com/track/bad-girl-shes-a |
| Lonely Together, The | thelonelytogether.bandcamp.com |
| Lost Dogs, The | thelostdogs.bandcamp.com |
| Lost Marcianos | losmarcianos.bandcamp.com |
| M | |
| Magic Cobra | magiccobra.bandcamp.com/ |
| Marissa Nadler | marissanadler.bandcamp.com/ |
| Matt Shane | mattshane.bandcamp.com/track/peace-commercial-no-2 |
| Maxi Dunn | maxidunn.bandcamp.com/ |
| Michael Knott | knott.bandcamp.com/ |
| Michael Roe | michaelroe.bandcamp.com |
| Mike Bankhead | mikebankhead.bandcamp.com/ |
| Mythical Motors | mythicalmotors.bandcamp.com/music |
| N | |
| Nervous Twitch | nervoustwitch.bandcamp.com |
| Nick Miller | nick-miller.bandcamp.com |
| Nite Sobs | nitesobs.bandcamp.com/releases |
| O | |
| Ojo Taylor | ojotaylor.bandcamp.com/ |
| Orbis Max | orbismax.bandcamp.com/ |
| P | |
| Paranoid Void | paranoidvoid.bandcamp.com/ |
| Paul Melancon | paulmelancon.bandcamp.com/ |
| Pete Mancini | Petemancini.bandcamp.com |
| Phil Keaggy | philkeaggy.bandcamp.com |
| Pozers, The | thepozers.bandcamp.com/ |
| Pugwash | pugwashtheband.bandcamp.com/ |
| Q | |
| Quantum 56 | quantum56.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Quiet Sunday | Quietsunday.bandcamp.com |
| R | |
| Rachael McElhiney | rachaelmcelhiney.bandcamp.com/ |
| Rent Party | rentparty.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Ric Alba | ricalba.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Rich Yarges and the Pop Mechanics | richyargesandthepopmechanics.bandcamp.com/album/are-you-ready |
| Rick Barry | rickbarry.bandcamp.com |
| Rob Clarke and the Wooltones | robclarkeandthewooltones.bandcamp.com |
| Roger C. Reale & Rue Morgue | rcrrm.bandcamp.com/ |
| Ryan Rumery | robfordexplorer.bandcamp.com/ |
| S | |
| Sailor Boyfriend | sailorboyfriend.bandcamp.com/ |
| Sam Hallenbeck | samhallenbeck.bandcamp.com/track/afternoon-tv |
| Seventy Sevens, The | the77s.bandcamp.com |
| Sills and Smith | sillsandsmith.bandcamp.com |
| Skeletons | skeletonstv.bandcamp.com/ |
| Speed of Sound, The | thespeedofsound.bandcamp.com/ |
| Spiderfence | spiderfence.bandcamp.com/ |
| Steve Layton | stevelayton.bandcamp.com/ |
| Street Carnations | streetcarnations.bandcamp.com/ |
| Successful Failures, The | music.thesuccessfulfailures.com/ |
| Superkick | superkick.bandcamp.com/track/uncomfort-able |
| T | |
| Terry Scott Taylor/Daniel Amos | danielamosboots.bandcamp.com |
| Tiger Castle | tigercastle.bandcamp.com/ |
| Tim Anthony | timanthonytheagentsthebrambles.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Tommy Sistak | tommysistak.bandcamp.com/ |
| TRVSS | trvss.bandcamp.com/ |
| U | |
| Undercover | undercover.bandcamp.com/ |
| V | |
| Vegas With Randolph | vegaswithrandolph.bandcamp.com/ |
| W | |
| William Steffey | williamsteffey.bandcamp.com/ |
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| Y | |
| Z |