Favourite Free Music of 2015: D-G

Welcome to the second part of our Favourite Free Music of 2015 collection. You can read the first part here. Remember, while it’s always tempting to put a big fat zero for ‘name your price’ releases, you can give a little something. Bands need to eat too, and would doubtless appreciate even the smallest donation for their efforts. It’s the least they deserve.

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Daytime TV – S/T (REVIEW)
(RIYL: indie rock, lo-fi, 80N7)

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Debaser – MOOD RING
(RIYL: mixtapes, lo-fi, weird)

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Derek – Rookie of the Year
(RIYL: indie rock, lo-fi)

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Devon Mello – Constance All Grown Up (REVIEW)
(RIYL: indie pop, lo-fi, bedroom pop)

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Dicktations – Words Don’t Love You (REVIEW)
(RIYL: garage rock, Weezer, Black Lips)

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Diners – It’s All True
(RIYL: indie pop, Telekinesis)

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Diocese – S/T 
(RIYL: garage rock, Krill)

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Eerie Summer – The Way I Don’t Understand Anything Anymore (REVIEW)
(RIYL: indie pop, shoegaze, jangle, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart)

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EP – Ashland (REVIEW)
(RIYL: indie rock, lo-fi)

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Fairweather Currents – Things Get Better (REVIEW)
(RIYL: bedroom pop, folk, acoustic Nana Grizol)

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Fanpage – L Y A (REVIEW)
(RIYL: noise pop, shoegaze, Jenny Hval)

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Faux Discx – Where We Were (COMPILATION)
(RIYL: indie rock, post-punk, shoegaze)

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Fazed on a Pony – Hunch
(RIYL: lo-fi, indie rock)

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Field Medic – Light is Gone (REVIEW)
(RIYL: bedroom pop, folk, lo-fi, J. Tillman)

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Fog Lake – Victoria Park (REVIEW)
(RIYL: experimental, atmospheric pop, solitude)

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Fox Academy – Elsie (REVIEW)
(RIYL: indie pop, summer nostalgia, golden oldies)

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Fraternal Twin – s m a l l  w i n d  p o w e r (REVIEW)
(RIYL: gentle acoustics, natural glitches, intimate songwriting)

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Free Cake For Every Creature – Moving Songs (REVIEW)
(RIYL: bedroom pop, folk, post-collegiate blues [or, overcoming them])

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Furnsss – New Moves (REVIEW)
(RIYL: indie rock, deadbeat disinterest, Abe Vigoda, Hallelujah The Hills)

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Gay Angel – Floral (REVIEW)
(RIYL: indie pop, weird, early CFTPA)

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Gleemer – No Goobyes (REVIEW) / Moving Away (REVIEW)
(RIYL: pop punk, grunge, Pains of Being Pure at Heart)

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GoldFlakePaint – The Human Noise We Sat There Making https://goldflakepaint.bandcamp.com/album/the-human-noise-we-sat-there-making
(RIYL: indie pop, lo-fi, compilations, all the cool stuff GFP write about)

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Good, Good Blood – S/T (REVIEW)
(RIYL: indie pop, lo-fi, atmospheric folk)

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The Grey Estates Vs Gold Flake Paint – The Pale Light Between (REVIEW)
(RIYL: indie pop, lo-fi, compilations, Gold Flake Paint, The Grey Estates)

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Griffin Washburn – S/T
(RIYL: chill indie pop, psych, The Lagoonas)

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GRNDMS – Capitol Mill (REVIEW)
(RIYL: bedroom pop, folk, Frankie Cosmos)

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We’ll be sharing a new section of the list every day this week, so be sure to check back for the complete collection. If you find something you like, or think we missed something life-changing, then why not let us know on FacebookTwitter, InstagramTumblr or good old email.