It has become a yearly tradition for us to make a big list of all our favourite the ‘name your price’ music on Bandcamp (or free ones elsewhere), and 2015 certainly didn’t disappoint. Over the next week we’ll be sharing the list in all it’s glory, starting with artists beginning with letters A-C.
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. You’ll want them to appear in your Bandcamp collection anyway, so you’ll have to give something.
Alanna McArdle – Reticular (REVIEW) / Bedroom/Balloons (REVIEW)
(RIYL: folk, bedroom pop, sad, Sarah Winchester)
Ama Moii – Flown (REVIEW)
(RIYL: bedroom, ambient, lo-fi, soft music)
Andrew Weathers – I Am Happy When I Am Moving
(RIYL: experimental, cosmic Appalachian mountain tunes)
Animal Camera – Aniimal Crackers
(RIYL: noise pop, psychedelic ARMS)
Beverly Tender – Lord Mayor Makes 1000 Speeches
(RIYL: bedroom pop, lo-fi, Baby Mollusk, Whatever Dad)
The Bombshells – Bake Sale Hotties
(RIYL: riot grrl, The Runaways, Le Tigre)
Big Eater – In Between
(RIYL: laidback indie pop, Yo La Tengo, Mac DeMarco)
Blue Smiley – OK
(RIYL: lo-fi, fuzz rock, Alex G)
Bobby’s Oar – The Weeds in Your Garden
(RIYL: folk-punk, Among Giants, The Front Bottoms)
Boosegumps – 🙂 / B-Sides (REVIEW 1 | REVIEW 2 | INTERVIEW)
(RIYL: bedroom pop, acoustic, Free Cake For Every Creature)
Brightside – The World Reversed
(RIYL: indie pop, pop-punk, The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die)
Brittle Brian – Verisune
(RIYL: bedroom pop, Frankie Cosmos, Bellows)
Broken Beak – Curse Burner
(RIYL: bedroom pop, Modern Baseball)
Bryant Eugene Vazquez – Blue Hours
(RIYL: folk, lo-fi, Wes Tirey, M. Ward)
Captain Samurai – Hey Thanks Goodbye
(RIYL: indie rock, soft punk, LVL UP)
CATAPHANT – Half Dead EP
(RIYL: hip hop, experimental, pop)
Cat Be Damned – Six Songs
(RIYL: ambient, Ricky Eat Acid, the sounds of space)
Catholic Easter Colours – Not the Silence That Was There Before
(RIYL: indie pop, cinematic rock, ambient)
Cemeteries – Barrow
(RIYL: ambient, experimental, dream pop)
Clams – PDA Queen
(RIYL: lo-fi, indie pop, bedroom pop)
Coffee Pot – &
(RIYL: fuzz rock, psych, lo-fi)
Colour Me Brittle – The First Bad Man
(RIYL: lo-fi, jangle pop, twee indie)
Coping Skills – Everything is stupid + I Hate it
(RIYL: riot grrrls, bummer pop, Cyberbully Mom Club)
Cuddle Formation – ⊙﹏⊙ ♫･*:.｡. .｡.:*･ (demos)
(RIYL: bedroom pop, guitar loops, devotional)
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 Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr or good old email.