Part three of the list of our favourite free music of 2016, this time covering artists beginning I – N. For an important explanation re. ‘free’ vs. ‘name your price’, head to the first post.
And, of course, being comprehensive is impossible these days, so let us know if we missed your favourite and maybe we’ll add it to the collection.
If I Die in Mississippi – Artless
(RIYL: bedroom pop, ambient, Sam Ray, sad)
In Love With a Ghost – Let’s Go
(RIYL: electronic, chillwave, dream pop)
Jake Bellissimo – Piece of Ivy
(RIYL: indie pop, Gay Angel)
Jemima Coulter – lampshade ep
(RIYL: bedroom pop, chilled out, Volcano Choir)
Joyride! – Half Moon Bay
(RIYL: pop punk, indie rock, All Dogs)
Julia Brown – An Abundance of Strawberries
(RIYL: experimental, indie pop, Elephant 6)
Lake Michigan – Gleaming
(RIYL: bedroom pop, late night vibes, Arrange)
Lance Bangs – Lance Mountain
(RIYL: lo-fi, indie pop, Colin Thibodeauxxx)
Lazy Legs – s/t
(RIYL: shoegaze, noise pop, feedback)
Little Kid – Flowers
(RIYL: fuzz pop, bedroom folk, reflective thoughts)
Long Neck – Spring Cleaning
(RIYL: bedroom pop, Cyberbully Mom Club, Jawbreaker Reunion)
Max Gardener – Memory Lounge
(RIYL: dream pop, bedroom pop, slacker)
Mineral Girls – Seven Inches of Release
(RIYL: noise pop, emo, indie rock)
Moin Moin – Dawn
(RIYL: folk, bedroom pop, delicate, quiet)
MOLAR / Pale Kids – Split
(RIYL: pop punk, riot grrrl, The Courtneys)
Molly Drag – Tethered Rendering
(RIYL: bedroom pop, experimental, dreamy vibes)
Monarch Mtn – Everyone is Here
(RIYL: grand melancholy, nighttime)
Monster Rally – Mystery Cove
(RIYL: experimental, hip hop, tropicana)
Moving In – Sunburn
(RIYL: bedroom pop, lo-fi, teenage heartbreak)
Naps – Happy All the Time Forever Always
(RIYL: ambient, experimental, tape hiss)
No Museums – The Drifting Knives
(RIYL: basement rock, indie pop, lo-fi)
Nice Try – s/t
(RIYL: lo-fi, indie pop, Frankie Cosmos)
Nikolas Escudero – 100
(RIYL: lo-fi, indie pop, slacker)
No Dice Tapes – 2016: the year all bad things went away and everything turned out to be fine
(RIYL: lo-fi, indie pop, good causes, ironic titles)
Noname – Telefone
(RIYL: hip hop, rap, courageous poetry)
Be sure to check out the previous sections of our favourite free music list here.