Here is the first installment of our favourite free music of 2012, starting with bands beginning with the letters A to D. Thanks to all the bands featured for making us happy with good music.
Acres – Acres
(RIYL – Post-Hardcore, Ambient, Post-Rock, The Devil Sold His Soul, Rinoa)
The Act Of Estimating As Worthless – Amongst These Splintered Minds//Leaden Thoughts Sing Softly
(RIYL: A Weather, The Microphones, Trouble Books)
A Dark Horse – A Dark Horse
(RIYL: Electric President/Radical Face, Elliott Smith, Sparklehorse)
Among Giants – Truth Hurts
(RIYL – Punk, Folk, Nana Grizol, Tony Hawk 2)
And The Giraffe – Creature Collector
(RIYL – Folk, Indie Rock, Iron & Wine)
Arrange – New Memory
(RIYL – Bedroom Pop, Ambient, M83, Bright Eyes)
August Nicky Golden – Demos
(RIYL – Folk, Punk, Lo-Fi)
Balto – Monuments
(RIYL – Americana, The Head And The Heart, The Lumineers, Tyler Lyle)
Black Atlass –The Black Atlass EP
(RIYL – Electronic, R&B, The Weeknd, James Blake, Holy Other)
Blacks& – A Ghost That Follows Me
(RIYL – Dance Pop, Chill, Tropical)
Broken Fences – Broken Fences
(RIYL – Acoustic, Harmonies, The Civil Wars, Stars)
The Caretaker – Extra Patience (After Sebald)
(RIYL – Experimental, Oneohtrix Point Never, Tim Hecker, Franz Schubert, WG Sebald)
Chad Serhal – Golden
(RIYL – Acoustic, Singer Songwriter, She Does Is Magic)
Damn You Laurie – Songs So Far
(RIYL – Indie Pop, Folk, Sing-a-longs, The Evening Chorus)
Daniel & The Lion – Free Love (Single)
(RIYL – Sappy songs, Dolorean, Donovan Woods, Noah Gundersen)
Darwin Raymond – Night
(RIYL – Ambient, Instrumental, Emotive)
Dose – So This Is Where We Are
(RIYL – Electronic, Instrumental, Hip Hop, Chillwave)
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It’s worth noting that a lot of these releases are available on a pay what you want basis, meaning that if you like a particular record you’re able to make a donation of your choice. I can’t stress highly enough how important it is to support these artists in any way you can. Buy their music or go see them live or buy a t-shirt or whatever, it really is the least we (as music fans) can do.