The past few weeks in the U.S. have seen many people’s opinions crystallized, including musicians. System of a Down’s Serj Tankian and John Dolmayan shared completely contrasting opinions on the protests and Donald Trump in the past few days, with the former in support of protests and the latter approving of the president. On the Side […]
Sunami Release Self-Titled Debut EP
Right now, a whole lot of people hate cops. But I don’t know how many people hate cops as much as the San Jose band Sunami. Last year, Sunami, whose ranks include members of bands like Gulch and Hands Of God, released a Bandcamp demo that immediately made them a favorite among those of us […]
Kendrick Lamar, James Brown, 2Pac Protest Songs See Huge Growth
Streams of protest songs both old and new have had a huge jump in streaming numbers this week. As protests continue to take place in the United States and throughout the world, song streams from Kendrick Lamar, James Brown, 2Pac, Childish Gambino and more have increased by 15,740%, according to Billboard’s Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The biggest jumps […]
Snoop Dogg 'Brainwashed' That He Couldn't Vote
Snoop Dogg will be voting in his first U.S. election this year. “I ain’t never voted a day in my life, but this year I think Imma get out and vote because I can’t stand to see this punk in office one more year, ” Snoop said in an interview with 92.3’s Big Boy on […]
Infant Island Side Project Mattachine Release Debut EP 'Isolation As A Form Of Torture': Stream
There are precious few good things happening in 2020, but the rise of Infant Island has been one of them. Just in the past two months, the convulsive Fredericksburg, Virginia screamo rippers have released two towering works, the EP Sepulcher and the album Beneath. Guitarist and singer Alexander Rudenshiold has also unveiled his new band […]
Thou Release Surprise Nirvana Covers Album 'Blessings Of The Highest Order': Stream
Nirvana fucking ruled. Krist Novoselic might be out here defending Trump these days, but 30 years ago, he was in a good band. Louisiana sludge-metal warriors Thou have always known this. Over the years, Thou have released a whole lot of Nirvana covers. Sometimes, those covers have been relatively easy to find, as with the […]
The Clientele – “Closer” (Shack Cover)
Long-running UK indie-pop institution the Clientele have shared their first new music since 2017 for Bandcamp’s revenue waiving day. They’ve covered “Closer,” a song from Shack’s 2006 album On The Corner Of Miles And Gil that matches their dusky, bittersweet aesthetic perfectly. “Today our first new music in a while is released,” the band wrote […]
Slow Mass unveil another impressive transformation on 'Music For Ears 3'
Since last spring, Slow Mass, the constantly evolving Chicago post-hardcore Band To Watch, have been intermittently sharing new two-song drops through their Music For Ears singles series. Volume 1 featured “Siren” backed by a cover of Wilco’s “Reservations.” Volume 2 included “Mal” and another cover, this time more obscure: Pygmy Lush’s “I’ll Wait With You.” […]
Shamir – "Something That's Worth My Praises"
Today is the latest Bandcamp day of the pandemic, when the site waives its share of revenue to try and help out artists. But this one also comes with a whole bunch of artists donating that revenue to causes that are important right now as people around the country are protesting in a fight for […]
Caroline Says – “So Hot (Wash Away All Of My Tears)” (Spacemen 3 Cover)
Bandcamp is once again waiving their share of revenue from purchases today in an effort to help musicians. Once again, many musicians are releasing covers and odds and ends to take advantage of the opportunity. And given recent events, many of them are also donating the proceeds from today’s sales to anti-racist causes. Austin-via-Alabama folk-pop […]