Once again it is that holiest of music holidays where Bandcamp waives their fees and all, yes all, of your money that you choose to spend on an artist goes directly to the artist. In the biz, this is known as a “triumph”

We know there’s a lot to choose from, so we made you a short list of some of OUR faves that deserve your support.

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You deserve it.

It's a funny thing, a very specific kind of self-betrayal, when a song that you disliked in your youth sneaks up on you in your later years. It awakens a whole weird sense of longing, wonder, and shame, like a big bolus of emotions just hit your system. For fractions of a second, it’s even a little dreamlike, as you project your current self onto your younger self. Here you are in 2023 thoughtlessly loving a song from 1997 that you know for a fact you hated. It's useless, though: you don't have the antibodies. Your older self can't resist the song even while your younger self recoils in disgust.

Glen Campbell didn’t start out wanting to be the ultimate guitar shredder. He didn’t end that way either. In fact, when you think of renowned shredders, names like Van Halen, Malsteem, or Vai are more likely to come to mind. But somewhere along the road of his storied career as a member of the legendary Wrecking Crew, melancholy solo artist, and the Rhinestone f***ing Cowboy actual, Campbell showed time and time again that he was one of the best that ever did it.  

Being late to the party, despite what you may have heard, is a perfectly acceptable way to find new music.  

Case in point: When the algorithm fed me this track by Montana songwriter Izaak Opatz, there was a second of presumed familiarity followed at once by confusion and the realization that this song/artist, which is squarely in my wheelhouse (+1 algorithm) was completely new to me.  

Sometimes the algorithm is Good, because it decides to tell you about a record you might have otherwise missed. And just a couple of days ago, it brought to my attention this lovely record from Rozi Plain, presumably because Mr. Deplume shows up on the opening track,” Agreeing For Two”.