Pet Door Show’s top independent & underplayed Bandcamp picks for October 2023

It’s Bandcamp Friday!! That means that every cent that you pay for music on Bandcamp today goes directly to the artist! Now that’s what I call a good excuse to buy some new music!

On the Pet Door Show (my radio show airing Thursdays, 2–4pm Pacific / 5–7pm Eastern / 10pm-12am UK on Shady Pines Radio), I exclusively play tracks that I love that were released in the past year by artists with under 5,000 instagram followers, and often the artists have far fewer than that. The result is a really unique show that highlights some incredible independent artists that don’t really get a whole lot of airplay anywhere else. Frequently, the Pet Door Show has the honor of playing a band on the radio for the first time ever.

To help you out, here (arranged alphabetically by full name, with social and purchase links) are the Pet Door Show’s top independent and underplayed Bandcamp picks for this month. This list has all of the most awesome hidden gems that I’ve played on the Pet Door Show since the last time I made one of these lists, ALL by artists with under 2,000 instagram followers. There’s bound to be a lot of music on this list that you’ve never heard before. Let me know what your favorites are!

Now go spend money!

A

Ajaya Jones — tanuki change
2-track released June 13, 2023.
Favorite track: anime bih
Oakland, CA. Hip hop.

Animales de Poder — La asombrosa
Single released July 11, 2023.
Montevideo, Uruguay. Folk.

Ari Árelíus — Hiatus Terræ
Album released April 24, 2023.
Favorite track: Skepna
Reykjavik, Iceland. Psychedelic electrojazz.

Astrachan — Emerald
Single released July 26, 2023.
Chicago, IL. Indie folk.

Aure — The Line
Single released May 17, 2023, on Mayway Records.
Paris, France. Folk.

B

Babytooth — Babytooth
Album released August 18, 2023, on bud tapes.
Favorite track: Still From Sinking
Portland, OR. Indie.

banríon — dare to crush
EP released February 1, 2023.
Favorite track: departure party
Dublin, Ireland.

Berta Bigtoe — Day of Hate!
EP released February 25, 2023.
Favorite track: Shempie’s Deli
Chicago, IL. Indie freak folk.

Biselad — El Vivo Ritmo Vol. 2
Album released July 14, 2023.
Favorite track: Batir Palmas
Bogotá, Colombia. Latin rock.

C

Caicedo — Certeza
Single released February 4, 2023.
Portland, OR. Pop psicodélica.

Colectivo Waykicha — Primavera
Single released September 23, 2022.
Lima, Peru. Andean folk.

D

Dick Dudley — Dog Park
EP released November 10, 2022.
Favorite track: Dog Park
Cadi, Australia. Post punk.

DirtBike — Snug Harbour
EP released July 6, 2023.
Favorite track: Piece of Paper
Boynton Beach, FL. Indie tropicalia.

Display Homes — What If You’re Right & They’re Wrong?
Album released April 27, 2023.
Favorite track: CCTV
Cadi, Australia. Post punk.

E

East Witch West — Beach Hair
Single released August 17, 2023.
Boise, ID. Indie dream pop.

F

Flanger Kids — A-side
EP released April 21, 2023, on Move Gently Records.
Favorite track: Bitter
Budapest, Hungary. Indietronica.

G

Gata Galáctica — Fresco
Single released May 19, 2023.
Portland, OR. Surf psicodélica.

Good Wilson — Plenty
Single released May 5, 2023.
Vienna, Austria. Indie alternative.

J

Juan Irio — Vida Sentimental
Album released April 21, 2023.
Favorite track: Lo Que Tardes En Vestirte
La Plata, Argentina. Folk rock.

L

L.T.Leif — Come Back to Me, but Lightly
Album released January 27, 2023.
Favorite track: No Birds
Glasgow, Scotland. Indie folk.

Laith — Lightning
Album released May 24, 2023.
Favorite track: Texas Birds
Portland, OR. Folk americana.

Lempi Elo — Huojuvat puut
Album released April 7, 2023.
Favorite track: Pispala
Helsinki, Finland. Indie folk.

LILJA — Mirage
Album released April 14, 2023.
Favorite track: On Your Shoulders
Oslo, Norway. Indie jazz.

Long Island Railroad (Smushie & Ryan Gebhardt) — Long Island Railroad
EP released September 15, 2023.
Favorite track: The Fruit
Minneapolis, MN / Chicago, IL. Indie rock.

Love Language — Indian Cowboy
EP released March 24, 2023.
Favorite track: Indian Cowboy
Montréal, Canada.

M

Macho Muchacho — Lo Mejor Está por Morir
2-track released June 29, 2023.
Favorite track: Cristiano Ronaldo en Terno
Guayaquil, Ecuador. Math rock.

Mangle Rojo* — Mangle Rojo Vol. 2
Compilation album released August 26, 2023.
Favorite track: Nelda Piña** ft. La BOA — Palenquero
*Bogotá, Colombia / **Ocala, FL.

Mary Anne’s Polar Rig — Makes You Wonder
Album released March 24, 2023.
Favorite track: The Way That I’m Feeling
Malmö, Sweden. Alternative rock.

Maxine Funke — River Said
Album released April 28, 2023.
Favorite track: Call On You
Ōtepoti, Aotearoa. Folk.

Minor Conflict — Bright Lights, Dead City
EP released August 18, 2023.
Favorite track: Second-Hand Time
Bristol, England. Alternative rock.

Moecyrus — Animal Cruelty
Album released January 28, 2023.
Favorite track: What Dapralumeel?
Chicago, IL. Hip hop.

Monte Meteoro — Es lo que hay
Album released August 11, 2023.
Favorite track: No recuerdo escucharte entrar
Monterrey, Mexico. Alternative rock.

Mood Bored — Mood Bored EP
Album released April 28, 2023.
Favorite track: Ladadee Ladada
Tilburg, Netherlands. Indie.

Moustapha Noumbissi — Good Life
Single released October 28, 2022.
Philadelphia, PA. Indie.

Mulligrub — Tragical
Album released June 16, 2023.
Favorite track: Ex
Winnipeg, Canada. Indie alternative.

N

Nicole Yun — Matter
Album released April 14, 2023.
Favorite track: Lost Keys
Roanoke, VA. Indie rock.

NORE — stressed?
EP released January 15, 2023.
Favorite track: Telescope
Tilburg, Netherlands. Indie alternative.

Nyamekye Junction — Too Many Bags
Single released February 15, 2023.
Accra, Ghana. Electronic afrobeat.

P

Precocious Neophyte — Stony
EP released July 30, 2023.
Favorite track: 산 San
Seoul, South Korea. Shoegaze rock.

The Problem With Kids Today — Validation
Single released October 28, 2022.
New Haven, CT. Punk rock.

The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra — Nunc Est Bibendum / Shake That Off
2-track released March 2, 2023.
Favorite track: Nunc Est Bibendum
Naarm, Australia. Afrobeat hip hop.

R

Rob Cave Jr & Thxk_u — Knowledge Of The Sun
Album released September 1, 2023.
Favorite track: Inner G Energy
Brooklyn, NY. Hip hop.

Robbie Stickland — Bug Under Your Heel
Single released April 19, 2023.
Dublin, Ireland. Indie rock.

S

The Shaolin Afronauts — The Fundamental Nature of Being
Album released September 16, 2022.
Favorite track: Shakedown
Kaurna Yerta, Australia. Afrobeat jazz.

Soof — BIKYA!
Single released January 23, 2023.
Los Angeles, CA. Hip hop.

Speaker Bullies — Art of Disrespect
Album released July 7, 2023, on Soulspazm Digital.
Favorite track: Nobody Better Than (ft. DJ Jon Doe)
Atlanta, GA. Hip hop.

Staff Party — Solo
Single released September 22, 2022.
Cork, Ireland. Disco rock.

starrducc — starrducc
EP released June 2, 2023.
Favorite track: tempat ternyaman
Bogor, Indonesia. Indie pop.

Surface to Air Missive — Shadows Leap
Album released October 29, 2022.
Favorite track: Shadows Leap
Tallahassee, FL. Indie.

T

TamTam — Slumber Picture
Album released March 17, 2023.
Favorite track: Lion Cubs
Tallinn, Estonia. Indie folk jazz.

Tinge — Big Deep Sigh
Album released March 3, 2023.
Favorite track: Big Crush
Lake of the Woods, Canada. Indie rock.

Tossing Seed — When You Come Around
EP released August 31, 2023, on SmallAnimalsRecords.
Favorite track: When You Come Around
Magelang, Indonesia. Indie rock.

Trak Trak — Flexible
Album released June 30, 2023.
Favorite track: La Bulla
Nuremberg, Germany.

U

unikko ijo — nang makita kang muli
Album released July 28, 2023.
Favorite track: nang makita kang muli
Manila, Philippines. Bedroom pop.

Unstuck — Ointment?
EP released August 4, 2023.
Favorite track: Working Man!
Wexford, Ireland. Rock.

V

El Valerie — Pan-American Pop
Album released April 21, 2023.
Favorite track: Cupid and Psyche
Providence, RI. Bedroom pop.

W

Whose Rules — Hasler
Album released February 22, 2023.
Favorite track: Excuses
Oslo, Norway.

Y

Yacouba Sissoko — Duwa Wu, Blessing
Album released May 19, 2023.
Favorite track: Faso Bara
New York City, NY. Folk afrobeat.

Z

Z the Stranger — Pink Shrimp Deluxe
Album released February 28, 2023.
Favorite track: Trans Mission
Rockland, MA. Alternative hip hop.

You’re at the end! Amazing! If you liked this list, check out the Pet Door Show’s top independent & underplayed Bandcamp picks for August 2023, and tune in to the Pet Door Show every Thursday, 2–4pm Pacific / 5–7pm Eastern / 10pm-12am UK on Shady Pines Radio (on the web or on the app).