Pet Door Show’s top independent & underplayed Bandcamp picks for October 2024
Today is Bandcamp Friday, which means that every cent that you spend buying music on Bandcamp today goes straight to the artist! That makes Bandcamp Friday an excellent excuse to buy some great new music.
As the host of the Pet Door Show on Shady Pines Radio (Thursdays 2–4pm Pacific / 5–7pm Eastern), I exclusively share amazing new music by independent & underplayed artists from all over the world, all with under 5,000 instagram followers. Many of those artists also self-publish on Bandcamp.
So, to help you out this Bandcamp Friday, here is a list of some of the most delectable hidden gems that I’ve played on the Pet Door Show since May’s Bandcamp Friday, all by independent & underplayed artists with under 2,000 instagram followers. Give a listen to some new discoveries, and support independent artists by buying new music on Bandcamp today.
I hope you find some new favorites!
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À La Mode — Diversions
Album released October 13, 2023.
Favorite track: Apples
Win-nipi, Canada. Indie synthpop.
Ancient Infinity Orchestra — River of Light
Album released November 17, 2023.
Favorite track: Rejoicing
Leeds, England. Big band jazz.
Antenn.e — Down North
Single released April 18, 2024.
Lyon, France. Indie punk.
Atse Tewodros Project — Maqeda
Album released July 11, 2024.
Favorite track: Set Nat
Bologna, Italy. Indie ethiojazz.
Ayaz Boyoz — More Homemade Songs
Album released February 2, 2024.
Favorite track: I Can’t Hide
Istanbul, Turkey. Alt folk.
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BATHLETE — SUNDEE
Single released January 26, 2024.
Portland, OR. Alternative hip hop.
Black Venus — Black Venus
Album released December 8, 2023.
Favorite track: C.S.B.
Nashville, TN. Alternative blues.
BossOLa — Geng Riddim
Single released August 8, 2024.
London, England. Experimental folk.
The Breathing Room — Lemon Honey (Live)
Single released February 14, 2024.
San Francisco, CA. Indie jazz.
British Birds — Sucking Funny
EP released August 30, 2024.
Favorite track: My Bar
Chorley, England. Alternative pop.
Buffet Lunch — For Display Purposes Only
Album released July 26, 2024.
Favorite track: Enhance Your Body
Edinburgh, Scotland. Indie post punk.
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Caxtrinho — Caxtrinho ao vivo no Garagem Beleza — 4/11/2023
Album released June 30, 2024.
Favorite track: Papagaio
Belford Roxo, Brazil. Indie samba funk.
Chamberlain/Gonzalez — Gonzolain
Album released June 21, 2024.
Favorite track: Ignite
Portland, OR. Folk.
Chedly Taghouti — Give Energy
Album released April 10, 2024.
Favorite track: Malla Wallah (ft. Haythem Khemaja, Gaspard Nougaret)
Tunis, Tunisia. Reggae soul hip hop.
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D.A. Crimson — Olly Olly Oxen Free
Single released January 26, 2024.
Brooklyn, NY. Alternative folk.
Dal:um — Coexistence
EP released October 4, 2024.
Favorite track: Cracking
Seoul, South Korea. Chamber folk jazz.
Ditch Lily — Bucket Full of Moon
Single released August 9, 2024.
Whitehall, MI. Bedroom pop.
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Family Selection Box — At Your Own Leisure
EP released February 23, 2024.
Favorite track: Will They Publish My Work?
Lancaster, England. Indie alt pop.
FINE. — (W)HOLE.
Album released April 1, 2024.
Favorite track: Yellow & Pink
Providence, RI. Indie.
Fire & Smoke — Constance
EP released March 22, 2024.
Favorite track: Qu’allons-nous faire
Win-nipi/Tio’Tia:ke, Canada. Folk americana.
Fish Hunt — Self-Taught
Album released January 12, 2024.
Favorite track: Go My Way
New York City, NY. Alt folk.
Flamingo Blonde — Two Trick Pony
EP released September 1, 2023.
Favorite track: Eddie
Meeanjin, Australia. Alternative indie pop.
flower shopping — Going Anywhere
EP released June 7, 2024.
Favorite track: Learning to Fall
Columbia, SC. Indie.
Foncedalle — Foncedalle
Album released March 8, 2024.
Favorite track: TransU
Lyon, France. Synth rock.
Friends Friends — Nobody’s Sorry
EP released June 21, 2024.
Favorite track: Showerbeer
Portland, OR. Indie rock.
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Ginger Bones — chickadee
Single released May 14, 2024.
Minneapolis, MN. Folk.
Good News — Small Forms
Album released September 13, 2024.
Favorite track: Orange Juice in the Shower
Sheffield, England. Indie post punk.
gueersh — Tempo Elástico
Album released March 30, 2023, on feitio.
Favorite track: A Curtinha
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Indie alternative.
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Hannah Everingham — Siempre Tiene Flores
Album released March 15, 2024.
Favorite track: Mercury
Ōtautahi, Aotearoa. Indie folk.
Heathcote Blue — While Away
Album released January 28, 2024.
Favorite track: Parallel Park
Mooro, Australia. Alt country.
hex gf — Haters
Album released June 9, 2023.
Favorite track: Party
Boston, Massachusetts. Indie pop.
Hollow Twin — Dancing with Matches
Album released April 18, 2024.
Favorite track: Talking in My Sleep
Vancouver, Canada. Indie americana.
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Julien’s Daughter — Rockefeller
Single released February 16, 2024.
Win-nipi, Canada. Alternative indie.
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Kat & Zach — Cut the Wires
Album released March 1, 2024.
Favorite track: American Dream
Nashville, TN. Folk americana.
Kelli Schaefer — Even Still
Album released May 10, 2024.
Favorite track: The In Between
Portland, OR. Folk.
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Lazy Sunday — Another Summer
Album released February 16, 2024.
Favorite track: another summer in massachusetts
Portland, OR. Pop punk.
Little Oil — Twelve Songs
Album released March 28, 2024.
Favorite track: Sweet Fruit Jar
Richmond, CA. Indie acoustic.
Lloyd and the Leftovers — In and Amongst the Mundane
EP released March 28 2024.
Favorite track: Dirt on the Floor
Walyalup, Australia. Alt country.
Lucas Benoit — Lucas Benoit
Album released June 29, 2024.
Favorite track: She’s Sick
Portland, OR. Indie folk.
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Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O — True Story
Album released June 14, 2024.
Favorite track: Baby Ngimanzi Wuthando
Johannesburg, South Africa. Jazz.
Mark Loughrey & Joey Gavin — Porcupine
EP released October 13, 2023.
Favorite track: Catching Up
Berlin, Germany. Contemporary folk.
Medejin — The Garden
Album released October 20, 2023.
Favorite track: Our Apartment
Seattle, WA. Indie rock.
Metdog — Questions and Answers Regarding Computers And Screens
Album released January 18, 2024.
Favorite track: Computer Talk
Naarm, Australia. Post punk.
Mo Andres — highway hypnosis
Album released December 23, 2023.
Favorite track: highway hypnosis
Middletown, CT. Folk.
Mock Tudors — Good Drinkin’ Times
Album released July 30, 2024.
Favorite track: Hair of the Dog
Sheffield, England. Alternative punk.
Mr. Beautiful — Mr. Beautiful
EP released April 12, 2024.
Favorite track: Grinding the Axe
Portland, OR. Funk.
The Muddy Souls — A Lifetime in a Day
Album released December 15, 2023.
Favorite track: Doing My Time
Eugene, OR. Bluegrass.
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Nana Benz du Togo — AGO
Album released June 16, 2023.
Favorite track: Tite
Lomé, Togo. Afrobeat pop.
Nicosa — Portuguese
Single released October 20, 2023.
Oracle, AZ. Indie pop.
Noah Kesey — Holding Hands Around The World
Album released February 29, 2024.
Favorite track: Dream of Running Through the Jungle Like a Leopard
Burlington, VT. Indie pop.
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Omar Coleman — Strange Times
Album released February 9, 2024.
Favorite track: Chicago (ft. Eddie Roberts)
Chicago, IL. Blues.
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Paulo Edson — Pluma
EP released January 12, 2024.
Favorite track: Melodia
Lisbon, Portugal. Latin folk.
Pegg — Pegg
Album released August 23, 2024.
Favorite track: Radiothon
New York City, NY. Indie pop.
Ponch Bueller — Sinking Ship
Album released August 29, 2023.
Favorite track: He Will Not Help You
New Orleans, LA. Americana.
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ROOM — ROOM
EP released May 25, 2024.
Favorite track: Considering The Tiger
Portland, OR. Art pop.
Ruqqiyah — how to let go of a thing ! side A
EP released September 6, 2024.
Favorite track: show you right
Washington, DC. Indie soul.
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Saint Peter’s Thursday — death SALT
Album released June 9, 2023.
Favorite track: Cosmic Kaleidoscope
Ōtautahi, Aotearoa. Alternative rock.
Sapphire Street — How To Bend
Album released May 30, 2024.
Favorite track: The View
Naarm, Australia. Post punk.
Sefu — SWEETHEART
Album released July 21, 2023.
Favorite track: AIR
Houston, TX. Hip hop.
Shelf Life — Wholly and Completely
Album released March 11, 2024.
Favorite track: Heartogram
Philadelphia, PA. Alternative rock.
Sister Species — Lena in the Bog
Album released September 20, 2024.
Favorite track: Take Everything and Scatter It
Minneapolis, MN. Chamber pop.
Slug Rug — State Fair
EP released December 1, 2023.
Favorite track: Milk Crate
Bloomington, IN. Alt country.
Sockhead Records — SHRF Vol. 2
Compilation album released September 17, 2024.
Favorite track: Braids — Yo, Joe
Richmond, VA. Rock.
Soup Review — Sleeping Light
Album released February 2, 2024.
Favorite track: The Disappearance of Wire Walker Joe
Sheffield, England. Indie folk.
Squeakie — Chewed Up & Spittin’ Back
Album released September 6, 2024.
Favorite track: Prickly Pear Flower
East Bay, CA. Country.
Steak Blake — This One
EP released June 28, 2024.
Favorite track: Under Knives
London, England. Indie post punk.
Sun Atlas — Return to the Spirit
Album released May 3, 2024, on Mocambo Records.
Favorite track: 12th Dimension Caravan
Los Angeles, CA. Ethiojazz afrobeat.
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The Talking Hearts — Over Your Spell
Album released September 22, 2023.
Favorite track: Back in the Middle
Boston, MA. Country.
Texoprint — Mumble
EP released April 19, 2024.
Favorite track: Guess
Rotterdam, Netherlands. Post punk.
_thesmoothcat & Wino Willy — READY, SET
Album released March 15, 2024.
Favorite track: HAND EYE (ft. Wakai)
Baton Rouge, LA. Hip hop.
TÜRBØT — ¿PODEMOS AYUDARTE?
Album released June 30, 2023.
Favorite track: Rock de la Mierda
Logroño, Spain. Rock ’n’ roll.
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Verbalia — Tusa Doble Tusa
Album released October 13, 2023.
Favorite track: Lagrimales
Bogotá, Colombia. Indie rock.
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Why Baby — An Oyster
2-track released August 8, 2024.
Favorite track: An Oyster
New York City, NY. Folk soul.
The Wild Jumps — Inner City F-150
EP released April 5, 2024.
Favorite track: Inner City F-150
Portland, OR. Punk rock.
William Alexander — The Singing Stockman
Album released March 22, 2024.
Favorite track: Blackwood Town
New South Wales, Australia. Old-timey country.
Winksy — My Anatomy
Album released April 19, 2024.
Favorite track: Kill Or Go Hungry
Naarm, Australia. Indie alternative.
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yung sham — sort of blue
Album released October 15, 2023.
Favorite track: Fishes of the Afternoon
Philadelphia, PA. Alt pop.
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The Zawose Queens — Maisha
Album released June 7, 2024.
Favorite track: Maisha
Bagamoyo, Tanzania. Indietronica afropop.
That’s the end of the list! If you enjoyed this, check out the Pet Door Show’s top independent & underplayed Bandcamp picks for May 2024, and tune in to the Pet Door Show for your weekly sampler of the world’s best new independent & underplayed music every Thursday, 2–4pm Pacific / 5–7pm Eastern on Shady Pines Radio.