Pet Door Show’s top underplayed Bandcamp picks
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On the Pet Door Show (Thursdays 2–4pm Pacific / 5–7pm Eastern / 10pm-12am GMT on Shady Pines Radio), I love to share what I consider to be the world’s best new independent and underplayed music, all by artists from around the world with fewer than 5,000 instagram followers. You’re guaranteed to hear a bunch of new music every week.
A lot of the music that I play on the Pet Door Show is stuff I’ve found on Bandcamp, often by independent and self-publishing artists. Below I am sharing a list (arranged alphabetically by artist’s full name) of some of the most underplayed releases available on Bandcamp that I’ve played on the Pet Door Show so far this year, all by artists with fewer than 2,000 instagram followers. These are the hidden gems that I believe deserve a brighter spotlight.
Enjoy!
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2:00AM Wake Up Call — We Are Sun and Moon and Stars
EP, released February 3, 2023.
Favorite track: New Year
High Point, NC. Alternative rock.
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angel apricot — the pink sunset over you
Album, released November 25, 2022.
Favorite track: gender envy
Toronto, Canada. Indie bedroom pop.
ANORAK! — ANORAK!
Album, released November 16, 2022 on Slow Down Records.
Favorite track: Shinagawa — 品川
Tokyo, Japan. Emo punk.
April Chung — From a Silver Scene
Single, released November 18, 2022.
Amsterdam, Netherlands. Neoclassical.
Arms Like Roses — Blooming
Album, released July 1, 2022.
Favorite track: The Separation Between Fact and Feeling
New Haven, CT. Alternative indie rock.
augchamp — Leftovers
EP, released January 4, 2023.
Favorite track: Chapped Lips
Minneapolis, MN. Folk alternative.
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Batoma Sissoko — Niarela Sessions
Album, released January 19, 2022.
Favorite track: Dôké Tônon (ft. Nouhoun Sissoko)
Bamako, Mali. Afrobeat.
Birthday Dad — The Hermit
Album, released September 9, 2022.
Favorite track: I Am
Turlock, CA. Indie.
BKO — Djine Bora
Album, released July 15, 2022.
Favorite track: BKO Kagni
Bamako, Mali. Indie rock.
Blues Lawyer — All In Good Time
Album, due to be released February 17, 2023.
Favorite track: Chance Encounters
Oakland, CA. Pop punk.
浮（Buoy） — あかるいくらい（Umbralucent）
Album, released November 2, 2022 on Sweet Dreams Press.
Favorite track: 魚（Fish）
Tokyo, Japan. Folk.
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Crush Fund — Drama
EP, released November 11, 2022.
Favorite track: Seeing Stars
New York City, NY. Post punk.
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Dowdelin — Péké Viré
EP, due to be released March 10, 2023.
Favorite track: Péké Viré
Lyon, France. Caribbean electrojazz.
Dr Fabola — All Behind
EP, released November 25, 2022.
Favorite track: All Behind
Manchester, England. Folk.
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ENKEL — Love Hurts
Album, released October 7, 2022 on Nordic Notes.
Favorite track: Kentelpolkat
Finland. Humppa folk.
Expert Timing — Stargazing
Album, released September 23, 2022.
Favorite track: Super Ordinary Unimpressed
Orlando, FL. Bubblegrunge.
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Idi Et Amin — Candy Suck
Album, released June 24, 2022.
Favorite track: More Than Much
Salt Lake City, UT. Dirtgaze.
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Jali Fily Cissokho — BIMO
Album, released April 25, 2022.
Favorite track: MAMADOU BITIKI
Oxford, England. African folk.
Jess Kallen — A Garden Bed of Thistle Weeds
Single, released November 29, 2022 on New Professor Music.
Los Angeles, CA. Indie folk.
João Selva — Passarinho
Album, released February 3, 2023.
Favorite track: Passarinho
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Latin indie pop.
Jobber — Hell in a Cell
EP, released October 21, 2022.
Favorite track: Entrance Theme
Brooklyn, NY. Alternative rock.
Joe.D — 230PM (ft. Yu)
Single, released December 19, 2022.
Atlanta, GA. Hip hop.
Junk River — There is a Dog
EP, released October 28, 2022.
Favorite track: Changing
Malmö, Sweden. Indie alt folk.
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Kat Lock — The Retrograde
EP, released January 6, 2023.
Favorite track: Dead Deer
Norman, OK. Indie rock.
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Lapelúda — Caídas
Album, released October 10, 2022.
Favorite track: Solipsismo
Montréal, Canada. Folk jazz.
Lo Ke Ba — Delirio
Album, released September 7, 2022.
Favorite track: Spring is Here
Croydon, England. Afrocuban jazz.
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Madalitso Band — Musakayike
Album, released June 17, 2022.
Favorite track: Ali Ndi Vuto
Lilongwe, Malawi. Indie.
The Magpies — Undertow
Album, released October 14, 2022.
Favorite track: I Never Will Marry
York, England. Folk.
Minimall — Rowena
Single, released June 3, 2022.
Los Angeles, CA. Indie.
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Oh Lonesome Ana — MEG/\DETH TEE
Abum, released July 15, 2022.
Favorite track: The Slow Death of Lung Cancer
Sacramento, CA. Indie alternative.
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Sherwood Rahming — Grounded
Album, released September 9, 2022.
Favorite track: Liberate Me
Nassau, The Bahamas. Afrocaribbean R&B.
Shreyas Iyengar — OST
EP, released March 11, 2022.
Favorite track: Pinocchio
Pune, India. Jazz.
Sketchy McClain — wanna be
Single, released October 23, 2022.
Fargo, ND. Indie punk.
Spice World — There Is No I In Spice World
Album, released January 20, 2023.
Favorite track: Dying to Go
Whadjuk Noongar Boodja.
Sun Spots — Loosey
EP, released October 14, 2022.
Favorite track: Never Gonna Change
Seattle, WA. Alternative rock.
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Teens in Trouble — Teens in Trouble
EP, released September 2, 2022.
Favorite track: Decomposing
Raleigh, NC. Alternative rock.
tiny giant — Ngày Mới
Single, released December 24, 2022.
Favorite track: Ngày Mới (original)
Hanoi, Vietnam. Electronica.
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vivian panache — move your body
Album, released June 3, 2022.
Favorite track: on top of me
San Francisco, CA. Indie funk.
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Zoe Guigeno — We Were Radar Stations
Album, released October 13, 2022.
Favorite track: Queen of My Domain
Tofino, Canada / Brooklyn, NY. Indie pop.
That’s the end of the list! Tune in to the Pet Door Show this Thursday 2–4pm Pacific / 5–7pm Eastern / 10pm-12am GMT on Shady Pines Radio for a completely fresh and unique sampler of independent and underplayed music, all by artists with fewer than 5,000 instagram followers.
If you enjoyed this list, check out the Pet Door Show Best of 2022, and Pet Door Show’s up-and-coming artists you should know in 2023! And if you really enjoyed it, please consider buying me a cup of coffee. Thanks!