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New & Notable: Big, bright, irresistible, guitar-driven country from Malin Pettersen, grounded in straight-to-the-heart melodies.

Wildflower, by Malin Pettersen

11 track album

malinpettersen1.bandcamp.com

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Haram, Vaguess, Billiam, and more make this month's Best Punk. daily.bandcamp.com/best-punk/th...

The Best Punk on Bandcamp, September 2025

Our guide to the month’s crucial punk releases.

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 10h

To all fans of Talulah Gosh, the Vaselines, 7-inch records, basement shows, music communities, and true love—this week's Cool Band Alert is for you.

Cool Band Alert - good flying birds

The actually cool/good bird band

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 10h

New & Notable: The great Kelly Moran returns with a new LP that balances classical piano composition with electronic textures to dazzling results.

Don't Trust Mirrors, by kelly moran

10 track album

kellymoran.bandcamp.com

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 11h

September's best experimental picks include field recordings from Taipei; noise from Italy, Uruguay, and Australia; reflections from a Belgian composer on the brink of turning 80; and an impressionist tour of the American South.

The Best Experimental Music on Bandcamp, September 2025

We like weird.

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 12h

New & Notable: Shadowy dubstep from this UK artist in tracks that have an almost industrial edge, lean and menacing.

Crystal Lake EP, by CoKi

6 track album

cokidmz.bandcamp.com

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 12h

These are the upcoming albums that Bandcamp fans are excited about.

The Hotlist, Fall 2025

These are the upcoming albums that Bandcamp fans are excited about.

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 13h

New & Notable: The second LP from London artist Max Pope is full of airy, arty pop with a soulful undercurrent.

Praise Animal, by Max Pope

8 track album

maxpope.bandcamp.com

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 14h

New & Notable: Perfectly punishing avant-garde metal on the latest from Sum Of R, songs that move with doom’s slow, oppressive lurch.

Spectral, by Sum Of R

9 track album

sumofr.bandcamp.com

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 14h

A deep dive into the singular artistic vision of Cate Le Bon.

Cate the Great

Celebrating the singular artistic vision of Cate Le Bon

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 16h

UK jungle icon Potential Badboy returns with "Elusive," a set of thrilling, reggae-informed bangers and our Album of the Day.

Potential Badboy, “Elusive”

A UK jungle icon returns with a set of thrilling, reggae-informed bangers.

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 1d

New & Notable: Morbidly funny post-punk songs that conjure up an 80s night of the damned. It is exactly as awesome as you think.

IV, by AITIS BAND

8 track album

aitisband.bandcamp.com

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 1d

New & Notable: This German band makes classic sounding post-punk with a brutal edge. Join the cult.

𝐼𝑁𝐷𝑈𝑆𝑇𝑅𝑌, by TV Cult

10 track album

tvcult.bandcamp.com

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 1d

New & Notable: If Scott Walker was in the Human League, it might sound something like Alex Fernet's mix of soul, funk, italo disco, and new wave.

Modern Night, by Alex Fernet

10 track album

alexfernet.bandcamp.com

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 1d

September's installment of The Best Field Recordings on Bandcamp captures the sounds of glaciers collapsing and volcanoes simmering, religious ceremonies in Egypt, road trips through the Deep South, and more.

The Best Field Recordings on Bandcamp, September 2025

A look at recent great sounds captured outside the studio.

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 1d

New & Notable: Kate Bush goes to the club.

mmotd, by NIIX

5 track album

iitsniix.bandcamp.com

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 1d

Tom Ravenscroft hosts for the second installment of our radio residency from Rinse FM.

Bandcamp Radio | Bandcamp

Tune in weekly to hear new music and artist interviews.

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 1d

New & Notable: Peaceful ambient music constructed out of synths, guitars, and voice, full of shimmering textures and graceful passages.

Agonist, by The Lifted Index

10 track album

theliftedindex.bandcamp.com

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 1d

September was a busy month for country (and country-ish) releases on Bandcamp. Here's the cream of the crop.

The Best Country Music on Bandcamp, September 2025

Our monthly round-up of folk, bluegrass, roots rock, Americana, and all things country-ish.

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 1d

The Bristol trip-hop icon and his creative foil lock into a singular, striking sound on "Out The Way," our Album of the Day.

Marta & Tricky, “Out The Way”

The Bristol trip-hop icon and his creative foil lock into a singular, striking sound.

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 2d

New & Notable: France-based rapper Manast LL' joins forces with lauded underground producer V Don for an EP with taut narratives and humid beats. manastll.bandcamp.com/album/built-...

Built Like That, by Manast LL' & V Don

5 track album

manastll.bandcamp.com

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 2d

New & Notable: The third installment of music from the beloved animated series from the legendary JG Thirlwell is thrilling, cinematic, and fantastic. jgthirlwell.bandcamp.com/album/music-...

Music of The Venture Bros Volume 3, by JG Thirlwell

34 track album

jgthirlwell.bandcamp.com

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 2d

New & Notable: Groove-soaked funk from this German group, with crime movie atmospherics and an air of mystery. seoinage.bandcamp.com/album/no-ret...

No Retreat, No Surrender, by Seoi Nage

11 track album

seoinage.bandcamp.com

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 2d

New & Notable: Four new songs from MADMADMAD sketch out marvelously pared-back electro and dance music, spindly and irresistible. madmadmad.bandcamp.com/album/run

Run, by MADMADMAD

4 track album

madmadmad.bandcamp.com

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 2d

New & Notable: Utterly gorgeous, drifting, enveloping synths on the latest from p h a n t o m ファントム幻影 2 7—expansive compositions that mesmerize. geometriclullaby.bandcamp.com/album/n

N = 過剰エネルギークラウド, by p h a n t o m ファントム幻影 2 7

7 track album

geometriclullaby.bandcamp.com

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