It’s the first Friday of the month, which, most months, means it’s Bandcamp Friday. And that includes today.
On Bandcamp Friday, Bandcamp waives its revenue share from all purchases made on that day. Instead, their share of the purchase goes to the bands and artists instead. It started during the pandemic in 2020, and has continued most months since.
Basically, if you want to buy a song or album from a band or artist on Bandcamp, today’s the day.
If I may, here are some recommendations:
- Madam Misfit. Her third album, Vitamin M, is now available, and you can buy the singles from it, Power Up and Birthday Bounce, along with a remix of Big Bad Wolf featuring Professor Elemental. See also my blog post from July.
- Professor Elemental. Speaking of the Prof, he’s released a new Halloween-themed EP today.
- Grace Petrie. If you didn’t buy her new album Build Something Better back in March, now’s the time to buy it.
- Mitch Benn. Mitch is slowly releasing his massive back catalogue of music, including many songs produced for BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show over the years. This includes the music from his latest show from this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, or what if Dracula was a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta?
- Nato Green. If you don’t want music, but like stand-up comedy, long time Bugle contributor Nato Green has The Whiteness Album available to buy and download.
If, by the time you’re reading this, it’s no longer Friday 4th October, then the next Bandcamp Friday is December 6th (skipping November, it seems). However, buying music from Bandcamp on any other day of the year is still a good idea, as even when it’s not Bandcamp Friday, a higher proportion of the revenue goes to the artists and bands compared to most other digital platforms. Plus, you usually get a choice of audio formats and there’s no digital rights management on the files.
