While we are often devastated about the end of summer - we’re talking a daily crying sesh as soon as Labor Day is over (yeah, we should talk to someone, we know) - there is one thing that puts a smile on our pasty faces, and that’s the promise of September album releases. September is a notoriously good month for new music, but holy moly was last month one for the books, with new albums from Sudan Archives, Starcrawler, The Beths, Death Cab For Cutie and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs…and a super deluxe edition of Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot!
Not coincidentally, today is Bandcamp Friday, when 93% of your money reaches the artist/label (after payment processor fees). On regular days, it’s 82%, so, ya know, today would be an amazing day to show these artists how much you love them (with your wallet)!
Anna Blumenthal handles Sales and Artist Relations for EarthQuaker Devices. She lives in Brooklyn, NY, plays guitar in The Midnight Confessions, DJs 60s soul and R&B at various Brooklyn bars, and has seen Cheap Trick over 30 times.