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Today is the second Bandcamp Friday of 2021! As we discussed in our first blog post from February 5, we believe it is necessary to show direct financial support to musicians. Of course, we should be doing this pre and post-pandemic, but especially mid-pandemic when the livelihoods of many artists has been jeopardized since touring has been rendered unviable. Beautiful art such as music making may come from the heart, but the artists cannot be compensated in love alone.
Check out our playlist of song selections for March 2021 below, and remember that if you purchase them on Bandcamp today, the artists will receive approximately 93% of the revenue.
There is a wide variety of songs for you to choose from, of course. Find the direct Bandcamp links to each song hyperlinked below:
K.Raydio’s “Smiley Face” is an experimental RnB song that shows how her retrospection leads her to a place of self-confidence. Liiiam’s “Falsities” is a romantic, smooth, yet still danceable electropop song detailing the power of a kiss. “Lessons From My Mistakes...But I lost Your Number” is an avant-garde, jazz, hip-hop song where Liv.e explores the title itself: learning from her mistakes. With an interpolation of someone discussing what it means to “let go,” M. Zain’s “Ruby #1” is an instrumental electro hip-hop song that feels introspective. Father and daughter duo Sachiya & Eri Isomura play cello and marimba, respectively. They created a gentle and bright arrangement of Robert Schumann’s “Traumerei (Dream).” Vocalist Kashimana and trio Sprig of That came together to make “The Only One,” a folksy-soul song honoring people who were brave enough to be trailblazing. The group Tommy Goodroad’s “April Showers” is a sweet, sunrise sounding country song with contrasting lyrics about feelings of loneliness in a relationship.
K.Raydio, Liiiam, Sprig of That, Kashimana, Sachiya & Eri Isomura, and Tommy Goodroad are all either from or currently based in the Twin Cities.
If you do buy some of these songs, please let us know via email, Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook! Happy listening!