Welcome to Bandcamp Friday! Until midnight tonight, 100% of any money spent on Bandcamp will go directly to the artist, making today the perfect day to support your favorite Bay Area bands.

Why buy music in the streaming era? Because Spotify is estimated to pay $0.003 - $0.005 cents per stream, depending on the artist. Even if you buy an album for $1, you’re paying the artist the equivalent of 333.3 song plays. That impact matters, especially for independent artists.

To celebrate, the BFF.fm community is sharing their hidden gems, ride-or-die faves, and local legends that you can support today. Discover something new, revisit an old favorite, and support the Bay Area music scene!

Blues

Black Daddy Slim - Blues For Arielle (Blues, Oakland)

An older release from this local artist, but still moving; an intense Blues effort from this local Hip-Hop musician. Follow his instagram for a more up-to-date sound as he gets his Bandcamp up-to-date as well. - DJ ShortyRock, WTFIFL

Country

Shawna Virago - Blood In Her Dreams (Country, San Francisco)

Country with a hard edge and definite nods to rock and punk from one of America’s first openly transgender women to tour nationally. - DJ ShortyRock, WTFIFL

Secret Emchy Society - Gold Country, Country Gold (Country, San Francisco)

A fresh spin (through a queer poet lens) on old-school country themes and vibes, like hard drinking and existential woes - DJ ShortyRock, WTFIFL

Secret Emchy Society - Old Midwestern (Country, San Francisco)

Secret sneaky pre-release from the upcoming album Queen of Assholes, due out this fall.Energetic, foot-stompin’ country goodness. - DJ ShortyRock, WTFIFL

Katsy Pline - Live at the Three Teardrops (ambient country/electronic, Berkeley)

Explore the infinite with freak americana and classic country re-interpreted through experimental electronica. - DJ B-rated, The Sunday Screeches

Slake - Let's Get Married (lesbian doom-folk, West Marin)

Vibe-y, ambient, emotive, soothing, beautiful album perfect for a slow, contemplative, gloomy summer morning. - Kerri, DIG!

Indie/Alternative

The Telephone Numbers - Scarecrow II (indie pop/rock from San Francisco)

The indie icons are back with a new album of jangly, nostalgic pop songs that feel fresh and vital. - DJ B-rated, The Sunday Screeches

Madeline Kenney - Kiss From the Balconey (art pop/dream pop from Oakland)

A collaborative album featuring Ben Sloan and Stephen Patota comes to life in a fever dream of pop, shoegaze, and romantic experimentalism. - DJ B-rated, The Sunday Screeches

Galore - Dirt (indie rock/pop from San Francisco)

This pop album for rock’n’rollers captures the carefree spirit of summer adventures with friends. - DJ B-rated, The Sunday Screeches

Fieldress - It'a A Lot (jazzy, psychedelic indie from Oakland)

This record is a lot, a lot of all things good. Jazzy, ethereal, spanning years and many moods. It's timeless and one I can already tell will be in my rotation for a long time. - Kerri, DIG!

Welcome Strawberry - desperate flower (shoegaze from Oakland)

Blissful shoegaze blooms with emotion and memory through psychedelic flourishes. - DJ B-rated, The Sunday Screeches

Ryli - Come and Get Me (jangle pop, Bay Area)

One of my favorite things about the Bay Area scene is how many supergroups emerge from it. Ryli is made up of Yea-Ming Chen (Yea-Ming and The Rumours), Rob Good (The Goods), Luke Robbins (Yea-Ming and The Rumours, R.E. Seraphin) and Ian McBrayer (ex-Healing Potpourri). Together, they make upbeat, fun, classic jangle pop that will instantly get stuck in your head. Plus, there's a song called "Bad July" in case you had one of those! - Kerri, DIG!

Rhymies - I Dream Watching (synth pop from San Francisco)

Synth pop from Lauren Matsui of Seablite (another great local band). - DJ ShortyRock, WTFIFL

Agness Twin - Turn To Gold (ambient goth folk, SF)

Layers of vocals and sounds create an atmospheric and hypnotic vibe on these tracks, with In The Dark being the catchy standout. - DJ ShortyRock, WTFIFL

April Magazine - Falling Window EP (indie pop/rock, fog pop from San Francisco)

Imagine it’s the coldest summer in San Francisco in decades but you DGAF because you’re just jamming along to this excellent EP that serves as the perfect soundtrack to the fog. - DJ Swirving, audiosyncrasies

Medscool - Learning How to Fall (indie garage rock, San Francisco)

This record is EPIC! From sweet lilting melodies to powerful barreling shrieks, vocalist Maria Donjacour takes your ears through a real experience. Each song is so different, so memorable, so big in its own way. Love, love. - Kerri, DIG!

Electronic

Discos Resaca Collective & Mariposas Del Alma - East Side San Jose "Back In The Day In ESSJ” (Oldies, Latin/Chicano Soul, Freestyle, Cumbias, Quebraditas, and Baladas)

A 14-song tribute to East Side San José, evoking a day in the life of the neighborhood back in the ‘80s and ‘90s, blending elements of Oldies, Latin/Chicano Soul, Freestyle, Cumbias, Quebraditas, and Baladas, into this amazing musical experience. - DJ ShortyRock, WTFIFL

JJ Amoré - Dolce Vita (electronic, italo disco, house from Oakland)

A concept (?) album that draws upon influences of electronica, italo disco and house music from the past, while also encouraging you to make memories with your homies on the dance floor in the present day. - DJ Swirving, audiosyncrasies

Coatshek - Sound Bath (ambient techno, San Francisco)

A soundtrack to an imaginary queer bathhouse is a slow, sultry journey into LGBTQIA+ history and a memory that never was. - DJ B-rated, The Sunday Screeches

Experimental

Maya Songbird - Space Cadet Bachelorette (experimental dark disco, Oakland)

A cosmic exploration of Black femme power told through sexy dance anthems by a genre-defying Bay Area native. - DJ B-rated, The Sunday Screeches

Sad Eyed Beatniks - Crumbled Tower Empty Temples (lofi minimalist indie, San Francisco)

A charming glimpse into someone else’s world with 60s psychedelic vibes and homespun warmth. - DJ B-rated, The Sunday Screeches

Hip-hop

Hieroglyphics - Hiero Oldies Vol. 1 (Hip Hop, SF Bay Area)

An old-school comp of even more old-school tracks by artists in this underground hip hop collective (Hieroglyphics) based in Oakland, California - DJ ShortyRock, WTFIFL

Metal

Mamaleek - Cadejos + Those Who Pass Between Fleeting Words (experimental black metal from San Francisco)

Deepcuts, remixes, and remasters from SF’s deconstructed black metal magicians. - DJ B-rated, The Sunday Screeches

Demonsmoke - Resin Wrought (swampy sludge from Antioch)

Swaggering, filthy riffs to free your mind and burn your ears from the California Delta. - DJ B-rated, The Sunday Screeches

Grayceon - Then The Darkness (progressive post-metal from San Francisco)

Classical meets metal in this expansive 80-minute reflection on loss, survival, and the will to keep fighting. - DJ B-rated, The Sunday Screeches

DeathgraVe and Black Ganion - DeathgraVe /\ Black Ganion (death metal and grindcore from San Jose and Japan)

Two of the most unhinged bands in extreme music join forces in this all-killer-no-filler split. - DJ B-rated, The Sunday Screeches

Rintrah - The Torrid Clime (avant-garde)

Featuring a former member of Botanist, this debut album channels black metal intensity into Romantic sublime. DJ B-rated, The Sunday Screeches

Rock/Punk

Altar De Fey - And May Love Conquer All (Goth rock, SF)

Somewhat sludgy goth-rock with amazing vocals.. - DJ ShortyRock, WTFIFL

Softie - SOMERSAULT (alternative, shoegaze, slacker rock from Oakland)

Released on local faves, Cherub Dream Records, Softie’s latest EP manages to make you want to head bang along to the heavy riffs while also quietly sobbing into a pillow with the brooding lyrics. - DJ Swirving, audiosyncrasies

Surplus 1980 - Illusion of Consistency (Rock/Punk, SF)

Angular punk that hearkens back to 80s era bands; this album was recorded during the pandemic using the "exquisite corpse" method with each person individually adding to the tracks and passing it to the next. - DJ ShortyRock, WTFIFL

Furious Tits - All Jobs Are Bad (single) (Punk, SF)

Melodic and emphatic, angry (without being rage-core) punk rock with political themes–fuck being exploited for our labor! - DJ ShortyRock, WTFIFL