We know, we know — it’s 2015 now. Like anything we do, though, we took our sweet time to finish this. So here it is: our annual digital sampler, a half year late! If you’ve downloaded any of our previous samplers, you might notice this year’s has a lot of tracks — we thought this was an incredible year for music and wanted to showcase the new, new-to-us or just downright exciting people making music that we’ve enjoyed this year (there are so many more artists we could and should include on this download but we had to exercise some restraint).
Curating and putting this together is super rewarding — so we just wanted to thank everyone who has contributed a song! If you download this and find something you like, please use this page as a reference to all of the artists involved (links to their respective websites and music are available below).
We’ve created two parts: “Family” — artists affiliated with the Topshelf Records roster, and “Friends” — artists we really think people should be listening to right now. Before downloading it, though, we just ask that you please, please share it (there’s two convenient buttons directly below). All of the hard working people responsible for all of this music would greatly appreciate it if you did. Thanks, everyone. Happy listening!
-Kevin & Seth
PS: This album is free. There’s no need to pay for it. However, since bandcamp gives you the option to, and if for whatever reason you do, we won’t keep the money; we’ll donate it to the Greater Boston MSPCA. So, thanks!
From Hold Still Life
From Installation
From Kingfisher
From Loom
From Keep It Safe
From Night Years
From Stranger Songs
From After the Earthquake
From Shake
From The Art of Mothering
From Hold Open My Head
From La Vella
From Embark, Embrace
From Whenever, If Ever
From S/T
From No Star
From Just Like Lovers
From Foreign Languages courtesy of LIFE2short Productions
From Worst. Summer. Ever. courtesy of Secret Audio Club
From tapestry'd life (previously unreleased)
From Seventeen Forever
From Sky of No Stars courtesy of Broken World Media
From Keep You courtesy of Epitaph Records
From Forgettable
From Further Sky courtesy of Run for Cover Records
From Sea When Absent courtesy of Lefse Records
From Big World courtesy of Father/Daughter Records
Previously unreleased
From Everything/Nothing
From Now and Loud courtesy of Broken World Media
From Ten Stories courtesy of Pine Street
From Psychic Mess courtesy of Run for Cover Records
From Waste The Moments courtesy of Mountain Man Records, Lauren Records, Square of Opposition, Kyeo Speaks Zine/Distro
From Angle
From 10” courtesy of Boiler Room Recordings
From S/T
From T-Minus Grand Gesture courtesy of Count Your Lucky Stars
From PRE MADONNA courtesy of #VERYJAZZED / CHILL MEGA CHILL / TREATY OAK COLLECTIVE
From Say / Calling You courtesy of Accidental Guest Recordings
From Lost In Alphaville courtesy of Polyvinyl Records
From Too Shabby courtesy of Broken World Media
From Bury Me At Make Out Creek courtesy of Double Double Whammy
From Charmer courtesy of Run for Cover Records
From Shut Up courtesy of Count Your Lucky Stars
From Tropical Jinx courtesy of Run for Cover Records
From Busch Hymns courtesy of Broken World Media
Previously unreleased
From Electric Balloon courtesy of Western Vinyl
From II courtesy of Run for Cover Records
From Collision Blonde courtesy of No Sleep Records
From Hoodwink'd courtesy of Double Double Whammy & Exploding in Sound
From It’s Alive courtesy of Hardly Art
From The Cover of Hunter courtesy of Double Double Whammy
From Those Days Are Gone courtesy of Count Your Lucky Stars
From Pity Sex / Adventures Split courtesy of Run for Cover Records
From Cool Choices courtesy of Hardly Art
From Roots courtesy of Count Your Lucky Stars
Previously unreleased
From You’re Gonna Miss It All courtesy of Run for Cover Records
From Hello, Again courtesy of Count Your Lucky Stars
From This Will Come to Pass courtesy of Count Your Lucky Stars
From Jack-O-Lantern courtesy of Run for Cover Records
From Play Pretend courtesy of Broken World Media
From S/T courtesy of Polyvinyl Records
From Naturally courtesy of Count Your Lucky Stars
From Pink Chalk courtesy of Count Your Lucky Stars
From Three Love Songs
From Acoustics EP courtesy of More than Me Records / Friend of Mine Records