I don’t know about you, but I sure did miss there being a Bandcamp Friday last month! This month’s Bandcamp Friday falls on May 1, the day before the hallowed holiday Free Comic Book Day/Comics Giveaway Day! Make sure you visit your local comic book shop! I hope to stop by my shop, The Outer Limits in Waltham, MA, where they often carry used CDs and vinyl.

But back to Bandcamp! My favorite place on the internet to buy music. Here are my latest picks:

• Amazing Royal Crowns – Payback Live Now available exclusively on Bandcamp,
  the Crowns’ live album, recorded in 2000, is now available for purchase as a digital album. Payback Live is not on any streaming services, so make sure you snap up this live, rockabilly delight.

• Lime Garden – Maybe Not Tonight I fell hard for the single and album opener “23.” Then I attended their virtual listening party (on Bandcamp) and needed to pre-order the album on midnight blue vinyl. Recommended if you like Elastica or solo Charlotte Hatherley. (I like this album so much, this is the second time I’ve picked it! When I wrote about it before, it hadn’t yet been released.)

• Miss Grit – Under My Umbrella A thrumming, gorgeous album. I listened to it multiple times in a row when I first got it. Margaret Sohn, AKA Miss Grit (they/she), has combined dreamy vocals with a trip hop sensibility. Think Chrystabell meets Massive Attack.

• Die Feen – A Night at the Golden Nugget Lose yourself in this cool, goth, darkwave EP from the DC-based Die Feen. It has hints of Bauhaus, Gary Numan, and The Sisters of Mercy.

• Failure – Location Lost Another gem from Failure. I’m positively obsessed with the closing track “Moonlight Understands.” Paramore fans will want to take note: Hayley Williams features on “The Rising Skyline.”

• Altın Gün – Garip The Dutch/Turkish psych-groove act takes on the songs of Neşet Ertaş with their sixth studio album. It’s sultry and Arabesque. My favorite track is “Bir Nazar Eyeldim.”

• Burned As Witches – Burned As Witches Ash drummer Rick McMurray’s killer side project is doom-y and riff-tastic. Recommended for fans of Queens of the Stone Age.
• Brigitte Calls Me Baby – Irreversible BCMB’s Irreversible is filled with jangle pop that’s infectious. Sure, singer Wes Leavins sounds eerily like Morrissey. But has Morrissey ever name checked a David Lynch movie? They hooked me with: “I bought Blue Velvet on DVD | I brought it to the slumber party.” And really, Leavins sounds like Gene’s Martin Rossiter. I have room in my heart for more than one crooner. Besides, Morrissey has broken my heart.