Jake in the desert<p>Bandcamp has been doing shady union busting stuff lately, but <span class="h-card"><a href="https://union.place/@bandcampunited" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bandcampunited</span></a></span> says to still take part in Bandcamp Friday, since all payments directly benefit the artists today. </p><p>Today I figured I'd finally buy two of my favorite albums ever, the first of which is 'Final Days', the heavy-ish, synthy punky 2017 BANGER of an LP from Heavy Lids (It's only $9 for the digital version): </p><p><a href="https://heavylids.bandcamp.com/album/final-days" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heavylids.bandcamp.com/album/f</span><span class="invisible">inal-days</span></a></p><p>The second album I grabbed today is my favorite album of 2023 so far, and I can't see anything topping it. 'Uncomfortable Fish' is a very strange, amazing album by Hot Ocean (it's name your own price, I chose $8!): </p><p><a href="https://hotocean.bandcamp.com/album/uncomfortable-fish-3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hotocean.bandcamp.com/album/un</span><span class="invisible">comfortable-fish-3</span></a></p><p>If you're into punk or indie or synth or anything else, check these two out!</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/bandcamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bandcamp</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BandcampFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BandcampFriday</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/punk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>punk</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PunkRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PunkRock</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PostPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PostPunk</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HeavyLids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeavyLids</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HotOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HotOcean</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/indie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indie</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/IndieRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieRock</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/synth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synth</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SynthMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SynthMusic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SynthPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SynthPunk</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SynthPostPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SynthPostPunk</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/IndieMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieMusic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BuyIndie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyIndie</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SupportIndie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportIndie</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SupportIndieArtists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportIndieArtists</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SupportIndieMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportIndieMusic</span></a></p>