It’s time for another edition of The Helpline, our monthly music advice column. In this edition, we help a fan seeking a “new Oasis” and break down the difference between jungle and drum & bass.

New & Notable: M. Ward, Howe Gelb, and Irish multi-instrumentalist McKowski team up on an LP that is desert dry and as spooky as a campfire ghost story.

New & Notable: The aptly named “Soft Light” is full of gentle, expansive ambient compositions as gentle as an autumn sunrise.

Beloved Chicago indie label @troubleinmind.bsky.social is shutting down after over a decade of serving the independent underground. As a farewell gift, they're offering 30% off anything in the webshop using the code: ADIEU.

New & Notable: Dazzling electronic music from Tokyo, Kotaro Maruyama creates constellations of sound from tiny, twinkling notes.

Appearing on thousands of records from the ’80s onwards, Roots Radics are one of the key forces behind Jamaican music. Here's an overview of their pioneering works.

New & Notable: With features from Bon Iver, Papa Mbye, and more, the latest from Cole Davis is a slow-burning soul-jazz dazzler.

David Conrad from the German post-black metal band Heretoir joins the Metal Show to discuss their latest album. Plus, new music from Undead, Die Spitz, and more.

New & Notable: Pulse-quickening pop from Guinea, the new LP from Falle Nioke bursts with dance grooves and jubilant melodies.

Here are the best albums of the past three months.

A potent combo of Ethio-jazz and folk is our Album of the Day.

New & Notable: Juggling industrial synths, worn-out bass, and washed-out guitars, this German techno artist is a master of tension and tonal contrast.

New & Notable: Guatemalan singer and healer channels indigenous folkways into sunny acoustic songs sung in Spanish and Mam, an endangered Mayan language.

PremRock and Curly Castro on the evolution of their three (!) new records.

New & Notable: Mystifying progressive folk meets apocalyptic sci-fi worldbuilding on the Ontario artist's epic third album.

Steeped in the traditions of old-school R&B and Chicano car culture, lowrider soul is entering a new era. Here's an overview of the scene's history, from early pioneers to contemporary upstarts.

New & Notable: The LA electronic producer parlays his visual arts background into soundscapes so vivid and immersive, they feel like simulated synesthesia.

Stu McKenzie of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard chats with Bandcamp Daily about making their music name-your-price, his favorite thing about their fanbase, and more fun stuff.

New & Notable: An updated best-of compilation—recent TikTok hit "Harness Your Hopes" included— from an iconic indie band who need no introduction.

As African Lofi, Tanzanian-born producer and multi-instrumentalist Vincent Bugozi has been quietly carving out a slow-burning sound shaped by the many places he’s called home.

First released in 1993, Richard D. James's sole LP as Polygon Window offers crucial insights into the icon's early days.

New & Notable: Beloved synthpop group Nation of Language unveils another batch of bright, hooky gems, sparkling and bewitching.

Cool Band Alert! Born in Guinea and currently based in England, Falle Nioke weaves a multitude of West African styles—plus hip-hop, R&B, and more—into some of the best new contemporary electronic music out there.

New & Notable: The return of the long-running UK group Soothsayers means another helping of bubbling Afrobeat, loose and limber.

Get to know the producer proving Copenhagen's hip-hop bona fides.

New & Notable: Another smoldering soul scorcher from Kendra Morris—the vinyl jacket of which unfolds to become a board game.

Appearing on thousands of records from the ’80s onwards, Roots Radics are one of the key forces behind Jamaican music. Here's an overview of their pioneering works.

New & Notable: Berlin musician Weston Olencki writes banjo-based avant-garde compositions that are prickly and mysterious.

New & Notable: The San Diego label M25 can’t miss, and the latest from Nuse Tyrant & Trust One is proof of that—apocalyptic hip-hop that shatters skulls.

Discover the exhilerating sound of Cape Verde—both past and present.

The first release in over a decade from Icelandic electronic collective múm, "History of Silence” is our Album of the Day.

New & Notable: Bristol-based electronica trio Concrete Disco balance club and pop influences with innovative production and ear-worm melodies.

Jagz Kooner and Gary Burns of Sabres of the Sabres of Paradise remember late bandmate Andrew Weatherall and reflect on their historic, ephemeral career, spotlighted in a new reissues campaign.

New & Notable: On her latest, Meral Polat celebrates the untamed voice of a woman living on her own terms with Turkish psychedelic rock.

A new way to discover music on Bandcamp: Introducing Bandcamp Clubs. daily.bandcamp.com/features/int...

New & Notable: More gentle folk-rock from the Louisville artist.

Behind the festive, cheerful music made by Wayku lies a history of colonization, discrimination, and cultural mixing. It’s also a journey of rediscovering one’s own roots.

New & Notable: Prathloons' latest combines the melancholy of legacy slowcore acts with the poetic, emotional touch of contemporary acts like Big Thief.

New & Notable: The New Orleans duo inch closer to finding a definitive sound on their latest (and best) record of jangly power pop.

Lovers & Lollypops’ longevity is proof that DIY ethics can flourish when the punk ethos is not left for dead. Here are some highlights from the label's vast catalog.

NYC metal band Castle Rat level up their high-concept ambitions—as well as their riffs—on "The Bestiary." It's our Album of the Day.

Bandcamp is live on East Village Radio right now! Tune in now and discover NYC's South Asian Sufi renaissance—accompanied by an assortment of new Bandcamp releases as always. Enjoy!

New & Notable: Absolutely iconic NYC underground figure Peter Stampfel of the Holy Model Rounders & the Fugs serves up more wonderfully oddball goodness.

New & Notable: Beautifully moody downtempo jazz from Asta Hiroki, delicate songs that conjure a wide range of emotion.

New & Notable: Wilder Maker’s latest LP is a journey into a mystic, far-off land, one where jazz and Americana get refracted into new shapes.

Get to know the artists rewriting the rules of South Asian Sufi devotional music.

New & Notable: Two bangers from T.NO—white hot bass music spiked with elements of batida and kuduro.

Stu McKenzie of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard chats with Bandcamp Daily about making their music name-your-price, his favorite thing about their fanbase, and more fun stuff.

New & Notable: “Indirect Satisfaction” brings together four of the best underground bands from southeast PA for a look at indie rock circa right now.

This week on Bandcamp Daily's East Village Radio show, Josie takes us on a guided tour of NYC's South Asian Sufi Renaissance, inspired by Vrinda Jagota's recent Bandcamp Daily guide. Check it out at 6 pm EST on @eastvillageradio.bsky.social!