Bandcamp

Bandcamp has shared its financial review from 2017, reporting yet another year of tremendous growth for the independent music platform. 

Growth was seen across the board for the business, with digital album sales up 16%, tracks 33%, and merch 36%. Meanwhile physical sales also rose, with vinyl up 54%, CDs up 18%, and cassettes up 41%.

It is reported that revenue from the 3,500 independent labels that operate on the platform rose by 73% and that payment to artists amounted to $270 million.

Handle with care. The flickering, mesmeric sonics of The Naked Flame are deceptively deadly and could burn their way indelibly into your affections. Hailing from the sleepy streets of Norwich but sounding like it's been uploaded from the hive mind of some future android race with a John Carpenter fixation, these icy beats with a pumping heart of melodic emotion are actually the work of Edward Knights.