NEWS : FRI, MAR 20, 2020 at 12:00 PM
Sub Pop Artists and Tours Affected by COVID-19 (and how you can help)
Greetings, Friends, Fans and Curious On-Lookers of Sub Pop! As we all do our best to keep safe and healthy in these strange and trying times, there are things we can do to stay connected and supportive. We have received numerous requests for information on how to help Sub Pop and Hardly Art artists whose tours have been directly affected by COVID-19 and worldwide social distancing mandates. And so! Right here we will do our level best to keep a current list of those artists, complete with links to ways you can support them while they are unable to tour…
And, as a reminder, there is one very immediate way of offering your support through the Fri., March 20 Bandcamp COVID-19 Fundrasier.
We also made a playlist of the many Sub Pop and Hardly Art artists who’ve had to cancel or postpone their 2020 tour dates. Please to enjoy them here while they’re unable to come to you -> smarturl.it/spbandsathome.
[Updated 3/27/20]
Moaning
Listen/Buy: Uneasy Laughter (out Mar 20, 2020!)
Support: Bandcamp
Shabazz Palaces
Listen/Buy: preorder The Don of Diamond Dreams (out April 17, 2020!)
Support: shabazzpalaces.com + Bandcamp
Man Man
Listen/Buy: preorder Dream Hunting in the Valley of the In-Between (out May 1, 2020!)
Support: manmanband.com + Bandcamp
Corridor
Listen/Buy: Junior
Support: Bandcamp
Orville Peck
Listen/Buy: Pony
Support: orvillepeck.com + Bandcamp
Shannon Lay
Listen/Buy: August
Support: Bandcamp
Frankie Cosmos
Listen/Buy: Close It Quietly
Support: frankiecosmosband.com + Bandcamp
Mudhoney
Listen/Buy: Digital Garbage | Morning in America
Support: mudhoney.org + Bandcamp
Omni
Listen/Buy: Networker
Support: Bandcamp
Versing
Listen/Buy: 10000
Support: New t-shirt on Bandcamp!
Weyes Blood
Listen/Buy: Titanic Rising
Support: Weyes Blood Store
Whitmer Thomas
Listen/Buy: Pre-order Songs from The Golden One
Support: Watch The Golden One on HBO
Girl Friday
Listen/Buy: Fashion Conman
Support: Bandcamp
Pissed Jeans
Listen/Buy: Why Love Now
Support: Pissed Jeans Store + Bandcamp
Downtown Boys
Listen/Buy: Cost of Living
Support: Downtown Boys Bandcamp
Listen/Buy: I Want to Grow Up
IAN SWEET
Listen/Buy: Crush Crusher
Support: iansweetmusic.com + Bandcamp
Jo Passed
Listen/Buy: Their Prime
Support: jopassed.com + Bandcamp
Carissa’s Wierd
Support: Bandcamp
Clipping.
Listen/Buy: There Existed an Addiction to Blood
Support: clppng.com + Bandcamp
Cartel Madras
Listen/Buy: Age of the Goonda
Support: Bandcamp
Perfect Son
Listen/Buy: Cast
Support: Bandcamp
Also, please note that another perfectly acceptable (if not straight-up DELIGHTFUL) way to support any/all of the artists on Sub Pop and Hardly Art is by shopping at the Sub Pop Mega Mart, the Hardly Art Shop, and our struggling friends at the many, fine independent record stores across the country (many of whom are serving you via online orders and/or in-person delivery!) who need your patronage now too.
We’ve also found a number of resources offering some hope + relief + opportunity to lend a hand:
MusiCares: COVID-19 Relief Fund
Sweet Relief: COVID-19 Fund
She Shreds: Supporting Musicians and Live Professionals During COVID-19
Creative Capital: List of Artist Resources During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Music COVID Relief: a resource for the U.S. music community re the CARES Act Coronavirus Stimulus bill of March 27, 2020.
and some Seattle-area-specific resources:
Seattle Artist Relief Fund Amid COVID-19
COVID-19 Webinar for Artists & Cultural Organizations (Seattle Office of Arts & Culture)
King County - COVID-19 Handbook for Creative Industries
4Culture Cultural Relief Fund for King County
Michael’s List of COVID-19 Resources for the Seattle/King County area