We're rocketing towards the end of the year, which means lower chance of reviewing things while I start thinking about Gremmy Awards, but with so many great releases lately, I'd be remiss if I let some of them sneak by, so let's highlight a bunch of recent releases on bandcamp. And if you buy them today, the band gets bandcamp's cut of the purchase. You probably know the deal. Let's do it. 

This category is probably the most questionable one, but also very fun. Especially this year. The records that go far enough off the beaten path of surf that they don't seem eligible to be discussed in the other categories, but shouldn't go unmentioned. While they're not judged on how weird they are, hearing something new is always fun.

This can also be a hard one to judge since there's basically zero apples to apples comparison. So I try to remind myself of my guiding principle for each category: what do I think I'll listen to and enjoy the most?