The Alternative Tone

 Acoustic folk/punk from Manchester. http://crywank.bandcamp.com/album/james-is-going-to-die-soon RIYL: Bright Eyes, The Mountain Goats, Lo-fi emo boys crying into their guitars Highly recommended 

Acoustic folk-punk from Manchester. http://crywank.bandcamp.com/album/narcissist-on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown RIYL: Bright Eyes, The Mountain Ghosts, Emo boys crying into guitars

Emo from Philadelphia. http://runneruprecords.bandcamp.com/album/nothing-was-missing-except-me RIYL: Algernon Cadwallder, American Football

90's emo vibe from Orlando. http://youblewit.bandcamp.com/album/ep RIYL: American Football, Owen, Empire! Empire! I Was A Lonely Estate

Lo-fi indie-pop from Denton. http://balanceproblems.bandcamp.com/ RIYL: The Apathy Eulogy, Alive In Wild Paint, Brightwood

Instrumental shoegaze/post-rock from Portland. http://futurespaceorchestra.bandcamp.com/ RIYL: Caspian, Ghosts

Instrumental indie rock from Massachusetts. http://settler.bandcamp.com/ RIYL: CSTVT, Dananananakroyd

Anti-folk/indie from Philadelphia. http://itsakingthing.bandcamp.com/album/buffalo-buffalo-buffalo-buffalo-buffalo-buffalo-buffalo-buffalo RIYL: The Moldy Peaches, Jeffrey Lewis, Kimya Dawson

Hardcore/post-hardcore from Ashtabula. http://theportrait.bandcamp.com/album/hollow-eyes-ep RIYL: Defeater, Bane, Verse

Garage-y, indie, surf-y, lo-fi from Minneapolis. http://wildghosts.bandcamp.com/album/no-coast RIYL: Wavves, The White Stripes on a weird day.

Indie-pop with a surf vibe from Dallas. http://lonesomeghost.bandcamp.com/album/none-of-these-songs-are-about-you-or-anyone-you-know RIYL: Real Estate, Beach House, Wavves

Yet another Count Your Lucky Stars sampler featuring the usual suspects. http://countyourluckystars.bandcamp.com/album/free-download-count-your-lucky-stars-sampler-2 RIYL: Into It. Over It., Football Etc, Emo, Post-hardcore

Count Your Lucky Stars sampler. Featuring Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate), Into It. Over It., Football Etc. and a host of post-hardcore and emo.   http://countyourluckystars.bandcamp.com/album/free-download-count-your-lucky-stars-sampler-3 RIYL: Emo, post-hardcore, the Count Your Lucky Stars roster

Count Your Lucky Stars label sampler. Emo and post-hardcore brilliance. Merchant Ships and Moving Mountains are on it. It's free. Why are you still reading and not downloading? http://countyourluckystars.bandcamp.com/album/cyls-sampler-4 RIYL: Merchant Ships, Moving Mountains, Music

Emo band from Indiana. http://pessoa.bandcamp.com/album/do-you-have-great-strength RIYL: Cap'n Jazz, American Football, Mineral

Indie folk from Auckland. http://alaskanz.bandcamp.com/album/e-p RIYL: Sufjan Stevens, Dan Mangan

Experimental indie rock from Boston. http://eolune.bandcamp.com/album/tiny-oceans-ep-2 RIYL: dregd, Circa Survive, Foals

Spoken word emo/post-hardcore from Pittsburgh. http://worncolors.bandcamp.com/album/past-haunts RIYL: Merchant Ships, mewithoutYou, Mick Malone

Spoken word lo-fi from Pittsburgh. http://mickmalone.bandcamp.com/album/beneath-a-tree-of-wild-beasts RIYL: Arab Strap, The Mountain Goats

Lo-fi, spoken word awesomeness from Pittsburgh. http://mickmalone.bandcamp.com/album/blanket-forts RIYL: Arab Strap, The Mountain Goats

Post-rock from Vienna. http://cinematique.bandcamp.com/ RIYL: Sigur Ros, Explosions In The Sky, Mogwai

Acoustic indie rock from Alabama. http://americanfreshman.bandcamp.com/ RIYL: Kevin Devine, Brand New, Manchester Orchestra

Electronic emo-pop from Utah. http://theglassgentlemen.bandcamp.com/album/listen-carefully RIYL: Owl City, Hellogoodbye, Relient K

 Electronic indie-pop from Utah. http://wakeupnebula.bandcamp.com/album/wake-up-nebula RIYL: Owl City, Swimming With Dolphins, Hellogoodbye

Pop punk/emo from Utah. http://cootiecatcher.bandcamp.com/album/cootie-catcher-ep RIYL: Jimmy Eat World, Mineral, Coate

Clever hip hop from Texas.  http://dwhb.bandcamp.com/ RIYL: Wu Tang Clan, Dan The Automator, Anacron

Punk rock from Long Island http://concrete-houses.bandcamp.com/ RIYL: Northstar, Hot Rod Circuit, NOFX

British folk troubadour from High Wycombe. http://nickbyrne.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-ep RIYL: Frank Turner, Beans On Toast, Britishness

Likable pop punk reminiscent of The Starting Line from New Jersey. http://merceravenue.bandcamp.com/album/more-than-a-statement RIYL: The Starting Line, The Wonder Years, Fireworks

Upbeat pop punk from New Jersey. http://merceravenue.bandcamp.com/album/nothing-left-behind RIYL: The Starting Line, The Wonder Years, Fireworks

Pop punk tinged post-hardcore from Illinois. http://mindslikemine.bandcamp.com/ RIYL: Balance And Composure, Make Do And Mend, Transit

Live split with different flavors of post-hardcore. http://nurture.bandcamp.com/album/nurture-antpile-live-in-the-lobby RIYL: Post-hardcore, I Hate Myself, Merchant Ships, At The Drive In

Post-hardcore from Athens. http://nurture.bandcamp.com/ RIYL: I Hate Myself, Merchant Ships, Defeater

East Canada pop punk/ hardcore five piece. Community (2011) http://overthetop.bandcamp.com/ RIYL : New Found Glory, Kid Dynamite, H2O

Fantastic pop punk-hardcore band from New Bedford.  Summer Demo (2011)   http://pullstrings.bandcamp.com/album/summer-demo RIYL: Transit, Jawbreaker, Such Gold