$3
Buy me a coffee
A small thank you. No obligation attached.
Two different things
There are two ways to help, and they are not the same.
Most people land here wanting to support the music. That money should go to the musicians, not to this project. This page keeps the two apart so you can choose deliberately.
Start here · Goes to the artist
Buy the record.
Every artist here links to their own Bandcamp, where they set the price and keep the relationship with you. Upper Left Indie takes nothing from it and never has — there is no checkout on this site for an artist’s music, on purpose.
Second · Goes to running costs
Or chip in here.
This keeps submissions free and the lights on. It is a tip, not a membership — there is no paywall, no perks tier, and nothing is withheld from anyone who doesn’t pay.
$5
Keep the playlist running
Covers the site, the playlist, and the hours spent digging up underheard bands.
$10
Keep submissions free
Means no artist ever has to pay to be heard here, and helps expand the playlists to other platforms.
$20
Fund the next feature
Artist features, photography and writing — the work that takes real time.
Payments are handled by Stripe, so this site never sees your card details. One-time only — nothing recurring, nothing stored here.
Where it goes
What the money pays for
Hosting & domain
Keeping the site and the archive online.
Playlist tools
Spotify API access and the submission pipeline behind it.
Everything else
Time — which is the real cost of listening to everything.