27 of Our Favorite Music Merch Items You Can Buy Right Now
Since music is free, it's your duty as a music fan to buy merch. Here are some good options from SZA, Aminé, Freddie Gibbs, Thundercat, and more.
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Music fans have it easy. Back in the old days, if you were a hardcore music fan, that meant spending hundreds of dollars a month on these little plastic pieces of shit called CDs. If you couldn't afford it, you had to get really good at stealing. Now, music is basically free for everyone. This means that music fans are richer than ever, and it's your duty to spread the wealth and reward the artists who make the songs that you love. You can do this by getting concert tickets, but going outside can get exhausting, so here's your other option: buy merch. We've rounded up some of our favorite music merch for sale right now. Buy it all.
Aminé's TwoPointFive Hoodie
Price: $90
Aminé has an appropriately colorful palette of new merch for TWOPOINTFIVE. The project gave us bops like “Charmander,” “OKWME,” and “Colors,” but it also brought us this hoodie. Done in an airbrush style, it’s the perfect pop of color and tasteful psychedelia to brighten up any boring ass merch collection.
This Rico Nasty Collectible Figurine
Price: $250
Rico Nasty’s online store has no shortage of unique merch from games and jewelry to blankets and candles. But, the real must-have for all Rico fans is the colorful Rico Nasty X Rhymezlikedimez collectable. The six-inch tall figure includes a spinning lollipop and Tamagotchi, all in the sugary style of Rico herself.
JPEGMAFIA's Three-Photo Tee
Price: $30
JPEGMAFIA’s LP! tour may have just wrapped, but some of the tour merch is still available, including this vibrant three-photo tee. From EP2! to LP! and four new singles all this year you may have some catching up to do. Listen to it all before you buy the merch because nobody likes a poser.
SZA's Good Days Hoodie
Price: $60
While you’re waiting on that “I Hate U” merch, stay positive in this “Good Days” hoodie. Who doesn’t like airbrush designs and shrooms?
Freddie Gibbs Alfredo Trucker Hat
Price: $25
Everyone knows Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist made a great album with Alfredo, but they also laid the groundwork for a brand that you could build a whole clothing line around—and they basically did just that. Their online shop has shirts, mugs, bed sets, a utensil set. But you can never go wrong with a trucker hat.
Deb Never's Vacation Sweatpants
Price: $70
Where Have All The Flowers Gone? All over these Deb Never sweatpants. Ideal for lounging while simultaneously showing support for one of the coolest artists around, we love these floral-themed bottoms. Get the matching hoodie, tee, or trucker hat to complete the look. Earlier this year we caught up with Deb Never in our newest season of Making It, which you can check out below:
Tierra Whack Ain't Whack Hoodie
Price: $80
Tierra Whack is nothing if not honest. Her website simply states “I made this website to sell merch.” Thanks Tierra, we’re very okay with that. Bold, colorful and simply stated the “Whack ain’t wack” screen-printed hoodie perfectly matches the artist’s energy.
The New Pigeons & Planes Merch
Price: $30
This list would be incomplete without the most important merch in music history. In honor of our 13th anniversary (because we forgot about the 10th) we dropped the Sounds Good merch, dedicated to those who make good sounds and those who like good sounds. Get one. Get ten. Get the full set. Do this and we promise we’ll keep good shit coming your way: playlists, new artists, interviews, important statistical findings, etc.
If you’re not into new things, we’ve also got the old logo tee still available, as seen below:
Kaytranada's Long Sleeve Bubba Tee
Price: $35
Bubba made waves in 2019, earning Kaytranada a Grammy and making some history in the process. Along with a new three-song EP Intimidated, Kaytranada is feeding his fans well. He takes a minimalist approach with his merch, specifically with this long-sleeve featuring Kaytranada gazing at us through the shirt. At the moment everything else is sold out, so best of luck copping this before it’s gone.
Japanese Breakfast's Crying in H Mart
Price: $26.95
Taking a detour from traditional merch, we wanted to share Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast. Michelle’s debut book discusses her youth and musical ambitions growing up Korean-American in Oregon. This must-read is set for a film adaptation and fans will be thrilled to know Japanese Breakfast will be providing the soundtrack. Lots to look forward to from Japanese Breakfast and this book can keep you company while you wait.
Earl Sweatshirt's Whole World Sweatshirt
Price: $55.00
An Earl Sweatshirt sweatshirt. Enough said.
GRIP's Take Yo Ass To Work Jacket
Price: $100
I Died For This?! set the tone for a successful 2021 for GRIP. It even made it to our latest edition of The Rotation. Alongside a slew of trucker hats, an IDFT hoodie, and tee, we also found the perfect jacket for layering. GRIP’s “Take Yo Ass To Work’’ jacket with Stray Society patch will help you get your ass to work in the cold winter months.
Read our 2021 interview with GRIP here.
This Vince Staples Summer Sucks Hoodie
Price: $60
Tiny Vince graces the front of this hoodie made for his self-titled album. We think it looks cozy and the screen-printed tracklist on the back is simple, understated and an instant staple (sorry, we promise this wasn’t a deliberate pun) for your closet.
Jean Dawson's "Drop D Freak" Mickey Tee
Price: $40
Jean Dawson gives us some great graphic merch with a punk rocker Mickey Mouse, chaotic leather-donning lady, and a rebellious alien reminding us “everything sucks.” Even if these weren’t exclusive Jean Dawson merch, we’d still be down to buy.
Read our 2020 interview with Jean Dawson here.
Lykke Li's "I Know Places" Tee
Price: $35
Alright we’ll come clean: we don’t even own every single one of these pieces that we’re recommending in this post. But we can confidently endorse the quality and fit of Lykke Li’s T-shirts. Lykke Li is an artist of great taste and these simple but bold designs are perfect for a night in with a glass of wine while you contemplate why you didn’t do more with your life over the past year. Also a great holiday gift for a friend!
Young Thug's Skateboard Deck
Price: $99
Skaters and Thugger fans alike need to buy this Punk-adorned skate deck. If you don’t skate, don’t worry—Young Thug left us with plenty of other merch to choose from including pink Jeffrey shorts and a Barter 6 hoodie. Hopefully Thugger has “Ski” skis planned next.
This Thundercat Manga Tee
Price: $30.00
There’s a longstanding tradition of artists paying homage to anime and manga in their music and visuals. We’ve seen this make the jump to merch as well. Dropped for Thundercat’s 2017 album Drunk, this tee features a red jumpsuit clad Thundercat surrounded by lyrics to his songs in a comic style. Check out our conversation with Thundercat and close friend Patrick Paige II from Bass to Bass earlier this year.
This Gracie Abrams Camping Mug
Price: $18
You’re sitting by the fire on a camping trip, feet warmed by Gracie Abrams socks, wearing your Gracie Abrams tee and most importantly sipping on hot cocoa from your Gracie Abrams mug. “The Bottom” plays from your portable speaker. Life is good.
Read our 2020 interview with Gracie Abrams here.
Earthgang's Survival Kit
Price: $15
If you find yourself facing a zombie apocalypse and need to evacuate ASAP, Earthgang has you covered. Their merch line is bizarre in the best kind of way and aside from their survival kit they also offer Earthgang tarot cards, a lunchbox, straws and thermos. The survival kit comes equipped with sage, stash bag, sticker and of course 3D glasses. December brought a new single from Earthgang, “American Horror Story” and their sophomore project Ghetto Gods is on the horizon.
BENEE Consumed By My Mental Tee
Price: $35
BENEE wrote her latest single “Doesn’t Matter” during a period when she was feeling anxious and overwhelmed, and this T-shirt features a line from that song: “Maybe I’m consumed by my mental.” If you can relate to that, then here’s the shirt for you. And given the year we all just went through, there’s a pretty good chance that everyone can relate to that. So everyone: here’s your new T-shirt.
Phoebe Bridgers's Skeleton Zip Hoodie
Price: $70
Phoebe Bridgers made the full skeleton suit iconic and now you too can cop the look. Phoebe’s merch offers a macabre collection of hoodies, sweats, socks and posters, but the simple skeleton zip hoodie serves as a daily nod to Phoebe’s Punisher.
This Mitski Tie-Dye Crewneck
Price: $60
More Mitski is on the way. Her sixth studio album Laurel Hell is set for a February 2022 release and she already has merch available for pre-order. Artist and designer, Somnath Bhatt, was given the chance to listen to the coming album and create custom clothes inspired by the new Mitski songs, including this crewneck. Get rid of your lockdown DIY tie-dye and level up with this Mitski piece.
Here’s one of the singles from her upcoming album:
The Lyrical Lemonade Hoodie
Price: $45
We know, not technically an artist. But, Cole Bennett and his Lyrical Lemonade brand have become an integral part of the community around new music, and they happen to make good merch. Show some love and sport the everyday Lyrical Lemonade hoodie.
Pom Pom Squad's Head Cheerleader Long Tee
Price: $30
We recently included Pom Pom Squad in our November edition of Best New Artists and had to share some of their edgy yet sweet merch selection. Inspired by their debut album Death Of A Cheerleader, this indie-rock/grunge group drew inspiration from music and film to create their eerie bubblegum aesthetic. Their merch definitely reflects this contrasting style. Check it out and you’ll see what we mean.
serpentwithfeet's Fellowship Bundle
Price: $85
serpentwithfeet gave us the romantic, gospel-meets-R&B album DEACON earlier this year. The last song of the album, “Fellowship,” inspired this comfy set, which we think is a total steal.
This Fana Hues Jersey
Price: $60
Fairweather fans can exchange their favorite sports team jersey for this Hues ‘95 basketball jersey. It’s okay, join the bandwagon. Fana was one of our rising artists to watch in 2021 after making our best new artists list in 2020 and we’ve loved watching her continue to grow this year.
Tyler's Golf le Fleur* x Globe-Trotter Suitcase
Price: $2,019
Now that you’ve bought everything on this list you’ll need somewhere to store it for your worldly travels. Enter the Golf le Fleur* X Globe-Trotter suitcase. Perfect for the Tyler fan who wants to flex their dedication worldwide and invest in feeling like a living, breathing part of Call Me If You Get Lost. The entire Golf le Fleur* brand is essentially one big Tyler shop, but this suitcase steals the spotlight this year.