NTLYB 001:
Names To Love You By (vol. 1)
Experimental label Names To Love You By launches in September 2026 with its first release, a compilation of 21 demos, alternate versions, covers, and unfinished/unreleased tracks from contributors around the world.
Disparate in genre yet laced together with an invisible thread, these songs offer a rare and intimate window into a range of creative processes. By highlighting iterations, rough edges and transformations, Names To Love You By (vol. 1) invites us to sit with the beauty that lingers beyond the edges of completion.
Names To Love You By is a vessel for experimental sounds and queer imagination. An artist-run passion project with a DIY spirit, Names To Love You By was started by Kashika Kollaikal (Flung, Honey Oat) in Oakland, CA.
1. Only the Sun - maxine funke
2. Dawn Chorus - Sachi's Mirror
3. Hold (demo) - Sen Morimoto
4. Gator - Pam3
5. 200 Attention - May Klug
6. Quiet Boulder - blue toed
7. Force of Nature - Airhead DC
8. Constant Craving - Puck
9. Ordinary Magic - Cleo Cole
10. joan - Emma Barnaby
11. bells electricity mall - Heavy Tiny
12. 72 68 93 - Maria BC
13. AnAscendingChristSpeaksToTheClouds - wizard cult ft. jane rabbit
14. I Need The Bag (v1) - pedazo de carne con ojo
15. Summer Thunder - Honey Oat
16. Nyaradzo - Anzanga Marimba Ensemble
17. unfinished biz - cheflee
18. Trials - Sadie Greyduck
19. Sister, Sister - Sui Zhen
20. in front of the tv (maab 26 mix) - queen maab
21. Nanou2 - Sidney Chen
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All proceeds from compilation sales will be donated to QueerCare <3
QueerCare Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that was founded by trans activists. The organization is led entirely by unpaid volunteers and offers no-strings-attached financial support as well as free in-person post-op care in SF, NYC, and Chicago to LGBTQ+ folks undergoing surgeries. As many transgender people may face familial rejection and lack social support, QueerCare aims to fill that gap through community care.
releases September 24, 2026