Ridiculous Indie Band Merchandising

The life of a critically acclaimed indie band is usually a poverty stricken one as the job essentially requires you to be poor as licensing songs to commercials or signing high level record contracts is frowned upon by their core fan-base. That said here are some bands that have decided to break the trend of being too cool for money and have tried to merchandise their band's brand.

• 1) Best Coast

  Best Coast is probably the indie band guiltiest of brand merchandising especially with the latest release of the stuffed animal below.

• Snacks The Cat $14.99

  

  The perfect gift for your friend who loves Urban Outfitters

• Best Coast With Snacks

  

  Note the 90s alien with weed bandana

• Cat Coozie $4.99

  

  Got to keep those drinks chilllllll

• 2) Sleigh Bells

  In my opinion Sleigh Bells actually has the best merchandise in this list.

• Bells Jersey $65

  

  Love Michael Jordan related things so much...

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  Definitely not worth $65 though

• 3) Panda Bear

  Panda Bear has long associated his music with skate culture and now the two have become even more inter-twined.

• Tomboy Skateboard $54

  

  I feel as if you might get laughed at for skating on this but it's still fairly cool.

• 4) Toro y Moi

  Toro y Moi has often said in interviews that he is just as in to design work as he is being a musician. Here is an example of his design work put to merchandise.

• Tote bag Sold Out

  

  Alright but nothing can ever match the classic NPR tote.

• 5) Wavves

  Wavves, who you may know is the boyfriend of Best Coast, is the second biggest merchandising criminal.

• Rolling Papers (Not available online)

  

  Dank?

• Weed Grinders (Not available online)

  

  Swag?

• Baseball Cap Sold Out

  

  Try to wear this without feeling ridiculous.

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  Weed leaf because of course.