June Picks

When it rains it pours! May saw a torrent of new great music, and June kept up pace. Here are my selections. Check out the playlists to pick your own favorites.














Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/fluid3sally/playlist/0Et3y1WX7kPyOypUuFAnTA?si=Ivf1ofnLQvO7VH-Z2wCkAw


YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWm4729w0mteObCq1pCIOMbUhAAkgq9sD









Helalyn Flowers: Nyctophilia
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_9lxPd6UmU


Tigress - Who Cares (EP)
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5OPQ2CsxiI


Diamante - Coming In Hot
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHZbeJ__1NE
this appears to the be full release, after a couple shorter releases earlier this year


City of the Weak - Pulling Teeth
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx6HyRTp68o

MonoWhales - Take it Back
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVNwxK1Ej6M


Letters From The Fire - Letters From The Fire
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N_L5kcy_5I


Dead Sara - Temporary Things Taking Up Space
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amc9UAAy-NM


Gorillaz - The Now Now
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68JpPpSc7bs


Emma Varg - I Follow You (EP)
live video (pretty good quality) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td3euXuIwjg


Wild Moccasins - Look Together
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_V8Tu7erio


Melody's Echo Chamber - Bon Voyage
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh1fJvNa-o4


Elvellon - Until Dawn
lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZNdpxU2VP8


Kamasai Washington - Heaven and Earth
Live performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-05V-rhaljY


Let's Eat Grandma - I'm All Ears
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXUVQfleU0o


Sick n' Beautiful - Element of Sex
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MI9W9dtMmk


Voodoo Blood - Fresh Hell
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNK_be4wluo


Morcheeba - Blaze Away
lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knJCjwZFTgw


Cosha - RIP Bonzai
Interesting Article: http://www.thefader.com/2018/05/25/cosha-do-you-wanna-dance-rostam


Sophie - Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
Interesting Article: https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/how-sophie-and-other-trans-musicians-are-using-vocal-modulation-to-explore-gender/


Lauren Strange - Shake (EP)
audio: https://soundcloud.com/laurenstrange/sets/shake




Singles:

• Halestorm - New Record Next Month !!
• Bones (UK)
• Estrons
• Nocean
• The New Respects
• Lizzo
• Miss Eaves
• Gina and the Eastern Block
• Moaning Lisa
• Deap Valley
• Healthy Junkies
• I:Scintilla
• Otep
• Epica
• Body/Head

oops, I missed it
better late than never

• knee high fox
• screech bats

close, but nope
It was a busy month, with new releases dropping one after another. There were several interesting records that didn't quite make the cut for me personally, but may be of interest to some readers:

• Benin City
• PRXZM
• Night Verses
• Death Grips
• Drake
• Converge
• Mayday Parade
• The Gaslight Anthem
• PRXZM
• Bossie
• Fansastic Negrito
• Nine Inch Nails
• Ellen Angelico
• Roger Daltrey
• Dave Matthews
• Kadhja Bonet
• Witch Mountain
• Arthur Buck
• Father John Misty
• Kanye West
• Keep Shelley in Athens
• Florence & The Machine
• Lilly Allen
• Neko Case
• The Gathering
• Olly Anna
• Mazzy Star
• Get Up Kids
• Gang Gang Dance
• Jesse Jo Stark
• Lykke Li
• Betty Who
• Kids See Ghosts
• Jane McDonald
• Superorganism
• Ghost
• Interruptors
• Panic! At The Disco
• Christina Aguilara

that's it for this month. July is looking exciting!