I don’t like the summer. I don’t like the heat. Let us just get through it with a cool breeze of amazing records, released in June 2023. Ready? Ready!
Pupil Slicer – Blossom
June 2 // Prosthetic Records
Tigercub – The Perfume of Decay
June 2 // Loosegrove Records
McKinley Dixon – Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?
June 2 // City Slang
On paper, McKinley Dixon should have been one of my favorite hip hop artists for a while now – yet, his material so far never really stuck with me. Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? changed that with elegance and ease, and not only because it has my catnip word jazz in its title. It’s one of the most heartwarming, groovy-smoothy albums of the year, and I can’t get enough.
Charbel Haber and Fadi Tabbal – Enfin la nuit
June 2 // NAHAL Recordings
Nora Stanley & Benny Bock – Distance of the Moon
June 9 // Colorfield Records
A record smooth as silk and groovy like a bunch of pusher men – Benny Bock released one of my favorite records of last year with Vanishing Act, and Distance of the Moon even puts another level on that. Wonderfully jazzy.
No Lights – Dream Eraser
June 9 // The Ghost Is Clear Records
Squid – O Monolith
June 9 // Warp Records
What a ride. After Squid splashed onto the scene couple of years ago as part of the resurgence of British math rock bands, they immediately became one of my favorite out of the bunch – O Monolith builds upon the post-punk layers they already have and adds more dreaminess on the way.
feeble little horse – Girl with Fish
June 9 // Saddle Creek
Neska Lagun – Caos:Calma
June 15 // I.CORRUPT.RECORDS/Carcosa Records/a bunch 0f thers
Caterina Barbieri – Myuthafoo
June 16 // light-years
Azamiah – In Phases
June 16 // Rebecca’s Records
I love jazz with vocals, and when it’s delivered like Azamiah does on In Phases, it’s an extra treat – probably the very best pick you can listen to in terms of spiritual jazz.
Øjne – Sogno #3
June 16 // Through Love Records
Dreaming Maria – The Silence It Left Behind
June 16 // Independent
Burner – It All Returns to Nothing
June 23 // Church Road Records
Stoneside. – God of the Mountain
June 23 // Independent
This is just such a sleeper hit, it’s kinda crazy. I’ve been digging Stoneside. for a quite a while, and their artsy take on proggy metalcore is one of a kind, maybe only similar to Slice The Cake in their peak. Don’t miss it.
Geese – 3D Country
June 23 // Partisan Records
OK WAIT – SIGNAL
June 30 // Golden Antenna Records
Post-rock is a tough genre. It’s relatively easy to create, but most focus on cliches and your typical 101 crescendo. Outstanding bands are very rare. Glad that I can recommend OK WAIT as one of those outstanding bands – WELL was already great, and SIGNAL just stepped up their game!
Phi-Psonics – Octava
June 30 // Gondwana Records
Divide and Dissolve – Systemic
June 30 // Invada
East Of The Wall – A Neutral Second
June 30 // Translation Loss Records
There is a bunch of post-metal bands that are fucking phenomenal, but under the radar – Mountaineer comes to mind, as well as Swiss titans Rorcal. East Of The Wall haven’t gotten the recognition they deserve, but maybe A Neutral Second can change that. And if not – your loss.
Ostraca – Disaster
June 30 // Skeletal Lightning
Loma Prieta – Last
June 30 // Deathwish
The Japanese House – In the End It Always Does
June 30 // Dirty Hit
Bdrmm – I Don’t Know
June 30 // Rock Action Records
Thanks for scrolling.
