PRESS PLAY: New Albums out June 7th
The first new albums of the month arrive piping hot and fresh, just the way you like them…
Bonny Light Horseman | photo by Jay Sansone
As we somehow approach the halfway point of 2024, June’s initial new releases bring the heat. A generous double length offering from Anaïs Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson, and Josh Kaufman, Bonny Light Horseman’s Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free captures the warmth of the centuries-old Irish pub in which it was recorded. Packed with playful character, Man Man’s Carrot on Strings is a soul-baring victory lap from bandleader Honus Honus. Multitudes is the full-length debut from 2022’s Tiny Desk Contest winner Alisa Amador; the Massachusetts songwriter is joined by fellow rising stars Quinn Christopherson and Madison Cunningham. South London trio Goat Girl’s third LP, Below the Waste, further expands their eclectic blend of indie rock, folk, and experimental electronics.
EELS TIME!, the 15th album from Mark Oliver Everett’s long-running EELS project, hones the acoustic-rooted rhythms of recent works like Earth to Dora and The Deconstruction. Working with Chicano Batman’s Carlos Arévalo (and singing almost entirely in Spanish for the first time on record), Angélica Garcia’s Gemelo is a bold examination of culture and heritage. Built on a swirling foundation of ambient textures, Strand of Oaks’ Miracle Focus is an album-length ode to meditation from the former Philly mainstay.
Listen for spotlights on new records like these (and more) every week on the XPN Morning Show and Indie Rock Hit Parade.
Bonny Light Horseman – Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free
CHECK OUT: “When I Was Younger” “I Know You Know”
Man Man – Carrot on Strings
CHECK OUT: “Tastes Like Metal” “Iguana”
Alisa Amador – Multitudes
CHECK OUT: “I Need to Believe (feat. Quinn Christopherson)” “Heartless Author (feat. Madison Cunningham)”
Goat Girl – Below the Waste
CHECK OUT: “ride around” “motorway”
EELS – EELS TIME!
CHECK OUT: “GOLDY” “IF I’M GONNA GO ANYWHERE”
Angélica Garcia – Gemelo
CHECK OUT: “Gemini” “Color De Dolor”
Strand of Oaks – Miracle Focus
CHECK OUT: “Party at Monster Lake” “Future Temple”
The PRESS PLAY-list
FURTHER LISTENING
Actress – Statik, All Under Heaven – What Lies Ahead of Me, Aloe Blacc – Rock My Soul Vol. 1, Atarashii Gakko! – AG Calling, Blair Gun – There are No Rival Clones Here, bar italia – The Tw*ts EP, Bass Drum of Death – LIVE… and LET DIE, Blair Gun – There are No Rival Clones Here, Bloomsday – Heart of the Artichoke, Bon Jovi – Forever, Cardinals – Cardinals EP, Charli XCX – Brat, Fanny – Live on Beat-Club ’71-’72 (Reissue), Fine – Rocky Top Ballads, Flesh Car – Flesh Car, French Cassettes – Benzene, Ginger Winn – Stop-Motion, Hide and Shine – Soft Machines, JD Pinkus – Grow a Pear, Kaytranada – Timeless, Kelley Stoltz – La Fleur, L’Impératrice – Pulsar, Logan Lynn – SOFTCORE, Maggie Gently – Wherever You Want to Go, Margaux – Inside the Marble, Margo Guryan – Words and Music (Box Set), Marina Allen – Eight Pointed Star, Maya Vik – Hustlebot, McKinley James – Working Class Blues, Nat Harvey – New Virginity, Pedro the Lion – Santa Cruz, Peggy Gou – I Hear You, Razor Braids – Big Wave, Robert Hunter – Tales of the Great Rum Runners (Deluxe Edition), Rose Hotel – A Pawn Surrender, Sabrina Song – You Could Stay in One Spot, and I’d Love You the Same, Slow Joy – Mi Amigo Slow Joy EP, Thin Lear – A Beach of Nightly Glory EP
