10 Albums To Listen To In June 2025
Will June 6th be the most consequential New Music Friday of the year?
As we approach 2025’s halfway point, one day has been on my calendar for a while. June 6th sees some of my most anticipated releases of the year all dropping on one single day. How does one man handle this? We’ll find out, and in the meantime, check out everything else I’m looking forward to this month, including what’s sure to be one of the biggest pop releases of 2025 to cap the month on June 27th. Happy listening and don’t forget to subscribe for free!
Turnstile - NEVER ENOUGH (June 6)
2021 saw Turnstile become superstars with the release of GLOW ON, an unforgettable mixture of hardcore stylings with dreamy melodies the likes of which will never be recreated. Until now! The singles for long awaited follow up NEVER ENOUGH drive down the same lane of the band’s breakout record and capture much of the same magic. This is one of my most anticipated releases of the year, and I can’t wait to see what else the Baltimore quintet has in store for us.
Pulp - More (June 6)
The gap between Pulp albums is old enough to drink and vote. It’s been 24 years since Jarvis Cocker and company have blessed our ears with Britpop that’ll make you think, but the wait is finally over. The rollout for More has hinted at a wiser Cocker at the helm, yet his trademark wit (and immature humor) is still intact.
Addison Rae - Addison (June 6)
Addison and her producers have nailed every part of her rehabilitation tour after a disastrous start to her musical career. The final test will be to see if her blend of 2000’s-worshiping pop music can hang across a full album.
Little Simz - Lotus (June 6)
Originally slated for a May release, Britain’s best rapper pushed the release of her sixth studio album back to make June 6th an even more stacked day of new music. That’s probably not the reason, but any extra wait for another round of vintage beats and slick lyricism will be worth it.
Wavves - Spun (June 6)
A band I truly haven’t kept up with in recent years but one that brings great memories back of listening to them in college, Spun will no doubt provide the good surf rock vibes that the June 6th releases will need.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Phantom Island (June 13)
How rude of King Gizz to make us wait until June for their first release of the year! All kidding aside, the Australian psyche rock masters have added a full orchestra for their 27th(!) studio album, and so far the singles have sounded anywhere from grandiose and cinematic (Phantom Island) to fitting of a game show intro (Deadstick). That sort unpredictability makes the Gizzverse great.
U.S. Girls - Scratch It (June 20)
Who doesn’t love a 12-minute lead single for an album? That’s how Meg Remy got us prepared for Scratch It, her latest album as U.S. Girls. All the hallmarks of a great Remy track make up “Bookends”, from biting lyrics to soulful mixes of boogie and pop. It’s her longest song yet and one of her sharpest, and there’s little reason to expect the rest of the album to be any different.
Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon (June 20)
I’d say one of the more underrated rock albums of the last few years was 2023’s Cartwheel. Hotline TNT have a melodic approach to garage rock that resonates well emotionally. I’m hoping this year’s follow up does much of the same.
HAIM - I quit (June 20)
It’s been five years (and several collaborations & film roles) since the Haim sisters have dropped new material. They’re older and wiser but no less distraught about their relationships and their world in general, and it shows with their latest singles feeling rawer both instrumentally and emotionally.
Lorde - Virgin (June 27)
It’s been nearly four years since Lorde dropped what I consider to be one of the most disappointing albums of my lifetime in 2021’s Solar Power. That album’s thin, summery vibes just don’t hit right, and the first few singles for its follow up signal a return to the moodier atmospheres that made Ella Yelich-O’Connor a star. Will Virgin reach the heights of Pure Heroine or Melodrama by simply running things back? I’m cautiously optimistic.
Thanks for reading! Let me know if you listen to any of these and if you liked/disliked them. Make sure to keep an eye out for my reviews of these albums here as well!
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