Crucial Releases: June 5
New music from Converge, Death Cab for Cutie, Navy Blue, Modest Mouse, Bella White, Zoh Amba, Midrift, of Montreal, and Widowspeak.
TLDR: This Week's Featured Albums
Released: June 5, 2026 on Epitaph Records
FFO: Bitter Branches, Deadguy, Botch, Kiss it Goodbye, Unsane
Your first song: Slip the Noose
♫ Support: Bandcamp
Released: June 5, 2026 on Anti- Records
FFO: The Shins, The Postal Service, The National, Jimmy Eat World
Your first song: Punching the Flowers
♫ Support: Bandcamp
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Another catch-up issue! Only a week behind with this one, with two featured albums: the second new Converge album released in 2026 and Death Cab’s first album in 4 years.
Beyond that there are 8 Honorable Mentions below, with some interesting sounds from the likes of Bella White and Zoh Amba, as well as known artists like Vince Staples, Modest Mouse, Navy Blue, and of Montreal.
Lots to dig in to, so get to work! :)
Honorable Mentions
This month also had many excellent releases worth exploring. Stay tuned for more discoveries.
Cry Baby by Vince Staples
- 💿 Released: 5 June on Loma Vista Recordings
- 🤘 FFO: Isaiah Rashard, Bartees Strange, Denzel Curry
- 🎧 Your first song: “Blackberry Marmalade”
- 💰 Support: Bandcamp
Sir Render by Navy Blue
- 💿 Released: 5 June on freedom sounds
- 🤘 FFO: MIKE, Wiki, Earl Sweatshirt, Armand Hammer
- 🎧 Your first song: “Belladonna”
- 💰 Support: Bandcamp
A Sign in the Weather by Bella White
- 💿 Released: 5 June on Rounder Records
- 🤘 FFO: Sierra Farrell, Tyler Childers, Zach Bryan
- 🎧 Your first song: “Stuff”
- 💰 Support: Bandcamp
Aethermead by of Montreal
- 💿 Released: 5 June on Polyvinyl Records
- 🤘 FFO: Animal Collective, The Apples in Stereo, Panda Bear, Neutral Milk Hotel
- 🎧 Your first song: “Take the Form”
- 💰 Support: Bandcamp
Eyes Full by Zoh Amba
- 💿 Released: 5 June on Matador Records
- 🤘 FFO: Adrianne Lenker, punk alt country
- 🎧 Your first song: “Dead End Street”
- 💰 Support: Bandcamp
Roses by Widowspeak
- 💿 Released: 5 June on Captured Tracks
- 🤘 FFO: Sharon van Etten, Angel Olsen, Chastity Belt, Mac DeMarco
- 🎧 Your first song: “No Driver”
- 💰 Support: Bandcamp
An Eraser and a Maze by Modest Mouse
- 💿 Released: 5 June on Glacial Pace Recordings
- 🤘 FFO: Built to Spill, Pixies, Bright Eyes
- 🎧 Your first song: “Picking Dragons’ Pockets”
- 💰 Support: Bandcamp
Silhouette by Midrift
- 💿 Released: self released on 5 June
- 🤘 FFO: shoegaze X emo
- 🎧 Your first song: “not far gone”
- 💰 Support: Bandcamp