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Crucial Releases: June 26

New music from Frankie Morrow, Chanel Beads, Dari Bay. Muse, Ibeyi, Downtown Boys, Beth Orton, Knitting, Sincere Engineer, and Truck Violence.

Crucial Releases: June 26

TLDR: This Week's Featured Albums

Dari Bay - Surprise Wish

Released: June 26, 2026 on Double Double Whammy

FFO: glitterer, Truth Club, Liquid Mike, The Rentals

Your first song: The Joke

Support: Bandcamp

Frankie Morrow - Way Out West

Released: June 26, 2026 on Tres Brujas Records

FFO: Americana x folk, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Sharon Van Etten, Gillian Welch, Feist

Your first song: Way Out West

Support: Bandcamp

Chanel Beads - Your Day Will Come

Released: June 26, 2026 on Jagjaguwar

FFO: Men I Trust, lots of hands, Alex G, Animal Collective, Prefab Sprout

Your first song: Song for the Messenger

Support: Bandcamp

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THREE featured albums for you this week!

The highlight comes from Frankie Morrow, who (from Scotland) does American folk better than many Americans. Then we have Robber Robber co-leader Zack James fronting Dari Bay with their lofi fuzzy power pop. And finally, some hazy dream pop from Chanel Beads. Decent coverge of the rock spectrum!

I’ve also got seven honorable mentions for you, ranging from well-known acts like Muse and Beth Orton, to lesser known bands like Knitting.

Hope you enjoy!


Honorable Mentions

This month also had many excellent releases worth exploring. Stay tuned for more discoveries.

The Wow! Signal by Muse

  • 💿 Released: 26 June on Warner Records
  • 🤘 FFO: arena rock, Foals, Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys, Placebo, The Killers
  • 🎧 Your first song: “The Dark Forest”
  • 💰 Support: Official

Offering by Ibeyi

  • 💿 Released: 26 June on KAINDE NAY D YA IBEYI
  • 🤘 FFO: FKA Twigs, Sudan Archives, Solange, serpentwithfeet, Janelle Monae
  • 🎧 Your first song: “Aset”
  • 💰 Support: Official

Public Luxury by Downtown Boys

  • 💿 Released: 26 June on Sub Pop Records
  • 🤘 FFO: Fucked Up, Mannequin Pussy, War on Women, Priests, Sheer Mag
  • 🎧 Your first song: “You’re a Ghost”
  • 💰 Support: Bandcamp

The weathervane is my body by Truck Violence

  • 💿 Released: 26 June on The Flenser
  • 🤘 FFO: Chat Pile, Agriculture, Portrayal of Guilt
  • 🎧 Your first song: “New Jesus”
  • 💰 Support: Bandcamp

The Ground Above by Beth Orton

  • 💿 Released: 26 June on Partisan Records
  • 🤘 FFO: Cat Power, Cowboy Junkies, Aimee Mann, PJ Harvey
  • 🎧 Your first song: “Cigarette Curls”
  • 💰 Support: Bandcamp

Souvenir by Knitting

  • 💿 Released: 26 June on Mint Records
  • 🤘 FFO: Wombo, FACS, Greg Freeman, Deeper
  • 🎧 Your first song: “Sunrise”
  • 💰 Support: Bandcamp

Probably Claws by Sincere Engineer

  • 💿 Released: 26 June on Hopeless Records
  • 🤘 FFO: Hop Along, PUP, Real Friends, Worriers
  • 🎧 Your first song: “Pilot Light”
  • 💰 Support: Bandcamp