What a jubilant month it was.
Last year June brought us one of the most amazing months of music we had ever seen. Kanye West released five albums, we got a new Gorillaz album, the long-awaited Jay-Z and Beyoncé collab album and plenty of other greats and, also, Drake (but we don’t need to talk about that). So, with that in mind, this time around I had some pretty high expectations for June and, somehow, the month did not disappoint. Kicking it right off Jai Paul returned from his seven year absence to release two killer new songs and put his unfinished and famously leaked album on streaming services. Then, Bon Iver made their return with two new tracks before Daphni (better known as Caribou) came through with his big comeback. So, to put it simply, we were off to a good start. The rest of the month was filled with releases. We got new albums from Jordan Rakei, Hot Chip, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib, Daniel Caesar, Yeasayer, The Black Keys, Two Door Cinema Club and the long-awaited album from Hayden James. In addition we got a whole lot of new EP’s from okaywill, Instupendo, Kate Bollinger, SG Lewis, Harry Nathan, Pat Lok, Manu Dia, Oli Hannaford, and Kid Fiction. Not to mention new post-humous releases from Mac Miller, some new tracks from Dominic Fike, Cuco‘s debut album announcement and so much more. Find some of my favorite jams from the past month below and everything from last month on our Tasty! Jams playlists.
Goldwash – “Set In Motion”
ayokay – “Things Fall Apart”
Ashe – “In Disguise”
Mindchatter – “Kerosene”
Tennis Club – “Bittersweet”
Laurel Laxxes – “Somewhere New (feat. Gavin Beach)”
More Giraffes & Sweater Beats – “Playground”
Tim Ayre – “LAXX”
Peanut Butter & Good Jams 