20 BEST TRACKS OF THE MONTH – JUNE 2025
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Band: MANTRA OF THE COSMOS
Who: British supergroup featuring happy mondays
Shaun Ryder and Bez, Andy Bell (Ride/Oasis) and drummer
Zak Starkey, Ringo‘s on, who came up with the project’s
idea.
Track: DOMINO BONES (GETS DANGEROUS)
Their 3rd one.
TUTV: A blaring belter of a banger. Disco-punk pzazz. Noel Gallager
is somewhere in there too, they say. I have no clue what he’s doing.
Anyway, this a bonkers tune.
Instagram – Linktree
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Band: KNEECAP
Who: Belfast‘s sharp-mouthed, notorious rap team KNEECAP – Mo Chara,
Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí – hip & hop around with a knife between
their teeth since 2017.
They released their debut album 3cag in 2018
and went viral last year with follow-up Fine Art.
Track: THE RECAP
Lately, they make headlines with their loud and clear, ongoing support for Palestine.
They got heavily critiqued for it when they played Coachella Festival in Indo, California
last April.
To emphasize the whole political charade the band go after the Tory trade minister
Kemi Badenoch who started to hunt them back in 2023 when he withdrew an
arts grant awarded to the band.
The trio brought a discrimination case against the U.K. government
and won, donating the proceeds to Belfast community groups. Yes!
SHOUT! SHOUT! SHOUT!
Instagram – Linktree
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Artist: FANCLUBWALLET
Who: Canadian outfit led by
songstress Hannah Judge from
Ottawa.
Track: COTTON MOUTH
“I wrote this one when I was feeling stuck and stagnant, but when I finally
brought it to the band they really breathed new life into it and made it feel
magic again!!”
TUTV: This sickly sticky steam-riff-roller drives me crazy. Head-twisting stuff.
Instagram – Spotify
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Credit: The Irrational Library
Band: THE IRRATIONAL LIBRARY
Who: The Irrational Library is a Dutch-American rock band with its roots
firmly planted in both the regional and international counterculture. The
Dutch-American band produces a raw, dirty groove influenced by punk,
provo and punk icons. Their poetry is packed with social criticism.
Track: TRUTH SERUM
First single from the quartet’s new, upcoming
5th LP ‘The Saying Of It All’. More details TBA.
Artwork by political cartoonist TRIK
TUTV: TIL move and groove again with brio and gusto motorized by a striking
drum/bass tandem, while a 60s psychedelic flute flutters like a butterfly throughout
the song. Frontman Joshua Baumgarten draws your aural attention (as usual) with
his near-rapping phrasing of the clear-cut lyrics.
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Instagram – Facebook
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Artist: GINA BURCH
Who: Co-founder/bassist of British punkettes The Raincoats (1977-1984, 1996)
were one of the top indie bands in the UK. They released 3 LPs, then called it a day.
In 2023 she released her critically acclaimed solo debut
LP I Play My Bass. It was released through Jack White’s
Third Man Records.
New album artwork
Track: DOOM MONGER
New single of her 2nd LP, named Trouble,
out on 11 July, again via Third Man Records.
TUTV: We’re in the middle of Armagideon Time as we know it.
Doomsday is just around the corner. The good news is that this
dub reggae earworm will activate your hips and uplift your worried
state of mind. If we have to go, why not with a slow-mo sway.
Instagram – Linktree
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Band: COLATURA
Who: Shoegazy pop duo from Brooklyn, NY.
Their debut album, Then I’ll Be Happy came
out in 2022.
Track: (EVERYTIME I THINK ABOUT YOU) IT’S ABOUT ME (great title)
From their upcoming EP, titled If I’m Being Honest, out on August 1.
TUTV: Burning torch that creeps under
your skin, slowly but surely. Stellar.
Instagram – Linktree
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Band: THE BEACHES
Who: All-female Canadian
revved-up power pop combo.
Track: DID I SAY TOO MUCH
Single from their 3rd LP, titled No Hard
Feelings. It shows up on August 29th.
TUTV: Glorious guitar pop chant going fast forward.
The Beaches never say too much. They swirl and twirl.
Keep talking/singing, girls.
Instagram – Facebook
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New album artwork
Artist: DAVID BYRNE
Who: The former talking
head voice/face.
Track: EVERYBODY LAUGHS
First single from his upcoming 9th solo album (that’s already one more than
with Talking Heads). Who Is The Sly? will see the day of light on September 5th.
TUTV: Imagine a beach bathing in the sun and a cocktail bar serving piña colada
while enjoying this feel-good upper. A luminous light in a dark world. Laugh.
Instagram – Linktree – All Solo Albums
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Band: SUEDE
Who: London’s glam rock luminaries (1989–2003, 2010–present),
fronted by the never aging Brett Anderson.
Track: TRANCE STATE
Newest single from their 10th longplayer, baptized
Antidepressants . It comes out on September 5th.
TUTV: Suede deliver again with this sinewy
stomper that puts you in a mind-boggling
trance.
Instagram – Linktree – All Albums
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Band: THE ULTRA VIOLETS
Who: 4 rowdy indie rockers
from Cornwall, UK.
Track: HONEY PIE
“The song is essentially about people only wanting the sweet stuff in life, and sugar coating anything and everything that may be a difficult subject. We live in a society where social media is treated like the Holy Bible, simultaneously releasing dopamine hits, a highly addictive drug, when posting pictures for ‘instant gratification.”
TUTV: This happens when The Ultra Violets eat too much sugar. They pick up their instruments and go mental, producing mental hullabaloo for mental people, like
you and me. Roaring ripper. Flaming score.
Instagram – Spotify
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Photo Credit: Joan Hathaway
Band: LOVINA FALLS
Who: The dark dream-pop project of Boston-based singer-songwriter,
multi-instrumentalist, and producer s Valerie Forgione. In 2023, they
released their debut album, Calculating The Angle Of Our Descent.
Track: LIGHT AND LOW
Forgione: “‘Light and Low’ is about recognizing that as time goes on, it’s ok to let go of old
and ‘historic thinking’ to create a new path through and out of the Thicket of Now. It’s about knowing that when things change, the path is not predestined. Change the change. Move with conviction but head gracefully into the unknown, light and low.”
Collage art by Lindsey Walker, design by Valerie Forgione
TUTV: Lovina Falls take you on a swift gothwavish ride from the get-go, propelled by a motorik bass riff, nervy drum hits, jittery tremelo riffs and poignant vocals. Fast-forward, without brakes nor breaks, speeding like a runaway train. Light And Low unfolds like a salvo of light flashes out of the dark, causing a rapid eye movement sensation. Intriguing, right? Absolutely. Don’t wait, get started.
WATCH
Instagram – Bandcamp
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New album artwork
Artist: JEHNNY BETH
Who: Former France-born frontwoman
of female post-punk band Savages.
Track: OBESSION
Single from her 2nd solo LP called You Heartbreaker You.
It’ll land on August 29th. She wrote the album with partner
and collaborator Johnny Hostile.
Beth: “We’re living in a dark time, full of drama and barbarous tragedy.
It became clear to me that, in these times, we either learn how to scream
really well, or we learn how to whisper.”
TUTV: Be prepared for a savage industrial shocker showing her
amadant intention to make an agressive sound on her new record.
Obsession is a splintering bombshell with a raging Beth finale.
Instagram – Linktree
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Band: LOBSTERBOMB
Who: Glamorous indie quartet from Berlin. They
released their pithy party debut album Look Out
in 2023. You can stream it here.
Track: NOT AGAIN
TUTV: Blimey. Lobsterbomb return with an adrenalized missile, going fast-forward,
full steam ahead from the kick-off. And they never slow down. No breaks, no brakes.
135 seconds of eruptive emotions and high-voltage dash. Imagine The Stooges fronted
by riot grrrl Kathleen Hanna. Boisterous punk turbulence. Bang-on.
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Artists: peach|melba
Who: Queer femme indie duo,
half Brighton and half Los Angeles.
Track: FELL IN LOVE WITH GODX (SHE WAS REALLY FIT)
Their 2nd one, following trashy debut Worst Trimester.
More to follow every six weeks to come.
p|m: “We wrote and recorded it ourselves, delivered in our trademark double-team
deadpan vocal style, rhyming “80’s car” with “Californiarr”. This one has Arctic Monkeys
swagger and Mannequin Pussy edge, featuring a one-shot video in an iconic venue’s
bathroom.”
TUTV: Punk-pop spunky, sassy spirit, sharp-mouthed flair, dry humor, word spielerei, and utterly cool. That’s what p|m is about. This new non-stop drum-thumping tune zigzags left and right, forth and back flavored with slap-happy vocals. I’m quite sure that peach|melba will become your new favourite bathroom band.
Don’t flush, enjoy.
Instagram – Contact
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Band: LADY JESUS
Who: Hard soul & psychedelic
rock ‘n’ rollers from Scotland.
Track: WORK SMOOTHLY
New single.
TUTV: This burning funky-punky soul-burst is revved-up with ardent passion, electrical energy, warm-blooded vocals and sultry sax. Shake your booty and scream your lungs out when the clamoring chorus pops up. Sly Stone would have said there’s a riot going on. And it is. Spread the gospel, people.
Instagram – Linktree
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Press Photo by Genesis Báez
Band: BIG THIEF
Who: Brooklyn’s much-lauded folk pop-rock group
fronted by the wonderful Adrianne Lenker.
Track: INCROMPEHENSIBLE
First single from upcoming new, 6th full-length
Double Infinity. Waiting to be shared with the
world on September 5.
TUTV: Soulful musing with Lenker‘s enchanting voice shining in the middle.
Instagram – Spotify
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Band: H IS FOR HAWK
Who: Primarily the work of London‘s
seasoned singer/songwriter Si Connelly.
Track: HELLO MORNING
TUTV: A catchy pop thrill that makes your day. Enrapturing harmonies,
blithesome melodiousness, sparky sonority. Stellar debut single.
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Instagram – Linktree
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Artist: NELSON SOBRAL
Who: Singer-songwriter-guitarist hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His music is as much Americana and blues as it is soul and rock’n’roll, perfectly balanced with the energy and sound of each of his respective influences.
TUTV: Sobral‘s cover of Cyndi Lauper‘s supreme 1984 classic Time After Time (more
than 1 billion streams on Spotify) is a soulful and enticing accomplishment. A gripping vocal performance, bringing the emotive timbre of the sublime voices of Springsteen and Seger to mind.
NS: Instagram – Facebook
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Band: Múm
Who: Icelandic indietronica
team (1997-present).
Track: MILD AT HEART
First single from their forthcoming 7th longplayer.
History Of Silence will arrive in September 2019.
TUTV: Daydream reverie for reflective moments.
Instagram – Linktree
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Press photo by Dean Chalkley
Artist: PAUL WELLER
Who: The 67-year-old former The Jam and Style Council
maestro, who started his solo career back in 1990.
Track: I STARTED A JOKE
A cover of the Bee Gees‘ 1967 goosebumps ballad.
It’ll appear on his 18th solo LP, a covers one, named
El Dorado, out on July 25th.
TUTV: Weller‘s version is pretty poignant and appealing.
WELLER: Instagram – Linktree
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