News
Plus Wilco, The Joy Formidable, Peter Gabriel, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 29, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 31st Songs of the Week of 2023. This week Andy Von Pip, Marc Abbott, Mark Moody, Matt the Raven, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphires all helped me decide what should make the list and we settled on a Top 10. More
Bad Dream Jaguar Due Out October 20 via Run for Cover
Sep 26, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Austin-based band Sun June are releasing a new album, Bad Dream Jaguar, on October 20 via Run for Cover. Now they have shared another new song from it, “Mixed Bag,” via a lyric video. More
Plus The Joy Formidable, John Raymond and S. Carey, Metric, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 08, 2023
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 28th Songs of the Week of 2023. Despite it being a short week due to Labor Day, there were plenty of new tracks to choose from. Some of our writers voted and we ended up with a Top 13. More
Bad Dream Jaguar Due Out October 20 via Run for Cover
Sep 07, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Austin-based band Sun June are releasing a new album, Bad Dream Jaguar, on October 20 via Run for Cover. Now they have shared two more new songs from it, “Easy Violence” and “John Prine,” both via music videos. More
Somewhere +3 Due Out January 14, 2022 via Run for Cover
Nov 17, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Austin-based band Sun June have shared a lyric video for their new single “Easy.” They have also announced an expanded version of their latest album, Somewhere. The new edition, Somewhere +3, will be out on January 14, 2022 via Run for Cover. More
Interviews
Dec 04, 2023
By Mark Moody
Three albums in and Sun June’s star shows no signs of fading. Their latest album, Bad Dream Jaguar (on Run for Cover), adds in additional elements in the form of brass, woodwinds, and pedal steel. But though the instrumentation has broadened, the album maintains a mirage-like sheen across its dozen tracks. More
Apr 07, 2021
By Mark Moody
There are a million and one band formation stories, but it’s safe to say that none started quite like that of Austin’s self-labeled “regret pop” band Sun June. More
Reviews
Mar 12, 2021
By Mark Moody
The fact that Laura Colwell, leader of Austin’s Sun June, name drops Patti Smith and Stevie Nicks, and throws in a sideways reference to Neil Young’s “Unknown Legend,” all in Somewhere’s first song, could lead one to believe this sophomore effort could be a mixed up affair. More