Hear our Favorite New Songs from June

Blast these new songs of summer - along with the air conditioning. Take a listen to the Best Songs of June, a playlist compiled in conjunction with our friends at Forthright Records.

See what songs made the list and what we had to say about them below:

​1) Small Reactions - “Sessions Street” - A blistering dose of post-punk adrenaline.

​2) Roman GianArthur - “Real Love, No Shade” - Beat the heat with this soulful R&B banger.

3) Graham Patrick Ulicny (of Reptar) - Tropical pop bent by explosive mind-bending syncopation.

4) Wieuca - “Snitches Get Stitches” - Dirty dance all night to this grungy, groovy track.

5) Chief Scout - “Dead End” - Sip on this guitar pop “cool aid” with a punch.

Barely awake Barely alive and well But oh well Miles away I pick up your smell From this hotel I'm just a coin That you tossed down a well Kiss and tell A wish who missed the mark And I just fell But oh well Now another era's over Another dead end in my life And I'm still young enough to make mistakes But too old to make them twice It's one for the money, two for the money The Third is on edge I'm afraid of everyone But I'm more afraid of losing them I'm afraid of everyone in this dead end Spoiled again Another wasted trip Bite your lip Nickel and dimed Another wasted rhyme and time In my prime If you get a taste Then you just crave success I guess I'll get to heaven if I get through hell Oh well I'm afraid of everyone But I'm more afraid of losing them drums: John Restivo trumpet: Tyler Jundt

6) Kinder Than Wolves - “Good Luck” - Dreamy, wistful indie perfect for your summer road trip playlist.

Download Good Luck here: https://whelmedrecords.bandcamp.com/album/whelmed-records-friends-and-fam-summer-jam-2017 all donations go to RAINN https://www.facebook.com/KinderThanWolves/ IG: KinderThanWolves https://twitter.com/kinderthnwolves https://open.spotify.com/artist/3qfEwyBrugVZna3WcPZ4bT

7) Dot.s - “Palms” - Toe tapping, head bobbing, pool party tune.

8) Alarm Drum - “Whisper” - Modern day "Breakfast Club" soundtrack. 

9) Devereaux - “Kapowski” - Cruise down memory lane on this 80’s inspired synth-pop jam.

Devereaux "Kapowski" (06/26/2017) 'Pineapple Flex' LP - http://bit.ly/1O9Dj5J Facebook - http://bit.ly/2r9xjSX Bandcamp - http://bit.ly/2rLMCTF Official Music Videos: "List It" - http://bit.ly/1O5cfkN "Bikini" - http://bit.ly/2uvAfeK "Ponytails" - http://bit.ly/1THFMIN "NYXT" - http://bit.ly/1QocJIm

10) Shasta Ray (featuring members of The Nude Party) - “I Just Need My Records” - A smooth breakup song with a bit of twang for when your summer fling gets rocky.

The second single from Shasta Ray's debut album, "Out of the Blue", out July 22. "Oh I'm back in the used section..."

Track descriptions by Jeremy Theall & Bailey Burns. Forthright Records is a boutique recording and mastering studio in South Carolina and a regular partner with Future Chord.