Feel free to jam the playlist below, request reviews from staff and contributors, let us know what you’re looking forward to this week (in music or otherwise), and remember: the flowers in the garden are representative of those in your heart. Treat them both nice.

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– List of Releases: June 12th, 2026 –

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BASIC – BASIC
Genre: Krautrock / Experimental Rock
Label: No Quarter

Bebe Rexha – Dirty Blonde
Genre: Dance-Pop / Festival Progressive House
Label: Empire

BIG|BRAVE – in grief or in hope
Genre: Drone Metal / Doomgaze
Label: Thrill Jockey

Big D and the Kids Table – The Good Ole American Saturday Night
Genre: Ska Punk / “Stroll”
Label: SideOneDummy

Blxst – Labor of Love
Genre: Contemporary R&B / Pop Rap
Label: Empire

Bob Wagner – I’ve Been Down
Genre: Alt-Country / Americana
Label: Royal Potato Family

The Bobby Lees – New Self
Genre: Garage Punk / Punk Blues
Label: Ipecac

Defiled – Altered State
Genre: Death Metal / Groove Metal
Label: Season of Mist

Dirty Heads – 7 Seas
Genre: Pop Reggae / Pop Rap
Label: Better Noise

Embrace – Avalanche
Genre: Post-Britpop / Big Music
Label: Cooking Vinyl

Fires in the Distance – Circadian Promise
Genre: Death Doom Metal / Melodic Death Metal
Label: Prosthetic

Fruit Bats – The Landfill
Genre: Folk Pop / Americana
Label: Merge

Genghis Tron – Signal Fire
Genre: Industrial Metal / Machine Rock
Label: Relapse

Goose – Big Modern!
Genre: Jam Band / Indie Rock
Label: No Coincidence

Heavenwood – The Tarot of the Bohemnians – Part II
Genre: Death Doom Metal / Gothic Metal
Label: Mighty

Horse Lords – Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive!
Genre: Totalism / Experimental Rock
Label: RVNG Intl.

Jessie Reyez – A Little Vengeance
Genre: Contemporary R&B / Alt-Pop
Label: Island

Joan As Police Woman – Real Life Evolution
Genre: Chamber Pop / Blue-Eyed Soul
Label: Reveal

Keith Urban – Flow State
Genre: Country Pop / Contemporary Country
Label: MCA Nashville

Kelsey Lu – So Help Me God
Genre: Art Rock / Chamber Folk
Label: Dirty Hit

Khemmis – Khemmis
Genre: Epic Doom Metal / Heavy Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast

La Sécurité – Bingo!
Genre: Post-Punk / Egg Punk
Label: Bella Union

Midland – Stages
Genre: Country Pop / Neo-Traditionalist Country
Label: Big Machine

MONO – Snowdrop
Genre: Post-Rock / Chamber Music
Label: Temporary Residence

nelward – Stone Bogus
Genre: Acid House / Industrial Rock
Label: Black to Black

Ok Goodnight – Stop/Go
Genre: Progressive Metal / Art Rock
Label: De Ligma

Olivia Rodrigo – you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love
Genre: Pop Rock / Synthpop
Label: Geffen

Paycheque – Paycheque
Genre: Sophisti-Pop / Chillwave
Label: Mansions and Millions

Prophetic Justice Ministry – Key to World Peace
Genre: Dream Pop / Slowcore
Label: Night School

Pussy Riot – CYKA
Genre: Punk Rock / Alternative Metal
Label: [independent]

Rick Ross – Set in Stone
Genre: Trap / Pop Rap
Label: Maybach

Ruel – Kicking My Feet & Screaming
Genre: Adult Contemporary / Dance-Punk Revival
Label: Recess

Sleeping with Sirens – An Ending in Itself
Genre: Post-Hardcore / Swancore
Label: Rise

Soft Curse – Liminal Ritual
Genre: “Gloom Metal” / Stoner Metal
Label: [independent]

South Summit – RUN IT BACK
Genre: Alternative Rock / Reggae Rock
Label: G.Y.R.O.

Sublime – Until the Sun Explodes
Genre: Reggae Rock / Dub
Label: Atlantic

Tarja – Frisson Noir
Genre: Symphonic Metal / Progressive Metal
Label: earMUSIC

Tori Kelly – God Must Really Love Me
Genre: Contemporary R&B / Pop Soul
Label: Epic

Wiki – Ancient History
Genre: Drumless / New York Drill
Label: Wikset Enterprise

Yes – Aurora
Genre: Symphonic Prog / Progressive Pop
Label: InsideOut

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