Albums Coming Out June 2019

June is here and so is the summer new release season. There are a lot of highly anticipated albums coming out this month, including projects from the likes of Avicii, the Jonas Brothers, Madonna, The Raconteurs and The Black Keys.

With the first New Music Friday of the month coming up this week, Vinyl Bay 777, Long Island’s music outlet, is taking a look at some of the biggest albums and best bets set to hit shelves in the month of June. Here are seven albums (and a few more picks) we think will be worth keeping an eye out for this month.

1.       Avicii, ‘Tim’: Just over a year after electronic music producer Avicii’s (nee Tim Bergling) untimely death, his posthumous third album, ‘Tim,’ is being released. Work on the album had started before his passing with some of his collaborators pitching in to help finish it. Proceeds from the album’s sales will go to the Tim Bergling Foundation, which helps “treat mental illness and prevent suicide.” (6/6)

2.       Jonas Brothers, ‘Happiness Begins’: After six years of leading separate lives and prosperous solo careers, the Jonas Brothers have reunited and are releasing a new album to make it official. The band of brothers has already released two highly successful comeback singles, with the sleek and catchy “Sucker” debuting at number one on the Billboard charts. The release also coincides with the premiere of their new Amazon Prime documentary, ‘Chasing Happiness.’(6/7)

3.       Perry Farrell, ‘Kind Heaven’: Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell releases his first solo album in 18 years, ‘Kind Heaven,’ this Friday. Based on his Las Vegas destination venture of the same name, the album was produced by Tony Visconti (David Bowie) and features collaborations with Dhani Harrison, Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins, The Cars’ Elliot Easton, Tommy Lee and more. (6/7)

4.       Madonna, ‘Madame X’: Madonna has been releasing music consistently throughout the last four decades, somehow molding herself to fit into the popular music of the era. Her upcoming 14^th studio effort, ‘Madame X,’ finds her doing the same. It’s almost uncanny how much singles “Medellin,” “I Rise” and “Crave” find the “Queen of Pop” sounding like all the other female singers that are popular right now. (6/14)

5.       Noah Kahan, ‘Busyhead’: This month he finally releases his debut album, ‘Busyhead.’ The culmination of years of slowly building up a fanbase with his folk rock sound, singer-songwriter Noah Kahan releases his debut album, ‘Busyhead,’ this month. Tunes like “Young Blood,” “Hurt Somebody,” “False Confidence” and “Mess” are catchy and honest, giving me high hopes that the album will be one not to miss. (6/14)

6.       The Raconteurs, ‘Help Us Stranger’: The Raconteurs return this month after a more than 11 year hiatus with their third studio album, ‘Help Us Stranger.’ Featuring singles “Sunday Driver” and “Now That You’re Gone,” which were originally released as part of the tenth anniversary rerelease of ‘Consolers of the Lonely,’ the album continues the band’s mission to “push rock n’ roll forward into its future” through “prodigious riffs, blues power, sinewy psychedelia, Detroit funk, and Nashville soul.” (6/21)

7.       The Black Keys, “Let’s Rock”: The Black Keys return after five years this month with their ninth studio album, “Let’s Rock” (stylized with the quotation marks). Self-produced by the duo of Pat Carney and Dan Auerbach, the album is said to harken back to the band’s more rock-influenced roots. Featuring no keyboards on it whatsoever, Carney told Pitchfork that the album more of “an homage to electric guitar.” (6/28)

More Album Picks:

·         Santana, ‘Africa Speak’: (6/7)

·         Bastille, ‘Doom Days’: (6/14)

·         Bruce Springsteen, ‘Western Stars’: (6/14)

·         Chris Shiflett, ‘Hard Lessons’: (6/21)

·         Mark Ronson, ‘Late Night Feelings’: (6/21)

·         Willie Nelson, ‘Ride Me Back Home’: (6/21)

·         Lil Nas X, ‘7’: (TBA)

With many highly anticipated albums to look forward to, June is going to be an epic month for new releases. Keep an eye out for some of our picks above and let us know what new albums you’re looking forward to getting your hands on this month in the comments below.

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