My Favorite Albums of June 2020

Here’s my monthly list of albums released in June I was feeling, and some other discoveries made during the month.

Previous Month’s Lists: January, February, March, April, May

You can find my list of my favorite albums of 2020 halfway through the year here

Best:

Adrian Young, Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Roy Ayers - Roy Ares JID002 Genre: neo-Jazz / Soul

Proof: Synchronize Vibration / Gravity

Bassnectar - All Colors Genre: Electronic / Dance

Proof: All Colors (Feat. Blakkamoore) / Empathy (Bass Remedy Remix)

Becca Mancari - The Greatest Part Genre: Indie Pop / Alternative

Proof: Hunter / Lonely Boy

Cassian - Laps Genre: Electronic / Dance

Proof: Magical (Feat. ZOLLY) / Same Things (Feat. Gabrielle Current)

Chloe x Halle - Ungodly Hour Genre: R&B 

Proof: Forgive Me / Busy Boy

Chromeo - Quarantine Casanova EP Genre: Electronic / Funk / Dance

Proof: 6 Feet Away / ‘Roni Got Me Stressed Out

Fakear - Everything Will Grow Again Genre: Electronic / Dance / Tropical House

Proof: Sekoia / Rituals (Feat. Luiza Fernandes)

Flatbush Zombies - now, more than ever EP Genre: Hip Hop

Proof: dirty elevator music / when i’m gone (Feat. Sophie Faith)

GUM - Out In The World Genre: Indie Rock / Alternative

Proof: Airwalkin’ / The Thrill of Doing It Right

HAIM - Women in Music Pt. III Genre: Pop

Proof: 3 AM / Now I’m In It

Illenium - ASCEND (Tour Edits) EP Genre: Electronic / Dance

Proof: Good Things Fall Apart vs. Sad Songs (w/ Jon Bellion & Said The Sky Feat. Annika Wells) / Gorgeous vs All Together (w/ Blanke Feat. Bipolar Sunshine & OEKIN) // Bonus: Illenium, Excision & I Prevail - Feel Something

Inukshuk - Everbright EP Genre: Electronic / Dance

Proof: Everbright / Before We Start (Feat. XYV)

Jack Garratt - Love, Death & Dancing Genre: R&B / Pop / Electronic

Proof: Time / Better

Jessie Ware - What’s Your Pleasure Genre: R&B / Pop / Disco

Proof: Spotlight / Mirage (Don’t Stop) // Bonus: Spotlight (Icarus Remix) / Save A Kiss (PS1 Remix) / Ooh La La (Honey Dijon Remix) 

John Legend - Bigger Love Genre: R&B / Soul

Proof: Actions / Wild (w/ Gary Clark Jr.)

Justine Skye - BARE WITH ME (The Album) Genre: R&B / neo-Soul

Proof: Bulletproof / Million Days

Louis The Child - Here For Now Genre: Electronic / Dance

Proof: Nobody Like You (Feat. Vera Blue) / Don’t Mind

Naeem - Startisha Genre: R&B / Hip Hop

Proof: Woo Woo Woo (Feat. Amanda Black & Micah James) / Stone Harbor

Ohmme - Fantasize Your Ghost Genre: Indie Rock / Alternative

Proof: Flood Your Gut / The Limit

Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher Genre: Indie Rock / Folk / Alternative

Proof: Kyoto / ICU

Run The Jewels - RTJ4 Genre: Hip Hop

Proof: yankee and the brave (ep. 4) / a few words for the firing squad (radiation)

SAULT - Untitled (Black Is) Genre: R&B / Soul

Proof: Bow (Feat. Michael Kiwanuka) / Monsters

Teyana Taylor - The Album Genre: R&B

Proof: Morning (w/ Kehlani) / Boomin (Feat. Missy Elliott & Future)

Tokio Myers - BLACK DAWN EP Genre: R&B / Pop

Proof: No More Gang Wars (Together) / Baltimore

UMI - Introspection EP Genre: R&B / neo-Soul

Proof: Introspection / Open Up

Wale - The Imperfect Storm EP Genre: Hip Hop

Proof: MOVIN’ DIFFERENT / MAAJO

Bonus:

Adrian Younge & Ali Shaeed Muhammad - Jazz Is Dead 001 Genre: neo-Jazz / Soul Released Marsh 2020

Proof: Hey Lover (Feat. Roy Ayers) / Jazz Is Dead (Feat. The Midnight Hour)

Others:

Ángela Muñoz & Adrian Younge - Introspection, August Alsina - The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy, Baauer - PLANET’S MAD, 6LACK - 6pc Hot EP, Bruno Major - To Let A Good Thing Die, Buju Banton - Upside Down 2020, Charlotte de Witte - Return to Nowhere EP, Clap! Clap! - Liquid Portraits, Decadon - The Don EP, Dirty Projectors - Flight Tower EP, DJ BORING - Like Water EP, Dua Saleh - Rosetta EP, EBEN - Honeydew EP, Eric Bellinger - Hor D’oeuvres, Example - Some Nights Last For Days, G- Eazy - Everything’s Strange Here, Hinds - The Prettiest Curse,  iann dior - I’m Gone, Jason Mraz - Look For The Good, Jonah Yano - souvenir, The Juan MacLean - Here In The Twilight EP, Khruangbin - Mordechai, Kodaline - One Day at a Time, LA Priest - GENE, Lauv - Without You EP, Mala Rodriguez - MALA, Norah Jones - Pick Me Up off the Floor, Photay - Waking Hours, Sleepy Hallow - Sleepy Hallow Presents: Sleepy For President, Special Interest - The Passion Of, Spacey Jane - Sunlight

HAIM - Now I’m In It.

Shouts: Pitchfork

Charli XCX - Warm (Feat. HAIM).

Shouts: Ultimate Music

HAIM - Summer Girl.

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Twin Shadow - Saturdays (Feat. HAIM).

Shouts: The FADER

HAIM - Walking Away (Mura Masa Remix).

Shouts: Ultimate Music

HAIM - Little of Your Love.

HAIM - Valentine / Something To Tell You / Nothing’s Wrong.

Shouts: Ultimate Music

HAIM - Little Of Your Love (BloodPop Remix).

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My Favorite Albums of July 2017

My monthly lists of new albums I was feeling, and some other discoveries made during July.

My Previous monthly lists: January, February, March, April, May, June

You can find my favorite albums list midway through 2017 here

Best:

Aminé - Good For You Genre: Hip Hop

Proof: Veggies (Feat. Ty Dolla $ign), Slide

Anne Dereaux - Book of Lolita EP Genre: R&B / Electronic

Proof: Chop, Lil Baby

Arcade Fire - Everything Now Genre: Indie Pop / Alternative

Proof: Creature Comfort, Electric Blue

Billie Eilish - dont smile at me EP Genre: Synth-Pop

Proof: my boy, COPYCAT

Breathe Carolina - Coma EP Genre: Electronic / Synth-Pop

Proof: For U, Glue

CAZZETTE - Time EP Genre: Electronic / Dance

Proof: Oceans (Feat. Leo Stannard), Handful Of Gold (Feat. JONES)

Denitia - Ceilings EP Genre: alt-R&B / Electronica

Proof: Bound To Happen, Waiting

Foster The People - Sacred Hearts Club Genre: Synth-Pop

Proof: Doing It For The Money, Sit Next To Me

HAIM - Something To Tell You Genre: Indie Pop / R&B

Proof: Want You Back, Little Of Your Love

Jamar Rogers - Lazarus Genre: R&B / Soul

Proof: Baptize Me, DOPE

KWAYE - Solar EP Genre: R&B / Pop

Proof: Cool Kids, Little Ones

Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life Genre: Pop / Soul

Proof: Lust For Life (Feat. The Weeknd), In My Feelings

Luke Christopher - TMRWFRVR Genre: R&B / Hip Hop / Pop

Proof: Lost, Jameson

Mura Masa - Mura Masa Genre: Electronic / Synth-Pop

Proof: 1 Night (Feat. Charli XCX), What If I Go? (Feat. Bonzai)

Quay Dash - Transphobic EP Genre: Hip Hop

Proof: Bossed Up, Wilin’

RAC - Ego Genre: Synth-Pop / Electronic

Proof: Unusual (Feat. MNDR), The Beautiful Game (Feat. St. Lucia)

Sylvan Esso - Echo Mountain Sessions EP Genre: Synth-Pop

Proof: Rewind, Die Young

Toro Y Moi - Boo Boo Genre: alt-R&B / Electronic

Proof: Mirage, Girl Like You

Tyler, The Creator - Flower Boy Genre: Hip Hop

Proof: Where This Flower Blooms (Feat. Frank Ocean), I Ain’t Got Time!

Umii - This Time Genre: R&B / Neo-Soul

Proof: Dangerous, Feelin It

Vic Mensa - The Autobiography Genre: Hip Hop

Proof: Say I Didn’t, Gorgeous (Feat. Syd)

Waxahatchee - Out in the Storm Genre: Alternative / Indie Rock

Proof: Never Been Wrong, Recite Remorse

Bonus:

Previous albums I discovered (or just finally got around to listening to) this month

Choker - Peak Genre: Electronic / R&B / Pop Released May 2017

Proof: Moksha, El Dorado

Ill Camille - Heirloom Genre: Hip Hop Released March 2017

Proof: Warrior / Sankofa (Feat. Camp Lo, Deion & MMYYKK), Slip Away (Feat. Amaru)

StéLouse - StéLouse Genre: Electronic / Dance / Synth-Pop Released May 2017

Proof: Been So Long (Feat. Nick Leng), Lovers (Feat. Brave)

Others:

Broken Social Scene - Hug Of Thunder, Capital Cities - Swimming Pool Summer EP, Coast Modern - Coast Modern, Chronixx - Chronology, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley - Stony Hill, DJ Shadow - The Mountain Has Fallen EP, French Montana - Jungle Rules, Jagged Edge - Layover, Japanese Breakfast - Soft Sounds from Another Plane, Jelani Aryeh - Suburban Destinesia EP, Julia Michaels - Nervous System EP, kirstin - L O V E EP, Khary & Lege Kale - Tidal Graves EP, Madchild - The Darkest Hour, Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile To The Surface, Meek Mill - Wins & Loses, MonoNeon - A Place Called Fantasy, Nine Inch Nails - Add Violence EP, Oh Wonder - Ultralfe, Passenger - The Boy Who Cried, Sage The Gemini - Morse Code, Shabazz Palaces - Quazarz: Born On A Gangster Star, Shabazz Palaces - Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machine, Stalley - New Wave, Steve Aoki - Steve Aoki Presents Kolony, Terrace Martin Presents The Pollyseeds - Sounds of Crenshaw, Vol. 1, Trae tha Truth - Tha Truth, Pt. 3, Twista - Crook County, WizKid - Sounds From the Other Side, The World Famous Tony Williams - The 7th Day EP, Ye Ali - Passion & Patience EP

Not Feeling:

NAV & Metro Boomin - Perfect Timing, Trouble - 16 EP

HAIM - That Don’t Impress Me Much (Shania Twain Cover).

Shouts: Pitchfork

HAIM - Want You Back.

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HAIM - Little of Your Love.

Shouts: Pitchfork

HAIM - Want You Back.

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HAIM - Right Now.

The girls are back! 🙌

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Post Malone x HAIM - Don’t Save Iverson (Carlos Serrano Mash Up).

HAIM - ‘Cause I’m A Man (Tame Impala Cover).