The New Music Roundup June 2025 is stacked with releases across genres—from synth-pop and death metal to lo-fi indie and instrumental folk. Here’s a curated look at notable new tracks and announcements worth exploring.
Notable Highlights
Mark Stewart (The Pop Group) – “Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime”
From the upcoming album The Fateful Symmetry (out July 11), this is a haunting cover of The Korgis’ 1980 hit, best known by Beck’s rendition in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Eliza McLamb – “Quitting”
Produced by Sarah Tudzin (illuminati hotties), this new track wrestles with blurry moral lines. McLamb describes it as about “doing bad things that are good for you.”
Automatic – “Is It Now?”
The LA synth-pop trio shares the catchy title track to their next album (details TBA), accompanied by a vibrant video.
Steve Gunn – “Slow Singers On The Hill”
A gentle instrumental from Gunn’s upcoming album Music for Writers, due August 15 via Three Lobed Recordings.
Deb Never – “Blue”
Co-produced with Romil Hemnani, “Blue” follows recent singles “Know Me Better” and “This Alive.”
Kokoroko – “Just Can’t Wait”
A sun-soaked preview from Tuff Times Never Last (out July 11), the track blends jazz horns with communal warmth. Inspired by Tom Browne’s “Funkin’ for Jamaica (N.Y.).”
Gordi – “GD (Goddamn)”
A poetic single from the album Like Plasticine. Written in Brooklyn, recorded in LA, and capturing the hazy texture of memory.
Jeanines – “Coaxed a Storm”
Brooklyn lo-fi pop duo return with this jangly earworm off How Long Can It Last (out June 27).
Madi Diaz – “Something to Burn”
Featured on the soundtrack for season two of AppleTV+’s The Buccaneers.
Lightheaded – “The Garden”
Another sweet dose of Slumberland-released indie pop from NJ’s Lightheaded (album drops June 27).
Blush – “X My Heart”
Singaporean dream-pop outfit previews their album Beauty Fades, Pain Lasts Forever (out August 1 via Kanine).
Castrator – “Covenant of Deceit”
Feminist death metal returns with brutal new energy ahead of Coronations of the Grotesque (August 15, Dark Descent).
The Armed ft. Meghan O’Neil – “Kingbreaker”
A ferocious new single from The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed featuring vocals from Punch/Super Unison’s Meghan O’Neil.
Feel the Pain – “Heart to Heart”
Australian hardcore band makes a bold entrance on Last Ride Records.
Ben Nichols – “The Darkness Sings”
The Lucero frontman goes solo with a wistful folk track from In the Heart of the Mountain.
Forth Wanderers – “Bluff”
The NJ band returns with a new song after a 7-year album gap.
End It – “Pale Horse”
Baltimore’s hardcore firebrand announces debut Wrong Side of Heaven alongside this blistering new single.
Wednesday – “Wound Up Here (By Holdin On)”
The second single from their anticipated album Bleeds.
Kerosene Heights – “New Tattoo”
Asheville emo revivalists return with new LP Blame It On the Weather via SideOneDummy.
Fruit Bats – “Stuck in My Head Again”
Eric D. Johnson describes this minimalist track as something “different from anything you’ve ever heard from me.”
Sydney Minsky Sargeant – “I Don’t Wanna”
The Working Men’s Club frontman shares a deeply personal debut solo track reflecting on love and identity.
múm – “Mild at Heart”
The Icelandic post-electronic group ends a 12-year silence with a beautifully understated new single.
Billie Marten – “Clover”
A soft, introspective track from Dog Eared (out July 11), described by Marten as “a note on power and inequality.”
