The Best Music of June

Published: July 1, 2022, 9 a.m.

b'June brought us The Suffers\' socially conscious party music, Saya Gray\'s headphones-worthy debut, GIV\\u0112ON\'s R&B ballads, Regina Spektor\'s elaborate songwriting and Petrol Girls\' amped-up punk.

Featured Tracks and Artists:
1. The Suffers: "Don\'t Bother Me" and "Yada Yada" from It Starts with Love
2. Saya Gray: "I FOUND A FLOORBOARD UNDER THE SOIL!" from 19 Masters
3. GIV\\u0112ON: "Scarred" from Give Or Take
4. Regina Spektor "One Man\'s Prayer" from Home, before and after
5. Petrol Girls: "Preachers" from Baby

Our panel\'s additional recommendations for June:
\\u2022 S.G. Goodman, Teeth Marks
\\u2022 Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler, For All Our Days That Tear the Heart
\\u2022 Beyonce\\u0301, "BREAK MY SOUL"
\\u2022 SZA, "Jodie"
\\u2022 Linda Ayupuka, God Created Everything

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