Spanning all genres, here are our favorite songs released in June 2025. From lesser-known artists who will blow up, to your favorite indie bands, we have curated a list of new songs that have been stuck in our heads in the best of ways. Most of these tracks were selected from our submission playlist, and many received full-page editorials. Press play and discover your next favorite band.
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Best New Songs Released in June 2025
Portugal. The Man with Lucius “Silver Spoons”
After teasing new music earlier this year with the single, “V.I.S.,” Portugal. The Man show no signs of stopping their steady supply if their surprise EP, uLu Selects Vol #2, is anything to go by. Among the four new songs is “Silver Spoons” featuring Lucius, a bouncy takedown on the privileged. As the standout off the EP, the track finds the band letting loose and shedding any preconceived notions listeners might have from hits like “Feel It Still.” Read More.
Debby Friday “Lipsync”
This week’s Best New Music goes to Debby Friday. The singer-songwriter and producer, Debby Friday, has released a fierce new electro rap banger titled “Lipsync.” With industrial techno beats over a sultry Debby Friday flow, “Lipsync” is quite the jump away from the cathartic dance pop of “1/17.” Read More.
Samara Cyn “hardheaded”
Samara Cyn is keeping the momentum going with her new EP, backroads. The rapper and singer just released her debut album, The Drive Home, last year, and now she’s back with a new offering. One of the five songs on backroads is “hardheaded,” a soothing track that’s equal parts spacey and bouncy in the best ways possible. Read More
Mikayla Geier “piano in the sky”
The track, which plays off the “pie-in-the-sky” phrase, finds Geier struggling through dating in the modern age. Unsurprisingly, the most striking aspect of “piano in the sky” is the songwriting. Geier explaining how “My friends all go ‘Just wait a bit / Just keep shopping for a shoe that fits’” is the sort of lyric that puts you into her mind, letting her situation play out like a romcom on top of pop-rocking production. Read More
La Reezy & PJ Morton “For The Mind”
“For The Mind” is another showcase for La Reezy, a 20-year-old rapper who’s been making waves and garnering co-signs left and right. Morton’s production lets La Reezy lean into conscious rap, allowing him to flow over a psychedelic beat where he reaffirms that he’s in it for provoking thought rather than chasing the dollar signs. Read More
Kumo 99 “Down”
To say things hit the fan on “Down” would be an understatement and something that’s proven wrong by the aggressive first few seconds, where the bass practically slaps you in the face. As though the vocals were a conductor’s baton, Komai’s voice guides the controlled chaos through a constant barrage of heavy drums and synths before the song takes off. Read More
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Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon “Only Real Ones Survive”
“Only Real Ones Survive” finds Dixon singing passionately about all things LA over production that bridges the gap between hip-hop and jazz. While the connection between the genres is already strong, the noticeably grungy atmosphere juxtaposed with Dixon’s vocals, otherwise befitting of an R&B song but still right at home on the song, shows how dynamic a producer Martin is. Read More
Susannah Joffe “Antler Queen”
Balancing indie-pop melodies with an underlying eerie atmosphere, Joffe sings a twisted tale that touches on love and obsession. “Antler Queen,” which evokes early Lana Del Rey in its sound and enigmatic lyrics, features lyrics that creep up on you against the seemingly romantic instrumentation. Read More
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| Track Name | Artist Name(s) |
| Incomprehensible | Big Thief |
| Nettles | Ethel Cain |
| In the shade. | Bolden. |
| Chameleon | Alemeda,Rachel Chinouriri |
| DEAD | Sudan Archives |
| Vision | DRIFT,Saul Williams |
| Pardon Me | La Reezy,PJ Morton |
| Anticipate | El Michels Affair,Clairo |
| Bright Sun | illuminati hotties |
| Aquí Te Cuido – Chancha Via Circuito Edit | Reyna Tropical,Chancha Via Circuito |
| Love Island Lad | Drella |
| CHAOS | TwoLips |
| JE NE SAIS QUOI | MARINA |
| Coming Back To Me | Innocent |
| Hollow | illuminati hotties |
| C*NT | Flyana Boss |
| SUNSHOWER | Turnstile |
| Cutthroat | shame |
| Heaven Is No Feeling | Cate Le Bon |
| Silver Spoons | Portugal. The Man,Lucius |
| Lipsync | DEBBY FRIDAY |
| ICONIC | Maja Ivarsson |
| My Baby (Got Nothing At All) (Materialists Original Soundtrack) | Japanese Breakfast |
| New Way | Patriarchy |
| guapa – Fcukers Remix | Girl Ultra,Fcukers |
| Folded | Kehlani |
| Rodeo Clown | MERE RITZ |
| Into My Arms | Lykke Li |
| Revolution | TSHA |
| Desvelada | Oscar Maydon,Neton Vega,Peso Pluma |
| Melancholy | Mona Freaka |
| deja vu | The Undercover Dream Lovers |
| Dolly Destructiva | 1tbsp,cherry chola |
| FORGONE | Quadeca |
| Diamonds And Gold | Lew Apollo |
| Good Times | Roe Kapara |
| I’m Not Ready for the Change | Nation of Language |
| Everything We Thought We Knew | N8NOFACE,Chico Mann |
| Down | Kumo 99 |
| Impeccable | Calva Louise |
| Keep My Name Out Your Mouth (Demo) | chlothegod |
| MESTLI | Xiuhtezcatl |
| Cheeky | The Dare |
| Epic Piano | Joalin |
| hardheaded | Samara Cyn |
| Cliffhanger | Suki Waterhouse |
| Cut & Rewind | Say She She |
| Justin’s Headed Out | mercury |
| For The Mind | La Reezy,PJ Morton |
| Go Back to L.A. | Jesika Von Rabbit |
| Blush | Ha Vay |
| Tengo Frío | BUDAYA,Ely Guerra |
| Gabriela | KATSEYE |
| Street Signs | Light Ages |
| Get Lost! | Mercy Land |
| Goodnight | Florence Road |
| Cowbella | bar italia |
| DEATH COMES FROM THE SKY | Unknown Mortal Orchestra |
| New York – Eagles & Butterflies Remix | RÜFÜS DU SOL,Eagles & Butterflies |
| Not Like That Anymore | Lola Young |
| Paint A Picture | The Hives |
| Narani Narani (feat. ATARASHII GAKKO!) | Balming Tiger,ATARASHII GAKKO! |
| piano in the sky | Mikayla Geier |
| car | Royel Otis |
| Kiss Her Before The Snow Melts (ASMR) | Blonde Redhead |
| THE RECAP | KNEECAP,Mozey |
| Sutekh | IMANU,YMIR |
| Violate Me | Echo Eudora |
| Home | Mac DeMarco |
| On The Beach (from DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH) | Caroline Polachek |
| 97 Jag | Kevin Abstract,Love Spells |
| Really Wanna Be With You | Durand Jones & The Indications,Durand Jones |
| Nonstop Romance | Mareux |
| Blind Date | Rey Pila |
| BACKSEAT DRIVING | Benjamin Carter |
| davina mccall | Wet Leg |
| I Want A Love That Hurts | André Miguel & The Moment |
| Diversey Beach | Resavoir,Matt Gold,Mei Semones |
| Twos | The Noisy |
| Bag of Bones | Lord Huron |
| Antler Queen | Susannah Joffe |
| Top Dog | Edubb302 |
| Only Real Ones Survive | Terrace Martin,Kenyon Dixon |
| raat ki rani – Sylvan Esso Remix | Arooj Aftab,Sylvan Esso |
| for the birds | brookelen |
| Bird On A Wire | Cruel Billie |
| Cotton Mouth | fanclubwallet |
| LIST CRAWLER | Isaia Huron |
| Love It | Jeffrey Chan |
| El Dolor Es Lento | Joalin |
| Just Can’t Wait | Kokoroko |
| Tea Party | TeaMarrr |
| Everything | Durand Jones & The Indications,Aaron Frazer |
| Bina Tifa | Arc De Soleil |
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