June LaLonde, by June LaLonde

June LaLonde

by June LaLonde

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Krisopolis A gorgeous, soulful and at times emotional album; June's personality shines through on every track, making this a real treat of an experience. Cannot recommend this enough; wonderful. Favorite track: Radio Silence (Feat. Trivia).

Aggie Ninepence The whole thing is one giant mood, from 90s indie with a modern twist, through the kind of swagger bobbie gilespie wishes he could fucking pull off, through the most glorious electronic soundscapes and a whistful finish. Is living rent free in my head. Favorite track: Rough Tongue.

1ore There’s everything in here—the joy of falling into your LGBT+ family in Colors, the bleeding-tongue-in-cheek satire of Bootlicker, the vulnerability of Radio Silence, the teeth of Rough Tongue, the cosmic wonderment of F.A.N.S, and, of course, everything about A Birch is An Anchor (What can I say? I love trees.)

This album really is June LaLonde coming into her own, and it’s an incredible privilege to be there to see it. Favorite track: Colors.

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1.	Colors 04:49	lyrics	buy track
Like sand, falling through fingers Like stars, drifting through clouds Like rays, light through the oceans Like rain, carving through rock We've got colors, colors, colors Like flames, curling through embers Like fields, bursting with life Like birds, flying in formation Like souls, chromatic aberration We've got colors, colors, colors Hands raised, infinite rainbow Made of, Aurora Borealis Power, through the constellation Power, throughout the nation We've got colors, colors, colors
2.	Bootlicker 03:56	lyrics	buy track
(ichi, ni, san, shi) (Found a place) It's no bigger than my car (All this space) I can almost fit a toaster in (Work two jobs) Hope I land a third! (The American dream) Oh, how sweet it is! And I know, and I know I'm gonna be one of them Someday Oh I know, oh I know I'm gonna be like them And I know, yes I know I'm gonna be one of them Someday Oh I know, oh I know Just watch me! (I don't share) I can't afford to anyway (No healthcare) Where will we find the money? (Pull myself) Up, up, up, by! (My bootstraps) I've got mine, now get yours! And I know, and I know I'm gonna be one of them Someday Oh I know, oh I know I'm gonna be like them And I know, yes I know I'm gonna be one of them Someday Oh I know, oh I know Just watch me! And maybe Jeff Bezos Will afford me A taste around his heel He'll indulge me And when I'm one of them Oh, embrace me With their billion-dollar smiles From up on high in our guillotines And I know, and I know I'm gonna be one of them Someday Oh I know, oh I know I'm gonna be like them And I know, yes I know I'm gonna be one of them Someday Oh I know, oh I know Just watch me!
3.	Rough Tongue 02:58	lyrics	buy track
Gut shot, put him down Don't take kind to him 'round here Sun baked, brain's a fire You took what we got no askin' Good god, snake in the grass Baggin' him up to throw him down Hostage, problem is Take one down another rears up Buckshot Feed the worms Oh oh oh oh oh oh Hooves and Antlers down Now now now now Say your Long goodbye aye aye aye aye Make your Momma cry aye aye aye aye Headlong, check your neck Don't know where you got the idea Vulture, circle high Waitin' for a second helpin' Pistol consequence Look me in the eye and see Debt paid, signed in blood All that's left is time to collect Buckshot Feed the worms Oh oh oh oh oh oh Hooves and Antlers down Now now now now Say your Long goodbye aye aye aye aye Make your Momma cry aye aye aye aye Rough Tongue, cost your neck Cut ties and sever from bone Kiss the ground below you Fascists get to die alone Rough Tongue, cost your neck Cut ties and sever from bone Kiss the ground below you Transphobes get to die alone Buckshot Feed the worms Oh oh oh oh oh oh Hooves and Antlers down Now now now now Say your Long goodbye aye aye aye aye Make your Momma cry aye aye aye aye
4.	Glitter Sands 04:07	lyrics	buy track
All this time Thrown out to sea I'm dreaming of the glitter sands Glitter sands Thirty-odd years Are you missing me? I left you for the glitter sands Glitter sands In your eyes Caught a ghostly glimpse A glimmer of the glitter sands Glitter sands Searching for A reason to return My heart is on the glitter sands Glitter sands Set sail for a moment In time before We died like grapes upon the vine Set sail for an island In time before Arrive to glitter-sandy shores Can't come home 'Til I've kept my word I know I'll find the glitter sands Glitter sands Journey on my own I may have lost it all Searching for the glitter sands Glitter sands Poseidon laughs And I'm laughing back Just keep me from the glitter sands Glitter sands Whirlpool eyes I'm a girl processed Destroyed by the glitter sands Glitter sands Set sail for a moment In time before We died like grapes upon the vine Set sail for an island In time before Arrive to glitter-sandy shores (sick buttery solo time hell yeah) Glitter sands, glitter sands Glitter sands, glitter sands
5.	A Birch is An Anchor 03:51	info	buy track
6.	F.A.N.S. 04:43	lyrics	buy track
Frightened Ancient Newborn Stars (x6) (June wailing in the background thinking about space, Audio from the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing cutting in too because space is fucking sick when you think about it) Frightened Ancient Newborn Stars (x3)
7.	Sometime Someplace 05:02	info	buy track
8.	Threading Mercury 04:31	info	buy track
9.	Radio Silence (Feat. Trivia) 04:48	lyrics	buy track
I heard it in your song I want to ease your pain I want to fix the wrong And let you sleep I held you in my arms The darkness in your head The shadows through my bones They can't get you Radio silence, silence Radio silence, silence And I know It's not enough And I know It's not enough To bleed light through All these tears and Just show you love We're half awake in bed Stoned under Christmas lights I tell you something foolish Your smile shines How lucky I must be To get to see your face How lucky am I To work through this Radio silence, silence Radio silence, silence And I know It's not enough And I know It's not enough To bleed light through All these tears and Just show you love Radio silence, silence Radio silence, silence

about

Well, here we are. Album number six, and self-titled, too. Seems only fitting, given that it’s my first album as myself.

The events of 2020 were the catalyst for this album coming together. It didn’t feel right to make another instrumental record that asked to be treated like a mirror, weakly reflecting whatever you wanted to project onto it. I wanted to make something loudly proclaiming my own existence. I wanted to shove more of who I am into my work and project that outwards. A little sarcasm, a little humor, a little anger, a little elation. I can’t afford to be afraid of being a person anymore. This album isn’t a mirror, it’s a loudspeaker.

It’s also a fresh start. A pretty big departure from what I’m used to making - but all of that’s for the better. Starting life over at 30 is weird, but it has to be taken seriously. I’m saying “yes” more. I’m living more true to myself, making art more true to myself, and putting it out there in the hopes that folks find something about it to like. It’s fine if they don’t, too. What matters is that I feel like I’m saying something instead of asking you to think I’m saying something.

The elation I felt at coming out and finally feeling I belonged somewhere was put into “Colors”. My frustrations at people defending capitalists were put into “Bootlicker”. My disdain for fascists and transphobes put into “Rough Tongue”. Deeply personal ruminations on my relationship with my partner were put into “Radio Silence”, who kindly provided backing vocals. There’s less room for uncertainties and personal interpretation on this album, and I’m proud of myself for being more vulnerable in my work. To let folks in, to turn on the light behind the mirror and reveal the room behind.

It makes putting it out there for you scarier for me - but more exciting, too. I’m not asking you to judge kindly, but I do hope that you enjoy your time with it, and that some part of June LaLonde resonates with you.

Take care out there,
JLL

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released March 26, 2021

Model by Tim Gutowski
Photo by Zen
Mastered by Molly Drag
Guest vocals on "Radio Silence" by Trivia
Music by June LaLonde

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June LaLonde works with her heart and her hands in Minneapolis, MN.

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