5 Brand-New Albums Everyone Will Be Listening to in June

Janelle Monae at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2018
Janelle Monae at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2018. Photo by Owen Kolasinski/BFA/REX/Shutterstock (9448708bn)

If you’re looking for some new music to listen to this summer, don’t despair, since June has a lot of amazing new albums in store. Several highly-anticipated new records are on the way this month, and here are five worth waiting for.

Foo Fighters – But Here We Are (June 2)

Foo Fighters are dropping their first album since Taylor Hawkins’ tragic death later this week, and they gave us a taste of things to come with several singles, including the recently released 10-minute track “The Teacher”.

Janelle Monáe – The Age of Pleasure (June 9)

Janelle Monáe will enter a new era with her first album in five years, titled The Age of Pleasure, and she teased its release with a music video for the new single “Lipstick Lover”.

Queens of the Stone Age – In Times New Roman… (June 16)

Queens of the Stone Age are also gearing up for a huge comeback with their new LP In Times New Roman…, and “Emotion Sickness” was released as its first single in early May.

Kim Petras – Feed the Beast (June 23)

After years of anticipation, Kim Petras is finally ready to drop her debut studio album this month. We’ve already got to hear several songs from this record, including the lead single “Alone” featuring Nicki Minaj.

Kelly Clarkson – Chemistry (June 23)

Kelly Clarkson really kept us waiting for her tenth studio album Chemistry, which is expected to chronicle “the arc of an entire relationship” in the wake of her divorce.