Our music editor shares her favourites songs from June 2026

Stop the press, put down whatever you're doing, there is new PJ Harvey to listen to . Her latest single, Voyager was commissioned by Professor Brian Cox for his Emergence world tour, and the magical piece borrows its title from NASA's Voyager probes, launched in 1977 and still travelling through interstellar space almost half a century later. It’s truly celestial. There are also many women in this month’s wrap that would cite her as an influence, so it’s fitting that she’s up top. With the ever-increasing cold of winter, I’ve been listening to warm folk music like Perhacs and Sill, which I feel would make really great coastal whale watching music. However, aside from spiritual folk, there is plenty of ambient from Boards of Canada and Croz Boyce, Australian post-punk, the return of 1300, new shoegaze from moss rock band, she’s green, and even debut Mudhoney ahead of their upcoming Australian tour. I found myself revisiting Hermine after envying someone else’s vinyl copy, it is perfect Belgian Art Pop as well as a Doublespeak Covers album I was introduced to. For all the songs I've been listening to and loving this June, read on. Voyager by PJ Harvey Polly Jean forever. Dead End Street by Zoh Amba I’m a sucker for a girl with a Rickenbacker and a unique voice, it’s a lifelong affliction. I make no apologies. Fantasy by Julia Holter No one writes quite like Julia Holter, this song exists in its own cinematic world, suspended between chamber pop, dream logic and classical composition. I'm Not Crazy by Grace Cummings Grace Cummings possesses one of Australia's truly singular voices, is theatrical without becoming performative, turning emotional confrontation into something both raw and strangely elegant. Halfway by Swapmeet More melancholic that we have heard from the band before, Halfway is the latest from the forthcoming album Mount Zero, due out in July. Clear Out The Room by 1300 Sydney collective 1300 remain one of Australia's most exciting genre disruptors. "Clear Out The Room" crashes together hip-hop, punk energy and internet-age chaos into something exhilaratingly contemporary. TV Lovers by Hermine Dream pop viewed through a grainy VHS filter. "TV Lovers" captures the bittersweet romance of suburban nostalgia without slipping into pastiche. Crayon Angels by Judee Sill Few records feel as transcendent as Judee Sill's catalogue. "Crayon Angels" balances intricate arrangements with profound spiritual searching, sounding as miraculous today as it did more than fifty years ago. Dolphin by Linda Perhacs One of psychedelic folk's most quietly extraordinary recordings. Linda Perhacs' voice seems to dissolve into nature itself, making "Dolphin" feel less like a song than an ecosystem. Towson Acid by Croz Boyce A wonderfully off-kilter instrumental that drifts between lo-fi experimentation and hazy electronic abstraction. Music perfectly suited to late-night headphone listening. Jesus Never Had No Porno by Alex Cameron Alex Cameron remains Australia's great chronicler of uncomfortable masculinity and now apparently an authority on divinity, a second single making us more excited for the forthcoming album Get Away From Me (I Think I'll Love You Soon) by Julia Jacklin For most, they don’t need to love soon but are already committed to their love of Jacklin, with absence making the heart grow fonder as they wait for her third record. Tyler Richard by Chanel Beads One of the year's most fascinating sonic worlds, Chanel Beads blur indie rock, ambient textures and degraded digital aesthetics into something strangely beautiful. Molly In The Club by Sophia Stel Playful, sharp and impossible to ignore. Sophia Stel balances humour with vulnerability, making club music that feels as emotionally observant as it is infectious. Loretta by Alice Cohen Alice Cohen's songwriting has an almost timeless quality, Loretta feels lifted from an alternate history of psychedelic pop, rich with melody and quietly surreal imagery. It's Dead by Girl and Girl Brisbane outfit Girl and Girl continue their ascent with wiry guitars, anxious energy and sharp lyrical observations, It's Dead captures some nervous electricity. Hall of Your Heart by Lorg A beautiful slow burn that unfolds patiently, allowing atmosphere to do as much storytelling as the lyrics themselves. There's something deeply transportive about its spacious production. close your eyes by she's green Shoegaze continues its renaissance, but she's green avoid imitation by finding genuine emotional clarity beneath the walls of distortion. "close your eyes" feels simultaneously crushing and comforting. Touch Me I'm Sick by Mudhoney Some songs never lose their ability to sound dangerous. More than three decades on, Mudhoney's grunge classic remains gloriously filthy, chaotic and impossibly alive. Everybody Knows My Business Now by Georgia Knight Georgia Knight closes the month with wit, vulnerability and sharp observational songwriting. It's the kind of song that feels conversational until its emotional weight quietly catches up with you. I Was Not Made For War by Peel Dream Magazine Belle and Sebastian inspired indie pop, which although not new, I heard on 2SER and thought was adorable. You can listen to the full June 2026 favourites playlist below with new music from Blood Orange, Morrissey, and Juice Webster.