The Monthly Wrap | 05 | June
Inside: WYLD, Becoming The Archetype, Zoetic, Before Flags, Morgan J and more.
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Welcome to the monthly wrap for May. The Monthly Wrap is a monthly newsletter where I give a rundown of the musical highlights of the past month. But first, a little housekeeping…
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Favourite New Releases
Singles
little by little by Fyr Fytr (Lo-Fi Hip-Hop)
No Place Like Home by John Lee (Lo-Fi)
Full Time by Zelijah Tishbite, Rap Tist (UK Drill)
Lean On The Lord — Singles by Ryan Ellis (Contemporary, Singer-Songwriter)
Gotta Believe by Crafted Child (Indie Pop)
Withdrawals (Demo) by The War Within (Spoken Word)
Born Again by Jess Ray (Indie Rock, Heartland Rock)
Meet With You by Ethan Nathaniel, Taylor Armstrong (Indie Folk)
goandtell by Hannah Honey (Indie Rock)
Year of the Drought by Muntjac (Indie Rock)
Turn — Single + Remix by Before Flags (Post Rock)
The Lost Colony by Becoming The Archetype (Metalcore, MDM)
Picking Me Up by Ethan Nathaniel, Taylor Armstrong (Indie Folk)
Someone Else by Steph Andrews (Pop)
So Sure by Colorvault (Indie Rock)
bounce back by Wes Harris, Sarah Nathalié (Hip-Hop)
EPs
Courage & Cowardice by Zoetic (Nu-Jazz, R&B, Soul, Pop)
Albums
Better View (Deluxe) by Switch (Pop, Electropop)
From The Vine by WYLD (Indietronica, Electronica)
Light In The Canyon by Sandra McCracken (Singer-Songwriter)
Between The Joy And The Sorrow - Part 1 by Ian Yates (Folk)
Angelpop Vol. 3 by Morgan J (R&B, Pop)
Video Interludes
On The Horizon
Before Flags: Alongside the release of the new single, Patrick Spatz has announced an upcoming EP titled Turn via his Instagram. The EP is set for release on July 22, 2022, with three originals and 3 remixes. Check out a snippet of the first track titled ”To Fall On Him” which features Civilized Creature here.
Ian Yates: Between The Joy And The Sorrow - Part 2 is expected to drop on September 30, 2022, completing the 18-track full-length album. If the first part is any indication, this will be one of the best folk releases of the year.
Becoming The Archetype: These Christian Metal veterans returned with a new single, a new music video and a new album announcement. Children Of Extinction is set to drop on August 26, 2022.
Listen to the playlist here:
That’s it for today.
Until next time.
Keep listening!
What is your favourite song on the playlist? What are you looking forward to in July? Let me know in the comments.