Every Friday, 88Nine music director Erin Wolf and Lilliput Records co-owner Tanner Musgrove tell you about the new albums you can’t miss on a new episode of On Vinyl. Check out their top picks and a list of this week’s other releases, and listen to their full conversation using the player on this page or on the 88Nine airwaves at 1 p.m. every Friday.
Warning: We’re gonna span the spectrum of vibes this week! If you need catharsis right now, top-list the two at the, um, top of our list. If it’s inner reflection you crave, mosey on down to the final two.
For those big feels, Chicago dance-pop producer Honey Dijon has got you with her latest mix. It’s both a chronicle and a prompt to move your body, with some fun friends invited like Greentea Peng, Rochelle Jordan and Madison McFerrin. Also, we’re not late to the Angine de Poitrine game, even if the vinyl is! The masked Canadian instrumental-funk duo have finally dropped their latest jam on wax, a bit over a month after its digital release, and we’re super grateful to have an excuse to extend our skronk-fueled capers.
For a more calm, collected appeal, head to the shelves to find an instrumental horse of a different color in the reissue of a beloved Hayden Pedigo release full of thoughtfully fingerpicked guitar, not unlike great folk-guitarist John Fahey. Finally, Fruit Bats join the “slow and steady wins the race” victory lap with new album The Landfill, which is filled to the brim with sweet keys, pitch-bent/wavery guitars, and Eric D. Johnson’s heartworn and homespun vocals.
Happy New Music Friday!
Best new albums out June 12
Honey Dijon, The Nightlife
This latest mix from the Chi-Town DJ is just like the title sounds: both a chronicle and a prompt to dance, with house, soul and R&B all coming together fluidly.
Honey Dijon has been dubbed “the modern icon of queer club culture,” and The Nightlife really shows off her prowess as a producer, though it’s not all about precision; she naturally makes music that helps you let loose. To add to the fun, there are some pretty cool collabs on the full batch of songs, including Greentea Peng, Rochelle Jordan, Madison McFerrin and Adi Oasis.
The album was released digitally back in April and now is finally available as a double LP on basic black at any record shop of your choice via SOS / Blacktopia Records.
Angine de Poitrine, Vol.II
This Canadian instrumental duo of the funky math-rock persuasion took the world by storm after the digital release of Vol.II this past April. They first gained critical attention when Seattle-based radio icons KEXP released a session with four songs by the papier-mâché-mask-wearing duo, which was watched by millions of people. This album only continued the obsession, and now it’s available on black vinyl via ATO Records here in the States.
Fruit Bats, The Landfill
Eric D. Johnson is the singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and sole permanent member of Fruit Bats, who released their 12th studio album today. Outside of this project, Johnson performs with the folk supergroup Bonny Light Horseman and is a member of indie icons The Shins.
The new record sees Fruit Bats embracing a sound similar to their early folk/indie rock albums released in the early 2000s. It’s out now on Merge Records and is available on standard black and green/pink/clear splatter vinyl at a local record shop near you.
Hayden Pedigo, I’ll Be Waving As You Drive Away
Originally released by the American fingerstyle guitarist in June of 2025, this album gets a fresh reissue after seeing the first run sell through. Pedigo claims it’s the final installment of “The Motor Trilogy,” all tied together by the vehicular Jonathan Phillips artwork on their covers.
We love how he stuck with the same artist for each of the last three records to create cohesion among them while also presenting a bizarre vision that sits well with his version of American primitive fingerstyle picking. You can find I’ll Be Waving As You Drive Away on black vinyl via Mexican Summer at Lilliput Records or any other local shop near you.
More of our picks
- Goose, BIG MODERN!
- Mono, Snowdrop
- Olivia Rodrigo, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love
