June Swoon

The rock and roll world of June Swoon is anthemic, deeply personal, and cinematic. Her songs feel instantly classic, with a voice that cuts through genre. June Swoon has toured nationally with her band and released two full-length albums that sold out on vinyl. She has opened for alt-country darlings Goldie Boutilier and Brennan Wedl as well as punk heavyweights Warmduscher (UK). Sacramento native Juli Lydell founded June Swoon in Los Angeles in 2018 as a touring guitarist for Miserable. Her 2019 debut record is a mosaic of bedroom demos and borrowed studios, with digital orchestras and fuzzed out guitar swirling around a core of romantic fatigue. Her 2023 sophomore record is a study in post-punk and experimental folk, offering meditations on control, religious trauma, and the malaise of modern life. In January 2026, she self-released an EP along with five corresponding short films as a testament to “girl drivers,” the mid-century term for independent women operating heavy vehicles. The EP charted nationally for 8 weeks on Americana and college radio. June Swoon and the Riders are touring California and the Pacific Northwest in Summer 2026.