West Virginia indie rock group Hello June will release a new album entitled Artifacts on October 6 via 31 Tigers Records. Artifacts is the group’s second album and their first in five years, following their self-titled debut in 2018.
“I landed on the title because if there’s one thing we’re left with, it’s memories of other people: artifacts that we take with us through life,” says frontperson Sarah Rudy.
Hello June’s songs are so emotionally open and resonant that they sometimes feel like leaps of faith. Across 11 gorgeous and raw tracks, Rudy sings about death, birth, hope and despair with grace and nuance. The first single from the forthcoming album, “Interstate,” is a courageous, affecting tune about the death of Rudy’s father after a long battle with addiction. Watch the stunning, nature-filled music video below…