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Janelle Monáe, Madonna, Bob Dylan, Flaming Lips, Willie Nelson, Alex G, and Passion Pit put out some of the month's finest vinyl releases.

The qualities every songwriter should strive for are honesty and specificity — Joanna Sternberg has both. The New York City musician’s songs are vulnerable and tender, a chronicle of one person’s experience that feels eminently relatable. Sternberg sings about heartbreak and loneliness, being overwhelmed and under pressure, feeling invisible and like no one will ever understand you. But then a song comes along, like the ones that Sternberg writes, that reminds you of the universality of the human experience, even in all its individual quirks and idiosyncrasies.

One of the most beguiling songwriting figures of our contemporary era, Alex G aka Alex Giannascoli

Alex G is releasing his second live album, 'Live From Union Transfer,' on June 30, 2023. The album, which features performances from his shows at Union Transfer in Philadelphia last year, is being released exclusively on vinyl. Only 3,500 copies are available, and they're only being sold at independent record stores. Fans in Philly can grab copies at Repo Records, Main Street Music, Laundress and Long In The Tooth.

The album is due out 30th June via Domino Records.