Sun June makes music to melt into slowly forever. The Austin quintet’s silky folk pop is less dreamy and more of the dream itself. Guided by the steady glide of Laura Colwell’s lilt, the band’s debut LP, Years, is a treasure trove of endearing portraits of desire. Softly plucked guitar lines combine with delicate harmonies, the distant shuffle of drums, and the occasional intrusion of keys in a slow but purposeful release. It is an entrancing record that will patiently woo you with heartbroken whispers and hopeful refrains.
Amidst afternoon showers on their recent tour, the band found all the sunlight peeking through the windows of Field in Fishtown and played us a live version of their album opener. Field’s owner, Erin, kindly let us shoot inside the daintily adorned space (arguably the cutest plant shop in all of Philadelphia). Surrounded by plants and their ceramic homes of all shapes, sizes, and colors, Sun June floated through a particularly tender version of “Discotheque.” Bob Sweeney captured the grace in the stillness of the shop and performance while Jake Detwiler caught the tune’s pendulating pulse and warm tones. Watch the glowing performance among the greenery above and check out the rest of Years here. If you like Sun June as much as we do, we’d highly recommend digging into all the other releases on their label, Keeled Scales, as well.
