“Everytime” is an ambient electronic album by the band Sixth June. Despite being released in 2010, this album immediately brought to mind the goth and new wave artists of the 80s. The vocals are dark and emotional, accompanied by synths. It’s the kind of singing that makes you wish you had long flowing sleeves to dance with. Sixth June describes itself as post-new wave, which explains the influence that can be heard on this album.
Sixth June, like many great electronic bands, is originally from Germany. The band is as much a visual project as it is a musical project. The videos for the songs off of the album “Everytime” are a great example of this. The video for the title song, “Everytime,” is filmed in black and white with grain on top. It looks like something taken on an old film camera, with shots superimposing over one another to create an eerie vibe. This unsettling video matches the tone of the song very well. The hauntingly gorgeous vocals over the thrumming synth match the shaking camera as it tries to focus on the singer.
My favorite song off of the album is “Oh No It’s Burning.” This track involves the most dynamic use of synths, with looping sounds that feel like waves, occasionally interrupted by the beats of a drum machine. The interruptions aren’t unwelcome and sound like a breaking of the waves of synths.
Since the release of “Everytime,” Sixth June has been busy. The duo has released eight projects since, some being EPs and others being full albums. Their most recent release is the EP “After the War,” which I will definitely be checking out.