If the end of summer blues are hitting a bit earlier than anticipated, it's helpful to have the right soundtrack to your despair. Fit for the occasion is the new EP from Madrid’s april june, baby’s out of luck again, a 7-track collection of longing-yet-unrequited songs with ample anxiety, self-blame, and desperation to match your own. june isn’t wallowing in her gloom, though; she’s staying above surface, helpless as she may feel. The production on the EP sparkles in melancholy, down but not defeated in her search for acceptance, from others and from herself. “pretty like a rockstar” reflects some of her insecurities in love, declaring her commitment in terms that border on obsession. Earlier in the tracklist, june employs her comfortingly lucid vocals on “starstruck” to state her love in more tender terms, though still looking at her object of affection mostly through the prism of desire. This relationship archetype intensifies on closer “carry you on my broken wings,” where june sings of a dangerous lover she bears the weight of, whether she is capable or not. Across baby’s out of luck again, april june thoughtfully explores what it means to be in love, viewing all scenarios through violet-tinted glasses. 

june’s ability and willingness to explore in such detail allows for stunning visuals coincide with the tracks on the EP, namely for the title track and “carry you on my broken dreams.” In the latter, the implied danger of her partner comes to a head to end the video, a result of the tension stirred in the writing of the song. Drawing heavily from the Giallo genre of film, the overall theme of cinematography can be heard in the production and performances on the project. june finds ways to turn her sadness and anguish into full-screen tragedies - she always leaves room for hope, though, and that is the truly devastating aspect of her music.

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