MAGIC CIRCLES is the June’s outset album, that certainly doesn’t sound like a début. The eleven tracks – classical, essential and at the same time fully rich – explore the Brit sixties universe in a triumph of choirs, sitar, strings, and horns as few others have been able to do in Italy. From the latest Beatles to the freakbeat, getting back to Lennon and McCartney, the June have sung what they love and they’ve done it by assembling an extraordinary intense record. From the progression of Getting High to the superb open chords of Daisy, from the psychedelic fervor of Barber Shop to the garage-styled Living In The Park and Better Than You. All that world is in the 30 minutes of MAGIC CIRCLES. 40 years old, but sensationally topical. The time has passed and the June have made up their own idea of the sixties. To them, between ’68 and 2008 didn’t pass the depth of four decades, but only a few seconds, the time to plug the jack in and lock their eyes. The June are a trio: guitar, bass and drums. And a million of other things.

Parma's own Beatlesque Popsike act finally delivers it's debut album. A very talented trio that mixes jangly guitars with sitar-pop, late 60's UK Freakbeat ad a good dose of powerful guitars with hints of powerpop here and there... great songwriting level.

A very enjoyably and melodic Psychedelic Rock debut album from Italy's talented trio, The June. Has flourishes of early Traffic circa 1967 on the lead-off track, "Barber Shop"! I loved the sitar and flute on this tune! "Rolling Desperate" however is a completely different sound. Imagine a Freakbeat-influenced Marc Bolan fronting The Creation back in 1966. Fuzzy upbeat "Better Than You" treads U.S. Garage Punk waters. "Big Black Mouth", "Daisy" (nice trumpet solo), and "Getting High" reminded me a lot of the U.S. Paisley Underground groups of the 80's with The Three O'Clock probably being the closest band to compare to the sound reproduced here. A Beatles/Lennon influence is definitely in evidence throughout the whole album. Surprise moment of the album is a cover of Pete Ham's (Badfinger) fabulous demo of "Makes Me Feel Good" and, very faithful to the melodic Ham original. A nice way to end the album. I think you'll enjoy this fine new group from Italy.