april june returns with "baby's out of Luck Again," a dazzling sophomore EP that balances cinematic nostalgia with melancholic beauty. Over seven ethereal tracks, April-June weaves together an intimate, film-inspired dreamscape of longing, toxicity, and the haunting uncertainty of love. The entire project has arrived, and with previous singles like the title track and intoxicating "Sweeter than Drugs" already paving the way, the process makes for a tragically poetic listening journey.
Floating somewhere between the past and the future, "Baby's Out of Luck Again" showcases april June's signature blend of fragile vocals, shimmering instrumentals, and art-house-esque narratives. Inspired by cult classics like True Romance, The Virgin Suicides, and Le Beau Mariage, the EP is a trip to where love is both intoxicating and destined for failure and star-crossed hearts pulse in slow motion to neon-lit beats.
In the captivating moments, "starstruck" almost wanders like a fever dream of the cosmos, driven by hypnotic synths and a vulnerable ache. Meanwhile, "Baby's Out of Luck Again" establishes itself as its emotional anchor of a bittersweet anthem that plays like a faded Polaroid, capturing the essence of doomed romance in its rawest form. Ending with the ascendant "carry you on my broken wings," April June leaves you in a suspended state of beautiful devastation as if the credits are rolling on a love story that was never supposed to be.
With "baby's out of luck again," April June secures her status as a rising force in dream pop. She spins the heartbreak in her life into art with an elegance that is simultaneously devastating and hypnotic.