I Am June

he hiss of a Super 8 camera, the hazy tones of a pedal steel, a voice like a cloud of pink sheep — yet thunder is lurking nearby. Romy Liz Rose (Romy Laarhoven) knows how to make it sound like eternal summer — an eternal sad girl summer, that is. Her debut album I Am June is a true coming-of-age record, centered on transformation and those moments when you no longer fully recognize yourself, both for better and for worse.

The album captures the atmosphere of the month of June: a time when everything seems to burst open, when light and movement take over, and when new possibilities become tangible. The music mirrors that sense of change and anticipation; there’s something in the air, as if each song could point toward a new direction. In that sense, the album stands as a symbol of growth, turning points, and the redefinition of who you are.

As a songwriter, Romy Liz Rose looks to influences such as Joni Mitchell and Adrianne Lenker, yet somewhere on the horizon — like a mirage — a hint of country suddenly appears in her music. And just like that, you find yourself in a mahogany rocking chair, gently swayed back and forth by Romy Liz Rose. Between euphoria and longing. Between indie, folk, and Americana.

The album was created in Romy Laarhoven’s living room and completed in a studio together with Jesse Koch.