June 2025

Greetings from Neuphoria!

As Childish Gambino said, “On a day like this, the heat, it feels like summer”. And it also feels like time for the June Neuphoria Playlist!

However, our June 2025 solstice celebration is bittersweet, as we bid farewell to two of music’s- and California’s greats, SoCal’s Brian Wilson and NoCal’s Sly Stone. Among their massive catalog of hits, the Beach Boy’s “All Summer Long” and Sly and the Family Stone’s “Hot Fun in the Summertime” have been staples of summer soundtracks.

Written and Produced by Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds” LP is cited as being a major inspiration for the Beatles “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, while Sly Stone (along with James Brown) is recognized for being the primary influence for 1970’s funk music.

The June Playlist thumbnails and playlist links are below.

If you wish to vote on the June Playlist, please submit your votes by EOD Sunday, July 13 PT (Monday am, July 14 for the Europeans and Aussies).

Finally, as a CPA I’m also compelled to give a shoutout to Nikki Nair’s new song “IRS Love”- featuring the lyric “babe, don’t want to go out to the club, just wanna file my taxes with you".

Happy listening!