Think of Mansions as the album you put on when you’ve finally cleared the party of people you invited because you had to, and you start breaking out the good beer from the fridge in the basement. Future Lives make music for solid evening hangs.

Willie Nelson maybe have famously written the rascally romantic ballad “You Were Always on My Mind,” but Future Lives up that ante on their new song, “The Strangest Dreams.” One of its best lyrics: “I didn’t call because you knew I loved you / I penned a tune for you instead.” It’s a standout line among many on their new LP, Mansions.

Emily — a.k.a. Ruby Fray — has already captured a certain essence of the Bat City in her 2014 K Records release, Grackle, she is once again reflecting on her time in the capital of Texas on her forthcoming, still-untitled full length, due “soon.” Until SOON happens (could be any day now, really), you can listen to her brand new, excellent track “Honor.”

Leather Girls are a self-professed rock and roll band consisting of four people, Erik Camacho on lead guitar and vocals, Mike Garrido on guitar, Dillon Fernandez on drums and Deborah White on bass. Their self-produced, self-titled debut album came out on June 2nd via Yippee Ki Yay Records and has been building up attention for them in Austin and beyond. Michi Heckler caught up with the band while they were on tour and interviewed them about the band’s roots, what life is like on the road, an obsession with serial killers and more!

With one delightfully warped chord on album opener “Early Morning Riser,” Rudy Stone opens a door to his colorfully introspective mind-mirage on The Blinking Light/Peace on Earth (Moderate Fidelity), the latest album from the New Orleans-based songwriter.

The Blinking Light/Peace On Earth’s atmosphere embraces the inner monologue and dresses it in hazy instrumentals.

There is something so literally magical about watching Zoë Blake dance to Hillary Capps’ newest track “Magic,” all glowy and lit up in a dark space. “There is magic in the dark,” Capps sings over a bed of electric keyboards, her voice delicate enough to calm a hurricane

“Thighs thick/ Thighs juicy/ Don’t be jelly when my thighs shake,” raps Miss Eaves on this serious body-love banger, “Thunder Thighs.” Talk about an anthem.

Before we start, I’m going to need you to make sure you’re in a space sufficiently equipped for booty bouncing and stank facing. You’ll also need to prepare your mind and self for some full out dancing with your whole body. All set? Good. Now, you’re ready to receive life from “Thunder Thighs” by Miss Eaves, your new body positive song for the summer.

Miss Eaves’s “Thunder Thighs” is about to be the realest summer anthem for thick-thighed girls. The opening line, “chub rub, the day is just heating up,” paves the way for a very honest expression of living with thick thighs in the heat and embracing it.