# June Panic

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{{Short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2021}}{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = June Panic
| image            = June Panic in Indianapolis - Stierch.jpg
| image_size       = 250px
| caption          = June Panic live at the Secret Location in [Indianapolis, Indiana](/source/Indianapolis%2C_Indiana), in the early 2000s.
| background       = solo_singer
| origin           = [Grand Forks](/source/Grand_Forks%2C_North_Dakota), [North Dakota](/source/North_Dakota)
| instrument       = 
| genre            = [Indie rock](/source/Indie_rock)
| years_active     = 1990–present
| website          = |
| label            = [Secretly Canadian](/source/Secretly_Canadian)
| birth_date       = 1976/1977
}}

'''June Panic''' (born '''June G. Preuss''';<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/312641415 |title=ALL GIRLS |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref> 1976/1977)<ref name=":0" /> is an American singer-songwriter from [Grand Forks](/source/Grand_Forks%2C_North_Dakota), [North Dakota](/source/North_Dakota).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hennen|first=Chris|date=2016-03-24|title=HPR goes to SXSW to meet with two indie rock kingmakers|url=https://hpr1.com/index.php/feature/news/hpr-goes-to-sxsw-to-meet-with-two-indie-rock-kingmakers|access-date=2021-03-13|website=[High Plains Reader](/source/High_Plains_Reader)|language=en}}</ref> He has collaborated with musicians such as [Heidi Gluck](/source/Heidi_Gluck)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lawrence|first=Dale|date=2020-08-05|title=Some Girls rock harder than others|url=https://nuvo.newsnirvana.com/music/some-girls-rock-harder-than-others/article_dc07c678-66cf-5ce0-8aae-3a74528c42ee.html|access-date=2021-02-19|website=[NUVO](/source/NUVO_(newspaper))|language=en}}</ref> and LonPaul Ellrich (formerly of [Marmoset](/source/Marmoset_(band))).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thiessen|first=Brock|date=2008-05-14|title=R.I.P. Marmoset's LonPaul Ellrich|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/rip_marmosets_lonpaul_ellrich|access-date=2021-02-19|website=[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)|language=en-ca}}</ref>

==Musical career==
June Panic first began performing and recording in 1990, and released his early material on [cassette tape](/source/cassette_tape) on his own label 3 Out of 4 Records.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=June Panic|url=http://epitonic.com/artists/june-panic/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805071821/http://epitonic.com/artists/june-panic/|archive-date=2016-08-05|access-date=2021-02-19|website=[Epitonic](/source/Epitonic)}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=|title=June Panic|url=http://secretlycanadian.com/onesheet/?cat=SC095|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808163006/http://secretlycanadian.com/onesheet/?cat=SC095|archive-date=2017-08-08|access-date=2021-03-13|website=[Secretly Canadian](/source/Secretly_Canadian)}}</ref> He was the first artist ever signed to Bloomington, Indiana-based record label Secretly Canadian, after cofounder Chris Swanson returned to his hometown of Fargo, North Dakota, and heard Panic playing at a strip mall.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Jacobi |first=Jorie |date=2018-01-17 |title=Not So Secret: The Winding Path of Preeminent Record-Label Executive, Chris Swanson |url=https://issuu.com/alivemagstl/docs/alive17_i1_interior_online.compress |magazine=ALIVE Magazine |location=[St. Louis, MO](/source/St._Louis%2C_MO) |volume=17 |issue=1 |publisher=ALIVE Media Group |access-date=2021-03-13}}</ref> His 1995 album ''Glory Hole'' was reissued by Secretly Canadian in 1996, as their first release.<ref name=":1" /> The album was 28 songs in length, and drew inspiration from the 28 categories of ancient [Tibet](/source/Tibet)an [yogic practices](/source/Yoga).<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Steinberger |first=Jillian |date=2002-11-01 |title=June Panic – Baby's Breadth CD |url=https://archive.org/details/punk_planet_52 |magazine=[Punk Planet](/source/Punk_Planet) |location=[Chicago, IL](/source/Chicago%2C_IL) |issue=52 |access-date=2021-03-13}}</ref>

In 2002, Panic went on tour with [the Impossible Shapes](/source/the_Impossible_Shapes) and [Songs: Ohia](/source/Songs%3A_Ohia), and later toured Europe with the Impossible Shapes and [Jens Lekman](/source/Jens_Lekman).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Seth|date=2020-08-05|title=Impossible Shapes Reunite for Bloomington Music Expo|url=https://nuvo.newsnirvana.com/music/impossible-shapes-reunite-for-bloomington-music-expo/article_24807126-2b67-11e9-b0a1-b3e483e6b1ec.html|access-date=2021-03-13|website=[NUVO](/source/NUVO_(newspaper))|language=en}}</ref> He is a mainstay of the Fargo music scene, regularly performing with artists from outside of the city, including [Bon Iver](/source/Bon_Iver),<ref>{{Cite web|last=Morast|first=Robert|date=2008-04-14|title=The Rail: Wrappers revealing|url=https://www.inforum.com/news/2855201-rail-wrappers-revealing|access-date=2021-03-13|website=[The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead](/source/The_Forum_of_Fargo-Moorhead)|language=en}}</ref> [Low](/source/Low_(band)) and [Haley Bonar](/source/Haley_Bonar),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tour Archive: 2003|url=http://www.trustlow.com/archive/2003.php|access-date=2021-03-13|website=trustlow.com}}</ref> and [David Bazan](/source/David_Bazan).<ref>{{cite magazine|date=2003-09-01|title=April's Upcoming Live Music|url=https://issuu.com/fmspotlight/docs/apriledition|magazine=The Megascene|location=[Fargo, ND](/source/Fargo%2C_ND)|publisher=FM Spotlight|issue=2|access-date=2021-03-13}}</ref> Panic was a performer at the 2008 Tanned Tin Festival in [Castellón, Spain](/source/Province_of_Castell%C3%B3n).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Solarski|first=Matthew|date=2008-11-06|title=Come Plan Full-Band Reunion Show|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/33963-come-plan-full-band-reunion-show/|access-date=2021-03-13|website=Pitchfork|language=en-us}}</ref>

June Panic has appeared on several compilation albums, including the 2007 Secretly Canadian compilation ''SC100'', featuring 18 artists signed to the label covering songs by one another. Panic contributed a cover of "Fruitful Weekend" by [Danielson Famile](/source/Danielson_Famile), while [Nikki Sudden](/source/Nikki_Sudden) covered Panic's song "Seeing Double".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Murphy|first=Matthew|date=2007-04-24|title=Various Artists: SC100|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10096-sc100/|access-date=2021-03-13|website=[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))|language=en}}</ref>

In 2007, Secretly Canadian released a triple album called ''Songs From Purgatory'' containing 48 songs he had originally recorded on a [four track](/source/Multitrack_recording) and released on cassette between 1991 and 1996.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Jurek|first=Thom|title=June Panic – Songs From Purgatory: The Cassette Recordings Of June Panic 1991-1996|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/songs-from-purgatory-the-cassette-recordings-of-june-panic-1991-1996-mw0000780624|access-date=2021-02-19|website=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)}}</ref> The [master tapes](/source/master_tapes), located in Panic's parents' basement in Grand Forks, were damaged in the [1997 Red River flood](/source/1997_Red_River_flood). Panic was successfully able to salvage material from these tapes, which appeared on ''Songs From Purgatory'', featuring mastering by [Kramer](/source/Kramer_(musician)).<ref name=":2" />

== Musical style ==
Panic plays every instrument on his releases.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nickey|first=Jason|title=June Panic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/june-panic-mn0000306037/biography|access-date=2021-02-19|website=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)}}</ref> His lyrics often contain intentionally twisted or idiosyncratic imagery, a trait noted by reviewers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bowers|first=William|date=2003-03-27|title=June Panic: Baby's Breadth|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6143-babys-breadth/|access-date=2021-02-19|website=[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_Media)|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nickey|first=Jason|title=June Panic - Glory Hole|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/glory-hole-mw0000582509|access-date=2021-02-19|website=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)}}</ref> He has been described as a "literati folk rocker".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lamb|first=John|date=2009-09-12|title=Lamb: A book about Bob|url=https://www.inforum.com/entertainment/2903535-lamb-book-about-bob|access-date=2021-03-13|website=[The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead](/source/The_Forum_of_Fargo-Moorhead)|language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
June Panic has stated that he "essentially grew up overseas", due to his father being in the military.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Schill |first=Brian |date=2003-09-01 |title=June Panic |url=https://archive.org/details/punk_planet_57 |magazine=[Punk Planet](/source/Punk_Planet) |location=[Chicago, IL](/source/Chicago%2C_IL) |issue=57 |access-date=2021-03-13}}</ref>

Panic's wife is also a musician, who plays under the name ''June Panic's Wife''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2009-06-18|title=June Panic (and his wife) play The Hub on Friday|url=https://www.grandforksherald.com/entertainment/2101765-june-panic-and-his-wife-play-hub-friday|access-date=2021-02-19|website=[Grand Forks Herald](/source/Grand_Forks_Herald)|language=en}}</ref> He has been described as a "[born-again](/source/born-again) [queer](/source/queer)" by Gregg Shapiro of the [Bay Area Reporter](/source/Bay_Area_Reporter).<ref>{{cite news |last=Shapiro |first=Gregg |date=2004-10-21 |title=Queer recording artists in orbit |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=BAR20041021.1.42&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 |work=[Bay Area Reporter](/source/Bay_Area_Reporter) |volume=34 |number=43 |location=[San Francisco, CA](/source/San_Francisco%2C_CA) |access-date=2021-03-13}}</ref>

==Discography==
*''The Incubator's Son'' (3 Out Of 4, 1990){{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}
*''Cicada'' (3 Out Of 4, 1991){{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}
*''The Red Dog Wins Africa'' (3 Out Of 4, 1991){{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}
*''The Red Dog Climbs Mt. Shasta'' (3 Out Of 4, 1992){{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}
*''Ka Number Three'' (3 Out Of 4, 1992){{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}
*''Halfnium'' (3 Out Of 4, 1993){{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}
*''A Bowl Of Fruit'' (3 Out Of 4, 1993){{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}
*''The Red Dog Vs. Virg Foss'' (3 Out Of 4, 1994){{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}
*''Songs From Purgatory'' (3 Out Of 4, 1994){{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}
*''Passive Aggressive'' (3 Out Of 4, 1994){{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}
*''Glory Hole'' ([Secretly Canadian](/source/Secretly_Canadian), 1996)
*''The Fall of Atom: A Thesis on Entropy'' (Secretly Canadian, 1998)
*''Horror Vacui'' (Secretly Canadian, 2000)
*''Silver Sound Sessions'' ([Super Asbestos](/source/Super_Asbestos), 2001)
*''Baby's Breadth'' (Secretly Canadian, 2002)
*''Hope You Fail Better'' (Secretly Canadian, 2003)
*''Bellybuttonless Boy'' EP ([Acuarela Discos](/source/Acuarela_Discos), 2006)
*''Raising the Canopy Wire'' ([Burnt Toast Vinyl](/source/Burnt_Toast_Vinyl), 2007)
*''Songs from Purgatory'' (Secretly Canadian, 2007)

=== [Various Artists](/source/Various_Artists) Compilation Appearances ===

* ''Tractor Tunes Volume 1'' (2001)<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Staker|first=Brian|date=February 2001|title=Zineland|magazine=[SLUG Magazine](/source/SLUG_Magazine)|url=https://archive.org/details/slug_ut_146|volume=13|number=146|access-date=2021-03-14}}</ref>
**"In the Grave"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tractor Tunes Volume #1|url=https://www.chokebore.net/discography/compilations/tractor-tunes-volume-1.html|access-date=2021-03-14|website=[Chokebore](/source/Chokebore)}}</ref>
*''Tastemakers'' (Essay Records, 2006)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=February 2006 |title=Various Artists - Tastemakers |url=https://issuu.com/allegrographics/docs/nail0206 |magazine=NAIL |location=[Portland, OR](/source/Portland%2C_OR) |publisher=Allegro Media Group |access-date=2021-03-14}}</ref>
*''Acuarela Songs 3'' (Acuarela Discos, 2007)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shaul|first=Aaron|date=2007-01-12|title=Acuarela Songs|url=https://ink19.com/2007/01/magazine/music-reviews/acuarela-songs|access-date=2021-03-14|website=Ink 19|language=en-US}}</ref>
**"Everyone is Saying Hello Again"
* ''SC100'' (Secretly Canadian, 2007)
** "Fruitful Weekend" (Danielson Famile cover)

==References==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/june-panic-mn0000306037/biography AllMusic Biography]
* [https://secretlycanadian.com/artist/june-panic/ Page at Secretly Canadian]
* [https://exclaim.ca/amparticle/june_panic Interview with Exclaim!]
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Category:Singers from North Dakota
Category:American male singers
Category:American indie rock musicians
Category:Living people
Category:People from Grand Forks, North Dakota
Category:1970s births
Category:Date of birth missing (living people)
Category:Secretly Canadian artists

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