June Panic

June Panic first began performing and recording in 1990, and released his early material on cassette tape on his own label 3 Out of 4 Records.{{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}}{{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}} 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.{{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 |volume=17 |issue=1 |publisher=ALIVE Media Group |access-date=2021-03-13}} His 1995 album Glory Hole was reissued by Secretly Canadian in 1996, as their first release. The album was 28 songs in length, and drew inspiration from the 28 categories of ancient Tibetan yogic practices.{{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 |location=Chicago, IL |issue=52 |access-date=2021-03-13}}

In 2002, Panic went on tour with the Impossible Shapes and Songs: Ohia, and later toured Europe with the Impossible Shapes and Jens Lekman.{{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|language=en}} He is a mainstay of the Fargo music scene, regularly performing with artists from outside of the city, including Bon Iver,{{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|language=en}} Low and Haley Bonar,{{Cite web|title=Tour Archive: 2003|url=http://www.trustlow.com/archive/2003.php|access-date=2021-03-13|website=trustlow.com}} and David Bazan.{{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|publisher=FM Spotlight|issue=2|access-date=2021-03-13}} Panic was a performer at the 2008 Tanned Tin Festival in Castellón, Spain.{{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}}

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, while Nikki Sudden covered Panic's song "Seeing Double".{{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|language=en}}

In 2007, Secretly Canadian released a triple album called Songs From Purgatory containing 48 songs he had originally recorded on a four track and released on cassette between 1991 and 1996.{{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}} The master tapes, located in Panic's parents' basement in Grand Forks, were damaged in the 1997 Red River flood. Panic was successfully able to salvage material from these tapes, which appeared on Songs From Purgatory, featuring mastering by Kramer.

Panic plays every instrument on his releases.{{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}} His lyrics often contain intentionally twisted or idiosyncratic imagery, a trait noted by reviewers.{{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|language=en}}{{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}} He has been described as a "literati folk rocker".{{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|language=en}}

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

Panic's wife is also a musician, who plays under the name June Panic's Wife.{{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|language=en}} He has been described as a "born-again queer" by Gregg Shapiro of the Bay Area Reporter.{{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 |volume=34 |number=43 |location=San Francisco, CA |access-date=2021-03-13}}

• 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, 1996)
• The Fall of Atom: A Thesis on Entropy (Secretly Canadian, 1998)
• Horror Vacui (Secretly Canadian, 2000)
• Silver Sound Sessions (Super Asbestos, 2001)
• Baby's Breadth (Secretly Canadian, 2002)
• Hope You Fail Better (Secretly Canadian, 2003)
• Bellybuttonless Boy EP (Acuarela Discos, 2006)
• Raising the Canopy Wire (Burnt Toast Vinyl, 2007)
• Songs from Purgatory (Secretly Canadian, 2007)

• Tractor Tunes Volume 1 (2001){{Cite magazine|last=Staker|first=Brian|date=February 2001|title=Zineland|magazine=SLUG Magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/slug_ut_146|volume=13|number=146|access-date=2021-03-14}}
• "In the Grave"{{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}}
• Tastemakers (Essay Records, 2006){{cite magazine |date=February 2006 |title=Various Artists - Tastemakers |url=https://issuu.com/allegrographics/docs/nail0206 |magazine=NAIL |location=Portland, OR |publisher=Allegro Media Group |access-date=2021-03-14}}
• Acuarela Songs 3 (Acuarela Discos, 2007){{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}}
• "Everyone is Saying Hello Again"
• SC100 (Secretly Canadian, 2007)
• "Fruitful Weekend" (Danielson Famile cover)

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• [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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