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Artist
Waiting For June
12+ albums
rockindieemoalternative
about
Waiting For June is an alt-rock and animation project based outside Cambridge, England, created by Southern California songwriter, cartoonist and filmmaker Chris Bauer. Blending heavy guitars, emotional storytelling and a fully illustrated cinematic universe, the project bridges two realities: the physical band and a stylized 2D shadow-city known as the Imbroglio District. After relocating to the UK, Bauer teamed with long-time collaborators Harley Whiting and Kevin Goldthorpe. The trio played across iconic London venues — including The 100 Club, The Troubadour, The Dublin Castle, and The Scala for Noel Gallagher’s aftershow — gradually evolving the band into a hybrid of music, animation and narrative worldbuilding. Taking cues from Radiohead’s emotional depth, Audioslave’s grit, My Chemical Romance’s urgency and the visual spirit of Gorillaz, Bauer developed a parallel animated universe filled with neon-lit back alleys, industrial tunnels, underground bars and strange, magnetic characters. This world became known as The Imbroglio District, anchored by its warm, amber-lit underground bar The Copper Fox, where the bartender May watches the District’s stories unfold. In 2025, Waiting For June launched The Transmission Series, a collection of short animated films released alongside the band’s evolving music. Each episode expands the District’s lore, introducing figures such as a wandering red demon, a sharp-edged bassist, a mysterious briefcase-carrying stranger, and various
