Adriane Pontecorvo: Valerie June brings us a gospel that speaks in tongues and gets down and dirty on “Shakedown”. A bluesy twang gives her folk sounds grit while June sings up a storm and unfettered keyboards rock without getting slick. If you’re not catching serious...
The sweet sounds of Southern songbird Valerie June are sure to knock you off your feet. The Tennessee-bred singer-songwrite is set to release her highly anticipated sophomore album, ‘The Order of Time’ on March 10th 2017 on Concord Records/Caroline Music, and boy are we excited...
Valerie June is set to release new album 'The Order Of Time' on March 10th. The singer's blend of folk, blues, soul, and classic pop made her debut album a delight on its release back in 2012. Taking a short break to focus on her music, Valerie...
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Watching her songs come to life live onstage is like watching Dolly Parton, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and David Bowie perform together through one woman. Read More....
One of the most important things an artist can do in a time of violent desperation and brazen inequality like the one we're living in now is to make music that jars, disrupts and intervenes...
Valerie June will be the first to tell you she hears voices. "They come from so many different places," says the singer-songwriter, punctuating each word with her molasses-thick West Tennessee drawl. "I do what I'm told. I have to be a listener." Read More....
Tennessee native Valerie June learned to sing by listening closely to all the voices in local Church of Christ congregations — first in a predominantly black church and later in a mostly white church. But it was another voice that sang “Workin’ Woman Blues” to...
Valerie June was a bundle of endearing eccentricities when she performed at the Highline Ballroom on Friday night. Between songs, with a mixture of candor and caginess, she offered glimpses of her past and present as leisurely shaggy dog stories, told in her rural Tennessee...
Short of seeing her live and in person, this is the best way to encounter Valerie June's heartfelt sound. Her new album Pushin' Against a Stone is terrific, but when I first heard that voice unadorned, I was hooked. The same may happen to you. https://youtu.be/iBDrTHCSWDc...