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- Summary: The latest full-length release from Tennessee singer-songwriter Valerie June was produced by M. Ward and features a guest appearance by The Blind Boys Of Alabama.
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- Record Label: Concord
- Genre(s): R&B, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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Apr 11, 2025In an unexpected way, this is also June's most overtly pop record; despite its genre-hopping nature, her melodies are insistent and memorable with strong hooks and relatively short runtimes. Although the tempos wane during the album's second half, its quality persists.
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Apr 11, 2025Something raw, something ancestral is born and found in the freedom of this album. It serves beyond the ear and reaches to the core of the collective heart. I’m captivated by the force and variety from which she’s presented each song.
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UncutApr 11, 2025Her most gently ambitious and dazzlingly diverse album to date. [Apr 2025, p.32]
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Apr 11, 2025It’s an album about opposing those forces with positivity, in the casually masterful, deceptively mellow style Valerie June has spent her career perfecting.
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MojoApr 18, 2025The Blind Boys Of Alabama and Norah Jones pops up in Sweet Things Just For You, but no guest can overshadow June's sweet and salty tones. [Jun 2025, p.89]
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Jun 18, 2025While June’s album is deeply introspective, her vision of love is also expansive. Across Owls, Omens, and Oracles, she echoes hooks’ call for care to nurture both the self and the collective.
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Apr 11, 2025The mood is generally uplifting, but when the sublime I Am In Love finds her in a more quizzical mood – “What does it mean? Is it just words?” – she stretches every vowel to dazzling effect.