Valerie June’s highly anticipated new album The Order of Time is now available via Concord Records / Caroline Australia. The follow-up to 2013’s breakthrough album, Pushin’ Against A Stone, has already drawn broad international acclaim from the likes of Rolling Stone, New York Times, NPR Music, The Guardian, Vice Noisey, Garden & Gun, Okayplayer, MOJO, UNCUT, Entertainment Weekly and many more.
Produced by Matt Marinelli (Bad Brains), The Order of Time blends southern sounds, African rhythms and ambient atmospherics into an absorbing, soulful reflection on love, family, struggle and the passing of time. Expanding on the electric tones of its predecessor, June infused the new album with wide-open, ethereal soundscapes; an intimate, inviting backdrop for these richly detailed character studies and her one-of-a-kind voice.
[ WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘SHAKEDOWN’ ]
An early contender for album of the year, The Order of Time has been met with immediate and widespread acclaim. The Guardian’s 4-star review affirmed, “The album finds June full of childlike wonderment amid a gloriously ethereal atmosphere reminiscent of Van Morrison’s ‘Astral Weeks.’ Fantastic stuff.” Rolling Stone asserted, “Near-perfect front to back, its politics are subtle and sly, mostly implicit and matter-of-fact, transmitted through sketches of lovers and other strugglers.”
June is now at SXSW for a number of high profile performances including Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion before touring Europe.
Valerie June – The Order of Time OUT NOW VIA CONCORD / CAROLINE AUSTRALIA DOWNLOAD / BUY / STREAM
ALBUM TRACKLISTING:
1. Long Lonely Road
2. Love You Once Made
3. Shake Down
4. If And
5. Man Done Wrong
6. The Front Door
7. Astral Plane
8. Just In Time
9. With You
10. Slip Slide On By
11. Two Hearts
12. Got Soul