The Order Of Time

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Following up her critically lauded 2013 label debut, Pushin' Against a Stone, Tennessean Valerie June offers The Order of Time, an ethereal dream sequence of Americana and roots music filtered through her own unique tendencies.

Tennessee singer-songwriter Valerie June's second full-length album is steeped in old-time country and blues. On opening track "Long Lonely...

A triumph of form, The Order of Time is a completely idiosyncratic take on American roots music.

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June ends up too polite when she could be making a definitive statement.