Valerie June – Owls, Omens, And Oracles – CD

Owls, Omens, and Oracles is expansive, growing from June’s psychedelic folk, indie rock, Appalachian, bluegrass, country soul, orchestral pop, and blues root system into an intergalactic web of wisdom. Every single note she sings is dusted with her “unorthodox, howling tin-pan of a voice” (ELLE), “like raw silk– intimate, elegant and strong” (Garden & Gun). The visceral twists and fierce raw emotion of her voice threads textures and tones through the needle of a multi-genre American quilt. Gracefulness and gentleness harmonize with edginess and precarity, evoking a tenderness within even the hardest heart as June holds the complexity of “My life is a country song,” and “I am multidimensional, beyond category.” The album features vocals from Norah Jones, The Blind Boys of Alabama, and an excerpt from Valerie’s book Maps for the modern World.

1. Joy, Joy!
2. All I Really Wanna Do
3. Endless Tree
4. Inside Me
5. Trust the Path
6. Love Me Any Ole Way
7. Changed
8. Superpower
9. Sweet Things Just For You
10. I Am In Love
11. Calling My Spirit
12. My Life is a Country Song
13. Missin You (Yeah, Yeah)
14. Love and Let Go