The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers (Deluxe Edition) Valerie June

• 1Stay03:01
• 2Stay Meditation00:54
• 3You And I03:39
• 4Colors04:19
• 5Stardust Scattering04:29
• 6African Proverb00:27
• 7Call Me A Fool03:43
• 8Fallin'03:18
• 9Smile03:30
• 10Within You04:58
• 11Two Roads04:11
• 12Why The Bright Stars Glow03:25
• 13Home Inside02:59
• 14Starlight Ethereal Silence01:29
• 15Within You (Moon And Stars / Acoustic)04:02
• 16Pink Moon02:25
• 17You And I (Moon And Stars / Acoustic)03:20
• 18Imagine03:08
• 19Why The Bright Stars Glow (Moon And Stars / Acoustic)03:43
• 20Smile (Moon And Stars / Acoustic)03:44
• 21Stardust Scattering (Moon And Stars / Acoustic)03:55
• 22Stay (Moon And Stars / Acoustic)03:23
• 23Beautiful Dreamer02:35
• Total Runtime01:14:37

Info for The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers (Deluxe Edition)

The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers is Valerie June’s first new album since 2017’s The Order Of Time. Produced by Jack Splash (Kendrick Lamar, Alicia Keys, John Legend) and Valerie June, the album is sweeping and ambitious with earthy R&B production and a touch of psychedelia amidst its astral folk-pop orchestration, the pair arrived at a sound that is elegant and endlessly surprising. At the center is June’s spellbinding vocals and infectious sense of wonder that finds the Brooklyn-via-Memphis artist narrating the often-precarious journey to joyful possibility.

"With this record, it finally became clear why I have this dream of making music. It's not for earthly reasons of wanting to be awarded or to win anybody's love-it's because dreaming keeps me inquisitive and keeps me on that path of learning what I have to share with the world. When we allow ourselves to dream like we did when we were kids, it ignites the light that we all have within us and helps us to have a sort of magic about the way we live." (Valerie June)

"On her previous record, The Order of Time, Valerie June created an ethereal space where her thoughts and philosophies mingled in a poetic tangle of earthy dream-folk and windblown soul. Based in Brooklyn but hailing from Memphis, June's music rose out of a tapestry of American roots traditions that she has since elevated and, in the case of 2021's The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers, transcended. Ambling with guitar in hand down creative paths less taken, she and co-producer Jack Splash (Kendrick Lamar, Alicia Keys) have captured a rare gem of heartfelt expression and sweet liminality. Like a modern-day Astral Weeks, The Moon and Stars filters the familiar and organic through a celestial veil with June serving as medium between the spiritual and corporeal worlds. In the creak and lull of her entrancing vocals, she nimbly threads the spaces between joy, wonder, and longing on airy highlights like "Stay," "You and I," and "Fallin'." Even in the more substantive arrangements of songs like the brass-driven "Stardust Scattering" or the Carla Thomas-assisted soul romp "Call Me a Fool," there's a gossamer elegance mixed with the heady thrill of experimentation. Almost conceptual in format, short interstitial tracks connect longer ones with trilling flutes, chimes, and ornate chamber-pop string sections woven throughout the LP. Despite its loose infatuation with late-'60s psychedelia, occasional dalliances with modern electronic sounds, and myriad of other sonic touchstones, its essence remains timeless and pliable. Even better, June's knack for textural ambience is always at the service of her lovingly crafted songwriting. A standout among her already impressive catalog, The Moon and Stars is utterly beguiling with a luster that only deepens with repeated spins." (Timothy Monger, AMG)

Valerie June

Valeria June
Blending folk, soul, blues, and Appalachian elements into a timeless sound that sits outside any particular musical era, Valerie June stands in a long and storied line of unique Memphis performers.

The daughter of a brick cleaner and music promoter from West Tennessee, June took quickly to the roots styles in the area, teaching herself guitar and writing her own material.

She officially began performing with her husband as Bella Sun, but when the marriage fell apart, June left the south and began living the life of a gypsy street musician, playing for change in bus and subway stations up and down the West Coast. She eventually returned to Tennessee, settling in Memphis, where she slid right into the city's active music scene.

She added banjo and lap steel to her musical base, and she began to draw attention for her powerful performances, becoming a favorite at area folk festivals and workshops. She recorded two albums at Ardent Studios, but she really came into the national eye when she was featured in $5 Cover, an MTV web series created by Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan, Footloose).

With the break-out Pushin' Against a Stone, June has achieved international fame, with performances on Later… with Jools Holland, a stunning duet with Eric Church at the ACM Awards, a tour with Jake Bugg, spreads in top music and fashion magazines, and a sold-out show at Carnegie Hall.

Percolating somewhere between Dolly Parton and Billie Holiday, June has a stop-you-dead-in-your-tracks voice, the kind that grips your imagination and paints her Southern portraits in vivid detail. She calls it "organic moonshine roots music." We just call it awesome.

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