[2013-05-06] Valerie June "Pushin' Against A Stone" feat. Dan Auerbach [The Black Keys] & Booker T. Jones (Sunday Best)

Tricky Kid · **Joined:** 23 Sep 2007 **Posts:** 8297

A self-taught musician, singer and song-writer from small-town Humboldt, Tennessee, Valeire honed her astonishing sound in the vibrant Memphis atmosphere, her spectrum of influences the history of music itself: Elizabeth Cotten, Leadbelly, The Carter Family, Whitney Houston, Van Morrison, Dolly Parton, Roscoe Holcomb, Woody Guthrie, Nico, Junior Kimbrough, Nina Simone, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Nick Drake, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Tracey Chapman, Billie Holiday, The Rolling Stones, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Mississippi John Hurt, Gillian Welch, Townes Van Zandt, Elmore James, Skip James, Blind Willie McTell, Memphis Minnie…

Her debut single "Workin’ Woman Blues" was revealed in November 2012 to much critical acclaim, with a performance on Later… with Jools Holland, BBC6 Music session, amongst other global radio stations, and a short European tour. "Workin’ Woman Blues" is a a bona-fide blues-pop anthem, as if Bobbie Gentry fronted a Stax soul-revue, those mesmerising vocals telling it how it is: “I ain’t fit to be no mother, I ain’t fit to be no wife, yeah, I been workin’ like a man, y’all, I’ve been working all my life.”

The album Pushin’ Against A Stone was mostly recorded at Dan Auerbach’s (The Black Keys) Easy Eye studio in Nashville, as well as L.A. and Budapest, and was produced by both Dan Auerbach and Kevin Augunas (Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Florence & The Machine).

1. Workin' Woman Blues
2. Somebody To Love
3. The Hour
4. Twined & Twisted
5. Wanna Be On Your Mind
6. Tennessee Time
7. Pushin' Against A Stone
8. Trials, Troubles, Tribulations
9. You Can't Be Told
10. Shotgun
11. On My Way

CD
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009YBQGOU/?tag=imwan-21 (UK - May 6)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C061I1M/?tag=imwan-20 (US - August 13)

MP3
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CLX9SEI/?tag=imwan-21 (UK - May 6)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E88YNJY/?tag=imwan-20 (US - August 13)

Vinyl
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009YBQGPE/?tag=imwan-21 (UK - May 6)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D3ZJDRA/?tag=imwan-20 (US - August 13)

Tricky Kid · **Joined:** 23 Sep 2007 **Posts:** 8297

Tricky Kid · **Joined:** 23 Sep 2007 **Posts:** 8297

"Workin' Woman Blues"

"You Can't Be Told"

pghmusiclover · **Joined:** 15 Jul 2007 **Posts:** 3360

Definitely looking forward to this! Thanks for the information, Tricky Kid!

Kid Bailey · 16 Jul 2006

Oh YEAH!

Tricky Kid · **Joined:** 23 Sep 2007 **Posts:** 8297

UPDATE: This album is now scheduled for a domestic release on August 13 via Concord Music Group.

pghmusiclover · **Joined:** 15 Jul 2007 **Posts:** 3360

Loved this updated from Texas:

Quote:

Texas recorded two live performances yesterday for French TV show TARATATA OFFICIEL. They performed a version of new single 'The Conversation' and a stunning mystery cover with Valerie June. The performances will air Friday May 17th on France 2 and be available to watch worldwide from the Taratata website
afterwards http://www.mytaratata.com/

jujuquisp · 01 Oct 2006

I like her look a lot. Model material if she's not already.

pghmusiclover · **Joined:** 15 Jul 2007 **Posts:** 3360

This is streaming online:

http://metro.co.uk/2013/05/09/valerie-j ... o-3733543/

Tricky Kid · **Joined:** 23 Sep 2007 **Posts:** 8297

And domestically as well... U.S. release follows next week.

http://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2013/ ... st-a-stone

Lawrence Talbot · 31 Jan 2007

Enjoyed this album, in particular these tracks the best: "On My Way", "Tennessee Time", "Wanna Be On Your Mind" and "Workin' Woman Blues". The only song that didn't work for me was "You Can't Be Told". I've heard some people complain about her vocals, maybe they take some getting used to but repeated plays of the album only make them better.

[2013-05-06] Valerie June "Pushin' Against A Stone" feat. Dan Auerbach [The Black Keys] & Booker T. Jones (Sunday Best)

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