THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER VALERIE JUNE - PUSHIN' AGAINST A STONE

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VALERIE JUNE - PUSHIN' AGAINST A STONE Posted: 19 Jul 2013 05:20 AM PDT Valerie June will release her debut album, 'Pushin' Against A Stone,' August 13 in the US via Concord Music Group. The album--which brings together the talents of acclaimed producers Kevin Augunas (Edward Sharpe, Florence + The Machine), Dan Auerbach, and Peter Sabak, along with an all-star cast of musicians ranging from Booker T. and Jimbo Mathus to some of Hungary's top session players--was recorded at Easy Eye in Nashville, Fairfax Recording in Van Nuys, CA, and Studio H in Budapest. June, whose voice percolates somewhere between Dolly Parton and Billie Holiday, wrote or co-wrote all but one of the record's 11 tracks, blending rural roots, country, rock, and blues into an astonishing and singular sound that bridges Alan Lomax and Jack White. See below for full track listing.