Under Cover features extraordinary interpretations of songs by some of Junes favorite artists including previously unreleased versions of Frank Oceans Godspeed, Joe Souths Dont It Make You Want To Go Home, Gillian Welchs Look At Miss Ohio, and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Into My Arms. The EP also includes two tracks that appeared on Junes (digital only) The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers Deluxe Edition: John Lennons Imagine, and Nick Drakes Pink Moon. Bob Dylans transcendent Tonight Ill Be Staying Here with You, (previously available as an Amazon Original exclusive) and Junes captivating reading of Mazzy Stars “Fade Into You,” released last month, rounds out the set.
As one of American musics most admired sonic experimentalists, June approaches these carefully chosen tracks with a sense of both reverence and freedom. Its a one-of-kind balance between modern and traditional influences that makes her a special artistic force and these timeless songs her own.
Valerie Junes most recent full-length album, 2021s acclaimed The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers, was one of the years most celebrated releases. Produced by June and Jack Splash, the album is a psychedelic tour de force that is powerfully, elegantly subversive (UNCUT) and a stunning song cycle of redemption and reclamation (Rolling Stone). Junes spellbinding vocals and infectious sense of wonder ground the record, and her every quiver bespeaks emotional honesty (New Yorker).
The follow-up to her 2013 breakthrough, Pushin Against A Stone, and the widely adored The Order of Timea 2017 effort that earned the admiration of Bob Dylan and landed on best-of-the-year listsThe Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers is a landmark work for the Memphis-born, Brooklyn-based auteur. The albums Call Me A Fool, featuring Stax legend Carla Thomas, was nominated for Best American Roots Song at this years GRAMMY Awards, the first nomination of Junes illustrious career.
Under CoverTrack List:
- Pink Moon (Nick Drake)
- Fade Into You (Mazzy Star)
- Look At Miss Ohio (Gillian Welch)
- Godspeed (Frank Ocean)
- Imagine (John Lennon)
- Dont It Make You Want To Go Home (Joe South)
- Tonight Ill Be Staying Here With You (Bob Dylan)
- Into My Arms (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds)
