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| Valerie June's version of Nick Drake's "Pink Moon" is one of nine bonus tracks on the deluxe edition of The Moon and Stars album. |
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The Deluxe Edition’s six reimagined album tracks include the previously shared Within You (Moon And Stars/Acoustic), Why The Bright Stars Glow (Moon And Stars/Acoustic) featuring Mavis Staples, and You And I (Moon And Stars/Acoustic) along with three previously unreleased acoustic versions of the songs, "Smile," "Stardust Scattering," and "Stay."
“This Deluxe Edition reimagines a few of the album’s key tracks in a stripped-down acoustic setting that offer intimate takes of some the album's richest arrangements,” June explains. “Listening to the original album versions alongside these acoustic arrangements shows the life of each song and how they can be appreciated both with luscious layers and in their simplest forms. Songs are living entities, and it's always lovely to watch how a song with a huge arrangement can still touch a listener even in its simplicity.”
The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers, produced by June and Jack Splash, is sweeping and ambitious with earthy R&B production and a touch of psychedelia amidst its astral folk-pop orchestration. Uncut called it “a psychedelic tour de force” that is “powerfully, elegantly subversive,” and Rolling Stone proclaimed it, “career making.” At the centre 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. The follow-up to her 2013 breakthrough, Pushin’ Against A Stone, and the widely adored The Order of Time—a 2017 effort that earned the admiration of Bob Dylan and landed on best-of-the-year lists—The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers is a transportive, deeply affecting work - a potent catalyst for those foolish enough to dream.
Tickets are on sale now for June’s 2022 headlining tour which kicks off on March 31st in Seattle, WA, with a stop at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto on May 10th. Check the full routing is below and for more information visit valeriejune.com/#tour.
The Moon & Stars 2022 Tour Dates
Thu Mar 31 – Seattle, WA – The ShowboxFri Apr 1 – Vancouver, BC – The Commodore Ballroom
Sat Apr 2 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
Sun Apr 3 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
Tue Apr 5 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Wed Apr 6 – Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre
Fri Apr 8 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
Sat Apr 9 – San Diego, CA – Belly Up
Fri Apr 22 – Kennett Square, PA – Longwood Gardens Open Air Theatre
Tue May 3 – Northampton, MA – Academy of Music Theatre
Wed May 4 – New York, NY – Town Hall
Thu May 5 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
Fri May 6 – Munhall, PA – Carnegie Music Hall at Homestead
Sat May 7 – Ithaca, NY – State Theatre
Tue May 10 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
Wed May 11 – Ferndale, MI – Magic Bag
Fri May 13 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
Sat May 14 – Columbus, OH – The Athenaeum Theatre
Sun May 15 – Indianapolis, IN – HI-FI Annex
Mon May 16 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre
Wed May 18 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School
Thu May 19 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
Fri May 20 – Minneapolis, MN – Pantages Theatre
Sat May 21 – Iowa City, IA – Englert Theatre
Sun May 22 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
Tue May 24 – Louisville, KY – Paristown Hall
Wed May 25 – Cincinnati, OH – Memorial Hall
Fri May 27 – Harrisburg, PA – Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center
Sat May 28 – Annapolis, MD – Ram's Head On Stage
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