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Aug 12, 2013It's music that slips between the generic niches favoured by broadcasters; but isn't that exactly where the most interesting music comes from?
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Aug 30, 2013Pushin' Against The Stone is a rare case when a young artist's natural instincts are spot-on. As both a singer and songwriter, June is a major talent with unlimited potential.
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Oct 4, 2013Pushin' Against a Stone showcases a stunning and unique new voice.
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Oct 17, 2013Pushin’ Against A Stone is an impressive calling card to the rest of the world that this, until now, under heralded artist is both an adept student of American folk music traditions and a modern day practitioner with perhaps preternatural talents.
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Aug 27, 2013With exceptional production work courtesy of Dan Auerbach, Kevin Augunas, and Peter Sabak combined with June’s great gifts, Pushin’ Against a Stone is easily one of the year’s better albums.
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Aug 13, 2013As debuts go, this is a marvel by a singer and songwriter who has no desire to fit snugly into one category. Her talent isn’t that easily contained.
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MojoAug 12, 2013Valerie call this "organic moonshine roots music"--it's the perfect phrase to sum up her glorious sound. [Jul 2013, p.88]
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UncutAug 12, 2013Combined with June's remarkably careworn vocals--they suggest that the young Tennessean has been around the block more than once. [Jul 2013, p.77]
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Aug 12, 2013The album has a studied looseness that's never contrived, and it shows a poise and clarity of vision which her earlier efforts barely suggested
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Sep 3, 2013Most of the album was recorded at The Black Keys’ studio in Nashville and favors bluesy twangs, folksy fiddles and country slide guitars.
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Oct 18, 2013Credit June's vinegary, slightly oddball vocals, equal parts Diana Ross and Dolly Parton, which guide each song like an old tractor retrofit with LED high beams: luminous, ancient, unstoppable.
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Aug 12, 2013“Organic moonshine music” she calls it, and no one could argue with that.
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Aug 12, 2013Despite being a shade too long, this is a solid endeavor that asks many questions even as spins its tales.
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Q MagazineAug 12, 2013If there's a fault, the self-consciously retro production doesn't push her far enough. [Jul 2013, p.106]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 9
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Mixed: 0 out of 9
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Negative: 1 out of 9
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Oct 13, 2014
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Feb 19, 2014