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Albumism’s 50 Best Albums of 2017 | #18: Valerie June’s ‘The Order of Time’

December 5, 2017 Albumism Staff

#18
Valerie June | The Order of Time
Concord/June Tunes | Official Store | Amazon | iTunes

According to Justin Chadwick: “A multi-textured and endlessly listenable song suite, the album reinforces her penchant for defying musical convention and cookie-cutter classification, while solidifying her rightful status as an indispensable talent that demands your attention....To fully absorb and appreciate the breadth and depth of The Order of Time’s many resplendent and resonant charms, we the listeners must, well, spend time with each of its twelve songs. This is not the kind of album—and June has already proven that she is certainly not the type of artist—that can be understood only upon cursory or inattentive listens. Though our lives are busier and more inundated with noise than ever before, everyone should make time for this magnificent album of inspiration and ingenuity.”

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