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"  Photo: Matthew Wignall Though Valerie June no longer lives in Tennessee, her Southern roots shine through on her debut album, Pushin&amp;#039; Against a Stone. The spare, stunning track &amp;quot;Shotgun,&amp;quot; a murder ballad that drips with raw emotion (listen to it below), anchors her first LP with her razor-sharp vocals and a palpable maturity. June&amp;#039;s voice is her trump card, a storytelling-minded soprano that calls to mind Dolly Parton by way of Erykah Badu. But her songwriting is what listeners will return to: a blend of folk, blues and gospel that, while traditional on paper, would hardly feel out of place on today&amp;#039;s eclectic pop charts. Pushin&amp;#039; Against A Stone, due out on August 13, was produced by The Black Keys&amp;#039; guitarist and vocalist, Dan Auerbach, as well as acclaimed studio wizards Kevin Augunas and Peter Sabak. The singer-songwriter was also joined in-studio by an A-list cast of musicians, including the legendary Booker T. Jones (&amp;quot;Somebody to Love, &amp;quot;On My Way&amp;quot;). But trust us, the only voice you&amp;#039;ll be hearing\u2014and dying to return to time and again\u2014is June&amp;#039;s. Stream &amp;quot;Shotgun&amp;quot; exclusively below.      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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