Hailing from rural Tennessee, it’s no surprise that this model-gorgeous hipster has one foot squarely stuck in acoustic country-gospel and the other firmly planted in electric indie-blues. The banjo-picking and guitar-playing singer grew up with her four siblings in a cinder-block garage “on a dirt-road between Jackson and Humboldt,” where she was exposed to gospel music at the local church and to soul and r&b through her father. “My heart is fully immersed in studying roots music and southern culture,” explains Valerie, “but I’m a songwriter first and foremost and can write a song in almost any genre.” That versatility shines through on her debut album, Pushin’ Against a Stone, a cool c...
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