Valerie June doesn’t just sing—she conjures. On Owls, Omens, and Oracles, the Tennessee-born artist leans fully into her mystic instincts, offering an album that feels both ancient and avant-garde. Her voice—raspy, lilting, and utterly singular—is the connective tissue between earthbound blues and celestial gospel.

Produced by M. Ward and featuring guests like Norah Jones and The Blind Boys of Alabama, the album drifts between genres with dream logic. June’s Memphis roots echo through her sound, but she’s never confined by them. Instead, she draws on influences as wide-ranging as Billie Holiday, African spirituals, folk ballads, and Sun Ra.

Thematically, the album is steeped in mysticism and symbolism—owls as wisdom keepers, omens as intuitive signs, oracles as inner truth. Tracks like “Sacred Space Hymnal” and “Color So Loud” feel less composed than received, as if June is channeling something bigger than herself.