I pray that my life , and music, offers hope and inspires you in some way.

“Understanding the order of time is important to anyone hoping to manifest a dream,” says Valerie June. “There is a time to push, and a time to gently tend the garden.”

Since the release of her 2013 breakout Pushin’ Against A Stone, June has been patiently at work in the garden of song, nurturing seedlings with love and care into the lush bloom that is her stunning new album, The Order Of Time. Some songs grew from seeds planted more than a decade ago, others blossomed overnight when she least expected them to, but every track bears the influence of time. See, time has been on June’s mind a lot lately. It’s the only constant in life, even though it’s constantly changing. It’s the healer of all wounds, the killer of all men. It’s at once infinite and finite, ever flowing with twists and turns and brutal, churning rapids that give way to serene stretches of placid tranquility. Fight against the current and it will knock you flat on your ass. Learn to read it, to speak its language, and it will carry you exactly where you’re meant to be.

Kris Noël is a Texan-born, hyper-creative, acoustic influenced, lyrically heightened emcee with spoken-word tendencies and bilingual diction. His music is the location where reverence for God, relevance, and social consciousness intersect. With a heart for the less fortunate, overlooked, and broken, he uses his art as a platform of encouragement. He is part of “Autosaida Movement” which is a group that takes pride in going against the grain of society. While swimming against the current of the music industry, Kris draws inspiration from the movement’s slogan, “Pushing for Excellence Outside of the Norm”.
INSPIRATIONS
Andre 3000, Joyner Lucas, Derek Minor, Maleek Berry, Lecrae, Canon

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