Ok. This is an odd one for me. Go put the video for 'White as Diamonds' on below and please help answer me this. Is it a good song or am I just addicted to singing along to the "oh-oh oh-ooh-whoah-ooh-oh, oh ooh oh, oh whoa…" thing? I've put the album To Be Still on quite a lot in the record shop where I work, particularly when the older folks (see what it does to me? It's "old people" in this .
Alela Diane is another singer/songwriter from the folk genre. There seems to be hundreds of these artists, usually plaguing open mic nights, Diane doesn't really stand head and shoulders above the rest but "To Be Still" has its moments that make her a little more interesting than the majority of others. Her voice, a key part of her signature sound, is a cross between folk, yodel and Alanis Mo...
I just purchased this album yesterday and I have to say I'm quite impressed. The reason I'm impressed, however, may seem somewhat unconventional.To me this album is good because of two factors. The first being that there's nothing spectacular about it. There are certain songs I prefer over others on the album, but none are what I would call standout tracks compared to the others. The second...
I'm literally hooked on Alela Diane's "The Pirates Gospel" I started the last week with her songs and it's the main theme music running in my head @ idle now. Here's my short review of the album from "undomondo":http://www.undomondo.com which has 2 more songs if you liked what you heard here.Carrying on the good songwriting ethos from the previous post, I should quickly mention Alela Diane to y...
Two of my favorite female singers and songwriters, Alela Diane and Marissa Nadler will be making a stop at The Rhythm Room in Phoenix on November 1st. Tickets are already available for the all ages show.Both artists released great new albums this year with Nadler releasing her album Little Hells and Alela Diane's To Be Still. You can listen to the track "White as Diamonds" from To Be Still do...
I just purchased this album yesterday and I have to say I'm quite impressed. The reason I'm impressed, however, may seem somewhat unconventional.To me this album is good because of two factors. The first being that there's nothing spectacular about it. There are certain songs I prefer over others on the album, but none are what I would call standout tracks compared to the others. The second...
alela diane, never heard of her until today, but so far me likes what me hears. the first single from her sophmore record, to be still, is a lovely little folkish type song ala joanna newsom and the like, and i can only hope the rest of the record is much of the same. good [...]