Alela Diane
- HOMETOWN:
- Portland OR
- MYSPACE:
- myspace.com/alelamusic
- WEB SITE:
- aleladiane.com / www.holocenemusic.com
Alela Diane is an up-and-coming U.S. singer-songwriter. Her gentle acoustic style has been described as "campfire gospel". If you imagine a continuum from the Carter family to Gillian Welch, ending up near Joanna Newsom, this album is it. Rural rather than country, ancient but modern. Rough Trade Shops Album of the year 2007.
Alela Diane Menig (b April 20, 1983, Nevada City, California, USA) is an American singer and songwriter, w…more
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Accompanied mostly by her acoustic guitar, newcomer Alela Diane Menig sings stark, ghostly folk. And while her chords and picking may be beginner’s stuff, she’s already flaunting a large, lived-in growl flavored by antediluvian blues and jazz inflections. more at www.spin.com
5 months ago.Accompanied mostly by her acoustic guitar, newcomer Alela Diane Menig sings stark, ghostly folk. And while her chords and picking may be beginner’s stuff, she’s already flaunting a large, lived-in growl flavored by antediluvian blues and jazz inflections. more at www.spin.com
5 months ago.she seems to have reached far into the past for her musical inspiration, before giving it a twist of her own. In the process she has created a sound that, while rooted firmly in earlier times, is fresh, vibrant and ultimately timeless.
5 months ago.more at www.amazon.com