Releases
Calendar
February 2009
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Dark Was The Night
Dark Was The Night
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To Be Still
Alela Diane
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Titus Andronicus Bundle
Titus Andronicus
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Mirando
Ratatat
January 2009
December 2008
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The Kids Don't Stand A Chance
Vampire Weekend
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New Flowers
Tanlines
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Suffragette Suffragette
Everything Everything
November 2008
To Be Still by Alela Diane
Released: Feb 17 2009
To Be Still is the follow-up to Alela Diane's critically-acclaimed 2006 debut The Pirate's Gospel. That record brought the Nevada city, CA-reared musician a dedicated following across the globe (especially in Europe, where she recently finished a tour of mid-sized concert halls). Considering that early copies of The Pirate's Gospel were given away to friends in hand-sewn covers just a few years ago, this is not only quite a leap, but a well-deserved one.
To Be Still was created throughout 2007 & 2008. "It began in Portland, OR and was finished in scatters between tours at my dad's home studio in Nevada City, CA," Alela says. "I wanted to record this collection of songs using arrangements which would represent them in their finest form. These songs requested more instrumental filigree than those on The Pirate's Gospel. It was challenging to delicately yet purposefully incorporate instrumentation into songs that I was so used to singing by myself. I was determined to make it work, because I wanted percussion! I wanted to hear the lonesome bow of the violin! I heard many harmonies in my head, and so I set out to capture them."
Customer Reviews
Alela has an amazing voice - 
I just heard Alela live at Cafe Du Nord in San Francisco. White As Diamonds was my favorite song from the new album. Her voice is incredible.
Christopher Tompkins, 2009-05-12
to be still - 
Pirates Gospel has been stuck in my cd player for a month, I'm thinking the magic on "be still" will coax it outa there
Ken Paige, 2009-01-24