To Be Still by Alela Diane - Uhune

ALBUM

Alela Diane grew up in rural Northern California (in the same town as pal Joanna Newsom), surrounded by nature and her parents’ fondness for folk and bluegrass. With a voice as haunting as Cat Power, and as weightless and airy as Hope Sandoval, Diane’s music can be fragile and bracing at the same time. Pedal steel guitars and mournful hillbilly tones on tracks like “Dry Grass & Shadows” or “Age Old Blue” (where Michael Hurley joins Diane on vocals) are as luminous and tranquil as are her softer trills and the sparkling mandolins and 12-strings on tracks like “To Be Still” and “The Ocean.” It’s easy to hear her admiration for the great Sandy Denny on tunes like “Every Path” and “Lady Divine,” where her beautiful voice shows the same kind of confidence and genteel brawniness as Denny’s. Alela Diane recently became part of the Portland, OR music scene, and in 2009 lent her vocals to the Headless Heroes project, a collection of cover songs by artists as varied as Vashti Bunyan and Spaceman 3.

1. Dry Grass & Shadows

Primary Artist: Alela Diane; Main Performer
Composer: Alela Diane Menig; Composer

2. White As Diamonds

Primary Artist: Alela Diane; Main Performer
Composer: Alela Diane Menig; Composer

3. Age Old Blue

Primary Artist: Alela Diane; Main Performer
Composer: Alela Diane Menig; Composer

4. To Be Still

Primary Artist: Alela Diane; Main Performer
Composer: Alela Diane Menig; Composer

5. Take Us Back

Primary Artist: Alela Diane; Main Performer
Composer: Alela Diane Menig; Composer

6. The Alder Trees

Primary Artist: Alela Diane; Main Performer
Composer: Alela Diane Menig; Composer

7. My Brambles

Primary Artist: Alela Diane; Main Performer
Composer: Alela Diane Menig; Composer

8. The Ocean

Primary Artist: Alela Diane; Main Performer
Composer: Alela Diane Menig; Composer

9. Every Path

Primary Artist: Alela Diane; Main Performer
Composer: Alela Diane Menig; Composer

10. Tatted Lace

Primary Artist: Alela Diane; Main Performer
Composer: Alela Diane Menig; Composer

11. Lady Divine

Primary Artist: Alela Diane; Main Performer
Composer: Alela Diane Menig; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

47 minutes and 33 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 4000x4000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

7/11 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Folk, Singer & Songwriter, Alternative, Indie Rock, Alternative Folk, New Folk

Label

Rough Trade

Music Distribution Service

Beggars Group Digital LTD

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Feb 15, 2009

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

883870048866