To Be Still (2009)
| Artist: Alela Diane |
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. Dry Grass & Shadows ~ Alela Diane
2. White As Diamonds ~ Alela Diane
3. Age Old Blue ~ Alela Diane
4. To Be Still ~ Alela Diane
5. Take Us Back ~ Alela Diane
6. Alder Trees, The ~ Alela Diane
7. My Brambles ~ Alela Diane
8. Ocean, The ~ Alela Diane
9. Every Path ~ Alela Diane
10. Tatted Lace ~ Alela Diane
11. Lady Divine ~ Alela Diane
Album Notes and Credits
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Personnel: Alela Diane (vocals, whistling, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Tom Menig (guitar, 12-string guitar, mandolin, xylophone); Nina Gerber (guitar); Matt Bauer (banjo); Rondi Soule (violin); Luke Janela (cello); Dan Elkan (piano); Craig Thomas (Wurlitzer organ); Rich Stanmyre (upright bass); Otto Hauser, Neal Morgan (percussion). |
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Audio Mixers: Tom Menig; Thom Monahan. |
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Recording information: Sun Dial Studios, Nevada City, CA; Type Foundry, Portland, OR. |
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Photographers: Mariee Sioux; Alela Diane. |
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Like THE PIRATE'S GOSPEL, her debut, TO BE STILL, the follow-up release from alternative folk artist Alela Diane, is an intimate, haunting affair that showcases her songwriting and singing skills. Focused chiefly on Diane's voice and acoustic guitar, TO BE STILL recalls both the classic female folk singers like Karen Dalton and the spookier, more associative dimensions of contemporary artists like Marissa Nadler and Nina Nastasia. But while her voice lilts and lulls, it's the poetry of her lyrics and their evocative narratives that make this sophomore effort truly shine. |
Producer: Dan Elkan; Tom Mening; Diane Alela; Adam Selzer; Dan Elkan; Tom Mening; Diane Alela |
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Engineer: Tom Mening |
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Compilation Appearances
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Be Yourself:tribute To Graham Nash's |
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Destroyer Of The Void |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 02/17/2009 |
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Original Release Date : 2009 |
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Catalog ID : 488 |
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Label : Rough Trade |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00883870048828 |
Professional Reviews
Mojo (Publisher)
(p.111)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "There is a rare charm and deep calmness on the album's 11 innocent but never naive tracks....A spectacular step forward."
(p.111)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "There is a rare charm and deep calmness on the album's 11 innocent but never naive tracks....A spectacular step forward."
Paste (magazine)
(p.64)
- "There's a powerful weariness to 25-year-old Alela Diane's voice as it dips and curls its way through her second album, woozy pedal steel glinting and shimmering all about her..."
(p.64)
- "There's a powerful weariness to 25-year-old Alela Diane's voice as it dips and curls its way through her second album, woozy pedal steel glinting and shimmering all about her..."
Pitchfork (Website)
- "The album's first single, `White as Diamond', best showcases her expanded musical ambitious and the record's pristine sound."
- "The album's first single, `White as Diamond', best showcases her expanded musical ambitious and the record's pristine sound."
Clash (magazine)
(p.96)
- "[A] minor folk masterpiece, with delicate yet expansive instrumentation swooning underneath a voice that is achingly wistful and nothing short of jaw-dropping."
(p.96)
- "[A] minor folk masterpiece, with delicate yet expansive instrumentation swooning underneath a voice that is achingly wistful and nothing short of jaw-dropping."
Uncut (magazine)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "This time the instrumental backing is more handsomely orchestrated, with each song given colour by the sparing addition of drums, bass, cello, pedal steel, banjo and fiddle."
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "This time the instrumental backing is more handsomely orchestrated, with each song given colour by the sparing addition of drums, bass, cello, pedal steel, banjo and fiddle."
