Watch Robin Pecknold and Alela Diane Cover "These Days"
Stereogum points out that Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold joined Portland singer-songwriter Alela Diane for a cover of Jackson Browne’s “These Days.” Diane opened for Fleet Foxes that night. read more
Found in: Music, NewsVideo Premiere: Alela Diane - "The Wind"
The song “The Wind,” which sets the background for songwriter Alela Diane’s newest video, has some dark subject matter. The song was written in response to the murder of a friend of a friend. read more
Found in: Featured VideosCatching Up With...Alela Diane
After a whirlwind tour experience and some time at home as a newlywed, husky-voiced folk singer Alela Diane is back with her third album, _Wild Divine_. read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesAlela Diane Announces Summer Tour
Singer-songwriter Alela Diane will hit the road in June in support of her recent release Alela Diane & Wild Divine.... read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsIt Was All Yellow: A Pollen Playlist
If temperatures in the 80s and all the chirping birds and baseball talk wasn't enough... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayListen Up: Welcome to the New Folk Revival
Alela Diane Menig, the Portland-by-way-of-California singer-songwriter who released one my favorite albums of this year, To Be Still recently got a haircut... read more
Found in: Music, Features, Listen UpAlela Diane and Alina Hardin Ready Alela and Alina EP
Despite the fact that Portland, Ore. folk singer Alela Diane told us this year that she fell into music accidentally, it seems she's really getting the hang of it. Not only is her second LP, To Be Still, one of the year's best, but on Oct. 6, she'll release Alela and Alina, a six-song EP featuring Diane and fellow folkie Alina Hardin.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsFifteen Songs About The Body Parts I Might Sell Just To Own Specimen's Little Horn Speakers
Right this minute, I am listening to music on my laptop's built-in speakers. I cycled through endless pairs of $10 Target earbuds until Santa Claus brought me a half-decent pair of Bose headphones a few years back, my iPod dock of choice was purchased at a store called Linens & Things, and I don't know my treble from a hole in the ground. Needless to say, I am not an audiophile. So why am I so transfixed by the Little Horn Speakers unveiled this week by Chicago-based custom guitar and amp shop Specimen? Well, just look at them. They're gorgeous.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayDevendra Banhart, Alela Diane, More Collaborate on Leaves of Life
It's nice to see artists collaborating for a good cause. Devendra Banhart has been contributing to many charity compilations lately, including Causes 2, which benefits Doctors Without Borders, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam America. Once again, the long-haired folkie, along with Arborea, Alela Diane, and others are lending their voices for an important cause on Leaves of Life.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsAlela Diane: To Be Still
There's a powerful weariness to 25-year-old Alela Diane's voice... read more
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