Alela Diane ‘Alela Diane & Wild Divine’ released on 4th April
Rough Trade are pleased to announce the signing of singer-songwriter Alela Diane. A self-taught guitarist, Alela hails from northern California and currently resides in Portland, Oregon.
‘Alela Diane & Wild Divine’, her third studio album, will be released on 4th April 2011. Penned on the road whilst touring in 2009, it was completed in 2010 with husband and guitarist Tom Bevitori. ‘Wild Divine’ refers to Bevitori and the rest of her band – father and guitarist Tom Menig, bassist Jonas Haskins and drummer Jason Merculief.
When producer/engineer Scott Litt (Nirvana, REM, The Replacements) caught wind of the circling demos he ceased his seven-year dormancy and invited the group to his home studio in Venice, CA to share his vision.
‘Wild Divine’ is the follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2006 debut ‘The Pirate’s Gospel’ (Rough Trade Shop’s album of 2006) and 2009’s ‘To Be Still’:
MOJO 4/5 ‘Spectacular’
Uncut 4/5 ‘That voice is remarkable: full-throated, open hillbilly wild’
The Guardian 4/5 ‘one of this year’s lovelier albums.’
Here’s the first offering from the new album for your aural pleasure….
Alela Diane – Alela Diane and Wild Divine out on Rough Trade / Rhythmethod in NZ April 4th!
