Alela Diane - Alela Diane & Wild Divine

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.’

Tracklisting:

1. To begin
2. Elijah
3. Long Way Down
4. Suzanne
5. The Wind
6. Of Many Colors
7. Desire
8. Heartless Highway
9. White Horse
10. Rising Greatness

BONUS DISC

1. Adelaide
2. Eastward Still
3. Desire (Piano Demo)
4. Long Way Down (Acoustic Demo)
5. Creek Don't Rise
6. The Way It Is.

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