Alela Diane "White As Diamonds" from the album "To Be Still" Out Now

[mih898]

oh so good and pure

:) lovelovelovelove

[MiladyLupuline]

Try listening to this on top of a cliff, with the sea at your feet..Perfect.

[Damrouge]

1up fpdecroly!

[SebastianDaydreamer]

the drum messes it up a bit i find

[fpdecroly]

her voice reminds me of Karen Dalton ....

[MadCla95]

Love listening to her voice!! Love this sort of indie music that isn't as well known!

[MarreFrusciante]

She's opening for Fleet Foxes when I'm seeing them. This is a great song, what a voice. Gonna see her for sure.

[mzungu62]

Brings me back deep to the ground......never ending voice

[AleMayaOM]

cant stop listening to this!!!!

[mamilhapinatapei]

This is so stunning.

[koumbasara]

Magnifique voix, très belle mélodie. Bravo.



[goosey77ski]

gimpy video

[xxSilverSwordxx]

go see her at the Pickathon next weekend!

[TheAmericanObserver]

I am so in love with this song!

[LiberalPeach]

I can't think of a (good) reason this young woman isn't wildly famous. At a bare minimum, she should be collaborating on motion picture soundtracks. Her voice could carry any film.

[therealKINDLE]

@LiberalPeach Why would anyone want to be Famous? You loose the most Valuable thing to a Lady; Privacy. We Brits have quite a Few alternative Singers here, & they make damn well certain that the Big Fat Greedy Record Label Bosses don't get hold of their Music & Start making outragious demands of Hit Singles, & more "accessible" lyrics. They also know that if they went Commercial, they'd loose their loyal supportive Fans, for Trend whores who love what ever is new, but dissapear the next day.

[LiberalPeach]

@therealKINDLE When you're right, your right. Just seems a shame that more people haven't heard of her. That voice is a gift that should be shared!

[therealKINDLE]

@LiberalPeach To be honest, I'm Glad that she isn't that popular. There's nothing worse than clicking on a Song that's personal to you, & finding that it has over a million views or something stupid. Like POP music. If you can call it music. I get that you think the whole world needs to hear her, but the truth is that it is full of mindless ppl who don't even know what real music is! They just like what ever is new, coz they like to feel popular. U show them something like this & they h8 it. : \

[suncu91]

@therealKINDLE HIPSTER ALERT!!!!

[sepandee]

@therealKINDLE Ah thank you, Mr. Authority. Good songs and artists are best kept at bay and not popular, otherwise you'll have to share them (god forbid) with other people that may or may not be listening to it mindlessly.

[doksekko]

@therealKINDLE You're right. Artists you like should make no money because you want to feel cool and like obscure music. Fucking hipsters, man....

[therealKINDLE]

@doksekko Don't be a cunt. I know that ppl like you just do what ever's easiest, but at least grow some individuality. You don't have to be with Vevo or sign with a really big & greedy label to make money. But just to break it to you.. Music isn't about making money. It's about expressing yourself, & everyone is different. Apart from Trend-whores like yourself who all bunch together & like the same manufactured shit. Real Music isn't for everyone, & that's why it's not popular.

[doksekko]

@therealKINDLE What? When you talk do you find people stare at you blankly a lot? How do you come to believe something so incoherently stupid? "There's nothing worse than clicking on a Song that's personal to you, & finding that it has over a million views". You plainly stated nothing annoys you more than other people liking the same music as you. Hipsters are the trend whores, not everybody else ....stupid.

[chrismcphee99]

That was one of the only music videos that i actually took the time to watch. I wanted to know if the two girls would meet each other.. ( :

[Juandbase]

OOO there is still good music!

[SuoBella]

just found out about her...she'll be performing with The Parson Red Heads in Portland, OR @ 9pm at Mississippi Studios for those living in the area....

[Marcacharel]

i have known mornings white as diamonds... i wish i could do it.

what a fucking piece of art!

[spreitch]

Superbe !

[Satellitegirl41]

8 people mistook this for an Elizabeth Taylor perfume ad.

[mephistomaul]

that's great,this is the best song from her

[episodenone]

a modern classic. imagine, just imagine THIS was the kind of music you could turn on your radio and hear? wouldn't need any other reason to listen.

[mhotter]

@episodenone agreed - there is so many great young artists out there, but no way for many of them to break out of the underground - probably for the best, I guess, but it is annoying when people who only know mainstream culture lament the 'good old days'

[ChrisTankey]

@mhotter I think what they're lamenting is how they used to be exposed to great music, rather than having to sift through the garbage to reach the gems.

[fromtheisland]

stunning.......just beautiful.

[uforiq9]

Thank goodness (later with Jools) plays on bbc America, glad he introduced me to your amazing voice.

[heyspacebeard]

It's a voice to fall in love to.

[BL00DYWEREW0LF]

Sometimes she reminds me Loreena McKennitt..

[sgtmaIarky]

this version is nowhere near as good as the Daytrotter Session version. unfortunately i can't seem to find Alela's Daytrotter Session version of this song anywhere on youtube.....

[purify2010]

Thanks to hearing this song I discovered her music

[the3rosh]

the sweetest...!! 

[ajc1344]

I wonder if that bird at 2:52 knew that he or she was in a Alela Diane music video?

[pkoene]

What an amazing song so beautiful and pure and she is cute too.

I love this!

[IndonesiaNegaraKu]

musicians like her arent known to many but they have better chance lasting in the long run. unlike todays music, mainstream... easy to forget.

[Solitudinis]

I heard the album today at a cd store but, unfortunately, I didn't have the money to buy it. But probably at the end of this month I will!!!! ^_^

Superb vocalist!!! Amazing song!!! ^_^

[LadyMagdalenaAnna]

I like this song

[vicomtedelomagne]

A real artist. not a 'here today, gone tomorrow' merchant. She will have a long and varied career. Brilliant songs.

[heyspacebeard]

Just, wow.

[abeschreier]

Yeah I have to agree the drums could be dimmed down a bit in the mixing but otherwise this is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. Thank you Pandora!

[30FLOOR]

Fantastic, she takes me to another world. I am not sure about the drums though. On my CD they sound too much like they are intruding somewhat, not so bad on this though so maybe its my player.

[jbm182]

@30FLOOR I completely agree. The drums are the only thing I don't like about the track, and it seems like the rhythm is just completely off in the middle of it. Still a great song nevertheless.

[FingerFramer]

@jbm182 no the percussion evokes this certain energy it wouldn't have otherwise.

[CACygan27]

she is amazing!  :D

[Beast1333]

HD, please.

[TheAmericanObserver]

I'm still in love with this song!!!!!!!

[TheAmericanObserver]

I'm still in love with this song!

[CaptainBulldog]

This is why I like Pandora Radio, because I find cool songs like this one. I've never heard of Alela Diane before, and now I can't stop listening to this song!

[kingx101]

@CaptainBulldog

I second that! Pandora is da bomb.

[abeschreier]

@CaptainBulldog

I know exactly what you mean!

[MrDuduche48]

Cette dame me fait penser aux Celtes---mes ancêtres!!! elle chante merveilleusement bien et j'aime ce charme discret de mes cousins !!!

[skoudanna]

niezła jest xD

[JanMarie1007]

Truly raw and emotively beautiful...

[buzzkut71]

this song is amazing. im not too much of a fan of her other songs, but this one hits. her lyrics kill it. much respect to her for making this song

[nblumer]

Think I'll take the entire day off tomorrow to listen to Alela Diane. Or two.

[SovietPoster]

WildLifePhotographers on Last.Fm.

[tarahumare]

beatiful,beautif,beautiful...

[MissEmmaxxx]

how is this style of music described? Thanks Em x

[nblumer]

@MissEmmaxxx

Folk. The storytelling, poetic lyrics, simple melodies but there is a fusion of other genres. In particular, notice the strong percussion role in this song. Nowadays they call this fusion "new folk" although I'd just call it folk

[nblumer]

@MissEmmaxxx

As close as you might get to Alela Diane would be Karen Dalton (back in the late 60s and early 70s).

[Runestomymemory1]

@MissEmmaxxx Well, I dont know for sure, but I found her under the genre Americana. It's like a blend of folk, old country, etc. Hope that helps!

[Xandrys1]

Just wow. Im speechless.

[ib7tka]

j'ladore..........on dirait le portrait dma soeur............exceptionnel Alela!!!

bonne continuation ds la musik

[13squidnie]

truly a beautiful artist

[andrewberkeley]

wow and wow

[Zeanu]

Friend of mine introduced me to this, I like her taste heh. Lovely song!

[pentasa]

her voice is resemble to cat power vocalist's. what a different way of using it. i like finding people with voices that are alike it reminds me where mind and creativity can take you. :)

[marianshmarian]

..... sounds like someone is trying unsuccessfully to be joanna newsom.

[frazier36]

@marianshmarian

Hah! How boring your life must be!! Putting everyone into boxes like that, turning everything into a comparison, weighing them on scales... I feel sorry for your ears, cos they will miss out on a lot of good music if you can't make it past your ideas of who owns which category of music. I absolutely love Joanna Newsom, and so do i love Alela, and I've not once felt compelled to weigh them against eachother. They're both awesome! And both unique, you silly goose!

[Zeanu]

@marianshmarian Oh boy did you just make a complete ass of yourself.

[doovoodootoo]

alela diane, peace be with you!

I hope that she would record an album with her father next time...her first recordings are still legendary in my opinion.

[runningforourlives]

i hope she tours somewhere near me soon... :)

[ThePhenomenal37]

new favorite song.

[VELVETHEART101]

such a sweet soft song to listen time after time whenever one feels like escaping from this mad world! and the video..simply great - speaks more than a thousand words!

[ib7tka]

on dirè vrmt ma soeur.......hallucinant!!!!

[Ho11yCullen]

I love her voice xD

[Cozbone43]

...Wow. *sets to repeat*

[Doriiexplorii]

amazing.

[Almuric7]

Wow, never gets old listening to this, just perfect.

[ib7tka]

j'adore!!!

[Ravenzeus]

une ame amercaine

[QueenieBee357]

god she sucks!!! please dont sing anymore!

[inayaw]

god, i love her!

[Danamagic]

just beautiful!!

[glawdys1000]

La chanson est juste magnifique!!et sa voix est belle envoutante!!

[ib7tka]

Aaaahhhh jsuis fan!!!

[ChaLovesJoss]

I love her, her music, her voice, her soul. And her cute face.

She is amazing !

[ib7tka]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh­hhhhh

je l'aime beaucoup;;;;;......ellle est comme moi.....très sensible et humaine...pour une fois que j'ai l'impression de voir une chanteuse comm moi........et elle joue très bien de la guitare....ah jladore....

[petitegitane]

La mélodie est envoutante, charmante et magnifique! Sa voix est telle que le crystal, pure et belle! Qu'elle continue sa merveilleuse carrière!

[deqcha84]

??? "ameridian" or "native american" would be more adapted don't you think?

[JackDylanBeaumont]

@deqcha84

Hardly. I wasn't stating a racist opinion. I was merely relating her to people I have seen in red indian films. You would'nt have said, saying black sheep was racist would you. Political correctment is a heap of shit.

[JackDylanBeaumont]

I really don't see why my previous comment has been thumbed down twice : (

[beebudly]

I think they were thinking you were making a racist comment, even though you probably weren't.

[JackDylanBeaumont]

Ignorance.

[deqcha84]

I guess that "amerindian" or "native american" might sound better...

[littledrockers]

such an amazing voice! And the lyrics to this song are great!

[dynasticmatt95]

I Totally agree with Diovisi. thisis hard to find. I love its character. i herd it once in Lowes and again 2 weeks later at Bob Eveans!! LOL

[diovisi]

by far the hardest song to find!!!! where i work they play this on the muzak network.. and can you imagine how hard it is to search for a song oh woooaaah oooh oooo... wow so happy after 2 days i found it!!!!!!!

[dayron25]

@diovisi LOL same thing happened to me, they play this at the supermarket where I work and it took me forever to find the song. I tried to remember what I thought were the words of the song, but always failed, until my boss told me that she had a program on her phone that gave you information on a song played by air. How did you find it??

[heartcrux]

her features are very native american.

what a beautiful woman, both musically and physically.

[TheTwistedTone]

I am so amazed by that voice, she can really take me into her story

[noclovishere1]

What a magnificent voice -- an absolute pleasure to experience such a beautiful instrument.

[bigtim19890]

she has a truely amazing voice! :)

[ThisTooShallPass314]

Just Saw her tonight with Marissa Nadler in Portland.

Beyond Words. She's incredible live. Better than it is on the albums, no joke.

Where on earth was this filmed?!

It's Gorgeous!!

What I want to know, is how / why she hasn't went on a tour with Mariee Sioux.

They'd be unstoppable.

[debbieniful]

I'm seeing her and Marissa this coming Tuesday in DC, very excited! I am new to her music but it is so incredible.

[housecry]

My God this song...I'm in tears...I don't know what else to say...it's beautiful.

[stripeysoul]

once you hear this song, its stuck in your head for days. Beautiful :-)

[savagenoble7]

mind blowing.

[UntitledArts]

Sublime ...

[monkeywrench890]

I love this song I saw her back in may in portugal it was an excellent concert.

p.s does anyone know where to find the wine/red coloured throw/ shawl Alela diane is wearing in this video?

[lessthan3lyse]

I'd try requesting it on Etsy. =)

[monkeywrench890]

will do thanks for replying.

[MusiicLover1993]

OMG! I saw her live in Cardiff last night and she was AMAZING! My friend and I got a picture with her and everything, hehe. This was definitely my favourite song that she sung the whole night. Beautiful <3

[arcticmonkeyzzz]

adorable and lovely voice, full of grace.

I wish my handwriting was like the one from the person who's writing the letter

[savagenoble7]

i know calligraphy is so beautiful.

[miistercrayon]

lovely.

[murmurant]

Alela Diane est un rocher dans la rivière froide d'une matinée d'hiver. Tout est limpide, un peu dur, mais harmonieux et apaisant.

[1988manue]

Merveilleuse chanteuse au talent inégalé... Une voie sublime et saine rare à entendre ...

[BurniO123]

i heard her on a dutch show 'vrije geluide' today en i loved her , her voice is so beautiful

[Mrsevi7]

The singer of the Fleet foxes together with Alele... That would be marvelous!!

[sufjan1970]

really beautiful!

[alexpdog]

Wow, I stumbled on this totally by accident, but it's surprisingly good!

[Almuric7]

I heard this song on BBC Radio 2 (couldn't make out what the name of the artist was though DJ was uninteligable lol) and got that wonderful feeling you only get maybe 10 times in your life from Music: a song that just stops your life for a few minutes. Thanks for posting Names Records.

[anfieldbhoy]

I know exactly what you mean. Alela is one of my favourites at the moment.

[mikmz]

yeah man definitely. i wanted him to sign my flume as well but i was too mouldy

[mikmz]

she has cut her hair now.

[mikmz]

ha ha yeah galway was excellent.

got a bit rambunctious at times though...

[BenMcKernan]

you find that bon iver could've played a few more songs?

[BenMcKernan]

Cant wait to see her in galway playing with bon iver!!

[greenhousejpb]

when? thought shes on tour through europe now until end of september.

[BenMcKernan]

\Yeah.. galway's in ireland. concert was great.. ya missed a hellova gig!!

[ecurbokareka]

I herd it on the radio

[tubermind]

Fantastic!!! LOVE her soul, the clarity & purity of the imagery, love her voice, & all else I can see -- wonderful...Thanks Friend, for turning me on to her...

[TheAbdou1963]

good voice, i wish you the best

[themmy100]

jadore vraiment sa voix super

[fabske1]

bird!

[alicexhearts]

So awesome !

[kitschyfox]

what a voice! this is incredible.

[MademoiselleCherrys]

J'adore !! Génial !

[Leeuw1962]

Best song 2009!

[mpaone]

I love Alela. I just had a dream about her last night, ha!

[captainavoin]

aux vieilles charues cet été le vendredi ^^

[movestotheground]

BEAUTIFULL!!:d

[starbud7]

merci a taratata de m'avoir fait découvrir cette musique, j'adore

[moriartyland47]

amazing song =)

[Thavmasios]

nice

[IconW]

I'm just stunned why the video got to be so crappy! The song is so beautiful that it deserves something more.

[Nyloia]

This song doesn't need anything more to be perfect :)

Pictures are pure and it's enough. Alela's so unique. Her face, her voice. Thanks Taratata for this wonderful treasure you made me discover.

[pinkmonkeysoup]

the most beautiful music

[videocookies]

nice native american outfit... so cheesy -_-

doesn't explain me listening to this song for hours on an end though.

[ceejay8888]

What a natural soothing voice, I stumbled on this, very unique!

Nature....she is a natural girl, nature is her home!

[JRRPPNKluvr]

i love this song so much. her voice is so beautiful and natural

[emmepa]

Beautiful song and beautiful voice!

[bynm]

this is gorgeous

[kidmuni]

Beautiful

[conniedudette]

oh wow. what a good find. she's gunna be at camp bestival ^_^ yay.

[GabiPBB]

łagodzi moje zmysły......

[griffstar100]

checl me out guys please subscribe more on the way

[deathmilefury]

nice...