New Albums Arriving in 2009

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

Pitchfork has ponied up its Guide to Upcoming Releases: Winter 2009. A comprehensive list of new albums coming up through May. As they say, release schedules are somewhat malleable these days because of digital pre-releases etc.
“Compiling such a list isn’t easy in this day and age, with different release dates for digital and physical versions [...]

Pampelmoose New Music Hour on Portland’s 94.7FM 12-18-08

Friday, December 19th, 2008

Alela Diane
This is the Pampelmoose edition of the New Music Hour on Portland’s 94.7FM. I’m almost upon the final show of the year and it’s time to reflect back over the few months I’ve been able to be on air playing the best of the bunch from my inbox - music sent in by publicists, [...]

Alela Diane Signs To Rough Trade

Friday, November 14th, 2008

The Moose’s favorite modern folk singer, Alela Diane, has signed to Rough Trade for the USA, Canada and Japan.
“Rough Trade Records is pleased to announce the forthcoming release from Alela Diane. Her new album, To Be Still, will be in-stores on February 17, 2009. Here’s the story:
Geoff Travis, founder of Rough Trade Records, says “Alela [...]

free digital sampler from fargo records

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

I got a message last week from Fargo Records asking me to post up a link to their recent sampler. Fargo is a Paris-based label operating in Europe, and is home to artists such as Andrew Bird, Shearwater, Emily Loizeau and more. The sampler features Alela Diane, Dawn Landes, Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter, [...]