Joni Mitchell, Ella Fitzgerald, Jonatha Brooke, Mary Oliver, JD Salinger, James Baldwin, the Beatles, Carole King and on and on and on...
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"This lady doesn't seem to sing anything badly. Foreword is one of those albums that is classified as a folk style but isn't afraid to move beyond the standard definition and stretch out a little. Artists grow this way, and I think we have seen one that will pop up again and surprise us all. I'm impressed."
--Catherine Tully, Indie-Music.com
"If this is the Foreword, I cant wait for the denouement and the blissful Afterword. Elanas voice is as sweet as pops finest crooners and the mastering job of Steve Kadison (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Macy Gray, Carole King) really brings her vocals out and thrusts it into the spotlight. Elana's rearing on classical, free-form jazz, and folk are blended perfectly on an album that Norah Jones wishes she debuted with.
--J-Sin, Smother.net
"Great melody, great lyrics, she has a knack for knowing what words click together. I wish everyone could hear this one. I can't wait to hear more from this talented woman."
-- Amy Lotsberg, Collected Sounds: A Guide to Women in Music
Multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter Elana Arian has done it again. After three years of extensive touring to promote her debut release FOREWORD, Elana returned to the studio…with a vengeance. She brought with her an impressive cast of musical collaborators: producer Tim Bright (Lisa Loeb, Toshi Reagon), drummer Dan Rieser (Norah Jones), keyboardist John Deley (Dido, the Weepies), and bassist Joe Quigley (Lisa Loeb). The result is HOW TO STAND IN THE RAIN – a stunning new chapter in her burgeoning career as a performing and recording artist. Elana was raised on equal parts Mozart, Mingus, and Mitchell – influences that guided her to study conducting and violin, jazz guitar, and songwriting in college. On HOW TO STAND IN THE RAIN (due to be released at the end of March), Elana seamlessly blends the discipline of classical, the freedom of jazz, and the candor of folk music into her own unique style as a singer/songwriter. Elana continues to pack houses at legendary music clubs up and down the East Coast, including the Living Room (NYC), the Knitting Factory (NYC), the Bitter End (NYC), the World Café Live (Philadelphia), the Tin Angel (Philadelphia, PA), Club Passim (Cambridge, MA), and the Iron Horse (Northampton, MA). Elana has opened for Catie Curtis, Erin McKeown, Girlyman, David Wilcox, and Edie Carey. HOW TO STAND IN THE RAIN will be in wide distribution by Fontana/Universal Music beginning in May.
Points of interest:
--HOW TO STAND IN THE RAIN was mastered by Scott Hull, the master-mind behind releases by Ani DiFranco, Bob Dylan, the Indigo Girls, Martin Sexton, John Mayer, Nelly Furtado, & Edie Brickel
--In addition to having composed all of the songs on HOW TO STAND IN THE RAIN, Elana also wrote all of the string arrangements and plays an impressive range of instruments on the record: including guitars, violin, tenor banjo, viola mandolin, celeste, & glockenspiel
--Drummer Dan Rieser (of Norah Jones’ Grammy Award Winning COME AWAY WITH ME) plays on HOW TO STAND IN THE RAIN
--John Deley took time away from touring internationally with Dido to play piano, wurlitzer, and c-2 organ on HOW TO STAND IN THE RAIN
Hey Elana I've just uploaded some new songs on my myspace...
What do you suggest in terms of production? This is work in progress...it's mostly live with us all playing together and we need to fanny around with it a bit... we would value your expert opinion... before we get around to finishing them...
Hi, I wanted to thank you for helping me reach the final stage of the ZigZag live competition. Thanks to your support, the CMJ slot looks closer then ever.
To win, I need your vote one last time. Please check my profile and see the flyer, it has all the instructions + the link for voting. You can also click here to get directly to the link.
Hey Elana! I saw you're on the Campfire schedule! I wish I could be in town on Sunday to check out your set! It's been awhile. I'll be there on Monday if you're still around. It'd be great to see you. Hope all is well. Liz :)
Elana, it was such a pleasure meeting and having you play in Indy last night. You are an amazing songwriter/singer/violinist ! WOW ! Hit me up when you are ready to come back !
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