Alela Diane Cusp

Alela Diane releasing 'Cusp,' shared two videos, touring

Alela Diane Cusp

The excellent folk singer Alela Diane will follow 2015’s collaborative album with Ryan Francesconi, Cold Moon, with Cusp next week (2/9) via AllPoints (pre-order). Alela wrote the album in a cabin in the woods (true story), and it’s her first album since becoming a mother. “I hope that by exploring motherhood in song, I can help demand respect for the life givers we are. Talking and singing about the experience of motherhood is not something I can shy away from. It is the essence of who we are as human beings. This album is my version of women’s work,” Alela said.

Ahead of the album’s release, she released Michael Palmieri-directed videos for “Émigré” and “Ether & Wood,” both of which are very beautiful, somber folk songs and well worth your time. Watch both below.

Alela has a Europe/UK tour with Olivia Chaney (who released a collaborative album with The Decemberists as Offa Rex last year) coming up, followed by US shows in San Francisco, her hometown of Portland, and Brooklyn.

The Brooklyn show happens May 26 at National Sawdust. Tickets are on sale now. All dates are listed below.

Alela Diane — 2018 Tour Dates
APR 12 THU Union Chapel London, United Kingdom
APR 13 FRI Vooruit Ghent, Belgium
APR 14 SAT Doornroosje Nijmegen, Netherlands
APR 16 MON Hauskonzerte München, Germany
APR 17 TUE Brotfabrik Frankfurt, Germany
APR 18 WED Heimathafen Berlin, Germany
APR 19 THU Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Germany
APR 20 FRI Diverse Locaties Rotterdam, Netherlands
APR 21 SAT Motel Mozaique Rotterdam, Netherlands
APR 22 SUN Zonnehuis Amsterdam, Netherlands Sold Out RSVP
APR 24 TUE Theatre de L’ideal Tourcoing, France
APR 25 WED Stereolux Nantes, France
APR 26 THU La Cigale Paris, France
APR 28 SAT Le Petit Bulletin Festival Lyon, France
MAY 10 THU The Chapel San Francisco, CA
MAY 19 SAT The Old Church Portland, OR
MAY 26 SAT National Sawdust Brooklyn, NY