Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
She may be a part of the noisy Sub Pop stable, but Lael Neale feels more intimate and dreamlike. In short, light years away from the original ambiance of the Seattle label... on her website, this crystal-clear-voiced goldsmith describes her passion for the old books of John Steinbeck, Ralph Waldo Emerson and the poems of Mary Oliver. Originally from Virginia, she went into exile, between 2009 and 2019, in Los Angeles, looking for a musical Eden for her rather folksy songs. “I felt the songs had been stripped of their vitality in the process of layering drums, bass, guitar, violin, and organ over them. They felt weighed down”. In 2015, she still managed to bring out the folk release I'll Be Your Man... When the pandemic broke out, LA was transformed, and a return to the family farm in the rural valley of Shenandoah became necessary. In Lael Neale's suitcase, an Omnichord borrowed from a friend. A rather weird instrument that offers an electronic counterpart to the autoharp and which provides her singing voice with an ideal accomplice. Above all, it's a toy that inspires her and has seen her write and compose like never before.
On Every Star Shivers in the Dark, Lael Neale takes in tunes from the Australian Julia Jacklin. Elsewhere, we think of a rural Lana Del Rey who might make a low-fi Stereolab... Acquainted With Night is full of strangeness of that kind. The young woman's poetry is frankly unique, juggling with everyday life, a certain sense of dark humour sometimes, romanticism too, and an endearing melancholy. She has stolen a few gothic values from Steinbeck, which she has worked into miniatures. All this is fascinating and her city/country dilemma smoulders (she sings of this turmoil on Every Star Shivers in the Dark), as she sets it to music most tastefully. A real revelation. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From €13,50/month
Guy Blakeslee, Producer - Lael Neale, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
© 2021 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2021 Sub Pop Records
Guy Blakeslee, Producer - Lael Neale, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
© 2021 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2020 Sub Pop Records
Guy Blakeslee, Producer - Lael Neale, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
© 2021 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2021 Sub Pop Records
Guy Blakeslee, Producer - Lael Neale, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
© 2021 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2021 Sub Pop Records
Guy Blakeslee, Producer - Lael Neale, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
© 2021 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2021 Sub Pop Records
Guy Blakeslee, Producer - Lael Neale, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
© 2021 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2020 Sub Pop Records
Guy Blakeslee, Producer - Lael Neale, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
© 2021 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2021 Sub Pop Records
Guy Blakeslee, Producer - Lael Neale, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
© 2021 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2021 Sub Pop Records
Guy Blakeslee, Producer - Lael Neale, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
© 2021 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2021 Sub Pop Records
Guy Blakeslee, Producer - Lael Neale, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
© 2021 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2021 Sub Pop Records
Album review
She may be a part of the noisy Sub Pop stable, but Lael Neale feels more intimate and dreamlike. In short, light years away from the original ambiance of the Seattle label... on her website, this crystal-clear-voiced goldsmith describes her passion for the old books of John Steinbeck, Ralph Waldo Emerson and the poems of Mary Oliver. Originally from Virginia, she went into exile, between 2009 and 2019, in Los Angeles, looking for a musical Eden for her rather folksy songs. “I felt the songs had been stripped of their vitality in the process of layering drums, bass, guitar, violin, and organ over them. They felt weighed down”. In 2015, she still managed to bring out the folk release I'll Be Your Man... When the pandemic broke out, LA was transformed, and a return to the family farm in the rural valley of Shenandoah became necessary. In Lael Neale's suitcase, an Omnichord borrowed from a friend. A rather weird instrument that offers an electronic counterpart to the autoharp and which provides her singing voice with an ideal accomplice. Above all, it's a toy that inspires her and has seen her write and compose like never before.
On Every Star Shivers in the Dark, Lael Neale takes in tunes from the Australian Julia Jacklin. Elsewhere, we think of a rural Lana Del Rey who might make a low-fi Stereolab... Acquainted With Night is full of strangeness of that kind. The young woman's poetry is frankly unique, juggling with everyday life, a certain sense of dark humour sometimes, romanticism too, and an endearing melancholy. She has stolen a few gothic values from Steinbeck, which she has worked into miniatures. All this is fascinating and her city/country dilemma smoulders (she sings of this turmoil on Every Star Shivers in the Dark), as she sets it to music most tastefully. A real revelation. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:28
- Main artists: Lael Neale
- Composer: Lael Neale
- Label: Sub Pop Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2021 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2021 Sub Pop Records
Improve album informationWhy buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.