Alina Simone Discography of CDs

Alina Simone discography Ukraine-born, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Alina Simone delivers another poetic exploration of love and landscape on her third album, Make Your Own Danger. Once again, Simone is abetted by producer Steve Revitte, who constructs spare rock arrangements for her, with the instruments carefully isolated so that the drums and guitars are clear and separate, and other instruments, such as the celli of Greg Heffernan and Jenny Petrow, also have space to be heard. Simone is somewhat encased in the music, wailing her lyrics of urban alienation in a manner that can recall Björk or Patti Smith. "I want to feel love," she sings in the leadoff track, "Beautiful Machine," "Get caught in the echo chamber/I want to get crushed/In the beautiful machine." The words are full of such juxtapositions of feeling and regimentation, and Simone is particularly attracted to imagery that is hard and cold, as if all the songs had been written in the dead of winter. Even though he was a writer about the wilderness, Jack London makes an appropriate reference in "In the House of Baba Yaga," since he often set his stories in cold climates. Simone closes her examination of dichotomies with "Apocalyptic Lullaby," again a contrast between things soothing and threatening, making for an eerie, off-kilter collection of music that is nevertheless often compelling. ~ William Ruhlmann Illustrator: Vladimir Zimakov.

Alina Simone songs The Ukraine-born singer/songwriter Alina Simone plays churning, chiming industrial folk sung in a wavering, vulnerable, but melodious voice that evokes Tom Waits, Cat Power, and other purveyors of folk exotica. Her songs are tinged with regret, sadness, and a bit of reluctant, lip-biting defiance that flashes at opportune moments, and even with the rough and rusty surfaces, there is a gleaming beauty in the chassis of each track. Recording information: Apartment In Brooklyn, NY. Unknown Contributor Role: Alina Simone. Personnel: Alina Simone (vocals, guitar); Jonathan Petrow (violin); Gerhardt Fuchs (drums, cymbals); Steve Revitte (programming). Audio Mixer: Steve Revitte.

Alina Simone CD discography Brooklyn's Alina Simone was born in the Ukraine, and there is a haunting stateless/timeless quality in her moody folk that recalls Tom Waits and the false nostalgia of Beirut. This 2005 EP was a promising debut, and her 2007 full-length follow-up demonstrates real growth. Prettier in the Dark is Alina Simone's first release. Recorded by Steve Revitte(JSBX, The Liars)in his Brooklyn apartment in February 04, Prettier in the Dark is six songs that are full on raw, intimate and bare. Alina's emotions are openly displayed through her solemn,insightful lyrics, spare guitar and ethereal voice- balanced by the restrained, yet aggressive, instrumental support from her former bandmates ...

Alina Simone albums On her third record, EVERYONE IS CRYING OUT TO ME, BEWARE, Ukraine-born Brooklyn-ite Alina Simone finds haunting (and obscure) inspiration in Russian punk-folk-poet-suicide Yanka Dyagileva. In her brief life (she died in 1991), Dyagileva recorded 29 songs, mostly traded among fans, and earned well-deserved comparisons to Patti Smith. Simone's interpretations of Dyagileva's compositions quaver with wailing emotion and bear the mark of a songwriter crying out to her fallen muse. It's a left turn for the young talent, but a rapturous diversion. Recording information: Metrosonic Studio, Brooklyn, NY (05/29/2007/05/30/2007). Personnel: Alina Simone (vocals, acoustic guitar); Greg Heffernan (cello); Alan Bezozi (percussion). Audio Mixer: Steve Revitte.

Alina Simone CD discography Track Listing of songs: Snowfall And Starlight; Country Cookie #3;