About Farewell

Nevada City native Alela Diane has come a long way since hand-packing copies of her 2006 ghostly folk debut The Pirate's Gospel. Her knack for stringing together stirring melody and heavy subjects has evolved considerably, but she's also suffered setbacks. In the short amount of time that's passed since 2011's Alela Diane & the Wild Divine, which found her husband backing her, she has become a divorcée — the experience of which strongly colours her forthcoming fourth album, About Farewell.

The new set takes a decidedly minimal tack, though a few collaborators lend a hand: Efterklang and Sharon Van Etten pianist Heather Broderik, string man Holcombe Waller, and drummer Neal Morgan, who's played with Diane's high school pal Joanna Newsom & Bill Callahan.