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Alina Simone was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine and came to the United State as the daughter of political refugees after her father refused recruitment by the KGB and was blacklisted for ‘refusal to cooperate.’ Raised in the suburbs of Massachusetts, Alina moved to Austin, Texas after graduating from art school in Boston. It was there that she first started singing in public, in the doorway of an abandoned bar on Sixth Street.
Simone quickly became known for her sparse instrumentation and raw and powerful delivery. After the release of her first EP, ‘Prettier in the Dark’ (2005), and her debut album, ‘Placelessness’ (2007, 54º 40’ or Fight!), Simone earned both national airplay and critical acclaim.
Simone’s 2008 release, ‘Everyone is Crying Out to Me, Beware,’ covered the music of Russian cult icon, Yanka Dyagileva, a Siberian punk-folk singer who drowned under mysterious circumstances in 1991. Simone was first introduced to Yanka’s music in 2001, when a couple of Russian street performers she met hanging out in Brighton Beach made her a mix tape. Her interest in Yanka dovetailed with a growing obsession with Siberia, where she has spent an extensive part of each year living and working since 2001. Sung entirely in Russian, ‘Everyone is Crying Out to Me, Beware’ both echoes the samizdat quality of Yanka’s recordings and subverts it with lush arrangements and intricately textured layers of trumpet, cello and guitars.
Simone’s 2008 release, ‘Everyone is Crying Out to Me, Beware,’ covered the music of Russian cult icon, Yanka Dyagileva, a Siberian punk-folk singer who drowned under mysterious circumstances in 1991. Simone was first introduced to Yanka’s music in 2001, when a couple of Russian street performers she met hanging out in Brighton Beach made her a mix tape. Her interest in Yanka dovetailed with a growing obsession with Siberia, where she has spent an extensive part of each year living and working since 2001. Sung entirely in Russian, ‘Everyone is Crying Out to Me, Beware’ both echoes the samizdat quality of Yanka’s recordings and subverts it with lush arrangements and intricately textured layers of trumpet, cello and guitars.
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Prettier In the Dark EP
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1amity wrote:
copycat power. but not bad
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dissgirl wrote:
placelesness is like moon pix to me. maybe even dearer.
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Pretty-Life wrote:
New Album "Make Your Own Danger" is nice.
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tatometr wrote:
очень хорошо.
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busraya wrote:
♥
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outroversion wrote:
she's great (: that secretsisqo guy is everywhere..
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serafiiiine wrote:
<3
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Bayou16 wrote:
love her music
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peejon wrote:
Galun, согласен! Исполнены очень здорово! Не ожидал!
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UncensoredRocks wrote:
Alina says not to give up hope on finding The One...douchebags and someone that's just ok aren't worth your time! For more great advice on love and some great stories and insight check out Alina Simone's new video interview! http://uncensoredinterview.com/artists/392-Alina-Simone
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Tharik wrote:
It's awesome and sounds so much like Scout Niblett!
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jah_zoldat wrote:
well, if you like the album of covers... it is a reason to listen to originals. http://www.lastfm.ru/music/%D0%AF%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B0+%D0%94%D1%8F%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B0
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solnushkoromale wrote:
♥ ♫
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MB79 wrote:
check daytrotter.com for 4 free songs from alina's daytrotter session!
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baldenkov wrote:
+1. Covers are awesome. But Yanka is (was...) better.
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Comrade_Nobody wrote:
Hi! I am from Russia. Thank you for album with Yanka covers. It`s amazing!) I feel that you sing these songs very sincerely, combining American and Russian tradition of folk.
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imnotthere wrote:
alina, i fell in love with you today
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ceptor wrote:
Placelessness is my current favorite album
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joyjo wrote:
I just recently discovered her music and I gotta say that Placenessness is a fantastic record. Definitely looking forward to seeing her in concert :]
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MB79 wrote:
alina is a rock goddess!
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