Alela Diane

One evening at Clay Street Studio, she met drummer Danny Austin-Manning, who introduced her to co-producer Sam Weber (who has worked with Madison Cunningham, Anna Tivel, and others).

Together with Sebastian Owens on bass, they recorded fifteen songs in less than five days—live. Anna Tivel contributed backing vocals and violin, and Peter Lalish of Lucius added guitar parts. Additional contributions came from Pacific Northwest musicians Kati Claborn and Luke Ydstie of Blind Pilot, as well as AC Sapphire.

Alela’s vision of unbridled, collaborative music ushered in a new creative phase for her. The result is an 11-song album that shifts between gentle, raw, and cinematic, carried by Alela’s melodious, moving voice. Her lyrics reveal a particular strength—the ability to confront pain without getting lost in it.

She has developed this quality over the course of an entire songwriting career, during which her multifaceted body of work has been celebrated.

With *Who’s Keeping Time?*, Alela Diane transforms grief into community and reaffirms her place as a vibrant, influential force in contemporary folk—rooted in intimacy, presence, and the enduring power of the song.