If you’re looking at the word Alyeska and thinking that sounds like Alaska, you’re not far wrong for it is the archaic spelling of that big cold state near Russia. Alyeska is also the name that singer sonwriter and Montana native Alaska Reid chose for the band she formed after relocating her life to the bustling climes of Los Angeles.
The quartet make retro-leaning, guitar-powered alternative rock fronted by one of the most unique and powerful female voices out there today.
Just this year, Alyeska finished their debut LP with producer John Agnello at The Magic Shop in NYC, whose credits include Dinosaur Jr, Kurt Vile, Sonic Youth and Phosphorescent– all artists that inspired the band.
This week Alyeska, a three-piece with Alasaka augmented by Ben Spear and Enzo Scardapane, have shared their new single, Lose My Place. From an intro of rolling toms and mathsy guitars, Alaska’s vocal arrives, it’s a little jazzy, but also raw, easy and anxious, somewhere between Margaret Glaspy and Torres. The track ebbs and flows, from noisy and complex, to sweet poppy choruses and an immense outro that could be Rilo Kiley or Field Mouse. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming John Agnello produced album, which doesn’t have a release date or a title as yet, but we’re already marking down as one of 2017’s most anticipated releases.
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