{"product_id":"aliso","title":"Aliso","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAliso\u003c\/i\u003e is the debut album from Malena Zavala. Containing the acclaimed 2017 singles \u003ci\u003eShould I Try\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIf It Goes\u003c\/i\u003e plus new single \u003ci\u003eCould You Stay, Aliso\u003c\/i\u003e was entirely written, played and produced by Zavala. Its ten tracks owe a debt to Beach House, Brian Eno, Tame Impala, Cuban folk musician Silvio Rodriguez and an addictive Argentinean tea called Yerba Mate that fuelled its recording. When Zavala sings, time seems to stand still. Her haunting voice is hypnotic, her sensual songs are as much about capturing emotions as they are about telling tales. Born in northern Argentina, Malena was brought up in Britain from the age of three thanks to her family’s Italian passports and an Argentinean economy in crisis. For \u003ci\u003eAliso\u003c\/i\u003e she drew inspiration from the women in her family; from the strong Latino character of her Mother honoured in \u003ci\u003eIf It Goes\u003c\/i\u003e, to her maverick Grandmother who in particular encouraged her free-thinking approach.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe beauty of \u003ci\u003eAliso\u003c\/i\u003e - and the reason it sounds like no other album - is because its songs were recorded as they were written, with no boundaries, no set destination, and no rules in place to break. \u003ci\u003eCould You Stay\u003c\/i\u003e is a perfect distillation of this approach. Vocally and sonically it’s pitched between Kevin Parker and Victoria Legrand, but in its bluesy guitar playing and Latin style drums we hear an artist who’s already carved a niche for herself. It’s a song about falling in love with a friend and not telling them, Zavala’s voice capturing the bittersweet sensation like a film camera captures light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - Comes with 2 double sided square posters in it with the lyrics printed on the inside of the Gatefold sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yucatan Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50497862271307,"sku":"1031357","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50497862828363,"sku":"1031358","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/340478d5-2af5-48cf-b810-c72aaceb8b95_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727734145","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/aliso","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}