ALAE

Comprised of multi-instrumentalists Alex Farrell-Davey and Allister Meffan, drummer Jayden Lee and bassist Marika Hodgson, emerging New Zealand band Alae are poised to take their sophisticated brand of soulful pop to the world.

The trajectory has been swift. After two years of writing and recording as a duo, Alae sign posted their early musical journey with a collection of singles, culminating with the release of their self-titled, 6 track EP in 2016. Here the spark of success was officially ignited, with a nomination for Best Independent Release for the Taite Music Prize highlighting the EP release.

Riding a crest of creativity and inspired by the growth of the band and their evolution of sound, Alae took to the studio to write and record their full-length debut album Henry St which released in October 2018.

Henry St hit #1 on both the iTunes alternative and IMNZ charts, with support from Rolling Stone, MTV AUNZ, Billboard.com and significant Spotify and Apple Music playlist support across New Zealand, Australia and the USA - gathering over 4 million streams in the process. Radio quickly followed suit, with singles Too Strung Up, All Gived Up and Stone Cold finding commercial success in New Zealand and Australia, with adds to over 40 college radio station playlists across the USA.

The band have made their mark on the stage, and it’s here where you feel the full weight of Alae’s musical prowess. Sets at Rhythm & Vines, and sold-out supports for Angus and Julia Stone, Lake Street Dive, John Butler Trio and Callum Scott have been highlights of their performances to date, alongside their own slot at the acclaimed Homegrown Festival in 2019 and headlining tours across Australia and New Zealand.

Thanks to a songwriting pairing between Alex Farrell-Davey and acclaimed producer Justin Grey during the APRA AMOCS Songhubs initiative in March, Alae have forged a new relationship with US label Anti-Gravity records, and a deal with Warner Music Canada. Their latest EP was recorded over two weeks in May, in Los Angeles with Justin whose previous credits include John Legend, Avril Lavigne and Amy Winehouse to name but a few.

Alae’s impending EP release heralds a fresh new sound for the band with first single slated for release in October 2019, with the EP to follow in Summer 2020. Having been announced on the prestigious Going Global 2019 line up, an international breakthrough is on the horizon for the group.

VIDEOS

DISCOGRAPHY

Henry St - 2018
Stone Cold - 2018
Too Strung Up (Acoustic) - 2017
Too Strung Up - 2017
From 1 to 3 - 2017
Things Change - 2017
alae - 2016
All Gived Up - 2016

PRESS

NZ Music, August 2019
The Scoop - August 2019
Under the Radar - March 2019
stuff.co.nz - November 2018
nzmusic.org - September 2018
nzmusic.org - October 2018
Atwood Magazine - October 2018
Atwood magazine - April 2018
chillfltr.com - April 2018
Billboard.com - April 2018
nzmusic.org - November 2017
themusic.com.au - August - 2017

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