Биография

Alaina Stacey grew up with three brothers in a musical family in Chicago. She wrote her first “song” about her best friend at the age of three, and from that moment on, the toddler was hooked. In her formative years, Alaina drew from a host of musical influences, crushes and emotional rescues. She discovered country music on a rafting trip with her dad when she was 10. The impact of these influences is reflected in the emotional imprint they convey. When she was just 16, Christian Century magazine stated that Alaina sounded like the long-lost little sister of Emmylou Harris, with high lonesome ‘woos’ that conveyed “a whirlwind full of autumn shivers.” At 18, the Chicago Sun-Times wrote: “I was impressed by her lush voice, her captivating melodies and lyrics, and her wholly easeful stage presence.” After high school, Alaina headed to Nashville. One year after co-founding the Americana group Maybe April, Alaina appeared onstage with the group alongside Bonnie Raitt and Kris Kristofferson in LA during GRAMMY week. They opened for Brandy Clark and Sarah Jarosz, performed at Pilgrimage Music Festival, Merlefest, SXSW, and CMA Fest, and had a viral Audiotree video. The group released an EP and record, which was produced by Alaina’s brother Julian. The band won “Americana Group of the Year'' two years in a row at the ACMAs. In her first release, this whimsical young woman offers a peek into the old soul within her, where heartbreak, worldliness and a romantic spirit reside.