'The Rifle' by Alela Diane

I'm pleased to report that 'The Rifle' by Alela Diane is this week's free single of the week on iTunes so go and download it. It's a track from her album, 'The Pirate's Gospel' which is now available to download with the bonus tracks previously only available on the UK CD plus an entirely new song, 'Pink Roses'.

'The Rifle' is a strange song about a dream or nightmare but beyond that I don't much care what it's about - it's a sonic poem with rich words and hypnotic finger-picking guitar. Who is coming from the woods and who wears the brown shoes?

I saw Alela play live last summer at The Luminaire and thoroughy enjoyed the evening. You can hear more of Alela's songs on her MySpace site. Go on, help yourself to a free download from iTunes and hear the marvellous Alela whenever you want. Then download the album - you know it makes sense.