Lael Neale - Acquainted With NightIt is the simple thing that is so hard to do. This is the paradox that musician Lael Neale has lived within throughout her development as an artist. It is the reason she became enthralled with poetry. Poems are a distillation. Lael says, this challenge to winnow away what is unessential is the most maddening and, ultimately, rewarding part of writing a song. Laels new album Acquainted With Night is a testament to this poetic devotion. Stripped of any

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and their first to be released on Casablanca Records

It was the band's first collaboration with producer Rob Cavallo and its major record label debut