Briana Marela Announces Jagjaguwar Debut

Today, Briana Marela has announced her debut album All Around Us for Jagjaguwar. The 25-year-old Washington native draws inspiration from the people around her. Listen to the first single from the album, “Surrender” below.

Marela began writing music on an acoustic guitar in early high school, never imagining she’d make music using computers someday. It wasn’t until Briana left Seattle that she turned her efforts toward music technology, audio production and composition. Learning about the manipulation of melody, vocals and sound is what ultimately drove her and influenced her pop compositions.

All Around Us was produced and recorded by Sigur Rós producer Alex Somers in Reykjavic and featuring strings by Amiina.

Briana Marela’s All Around Us is out August 21st. Briana will play her first New York club shows next month – Monday, June 1st at Baby’s All Right and Tuesday, June 2nd at Achilles Heel. She’ll tour North America supporting Jenny Hval this summer.

All Around Us Tracklisting:
1. Follow It
2. Take Care Of Me
3. Friend Tonight
4. Dani
5. Surrender
6. I Don’t Belong To You
7. Everything Is New
8. All Around Us
9. Further

Briana Marela Tour Dates:
Fri. May 29 – Seattle, WA @ Kremwerk
Mon. June 1 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right # – 10pm
Tue. June 2 – Brooklyn, NY @ Achilles Heel – 7pm
Thu. Aug. 20 – Sun. Aug. 23 – Brecon Beacons, UK @ Green Man Festival
Tue. Aug. 25 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel *
Thu. Aug. 27 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios *
Fri. Aug. 28 – Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt *
Sat. Aug. 29 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza *
Tue. Sep. 1 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry *
Wed. Sep. 2 – Iowa City, IA @ The Mill *
Thu. Sep. 3 – Chicago, IL @ Constellation *
Fri. Sep. 4 – Toronto, ON @ Drake *
Sat. Sep. 5 – Montreal, QC @ Bar le Ritz *
Sun. Sep. 6 – Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade *
Tue. Sep. 8 – Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle *
Wed. Sep. 9 – Washington, DC @ DC9 *
Fri. Sep. 11 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter *
Mon. Sep. 14 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl *
Wed. Sep. 16 – Austin, TX @ Holy Mountain *
Thu. Sep. 17 – Dallas, TX @ Three Links *
Sat. Sep. 19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar *
Sun. Sep. 20 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy *