happy birthday to this heavenly creature, who even after nearly 15 years of friendship remains laughingly patient when I accidentally get the date wrong… every year. I may be bad at calendar admin but I am excellent at picking friends, and you, @joy__williams are the kind of friend I will be grateful for till the end of my days. Glorious woman- strong, kind, gentle but fiercely loyal, hilarious, goofy, wildly talented and beyond beautiful inside and out, the world is far better for having you in it. I love you so much it’s stupid. If I had a saxophone I would play you a love song like Kenny G would only dream of. Would probably sound like a dying walrus but I know you’d love it. Can’t handle being apart through all these big days. Miss you like hell. Everyone go listen to her radio show, binge her music and blast some brass in her honor 🎺🎷I love you from the bottom of my heart xxx
happy birthday to this heavenly creature, who even after nearly 15 years of friendship remains laughingly patient when I accidentally get the date wrong… every year. I may be bad at calendar admin but I am excellent at picking friends, and you, @joy__williams are the kind of friend I will be grateful for till the end of my days. Glorious woman- strong, kind, gentle but fiercely loyal, hilarious, goofy, wildly talented and beyond beautiful inside and out, the world is far better for having you in it. I love you so much it’s stupid. If I had a saxophone I would play you a love song like Kenny G would only dream of. Would probably sound like a dying walrus but I know you’d love it. Can’t handle being apart through all these big days. Miss you like hell. Everyone go listen to her radio show, binge her music and blast some brass in her honor 🎺🎷I love you from the bottom of my heart xxx
happy birthday to this heavenly creature, who even after nearly 15 years of friendship remains laughingly patient when I accidentally get the date wrong… every year. I may be bad at calendar admin but I am excellent at picking friends, and you, @joy__williams are the kind of friend I will be grateful for till the end of my days. Glorious woman- strong, kind, gentle but fiercely loyal, hilarious, goofy, wildly talented and beyond beautiful inside and out, the world is far better for having you in it. I love you so much it’s stupid. If I had a saxophone I would play you a love song like Kenny G would only dream of. Would probably sound like a dying walrus but I know you’d love it. Can’t handle being apart through all these big days. Miss you like hell. Everyone go listen to her radio show, binge her music and blast some brass in her honor 🎺🎷I love you from the bottom of my heart xxx
happy birthday to this heavenly creature, who even after nearly 15 years of friendship remains laughingly patient when I accidentally get the date wrong… every year. I may be bad at calendar admin but I am excellent at picking friends, and you, @joy__williams are the kind of friend I will be grateful for till the end of my days. Glorious woman- strong, kind, gentle but fiercely loyal, hilarious, goofy, wildly talented and beyond beautiful inside and out, the world is far better for having you in it. I love you so much it’s stupid. If I had a saxophone I would play you a love song like Kenny G would only dream of. Would probably sound like a dying walrus but I know you’d love it. Can’t handle being apart through all these big days. Miss you like hell. Everyone go listen to her radio show, binge her music and blast some brass in her honor 🎺🎷I love you from the bottom of my heart xxx
little clippets from the beautiful album release night at @roughtradeeast – thank you for these @misskooky x
little clippets from the beautiful album release night at @roughtradeeast – thank you for these @misskooky x
Singer and actress @alisonsudol before @paulandjoeparis at #lfw. This was taken at the back of the @langham_london hotel. When you arrive at a venue guests can turn up at any juncture, so you pick your spot and wait. Alison was sweet (i am also a huge @fantasticbeastsmovie fan) but I loved the colour and shape of her dress, and well, just look at those black platforms!
up with a jet lagged toddler in the midst of a wailing Californian storm (note the time, that’s a.m. and we’ve already been up a whiiiile 🫠) and taking a moment while she is preoccupied with trying to drag a yoga mat out of tight corner to listen to these stormy weather songs. It’s incredible what being included on a playlist can do for an indie artist, so thank you @spotify for having wasteland on your winter acoustic playlist #newmusic #indiemusic #winteracoustic #spotify #spotifyplaylist #singersongwriter #femalesingersongwriter #femalesinger
Wales – 📷by @mrscardiff ♥️
STILL COME THE NIGHT FRIDAYYY #STILLCOMETHENIGHT #NEWMUSIC #ALISONSUDOL #INDIEMUSIC #femalesinger #femalesingersongwriter
hi my dears- a belated merry christmas to you all! I’ve been struck down with a wretched winter cold and am shuffling around squinting and coughing until i gag, so I’m sorry I’ve been quiet. I was going to post a photo to say hi but each selfie attempt was more dire than the last and I gave up. Anyways, I woke up to this this morning and it very nearly made me feel better, which is saying something… As the review says, the world of indie music is incredibly full and it’s hard not to feel lost at sea in it sometimes… I am so proud of this album and it makes my heart so full to know it’s been heard and connected with. I want to say a deep and heartfelt thanks to everyone who has spent time with it this year. Your messages and support are precious.
We have some very beautiful things to share with you in the new year ♥️ sending you holiday love and kisses from a safe distance xxx
@madeleinethompsoncashmere makes the most beautiful cashmere pieces. these are like being hugged round the legs by a benevolent sheep who is part cloud part angel. but better. thank you for my wonderful gifts maddy xx
Signing signing✨Still Come The Night is finally out next week! I’ve been signing a bunch of LPs which you can still pre-order at the link in bio, can’t wait to share the music with you ❤️
just heard i’m in Kartel’s Top 50 of 2022 playlist ♥️♥️♥️ what a year it’s been… it has been so powerful being able to share “still come the night” with you. your support has been deep and beautiful and means the world to me. wishing you a restful and gentle holiday season and a joyous new year! much more goodness to come in 2023. love from my family to yours xxx
I’m not a painter by any stretch but sometimes i just need to make something with my hands when my mind is too busy #stillcomethenight is out Friday
just over two years ago, @chrishyson and @alexhainesmusic horsing around at giant wafer studio making #stillcomethenight out FRIDAY #newmusic #indiemusic #alisonsudol #alisonsudolmusic #femalesingersongwriter
part ii / Zurich
allotment / Zurich
One of the most galling things about a bully in power is that it seems like they will always win. They are pathologically driven to win; they will go to lengths no normal human being with a conscience will go to to win because they don’t have one. I mean, maybe somewhere they might, deep down, know what they’re doing is wrong, but they certainly don’t listen. Slippery, conniving, clever as a virus, they are programmed to survive and dominate. And they do it over and over and over again. And so often, no one and nothing can stop them. They are the aliens in the movie where the army shoots them full of holes and then they eat the guns (and the people wielding them). I understand the despair that comes from being caught in the web of someone like this. Until I heard the accounts of the women assaulted by, Harvey Weinstein, I didn’t understand that what I had encountered (by a different man) was sexual abuse. The initial wave of this story coming out sent shock waves through my system, and the story I had been telling myself was thrown into complete disarray. I had to pick up the pieces and try and figure out who was left. I spoke about it publicly. It was healing but extremely painful. Took a long time to settle my heart back down after being rocked like that. That was five years ago, but the weight i carried then is immeasurably lighter. I watched this film tonight and was struck by another element of this story that wasn’t as clear to me yet. It was about this kind of energy. The kind of people that demolish others around them, who take what they want, who will stop at nothing to be on top; those who seem like consequences don’t apply. There are things that seem unchangeable in the world. Bully people, bully forces. Some things feel like they will never change, they are ingrained, they are systemic, they are the winners. But nothing, nothing is impervious. The truth can prevail, if it is coupled with courage, tenacity, diligence, and passion. Change does not happen overnight, or without a massive, massive amount of dedication and guts, but it is possible. As long as we keep that in mind, no bully, no matter how unimpeachable they might seem, is safe.
reading your stories of loss has been powerful. heartbreaking…. necessary. Thank you everyone who has shared- i am bowled over by the courage and vulnerability. So much beauty woven through the pain. tomorrow night (sept 22nd) I will be holding an Instagram at 8:30pm UK (3:30 UK / 12:30 PST) to voice these stories with the intention of honoring these experiences together. Please have a candle to light if possible and be somewhere quiet and safe to feel and express those feelings physically or verbally if you need to. I won’t be answering comments during the ceremony to keep the space gentle and distractions minimal, but I would be so honored if you would join me and would love to hear from you after. much love, Alison
hello everyone ✨ just wanted to remind you all that i’m doing a signing and live performance tomorrow at @roughtradeeast to celebrate the release of my upcoming album “Still Come the Night” ✨ looking forward to seeing you all there x get your tickets now via the link in bio x
part iii / Zurich
when we went into giant wafer studio in the middle of nowhere, wales, we were hit with a massive heat wave. it was sticky, steamy hot in the day with glorious warm nights. we wrote and we played and we fanned ourselves and swatted flies and tried our best to keep cool. but one night, there was a sudden downpour, the kind you only get in midsummer. the smell of the air, the sound of rain on the roof… it made me feel like a kid again… made me feel so safe, so in awe of the life path life took to bring me there…. I found this video and it took me right back to one of the most beautiful weeks of my life. I can’t believe it will be out tomorrow. from our hearts to yours X