“Aly’s music is deep, powerful and beautiful. Her songs bring out the best in all of us.”
Joey Weisenberg, Rising Song Institute
Loosen
Loosen is a collection of original music about healing, both individual and collective, and imagining the world as it could be. Aly's first full-length album with a band, Loosen was recorded live by a group of eight musician friends and features rich harmony vocals, stirring strings, octave mandolin, baritone ukulele, and a tight and thoughtful rhythm section. The music ranges from raw to folky, ethereal to celebratory, calming to boisterous, exploring the ache of what it is to be alive right now. The album draws from Jewish traditions, liturgy, and practice, and is grounded in visions of social justice.
Loosen was recorded with Rising Song Records and was released April 11th, 2022. Listen anywhere you get your music, and support on BandCamp. CDs are also available for purchase on BandCamp!
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Nipple Confusion
Nipple Confusion is a kids’ album for all ages. Conceived on a random afternoon hanging out with lots of queer friends and a baby, Nipple Confusion is inspired by a little one and the joyful mish-mosh of bio and queer family spread out over the U.S. and Canada who love them.
Nipple Confusion was featured in Mombian, a parenting publication.
“My kids deserve to live in the world this album is building.”
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The Trump Song
The Trump Song is a song-story about collective liberation over fascism and capitalism. Based on true facts from the ex-president's childhood and true possibilities of what could happen if we rise up together, this song imagines what has to happen for someone to lose their heart and then to get it back.
White supremacy, sexism, racism, anti-Jewish oppression, and capitalism continue to literally break us and the earth. We need each other and our imaginations to envision a world of different possibilities. We need to take collective action, and we need to heal. This song is about that.
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Ayeka
Ayeka is a song based on the story of Cain and Abel, the first story of murder in our ancient texts, between the first brothers. Gd says to Cain after he has taken Abel’s life, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. Ayeka asks us to look at ourselves, at everything. At every Palestinian and Israeli death that is the result of occupation, apartheid, and colonization, because these systems keep no one safe. At how the world is expected to grind on, to look away. Ayeka asks, where are we? And how do we find our humanity again?
Permissions: To use original songs at events, gatherings, in videos, or in other public materials, Contact Aly.
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Aly’s music touches hearts, releases laughter and inspires action. Her songs are heard on the streets at protests, in Jewish prayer, and in intimate song circles across the world. If you have been moved by Aly’s music, or love singing her songs in your community, please join her Patreon and support Aly in sharing more of her music medicine with the world.
