Album Notes

When Aly was offered her first paid gig, she had three original songs under her belt . The set time was for two hours. She took it anyways.

"It's a lovely voice as this so in tuned to one's heart." - NPR Austin

Spacious and melodic, salty and moving, Aly Tadros' alternative folk styling tempts each listener out of the vacuum-sealed sterility of every day life. Her classical guitar writhes on the floor of the mind, haunted by the honesty of her lyrics. Comparisons range from the off-kilter Tom Waits, to the commanding Ani DiFranco, and the captivating Fiona Apple.

"Its clear she was born to fingerpick and execute a perfect Cuban clave with her flamenco shoes" - San Antonio Current Critics Pick

Tadros left her hometown of Laredo, Texas at 17 to study across Spain, Turkey and Egypt , and later pursued Middle Eastern Politics at Sarah Lawrence College in New York. After a brief stint working for a US Congressman, Aly left the political world to begin songwriting full time, playing over 200 shows in her first year alone. Within a month of recording her first demo, Aly's music reached the ears of director James Frawley (Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice), urging her to continue songwriting and release a full-length album.

"Tadros wields a voice that travels from lamentive to seductive and back again, often inflected at first with a touch of the various passions but never taken by them, remaining collected while focused and smoky. A good deal of thought went into Things Worth Keeping from all concerned, making it a very impressive debut release." - Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange

Aly's gutsy debut album, "Things Worth Keeping," was produced, mixed, and engineered by Duane Lundy (Ben Sollee, These United States, Vandaveer) at Shangri-la Studios in Lexington, KY. Players on the album include Tadros (vocals/guitars), Robby Cosenza (percussion), Justin Craig (guitars/keys), and Ben Sollee (cello).

"Things Worth Keeping" is set for release August 22nd, 2009, just after a month-long Texas tour and with a three-month US tour in close pursuit. With so much under her belt at 22, this chanteuse is just getting started.