Adaline is the name of at least 2 artists/bands: 1. Adaline is an alternative pop songstress and composer with over 80 songs in film and TV from Ontario, Canada. Talk about starting with a bang. Adaline achieves near Judy Garland levels of melodrama on “That’s What You Do Best”, the stately electro-torch song that opens her new album, Modern Romantics. But she doesn’t get there without boxing your ears with wiggy sax (from Shuffle Demon Richard Underhill) and unhinged guitar solos (by Hawksley Workman) on the way, the latter sounding like it was recorded in a reinforced missile silo. There’s a lot of tastefully rendered sonic action on the way to that quivering, love-burnt climax. It’s what Adaline does best; elegant structures that happen to be wildly hooky. “It’s a pop record,” she says of her sophomore effort, “but certainly not straight down the middle. I have pop sensibilities, but I hope I come across as a little deeper than a pop tart.” Deeper by orders of magnitude, based on the sheer stylistic scope of Modern Romantics, and the quixotic path it takes through sexy, minatory trip hop (“Keep Me High”), smartly built robo-pop (“The Noise”, “Sparks”, “Stereo”), and even the sad-erotic cabaret of “Cost Is Too High (Not To Love)”. That last number is what you might have gotten if David Lynch and Julee Cruise had composed a song for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969. Adaline and her collaborators Hawksley Workman, Marten Tromm, and Tino Zolfo have made that kind of record. Modern Romantics is invested with the depth and imagination you only ever get from high-end, ultra-talented music nerds, whether it’s in the meticulously layered percussion and noise – timpani included – of the Metric-gone-industrial “Wasted Time”, or the tonal shifts that bring such deliberate force to Adaline’s cathedral-sized ballad, “Say Goodbye (I Won’t Even)”. “I wanted to take a very European approach to the record,” she says, adding that she and her busiest partner, Hawksley Workman – who played on and produced nine of its 12 tracks – were throwing names like Portishead, Bat for Lashes, La Roux, Beck, and Goldfrapp around when they entered Toronto’s Canterbury Studio for four weeks. “Groove artists,” she calls them. “I wanted it to sound world class. A lot of people seem to be doing these very chill, laid back, organic records, and I kinda wanted to be a little more aggressive in terms of the sounds and production.” Adaline was actually so aggressive that Modern Romantics was mixed twice and then sent back for three separate revisions during mastering, “just so I could get the drums right,” she chuckles. “I’m sure my label thinks I’m a little insane.” In contrast, Adaline also points out that Workman booted the overweening habits right out of her in the studio. No more “laboring over every second,” like she did on her acclaimed 2008 debut, Famous for Fire. “He has a very fast, very spontaneous recording method,” she says. “I found that a little stressful because I tend to be more type A. But we balanced each other out.” Workman also teased out Adaline’s “cheeky” side for the woe-is-me-I’m-successful jiggle pop of “Stereo”, while a lot of the vocals on Modern Romantics are first takes. In the case of “Silent Player”, Adaline’s scratch vocal is what you hear, as the song was written and recorded in Tino Zolfo’s Granville strip hotel room with “everyone drunk and puking everywhere” on the street below. Somewhere in the midst of all this push and pull, Adaline managed to bash together a toweringly impressive record, not to mention a neatly symmetrical one. The final track “Heartache” bookends “That’s What You Do Best” with a real curtain-closer; a hall goodbye that’s lush, romantic, heartsick, and grand. It’s Adaline’s melancholy side writ large – “I was a pastor’s child, I have seen a lot of drama in my life,” she shrugs – and it’s the final touch on a record that’s as deep, as it is wide, as it is breathtaking. Modern Romantics came out November 1st, 2011 on Light Organ/Universal Records Produced by Hawksley Workman, Marten Tromm, Tino Zolfo Mixed by Dave Bascombe (Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp, Erasure) Mastered by Steve Fallone (TV on the Radio, The Strokes) Famous For Fire (2008), Neo-Noir (2010), and Modern Romantics (2011) 2. Adaline was a post-hardcore band from Boulder, Colorado, United States. Adaline formed in November of 2003 as a result of long-time collaboration between guitarist Brett Anderson and vocalist Xavier Aguilar. Ryan Mcryhew came in as a second guitar soon after, and Ben Rudolph joined as bass player a couple months down the road. In December of 2003, they began writing their debut EP, simply titled "The Adaline" EP. Working through January and February of '04, they recorded at 8 Houses Down and Hellion Studios that April, with Sam Alshabi of The Blackout Pact helping out on drums. With the EP recorded and pressed, Adaline looked to get some shows under its belt, but the boys knew they needed a drummer before that could happen. Evan - drummer from the local act Grace Gale, and caring friend - lent a hand, and filled in on shows through the summer while the band looked for a permanent replacement. Adaline fell on hard times when Evan moved to Seattle with his girlfriend, and lost their bassist Ben to good old fashioned college at the end of the summer. That September, the boys found out not all hope was lost when new member Russ Mehring filled the empty bass slot, bringing new drummer Mike with him. Now with new songs and new members, a re-energized Adaline is back and ready to rock! This release is the first release for both Adaline and Sorrow Of Stars Records. Both small indie groups looking to make a name for themselves these Boulder natives teamed up to create an amazing release. The album is totally unique, including beautiful singing vocals, creative screaming, amazing guitar riffs, and one-of-a-kind drumming. Some guest vocals done by Chris Smith (ex-One Dying Wish) and Camille Harris - Interpunk.com They released an EP in 2004 called The Adaline. It was on the label SOS Records - sorrowofstars.com Members: Xavier Aguilar - Vocals Brett Anderson - Guitar Ryan Mcryhew - Guitar Ben Rudolph - Bass Mike - Drums Russ Mehring - Bass Evan - Drums Sam Alshabi - Drums adalinecolorado.bandcamp.com myspace.com/adaline www.adalinerock.com 3. Adaline is an indie guitarist Adaline is a Chinese Canadian guitarist who posts her content on Youtube. She commonly does semi-improvised electric guitar melodies and has been posting on the account @whoisadaline since August 28th 2025, although the account was made on October 27th 2019. She has been playing guitar since October 2021 and has been an illustrator since May 2020. Some of her most popular songs consists of 'what you might hear when the sky is pink' as well as 'what it sounds like to watch the sun set.' She is known for her soft and calming style of music. Currently, her music is only available on Youtube, but it has been said that she has plans to upload some of her works onto Spotify as well. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Adaline">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.