Indie Pop That’s Truly International: An Interview with Alya

Alternative Control focuses mainly on metal music, but every once in awhile we come across an artist from another genre that’s too perplexing to ignore.  Alya is one such act.  The indie pop/folk musician Alya released her debut album Ten Years of Solitude in January and has been making waves on Youtube and Spotify —… Continue reading Indie Pop That’s Truly International: An Interview with Alya

Alya’s Ten Years of Solitude

Russian-born journalist Alya has switched gears to a more artistic medium: indie pop music.  Her new album Ten Years of Solitude has been making waves around the world — “Puppet Strings” has charted in Europe and “Animals” won Best Music Video in the California Women’s Film Festival and Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood, in addition to getting… Continue reading Alya’s Ten Years of Solitude