Through a timeless voice sculpted by wounds and breakthrough, By Design singer-songwriter Alex Jude blends Americana and pop with a grounded soul and itinerant spirit. After releasing six solo albums, Jude's most recent effort reflects on her very personal story of an unorthodox journey that led her to a new chapter of peace and self-discovery. The singer/songwriter, who was born and reared in the Pacific Northwest, started penning songs under the shade of the evergreens when she was thirteen years old, as a means of working through the pain of adolescence. From an early age on, she was moved to write by the universal truths found in nature, drawing inspiration from songwriters such as Jackson Browne and Patty Griffin, whose work spanned all genres. She formed her distinctive vocal tension, comforting warmth, and carefree rhythmic edge from the beauty and pain of her life. Jude had a brief spell in Music City after high school, but she quickly set out to explore the world and get married. She documented their 10-year trip with songs she wrote herself. However, her beliefs were shaken by a fight with autoimmune disease and a terrible divorce. Now that she has a dogged resolve to live each moment to the utmost, her songs serve as the score to her story's unfolding journey. Her heartfelt and spiritually grounded roots-pop songs encourage people to enjoy life to the fullest, rather than merely getting through it..

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