Inara George To Release New Album:
Songs Of Douglas & Littell - Out March 20
Album Release Show At Largo - Los Angeles On March 20
"With subtle jazz inflections and an intimate singer-songwriter feel, “Tiny Girl” lets George’s voice carry the emotional weight of a deeply personal collaboration across time."
KCRW
March 9, 2026 - Los Angeles, CA: Inara George announces a new album out on March 20 entitled Songs of Douglass and Littell on her own Release Me Records. The set is a collaboration with longtime friends Eliot Douglass and Philip Littell, showcasing reimagined songs first written more than thirty years ago. Though best known for her work in folk-pop and indie pop, Inara has always been a musical shape-shifter with this album exploring a jazzier side.
Talking about her newest project, Inara says: "I think the idea of making this album sprung from me just wanting to create something soothing. Lately, that is the kind of music I want to listen to. The world seems so chaotic, I liked the idea of creating some moment of serenity.” She continues: “...And not to say that this music is without friction. The poetry of the words and the complexity of the music, to me, pulls it out of just being pretty. Beneath the warmer surface there’s something darker and deeper."
Inara George will present the release of the new album Songs of Douglass & Littell on March 20, 2026 at Largo at the Coronet. The evening will feature a live performance of old and new songs, special guests, and the premiere of a short film about the making of the record.
Proceeds from the event will benefit LA Voice a nonprofit working to transform Los Angeles County into a place of equity and abundance for all.
As a solo artist, Inara George has released the acclaimed albums All Rise and Dearest Everybody and she is one half of The Bird and the Bee, her long-running collaboration with Grammy winning producer Greg Kurstin. She is also a member of The Living Sisters alongside Eleni Mandell, Becky Stark, and Alex Lilly. Across these projects, her voice has been celebrated for its clarity, nuance, and emotional precision.
Inara’s connection to Philip Littell stretches back to childhood, she first met him at age seven at the Theatricum Botanicum, where her family was deeply woven into the theater’s creative community. Years later, Philip introduced her to his writing partner, Eliot Douglass, and together they enlisted her as an actor in one of their original plays within Los Angeles’s underground theater scene of the early 1990s. Littell has been recognized for his work as a librettist, penning lyrics for celebrated operas such as A Streetcar Named Desire and Girl With a Pearl Earring. His words explore the meeting point between vulnerability and wit, revealing the human heart in all its contradictions. Eliot Douglass is also a gifted composer and musician known for his adventurous harmonic sense and deep emotional resonance.
Much of the music on Songs of Douglass and Littell originated from No Miracle, A Consolation -a song cycle written by Philip, Eliot, and Eric Cunningham in the early 1990s that reflected the grief, resilience, and humanity of the AIDS crisis. These songs, written in that time, have found new life through Inara’s interpretations. For this album, she also invited her old friends to write new material, extending their creative conversation across decades. In one case, the song 'Tiny Girl'began with a composition Eliot had written as a teenager. Philip used this creative push and added biographical lyrics that reflect Inara’s own life and creative journey.
With Songs of Douglass and Littell, Inara set out to create something more reflective, an album inspired by the warmth of vintage jazz LPs, the intimacy of Brazilian classics like Elis & Tom, and the understated elegance of singers such as Helen Merrill, Astrud Gilberto, and Chet Baker.
The orchestrations by Jeff Babko give the songs both space and depth, while production by Mike Andrews and engineering by Alexander Thompson brings an immediacy and intimacy that draws the listener in. Remarkably, the album was recorded live over just three days, capturing the spontaneity and closeness of musicians gathered in a room together. “These days it is very rare to make music in this way...to simply capture what is being played in the moment. It’s a very exciting way to make an album. I felt so lucky to be in the studio with such talented people."
For Inara, this project is both a reunion and a reinvention. It reconnects her with the voices and friendships that shaped her as a young artist while revealing new dimensions. With Songs of Douglass & Littell, she not only honors the creative bond between Eliot Douglass and Philip Littellbut also brings these long-forgotten songs into the light: tenderly, joyfully, and with a sense of homecoming.
Track List:
1. Tired Butterfly
2. LA Lune S’en Va
3. Ice Cream in Bed
4. A Tiny Girl
5. The Well
6. My Pour is a Perfect Blue
7. New Blues
8. The Extra Nipple
9. Undreamy Dreams
Inara George To Release New Album:Songs Of Douglas & Littell - Out March 20Album Release Show At Largo - Los Angeles On March 20 
As a solo artist, Inara George has released the acclaimed albums All Rise and Dearest Everybody and she is one half of The Bird and the Bee, her long-running collaboration with Grammy winning producer Greg Kurstin. She is also a member of The Living Sisters alongside Eleni Mandell, Becky Stark, and Alex Lilly. Across these projects, her voice has been celebrated for its clarity, nuance, and emotional precision.
Credit: Thomas Heegard
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