Artist
Puracane
Say it: PYOOR-uh-kayn
Puracane were a New York City trip-hop group fronted by vocalist Ali Rogers, with guitarists Juan Masotta and Tony Diodore, bassist David Leatherwood and pianist Susan Elinger passing through the lineup over the years. Critics likened them to a mix of Tricky and Bjork. Their 2000 debut Things You Should Leave Alone (which has 14 Nights on it) was well reviewed and reached #78 on the CMJ Top 200 chart. The music crossed into film too: the album track Big Day showed up on a snowboarding movie soundtrack. They kept putting out records through the 2000s, including I've Been Here the Longest (2009), before disbanding in 2011.
From the notes for Episode 05 · fact-checked Oct 4, 2026.
