KASSI
ASHTON
RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM
Made From The Dirt
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Rising
country star Kassi Ashton has released her raw and captivating
debut album, Made From The Dirt, via MCA Nashville.
Equal parts grunge and glamor, Made From The Dirt recounts
Kassi’s journey so far, as her vulnerable songwriting and raw vocals tell
stories of love, loss, and beating the odds. From the battle cry of opener ‘Made
From The Dirt’ to the heartbreaking tribute on closing track ‘Juanita’,
Kassi unabashedly wears her heart on her sleeve.
On releasing the album, Kassi shares, “I wrote ‘Made From The Dirt’
because we are made all the better every time we get back up. We are more
beautiful because of the scars, stories, and bullshit. I hope after listening
down, you feel seen, you feel validated, and you feel like the baddest to ever
do it.”
As reflected on the striking album cover, which features an outfit Kassi made
herself, Kassi is no stranger to contrast. Growing up with her days split
between competing in beauty pageants and riding dirt bikes, Kassi celebrates
the unique incongruities that have shaped her thus far. While the album has
bold, celebratory moments of grandeur, it retains an element of grit that is
quintessentially Kassi.
Listen
to Made From The Dirt
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Made From The Dirt follows a storied year for Kassi, who earned an ACM Nomination for New Female Artist of the Year and has received major buzz from single ‘Called Crazy’, which is currently Top 40 at Country Radio. Previously released album tracks ‘Drive You Out Of My Mind’, ‘Son Of A Gun’, and ‘The Straw’ have also received critical acclaim from Billboard, Music Row, Country Now, and more. Kassi also brought her powerhouse vocals on the road, completing a nationwide headlining run along with tour dates with Old Dominion, Jamey Johnson, and Parker McCollum.
This is just the beginning for Kassi Ashton.
REVIEW
The
album’s centre-piece is the Lori McKenna co-penned ‘The Straw’
and it’s one of the highlights on the record. Ashton is such a gifted vocalist
and this is a chance to hear her backed by a more stripped-down arrangement.
The gravitas and depth her voice has is something truly stunning, and it makes
the personal lyrics of ‘The Straw’, an exploration of reaching breaking point,
all the more emotional. Following immediately on from that is the gorgeous ‘Angels
Smoke Cigarettes’, a searingly honest reflection of being exhausted by
the trials and tribulations of life……‘Made From the Dirt’ has been well-worth
the wait. I honestly didn’t know what to expect but the record has exceeded my
expectations. Ashton is a such a vital voice in the Country music genre and her
abilities as both a songwriter and a vocalist mark her out as one of the finest
rising stars. ‘Made From the Dirt’ is a confident and assured collection that
should pull more eyes onto Ashton and her music. With no filler across the 10
tracks, ‘Made From the Dirt’ is one of the year’s best albums. – 4 STARS Review
EF Country
Made
From The Dirt' Album Release Party Monday Spetember 23, 2024 @ Chief's in
Nashville, TN (Review Written By: Jeffrey Kurtis) Todays Country Magazine
MADE
FROM THE DIRT TRACK LISTING:
1.
Made From The Dirt (Kassi Ashton, Luke Laird, Oscar Charles)* 3:31 lyrics-and-meaning by Maxim Mower at Holler Country
2.
Called Crazy (Kassi Ashton, Jared Keim, Emily Weisband) 3:19 - previously
released March 1, 2024
3.
Son Of A Gun (Kassi Ashton, Driver Williams, Jason Nix) 3:23
4.
I Don’t Wanna Dance (Kassi Ashton, Oscar Charles, Emily Landis) previously
released May 31, 2024
5.
The Straw (Kassi Ashton, Lori McKenna, Luke Laird) 4:04
6.
Angels Smoke Cigarettes (Kassi Ashton, Luke Laird, Lori McKenna, Barry Dean)
4:01
7.
The Stars Know (Kassi Ashton, Luke Laird, Rhett Akins) 3:19
8.
Drive You Out of My Mind (Kassi Ashton, Travis Wood, Todd Clark)^ 3:32 previously released Feb 24, 2023
9.
'Til The Lights Go Out (Kassi Ashton, Oscar Charles, Natalie Hemby)* 3:42
10.
Juanita (Kassi Ashton) 4:02
Produced
by Kassi Ashton and Luke Laird
*Produced
by Kassi Ashton, Luke Laird, and Oscar Charles
^Produced
by Kassi Ashton, Luke Laird, and Todd Clark
2024
US TOUR DATES
9/21 - Long Beach, CA - Coastal Country Jam
9/28 - El Paso, TX - Way Out West Fest
10/14 - Huntsville, AL - VBC South Hall
11/1 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm
11/2 - Surf City, NC - Soundside Park
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About Kassi Ashton  With a little bit of rock, a hell of a lot of soul, and a throwback R&B groove, MCA Nashville’s Kassi Ashton is set to take the music world by storm. Her introductory release ‘California, Missouri’ stirred widespread critical acclaim from Taste of Country, CMT, The Boot, and many more. Kassi was also named as an Artist to Watch by Huffington Post, The Tennessean, and radio personality Bobby Bones. Rolling Stone lauds her as “a devilish songwriter who isn’t afraid to flip convention on its head,” while Refinery29 claims, “she blends pop aesthetics with a presence doused in no-fucks-left-to-give authenticity,” PAPER Magazine calls her “the next big country superstar,” and American Songwriter notes, “Ashton brings powerful storytelling and a sense of poetry in every release.” This year, Kassi was also nominated for New Female Artist of the Year at the ACMs. Kassi defies convention and continues to deliver her signature style with
confessional, catchy storytelling and dynamic vocal performances on songs
including her latest, ‘I Don’t Wanna Dance’, and critically acclaimed
releases ‘Called Crazy’, ‘Drive You Out of My Mind’, ‘Dates In Pickup
Trucks’, ‘Heavyweight’, ‘California, Missouri’, ‘Hopeless’, ‘Violins’, and
more. This year, Kassi continues to disrupt the country scene with her
long-awaited debut album, Made From The Dirt, out now. Stay tuned
for more! |
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