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New Album Reviews January 15, 2022 - Lonesome Highway

New Album Reviews January 15, 2022 - Lonesome Highway Anna Ash Sleeper Black Mesa  My introduction to the Los Angeles based artist Anna Ash came about via her 2017 single, a cover of Lucinda Williams’ Righteously. Whereas Ms. Williams’ delivery was by way of a passionate growl, Ash slowed things down, patiently purring her way through the three minutes plus of the song. That vocal discipline and chic coolness is her trademark and it was repeated all over her 2019 album L.A. FLAME. She has a lot to say, often hard hitting, brooding and dark, but always calmly and expressly...

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Anna Ash – Sleeper - Bluestown Music

Anna Ash – Sleeper - Bluestown Music Original Article in Dutch Anna Ash is a Michigan-born musician who now operates from Los Angeles and has been making her way for many years. On stage she drinks whiskey, she produces her records herself and her voice is a mix of Kate Bush, Emmylou Harris and Lucinda Williams. She covered the latter, with whom she also has some musical resemblance, Righteously and that became a mini-hit.On her new album 'Sleeper' she has opted for a richer production with keys, choirs, horns and pedal steel. However, the eleven self-written songs are still all...

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Album Review: Anna Ash - Sleeper - Three Chords and the Truth UK

Album Review: Anna Ash - Sleeper - Three Chords and the Truth UK Anna Ash has had an eye on the international market from her US base for a while and this pursuit will gain extra impetus with the release of a new record. SLEEPER emerges into an eleven track album from a previous EP housing five songs that form the second half of the full length release. The entity is packed with soulful vibes grown from a minimalist base amidst aesthetic undertones. There is a mild mannered distinctive edge to the vocal groove that draw comparisons with Frazey Ford....

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Anna Ash - Sleeper - Very Grown Up Sad Songs - The Rocking Magpie

Anna Ash - Sleeper - Very Grown Up Sad Songs - The Rocking Magpie

Just before Christmas I was listening to Mike Ritchie’s radio show on Celtic FM when I heard a new song from an act I’d never heard of …. Anna Ash. I immediately did a bit of research and mercifully, just before I contacted her via the website I took a step back...

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