Ashley Mcbryde

Ashley McBryde was madder than a hornet. When her brother Clay took his own life in the summer of 2018, she was left holding a ragged bag of emotions. She felt anger, more than anything, and it wasn’t until six months later that she began to understand why she felt that way.

Back in high school in Mammoth Springs, Arkansas, an Algebra teacher once tried to crush Ashley McBryde's dreams of being a songwriter by telling her she'd never amount to anything.

Inspired by the writing methods of legendary Nashville songwriter Dennis Linde ('Goodbye Earl', 'Burning Love', 'Bubba Shot the Jukebox'), Ashley McBryde set out with a group of her favorite co-writers to work up a project they had no intention of ever recording or releasing. What came from that week-long exercise in a rural cabin outside Nashville is a distilled version of everything that listeners have come to appreciate from Ashley: Raw, honest, specific portraits of small town America and the many characters that you may encounter in any one of them.

GRAMMY Award winner Ashley McBryde has made a name for herself with her standout, critically acclaimed albums, all of which found the Arkansas native straddling lines between traditional country, rock-tinged roots and point-blank biker-bar riffs, leadingAmerican Songwriterto boast her “music balances gutsy rocking with classic country, folk and even slight bluegrass influences.” WithThe Devil I Know, set for release Sept. 8 via Warner Music Nashville, the Grand Ole Opry member and her band Deadhorse honed in and sharpened what it is they do best. “When it was time to put togetherThe Devil I Know, my band and I did what we always do: got together in the purple building in East Nashville, played through a bunch of songs and discussed where we wanted it to go,” shares McBryde. “We decided to take all the things that people tend to give us a hard time for and turn it up.

GRAMMY Award winner Ashley McBryde has made a name for herself with her standout, critically acclaimed albums, all of which found the Arkansas native straddling lines between traditional country, rock-tinged roots and point-blank biker-bar riffs, leadingAmerican Songwriterto boast her “music balances gutsy rocking with classic country, folk and even slight bluegrass influences.”

Back in high school in Mammoth Springs, Arkansas, an Algebra teacher once tried to crush Ashley McBryde's dreams of being a songwriter by telling her she'd never amount to anything. Years later, McBryde turned that moment into a song and that song into the title of her highly anticipated new record Girl Going Nowhere, out March 30th

Girl In Red me is nearly in the same band wagon as Joan of Arkansas. Her job is to help the gal in the golden gown remember who SHE is. That’s who is convincing glam girl to toss pancakes at people. She’s here to remind me to be good at what I do, but not to take it all so seriously that I ever drink my own bath water. Performance you is the real you with certain parts turned up at certain times. The minute you become your own fan… the minute you start believing you’re only stage you, you’re sunk. Red shirt Ash is right there with the anchor to keep both feet on the ground, to keep Joan of Arkansas quiet when her tirades aren’t palatable for certain company and make sure Betty never EVER takes the stage. Girl in red is good at her job. She’s quiet and kind. She is thoughtful and full of compassion for others and for herself. But we can’t let her take the ship’s wheel all the time either… because there is a time to raise hell and a time to make a scene.

Girl In Red me is nearly in the same band wagon as Joan of Arkansas. Her job is to help the gal in the golden gown remember who SHE is. That’s who is convincing glam girl to toss pancakes at people. She’s here to remind me to be good at what I do, but not to take it all so seriously that I ever drink my own bath water. Performance you is the real you with certain parts turned up at certain times. The minute you become your own fan… the minute you start believing you’re only stage you, you’re sunk. Red shirt Ash is right there with the anchor to keep both feet on the ground, to keep Joan of Arkansas quiet when her tirades aren’t palatable for certain company and make sure Betty never EVER takes the stage. Girl in red is good at her job. She’s quiet and kind. She is thoughtful and full of compassion for others and for herself. But we can’t let her take the ship’s wheel all the time either… because there is a time to raise hell and a time to make a scene.

If you only know John Anderson from his 1983 novelty crossover hit "Swingin'," you're missing out: In the '80s and early '90s, he was real-deal country, with a backwoods Florida twang and a completely unique delivery—you could never predict if his timbre was going to swoop or take flight. Anderson fell off radio playlists but has remained a favorite of other artists, and an impressive roster of them has lined up for a tribute album produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach for his Easy Eye Sound label.