Ashley Davis – Burning Down (2018)

Ashley Davis is an American singer-songwriter whose musical imagination invites the world into her eclectic sphere. Ashley’s ability to capture and cross musical traditions transcends comparison, so her music is difficult to classify. Rather, her soft-spoken music conjures a genre and world all of its own. Good Morning America, for instance, describes Ashley’s works as “new music springing from ancient roots.” Blending a variety of influences, Ashley’s songwriting has captivated audiences on either side of the Atlantic—inviting them, instinctively, to dream. She has excelled in Celtic folk, Americana, electronic, and Winter music, turning all musical styles into spellbinding stories. Academy Award winning composer Philip Glass says that Ashley has “as much musicality as artist could wish for.”

This 2018 release brings listeners on a journey as Ashley detours out of the folk world and into the world of electronic music. The journey is bookended by her original signature title track “Burning Down”, along with covers by The Cure and Tom Waitts. If you’ve seen Ashley live, you’ll know songs like “Falling Back to You” and “Picture Frames” came from this album. Produced by Gawain Mathews.