Something To Believe
Organic, 2022
8/10
Listen to Something to Believe
A former barista who left her job 7 years ago to pursue music, Ashley Heath is armed with a flawless voice and her diverse brand of Americana is both vulnerable and loud, where Patrick Dodd (electric guitar), Daniel Combs (organ, piano), Ryan Crabtree (bass), and Paul Gladstone (drums) accompany these 6 articulate songs.
The title track starts the listen with spirited guitar, as Heath’s soulful, expressive voice enters the powerful Americana, and “I Remember” follows with a very intimate delivery of soft and dreamy instrumentation amid the poetic singing.
“The Letter” and “I’m Used To It” land in the middle, where the former benefits much from Gladstone’s strategic drumming in the cautious climate, while the latter is particularly bare, hushed even, as Heath’s stirring pipes drawn is in.
Approaching the end, “You Think I’m A Fool” uses moody electric guitar and thumping drums for a more firm version of her ominous, rootsy flavor, and “How Long” exits with some country and R&B blended together with lyrics that are entirely questions.
Heath has already made quite a name for herself in her home state of North Carolina, and national attention is certainly forthcoming thanks to this genuine and heart felt debut at Organic Records
Travels well with: Anya Hinkle- Eden And Her Borderlands; Jeremy Garrett- River Wild