Ashley Riley is an acoustic-based Indie Folk artist from Decatur, IL. Her reverence for Americana artists like Neil Young and Patty Griffin is unmistakable. Ashley's songs have an etherial and delicate quality, backed by intricate finger picking. Her voice is sweet, but with an edge that pierces through the complexity of the instrumentals straight to the soul. She pens lyrics that are unsettling and sometimes even disturbing, as all good lyrics should be. |
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Strikingly desolate and fragile, while at times recalling the likes of Victoria Williams and Mazzy Star on Last One Standing, make no mistake Ashley Riley has an utterly gorgeous voice and a sound all her own. Sometimes warm and affectionate on songs like “Bad Habits,” Riley is more often heartbroken and regretful, which (on her) comes off beautifully as tracks like “Way Back” and “Good Excuse” illustrate. Appearing: Every Wednesday at Blocks Brewery in Decatur.(www.ashleyriley.com) |
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