“I’ve been doing a lot of TV, which hasn’t been good for my brain,” says Ashley McBryde, guiltily, of her lockdown thus far, “but yesterday I started reading a book on Tammy Wynette called Tragic Country Queen. And I’ve gone back to records like [The Brothers Osborne’s] Port Saint Joe.”
Raised in Arkansas and now based in Tennessee, the Grammy-nominated country rock singer-guitarist has just released her fourth album, Never Will, a moreish mix of roots, heartland rock’n’roll and tales of human nature. Think Loretta Lynn and Lucinda Williams drinking bourbon in a dive in the Deep South. We caught up with her…
Her new album came from real life.