Ashley McBryde to Release Major Label Debut “Girl Goin’ Nowhere”
Songwriter and promising mainstream performer Ashley McBryde‘s debut major label release on Warner Nashville will be arriving March 30th, and will be named after the song she wrote for her Grand Ole Opry debut that helped spark off a national narrative behind the Arkansas native. The song “Girl Goin’ Nowhere” includes a good bit of irony about the prospects of a struggling performer, but it was the death of Guy Clark that partly inspired the tune written the day after the iconic songwriter’s passing.
“I’m not a pretty crier, and I got to my write with Jeremy Bussey that morning, red and blotchy,” says McBryde. “So, he said, ‘For Guy, maybe we should write a good song, one you’d want to play at the Opry someday.’ So, I told the story of when I was back in Algebra class, and we were going around the room saying what we wanted to do when we grew up. When it got to me, I said, ‘I’m going to move to Nashville and write songs, and they’re going to be on the radio.’ The teacher looked at me and said, ‘That won’t happen and you better have a good backup plan.’ It didn’t put the fire out, it just added to it.”
Consisting of ten tracks, Girl Goin’ Nowhere will include McBryde’s current single “Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega,” which is receiving a renewed push in 2018 ahead of the impending album release. After being named one of the most added tracks on radio during its debut week, it has since struggled. Produced by Jay Joyce, Ashley McBryde owes a lot of the attention being paid to her via Eric Church, who was an early believer. Now she looks to shatter norms in the mainstream with her gritty, songwriting-first approach that will hopefully bring a bit more honesty and authenticity to the format, and a much-needed female voice. That grittiness is evidenced in her newest song and video called “American Scandal.”
“I was complaining about love songs and how I haven’t heard one in a long time that I believed,” says McBryde. “All I wanted to say is something that I would believe in if you said it to me and if you said it in a way that’s not so feathery and crap. I would want it to feel almost scandalous. I would want it to be like Kennedy and Monroe.”
Girl Goin’ Nowhere is now available for pre-order, and McBryde will be appearing on Late Night with Seth Myers Tuesday (1-23) night.
TRACK LIST:
- “Girl Goin’ Nowhere”
- “Radioland”
- “American Scandal”
- “Southern Babylon”
- “The Jacket”
- “Livin’ Next to Leroy”
- “A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega”
- “Andy” (I Can’t Live Without You)
- “El Dorado”
- “Tired of Being Happy”
- “Home Sweet Highway”
January 23, 2018 @ 8:13 pm
I never thought the day would come when I would be considered a nonconformist because I DIDN’T have a tattoo.
I remember feeling this excited about Brandy Clark 5 years ago. Hopefully, this has longer (tatted) legs.
January 23, 2018 @ 8:26 pm
It seems like the labels are more willing to release albums now without the radio success, especially for women. Really glad to see her getting a full label release. Hoping Warner puts some effort into the promo, lines up some exposure.
January 23, 2018 @ 8:30 pm
She’s playing Seth Myers tonight so that’s a good sign. But man, where did “Little Dive Bar” go after getting shot out of a cannon?
January 23, 2018 @ 9:02 pm
I think ” little dive bar ” is a good song Trigger -good ….not great -but not one that lives comfortably alongside mainstream radio fare . I think its similar to Stapleton’s stuff in that respect . Radio seems to be about white noise kinda energy….party-vibe . The two artists mentioned here are the other end of that spectrum and the contrast on mainstream radio doesn’t serve their mission , I don’t think .
January 23, 2018 @ 10:13 pm
Warner Bros is where all talented females’ careers go to stall/die. Brandy Clark, Ashley Monroe, Aubrie Sellers, etc. It’s like Warners wants to be seen as having these talented artists but barely promotes. It will be funny to see how they handle Chesney now b/c for so long Blake was ALL they cared about. WB sucks!!
January 24, 2018 @ 5:45 am
I wouldn’t put all the blame on WMN when it’s really the fault of the country music peeps in Nashville who decided to promote and support and only give awards to two female country artists. Carrie and Miranda have been getting the promo and support and awards for years now. At least Carrie deserves it cause she can sing. I do like Carrie. Miranda Lambert on the other hand is totally overrated and has a awful personality and can’t even sing. Miranda is not a good live performer as I saw her in concert and she was awful. Why aren’t other female country music artists being promoted more at the CMA and ACM and Grammys? I hope at least Maren Morris and Kelsea Ballerini and Cam and Carly Pearce will start to be given awards. Even if you don’t like them they can sing. Ashley is very talented and can sing.
January 24, 2018 @ 9:04 am
I disagree whole-heartedly that ‘ Miranda can’t sing” . , Marie . perhaps the concert you attended was a bad evening for her ? Bad sound support ?…who knows.But I have yet to hear Miranda on a live (TV) performance where she didn’t sound light years better in the vocal dept than just about anyone else in those circumstances .
And she isn’t just a terrific vocalist . She can emote in a song ….she can get into the emotional core of a lyric in a number of ways depending on the song narrative . Her intonation is near-flawless …she never ” over sings” a lyric …her voice is never ‘ the star’ of the song ( looking at Carrie Underwood ,Martina McBride ) although it is more than capable of being so . And her vocal character is special in its uniqueness .
Her albums amost ALWAYS herald the roots of country music by way of , for the most-part ,solid narratives . Yes , she’s recorded some questionable material….some dumb stuff , you might say ……but her allegiance to country roots are on display far more apparently and frequently than many others ( Maren Morris , Cam and , again , Carrie Underwood ) . I cannot recall the last time Carrie recorded an undeniably COUNTRY song with a country arrangement .
I have no idea so I can’t comment on her personally but I strongly feel that the awards show get it right more often than not when it comes to the accolades bestowed upon Miranda Lambert by the industry .
January 24, 2018 @ 10:45 am
Miranda is not a good vocalist. Her vocal range is very limited. I’m not the only one that doesn’t think she’s a good live entertainer. I have seen many comments on SM at concerts where she opened for other country music artists that complained about her performance. Very overrated. And she sure did not deserve all those awards. That little red wagon song is horrible. Now Ashley is an excellent vocalist. I guess we should agree to disagree about ML. Other female country music artists are more deserving of support. Like Ashley.
January 24, 2018 @ 11:07 am
I was at a Miranda show last weekend, and have been to a couple of other shows as well. IMO, she is very good. While she doesn’t have all the range in the world, she has plenty enough to carry the country torch. She’s entertaining, fun, and pretty.
January 24, 2018 @ 11:32 am
Can we talk about any female artist without a Carrie/Miranda cat fight?
Boo! Miranda wins too many awards, she can’t sing!
Hiss! Carrie oversings everything, she’s just a pop singer!
How about we talk about Ashley McBryde today?
I like this song. It actually sounds kinda country. Hoping she can make some headway.
January 24, 2018 @ 2:51 pm
I was just replying to others comments here. My point is whether you like Carrie or Miranda or not it’s a FACT that those 2 have been the only females winning country music awards for a long time. Please. It’s time for a change. There are too many other talented female country singer /songwriters in Nashville that need to be promoted and win awards. Other point is you cant just blame the label for other female country artists not being promoted. Time for a change. Also it’s obvious Sony music and in Mirandas case WME had too much influence on them winning awards all time. Ashley is just one of them. She’s very talented. Buy her music. Support her.
January 24, 2018 @ 5:57 pm
”Now Ashley is an excellent vocalist. I guess we should agree to disagree about ML.” ”
So this tells me all I need to know to understand where you’re coming from with your Miranda comments , Marie . No disresepect to you …but IMHO Ashley Monroe is a weak vocalist , at best .
January 24, 2018 @ 6:00 pm
apolologies Marie ….I meant Ashley Monroe in my comment above . I got caught up in the Pistol Annie / Miranda connection …my bad .
I agree Ashley McBryde is a terrific vocalist . But again ….I stand by my Miranda comments .
January 24, 2018 @ 7:35 pm
Well albert at least we agree about one thing. Ashley Mcbryde is a good vocalist . I think it probably ends there. And to be fair this is supposed to be about Ashleys new music not other music artists so I will leave it at that.
January 24, 2018 @ 10:13 am
I think WMN put a lot of effort into getting her all the early ads, but once it started to get a little play it’s totally died out. Very frustrating. Seth Myers is a nice spot. Hopefully this means we’ll get to see her some more.
January 24, 2018 @ 8:25 am
Could it be because Warner has realized that female albums sell more than their male counterparts in the long run and also have critical acclaim??? That’s the conclusion I have come to although I may be wrong
January 23, 2018 @ 8:33 pm
“Love me like Kennedy and Monroe.”
Ok..hope my daughters shoot for higher than side bitch, but to each their own I suppose…
January 23, 2018 @ 9:00 pm
Love Ashley Mcbryde. She is so talented. She’s signed with WMN so she has a major label behind her now. I expect big things from her.
January 23, 2018 @ 10:19 pm
So glad she gets the chance she desserves. This is one album I’ve been waiting for.
January 24, 2018 @ 5:39 am
I wonder if that’s the same “El Dorado” from the Wade Bowen/Randy Rogers album. I can’t imagine it being done any better than they did it
January 24, 2018 @ 8:27 am
It’s not the same. According to the writing credit, she co-wrote her version of El Dorado
January 24, 2018 @ 8:11 am
Fun fact, that song is really about the Crimson Moon Cafe in Dhalonega. It’s not a dive bar at all. It’s small little intimate place where singer song writers to play. I guess diver bar just makes for a better story.
January 24, 2018 @ 8:18 am
I agree. I lived in the Dahlonega area many years and am familiar with the Crimson Moon as well. Definitely not what I would call a ‘dive bar’.
January 24, 2018 @ 9:30 am
I’m rooting for her. Here is the video from Seth Meyers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3sMiBsOytU&index=8&list=PLJaq64dKJZooQQ5sgeHsA8EFToCGD2VtM
January 24, 2018 @ 11:01 am
Saw Ashley s performance on Seth Meyers. She was great. Definitely check out the you tube video.
January 24, 2018 @ 11:09 pm
I’d never heard of Ashley until this review (thanks Trigger as always for widening my field of vision). I watched her on Seth Myers and listened to several songs on YouTube and… I don’t get it. Why so much praise for such an average voice? I can never get into such pinched off vocals. Her voice just doesn’t flow well what with the bad breathing and less than mediocre resonance. I also find singers who operate within a one-note range grating to my ear.
So while I’d love to support a new female voice it won’t be this one.
January 25, 2018 @ 8:01 am
White Cleats your comment is ironic in that you just expressed exactly how I feel about Miranda Lambert. Your comment just stated it much better than I did. Obviously I don’t feel that way about Ashley McBryde. Now that girl can sing. Everyone has different tastes but at least Ashley isn’t overrated and over paid and over promoted like Miranda is.
October 23, 2018 @ 9:15 pm
The similarities between El Dorado and Bruce Springsteen’s Dancing in the Dark are too close to just be a coincidence.
March 11, 2019 @ 2:49 pm
Ashley McBryde doesn’t have a one-sided deal with Warner Music Nashville. She owns the copyright to the album. Warner Music Nashville just has the exclusive licence to manufacture and market her recorded music. Usually the record company would have the copyright to the sound recording.
April 26, 2019 @ 4:20 pm
Reading this today.. Ashley McBryde is proving you wrong.. Like her song Girl Goin Nowhere IS going up!! Now she is Grammy Nominated.. HELLO! Not sure what you didn’t hear in this album because it is terrific! More to come.. LOVE it!
April 26, 2019 @ 4:26 pm
Did you even READ the article, Lisa??? It is showing support for her career as he is one of the few bright spots in mainstream country music today.
April 26, 2019 @ 4:49 pm
Yes of course I read the article.. I read the comments too. The article was supportive.. some of comments were not.
April 26, 2019 @ 4:28 pm
Huh?
First off, this album announcement was posted 1 1/2 years ago. Second, it says nothing deriding or questioning Ashley McBryde whatsoever. Third, she received a positive review on her album here. Fourth, I have been nothing but supporting Ashley McBryde and the single “Girl Goin’ Nowhere” specifically.
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April 26, 2019 @ 4:51 pm
Yes I know when it was posted. Love reading the early reviews. The comments were horribly wrong.. your 1,2,3,4 is hilar. I love Ashley McBryde music and writing. Keep supporting her and have a shot of whiskey!