Lauren Ash is driving the nostalgia of pop-punk again onto the airwaves, although you’d be mistaken to anticipate a well-recognized revival. Her newest single, ‘COOL STORY, BRO’, confidently flits between shiny pop hooks and sultry-sweet harmonies earlier than crashing headlong into alt-rock territory, exploding into an anthemic refrain pushed by jagged guitars and electrifying percussion.
Written from the cruel vantage level of somebody whose heartbreak has curdled into sharp-tongued contempt,the observe is an acerbic wake-up name delivered with visceral depth. Lauren Ash channels the relatable brutality of post-breakup readability, turning private wounds into lyrical dynamite harking back to Alanis Morissette’s unfiltered honesty on ‘Jagged Little Capsule’, with a pop-punk power.
Although finest recognized for her roles as Dina Fox in NBC’s ‘Superstore’ and Lexi in ‘Not Lifeless But’, Ash’s dream was at all times rooted in songwriting and stay efficiency. Together with her debut single ‘Now I Know’ hovering to #5 on Billboard’s Various Digital Track Gross sales and #1 on Canada’s iTunes Rock Chart, and performances at venues just like the Viper Room and Whisky A Go Go, her musical ambition is swiftly matching her appearing acclaim.
‘COOL STORY, BRO’ is now accessible to stream on all main platforms. Discover your most popular solution to hear on the artist’s official web site.
Evaluation by Amelia Vandergast
