Music News - Ashei Release ‘Cracked And Torn’ Single
29 July 2014 - 0 Comments
Ashei are from Christchurch, New Zealand, which suffered a horrendous natural disaster in the form of a series of earthquakes in 2010/2011, tearing the city apart, destroying over 50% of the buildings, and killing over 100 people. Everyone in the city was affected by this disaster, and it was understandably huge fuel for the creative fire.
Cracked and Torn is Ashei’s second single from their EP, Music Is Boring. It draws on the feelings of seeing their world literally collapse around them and turns it in to a metaphor about a finding support in a relationship when you’re in a dark place.
Listen to Cracked And Torn: https://soundcloud.com/asheiband/mib-cracked-and-torn
The band have just come off an Australian and New Zealand tour to support the success of the first single from the record, Bright Eyes, a catchy-as-hell, up-tempo and ballsy pop/rock track.
Led by a unique female voice that reaches both the gritty angst and delicateness of the vocal spectrum, Ashei are a solid rock act but also fresh and a little left of centre. Add to this an intenselive performance and honest songwriting and you have a band to keep your eyes fixed on.
So why Music Is Boring? Ashei is one determined band, working hard on their 5-year DIY journey to create the music they love. The band wanted to pay tribute to all the hard, boring work young bands put in, to contrast with the anything-but-boring music which shows the hard work paying off.
Finding time around their full-time day jobs the committed 4-piece have managed to independently release a scattering of singles and music videos and play as many shows as possible, landing supportspots with national and international acts including The Ataris (US) and Scary Kids Scaring Kids (US), Midnight Youth (NZ) and Villainy (NZ).
Ashei recorded the new record with Matt Bartlem of Loose Stones Studios in QLD after successfully achieving a $10,000USD indiegogo crowd funding campaign in mid-2013.
The EP artwork explains the somewhat controversial EP name by showing scenes that any indie band can relate to; breaking down in a van while on tour, long waits in airport terminals, sitting in your less-than-luxurious home writing for hours, countless band practises in their freezing Christchurch, NZ conditions, and hanging around at venues waiting for your chance to show your music to at-times empty rooms.
Drawing on a life time of emo/pop/rock influences such as Taking Back Sunday, The Starting Line, Biffy Clyro, Terminal, and Paramore, Music is Boring is a heartfelt but hard-hitting EP catchingthe attention of rock enthusiasts.
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