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ABOUT CORIN ASHLEY Corin Ashley has left his capo behind at some of the most excellent music venues. From the Troubadour in LA to the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, from CBGBs to the 12 Bar in Soho, London, and from the El Mocambo in Toronto to every stage in New England, Corin never forgets to forget his capo clipped to the the mic stand at the end of the night. "Empathy Centre" is his new single, a preview of an EP to be released this Spring.In 2015, after a spell as the touring bass player for seminal chamber-pop band Cardinal, Corin Ashley set about recording the follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2013 album New Lion Terraces at Q Division studios in Boston, with an inspiring collaboration with Tanya Donelly (Throwing Muses, Breeders, Belly) called "Wind Up Boy," and quick progress on a half dozen additional tunes. Corin took occasional breaks from work on the album, flying to Cardiff, Wales to play bass and sing on Martin Carr's (ex- Boo Radleys) album The Breaks, playing guitar with Mary Wilson of The Supremes, and performing a few shows opening for a diverse set of artists (Fitz & The Tantrums, Frank Turner, Robyn Hitchcock and, on one storied summer evening, Foreigner and Styx). He ended 2015 by opening a sold-out hometown show for one of his lifelong musical heroes, Dave Davies of The Kinks, who had bounced back to recording and touring after a health crisis. In 2016, Grammy award-winning mix engineer Ducky Carlisle assembled templates of additional songs for the album, and Corin flew to Memphis to record with Big Star drummer Jody Stephens at Ardent Studios. After award-winning mastering engineer Gavin Lurssen sprinkled his magical sonic fairy dust all over the mixes, Corin released Broken Biscuits in 2017. Corin Ashley is a lifelong musician who formerly led Boston mod-pop heroes The Pills in the 2000s, as they toured extensively around the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Over a 10-year span, The Pills released three full-length albums, toured and performed with The B-52s, The Libertines, Supergrass, Sloan, Edwin McCain, The Wrens, Juliana Hatfield, The Smithereens, Nada Surf, Jimmy Cliff, and pretty much every one-hit early 2000s alternative radio band with a number in their name. Corin's solo career kicked off in 2006 with the album Songs from The Brill Bedroom. His 2013 album New Lion Terraces was recorded at Q Division and Abbey Road Studios in London and featured contributions from Kay Hanley (Letters To Cleo), Ken Stringfellow (The Posies), drummer Dave Mattacks (Fairport Convention/XTC), Edward Ball (TV Personalities) and Martin Carr. Corin is, always, accompanied on his new album by his ever faithful drummer Matt Burwell who will bitch and complain if he gets left out of the press release. |
EMAIL: cashley@murrayhilltalent.com
PHONE:
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