Ashley Stove Discography of CDs

Ashley Stove music CDs Ashley Stove: Ben Barwick, Matt Brown (vocals, guitar); Jennifer Walker ...

Ashley Stove discography All Summer Long was also the title of a Beach Boys album. Although Ashley Stove doesn't sound much like the Beach Boys, there is a similarity in that both records were, in the context of their time, pretty innocuous. Yes, Ashley Stove's mid-Southern punk-pop is a more glib, verbose, and ironic than the 1964 Beach Boys were, though far less innovative. Their upbeat, guitar-dominated sounds are a bit fuzzy and rough, but not too dangerous or threatening. The pop element comes through in the frequent harmonized lead vocals, as well as the occasional shades of melancholy in the melody, though these don't get anything close to bummed out. You can hear a little bit of country music from time to time, and the best song, "If You're Going Away," has something of a Brazilian pop feel to its tempo and female backup vocal. On the whole, though, it's unexceptional guitar indie pop with a slightly blunt edge, usually but not always sticking to the themes of ebbs and flows in personal relationships. ~ Richie Unterberger Photographer: Jennifer Barwick. Personnel: Ben Barwick (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Mike Kenlan (vocals, guitar); Jim Brantley (guitar); Jennifer Barwick (strings); William Alphin (drums, percussion, sleigh bell). Recording information: Sound Of Music, Richmond, VA (07/14/2000-12/10/2000).

Ashley Stove songs After releasing three singles in 1993 and 1994, Raleigh, NC, indie rock quartet Ashley Stove released its debut full-length in 1995 on Jesus Christ Records. The band's sparse and spacy sound fills the 14-song disc with surprising twists and turns and a startling amount of Superchunk-style riffs. From the crunchy and catchy "Duckwriter" to the rousing and raw "X-Ray Hipp," the album conjures up easy comparisons to Polvo and Erectus Monotone. The band alternates between drone-y instrumentals and rousing indie rock riffs. The opening and closing tracks, "Gambit" and "Counting on Standing," were recorded on four-track recorders. Both ...