{"id":2578,"date":"2020-05-12T10:13:21","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T09:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/?p=2578"},"modified":"2026-09-30T04:50:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T03:50:54","slug":"ashley-mcbrydes-never-will-touches-the-heart-of-the-heartland-among-critical-acclaim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/2020\/05\/12\/ashley-mcbrydes-never-will-touches-the-heart-of-the-heartland-among-critical-acclaim\/","title":{"rendered":"ASHLEY McBRYDE’S NEVER WILL “TOUCHES THE HEART OF THE HEARTLAND” AMONG CRITICAL ACCLAIM"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reigning ACM New Female Artist and CMA New Artist of the Year Ashley McBryde<\/strong> and her new album Never Will<\/em><\/strong> continue to gain critical acclaim since its release on April 3, including NPR, Washington Post,<\/em> Rolling Stone, Variety<\/em> and more:<\/p>\n

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“McBryde sings and writes with a high degree of emotional acuity.”
\n\u2013 New York Times<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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“She sings these songs that are classic, but they’re also rock ‘n’ roll. And they touch the heart of the heartland. She tells these story songs. And on this album, she goes more rock ‘n’ roll than she ever has before.”
\n\u2013 NPR<\/a><\/div>\n

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“McBryde’s lyrics almost always stick up for the wounded, the flawed, the lonesome and the misunderstood.”
\n\u2013  Washington Post<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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“Her second major label album is daring and deep, proof that she’s one of country’s sharpest truth-tellers.”
\n\u2013 Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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“…the heartland rock of Girl Going Nowhere<\/em> is the primary palette, but McBryde shows off more of her varied influences this time around…Despite her first-person songwriting safety zone, McBryde is at her best here singing about other people, telling tales of forbidden romance, small-town piety, and honky-tonk hair of the dog.”
\n\u2013 Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n

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“McBryde has come up with an 11-song collection finely honed enough to beckon the question: Does modern mainstream country deserve <\/em>writing this good? Maybe not, but it’s getting it anyway, even if it’s not in the form of Top 10 hits.” \u2013 Variety<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n