KASSI ASHTON - Ride Or Die Radio - MCA Records Nashville/Interscope Records

Having released her long-awaited debut album in September 2024, Kassi Ashton is set to quickly follow up on that record with a deluxe version in a matter of weeks.  The rising country star is offering a next preview of the forthcoming project with a soulful slow jam that showcases all of her talents as a songwriter and vocalist.  “Ride Or Die Radio” is available now, both digitally and on all streaming platforms, via MCA Nashville.

Following “Sounds Like Something I’d Say,” her collaboration with Parker McCollum, “Ride Or Die Radio” is Ashton’s second release of the year to this point, and one that she immediately connected with from the onset.

“I’ve loved this song since the day we wrote it,” Kassi said.  “It felt like I gave a name to the place I hope we’re creating, my fans and I together.”

Highlighted by her trademark combination of rock and roll, soul, and throwback R&B, along with her scorchingly vibrant vocal bravado and majestically-poetic lyrics, this is a classic Kassi Ashton song from start to finish.  Serving as an ideal anthem for anyone in need of some good music to get them through a trying time, “Ride Or Die Radio” ebbs and flows its way through a story of relatability, compassion, and hope.

“For the misfits and the wish this heart wasn’t broke

Transmitting to where the dreamers and the losers go

You’re listen to ride or die radio, ‘til the speakers blow

You’re listen to ride or die radio and you ain’t alone”

In a short time since being formally recognized as a true rising country star, Ashton has created a diversified catalogue between anthems, aggressive hooky melodies, and now, subtle, sentimental ballads.  She continues to prove that she can do it all, and the sky is the limit for her musical creativity.

Kassi defies convention and continues to deliver her signature style with confessional, catchy storytelling and dynamic vocal performances on songs including critically acclaimed releases “Called Crazy,” “The Straw,” “Drive You Out of My Mind,” “Dates In Pickup Trucks,” “Heavyweight,” “California, Missouri,” “Hopeless,” “Violins,” and more.

In September 2024, Kassi released her long-awaited debut album, ‘Made From The Dirt,’ to praise from fans and critics alike. The album dishes hard-won lessons rooted in tangled family ties, relationship tussles, and wrenching grief, wrapped up in hook-heavy, country-tinged singalongs, where Kassi's husky, soulful tones escalate into the musical stratosphere.

In just a few short weeks, Ashton will be expanding on her debut record with the release of the debut deluxe album, ‘Made From The Dirt: The Blooms,’ complete with five new tracks, on April 25^th.  Beginning later this month, Kassi will be joining Jon Pardi on his Honkytonk Hollywood Tour, hitting arenas and amphitheaters nationwide beginning on April 25 in Lubbock, TX.

(Review Written By: Chad Carlson)