Los Angeles-based artist Miss Ashley Jean has been making an impact in the bedroom pop and dream pop rock spheres with a sound that’s personal, reflective and highly compelling. A singer-songwriter who often finds herself writing about music as much as she composes music itself, she exists slightly outside of rigid genre boundaries to focus on what it means to create a unique artistic identity. Her sound draws from pop and rock influences including Paramore, We Are Scientists and Billie Eilish, but it filters those inspirations into something entirely her own.
Her introduction as a recording artist began in 2023 with the debut single “Fearless,” a first window into a creative vision that would soon bloom into a full body of work. That first release preceded her debut album Seasonal Unraveling, a record that arrived at the end of the same year and marked a significant turning point in her development as an artist. The release was sparked through her participation in the Write Your Record workshop led by Greta Morgan in January 2023, where she spent three months creating music that allowed her to uncover and confront her own truth.
Following the workshop, Miss Ashley Jean continued to work on her sound in collaboration with Michigan-based producer Matthew Marquez, working remotely to shape the aesthetic of her debut album into an emotionally impactful listening experience. After a brief pause in sharing her sound, she returned with new material last year, releasing her EP, Off the Hinge and now she brings us one of her latest releases with her recent single titled “Confetti.”
“Confetti” arose from a collaborative history that stretches back through her connection with drummer Keith Carne, through whom she met producer Brian Bond. Brian became an integral part of shaping the sonic direction of the track, working closely with Miss Ashley Jean over five months to develop a sound that felt more aligned with her latest artistic ambition. Together, they focused on building a series of singles that explore the idea of a person as a collection of fragments with thoughts, feelings, memories and experiences all layered together in constant motion.
Ultimately, “Confetti” is a relationship song, though it eschews resolution or closure in favour of sitting with lasting emotion, where attempts to move on are continually disrupted by memory. Brought in by the delicate blend of warm key tones, soft guitar notes and laid back percussion, “Confetti” sets an intimate scene as Miss Ashley’s alluring voice glides in to spin elegant melodies above. Stitching poignant lyrical threads into the engaging pop-tinged indie rock fabric, the track rises with gathering energy as the punch of drums and layers of lightly gritty instrumentation underpins her stunning vocals which deliver instantly memorable lines.
Flowing with graceful guitar flickers and mellow groove, the song casts an utterly charming sound that’s dreamy, meaningful and energising all at once. Instilled with smooth ebb and flow, the contrast between the stripped back sonic bliss of the verses and bridge and rousing surge of sonic energy in the chorus, it’s an incredible showcase of the artist’s original musical output. Putting her songwriting flair and performance panache on full display, “Confetti” sees Miss Ashley Jean serve up a magical musical moment that’s truly impossible not to love.
Listen to Confetti below
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