Ash Gray and the Girls – Born in the Summer 2012

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To get an idea of Ash Gray and the Girls sound on their debut disc, Born in the Summer, one could simply consider the cover art and the album title. The former echoes the art of the late Sixties, and the latter refers to 1967, ‘the summer of love,’ when Haight-Ashbury became the center of the Hippie universe.

If that’s not enough, here’s a third clue: Ash Gray covers ‘Bus Stop,’ The Hollies hit from 1966. It’s symbolic of his influences, having grown up in the UK and weaned his parent’s Sixties record collection.Born in the Summer is rich with the folk to psychedelic styles that permeated the music scene of the counter-cultural revolution. Measures of Eastern intrigue fill many songs thanks to the presence of a Sitar. Where ‘the Girls’ come in is as his harmony vocal support for Ash Gray.

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