Sampling The Ravenous New Americana Album Reviews

By Brian Nelson


Good music has a magical way of transforming a dull moment into something brighter. Writing a captivating song takes a lot of effort and time. Artists like Halsey are naturally gifted with this skill. The lyrics come almost effortlessly to such folks. The composer is supposed to play with the words in an artistic manner to bring out a resounding narrative. The best-selling New Americana album reviews suggest that their latest works are headed for great success.

Halsey is just a stage name. Her full name is Ashley Nicolette Frangipane. She was born in nineteen ninety-four. The early twenties singer and songwriters fell in love with music at a very tender age. So far, she has worked with the recording company known as Astralwerks to release her first album dubbed Badlands. An instant success by all means.

Many of her fans are unaware that her name Halsey is a clever rearrangement of her original name Ashley. The performer was born and bred in a small town known as Clark in the New Jersey area. Her parents are of mixed origins. Her mother boasts of a mixture of Hungarian, Italian and Irish blood. The father, however, has an African-American background. Her diverse ethnicity has contributed immensely to her unique taste and style.

The artist known as Halsey got exposed to playing musical instruments at a very tender age. By the time she hit fourteen years, she was already conversant with playing instruments like the viola, cello, and the acoustic guitar. At sixteen, she got diagnosed with bipolar disorder. That diagnosis did very little to deter her from continuing her pursuit of greatness. She played music to raise the bills to pay her rent.

Youtube has played a very instrumental role in introducing the singer to the world. Ashely first took to this platform to record cover tracks. She did covers for numerous artists. Her recording of the song I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift swayed a lot of heads and drew a lot of attention and admiration her way. From this point on there was no stopping this train.

Currently, the resume of Ashley is one of the most impressive for an upcoming artist. To-date, she has done work with recording artists and bands which are award-winning and amazing. The groups she has worked with include Imagine Dragons, Raising Sons and even with The Kooks. She is often the curtain-raiser on various auspicious musical festivals across the country. Some time back, Hasley got an invitation to perform at the famed South by Southwest music festival.

Late last year she debuted her album, Badlands. The album got a warm reception in the music scene. According to her, the album can best be described as an angry female record. In efforts to promote her album, the songwriter has gone on interviews on many shows. The best example of which has to be on the Stephen Colbert Late Show and the Last Call with Carson Daly.

The artist often says that she is privileged to have grown up in a family who loved music. Her parents loved different genres. The father was a die-hard hip hop fan listening to songs from the Rock and Rock Hall of Famer, Tupac Shakur while the mom was a soft rock kind of person. Kanye West is one of her idols.




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