Welcome To Ashley: Beyond the Pale

photo: Zoran Orlic In 2009 Chicago band Welcome To Ashley released a nice set of songs on their Absent Man EP. With their mix of PIL and The Smiths they sounded very alt.rock, the kind of music that is in heavy rotation on college radio. The follow-up Beyond the Pale is a bit darker lyrically and they have added The Replacements, Nick Cave and Jon Spencer to the mix. Opener What a Day It Was For Dying sets the tone for a little over half an hour heavy-handed rock with a likeable back beat, esp...

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