Ashley Cooke is setting the stage for her next musical chapter with the announcement of three new songs.
Cooke announced the news on Instagram, revealing that she’ll be rolling out new music in the coming months: “swear words” drops on August 22, “tin foil hat” arrives on October 3, and the fan-favorite live track “baby blues” follows on November 14.
“Okay okay, you’ve been asking and I simply can’t hold it in any longer,” she wrote. “If I’m being honest, this era of creating music has been way more than clever hooks and hopeful ‘ring the bell’ radio songs. It’s been a journal for me, a place to let myself feel deeper, a life line in a year full of one-thing-after-another. I’ll fill you in on more so soon…”
She expressed her gratitude to fans for their support, admitting, “couldn’t love you guys more.”
Cooke has been open and honest with fans about the struggles she has faced in the past year, from losing both of her grandmothers, to witnessing her parents and other family members endure difficult health struggles.
“It’s been a really crazy year with losing both my grandmas and then my dad had cancer for the fifth time. My mom had a heart attack, just had another scare top of this week. Went through breakup. My sister had a thyroid tumor,” Cooke revealed during a conversation for the Bobby Bones Show. “There’s just so much stuff that happened in a matter of a year…”
She admits she felt guilt leaving her family to go on the road amid such difficult times but says they were nothing but supportive of her.
“They’re like, it’s actually a good release for us to be able to cheer you on and see you doing these things and feeling like one of us is at least living our lives and having fun and doing all of it,” she explained. “And so I think me personally coping with it, mental health is a huge thing for me. And therapy has been super helpful and crying when I need to cry and ignoring it when I need to ignore it. And it’s just the way that this industry rolls.”
This season of life inspired Ashley Cooke to pen the deeply emotional “Growin’ Up Is Getting Old,” a song she’s been teasing on social media for the past few months. While the release date remains under wraps, there’s a good chance it will appear on her nearly finished next album.
As fan anticipate her upcoming releases, the Big Loud / Back Blocks Music artist will be busy on the road performing alongside Parker McCollum, Dustin Lynch, Brad Paisley, Lee Brice, and more, in addition to her headlining shows.
This announcement follows the recent release of her fiery breakup anthem “The Hell You Are,” which dropped earlier this month.
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