Grammy award winner Ashley McBryde has today released Cool Little Bars, the latest single from her forthcoming album The Devil I Know, due out September 8 via Warner Music Nashville.
In the song, the Grand Ole Opry member revisits her roots, paying tribute to the dives, holes in the wall and often locals-only establishments that shaped the early days of her career.
“As y’all know, I have a huge appreciation for bars that have stood the test of time and have a lot of character,” shares McBryde. “I played them for many, many years, and I’m proud of the education I gained, and I’m proud to be able to give such bars credit for my entertainment style.
“In a time when so many of our staple establishments are being torn down to make room for far less charming, sterile and predictable gathering spaces, I thought we’d better celebrate the ones we have left and the ones we’ve yet to warm a seat in. With the help of Trick Savage and Lainey Wilson, I think we said it pretty good. So, thank you for dart boards, sticky table tops, bathrooms with broken stall doors and bartenders that can mix a drink while whoopin’ an ass. We see you and we need you. God bless cool little bars.”
Light On In The Kitchen, the lead single from the album, is climbing the charts in the top 25 and earned placement on Rolling Stone’s all-genre “Best Songs of 2023 So Far,” praising it as a “gorgeous tribute to the women who helped shape her” with “luminous guitars and McBryde’s tender delivery,” calling it “a comfortable crash pad for anyone who might take solace in its messages of support.”
Pre-save The Devil I Know HERE.