Ashley Monroe Scores A Hit With Netflix's 'Finding Her Edge'
(MPG) Ashley Monroe's 2018 single "Hands on You" hit #1 on the Global Singer/Songwriter and #19 on the US Top 200 Shazam charts after appearing several times in Netflix's breakout series Finding Her Edge. Produced by WildBrain in association with Netflix, the eight-episode young-adult ice-skating romance reached #3 globally on Netflix and was just renewed for a second season.
"I'm so excited that 'Hands on You' has reached a new audience after 8 years of being out! Proof that you never know when, and you never know how... just keep on makin' music. Thanks so much to Netflix and Finding Her Edge for all the love," says Monroe.
Angela Boudreault, VP Live Action at WildBrain, said: "Music and storytelling go hand-in-hand, and we were quickly drawn to Ashley Monroe's 'Hands on You'. Its soulful vulnerability beautifully underscored the intimacy and tension of Adriana and Brayden's dance, creating more than one truly memorable moment for audiences. It's exciting to see the song resonate just as strongly off-screen."
Jeff Norton, Showrunner and Executive Producer, said: "As soon as I heard 'Hands on You', I knew it would be the perfect song for the show: intimate enough to dance to on a train while also big enough to fill an arena during Braydriana's ice dance program at Worlds."
When it was released in 2018, Paste Magazine called the song "steamy and perfect" while SPIN said "I hope some randy country DJ manages to segue ["Hands on You] into Eric Church's comparably wall-defiling and R&B'ed 'Like a Wrecking Ball.'" Pitchfork proclaimed "The bluntness of Monroe's lyrics lends depth to the self-portrait she sculpts in these songs, revealing just how much she longs for and cherishes human connection," while NPR Music declared, "What Monroe's accomplished with Sparrow is both subtle and breathtaking: She's bent her fluency in the communal languages of folk, country, gospel and pop toward powerfully personal expression. Be prepared to be swept up."
Over the summer, Monroe released her sixth studio album Tennessee Lightning that she co-produced with GRAMMY-winning producer/engineer Gena Johnson (John Prine, Jason Isbell). The 17-song collection was recorded in the wake of Monroe's transformative bout with cancer and recounted her remarkable journey as a celebration of life, love and the healing power of music. The album featured contributions from T Bone Burnett, Marty Stuart, Brittney Spencer, Waylon Payne, Brendan Benson, Butch Walker, Karen Fairchild and Armand Hutton.
The album received acclaim from Rolling Stone, Variety, The Nashville Scene, People, Stereogum, NPR Music, Music Row, The Observer, Americana UK and many more. No Depression called it "an electrifying new album that traverses a variety of musical landscapes, from swampy blues to gospel to pop and country." The New York Times included her song "Amen Love" in "The Playlist," making her second appearance in their weekly roundup of the week's most notable new tracks following the "pristine" single "The Touch" (feat. Marty Stuart).
Monroe is currently working on her follow-up to Tennessee Lighting and plans to release new music in the near future.
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