Ashley Cooke Announces Christmas EP' Wrapped'
(Big Loud) Country hitmaker Ashley Cooke will release her first-ever holiday EP, wrapped - a five-song project arriving November 6 via Big Loud Records/Back Blocks Music. Kicking off the countdown to Christmas, Cooke is premiering wrapped's blissed-out title track today.
One of two all-new original songs on the EP, "wrapped" summons all the dreamy nostalgia of Christmas while adding a playful dose of holiday romance. Written by Cooke, Lauren Hungate, Jimmy Robbins, Alysa Vanderheym, and Ben Williams, the starry-eyed love song imagines a snowed-in Christmas spent cozied up with someone who makes the whole world melt away (from the chorus: "like paper on a present / red velvet ribbon / tied around somethin' new / you're wrapped around me / I'm wrapped around you").
With production from Jacob Durrett (Morgan Wallen, Cole Swindell), "wrapped" instantly channels the pure joy of a magical Christmas night, pairing the gentle shimmer of sleigh bells with warm guitar tones, tender Dobro melodies, and beautifully laid-back grooves - a perfect backdrop to Cooke's carefree yet soulful vocal work.
Opening on another original track (the sweetly flirty "secret santa"), wrapped also includes Cooke's own renditions of three classic holiday songs: "have yourself a merry little christmas," "jingle bell rock," and "silent night (with the cooke family)." In a particularly personal touch, "silent night" features vocals from several of Cooke's family members, adding a poignant sense of togetherness to the time-honored Christmas carol. Lighting up every moment with her radiant vocals and gorgeously breezy sound, wrapped ultimately brings a one-of-a-kind energy to the fast-approaching holiday season.
Tonight (10/16) at the Knitting Factory in Boise, ID, Cooke continues the baby blues world tour - a global headline run in support of her acclaimed self-titled sophomore album. Taking its name from her current Country radio hit "baby blues," the 31-date trek will head overseas early next year and stop at iconic UK venues like Koko in London (1/29). Currently scheduled through February 25 at the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, the baby blues world tour now includes three newly added dates: Elevation in Grand Rapids, MI (2/11), Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN (2/12), and Bogart's in Cincinnati, OH (2/13).
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