Album Of The Week

“'Call Of The Void' is a 12 song solo album by Ashley E Norton, recorded in Nashville, by producer Johnny Garcia. It’s true americana. Ashley has pulled influences from county, rock, folk and blues. She wrote or co-wrote all of the songs but one, which is a beautiful Led Zeppelin cover of 'Going To California'."

- Kenneth Bremer / Blue Desert -

"There are 10 tidy Nashville recorded tunes that echo through 'Call Of The Void', produced by Johnny Garcia. Ashley E Norton’s vocals are not wimpy, childish, or too entrenched in pop country sweetness and she has an authoritative voice. Miss Norton’s not as raw as Lucinda Williams, poppy as Shania Twain, or as folky as Mary Chapin Carpenter. What she reflects is what Sheryl Crow started to be and then faded."

- John Apice / Americana Highways -

"As part of the quartet Lady Psychiatrist's Booth, California based Ashley E Norton released one of my favorite albums of 2023. Looks like history's going to repeat itself. This time flying solo, with producer Johnny Garcia on guitars, bass and drums, and Jimmy Mattingly on fiddle and cello, both from Garth Brooks' band, with songs spanning material written when she lived in Nashville to words and melodies barely finished before recording, it's not a concept album as such, but there is a storyline connection in their journey of women across America. The void's calling, jump on in."

- Mike Davies / Fatea Magazine -

"Ashley E Norton's 'Call Of The Void' is an album with music that is simply enjoyable, because it sounds so uncomplicated and has a direct effect on the soul, as if 'from the belly directly into the solar plexus', very successful, Ashley E Norton!"

- Wolfgang Giese / Musik An Sich -

"Before starting her solo career, Ashley E Norton was active in the world of folk and americana music as member of the bands Whitherward and Lady Psychiatrist’s Booth. Together with guitarist Johnny Garcia as producer she has now created a new solo record, ‘Call Of The Void’, with 10 self penned songs and a splendid cover version of Led Zeppelin’s song ‘Going To California’."

- Valére Sampermans / Rootstime -

"'Call Of The Void' is a varied musical trip by Ashley E Norton, who, in addition to country and bluegrass, incorporates gospel and soul, into her colorful musical patchwork."

- Cis van Looy / Written In Music -