Ashley Monroe & Trent Dabbs - new duo

[iCF]

I wasn't sure exactly where the best place to post this would be, but I figured this would be fine since the forum title is "Country/Americana". I know there's a good amount of people here wondering what happened to Ashley Monroe after the fall of "I Don't Want To", and here's one of the things she's been doing: she's joined with a fellow singer/songwriter named Trent Dabbs, to become a duo!

Here's where you can listen to three of their songs. "Laying Low" is my most favorite. The album is set to be released later this year. May just be digital. Has a very alternative country sound.
www.myspace.com/ashleymonroetrentdabbs

Check out the description of them:

"He was born in Mississippi and she was born in Tennessee. He lost his accent and she didn't. Dabbs had a fond love for classic folk/pop artists far from his generation, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Lennon, Van Morrison. Monroe had a fond love for classic country artists like Pasty Cline, Hank Williams, Dolly Parton ,Emmylou Harris. He moved to Nashville and continued his solo career and aimed to assemble songs only written by conviction. She had the same convictions with her career, yet hers was backed by a Sony Nashville record deal. After they listened to each others music, the two decided to write a few songs together. This decision was questioned with curiosity, "Can songs this simple connect like they used to?" With high hopes in hand and songs in the purest form, Dabbs & Monroe are moving forward. Once Monroe & Sony split ways, the duo decided to take these songs into the studio to see what may become of this. With great responses so far, their hard work will continue... "

Update 12/7/08: Now, their album of five songs is available on Amazon.com for Mp3 download (since 10/29/08):
www.amazon.com/Ashley-Monroe-and-Trent-Dabbs/dp/B001KRYTSG/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1228637485&sr=8-2

[kim8]

Can't wait to listen! I have been a fan of Ashley for a while and love her sound. I have mixed emotions about this. I just hope her voice can still stand out in a duo, but if this means getting to hear her on the radio, fantastic!!

Thanks for the info.

Any chance Rachel Proctor will form a duo? ;)

[Diablo Cody™]

"I Don't Want To" = one of the best songs of 2007.

[tigers19]

i realllllllly like i dont want to, but i just dont know what this mess is. she should have stayed solo, this is a trainwreck.

[maverick]

She couldn't really just stay solo after her label didn't release her album. I actually heard the entire album and it was sensational.

So it's sad to me that she had to go to a duo but to me some Ashley is better than no Ashley.

[iCF]

Looks like their music is now available to purchase digitally! (not on iTunes, though):



Ashley Monroe and Trent Dabbs
Original Release Date: October 29, 2008

1. I'm Coming Over
2. Laying Low
3. See Right Through
4. Now That I Know
5. Gone

www.amazon.com/Ashley-Monroe-and-Trent-Dabbs/dp/B001KRYTSG/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1228637485&sr=8-2