Ashnikko spoke to NME backstage at Studying Pageant 2023 about their “lovely” friendship with Ethel Cain. Watch the complete video interview above.
Earlier this 12 months, the pair hit the studio to work on a observe for ‘WEEDKILLER’, the recently-released debut album from Ashnikko (born Ashton Casey). The outcome was expansive nearer ‘Dying Star’, a observe that particulars themes of want and backbone. “After we met, I used to be already an enormous fan,” Ashnikko defined. “Ethel got here to the studio and we hit it off right away. It was a very nice expertise.”
Ashnikko continued to reward her collaborator, who launched her breakthrough album ‘Preacher’s Daughter’ in Might 2022. “She has probably the most lovely voice. It makes you are feeling such as you’re in a cave but additionally in church in the midst of the Earth, but additionally such as you’re in a forest at midnight,” she stated of Cain. “That’s the way it feels listening to her sing.”
They added: “She additionally did a variety of manufacturing on that tune. She is a once-in-a-generation kind of artist – I actually love her. It was such a pleasure to work along with her.”
Elsewhere, Ashnikko, who appeared on The Cowl earlier this week (August 21), mentioned the journey to unveiling ‘WEEDKILLER’, which follows her 2021 mixtape ‘Demidevil’. “I’m actually proud that I took the time to actually suppose by means of all of the songs on the album and actually pour the whole lot into my visuals,” they stated. “I’m proud that I did my finest. I approached songwriting otherwise with this album.”
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On Friday (August 25), Ashnikko made their third consecutive look at Studying, following a slot on the Radio 1 Dance stage in 2022 and the Lock Up tent the 12 months prior. For the 2023 version of the competition, she carried out a shock on the Pageant Republic tent.
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