eMusic

Start Your Trial

All Summer Long

by

Ashley Stove

 
All Summer Long
view larger image View Larger

Rate it!

Avg: 3.5 (8 ratings)

  • They Say...

    All Summer Long was also the title of a Beach Boys album. Although Ashley Stove doesn't sound much like the Beach Boys, there is a similarity in that both records were, in the context of their time, pretty innocuous. Yes, Ashley Stove's mid-Southern punk-pop is a more glib, verbose, and ironic than the 1964 Beach Boys were, though far less innovative. Their upbeat, guitar-dominated sounds are a bit fuzzy and rough, but not too dangerous or threatening. The pop element comes through in the frequent harmonized lead vocals, as well as the occasional shades of melancholy in the melody, though these don't get anything close to bummed out. You can hear a little bit of country music from time to time, and the best song, "If You're Going Away," has something of a Brazilian pop feel to its tempo and female backup vocal. On the whole, though, it's unexceptional guitar indie pop with a slightly blunt edge, usually but not always sticking to the themes of ebbs and flows in personal relationships.

  • You Say...

    Write a Review

    I would like to say...

    Artist: Ashley Stove

    Album: All Summer Long

    Review Title: (maximum 50 characters)

    Your Review: (maximum 1,000 characters)

    Cancel

    Please keep your comments to the recordings themselves, and be courteous and respectful. Thanks! For further info, read our Community Guidelines.

The indie iTunes — Hardcore music fans are migrating to eMusic, the iTunes Music Store's cheaper, cooler cousin.


Rolling Stone
Start Your Trial

© 1998-2009 eMusic.com Inc. eMusic and the eMusic logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks in the USA or other countries. All rights reserved.

All Music Guide © 1992 - 2009 All Media Guide, LLC
Portions of content provided by All Music Guide, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC

Facebook®, YouTube, Flickr™ and Wikipedia® are registered trademarks of their respective owners, Facebook Inc., Google, Inc., Yahoo! Inc. and Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Neither Facebook Inc., Google, Inc., Yahoo! Inc. nor Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. are partners or sponsors of eMusic. eMusic uses the Facebook, Flickr, YouTube and Wikipedia API but is not endorsed or certified by Facebook, Flickr, YouTube and Wikipedia. eMusic does not pre-screen, monitor, endorse nor assume any liability for websites, contents, products, services or claims made by Facebook, YouTube, Flickr™ and Wikipedia®.