Interview: Ashley Monroe
By Nick Murray, eMusic Contributor
From the opening line "I was only 13 when my daddy died," it's clear that Ashley Monroe's sophomore Like a Rose is going to be an emotional listen. The next half-hour, however, reveals it to be so much more: From the outlaw "Monroe Suede" and the self-explanatory "Weed Instead of Roses" to the tongue-in-cheek Blake Shelton duet "You Ain't Dolly (And You Ain't Porter)" the record offers equal doses of heartbreak and exuberance, tears and… more »