Recommended Listening: Kyla La Grange

Ashes, by Kyla La Grange has been on heavy rotation in the past few days. From the first song, I was smitten with her epic sound. If you love the pageantry of Florence Welch, or the mysteriousness of Bat for Lashes, you'll love the UK's Kyla La Grange. Gothic Folk Rock, is that a genre? You can definitely hear influences from the likes of Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell, and even Stevie Nicks.

The entire album is a cohesive piece that I would highly recommend listen to from start to finish. "Walk Through Walls" is the energetic and passionate opener that gets you hooked. From then on the songs ebb and flow in a theatrical manner. Haunting lyrics in songs like "Vampire Smile" make her music that more interesting...

Baby I need a friend,
but I'm a vampire smile, you'll meet a sticky end.
I'm here trying not to bite your neck,
but it's beautiful and I'm gonna get...
...so drunk on you and kill your friends.
You'll need me and we can be obsessed.
And I can touch your hair and taste your skin,
the ghosts won't matter 'cause we'll hide in sin.
Oh oooo...

My favorites of the album include, "Been Better", "Vampire Smile" and "Walk". Although Ashes was released last July, it looks like she's back in the studio working on her sophomore album. Looking forward to what this brilliant artist comes out with next!

Watch "Been Better" below...