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Spellbinding and wistful, the folk-pop of Sydney-based Ashton Ella explores the paradoxical human condition of lonely intimacy, crafting warm, gentle melodies alone on her bedroom floor. Her doleful lyricism probes the colossal longing to become a child again and the fear that disappointment and pain is one’s fate. “Bon Iver meets troubled teenage girl” is how she describes her work, which is reflected through her subtle arrangements, lush harmonies, and raw yet soothing vocals that immerse you with every aching breath. Ashton feels it’s important to create a space for young audiences to resonate and feel seen in the loneliness that can be adolescence, and she is just beginning. Her debut single, named ‘Ugly’ was inspired out of the burden of objectifying oneself to be loved and the profound hollowness that follows with believing your value lies within your appearance. ‘Ugly’ is out now via all platforms, however, after years of built-up unaddressed trauma, Ashton has a lot on her mind.