Ash Costello On Upcoming New Years Day Album: “We’ve Now Switched To A Really Positive, Happy, Energetic, Full-Of-Life Sound”

During a recent interview with 105.5 WDHA, New Years Day singer Ash Costello discussed the band’s upcoming album. According to her, the effort will have “a really positive, happy, energetic, full-of-life sound.”

Costello said the following:

“We’re about halfway through the [new] album right now. I’d been touring basically for six solid years hardcore straight — we’re talking eight months out of the year; never home for my birthday; miss my mom all the time; miss my dogs. And I kind of took COVID as… I was relieved, honestly. And I think I needed to rest and I needed to stop. And I’m not the kind of person that would ever do it on my own; I would need some sort of natural disaster to get me to actually stop and rest, which is what happened.

So I took my time. I let life happen to me. And I got married. And so now I have nothing, romantic relationship-wise, to be angry about anymore, which is predominantly what used to inspire my songwriting. And so I tapped into something else that I never had before, and it was a positivity and a hopefulness that I was starting to feel reveal itself in me — finally, after so many years of just kind of surviving. Which is totally what I was doing — I was just on survival mode. And the music reflects that, especially on ‘Unbreakable’.

I look back and there’s some guitar riffs on there where I definitely was expressing my unhappiness and my anger with those guitar riffs — particularly on a song called ‘Unbreakable’, because it’s almost unlistenable, ’cause it’s so heavy and ugly and angry. And so we’ve now switched to a really positive, happy, energetic, full-of-life sound. And I can’t believe I even made it to this point in my life, let alone musically.”

This news comes after Costello previously said the record will find the band “going way heavy and way pop all at the same time.”

[via Blabbermouth]

Ash Costello On Upcoming New Years Day Album: “We’re Going Way Heavy And Way Pop All At The Same Time”

During a recent interview with Rock Sound, New Years Day singer Ash Costello discussed the band’s upcoming album. According to her, the group will be “going way heavy and way pop all at the same time.”

Costello said the following:

“The record is about halfway done right now. And we’re not rushing it. We’ve just been kind of coasting through [it]. We’ve probably written about 30 songs; maybe seven have made the cut. So I’m being very picky — I’m being very, very, very picky on what I wanna put out there this time around, where before it was, like, ‘Hurry up. Make a record and we can tour. Put out what you can.’ Not this time. I’m really taking my time. And I’m in love with all the music. We’ve already chosen the next single and I cannot wait. I think it’s even better [than the recently released ‘Hurts Like Hell‘]. This one was like an introduction into what we’re doing. The next one is, like, ‘We’re here. We’re not going anywhere. This is the sound.'”

She also added the following about the writing process:

“Jeremy Valentyne, who is now back in the band, has been a writer this whole time. He never really left the band completely; he just wasn’t touring. So he helped write our ‘Diary Of A Creep’ EP [2018] and our ‘Unbreakable’ album, so we’re continuing to write with Jeremy. And the same two producers I used on ‘Unbreakable’, which is Mitch Marlow, who’s responsible for bands like IN THIS MOMENT, and Scott Stevens. Scott Stevens [has co-written with] DOROTHY, DIAMANTE, IN THIS MOMENT, SHINEDOWN, HALESTORM, LILITH CZAR. You name it — you name it, especially a woman in rock, he’s helped her create the vision. So we’re continuing on working with him.”

She then continued when asked what she learned from the “Unbreakable” sessions:

“I feel like ‘Unbreakable’ was the first time I really was daring. Songs like ‘Unbreakable’ where I said, ‘I wanna make a guitar riff that’s unlistenable. I want it to be so ugly and terrible sounding that it’s just enough where you can kind of fathom it.’ And so I felt like we experimented a lot with that sound. And then I feel like with ‘Shut Up’ where we had experimented with a more pop sound — not pop-rock, but a pop element and then giving it a rock twist. So it’s gonna be a lot more of that on this record. So we’re going way heavy and way pop all at the same time. It’s hard to walk the fine line, but when you nail it, it’s very rewarding, I think.”

[via Blabbermouth]

New Years Day Premiere “Hurts Like Hell” Music Video

New Years Day have premiered a new video for their new song “Hurts Like Hell.” You can check that out below:

Singer Ash Costello commented:

“‘Hurts Like Hell‘ might seem like a song about a relationship on the surface; in a way, it is, I suppose. As I struggled to navigate how to continue to pursue my passion during the pandemic, I realized that chaos is where I thrive. I will stare down any obstacle, even if I look like a crazy person to subject myself to it. Eleanor Roosevelt said, ‘We all know people who are so afraid of pain that they shut themselves up […] and shrink until life is a mere living death.’ Turning pain into progress and tragedy into triumph is a particularly satisfying victory. As the saying goes: ‘nothing worth having comes easy.’ That is what ‘Hurts Like Hell’ means to me. The song is an acceptance and celebration of my relationship with chaos.”

In other news, the band also have the following dates booked:

With Halestorm & The Warning:

09/21 Huntsville, AL – Mars Music Hall
09/22 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
09/24 Maryland Heights, MO – Pointfest
09/26 Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
09/28 New Orleans, LA – Fillmore
09/29 San Antonio, TX – Tech Port Center
10/01 Corpus Christi, TX – Selena Auditorium
10/02 Lubbock, TX – Buddy Holly Hall
10/04 Colorado Springs, CO – Pikes Peak Center

New Years Day:

10/08 Palmdale, CA – Transplants Brewery
10/09 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock
10/11 Phoenix, AZ – Last Exit
10/12 Albuquerque, NM – The Launchpad
10/13 El Paso, TX – Rock House
10/15 Oklahoma City, OK – Beer City
10/16 Dallas, TX – KEGL Freakers Ball
10/18 Pensacola, FL – The HandleBar
10/19 Orlando, FL – The Haven
10/20 Tampa, FL – The Brass Mug
10/22 Greensboro, NC – The Blind Tiger
10/23 Jacksonville, NC – Hooligan’s

Halestorm Announce Fall Tour With The Warning & New Years Day

Halestorm have announced a fall headlining tour with The Warning and New Years Day. Here’s the dates:

09/21 Huntsville, AL – Mars Music Hall
09/22 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
09/26 Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
09/28 New Orleans, LA – Fillmore
09/29 San Antonio, TX – Tech Port Center
10/01 Corpus Christi, TX – Selena Auditorium
10/02 Lubbock, TX – Buddy Holly Hall
10/04 Colorado Springs, CO – Pikes Peak Center
10/06 Tucson, AZ – Linda Ronstadt Music Hall
10/08 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival

Watch New Years Day’s Ash Costello Perform Rhea Ripley’s Entrance Theme At WrestleMania 37

Last night (April 11), New Years Day’s Ash Costello performed Rhea Ripley’s entrance theme, “Brutality,” during WrestleMania 37. You can see footage of that below:

New Years Day’s Ash Costello To Perform Rhea Ripley’s Entrance Theme At WrestleMania 37

New Years Day’s Ash Costello will be performing Rhea Ripley’s entrance theme “Brutality” during WrestleMania 37, which is set to take place on April 10-11 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. Costello commented on Instagram:

“By overwhelming demand, I am so excited to announce that I will be performing #Brutality LIVE for the most bad ass @rhearipley_wwe at #wrestlemania37 ! If you’re ready and will be watching, leave some 💪🏻🤘🏻⛓❤️🖤 below!!!! I am honored to sing in support of such a genuine and strong woman! and as a wrestling fan, excited to a part of something I love. YOUR support made this dream a reality. Now this is all of our moment together. “

New Years Day’s Ash Costello In The Studio Working On New Music

New Years Day’s Ash Costello has returned to the studio to work on new music. The singer commented:

“🎙 recording in 2020 🎤 DAY 1- I have so much to say and I’ve found my voice now more than ever. Back in @exiesscott studio (masks and shields of course) the man that helped create #Unbreakable along with @mitcheymitch …. I am so ready to create more magic. 🎼 I’m not the person you think that I am 🎼 leave some 🖤🖤🖤🤍🤍🤍 if you’re ready for new music 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻”

New Years Day Premiere “Skeletons” Music Video

New Years Day have premiered a new video for their song “Skeletons.” This track is from the band’s latest album “Unbreakable.”

Ash Costello commented:

“It’s clear to me that ‘Skeletons‘ is a favorite along the NYD fan community since day 1. Something about this song resonates. The right mix between heavy, soft, strong and soft vocals really made it stand out on our record from the rest. The song is about opening up and letting you who hide inside come out, so for that reason, I performed the song alone on the music video.

It’s tough because it makes you vulnerable as a rock front woman to be without you band but it changed the performance into something pretty unique from out other music videos. I hope everyone enjoys it.”

New Years Day Announce Spring Tour

New Years Day have announced a spring U.S. tour. You can find the dates for that run below.

Tour Dates:

04/17 Tampa, FL – 98 Rockfest
04/18 Orlando, FL – WJRR’s Earthday Birthday
04/19 Myrtle Beach, SC – House Of Blues (supporting Halestorm)
04/21 Richmond, VA – The National (supporting Halestorm)
04/22 Huntington, NY – The Paramount (supporting Halestorm)
04/24 Newark, NJ – WDHA’s Rock The Rock Fest
04/25 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
04/26 Hartford, CT – The Webster Underground
04/28 Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall
04/29 Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club
04/30 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery
05/03 Hobart, IN – The Art Theatre
05/04 Joliet, IL – The Forge
05/06 Johnson City, TN – Capone’s
05/07 Huntsville, AL – Side Tracks Music Hall
05/08 Atlanta, GA – Vinyl
07/11 Mansfield, OH – Inkcarceration Festival