Asha Jefferies
Asha Jefferies releases her debut album 'EGO RIDE' via Nettwerk Music Group, a collection of ten songs filled to the brim with deep feelings of longing and courage as she navigates her experiences of queerness. - LISTEN HERE.
EGO RIDE is a self-portrait of Asha Jefferies in motion. At 24, she displays an uncharacteristically lucid sense of self-awareness. “Looking back, I realised that a lot of the narratives throughout the album are tied to my ego – whether that’s moments where I felt on top of the world or totally crumbled.”
The album was recorded by Asha’s long-term collaborator Sam Cromack (Ball Park Music) at Prawn Records in the inner north of Brisbane. Across the album’s ten tracks, Jefferies revisits two years of words and actions on loop – choices to speak or to stay silent, moments of stepping into or retreating from change.
Jefferies’ first LP is far from the beginning of her artistic output. The Brisbane-based songwriter and frog enthusiast has released two EPs, shared stages with Julia Jacklin and Lord Huron, and played festival slots at BIGSOUND, Bluesfest and many more. In recognition of her burgeoning career, Asha has earned accolades such as a Queensland Music Award and has been a finalist in both the Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition and the International Songwriting Competition (ISC).
