Ashe on New Single ‘Funeral,’ the Success of ‘Stop the Wedding!’ and What to Expect From Her Upcoming Album: ‘I Really Feel Like I’ve Arrived’ (EXCLUSIVE)

By Ellise Shafer

Ellise Shafer

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Ashe has made plenty of sad songs, but she’d never cried while writing one until “Funeral.”

Ironically, the ballad — the second single from her upcoming fourth album “The Girl of Your Dreams,” out Oct. 16 via Atlantic Records — is actually pretty joyful. Despite its title, “Funeral” sees Ashe reveling in the comfort that comes from knowing you’ve found your person.

What begins with a simple piano melody soon builds to a bombastic, trumpet-led celebration inspired by New Orleans funeral marches. “You’ll be my Tuesday night and my Sunday drive/ And the last speech at my funeral,” Ashe sings in the chorus with a soul-twinged belt.

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