Faultlines Deliver a Good “Cry”

Ashley Morgan and John Flanagan of Faultlines are out now with their third album, Bittersweet Revival. Featuring ten original tracks including their recently released political anthem “Rain” and their new love song, “Cry,” the album is equal parts optimism and outcry.

Ashley Morgan grew up singing in church, belting out Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston songs. She shows off her strong pipes in the music video for “Cry,” directed by John Medina and filmed before the world went into quarantine in Joshua Tree, California.

Her fellow vocalist, John Flanagan, co-wrote the single. He doesn’t sing on “Cry” but he does appear on most tracks on Bittersweet Revival. Flanagan is a rock singer and songwriter whose high notes vocals are in the league of Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant.

Ashley Morgan of Faultlines photographed by Cody Burdette.

Before coming together, John spent years in a publishing deal, writing for major label artists and Grammy winning producers while Ashley toured and sang back-up for major label artists and on TV for shows like The Voice, American Idol, and The Grammy’s.

They met performing as front singers in a Top 40 cover band and connected on their shared obsession of Brandi Carlile. When John later presented Ashley with some folk songs he had written that didn’t fit an individual solo project he was working on, they decided to record them together.

Their unique brand of music is a mashup of modern pop and roots country. While their first two EPs are acoustic, Bittersweet Revival features a lot more instrumentation. There is a good amount of upbeat songs and ballads with the duo drawing inspiration from Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young, Joni Mitchell and, of course, Brandi Carlile.

They call out bigotry and close-mindedness in “A Long Way”; speak on the current health crisis in the USA in “Save Us;” and echo the spirit of twenty-first century activism in “Love is All We Own.”

“I hope people feel a sense of love, inclusion, and community in the lyrics and music on Bittersweet Revival,” says Ashley. “And who knows? It might even spark some to raise their voices against injustice.”

“We shared a lot of laughs while making this album,” John adds. “Each session of the recording process was one half creative and the other half party.”

Faultline’s Bittersweet Revival is available now on Apple Music, Spotify and all major digital platforms.

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