On the Rise
Singer-songwriter Ashley Sofia has “big-time star” written all over her. The 23-year-old native of Fort Ticonderoga, N.Y., grew up on a steady diet of Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Johnny Cash, and it shows in her songwriting. Heralded as a “reincarnation of the Laurel Canyon folk-rock sound” by No Depression, Sofia channels the 1960s and ’70s on her debut album, Love and Fury. Graced with vocals and stage presence beyond her years, the timeless talent belts out what she describes as “poems set to music” alongside her mentor, Bryan Kennedy.
