Seraphina Lotkhamnga on February 20th, 2012

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Jasmine Ash is mostly known for being the frontwoman and main songwriter for L.A. indie pop band Oh Darling. She recently stepped out on her own for a solo debut titled “Beneath The Noise,” and here her pop sensibility shines the brightest yet. Although Ash’s feather-light high register always seems to trickle a sweet layer upon her quirky arrangements, her single “Give a Little Less” flashes a glimpse of loneliness as she sings “It’s never gonna get any better than this.” The juxtaposition of shimmering riffs and slight despair doesn’t last for too long, though. “It’s a momentary feeling,” Ash says of the song and her final lyrics “Someday, somewhere, you’ll see stars” caps the song off with hope. Produced and co-written by Jacques Brautbar and Sam Farrar (both formerly of of Phantom Planet), “Beneath the Noise” is out now.

||| Download: “Give a Little Less”

||| Live: Jasmine Ash plays Tuesday at Hotel Cafe.