Video: Ashe, ‘Angry Woman’

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In case you missed the May edition from the diary of Ashe, somebody done her wrong and she’s miffed.

Rather than rooted in the narrower focus of a relationship, as with “Hope You’re Not Happy,” the singer-songwriter’s new single “Angry Woman” directs its vitriol at patriarchy in general, reminiscent of the Deap Vally single from a few years back, “Smile More.”

The new song was released this week along with the news that Ashe’s new album, “Rae,” will be out Oct. 14.

“‘Angry Woman’ is my enough is enough record,” says the songwriter, full name Ashlyn Rae Willson. “There’s always been this sense that as a woman in this world I’ve needed to ‘behave’ and ‘play nice,’ cutting off all this power and confidence that as women we should be demonstrating on a daily basis. ‘Angry Woman,’ in many ways, is about being fed up with abuse of power and that it sometimes takes a little righteous anger to make a change. Especially in today’s climate, I want to see women getting a little angry, because we should be.”

The accompanying video, directed by Jason Lester and produced by Laura Burhenn, was inspired by the Yoko Ono performance work, “Cut Piece,” first unveiled in 1964.

“Rae” is the follow-up to Ashe’s debut album “Ashlyn,” released last year.

||| Watch: The video for “Angry Woman”

||| Previously: “Hope You’re Not Happy,” “Another Man’s Jeans,” “Me Without You,” “Till Forever Falls Apart” / “I’m Fine”