Ashley Kutcher

RJ Rohit caught up with American singer-songwriter Ashley Kutcher, who recently released her sophomore EP ‘Survive My Own Mind’ accompanied by a brand-new music video for the title track directed by Anya Salmen on 21st October. The EP consists of 7 tracks and is about an emotionally charged journey that finds beauty in both the highs and lows of life and love.

“I’ve spent the past year figuring out who I am as an artist & songwriter. Since my EP, I’ve truly realized what feels the most me, & since then I’ve been making songs that feel so right,” Ashley Kutcher said of the EP on social media. “There’s so many things I haven’t talked about fully online yet. One of them being my battle with mental health. When it came to writing my second EP, I knew this was what I needed to say. For me, if I was gonna play shows with rooms full of people, this topic would the elephant in the room. Every single one of us is trying to survive something, and music brings us all together.”

She continued, “I never thought I would be able to do what I do today, travel and get on stage, because of my own head. But I work through intrusive thoughts because I WANT to do this, and I will never let my own head stop me. I’ve worked through so many of these challenges and – my god is it work. But it’s so worth it. This EP is for everyone who has ever struggled with surviving their own mind.”

Even though ‘Survive My Own Mind’ contains a few brand-new songs, it also includes some of Kutcher’s biggest hits from this year, including viral track ‘Nothing’s All the Time’ and fan favourite ‘Love You More,’ which has garnered over 9.5 million Spotify streams.

The Baltimore native has established herself as an artist to watch out for this year, with the release of her ‘One Eighty’ debut EP last November, which featured the popular song ‘Love You from a Distance’.

RJ Rohit had a chat with Ashley Kutcher about her musical journey, EP ‘Survive My Own Mind’ and so much more! Check it out below!

—Silviya.Y