Chance to Be Something Better Now: An Interview with Asa Lloyd

by - June 02, 2022


Growing up, Asa Windle’s childhood involved an array of R&B artists that his mother would play for him. Boyz II Men, Jodeci and Aaliyah were staples in their household, but his late teens and early 20s found him in the metal scene.

One of Windle’s best friends, who he really admired and looked up to, was always playing in metal or hardcore bands, and it wasn’t long before Windle began playing alongside them. He never forgot his R&B roots, however.

Roughly two years ago Windle began working with Emarosa vocalist Bradley Scott, who recognized Windle’s interest in pop and R&B and helped find his place in that world.

“[Scott] started influencing that sound for me a lot and really helped me find my sound,” Windle said. “We’re still working on it but that really gave me the push to go ahead and just say that I'm done with the band thing and I'm going to dive head first into this solo stuff.”

With Scott’s assistance in structuring and expanding upon the songs he’s written, Windle has a five-track EP he plans to release this summer under the name Asa Lloyd. The first single, “Crutch”, shares a story of the darker parts of what happens after the after-party. The second single, “LMK”, shares a similar theme, as does the rest of the EP.

“The entire theme of the EP is a lot of issues of infidelity and uncertainty,” he said. “Loss, regret; just discovering yourself and figuring out when you do have people that count on you in life and what your role is in their world versus your world, and if you're going to keep attachments or not to move forward with your life.”

Windle’s writing style has greatly improved since his metal band days, learning to stop forcing things that never made sense and writing from the heart instead. Nowadays, a simple guitar riff or piano melody can trigger a moment that brings out a song he can stand by.

“When I was playing in bands, it always felt like I was putting pieces together that didn't really fit,” he said. “I think from all that experience I learned that I needed to stop trying to make something work that didn't work and start doing more of what my heart told me to do musically.”

As he gears up for his EP release, Windle hopes that there is someone out there who hears his music and relates to the message. He believes that few artists share the parts of life that nobody wants to talk about, but he isn’t afraid to go that route.

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