Ashnikko discusses their “beautiful” friendship with Ethel Cain at Reading Festival 2023

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Ashnikko spoke to NME backstage at Reading Festival 2023 about their “beautiful” friendship with Ethel Cain. Watch the full video interview above.Earlier this year, the pair hit the studio to work on a track for ‘WEEDKILLER’, the recently-released debut album from Ashnikko (born Ashton Casey).

The result was expansive closer ‘Dying Star’, a track that details themes of desire and resolution. “When we met, I was already a huge fan,” Ashnikko explained. “Ethel came to the studio and we hit it off straight away.

It was a really nice experience.”Ashnikko continued to praise her collaborator, who released her breakthrough album ‘Preacher’s Daughter’ in May 2022. “She has the most beautiful voice.

It makes you feel like you’re in a cave but also in church in the middle of the Earth, but also like you’re in a forest at midnight,” she said of Cain. “That’s how it feels listening to her sing.”They added: “She also did a lot of production on that song.