Vinyl Record
Taylor Ashton - Stranger to the Feeling
Taylor Ashton - Stranger to the Feeling on LP vinyl. A 2023 record available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel, Ireland.
LP ยท 2023
Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.
Buyer notes: 2023 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection vinyl shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel or ship within Ireland for EUR 5.50.
Stranger to the Feeling is Taylor Ashton turning movement into a songwriting method. Released in 2023, the album was shaped around travel, collaboration and the feeling of music being made in rooms that still have air moving through them. The songs are warm and lightly built, but not slight. They carry the looseness of folk music, the melodic intelligence of chamber pop and the intimacy of friends meeting after distance. Strong Hands, Like a Movie, Denis, Beauty Sleep and Honey all show Ashton's gift for small emotional pivots. The guest voices matter because they do not turn the album into a parade of features; they widen the circle. Rachael Price, Theo Katzman, Courtney Hartman, Buck Meek, Monica Martin and others help make the record feel communal, like a map of relationships as much as a solo statement.
The album matters because it captures a post-isolation hunger for closeness without making that theme heavy-handed. Its story is not about grand reinvention; it is about contact, mobility and the quiet force of songs that can hold several people in the same frame. For a modern folk and singer-songwriter shelf, Stranger to the Feeling gives a clear picture of an artist working outside the old solitary troubadour model. The record is personal, but its personality is built through exchange: voices, locations, gentle arrangements and the sense that travel has become part of the writing.
A strong choice for collectors of contemporary folk-pop, especially where the shelf includes Buck Meek, Lake Street Dive-adjacent voices, modern acoustic collaborations or songwriter records with a soft communal glow. On vinyl, the album's unforced pacing is the appeal. It is not designed to overwhelm a room. It is designed to keep returning to it, with enough melodic detail and guest texture to reward repeated listening without breaking the spell.
Warm contemporary folk-pop with acoustic movement, guest harmonies, chamber-pop detail and road-worn emotional ease.
Recommended for: Taylor Ashton collectors; Listeners building a researched vinyl shelf; Collectors of contemporary folk-pop and collaborative songwriter records; Gift buyers choosing a record with a clear story; Browsers comparing related records and catalogue eras.
When was Stranger to the Feeling released? It was released in 2023. What defines the album? It is a collaborative folk-pop record shaped by travel, guest voices and intimate acoustic songwriting. Who should collect it? Listeners who like modern singer-songwriter albums with warmth, movement and a strong sense of musical community.