Kassi Ashton tempers her rural country roots with hints of gritty soul and atmospheric rock, creating a distinctive, unusual synthesis that can be heard on her 2018 debut single "California, Missouri," the title of which is also the name of Ashton's hometown. In the years after the release of "California, Missouri," Ashton sharpened her stylistic synthesis by emphasising a pop production in flair, culminating in the slick viral 2023 hit "Drive You Out of My Mind" and its brawny 2024 successor, "Called Crazy."
Born Kassi Meisenheimer, she was raised there, listening to country...