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Trace Cyrus’ solo project Ashland High never even got close to the same level of fame as Metro Station, but that may have been intentional. Though he released the project’s debut track, “French Kiss,” in 2010 — the same year Metro Station called it quits — years later, the singer still appeared to be struggling on his own.
In 2013, Cyrus self-released Ashland High’s sophomore album, Drugstore Cowboy. It was not available in stores, and he performed the songs with a DJ instead of a live band. This was after he already gave his debut album away for free to try to generate buzz. In an interview with The Morning Call, the star admitted he wasn’t getting the “immediate attention” of major label release, and felt a bit unprepared to do things on his own.
“You have to think that with Metro Station, we had another singer. So I really had to learn to sing choruses and it’s hard to sing a show totally by yourself when you’re used to having two people split up the whole set,” Cyrus said. “So it’s really been a learning experience for me, and I still feel like I’m learning a lot … I don’t feel I’m ready for an in-store album or anything.”
At the time of this writing, Ashland High’s website domain has expired, and its Twitter account hasn’t been updated since 2017.
Written by: Nicki
