Dorothy Describes Her New Album as ‘Heavy Metal Cowgirl’

“If I had to make up a word, it’s something like heavy metal cowgirl.”

Dorothy joined Loudwire Nights on Monday (July 22) to celebrate the recent release of her latest song, “Mud” – a track that definitely lives up to the new genre she seemed to invent.

It’s also a song that points toward her next full-length album, The Way, which will be out this fall.

“It’s got a little bit of an outlaw vibe, which I have had for awhile,” she told host Chuck Armstrong. “I grew up listening to country.”

Dorothy described The Way as her heaviest album but also said it features “a cool mix of different things,” something she developed with friend, collaborator and producer, Scott Stevens.

“He’s wonderful, he’s seriously my favorite producer,” she said.

“He came in toward the end of [my last album,] Gifts from the Holy Ghost, and dropped ‘Rest In Peace’ in my lap. That’s when I was like, ‘Okay, my next record, I want this guy to produce all of it.’ So that’s what happened.”

Along with diving into her country roots and working with Stevens, Dorothy shared another thing that had an influence on The Way: her personal faith.

“I had to have some sort of awakening,” she admitted. “I’ve always had this deep yearning for the truth. I didn’t know what it was, but then I found the truth and I found the way and it all makes sense now. And more is constantly being revealed — life is like a classroom.”

There is no questioning that pursuing goodness and positivity in her work is a significant focus for Dorothy, something she was keen to talk about.

“You can be spreading the message in any walk of life,” she said.

“You could do it at work with your coworkers and plant seeds there and I can do it from the stage with the microphone … It’s all about finding the truth.”

Source: Loudwire