Ashes Remain

Ashes Remain’s first single “Everything Good” is an uplifting melody in the midst of many of their somber tunes from their first record What I’ve Become.

“This song is actually the flipside or brighter side of everything else on the record,” describes lead singer Josh Smith. “It's hope, it is praising God when nothing makes sense. Like Paul singing praise songs while sitting in jail.”

Ashes Remain was formed when Josh Smith and Ryan Nalepa (guitar/keys) met while leading worship at a youth camp near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The home of our country’s bloodiest battle, it is no surprise that the band deals with the stark realities of this world, including the transition a believer makes going from darkness into the light.

Another theme central to the band’s mission is being available for their fans and helping them through tough times. “We can’t be ‘off our game’ so to speak just because we are busy or have something else on our mind, we feel called to be available to our fans,” explains drummer Ben Kirk. “Connecting with a kid who was one conversation away from attempting suicide has a way of reminding you that you never know what that persons going through that night.”