In whatever configuration, the band did manage to release some decent, characteristically Los Angeles 1960s folk-rock recordings. Their first two singles, which definitely sound as if they predate the LP, cross the jangle of early Byrds-style folk-rock with harmonized sunshine pop and some Phil Spector-like production touches. That's particularly evident on the yearning, chiming Is There Anything I Can Do, one of the better obscure Californian 1960s folk-rock singles and one of the best songs Jackie DeShannon wrote for another artist. Also of note is Dark on You Now, also recorded (in a much better-known version) by the Love Exchange under the title Swallow the Sun; the Ashes' rendition is far slower, more dignified, and less candy pop, with some excellent Roger McGuinn-like 12-string guitar and a heart-melting lead female vocal. The album (The Ashes) sounds as if it was recorded (at least in part) slightly later than the circa-1966 singles. It's pleasant if average folk-rock with touches of commercial pop and country-rock, featuring Taylor's stirring vibrato vocals. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi