In her new music video for the track “Moth,” which Variety is premiering in conjunction with the release of her new album, Ashley Monroe is drawn to a campfire like a moth to the friend group. Which is to say, the video is meant to hark back to more carefree, communal times in which, as a youth, you feel like you’ve discovered your tribe, even as, in adulthood, you may wonder whether these experiences are still possible.
The answer to that is yes, they are — at least if you’re a part of the Nashville singer-songwriter community and as beloved and sociable as Monroe. The “Moth” video includes some of her closest friends and compatriots, like Lukas Nelson and Angaleena Presley. And that community spirit is a reflection of her new album, too — “Tennessee Lightning,” which includes as gue