VIDEO OF THE DAY: “YOU RUINED LOVE” BY ASHLEY ALLEN

Ashley Allen burst out of the gate in June with her debut single, the sugary sweet YouTube dance-pop hit “Let’s Go.” The perennially upbeat singer-songwriter gets much more introspective on “You Ruined Love,” a folk-country lament about first love and heartbreak. The New York native, who is currently working on her debut EP, due out later this year, to be followed by a full-length LP in 2014, has also recorded the catchy “Body Say No, Heart Say Yes” and the pop ballad “Dancing in My Head.” According to her Facebook page, Allen is “just a girl from New York City. Total Weirdo and totally okay with it,” which is okay with us too. On “Let’s Go,” she declares, “I wanna scream and lose my voice,” but hopefully the second part of that statement won’t take place when Allen plays Santos Party House on August 23 with Free Keys and Glass Mansion.