Til the Casket Drops is the debut studio album by ZZ Ward, released on October 16, 2012.

[10] After Ward was signed in 2011, it took her and Hollywood Records a while to choose a producer, but eventually she settled on Theron "Neff-U" Feemster, who ended up producing half the album.

It was engineered at Fairfax Recordings and Sound City, and mixed at the HotPurplePettngZoo.

"[1] Ward blends several genres, such as back-porch blues and hip hop, to develop her style of "Dirty Shine".

[2][13] Ward got to work with Ryan Tedder and Brent Kutzle of OneRepublic on the acoustic ballad "Last Love Song", which provides the one quiet moment on gritty, bluesy rock 'n soul album.