17 July 2025
Photo by Dean Chalkley
Artist: RICHARD ASHCROFT
Who: The former charismatic frontman of The Verve (1990–1995, 1997–1999,
2007–2009) who had their biggest triumph, commercially and critically, with their
3rd album Urban Hymns, which topped the UK Charts. So did its timeless single Bittersweet Symphony (more than 1,2 billion streams on Spotify).
Ashcroft, who is one of the support acts for his buddies Oasis on their reunion tour,
recently announced details of his upcoming 7th solo full-length. It’s titled Lovin’ You
and gets its premiere on October 3. More info here.
With the news came the first single LOVER.
An uplifting earworm for all romantic souls.
Below, you can enjoy a riveting live version,
performed for BBC Radio 2. Ashcroft still is
a lucky man.