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ASH – Northern Irish Guitar Rock Vets Release Their 9th Album In October

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3 September 2025

Northern Irish guitar rockers ASH had a successful run between
1996 and 2007 with 5 albums. It took them 18 years to come back
and make 3 more.

A few weeks ago the news came in that the trio have canned #9.
It’s called Ad Astra and it’ll land on October 3rd. At the same time
they shared two tracks with Give Me Back My World and Jump
The Line and here come another pair.

A jangly The Smiths-like tune titled WHICH ONE YOU WANT?,
and FUN PEOPLE, a full of beans rocket featuring Blur‘s guitarist
Graham Coxen.

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10 BEST VIDEOS OF 2023

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For your eyes

1. ‘Like A God’ by ASH (UK)

2. ‘The Bomb’ by THE HIVES (Sweden)

3. ‘Dicks In Tanks’ by MORLOCKS (Sweden)

4. ‘Six-Pack’ by SHAME (UK)

5. ‘Wireless’ by WITHIN TEMPTATION (The Netherlands)

6. ‘Fossora’ by BJÖRK (Iceland)

7. ‘Dumbest Girl Alive’ by 100 GECS (St.Louis, US)

8. ‘Now And Then’ by THE BEATLES (UK)

9. ‘Eureka!’ by THE VANITY PROJECT (Manchester, UK)

10. ‘White Van’ by LAMBRINI GIRLS (Brighton, UK)

Best Video Of September 2023 – Northern Irish Heroes ASH With Their Spectacular Clip For Steamy Single ‘LIKE A GOD’

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1 October 2023

Northern Irish trio ASH were labelled Britpop by the critics because they hit that scene in the midst of it, in 1996. If so, they were without a doubt the loudest of all Britpop bands.

With driving guitar force/face/voice Tim Wheeler at the wheels they enjoyed immense
success with their four first – all top 10 – albums. Afterward, in 2009, they took a break from relentless touring and from writing new material.

Six years later they returned into the public eye and fabricated
two more albums (one in 2015, and one in 2018) and toured them.

And now #8 – titled Race The Night – came out 2 weeks ago. Order info here.

One of the singles was/is the unbridled blues-rock belter LIKE A GOD. Hallelujah!

The accompanying clip is a visual-animated spectacle. Video of the Month.

WATCH/LISTEN.

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ASH – Celebrated Northern Irish Noise Pop Trio Feel ‘LIKE A GOD’ On Their Brand New Storming Single

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Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant

21 July 2023

Northern Irish trio ASH were labelled Britpop by the critics because they hit that scene in the midst of it, in 1996. If so, they were without a doubt the loudest of all Britpop bands.

With driving guitar force/face/voice Tim Wheeler at the wheels they had immense success
with their four first – all top 10 – albums. Afterward, in 2009, they took a break from
relentless touring and from writing new material.

Six years later they returned into the public eye and fabricated
two more albums (one in 2015, and one in 2018) and toured them.

And now longplayer #8 – titled Race The Night – is waiting
in the pipeline to be released in October. Pre-order info here.

Following the pretty poppy and terrifically catchy title track
we can go bonkers to the unbridled blues-rock belter LIKE A GOD.
Hallelujah!

The accompanying video clip is a visual-animated spectacle.

Watch/listen.

Also st(r)eaming on Spotify.


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ASH: Bio – Discography – Linktree

THE CURE – ASH – ELBOW – LPs Turning 25 – 25 – 20

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Back in time…

Band: THE CURE (UK)
Album: WILD MOOD SWINGS – 10th LP
Released: 7 May 1996 – 25 years ago

Trouser Press said: “A potent and sweeping dissertation on
melancholy and tentative dreams denied. Consistently compelling.”

Stream here…

THE CURE: Facebook

Band: ASH (UK)
Album: 1977 – debut LP
Released: 6 May 1996 – 25 years ago

BBC Music wrote: “To listeners of a certain vintage, Ash will
forever be summer holidays and half-inched hooch, stained
into the grey like a spilled alcopop.”

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ASH: Facebook

Band: ELBOW
Album: ASLEEP IN THE BACK – debut LP
Released: 7 May 2001 – 20 years ago

AllMusic: “Elbow fiddles with a battery of widescreen dynamics
and slight prog-rock tendencies, delivering an epic debut of
Manchester miserablism.”

Stream here…

ELBOW: Facebook

Boisterous Blast ‘GIRL FROM MARS’ By ASH – 1995

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17 January 2020

Band: Ash (Northern Ireland)
Song: Girl From Mars 
B-sides: Astral Conversations with Toulouse-Lautrec and Cantina Band
Released: 31 July 1995
Album: 1977 – the band’s second album released in 1996
Score The single reached #11 in the UK

Here comes the boisterous blast…

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5 Brand New MUST-HEAR Longplayers Right Here…

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This week’s brand new longplayers that will impress your ears and your speakers…

1/ ‘Tell Me How You Really Feel‘ – COURTNEY BARNETT
Second full record by Aussie singer/songwriter/storyteller – Review NME here

Stream here…

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2/ ‘Wide Awaaaaake!’ by PARQUET COURTS
Arrogant Texans / First-rate garage rockers with 6th LP – Rolling Stone review here

Stream here…

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3/ ‘Konark Und Bonark’ by ELEFANT
Far-out debut album by Belgium’s eccentric noiseniks – More info here

Stream here…

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4/ ‘Islands’ by ASH
Veteran noisemakers back with – Review NME here

Stream here…

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5/ ‘Sparkle Hard’ by STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS
Seventh solo longplayer by ex-Pavement frontman – Rolling Stone review here

Stream here…

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NME Praises New Album ‘ISLANDS’ By Northern Irish Veteran Rockers ASH…

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14 May 2018

Irish veteran rockers ASH started their flamboyant career 26 years ago, in 1992.
After ups and down and changing line-ups the band launches next Friday, 18 May,
their eighth album, titled ISLANDS. Former British legendary music weekly NME,
now only informing the world about music and much more other stuff via their
website just published a raving review about Ash‘s new LP. “No band is an island,
but Ash’s peaks rise as tall as any other..” – Score: 4/5 – full review right here.

Here’s flashing single ANNABEL…

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