11 September 2024
RICHARD PAUL ASHCROFT was born
on 11 September 1971 in Wigan, UK.
Happy 53 to the former madman maestro of The Verve
with whom he scored 1997 masterpiece Urban Hymns.
As a solo artist he recorded/released, so far, 5 albums
and became a super power pop ballad champ.
BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY
Last month he played in Belgium (again) at
Lokerse Festival. An anthemic triumph (again).
Live photos by Turn Up The Volume
21 October 2018
Yesterday RICHARD ASHCROFT released his fifth solo longplayer entitled NATURAL REBEL . Some intellectual critics expected a sort of rowdy Idles punk record (which
Idles actually made! Big monstrous LP! I love it) by Richard Ashcroft because of ‘Rebel‘
in the title and other related nonsense. I expected glowing songs for heart & soul by
a great singer/songwriter growing older in grand style. Fuck the critics. I got what I
wanted. Here’s a heartfelt collection of gripping songs.on repeat right now..
https://open.spotify.com/album/2qGmBYeysAtucSTTOb4lbQ?si=dz1bIhP0Tbq7adouqpPFlg
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RICHARD ASHCROFT: Facebook – Website
(photo by TUTV!)
Brand new sonic impulses…
10 September 2018
On 19th October RICHARD ASHCROFT will release his new solo album NATURAL REBEL. Ahead of its launch here’s the first single SURPRISED BY THE JOY. A high-spirited, uplifting pop rainbow with lively strings. Hear/watch it this way…
RICHARD ASHCROFT: Website – Facebook- Twitter
More info about new album NATURAL REBEL here
15 August 2018
RICHARD ASHCROFT , former singer/frontman of The Verve follows his excellent 2016 album These People with new – his fifth – solo longplayer, entitled NATURAL REBEL. It’ll feature 10 new songs all written by the man himself. The record is jointly produced by Ashcroft, Jon Kelly and Emre Ramazanoglu, who previously worked with Paul McCartney and Kate Bush respectively.
RA about his new music: “With experience comes knowledge and for me this is
my strongest set of songs to date. All my favourite sounds distilled into something
that will hopefully give my fans lasting pleasure. It is for them. Music is power.”
Tracklist
All My Dreams
Birds Fly
Surprised By The Joy
That’s How Strong
Born To Be Strangers
That’s When I Feel It
We All Bleed
A Man in Motion
Streets of Amsterdam
Money Money
Natural Rebel will be out 19 October. More info and pre-order facilities right here
