ASH have shared their new double A-side single Which One Do You Want? / Fun People (feat. Graham Coxon), the latest pair of songs to emerge from the band’s forthcoming Ad Astra album, set for release on 3 October. Video and
Which One Do You Want? listening link: https://ash.os.fan/whichonedoyouwant
Fun People (feat. Graham Coxon) listening link: https://ash.os.fan/funpeople
Occupying two differing ends of the Ash sonic spectrum, from swooping jangle pop to towering riffs, these two new offerings find the perennial power pop kings in curious and inventive form.
By focusing on the endless horizon of galaxies far, far away and staring into an endless black hole Ash have somehow ended up creating a cohesive whole. There is classic Ash power-pop rocking action with the blistering purity of Hallion, the crunchy chuggings of Keep Dreaming and the furious sonic lunges of Dehumanised. But equally you can’t fail to succumb to the glorious swooping jangles on Which One Do You Want? – a whirl from Marr’s canon for sure; My Favourite Ghost and its acoustic elegance, floating on strings of desire; and Fun People (feat Graham Coxon) is quite simply one of the maddest, punchiest songs they have ever recorded.
As if creating this lovingly optimistic opus wasn’t enough to be getting on with, they’ve kept themselves busy elsewhere. Since Race The Night came out, they’ve run riot at SXSW in Austin, played Belfast for Steve Lamacq during Independent Venue Week, headlined the 100 Club in London for BRITS week and toured Australia. Already this year, they’ve amassed the masses at Glastonbury for the eighth time – equaling the multi performance record of Van Morrison – and toured the UK with The Darkness.
And for those of you wondering, Ad Astra is Latin for “to the stars”, the words that came out of a teenaged Tim Wheeler’s mouth in the summer of 1995, setting up the classic chorus to the band’s first Top 20 hit Girl From Mars.
Pre-order Ad Astra HERE
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