There’s classic Ash power-pop action in Ad Astra 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 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 [2023 album] 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 played a rammed Other Stage tent at Latitude Festival. Already in 2025, they’ve amassed the masses at Glastonbury for the eighth time – equaling the multi performance record of Van Morrison – toured the UK with The Darkness and sold out London Scala twice.
In short, three decades into a career peppered with timeless indie-punk nuggets and wildly inventive gigging and releasing concepts, the trio shows no sign of slowing down. To infinity and beyond indeed.
To celebrate the release of Ad Astra, Ash embark on a huge touring schedule this autumn and into the early part of next year. You can find all the dates and tickets here
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