Ash

Ash are an another bedrock bandage that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. The bandage has awash 8 actor albums worldwide.

Band beginning, Trailer and 1977 (1992 “1998)

Ash clearly formed in 1992, reportedly accepting taken their name from the aboriginal chat they admired in the dictionary. Prior to this, Wheeler and Hamilton were in a Iron Maiden awning bandage alleged Vietnam who formed in 1989. They created three audience tapes that year  “ Solar Happy in June, Shed in September, and the Home Audience in November. These tapes featured their ancient actual and the aboriginal recordings of some songs that were afterwards on their 1994 release, Trailer, including "Intense Thing", "Get Out", "Obscure Thing," and their approaching single, "Jack Names the Planets".

In 1993 the bandage recorded the Barn Girl audience tape, which featured "Jack Names the Planets" and "Intense Thing" taken from Shed, as able-bodied as some new beforehand including "Petrol". Afterward Barn Girl, they appear their accumulation audience tape, Pipe Smokin' Bricklater that year, which featured an array of songs from the added tapes. Downpatrick artist Ray Valentine recorded Ash's demos at his studio, Cosmic Rays. At that time, the bandage were accepted as "Genuine Real Teenagers," because they were so adolescent if recording their aboriginal material. The audience tapes had not acquired abundant absorption yet and the bandage were still arena babyish shows at bounded clubs, but in aboriginal 1994, Stephen Taverner came beyond the Barn Girl audience tape. Taverner put up the money so that they could columnist 1,000 7 і copies of "Jack Names the Planets" on his own LaLaLand almanac label. Taverner afterwards became the band's full-time manager.

Ash appear their mini album, Trailer, in October 1994, which alone included seven songs. They accustomed some airplay from Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 1 and so followed up their admission individual with "Petrol" and "Uncle Pat" on their new characterization Infectious Records. In 1995, Ash larboard academy and appear their beforehand singles "Kung Fu" (featured over the end credits of Jackie Chan's North American beforehand film, Rumble in the Bronx), "Girl From Mars" and "Angel Interceptor". The cine Angus was released, which featured two of Ash's songs, "Jack Names the Planets" and "Kung Fu," and served to acquaint Ash to American audiences. The bandage had offered two added beforehand that were cut, forth with "Pansy Division's Deep Water", which fabricated the soundtrack but was cut from the cine due to time constraints.

1996 saw them absolution the singles "Goldfinger" and "Oh Yeah" either ancillary of their album1977, which saw ample success. The clue "Lose Control" from that anthology was featured in the video bold Gran Turismo. On 17 February 1997, Ash appear Reside at the Wireless, a reside album, recorded at the Triple J Studios in Australia. A bound copy adaptation of the anthology was appear in the UK on the band's own Deathstar label.

Charlotte Hatherley, Nu-Clear Sounds and Free All Angels(1998 “2004)

During their time touring with Weezer, Ash acquainted the limitation of a three-piece band. As a aftereffect they recruited Charlotte Hatherley who had ahead been with the bandage Nightnurseand she fabricated her gig admission at a few babyish gigs a anniversary afore actualization at the V Anniversary in 1997. The aboriginal individual that she appeared on, "A Life Less Ordinary", featured on the soundtrack to the Ewan McGregor / Cameron Diazfilm of the aforementioned name.

In September 1998, Ash appear "Jesus Says" the afterward ages the added anthology proper, Nu-Clear Sounds, and in November "Wildsurf". The accent of abreast ceaseless touring of 1977 and Nu-Clear Sounds began to affect the band's mentality. In 1999, Tim Wheeler abolished for a abbreviate while afterward the bartering and analytical abortion of Nu-Clear Sounds. He eventually emerged in New York authoritative the self-deprecating, blood, biologic and sex fueled video for Numbskull. A agenda for Stephen Taverner absorbed to the video said, "I've dead Bambi".

Ash about became broke as they able to absolution possibly their endure album. Luckily, this was not to be the case. The bandage aloof to Wheeler's parents' house, to play and address songs in the aforementioned barn area the bandage began. The individual "Shining Light" was appear in January 2001, followed by the amount one anthology Free All Angels in April. Subsequent singles appear from Free All Angels were "Burn Babyish Burn", "Sometimes", "Candy", and "There's a Star" . The individual "Shining Light" won the "Best Contemporary Song" accolade at the 2002 Ivor Novello awards. A new individual "Envy" was released, followed anon afterwards by the singles collectionIntergalactic Sonic 7 іs with the benefit deejay advantaged Cosmic Debris. Q annual alleged Ash as No. 2 of its "50 Bands To See Afore You Die".

In 2003, it was leaked to the music and abridged columnist that Ash were alive on a abhorrence blur declared as a 'teen slasher'. The film, alleged Slashed, was attempt while the bandage were on bout in America but some scenes were aswell attempt in the UK. The screenplay, accounting by Jed Shepherd and directed by Alexander Marks included brilliant roles by Chris Martin (Sherbet Bones) and Jonny Buckland (Agent Ford) of Coldplay as a brace of FBI agents assassin to clue down a abnormal consecutive killer. Added brilliant performances awning that of Moby, James Nesbitt, Dave Grohl and Ash themselves. The blur was never about appear to the public.

Meltdown and Hatherley's abandonment (2004 “2006)

On 29 June 2004, Ash appear Meltdown, which accomplished amount 5 in the UK. At the aforementioned time Hatherley aswell wrote and recorded her abandoned ancillary activity anthology Grey Will Fade. The bandage teamed up with Lucasarts for a new Brilliant Wars bold advantaged Republic Commando. "Clones", taken from the anthology Meltdown is the aboriginal accountant music to be acclimated in annihilation Brilliant Wars-related. "Meltdown" and "Orpheus" are featured on the accepted Britishmovie, Shaun of the Dead as able-bodied as actualization on the in-game soundtracks for the video amateur NHL 2005, Burnout 3: Takedown and Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition. Aswell featured is their awning of the Buzzcocks song "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" featuring Chris Martin on abetment vocals. The song "Vampire Love" was featured in American Pie Presents: Bandage Camp. Starcrossed and "Renegade Cavalcade" were afterwards appear as singles from the album. Meltdown was appear in the US on 8 March 2005, through Warner Bros. Recordsimprint Almanac Collection. Aswell in 2005, Tim Wheeler accustomed a accompaniment (an honorary degree) from LIPA (Liverpool Institute for Assuming Arts).

On 20 January 2006, Hatherley larboard the bandage afterwards nine years abrogation alone the aboriginal associates remaining. An official account reads: "After 9 years Ash and Charlotte Hatherley accept mutually agreed to allotment company. The accommodation is absolutely accordant and they ambition anniversary added the actual best for the future". In an account in July 2007, the added bandage associates appropriate they asked Hatherley to leave as they "wanted to be a three-piece."

Twilight of the Innocents, 1977, A to Z Singles & Added Greatest Hits (2006 “present)

On 6 June 2006, NME appear that Ash were in a New York recording flat and had twenty seven "rough" songs. Wheeler hinted that the closing anthology was acceptable to be added awakening aural than any of their antecedent material. No shows were planned for the butt of 2006, but Wheeler declared that they were acquisitive to analysis out their new songs "in tiny New York bars" already the anthology was complete. In aboriginal 2007, Ash appear a feature UK bout for February and March. The bout was a countdown for their anthology absolution in June and their summer anniversary appearances, including the Isle of Wight Anniversary on 9 June 2007.

On 19 February 2007 Ash appear the aboriginal song from their new album, blue-blooded Twilight of the Innocents. This new actual was a download-only bastard examination clue alleged "I Started A Fire". The aboriginal concrete individual "You Can't Accept It All" was appear on 16 April 2007. The absolution of "You Can't Accept It All" coincided with an in-store gig and signing affair at Virgin Megastore in Belfast. The music video for the song debuted on MTV2 on 11 March 2007. Two added songs from the album, "Polaris" and "End of the World", were issued as singles in June and September, respectively.

On 12 June 2007 Ash appear that Twilight of the Innocents would be their endure album. They aswell denied that they were agreeable and instead declared that they would alone absolution singles from now on as "the way humans accept to music has changed, with the actualization of the download the accent has changed to individual tracks".

With the acknowledgment to their aboriginal three-piece line-up, the bandage had been mainly assuming actual from albums 1977 and Twilight of the Innocents, this led to the bandage assuming at London Roundhouse on Friday 5 September and Saturday 6 September 2008, which saw the bandage accomplish 1977 in its entirety. Both shows awash out and the bandage went on to absolution a 3-disc appropriate copy adaptation of the album, featuring remastered and re-edited versions of the tracks, as able-bodied as beforehand from Trailer and reside performances from the time of its release.

In backward 2008, the bandage declared they had been autograph and recording new tracks, bassist Mark Hamilton stated, "we ™re just demography clue at a time and seeing what happens, no banned to area or what it ™ll complete like. A few of the songs are almost recognisable as Ash which is appealing agitative to see how humans acknowledge if they apprehend them."[ A amount of clue titles were aswell appear including "Neon, allotment 2".

On 16 April 2009, Ash appear they were to play a one-off gig at Bloomsbury Ballroom, London, to examination new beforehand and alpha announcement their new material. An added date was aswell added at the aforementioned area a few canicule later, forth with a scattering of countdown shows. The aboriginal individual to be appear was appear on 30 April blue-blooded "Return of White Rabbit". The three bandage associates duke created 178 sleeves anniversary for the concrete singles, anniversary of which will be accessible to win in altered competitions getting run through the band's website. On 18 May it was appear that the bandage would be absolution 26 singles, one every fortnight for the blow of 2009, accepted as the A to Z singles series. In August 2009 they played at the Hevy Music Anniversary in Folkestone, and in June 2010 they accent the John Peel Stage on the endure night of Glastonbury Festival.

In September 2010, Ash fabricated their aboriginal actualization in South Africa to abutment bounded bedrock accumulation The Parlotones on the South African leg of their apple tour. Ash fabricated an actualization on the South African Idols and accept aswell appeared on assorted South African radio and television stations, including locally accepted MK.

In June 2011, Ash appear that a greatest hits almanac was in the works.

In August 2011 Ash collaborated with We Are Scientists to absolution a awning of the song "Washington Parks" by British songwriter Robert Manning,] adopting money and acquaintance for Multiple Sclerosis and The MS Society. The song was recorded amid London and New York by the two bands and accompany a activity already boasting releases from Ed Hardcourt and Emmy the Great. Chris Cain from We Are Scientists said in an account "We in fact recorded a individual [with Ash] which is traveling to appear out soon. It will not be too connected until it's out and it's for a alms in England alleged the Multiple Sclerosis Society. It's a awning of a song alleged  њWashington Parks ќ by I anticipate Happy Monster but it's appealing sweet. The abstraction of the song is that if you accept to it on headphones or stereo the musicians of Ash are on the larboard approach and all the We Are Scientists guys are arena it in the appropriate channel. We're arena the aforementioned song about but in altered ways. I'm not arena the aforementioned bass bandage as Mark and Rick isn't arena the aforementioned boom arrangement as Andy. I anticipate Keith and Tim sing the aforementioned affair but in a altered array of harmony. What's absorbing abnormally is that not alone do we accept a accord feel traveling on but you can aswell yield off one headphone and apprehend one bandage and carnality versa."

Line-Up

The bandage set out as a three section originally, afterwards recruiting Hatherley as a added guitarist. Afterwards nine years in the band, Hatherley was asked to leave so that the bandage could already afresh acknowledgment to a three piece. Without a added guitarist some of the actual from Meltdown, Free All Angels and Nu-Clear Sounds has not back been played, while assorted singles and actual from the albums Twilight of the Innocents and 1977 accept fabricated up the majority of actual performed recently. McMurray, afterwards the abandonment of Hatherley has taken over a lot of her abetment articulate duties, whilst Mark provides abetment vocals occasionally in studio, but not live. The bandage accept declared that whilst there are no actual affairs to bout with the actual accounting and recorded with Hatherley still in the band, "never say never", and that there was a achievability they may at some point bout with Hatherley again, in NME in June 2009 Hatherley aswell commented on the breach advertence her and Wheeler were consistently talking, and that arena calm afresh was a achievability in the future.

In April 2010 Bloc Party guitarist Russell Lissack abutting the bandage for their UK bout and has back connected to bout with them common throughout 2010.

In June 2011 LaFaro bagman Alan Lynn stood in for Rick McMurray (who was accepting a baby) for a abbreviate European tour.

In September 2011, it was accepted that Charlotte Hatherley would acknowledgment for a set of appropriate shows, adulatory the absolution of their 'Best of Ash' album. The shows will awning the four section arena the Free All Angels anthology in its absoluteness and a "Best of" set.

Band members

• Tim Wheeler  “ beforehand vocals, beforehand guitar, piano/keyboards (1992 “present)

• Mark Hamilton  “ bass, synthesizer (1992 “present)

• Rick McMurray  “ drums, percussion, abetment vocals (1992 “present)

Former members

• Charlotte Hatherley  “ guitar, piano, abetment vocals (1997 “2006, 2011)

Touring members

• Russell Lissack - accent guitar (2010 “present)

• Alan Lynn - drums, bang (2011)

Ash discography

Studio albums

• Trailer  “ October 1994

• 1977  “ 6 May 1996  “ Platinum (BPI)

• Nu-Clear Sounds  “ 5 October 1998  “ Platinum (BPI)

• Free All Angels “ 23 April 2001 “ Platinum (BPI)

• Meltdown “ 17 May 2004 “ Platinum (BPI)

• Twilight of the Innocents “ 2 July 2007

Single format

The bandage appear in 2007 with the absolution of Twilight of the Innocents that they would be switching to individual architecture for added releases. The aboriginal alternation of singles were appear every fortnight and consisted of 26 singles, added added beforehand for those who paid for the absolute alternation in advance.

• A-Z Series (2009/2010)