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Read More Of course, being a fan of of all-things-Britpop, I do love Ash. They were a little band out of Northern Ireland, who were big Star Wars nerds and wrote power rock/pop songs about Kung Fu movies and cute love songs like "Girl From Mars". .....
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To this day, I think Ash's 1977 is one of the best album I've ever listened to. It's like every song on the album is a standalone single. I think they tried that formula with their A-Z singles/compilation album that was released officially in the U.S. last November 6th, 2012, on Noyes Records. I have listened to A-Z, and as much as I love Ash, circa 1996, I found A-Z's 26-song epic album a little too much to absorb. If you haven't heard A-Z, check out the free song "Return of the White Rabbit" at Rollingstone.com.
I've seen Ash a few times, but definitely my favorite was seeing the band support Saves the Day. I spent the majority of Saves the Day's set actually hanging out with Ash. They were signing for Free All Angels, which I already own the UK release. I bought the album again (although it was the U.S. version with a bonus DVD) to have something for them to sign. See scan below of all the autographs, including Charlotte Hatherley!
A few years ago, I guess Ash went back to basic and kicked out Hatherley, but she's actually continued on as part of Bat for Lashes's touring band. She's currently on tour with them:
Also, Hatherley is part of the collective, Sylver Tongue (with Al Spx of Cold Specks), which I previously mentioned. Her EP, Something Big came out on Dancing Coins on November 6.
Check out the title song on Soundcloud:
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Ticketstub to Saves the Day and Ash at The Quest, Minneapolis (10/27/02)
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A few years ago, I guess Ash went back to basic and kicked out Hatherley, but she's actually continued on as part of Bat for Lashes's touring band. She's currently on tour with them:
01/26/13 Singapore, Singapore Gardens By The Bay
01/28/13 Auckland, New Zealand Silo Park
01/30/13 Newtown, Australia Enmore Theatre
02/01/13 Brisbane, Australia Alexandria Street
02/02/13 Sydney, Australia St. Jerome's Laneway Festival Grounds
02/03/13 Melbourne, Australia St. Jerome's Laneway Festival Grounds
02/05/13 St. Kilda, Australia Palais Theatre
02/08/13 Adelaide, Australia St. Jerome's Laneway Festival Grounds
02/09/13 Perth, Australia Cultural Centre
01/28/13 Auckland, New Zealand Silo Park
01/30/13 Newtown, Australia Enmore Theatre
02/01/13 Brisbane, Australia Alexandria Street
02/02/13 Sydney, Australia St. Jerome's Laneway Festival Grounds
02/03/13 Melbourne, Australia St. Jerome's Laneway Festival Grounds
02/05/13 St. Kilda, Australia Palais Theatre
02/08/13 Adelaide, Australia St. Jerome's Laneway Festival Grounds
02/09/13 Perth, Australia Cultural Centre
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Something Big
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Check out the title song on Soundcloud:
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Ash autographs at The Quest, Minneapolis (10/27/02) |
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