Having successfully outlasted their self-described ‘guaranteed real teenagers’ tagline when they first burst onto the indie scene in 1994, ASH have announced ‘Teenage Wildlife: 25 Years Of Ash’. This “best of” collection will be released on February 14th, 2020 via BMG and available in limited quantities with a special lenticular sleeve both on vinyl and CD.
‘Teenage Wildlife: 25 Years Of Ash’ documents the band’s recording career from super catchy debut Jack Names The Planets through to BuzzKill lifted from 2018’s top twenty album ‘Islands’. The album also including a brand new offering Darkest Hour Of The Night alongside thirteen Top 40 singles such as Girl From Mars, Gold Finger, Oh Yeah amid an array of the band’s recorded history. ‘Teenage Wildlife: 25 Years Of Ash’ also comes in a limited lenticular three CD set that will include an 18 track collection of rarities including a version of The Buzzcocks’ classic Everybody’s Happy Nowadays (featuring Coldplay’s Chris Martin), the eternal ‘Teenage Wildlife: 25 Years Of Ash’ and the collection’s infamous title track.
From their mini-album ‘Trailer,’ a volley of intent with Jack Names The Planets, Uncle Pat and Petrol recorded whilst still at school debut album proper, 1996’s Number One album ‘1977,’ almost imploding with the follow-up ‘Nu-Clear Sounds,’ the addition of teenage guitarist Charlotte Hatherley, 1998’s historic Northern Irish Referendum show in Belfast before a return to the number one spot with the universally acclaimed ‘Free All Angels’ seeing Tim Wheeler awarded with an Ivor Novello for Shining Light, consolidating a reputation for a run of extraordinary singles.
Watch the brand-spankin’ new video for Jack Names The Planets, featuring footage shot across the band’s entire career with remastered audio via YouTube below.
Whether the original trio or expanded four-piece with the multi-talented Hatherley, ASH have continually excelled both live and on record – an edited overview of reflection, ‘Teenage Wildlife: 25 Years Of Ash’ covers the past 25 years perfectly.
Curated by the band, ‘Teenage Wildlife: 25 Years Of Ash’ features Tim Wheeler (vocals, guitar), Mark Hamilton (bass), Rick McMurray (drums) and Charlotte Hatherley (guitar).
2 LP standard / 2 LP Lenticular release
Side A:
A Life Less Ordinary
Arcadia
Darkest Hour Of The Night
Kung Fu
CocooN
You Can’t Have It All
Side B:
Girl From Mars
Wild Surf
Shining Light
Star-Crossed
Buzzkill
Goldfinger
Side C:
Burn Baby Burn
Dare To Dream
Annabel
Machinery
Sometimes
Side D:
Oh Yeah
Angel Interceptor
Jesus Says
Orpheus
Jack Names The Planets
2 CD Standard release / Lenticular 3 CD inc Rarities collection **
Disc 1:
A Life Less Ordinary
Arcadia
Darkest Hour Of The Night
Kung Fu
Cocoon
You Can’t Have It All
Girl From Mars
All That I Have Left
Wild Surf
Binary
Uncle Pat
Shining Light
Star-Crossed
Buzzkill
Return Of White Rabbit
Goldfinger
Envy
Sometimes
Coming Around Again
Disc 2:
Burn Baby Burn
Dare To Dream
Annabel
Clones
Machinery
Oh Yeah
Projects
Confessions In The Pool
True Love 1980
Angel interceptor
Jesus Says
Petrol
End Of The World
Orpheus
Walking Barefoot
Jack Names The Planets
Twilight Of The Innocents
Disc 3:**
Here Comes The Music
Spellbound
Teenage Wildlife
I Shall Not Die
Skullful Of Sulphur
Teenage kicks
T.Rex
Waterfall
Saskia
Seventh Circle
Everybody’s Happy Nowadays
Chinese New Year
Wasted On You
Comet Tempel 1
Heroin, Vodka, White Noise
New Tattoo
When I’m Tired
Tinseltown
The release of ‘Teenage Wildlife: 25 Years Of Ash’ will be accompanied by extensive live itinerary throughout Europe and Scandinavia, re-visiting many of the towns, cities and venues they have previously played over the years. The tour dates are below.
February
21 Aeronef Club LILLE, FR
22 Botanique Rotonde BRUSSELS, BE
23 Das Bett FRANKFURT, DE
25 Universum STUTTGART, DE
26 Gebaude 9 COLOGNE, DE
28 Mascotte ZURICH, CH
29 Covo BOLOGNA, IT
March
01 Strom MUNICH, DE
03 Futurum PRAGUE, CZ
04 Hydrozagadka WARSAW, PL
05 Bi Nuu BERLIN, DE
07 Bar Brooklyn STOCKHOLM, SE
08 Vulkan OSLO, NO
10 Hulen BERGEN, NO
11 Folken STAVANGER, NO
13 Beta COPENHAGEN, DK
14 Knust HAMBURG, DE
15 Paradiso Noord AMSTERDAM, NL
17 Stylus LEEDS University, UK
18 O2 Academy NEWCASTLE, UK
20 SWG3 TV Studio GLASGOW, UK
21 O2 Ritz MANCHESTER, UK
22 Rock City NOTTINGHAM, UK
24 O2 Academy BRISTOL, UK
25 Pyramids PORTSMOUTH, UK
27 The Roundhouse LONDON, UK
28 Gibus Club PARIS, FR
29 Le Rex TOULOUSE, FR
31 Razzmataazz 2 BARCELONA, ES
April
01 Kafe Antzokia BILBAO, ES
02 Joy Eslava MADRID, ES
04 RCA Club LISBON, PT
05 Capitol SANTIAGO de COMPOSTELA, ES
