Ash announced their ninth studio album Ad Astra for release on October 3rd via Fierce Panda, and shared its lead single ‘Give Me Back My World’.

Containing eleven brand new tracks, including their raucous take on surprise single and ‘Beetlejuice’ staple ‘Jump In The Line’, Ad Astra sees Graham Coxon appear on two particularly sassy songs and catches the perennial power-pop kings in especially rocket-fuelled form. Ad Astra follows hot on the heels of Race The Night (the band’s highest charting album for 20 years), being released two years and one month later, and this is no coincidence. Ever the band who live for live music, Ash vowed that the fierce pandemic-induced five year chasm between [2018 album] Islands and Race The Night would never happen again.

Lead singer and guitarist Tim Wheeler comments on new single ‘Give Me Back My World’: “If I told you this song dates back to 2020 you’d hardly need a degree from the school of Marple, Holmes and Poirot to figure out what it’s getting at. And although those sentiments may be just a memory from the stand point of 2025, the song’s heart still feels relevant. In a time of chaos, disruption and angst there’s still a beautiful world out there and it’s worth fighting for.”

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