Ash Talk About 'Poppier' New Album

After yesterday’s details of track names for their new album Ash have been talking about what fans can expect from the record.

Rick McMurray has revealed that the album is a lot more personal than 2004’s ‘Meltdown’ but also a lot more poppier.

He told NME: "Compared to 'Meltdown', it's a lot more pop. Musically, it might not be as heavy, but lyrically it is.

“Given the experiences Tim's had over the last couple of years, there's a lot of love and loss going on."

And he says that the band were nervous after the departure of Charlotte Hatherley and returning to their original line up.

He said: "It's almost ten years since we were a three-piece, so we were all a wee bit worried how it would work out, but we wanted to go back and simplify.

“There were a lot of nerves, but after a few days we realised it was working so well we would keep going at it."

The album, which is expected to be released in June, was recorded at the bands own studio in New York and that helped the trio immensely McMurray divulged.

"It feels more natural, rather than being in this massive studio where they have certain ways of doing things,” he said.

“It was more relaxed - when something wasn't working we'd just scrap it and start again."