{"id":1993046,"date":"2025-09-02T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T16:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1993046"},"modified":"2025-09-02T16:38:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T16:38:00","slug":"ash-share-double-a-side-single-including-song-with-blurs-graham-coxon-and-announce-intimate-uk-in-store-gigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ash-share-double-a-side-single-including-song-with-blurs-graham-coxon-and-announce-intimate-uk-in-store-gigs\/","title":{"rendered":"Ash share double A-side single \u2013 including song with Blur&#8217;s Graham Coxon \u2013 and announce intimate UK in-store gigs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ash\">Ash<\/a> have shared a new double A-side single with contributions from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/blur\">Blur<\/a>\u2018s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/graham-coxon\">Graham Coxon<\/a>. Check them out below, along with new details of intimate UK in-store gigs.<\/p>\n<p>Shared today (September 2), the new singles are called \u2018Which One Do You Want\u2019 and \u2018Fun People\u2019, and both arrive as the latest to be previewed from the band\u2019s forthcoming album \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ash-announce-new-graham-coxon-featuring-album-ad-astra-with-uplifting-single-give-me-back-my-world-3879849\">Ad Astra<\/a>\u2019. The record is set to arrive on October 3 via Fierce Panda, and is available to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.createsend1.com\/t\/j-l-wkrtyuk-iyuukkjddt-i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pre-order here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Both new singles offer a different angle to Ash\u2019s distinctive sound, and look to push their musical direction into new avenues for their ninth studio album. \u2018Which One Do You Want?\u2019 has a more stripped-back, uplifting feel, while \u2018Fun People\u2019 is the more intense counterpart \u2013 arriving with brazen guitar riffs and swaggering vocal melodies from frontman Tim Wheeler.<\/p>\n<p>For the latter, Ash recruited Blur guitarist Graham Coxon; with him adding both guitar and vocal contributions to the new single. He will also be joining the band at their two shows at Scala on September 9 and 10.<\/p>\n<p>Describing \u2018Which One Do You Want?\u2019drummer Rick McMurray explained that the track is one of the oldest on the album, dating back \u201cto the New York days\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ash  - Which One Do You Want? (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_MmjGEIjVB8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u201cSo what\u2019s the deal; why has it taken so long to find a home? Listening to it in isolation, it\u2019s the perfect pop song. It swoops, it soars, it sings of desire. But it didn\u2019t fit with the last record, and it didn\u2019t fit with what we thought at the time was the next record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t say it\u2019s the reason why we paused for thought and decided to make a different record to the one we started out to make, but I reckon with hindsight, it could be seen as the hinge around which every album we release this decade rotates,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>As for \u2018Fun People\u2019, the sticksman added: \u201cIt\u2019s been a while since Tim came to us with the most bonkers riff and declared it to be a pop song but I\u2019m very happy he did. Polyrhythmic chromatic riffs might be more the sort of thing you\u2019d associate with Devo but somehow he\u2019s managed to marry it with massive hooks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cThis ain\u2019t your average Ash track. And what better way to underline that than to get guitar wizard Graham Coxon seething all over it? His unique sensibilities lend themselves so well to the angular er, angles of this song, as do his vocals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Check out \u2018Which One Do You Want?\u2019 above, and \u2018Fun People\u2019 below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fun People\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n5S1f08Nza8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u2018Ad Astra\u2019 will serve as the follow-up to Ash\u2019s 2023 album\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ash-announce-new-album-and-joint-uk-and-european-tour-with-the-subways-3456627\">\u2018Race The Night\u2019<\/a>. So far, they\u2019ve released surprise single \u2018Jump In The Line\u2019 \u2013 their take on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/harry-belafonte\">Harry Belafonte<\/a> classic\u00a0\u2013 and \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ash-announce-new-graham-coxon-featuring-album-ad-astra-with-uplifting-single-give-me-back-my-world-3879849\">Give Me Back My World<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the upcoming release, have added more live shows and intimate in-store performances to their itinerary. These include slots in Brighton, London, Leicester, Nottingham, Kingston, Liverpool and Edinburgh next month.<\/p>\n<p>Before then, the band have their two aforementioned dates at London\u2019s Scala, before they head off to Japan to play shows in Osaka, Nagoya, Sendai and more. They will head back to the UK and Ireland for more shows in November, before finally closing out with a headline leg in the UK in February 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.co.uk\/ash-tickets\/artist\/775632?irgwc=1&amp;utm_source=2862475-NME%20Networks%20Media%20Limited&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_campaign=2862475&amp;awtrc=&amp;clickId=w5HRQ%3A3B9xyPUUd0HkSfkSRTUkpzby0FGQIKXs0&amp;camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_2862475&amp;ircid=7559\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit here for tickets<\/a> and find a list of upcoming shows below.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ash\u2019s newly-announced in-store performances are:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER<\/strong><br \/><strong>3 \u2013 Resident, Brighton, UK \u2013 SOLD OUT<\/strong><br \/><strong>4 \u2013 Rough Trade East, London, UK \u2013 SOLD OUT<\/strong><br \/><strong>5 \u2013 2FunkyCafe (Truck Outstore), Leicester, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>7 \u2013 Rough Trade, Nottingham, UK \u2013 SOLD OUT<\/strong><br \/><strong>8 \u2013 Circuit (Banquet Outstore), Kingston, UK \u2013 SOLD OUT<\/strong><br \/><strong>9 \u2013 Baltic Jacaranda, Liverpool, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>10 \u2013 Liquid Rooms (Assai Outstore), Edinburgh, UK<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKMaP2PInzd\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Ash\u2019s headline live shows are:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>SEPTEMBER 2025<\/strong><br \/><strong>9 \u2013 Scala, London, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>10 \u2013 Scala, London, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>26 \u2013 Visor Festival, Valencia, Spain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 2025<\/strong><br \/><strong>14 \u2013 Zepp, Fukuoka, Japan<\/strong><br \/><strong>16 \u2013 Zepp, Osaka, Japan<\/strong><br \/><strong>17 \u2013 Zepp, Nagoya, Japan<\/strong><br \/><strong>20 \u2013Gigs, Sendai, Japan<\/strong><br \/><strong>21 \u2013 KT Zepp, Yokohama, Japan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER 2025<\/strong><br \/><strong>14 \u2013 Shiiine On Weekender, Minehead, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>15 \u2013 Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>16 \u2013 Sin City, Swansea, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>18 \u2013 Boiler Shop, Newcastle, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>19 \u2013 New Century Hall, Manchester, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>20 \u2013 SWG3 Galvanizers, Glasgow, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>22 \u2013 Bootleg Social, Blackpool, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>23 \u2013 The Foundry, Sheffield, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>25 \u2013 O2 Academy, Oxford, UK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DECEMBER 2025<\/strong><br \/><strong>5 \u2013 Mike The Pies, Listowel, Ireland<\/strong><br \/><strong>6 \u2013 Spirit Store, Dundalk, Ireland<\/strong><br \/><strong>7 \u2013 R\u00f3is\u00edn Dubh, Galway, Ireland<\/strong><br \/><strong>9 \u2013 Cyprus Avenue, Cork, Ireland<\/strong><br \/><strong>10 \u2013 Dolans Warehouse, Limerick, Ireland<\/strong><br \/><strong>11 \u2013 The Academy, Dublin, Ireland<\/strong><br \/><strong>13 \u2013 Ulster Hall, Belfast, UK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FEBRUARY 2026<\/strong><br \/><strong>6 \u2013The Forum, Tunbridge Wells, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>7 \u2013 Junction, Cambridge, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>8 \u2013 The Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>10 \u2013 Phoenix, Exeter, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>11 \u2013 The Trinity Centre, Bristol, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>13 \u2013 Grand Central Dome, Liverpool, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>14 \u2013 The Sugarmill, Stoke-On-Trent, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>15 \u2013 The Welly, Hull, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>17 \u2013 Epic Studios, Norwich, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>18 \u2013 Chinnerys, Southend, UK<\/strong><br \/><strong>19 \u2013 O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last month, Ash played a number of live dates where they supported the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/manic-street-preachers\">Manic Street Preachers<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-darkness\">The Darkness<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/richard-ashcroft\">Richard Ashcroft<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ash have shared a new double A-side single with contributions from Blur\u2018s Graham Coxon. 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