Irish indie-rockers Ash today shared their new single as they prepare to embark on a mammoth tour celebrating their 25th anniversary.
Darkest Hour Of the Night is taken from the career-spanning compilation Teenage Wildlife: 25 Years Of Ash, which will be released on February 14. The song is available to stream here.
Penned once again by singer and guitarist Tim Wheeler, the previously unreleased Darkest Hour Of The Night was recorded last year at Atomic Heart Studios in New York. Featuring horns by renowned American art-pop band Rubblebucket, it’s a very different sound – but still unmistakeably Ash.
The band have also confirmed an Absolute Radio show event at London’s O2 Forum later this month on a special bill alongside Stereophonics. The show on January 21 will act as a warm-up for their own European and UK shows throughout February, March and April.
The forthcoming compilation Teenage Wildlife: 25 Years Of Ash has been curated by the band themselves, and brings together hits and lesser known gems from the past 25 years.
It features the original and current three-piece band of Tim Wheeler (vocals, guitar), Mark Hamilton (bass), Rick McMurray (drums), as well as the four-piece which added Charlotte Hatherley on guitar.
The release of Teenage Wildlife will be accompanied by an extensive live tour of Europe and the UK, re-visiting many of the towns, cities and venues where they have played over the years. Dates are as follows:
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
