Islands (Ash album)

Islands
Studio album by Ash
Released 18 May 2018
Length 45:50
Label Infectious Music
Producer Tim Wheeler
Ash chronology
Kablammo!
(2015)Kablammo!2015		 Islands
(2018)
Singles from Islands
  1. "Buzzkill"
    Released: 8 February 2018[1]
  2. "Annabel"
    Released: 10 April 2018[2]

Islands is the seventh studio album by Northern Irish alternative rock band Ash.

Background

The album was announced on 7 February 2018.[3] The artwork depicts one of the Skellig Islands[4] (Skellig Michael) off the South West Coast of Ireland. More importantly, the cover is another nod to the band's love for 'Star Wars' in that various scenes from Episode VII: The Force Awakens and Episode VIII: The Last Jedi were filmed on the islands. The latter film used Skellig Michael as a location for Daisy Ridley's character 'Rey' being trained as a Jedi Knight by Mark Hamill's 'Luke Skywalker'.[5]

Release

The album was released on 18 May 2018 on Infectious Music, who under the name Infectious Recordings, released the band's first five studio albums. The Japanese version contains two bonus tracks not included on the standard edition.

Critical reception

"Islands" received generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 73 based on 9 reviews.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."True Story"3:19
2."Annabel"3:12
3."Buzzkill"2:30
4."Confessions in the Pool"4:23
5."All That I Have Left"3:32
6."Don't Need Your Love"3:55
7."Somersault"3:05
8."Did Your Love Burn Out?"4:35
9."Silver Suit"4:02
10."It's a Trap"4:27
11."Is It True?"4:13
12."Incoming Waves" (Standard CD includes hidden track "Easy Girl" after 2:00 of silence)4:37

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA)[8] 34
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 13
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 18

References

  1. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/buzzkill-single/1342812795
  2. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/bw/album/islands/1342756285
  3. ↑ "Ash return with new single and album". Team Rock. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skellig_Islands
  5. ↑ http://skelligislands.com/skelligs-star-wars-film-with-luke-skywalker-on-skellig-michael/
  6. ↑ "Islands by Ash Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  7. ↑ http://tower.jp/item/4697244/
  8. ↑ "Irish Albums Chart: 25 May 2018". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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