Islands (Ash album)

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

Islands
Studio album by
Ash
Released18 May 2018
Length50:00
LabelInfectious Music
ProducerTim Wheeler
Ash chronology
Kablammo!
(2015)		 Islands
(2018)
Singles from Islands
  1. "Buzzkill"
    Released: 8 February 2018[1]
  2. "Annabel"
    Released: 10 April 2018[2]
  3. "Confessions in the Pool"
    Released: 11 May 2018[3]

Background

The album was announced on 7 February 2018.[4] The artwork depicts one of the Skellig Islands (Skellig Michael) off the South West Coast of Ireland. It is another nod to the band's love for 'Star Wars' - various scenes from Episode VII: The Force Awakens and Episode VIII: The Last Jedi were filmed on the islands. The latter used Skellig Michael as a location for a scene where Daisy Ridley's character 'Rey' is 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
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.5/10[6]
Metacritic73/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Classic Rock[9]
Drowned in Sound8/10[10]
musicOMH[11]
NME[12]
Under the Radar[13]

"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.[7]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."True Story"3:20
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"4:13
10."It's a Trap"4:27
11."Is It True?"4:02
12."Incoming Waves" (Standard CD includes hidden track "Easy Girl" after 2:00 of silence)8:46
Japanese bonus tracks[14]
No.TitleLength
13."Easy Girl"2:06
14."Rock N Roll Requires Repetition"1:45

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA)[15] 34
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 13
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 18

References
  1. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/buzzkill-single/1342812795
  2. https://itunes.apple.com/bw/album/islands/1342756285
  3. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/confessions-in-the-pool-single/1382346763
  4. "Ash return with new single and album". Team Rock. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  5. http://skelligislands.com/skelligs-star-wars-film-with-luke-skywalker-on-skellig-michael/
  6. "Islands by Ash reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  7. "Islands by Ash Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  8. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Islands - Ash". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  9. Aizlewood, John (21 May 2018). "Ash - Islands album review". Classic Rock. Future plc. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  10. Burrows, Marc (6 June 2018). "Album Review: Ash - Islands". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  11. Marsh, Graeme (18 May 2018). "Ash - Islands". musicOMH. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  12. Beaumont, Mark (14 May 2018). "Ash - 'Islands' Review". NME. TI Media. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  13. Mayne, Stephen (6 June 2018). "Ash: Islands (Infectious Music/BMG) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  14. http://tower.jp/item/4697244/
  15. "Irish Albums Chart: 25 May 2018". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  16. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  17. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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