Video: Ash - True Love 1980

Crisscrossing the nation from A to Z, evergreen rock stars ASH promote their mould breaking A-Z Singles Collection with a 26-date UK tour. Visiting some of the country’s live music back waters… Working alphabetically through the towns and cities of the British Isles from Aldershot to Zennor, Ash will be dropping in on the UK’s lesser-visited concert venues. Exotic locations like Ventnor (that’s on the Isle of Wight), The Havana Club (in Jersey), Upper Norwood (South London of course…) and the Devonshire seaside town of [...]

We told you recently about Ash's new A-Z Series where starting October 12th, they'll release a limited edition 7" and digital download single every two weeks for a year. Well there's a really cool new video for the first new song “True Love 1980.” You can check it out here ...

As previously reported, Irish power pop band Ash will be releasing a single every two weeks as part of the 26-part A-Z Series. The first one, the New Order-ish "True Love 1980", comes out October 12th.Check out the video for it here:Ash's websiteAsh's Myspace

Video: Ash "True Love 1980" Ash will be embarking on a 26-city A-Z tour of the UK. Oct 19 - Aldershot @ West End Centre Oct 20 - Bradford @ The Gasworks Oct 21 - Carlisle @ The Brickyard Oct 23 - Dundee @ Fat Sam’s Oct 24 - East Grange @ The Loft Oct 25 - Falkirk @ Behind The Wall Oct 27 - Gloucester @ Guildhall Oct 28 - Hastings @ Crypt Oct 30 - Ipswich @ Corn Exchange Oct 31- Jersey @ [...]

The video for Ash’s new song “True Love 1980,” which comes out Oct 12, marks the beginning of their A-Z Series (“True Love 1980” is “A”). http://www.ash-official.com http://www.myspace.com/ash

Ash have released a new video for one of their tracks, taken from their new single-release series. The band have decided against recording a new L. P. as a means to release new material and have instead decided upon fortnightly releasing twenty-six individual singles all titled after an individual letter of the alphabet.

I have to admit, I was worried about Ash for a while there. They supposedly asked Charlotte to leave (whaaa???), they released the lackluster Twilight of the Innocents , and then said they weren't going to release albums any longer, just singles. I thought to myself 'Are these guys done? Is this just a bandwagon jump?'. These guys obviously knew better than me (figures, I'm far too cautious). So far, I'm very impressed with the singles I've heard from the A-Z Series - the band's ambitious plan to release 26 singles one at [...]

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