And so we come to the end of an era for Ash… their final album (they’re only going to release singles from now on). But don’t fret. It’s not the end of the band but the beginning of a new era – and to all intents and purposes, a glorious one.  Full text...

Twilight Of The Innocents is surprisingly, frustratingly, bafflingly good.   Full text...

The poor old album is like a middle-aged man with a persistent cough, who can't lie down without somebody measuring him for his coffin.   Full text...

Twilight of the Innocents is neither rock’n’roll mutton dressed as lamb nor a “mature” plod through the bitter disappointments of growing up. It’s not the kind of record that is going to trigger a revolution in youth culture – I Started a Fire or Shattered Glass could have been released at any point during the Blair years – but the surprising Cossack-dancing interludes of the fiery You Can’t Have it All and the bossy Pixies’ bass of Blacklisted prove that Ash still have some fire left in them.   Full text...

Ash's last album, Meltdown, seemed like an unashamed attempt to "break" America - an all-rocking yet still all-popping set of Foo Fighters-shaped anthems that dispensed with some of the superfluous pleasantries of old.  Full text...

Ulster trio finally admit theyòÀÙre a singles band òÀ" but give us yet another mediocre album anyway.  Full text...