Ad Astra is the ninth studio album by Northern Irish rock band Ash, released on 3 October 2025 through Fierce Panda Records.
Track listing All songs written by Tim Wheeler, except where noted.
Personnel Personnel per booklet.
Ash Tim Wheeler – vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming, percussion Mark Hamilton – bass Rick McMurray – drums, percussion
Additional musicians Graham Coxon - guitar, vocals (tracks 3 and 12) Julia Restoin Roitfeld - shouts (track 3) Romy Konjic Restoin - shouts (track 3) Ilan Eshkeri - string arrangement (tracks 5 and 7), programming (track 1) Angie McCrisken - spoken intro (track 5) Jo Dudderidge - backing vocals (track 5), additional piano (track 7) Pat Dam Smyth - backing vocals (track 5) Tim Wheeler, Graeme Young & Rick McMurray - claps & stomps on (tracks 3, 8 and 9) Pat Wheeler & Mark Arigho - additional handclaps (track 8) Mark Hamilton - scream (track 8)
Strings (tracks 5 and 7) performed by the LMO: John Mils - violin Matthew Ward - violin Bob Smissen - viola Nick Cooper - cello
Production Tim Wheeler – producer Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing John Webber – mastering
Charts + Chart performance for Ad Astra Chart (2025) Peakposition Irish Independent Albums (IRMA) Note: Select 10-Oct-25 on the date selector. 19
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