Ad Astra (album)

Ad Astra
Studio album by Ash
Released	3 October 2025 (2025-10-03)
Length	43:33
Label	Fierce Panda
Producer	Tim Wheeler
Ash chronology
Race the Night (2023) Ad Astra (2025)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	8/10 [2]
Classic Rock	[3]
Kerrang!	4/5 [4]
God Is in the TV	9/10 [5]
Louder Than War	[6]
Record Collector	[7]
Uncut	7/10 [8]

Ad Astra is the ninth studio album by Northern Irish rock band Ash, released on 3 October 2025 ^[9] through Fierce Panda Records.

Track listing

All songs written by Tim Wheeler, except where noted. ^[10]

Ad Astra track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Zarathustra"	Richard Strauss	1:33
2.	"Which One Do You Want?"		3:31
3.	"Fun People" (featuring Graham Coxon)		3:49
4.	"Give Me Back My World"		2:43
5.	"Hallion"	Wheeler, Ilan Eshkeri	3:34
6.	"Deadly Love"		6:06
7.	"My Favourite Ghost"		3:13
8.	"Jump In The Line"	Lord Kitchener	3:27
9.	"Keep Dreaming"		3:29
10.	"Dehumanised"		4:20
11.	"Ghosting"		2:33
12.	"Ad Astra" (featuring Graham Coxon)		5:15
Total length:			43:33

Personnel

Personnel per booklet. ^[10]

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)	Peak position
Irish Independent Albums (IRMA) [11]	19
Scottish Albums (OCC) [12]	4
UK Albums (OCC) [13]	15
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [14]	2

References

1. "Reviews for Ad Astra by Ash". Metacritic . Retrieved 19 October 2025.
2. Harrison, Emma (2 October 2025). "Ash – Ad Astra". Clash . Retrieved 19 October 2025.
3. Beaumont, Mark (3 October 2025). "Review: Still mixing futuristic rock brilliance with Brit-Weezer ballast, Ash venture into space on Ad Astra". Classic Rock . Retrieved 19 October 2025.
4. Sutherland, Mark (3 October 2025). "Album review: Ash – Ad Astra". Kerrang! . Retrieved 19 October 2025.
5. Doherty, Steven (7 October 2025). "Ash – Ad Astra (Fierce Panda)". God Is in the TV . Retrieved 19 October 2025.
6. Plummer, Robert (28 September 2025). "Ash: Ad Astra – Review – ALBUM OF THE WEEK!". Louder Than War . Retrieved 19 October 2025.
7. Ash balance the experimental and traditional like the seasoned pros they are. Ad Astra is a delight. [Nov 2025, p.102]
8. Tim Wheeler's flair for crashing power-chord melodies and happy-sad lyrics remain undimmed. .... Graham Coxon makes two slight but likable cameo appearances. [Nov 2025, p.28]
9. "Ash Official Store Ad Astra - CD" . Retrieved 6 October 2025.
10. Ad Astra (booklet). Ash. Fierce Panda. 2025.
11. "Irish Independent Chart – Week 41 2025 – Week Ending 17 Oct 2025". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved 11 October 2025.Note: Select 10-Oct-25 on the date selector.
12. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
13. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
14. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 October 2025.