Ash are a Northern Irish alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. The media originally pegged Ash's music as Britpop when the band first found mainstream success. The band have sold 8 million albums worldwide.
Ash officially formed in 1992, reportedly having taken their name from the first word they liked in the dictionary. They created three demo tapes that year, Solar Happy in June, Shed in September, and the ...
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Ash are a Northern Irish alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. The media originally pegged Ash's music as Britpop when the band first found mainstream success. The band have sold 8 million albums worldwide.
Ash officially formed in 1992, reportedly having taken their name from the first word they liked in the dictionary. They created three demo tapes that year, Solar Happy in June, Shed in September, and the Home Demo in November. These tapes featured their earliest material and the first recordings of some songs that were later on their 1994 release, Trailer, including "Intense Thing", "Get Out", "Obscure Thing," and their future single, "Jack Names the Planets".
In 1993 Ash recorded the Garage Girl demo tape, which featured "Jack Names the Planets" and "Intense Thing" taken from Shed, as well as some new tracks including "Petrol". Following Garage Girl, they released their compilation demo tape, Pipe Smokin' Brick later that year, which featured...
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