Ash to reissue ‘Nu-Clear Sounds’ on splatter vinyl in February – Entertainment Focus

Ash will reissue their second album, ‘Nu-Clear Sounds’, on splatter vinyl from 24th February 2023 via BMG.

The album has been newly remastered and will be reissued for the first time since its original 1998 release. Pre-order the Nu-Clear sounds reissue.

‘Nu-Clear Sounds’ was the follow-up to Ash’s debut album ‘1977’ and it showcased a darker side to their writing. The album explored a loss of innocence and drink and drug misuse, and captured the frustrations of the time with stark sincerity.

The album produced the hits ‘Jesus Says’, ‘Wildsurf’ and ‘Numbskull’. It was also the band’s first of three albums released with guitarist Charlotte Hatherley as a full time member.

Drummer Rick McMurray comments: “We’re absolutely buzzing to announce we will be re-releasing our Heart of Darkness in the shape of the splatter vinyl edition of our second album, Nu-Clear Sounds.”

The track listing for ‘Nu-Clear Sounds’ is:

Side A:

1. Projects (2023 Remaster)
2. Low Ebb (2023 Remaster)
3. Jesus Says (2023 Remaster)
4. Wildsurf (2023 Remaster)
5. Death Trip 21 (2023 Remaster)

Side B:

1. Folk Song (2023 Remaster)
2. Numbskull (2023 Remaster)
3. Burnt Out (2023 Remaster)
4. Aphrodite (2023 Remaster)
5. Fortune Teller (2023 Remaster)
6. I’m Gonna Fall (2023 Remaster)