Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
While Nu-Clear Sounds lacks the immediate appeal of Ash's previous outing, 1977, over the course of repeated listens it emerges as the group's most bracing effort to date; the opening maelstrom of "Projects" immediately sets the tone for the record's snarling approach -- while there are a few gorgeously pensive moments, like the aptly titled "Folk Song," it's otherwise the raw, straight-ahead rock album the band always threatened to make. The addition of second guitarist Charlotte Hatherley galvanizes Tim Wheeler's songs, giving them a dimension and scope they previously lacked -- Nu-Clear Sounds is above all big and loud, but under its tumultuous surface lies Wheeler's most mature and poignant material yet, from the grippingly elegiac "Low Ebb" to the sweetly romantic "Aphrodite." Subtleties aside, however, Nu-Clear Sounds is first and foremost a rock & roll record, with all of the snotty swagger and attitude that the label implies -- at a point in pop history at which old-fashioned noise and bombast were at their most unfashionable, Ash bravely made an album that demands to be heard at maximum volume, and it's a glorious thing to behold.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From 12.49€/month
Mark Hamilton, Composer, Bass Guitar - Tim Wheeler, Composer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Owen Morris, Producer, Mixer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Ash, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist - Rick McMurray, Drums - Charlotte Hatherley, Composer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer
© 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Mark Hamilton, Bass Guitar - Tim Wheeler, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Owen Morris, Producer, Mixer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Ash, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist - Rick McMurray, Drums - Charlotte Hatherley, Guitar, Vocals
© 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Mark Hamilton, Composer, Bass Guitar - Tim Wheeler, Composer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Owen Morris, Producer, Mixer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Ash, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist - Rick McMurray, Drums - Charlotte Hatherley, Guitar, Vocals
© 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Mark Hamilton, Bass Guitar - Tim Wheeler, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Owen Morris, Producer, Mixer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Ash, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist - Wheeler, Writer - Rick McMurray, Drums - Charlotte Hatherley, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Hatherley, Writer
© 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Mark Hamilton, Composer, Bass Guitar - Tim Wheeler, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Owen Morris, Producer, Mixer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Ash, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist - Rick McMurray, Drums - Charlotte Hatherley, Guitar, Vocals
© 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Mark Hamilton, Bass Guitar - Tim Wheeler, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Owen Morris, Producer, Mixer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Ash, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist - Rick McMurray, Drums - Charlotte Hatherley, Guitar, Vocals
© 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Mark Hamilton, Composer, Bass Guitar - Tim Wheeler, Composer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Owen Morris, Producer, Mixer - Chris Kimsey, Producer, Mixer - Ash, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist - Rick McMurray, Drums - Charlotte Hatherley, Guitar, Vocals
© 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Mark Hamilton, Bass Guitar - Tim Wheeler, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Owen Morris, Producer, Mixer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Ash, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist - Rick McMurray, Drums - Charlotte Hatherley, Guitar, Vocals
© 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Mark Hamilton, Bass Guitar - Tim Wheeler, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Owen Morris, Producer, Mixer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Ash, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist - Rick McMurray, Drums - Charlotte Hatherley, Guitar, Vocals
© 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Mark Hamilton, Bass Guitar - Tim Wheeler, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Owen Morris, Producer, Mixer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Ash, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist - Rick McMurray, Drums - Charlotte Hatherley, Guitar, Vocals
© 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Mark Hamilton, Composer, Bass Guitar - Tim Wheeler, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Owen Morris, Producer, Mixer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Ash, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist - Rick McMurray, Drums - Charlotte Hatherley, Guitar, Vocals
© 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Album review
While Nu-Clear Sounds lacks the immediate appeal of Ash's previous outing, 1977, over the course of repeated listens it emerges as the group's most bracing effort to date; the opening maelstrom of "Projects" immediately sets the tone for the record's snarling approach -- while there are a few gorgeously pensive moments, like the aptly titled "Folk Song," it's otherwise the raw, straight-ahead rock album the band always threatened to make. The addition of second guitarist Charlotte Hatherley galvanizes Tim Wheeler's songs, giving them a dimension and scope they previously lacked -- Nu-Clear Sounds is above all big and loud, but under its tumultuous surface lies Wheeler's most mature and poignant material yet, from the grippingly elegiac "Low Ebb" to the sweetly romantic "Aphrodite." Subtleties aside, however, Nu-Clear Sounds is first and foremost a rock & roll record, with all of the snotty swagger and attitude that the label implies -- at a point in pop history at which old-fashioned noise and bombast were at their most unfashionable, Ash bravely made an album that demands to be heard at maximum volume, and it's a glorious thing to behold.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:08
- Main artists: Ash
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Echo
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1998 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.