Ad Astra (album)

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 <small>(tracks 3 and 12)</small>
• Julia Restoin Roitfeld - shouts <small>(track 3)</small>
• Romy Konjic Restoin - shouts <small>(track 3)</small>
• Ilan Eshkeri - string arrangement <small>(tracks 5 and 7)</small>, programming <small>(track 1)</small>
• Angie McCrisken - spoken intro <small>(track 5)</small>
• Jo Dudderidge - backing vocals <small>(track 5)</small>, additional piano <small>(track 7)</small>
• Pat Dam Smyth - backing vocals <small>(track 5)</small>
• Tim Wheeler, Graeme Young & Rick McMurray - claps & stomps on <small>(tracks 3, 8 and 9)</small>
• Pat Wheeler & Mark Arigho - additional handclaps <small>(track 8)</small>
• Mark Hamilton - scream <small>(track 8)</small>

• Strings <small>(tracks 5 and 7)</small> 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

References