Ash bassist Mark Hamilton has spoken to NME.com about the band's new album, which is set for release next year. Hamilton explained that the group have recorded 14 tracks at their Manhattan studio, and plan to record more before they whittle it all down to a final tracklisting for the new long player.
The bassist explained that the new material harks back more to their earlier stuff, adding that there are a variety of influences on the album's sound. "There's quite a mash of styles, instruments and samples on 'End of the World' which gives it a Flaming Lips or Beck feel", he said of one of the tracks set for possible inclusion.
He added that another of the tracks, 'Polaris', was written in an interesting location - "Tim [Wheeler] wrote the main hook line on a piano at U2's villa in the south of France. The original dictaphone recording is also used in the intro of the track. There's an underlining U2 vibe to the overall song".
He continued: "The tracks are still developing in the studio and all of these songs will not make the album."