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Ash

Twilight of the Innocents (2007)

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Twilight of the Innocents es el quinto álbum de la banda, lanzado el 2 de julio de 2007 a través del sello discográfico Infectious Records.

Producido por Michael Beinhorn, conocido por trabajar con Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden y Hole. Wheeler también metió mano en la producción para mantener el toque melódico.

Es un álbum más elaborado y maduro que sus anteriores. Hay canciones expansivas, arreglos orquestales y un aire de “épica contenida”. Dejaron atrás la crudeza del anterior para explorar sonidos más melódicos, incluso atmosféricos, con un Wheeler mucho más introspectivo en las letras.

Entre las canciones del disco destaca "Polaris" balada luminosa y melancólica, uno de los temas más recordados de su carrera.

Entró en el nº32 de las listas británicas, un bajón respecto a discos previos. Fue bien recibido por la crítica especializada, que alabó su madurez, pero el público más generalista se alejó un poco. Tras este lanzamiento, Ash anunciaron que sería su último álbum en formato largo y que en adelante solo sacarían singles (algo que cumplieron durante varios años).

El propio Wheeler dijo que el título Twilight of the Innocents reflejaba no solo un momento vital (la pérdida de la inocencia), sino también una especie de epitafio para la era del álbum tradicional en su carrera.
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Now approaching their 30s(!), Tim Wheeler and co's last proper album is true to form.

12 years ago, Ash – Tim Wheeler, Rick McMurray and Mark Hamilton – were my first ever 'blimey, aren't pop stars getting younger' moment. Now, just on the verge of 30, they are something of elder statesmen, yet maintain the same forceful chirpiness that their best material has always displayed. Written and recorded in New York (at the studio where the Wu-Tang Clan recorded their best material), their first album since the departure of Charlotte Hatherley, is focussed and mature. Casual observers will be delighted to learn that it's not their drum and bass outing; just another great record, which, if reports are to be believed is their last, as they will concentrate on releasing tracks and singles as opposed to full-length works in future.

If this is to be the end in this format, Twilight Of The Innocents is a fabulous epitaph, as it is crammed with many old-fashioned qualities; an abundance of melody; superb orchestration (completed with Rolling Stones/Eton John legend Paul Backmaster), and a wit and lightness. It sounds like there are at least six or seven singles on here. "End Of The World" is a delicious union of Elvis Costello and, um, Wheatus; with a to-die-for chorus, it has the potential to be the indie disco "Angels". "Shadows" is pure Merseybeat. “Polaris” reminds the Keanes and Coldplays of the world who was around first. Tim Wheeler proves himself again to be a songwriter with depth and sensitivity and a crafty knack for a hummable chorus.


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